Our News
October 21st, 2021
BBMRI-ERIC receives two new grants for coronavirus initiatives
October 21, 2020 In summer 2021, BBMRI-ERIC was named a beneficiary of two newly awarded grants from the EU Commission addressing COVID-19 and its variants. ...read more
October 21st, 2021
Call for abstracts for a workshop and edited volume on “Ethical, legal, and social issues of artificial intelligence in biobanking”
DEADLINE EXTENDED to 16 NOVEMBER 2021! Artificial intelligence (AI) systems and big data analytics in biobanking are essential components to deliver improved indi ...read more
October 12th, 2021
EU-funded SPIDIA4P project wins CEN/CENELEC Standards + Innovation Award
The 2021 edition of the CEN and CENELEC Standards+Innovation Awards was presented on Tuesday 5 October 2021 to celebrate and acknowledge the important contribut ...read more
October 6th, 2021
3 Research Infrastructures launch comprehensive biomedical alliance EU-AMRI
BBMRI, EATRIS and ECRIN, the medical European research Infrastructures, supported by the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI), have join ...read more
September 27th, 2021
BBMRI contributes to ConcePTION: Building a European Breast Milk Collection
Short- and long-term benefits of breastfeeding to both mothers and infants have been well demonstrated. However, robust clinical lactation studies are rare and ex ...read more
August 31st, 2021
BBMRI-ERIC and its Stakeholder Forum Patient Pillar launch Pediatric Biobanking Initiative
BBMRI-ERIC and the Stakeholder Forum Patient Pillar are calling on pediatric & RD communities to engage in a network tackling pediatric biobanking and its et ...read more
August 2nd, 2021
Revolutionary findings with relevance for diagnostics: Algorithms are declaring war on cancer
Detecting cancer earlier and more precisely: Research at BBMRI.at partner Med Uni Graz paves the way for a completely new use of artificial intelligence in cancer ...read more
July 26th, 2021
Tutorials on Using the Negotiator for Biobankers
Biobankers can now take advantage of two tutorial videos on the BBMRI-ERIC Negotiator. The first is on how to complete the registration process in order to connec ...read more
July 22nd, 2021
EBW Abstract Deadline Extended to August 1st
The deadline for abstract submission to Europe Biobank Week 2021 (#EBW21) has been extended to 1 August 2021! The theme of this year’s virtual congress is & ...read more
July 13th, 2021
Call for Abstracts for Nordic Permed Law Symposium and European Journal of Health Law (EJHL) special issue on Genome Editing, Health Innovation and Responsible Regulation
Members of the BBMRI community are invited to submit abstracts for a symposium on genome editing on 3-4 November 2021 and a subsequent special issue on Genome Edi ...read more
July 5th, 2021
Publication on design and mechanisms of the BBMRI-ERIC Negotiator
A new publication is out on the BBMRI-ERIC Negotiator, written by members of our Common Service IT team. One of the main challenges for biobank users is to find r ...read more
June 30th, 2021
BBMRI-ERIC and National Nodes publish 2020 Annual Report
The past year has been dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has not only influenced planned activities but also stimulated rapid responses from the scientifi ...read more
June 24th, 2021
BBMRI-ERIC and ESBB hold biobanking workshop for Latin American audience
Within the RI-VIS Latin American-Europe Symposium on Research Infrastructures, BBMRI and ESBB held a joint workshop titled “Prerequisites for biobanking collabo ...read more
June 23rd, 2021
Hungary joins BBMRI-ERIC as Full Member
Hungary, as Full Member state, has joined the Biobanking and BioMolecular resources Research Infrastructure – European Research Infrastructure Consortium (BBMRI ...read more
June 1st, 2021
The German Biobank Alliance (GBA) continues to grow
The German Biobank Alliance (GBA) welcomes 15 more biobanks to its network. Four years after ist foundation, the GBA thus encompasses biobanks at almost all Germa ...read more
June 1st, 2021
BBMRI.tr: Biobanking education for future physicians
A functional biobank is highly dependent on the collaboration of healthcare professionals and researchers, along with other biobank professionals. However, there ...read more
May 27th, 2021
German Biobank Node: Study on the usage of biobanks published
External communication and PR of biobanks should be improved! What would convince you to have biospecimens for your research project processed in a biobank, to st ...read more
May 19th, 2021
Porto declaration on cancer research: EU-AMRI calls for further deployment of high quality infrastructures
On 3 May 2021, following the Cancer Research Summit 2021, hosted by the Portuguese Presidency of the European Council, the Porto Declaration on Cancer Research ...read more
May 19th, 2021
German Biobank Node : English version of Quality Management manual extended
BBMRI.de, German Biobank Node (GBN), has revised its English version of QM manual GBN has revised and extended the English version of its manual for quality manag ...read more
May 12th, 2021
Welcome Joanna, our new Executive Assistant!
On 15 April 2021, we welcomed Joanna Pucher to the BBMRI-ERIC Headquarters team. Joanna is our new Executive Assistant and will be based in our headquarters in Gr ...read more
May 6th, 2021
THL Biobank’s Annual Report 2020 has been published
THL Biobank is a nationwide biobank that collects and stores valuable research samples from all over Finland. THL Biobank operates under the Finnish Institute for ...read more
May 4th, 2021
Welcome Ilaria Colussi, our new Legal Officer!
In April 2021, we welcomed Ilaria Colussi to the BBMRI-ERIC Headquarters team. She is a Legal Officer within the ELSI Services & Research unit, mainly concent ...read more
