Poland

BBMRI.pl is a new initiative in Poland which has been a full Member of BBMRI-ERIC since autumn 2016. The National Node is located at the PORT Polish Center for Technology Development Biobank. With a population of over 38.5 million people, the Polish Node is currently mapping all biobanking activities in the country.

The ongoing operations of BBMRI.pl include:

• Building a national network of biobanks and serving as a link to BBMRI-ERIC
• Standardising all sample procedures as well as data collection and storage
• Establishing a common IT infrastructure
• Building a National Biobanking Node
• Introducing quality control standards for all biobanks joining the network
• Analysing ethical, legal and societal needs related to research on human biological material
• Initiating cooperation with other European biobanks
• Promoting the idea of biobanking human samples for scientific purposes among the public

Contact details:

Dr Lukasz Kozera, National Biobanking Coordinator

lukasz.kozera@eitplus.pl