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New podcast episode: Professor Andrea Winkler on unlocking the big data potential of One Health
“In a changing world where we have so many challenges, we need to learn to listen to other disciplines and to move forward together…that is important to create impact.” Meet Professor Andrea Winkler, neuroscientist, specialist neurologist and a leading voice in One Health. Andrea recently participated as a panellist in BBMRI-ERIC’s discussion on “The Role of International Infrastructure…
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New Podcast Episode – ELSI Dialogues: Cancer survivorship at the core of research
“The words that we use do not simply describe reality. They shape how we understand it.” June’s BBMRI-ERIC ELSI Dialogues session was centred around the meaning and connotations of the term Cancer survivorship. More broadly it discussed how language shapes our understanding of the impact of cancer on people’s lives. Four invited speakers shared their expertise…
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New Podcast Episode: Dr. Carina Vieira, Lindau Nobel Laureate Young Scientist
“Being selected for something like this, it’s like being told that what you are doing matters and you belong to this conversation.” Introducing Dr. Carina Vieira, a researcher at the Pharmaceutical Sciences department at the University of Porto. Carina will join hundreds of promising early-career scientists at the 75th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting taking place from 28…
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New podcast episode – ELSI Dialogues: The role of biobanks in realising the One Health approach
New podcast episode ELSI Dialogues: The role of biobanks in realising the One Health approach “One Health is fundamentally about cooperation.” On 24 March 2026, three expert speakers joined us for a new ELSI Dialogues webinar to discuss the role biobanks can play in realising the One Health strategy. With moderator Mónica Cano Abadia, Josephine Uldry, Jakob…
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New podcast episode: Strengthening Biobanks through Patient and Public involvement (webinar by the BBMRI-ERIC Stakeholder Forum)
Engagement and involvement are not possible if you don’t have trust. (Sara Rebbling) The BBMRI-ERIC Stakeholder Forum 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 yet become the usual practice in…
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ELSI Dialogues: Trustworthy by Design: Ethics, Practice and Impact of AI in Cancer Research and Care
The potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve cancer diagnostics, treatment plans and patient outcomes is immense, particularly when it comes to medical imaging. But what does it mean for AI to be truly trustworthy in practice? What do experts and patients need to develop trust in such potentially revolutionary new tools and how can…
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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 at the Translational Cancer Immunogenomics Lab at the Luxembourg Institute of Health. His journey took him from a curious child and self-described “computer nerd” to the head of his own…
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New Podcast Episode – ELSI Dialogues: Empowering Voices – Enhancing Patient Engagement in Oncology Research – Experiences, Challenges and Pathways to Inclusion
“No one has to reinvent the wheel in their work, but we need more visibility for the often invisible work, working with patients and the benefits this has for research.” (Melanie Goisauf) In June’s BBMRI-ERIC ELSI Dialogues session, a vivid experts’ discussion covered concepts and practical means to effectively utilise the potential of patients’ unique…
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New Podcast Episode – ELSI Dialogues: Navigating the Future: Legal and IT Challenges, Risks, and Opportunities of AI in Biobanking
“The technology is there. What is not there immediately, is how to use the technology properly.” Prof. Marco Montali In episode 28 of the BBMRI-ERIC podcast, Ilaria Colussi, Data Protection Officer at BBMRI-ERIC, and two guest experts discuss legal and technical aspects of using AI tools for biobanking. How can AI help modern biobanking? How…
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New Podcast Episode – ELSI Dialogues: Access and benefit-sharing of Genetic Resources – the Nagoya Protocol applied to biobanks
Sharing is caring. This also holds true for biological samples and data as resources for research. Episode 27 of the BBMRI-ERIC podcast explores how the Nagoya Protocol – an international agreement regulating collection, storage and sharing of non-human genetic resources – helps biobankers and researchers to distribute and utilise these resources responsibly. Powered by RedCircle…
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New Podcast Episode – ELSI Dialogues: Artificial Intelligence in South-Eastern Asia – The Indonesian National Artificial Intelligence Strategy on Ethics and Policy
“AI systems need to be human centric, they should serve humanity and the common good” Episode 26 takes you to a webinar on developing strategies for a trustworthy AI explored at the example of South-eastern Asia. After a quick introduction on how the European Union approaches this challenge, Thilma Komaling, one of the authors of…
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New podcast episode – ELSI Dialogues: Communicating with patient citizens on implementing the European Health Data Space (EHDS)
“Without the patient citizen’s data, there is no future for research” This episode takes you to a workshop on information points for citizens under the European Health Data space. The workshop is jointly organised under the EHDS2Pilot project by BBMRI-ERIC’s ethical, legal and societal implications team and the Spanish Research Council in Brussels – CSIC…