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New podcast episode: Prof. Walter Ricciardi on an urgent case for science
“We as scientists, we as professionals, we as leaders have to first of all realise how the situation is changing, a change of epoch, and how to manage. Because for the first time, the dams that shaped our security are trying to break.” The latest episode of the BBMRI-ERIC podcast shares the keynote address delivered…
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BBMRI-ERIC marks ten years of making an impact with the European biobanking community
Graz, 29 February 2024: Today, The European health and life science research infrastructure for biobanking and biomolecular resources, BBMRI-ERIC, marks its 10th anniversary of successful operation with a workshop at the Permanent Representation of Austria to the European Union, Brussels. You can read the full details – including the impact stories – in the programme. High-level…
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Second canSERV Open Call invites applications from cancer researchers for access to free state of the art research services and training
The canSERV Project, for which BBMRI-ERIC acts as project coordinator, has launched the second Open Call and invites Cancer Researchers to apply for free state of the art research services and training. European life science infrastructures offer academia and industry free of charge access to cutting-edge cancer research services to address the needs of the entire oncological research pipeline. To tackle the challenges of cancer and address Europe’s…
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The draft text of the European Health Data Space (EHDS) in trilogues sparks deep concerns in the European healthcare ecosystem
BBMRI-ERIC, as part of a coalition of 35 large health stakeholder organisations representing patients, health professionals, researchers and industrial actors in the healthcare ecosystem at both European Union (EU) and Member State level, is expressing its shared concerns about the latest negotiations on the proposed Regulation on the European Health Data Space (EHDS). The EHDS is currently being negotiated at speed by EU institutions to get…
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EvolveBBMRI project kicks off in Vienna
Accelerating datafication of biobanking, greening of facilities and an integrated approach to “One Health”. The EvolveBBMRI project, coordinated by the Biobanking and BioMolecular resources Research Infrastructure – European Research Infrastructure Consortium (BBMRI-ERIC) in partnership with ten Member states, kicked off in Vienna on 30 January 2024. EvolveBBMRI aims to further develop BBMRI-ERIC for the advantage of its scientific communities and users, to…
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On World Cancer Day we highlight how BBMRI-ERIC IT tools are driving EU cancer imaging innovation – EUCAIM
This article is 1246 words and is an approximate eight minute read. On February 4, organisations around the globe mark World Cancer Day. Through its involvement in ambitious EU projects such as EOSC4Cancer, EUCANIMAGE, canSERV, and EUCAIM, BBMRI-ERIC improves the accessibility and interoperability of European collections of cancer samples. This article zooms in on the EUropean Federation for CAncer IMages (EUCAIM)…
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Call for abstracts: Shape the conversation at Europe Biobank Week 2024
The Europe Biobank Week Congress, jointly organised between BBMRI-ERIC and ESBB, is back for 2024 and the call for abstracts is open. The Congress will take place from 14-17 May at The Hofburg in Vienna, Austria and brings together researchers, biobank staff, institutions and industry to attend high-quality scientific sessions that address the latest topics of concern. These sessions…
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Stakeholder coalition calls for legislative refinement of the EHDS
4 December 2023, Brussels – BBMRI-ERIC, as part of a large multi-stakeholder group, representing the entire spectrum of the healthcare ecosystem and consisting of 36 European patient organisations, medical associations, health research infrastructures and health industry associations, have issued a joint statement to alarm bells about the significant legislative shortcomings and uncertainties in the proposed…
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BBMRI-ERIC Launches The Federated Platform
The Federated Platform, a biobanking community driven initiative, has launched. In an EU first, it enables fine-grained findability of samples and data. The Federated Platform includes two new tools, Finder and Locator, that researchers can use to discover biobanks and biomolecular resources based on their metadata. This includes aggregate information about donors, available data and samples, and…
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New podcast and video: ELSI Dialogues – Organoids: Scientific, ethical and regulatory aspects
Introduction Organoids are defined as three-dimensional (3D) cell culture systems that can be called “mini-organs” as they mimic some of the key multicellular, anatomical and even functional characteristics of real organs. Organoids are praised as a substitute for animal models in preclinical studies. At the same time, organoid technology raises issues around informed consent or…
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ELSI team addresses trust, value and gender aspects of AI and infrastructures at the 4S 2023 conference
This article is 540 words and is an approximate 4-minute read BBMRI-ERIC’s ELSI team presented the scientific outcomes of several EU projects on trust, value and gender aspects of infrastructures and organised a panel session on AI at the 4S 2023 conference in Honolulu, Hawaii hosted by the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) from November 8 to 11.…
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New podcast and video: ELSI Dialogues – The Incorporation of Sex and Gender in Medical Research
Introduction The medical community is moving on a path towards more personalised and effective medical treatments and therapies for everyone. In doing so, it is crucial to integrate sex and gender into research as it has the potential to fuel structural and systemic change. This episode of ELSI Dialogues explores how providing the research community…