As an organisation that provides expertise and specific tools to the biobanking community, BBMRI-ERIC recommends the following tools:

MIABIS 2.0 #

MIABIS 2.0 represents the minimum information required to initiate collaboration between biobanks and to enable the exchange of biological samples and data. The aim is to facilitate the reuse of bio-resources and associated data by harmonising biobanking and biomedical research.

Contact: roxana.martinez@ki.se

Bioresource Research Impact Factor #

BRIF (Bioresource Research Impact Factor) is an initiative to create a framework that allows setting up indicators for the use of bioresources and rewarding mechanisms. Bioresources are defined as collections of biological samples with associated data (medical/epidemiological, social), databases independent of physical samples or other collections of biomolecular and bioinformatics research tools.

Contact: laurence.mabile@univ-tlse3.fr

BIBBOX  #

BIBBOX is a demonstration website of the tools integrated within the Reference IT tools for biobanks, developed as a part of the BBMRI-ERIC Common Service IT. Visit the BIBBOX Webpage, test BIBBOX  and read the BIBBOX paper.

Contact: heimo.mueller@medunigraz.at

Citing of Bioresources in Research Articles #

The CoBRA (Citing of Bioresources in Research Articles) guideline provides guidance for citing bioresources in academic literature: it specifies where and how to cite bioresources in each section of a research article. Use the CoBRA checklist when writing a scientific article. Download the CoBRA guideline.

Contact: elena.bravo@iss.it