biobanking
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Call for applications: Workshop series on biobanking
BBMRI-ERIC, in partnership with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), provides an in-depth introduction to the core dimensions of contemporary biobanking. The series offers a comprehensive overview of sustainable and inclusive biobanking practices, federated IT infrastructures and AI-enabled tools, quality management systems, trustworthy…
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Webinar: The role of biobanks in realising the One Health approach
The role of biobanks in realising the One Health approach Time: 24.03.26, 10:00-11:30 via Zoom Register here. One Health aims at sustainably balancing and optimising the health of humans, animals, plants and the environment. This integrated perspective is especially important for tackling emerging zoonotic diseases, antimicrobial resistance, food safety risks, environmental pollution and global health…
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Webinar: Strengthening Biobanks through Patient and Public involvement
Strengthening Biobanks through Patient and Public involvement Webinar organised by the BBMRI-ERIC Stakeholder Forum Summary: Constant dialogue with patients, caregivers, and the public is a key guiding principle in biobanking and research. Yet, public and patient involvement, often referred to also as research participant involvement, has not become the usual practice in many biobanks. Often,…
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CELSPAC opening highlights biobanking’s importance for European climate policy
The recent opening of the CELSPAC Biobank at RECETOX, Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic, offered a 360 degree understanding of how the evolving Horizon 2020 programme, with a focus on biobanking, is being realised on the ground. Climate emergency policy In the face of the growing climate emergency, the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 strategy is increasingly focusing…
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Strengthening collaboration between BBMRI-ERIC and the Nordic biobanks – conference report
Professor Jens Habermann, Director General, Dr. Michaela Th. Mayrhofer, Head of ELSI, and Dr. Manuela Pausen, Scientific Stakeholder Specialist, recently attended the first Nordic Biobank Conference in Gothenburg, Sweden. The conference presented a unique opportunity to meet representatives in the field of human biobanking as well as other scientific experts from healthcare, academic, and industry sectors. Current trends and…
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LBBK-Warsaw UM organised a biobanking symposium during the TERMIS Conference
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) European Chapter Conference 2022 was held in Krakow, Poland, from 28th June to 1st July 2022. The TERMIS-EU 2022 is devoted to the presentation of cutting-edge achievements in the field of tissue engineering, cell biology, biomaterials, biofabrication, numerical and experimental methods, clinical applications, and many more. The…
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BBMRI-ERIC’s staff visiting our Czech National Node and partners in Brno
Our Director General, Prof. Jens Habermann, our Head of Public Affairs, Jana Pavlič-Zupanc and our IT/Data Protection Manager, Petr Holub, recently visited our Czech partners in Brno. They met Prof. Roman Hrstka, the Head of the BBMRI National Node in Czech Republic, and the Director of the Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute Prof. Svoboda, who also…
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Our Slovenian National Node visited the Central Office in Graz
On Monday, 20 June, Jens Habermann, Director General of BBMRI-ERIC, and Jana Pavlič-Zupanc, Head of Public Affairs, had the pleasure to host the Slovenian National Node team led by Prof. Urban Bren from University of Maribor in the view of strenghtening collaborations within the biobanking network. “The visit of the Slovenian National Node BBMRI.si to the BBMRI-ERIC Headquarters…