One Health
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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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The Andalusian Public Health System (SSPA) Biobank achieves ISO 20387 accreditation
The Andalusian Public Health System (SSPA) Biobank has achieved ISO 20387 accreditation for the deposit, quality control and distribution of human pluripotent stem cell lines as a Node of the Spanish National Stem Cell Bank (BNLC). In Spain, there is a legal obligation to deposit the human pluripotent stem cell lines – that is, human embryonic…
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The Central Biobank Erlangen (CeBE) at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen achieves the BBMRI Quality Label
The Central Biobank Erlangen (CeBE) at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen has achieved the BBMRI Quality Label. Established in 2020, CeBE is a relatively young biobank, making this recognition an important milestone for the biobank and its team. The award confirms CeBE’s commitment to high-quality biobanking and demonstrates that the strategic, early implementation of a quality management system…
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Central Biobank Charité (ZeBanC) achieves the BBMRI-ERIC Quality Label
BBMRI-ERIC has awarded the Quality Label to the Central Biobank Charité (ZeBanC), Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, which recognises the robustness of ZeBanC’s quality management system.The award is based on a structured quality assessment focusing on the maturity, implementation and effectiveness of quality-related processes. Areas reviewed included governance structures, documentation, sample handling procedures and mechanisms for continuous…
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World Cancer Day
A BBMRI-ERIC multimedia story for World Cancer Day 2026 World Cancer Day (4 Feb) raises awareness, promotes prevention and inspires action to tackle the global cancer burden. Cancer is a major global health concern and the second-leading cause of death worldwide. Yet millions of lives can be saved every year by effective strategies for prevention, early…
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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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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, Professor Felice was a key architect and one of the founders of BBMRI-ERIC who led the Maltese National Node from the University of Malta BioBank. Humble, kind and a visionary,…
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BBMRI-ERIC’s 2024 Annual Report
Looking back at a year of shared successes: the BBMRI-ERIC 2024 Annual Report For 2024, BBMRI-ERIC continued its focus on the three overarching topics of sustainability, community and collaboration. You can or download the pdf here. Completing the research infrastructure’s first decade of operation – BBMRI was granted the ERIC status in 2013 – provided a vital opportunity to…
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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. BRUSSELS – At the EOSC Symposium, the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) took a major step toward its consolidation as Europe’s research and innovation data space. The 14 coordinators of the EOSC…
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Position paper on EHDS opt-out
Recommendations from the viewpoint of patient advocates and patient representatives The BBMRI-ERIC Stakeholder Forum – Patients and Citizens Pillar in collaboration with the BBMRI-ERIC team have published a position paper to provide recommendations on the implementation of the opt-out process/mechanism for secondary use under European Health Data Space (EHDS) regulation. EHDS regulation guarantees citizens the…
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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 Infrastructure Consortium (BBMRI-ERIC), reappointed Professor Jens K. Habermann, M.D., Ph.D. as Director General for a further five years. Joining BBMRI-ERIC in 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Prof. Habermann has: Dr. Barbara Flückiger Schwarzenbach,…
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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 need for, and benefits of, using trans-disciplinary approaches to tackle complex challenges involving animals, people and planetary ecosystems. On 15 October 2024 in Brussels, BBMRI-ERIC launched its 10-Year…