Our News
December 2nd, 2025
BBMRI-ERIC’s 2024 Annual Report
This article is 631 words and a three-minutes read. Looking back at a year of shared successes: the BBMRI-ERIC 2024 Annual Report For 2024, BBMRI-ERIC continued i ...read more
December 2nd, 2025
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, Pro ...read more
November 28th, 2025
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. BRUS ...read more
November 12th, 2025
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 I ...read more
November 12th, 2025
Position paper on EHDS opt-out
Recommendations from the viewpoint of patient advocates and patient representatives This article is 212 words and is an approximate 2-minute read. The BBMRI-ERIC ...read more
November 4th, 2025
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 ...read more
October 23rd, 2025
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 – Eu ...read more
September 18th, 2025
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 ...read more
September 16th, 2025
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) ...read more
September 15th, 2025
BMS Biobank receives the BBMRI-ERIC Quality Label
This article is 411 words and a two-minute read. Following a recent successful audit, the BMS Biobank at Pisa University Hospital (AOUP) has been awarded the ...read more
The Biobank of the Human Genetics Laboratory at the Giannina Gaslini Institute achieves ISO 20387 accreditation
This article is 557 words and a three-minute read. The Biobank of the Human Genetics Laboratory at the Giannina Gaslini Institute has recently obtained ISO 2038 ...read more
SLOVAKIA JOINS BBMRI-ERIC AS FULL MEMBER
This article is 680 words and a three-minute read. Slovakia joins BBMRI-ERIC as full member Slovakia has been officially confirmed as full member of BBMRI-ERIC. M ...read more
July 14th, 2025
Helsinki Biobank and Integrated Biobank Jena receive ISO 20387 accreditation
This article is 499 words, and a two-minute read. Helsinki Biobank has been accredited by the Finnish national accreditation service, FINAS, under accreditation c ...read more
July 9th, 2025
New Podcast Episode – ELSI Dialogues: Empowering Voices – Enhancing Patient Engagement in Oncology Research: Experiences, Challenges, and Pathways to Inclusion.
This article is 850 words and a three-minute read. “No one has to reinvent the wheel in their work, but we need more visibility for the often invisible work, w ...read more
July 8th, 2025
New publication: Public and Patient Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) in Biobanking
This article is 493 words, and a two-minute read. Constant dialogue with patients, caregivers and the public is a key guiding principle in biobanking. However, me ...read more
June 25th, 2025
Revisiting EBW25: the biggest biobanking event of the year
This article is 448 words, and a two-minute read. The Europe Biobank Week Congress 2025 has officially concluded. This year’s event brought together more than 8 ...read more
June 16th, 2025
BBMRI-ERIC announces renewed support of the next generation of scientists
This article is 688 words, and a four-minute read. The 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting takes place from 29 June to 4 July in Germany and is focused on Chemistr ...read more
BBMRI-ERIC and EMPAIA sign a Memorandum of Understanding for collaboration in advancing AI-assisted clinical pathology
This article is 520 words, and a three-minute read. Image-based diagnostics is one of the most promising medical fields for AI integration. Improved and accelerat ...read more
