I wouldn't call it "unkowingly" associations, though. Not at all.
Of course my statement was intended ironically. Innovations like that can only happen in good network surroundings. Thank you Crow for your suppementary informations.
An example for a PBM network is the "European Network" that initated the March 2018 symposium in Germany at the Goethe university Frankfurt at which Jehovahs witnesses representatives also are networking in the Biochtech industry. (Flyer below) Under the speakers that spoke last month about the Patient blood management perspectives were famous players like A. Hofmann as well as A. Shander and D. Spahn.
Among the Sponsors was the the Hospital Liaison Committe Germany representing presumably the European branch in Selters.
Bronze Sponsors (1,050€)
BBraun Melsungen AG • CODAN pvb Medical GmbH • CSL Behring GmbH • Ferring Arzneimittel GmbH •
KVK Zeugen Jehovas • Radiometer AG •
Under the speakers about the Patient blood management perspectives were famous JW Hofmann as well as A. Shander and D. Spahn, cited in the Awake of 2000.
Moreover I googled and found that in March 2018 a seminary about PBM was held in Austria with guest professor A.Hofmann and other EU key-players in PBM organised by "Workinggroup perioperative coagulation".
https://www.oegari.at/arbeitsgruppen/arge-perioperative-gerinnung
Or course this group of Austrian top emergency doctors have contact in organisation and bringing forward technologies. You can see for yourself how much JW are thematized at such seminars.
Excerpt from programm
https://www.oegari.at/web_files/files_veranstaltungen/programm_pbm2018_1115.pdf
and that Prof. Hofmann (JW) is speaking for himself about the worldwide results in implementation of this school.
So the European networking is on top level this year also thanks to Prof. Hofmann.
But how is this all related to the subject Amgen? Actually here in this specific event Amgen was not directly involved