News
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Community news: Professor Alex Felice
It is with great sadness that we share news of the passing of Professor Alex Felice. A renowned scientist in biomedical research, biobanking and epidemiology, Professor Felice was a key architect and one of the founders of BBMRI-ERIC who led the Maltese National Node from the University of Malta BioBank. Humble, kind and a visionary,…
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BBMRI-ERIC’s 2024 Annual Report
Looking back at a year of shared successes: the BBMRI-ERIC 2024 Annual Report For 2024, BBMRI-ERIC continued its focus on the three overarching topics of sustainability, community and collaboration. You can or download the pdf here. Completing the research infrastructure’s first decade of operation – BBMRI was granted the ERIC status in 2013 – provided a vital opportunity to…
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BBMRI-ERIC supports: Welcome to the EOSC Federation – MoU establishes shared path to operations
The following press release comes from the EOSC Federation and is supported by BBMRI-ERIC, a founding Node. This article is 980 words and a four-minute read. BRUSSELS – At the EOSC Symposium, the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) took a major step toward its consolidation as Europe’s research and innovation data space. The 14 coordinators of the EOSC…
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Position paper on EHDS opt-out
Recommendations from the viewpoint of patient advocates and patient representatives The BBMRI-ERIC Stakeholder Forum – Patients and Citizens Pillar in collaboration with the BBMRI-ERIC team have published a position paper to provide recommendations on the implementation of the opt-out process/mechanism for secondary use under European Health Data Space (EHDS) regulation. EHDS regulation guarantees citizens the…
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Prof. Jens K. Habermann reappointed Director General of BBMRI-ERIC
The Assembly of Members, representing 26 Member/Observer countries of the Biobanking and BioMolecular resources Research Infrastructure – European Research Infrastructure Consortium (BBMRI-ERIC), reappointed Professor Jens K. Habermann, M.D., Ph.D. as Director General for a further five years. Joining BBMRI-ERIC in 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Prof. Habermann has: Dr. Barbara Flückiger Schwarzenbach,…
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Together for One Health
A BBMRI-ERIC multimedia story for One Health Day 2025 One Health Day (Nov 3) is a global day of declaration and action aimed at raising awareness of the critical need for, and benefits of, using trans-disciplinary approaches to tackle complex challenges involving animals, people and planetary ecosystems. On 15 October 2024 in Brussels, BBMRI-ERIC launched its 10-Year…
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Spain adopts full membership of the European Research Infrastructure for Biobanking and Biomolecular Resources
Graz, Austria: The Kingdom of Spain has been officially accepted as full Member of the Biobanking and Biomolecular Resources Research Infrastructure – European Research Infrastructure Consortium (BBMRI- ERIC). Membership was approved by the BBMRI-ERIC Assembly of Members in September 2025, following of a receipt of the application letter from Dra. Eva Ortega-Paíno, Secretary General for…
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New podcast episode: Ángel Álvarez-Prado profile
“I think it was game changing in my career. It was just a once in a lifetime experience.” Meet Dr. Ángel Álvarez-Prado Ángel is Principal Investigator at the Translational Cancer Immunogenomics Lab at the Luxembourg Institute of Health. His journey took him from a curious child and self-described “computer nerd” to the head of his own…
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Patient safety from the start
A BBMRI-ERIC story for World Patient Safety Day 2025 World Patient Safety Day (September 17, 2025) is a global initiative from the World Health Organization (WHO) Researchers, caregivers, patient organisations and biobankers from the BBMRI-ERIC community share their stories on the importance of awareness, policy, empowerment and research in building a safer, healthier future from day one. Explore…
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The Biobank of the Human Genetics Laboratory at the Giannina Gaslini Institute achieves ISO 20387 accreditation
The Biobank of the Human Genetics Laboratory at the Giannina Gaslini Institute has recently obtained ISO 20387 accreditation for its biobanking activities involving human biological material. This achievement makes it only the second biobank in Italy to receive this important recognition, underscoring its excellence and full compliance with the international standard UNI EN ISO 20387:2024. The accreditation…
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BMS Biobank receives the BBMRI-ERIC Quality Label
Following a recent successful audit, the BMS Biobank at Pisa University Hospital (AOUP) has been awarded the BBMRI-ERIC Quality Label. This builds on their 2022 ISO 20387 accreditation. Established in 2016, the biobank centralises and supports biobanking activities across the hospital, combining clinical care and research. It is part of regional and national networks and…
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Slovakia joins BBMRI-ERIC as full Member
Slovakia joins BBMRI-ERIC as full member Slovakia has been officially confirmed as full member of BBMRI-ERIC. Membership was approved by the BBMRI-ERIC Assembly of Members in June 2025 with membership status officially commencing from July. BBMRI-ERIC’s Director General, Prof. Jens Habermann says: “We are very pleased to welcome Slovakia as a new Member State. Its…