Slovenia

BBMRI.si consists of University of Maribor, University of Ljubljana, University of Primorska, National Institute of Biology, University Medical Centre Maribor and University Clinic Golnik. It is very interdisciplinary in its nature covering medical, biological, biochemical, IKT, legal, ethical and societal aspects. We tightly collaborate with the Slovenian Ministry of Health to prepare a new law on biobanking. Moreover, a tight collaboration with the Slovenian Society of Patient Organisation was established to further enhance our outreach.
We successfully published important research findings in leading scientific journals including Nature Genetics, Nature Chemical Biology, Nature Reviews Chemistry and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A. We tightly collaborate with Slovenian pharmaceutical companies Krka and Lek.
Top 3
Areas of expertise
Autoimmune disorders
Cancer
Rare diseases

Top 3
Achievements
Securing a multi-million Euro investment into the Slovenian biobanking research infrastructure.
Publication of a perspective on chemical stability of lipid nanoparticles in Nature Reviews Chemistry.
Inclusion of several Slovenian biobanks and their sample collections into Directory.
Achievements linked to calendar year 2025

