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Our mission is to help every blood cancer patient in need.

DKMS is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to the fight against blood cancer and blood disorders – always with the purpose of providing as many patients as possible with a second chance at life.

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About DKMS

DKMS is an international non-profit organization dedicated to saving the lives of patients with blood cancer and blood disorders. Founded in Germany in 1991 by Dr Peter Harf, DKMS and the organization’s over 1,300 employees have since relentlessly pursued the aim of giving as many patients as possible a second chance at life. With over 12.5 million registered donors, DKMS has succeeded in doing this more than 125,000 times to date by providing blood stem cell donations to those in need. 

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Our mission and impact

Shaping the future of our DKMS Group

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The DKMS Foundation for Giving Life

DKMS is an international non-profit organization dedicated to saving the lives of patients with blood cancer and blood disorders. Founded in Germany in 1991 by Dr Peter Harf, DKMS and the organization’s over 1,300 employees have since relentlessly pursued the aim of giving as many patients as possible a second chance at life. With over 12.5 million registered donors, DKMS has succeeded in doing this more than 125,000 times to date by providing blood stem cell donations to those in need.

What is Blood Cancer? The Different Types

Blood cancer is a term used for a group of diseases that affect the body's blood cell production.

Our engagement in science and research

DKMS is not only the world’s leading stem cell donor center, we also help advance science & research in the transplant field.

Patient Engagement

As humans, we naturally act from our hearts after hearing an awe-inspiring story. The DKMS Patient Engagement team works directly with patients, their families, and their communities to share to educate and encourage others to register as potential donors: the first step in providing a second chance at life for our patients.

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Science and Research

Fighting blood cancer on every level: Our engagement in science and research

Innovative research can help us win the fight against blood cancer.

donor health check

Science and Research

DKMS quality programs

We are constantly striving to develop and improve the quality and quantity of the DKMS database because the more efficiently we work, the faster patients can be treated in what is a race against time.

Donor search and match

For a blood stem cell transplant to be successful, the human leukocyte (HLA) typing of the donor need to match as closely as possible to the patient. A donor may be related to a patient or might be a complete stranger that is listed on any blood stem cell donor registry anywhere in the world.

More ways to help

You can support DKMS in many ways and give hope to more blood cancer and blood disorder patients.

Register as a donor

Host a donor drive

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