Our News
September 6th, 2023
BBMRI-ERIC and the Stakeholder Forum Patient Pillar release co-written statement in support of EHDS opt-out meeting
This article is 1745 words and is an approximate ten minute read. The following statement, co-written by BBMRI-ERIC and the Stakeholder Forum Patient Pillar, has ...read more
September 6th, 2023
EHDS stakeholders meet with EU officials
This article is 287 words and is an approximate two minute read. 6 September 2023, Brussels – BBMRI-ERIC, as part of a multi-stakeholder group consisting of 32 ...read more
July 13th, 2023
New podcast and video: ELSI Dialogues – An Introduction to the Belgian Biobank Legislation
Introduction Biobank legislation is not harmonised at the European Union level, and the Member States have taken considerably divergent approaches in how they reg ...read more
July 13th, 2023
Denmark, Lithuania and Switzerland join BBMRI-ERIC as Full and Observer Members
Denmark, Lithuania and Switzerland have been officially confirmed as members of the Biobanking and BioMolecular resources Research Infrastructure – European ...read more
June 28th, 2023
New Podcast Episode: What is a Patient Pillar? Eric Vermeulen, New Chair, Explains – Part Two
“This tissue is really representing the patient and that’s what I find very interesting about biobanking. You don’t need to be there to be in resear ...read more
June 28th, 2023
New Podcast Episode: What is a Patient Pillar? How Patient Representatives are Shaping BBMRI-ERIC and Biobanking – Part One
“Cancer is traumatising, and you want to forget it as soon as possible, but some of us believe our experiences can be useful for others.” This first of a two- ...read more
June 23rd, 2023
BBMRI-ERIC kicks off 10 year anniversary by supporting young scientists
This article is 938 words and is a four-minute read. “Cells, surprisingly aesthetic and intricate machines, fine-tuned by evolution, form a basis for the functi ...read more
June 9th, 2023
Common Provenance Model: BBMRI led ISO/TS 23494-1:2023 released
This article is 1,014 words – a ten-minute read. During the last decade, we have witnessed reproducibility issues in life sciences. There is strong evidence ...read more
Final EOSC-Life Annual General Meeting
BBMRI-ERIC has made significant contributions to the EOSC-Life project over the past three years. Now, during the Final AGM (2 days), the EOSC-Life consortium wil ...read moreIntegration of the Sex and Gender Dimension in Life Sciences Research
Learn how to integrate the sex and gender dimension into your life sciences research at this free F2F Train-the-Trainer course organised by BSC (Bioinfo4Women ...read more
June 6th, 2023
Joint Statement: Health organisations define EHDS’ opt out required for life saving research
On 6 June, BBMRI-ERIC joins together with 31 other health stakeholders to share views on specific recommendations for a potential opt-out mechanism in the future ...read more
June 1st, 2023
Biobank Łukasiewicz – PORT awarded the BBMRI-ERIC Quality Label
“Receiving the Quality Label is a very important step for our Biobank in establishing its position, not only in Poland, but also in the wider European biobankin ...read more... ...read more
