Lindau Nobel Lauerate Meeting
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New podcast episode: Eva Ortega-Paíno profile
“You cannot be a proper researcher without curiosity and curiosity is not only just for science, it’s for living.” Meet Eva Ortega-Paino who, until recently was National Node Director for Spain. This episode profiles her career which has taken her to Secretary General for Research, Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, Spain. Spain joined BBMRI-ERIC as…
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BBMRI-ERIC ACADEMY – 1ST ELSI SYMPOSIUM: ETHICAL, LEGAL AND SOCIETAL INSIGHTS AND OUTLOOK FOR BIOBANKS AND BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
The BBMRI-ERIC, UNIMIB and IARC organised Symposium “Ethical, Legal and Societal Insights & Outlook for Biobanks and Medical Research” was held at the headquarters of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in Lyon, France from June 4th to 6th 2024. Event Highlights Over the course of two and a half days, the symposium…
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Launch of canSERV Call for Service Provision – “Training the Next Generation of Cancer Researchers”
The canSERV consortium is excited to announce the launch of its latest Challenge Call for Service Provision, designed to empower early career researchers by providing free access to cutting-edge cancer research services and training opportunities. This call for proposals aims to support the professional development of the next generation of scientists by offering unique free access to cancer research services and…
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Graz – Budapest – Europe: A documentary journey through the European biobanking landscape
How biobanks accelerate biomedical research Telling immersive stories can help raise trust in science by communicating how biomedical research projects and infrastructures can directly benefit our lives. A recent documentary video* by the Hungarian Video blogger Csaba Magyarósi sought to do just this. Magyarósi, a former science journalist takes a non-researcher’s perspective to explore how biobanks work to…
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A TRANSLACORE biobanking training event increased awareness for sample and data use in translational regulatory studies
The TRANSLACORE Biobanking Training School was held at the Izmir Biomedicine and Genome Centre in June From June 10-12, 2024, the COST-TRANSLACORE Training School on Biobanking was held at the Izmir Biomedicine and Genome Center (IBG). IBG-Biobank, as a member of BBMRI-ERIC, aims to further contribute to the advancement of cancer research through biobanking applications. The event aimed to…
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canSERV relaunches Open Call for applications for complimentary access to cancer research services
An extensive range of cutting-edge services is now available across European research infrastructures, designed to support every stage of the oncological research process. Through the EU-funded initiative canSERV, over 400 advanced cancer research technologies are accessible to both European and international researchers, regardless of their career stage. These services, which can be combined with tailored training,…
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Locator – a powerful tool to enhance visibility and findability of samples and data in Europe’s biobanks
A biomedical treasure hunt across Europe with the right tool(s) Over the last 50 years, medical institutions across Europe have curated biobanks to conserve collected biological samples. By using Locator, these once disparate collections can now be discovered and their samples accessed for new research. Tissue samples from cancer patients, blood samples, or genomic data are…
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Six-month update: EvolveBBMRI’s progress in datafication, greening biobanks, and One Health integration
The EvolveBBMRI project, coordinated by the Biobanking and BioMolecular resources Research Infrastructure – European Research Infrastructure Consortium (BBMRI-ERIC) in partnership with ten member states, aims to further develop BBMRI-ERIC for the benefit of its scientific communities and users, to increase its capacity to serve EU policy priorities and further deepen its collaboration with industry. The project is structured in…
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The BBMRI.QM Newsroom – stay up to date with live sessions and recordings
Utilising the valuable resources that we have in biobanks strongly relies on the quality of the available samples and data. Since 2021, the BBMRI-ERIC Quality Management (BBMRI.QM) Newsroom keeps you up to date with the latest news and developments. In interactive online sessions, the BBMRI-ERIC QM department highlights current topics in quality management that are discussed in the community.…
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Unveiling Biobank Power: German Biobank Node (GBN), BBMRI.at, and Swiss Biobanking Platform (SBP) release joint film
The German Biobank Node (GBN), the Austrian Biobanking Research Infrastructure BBMRI.at and the Swiss Biobanking Platform (SBP), all three national nodes of BBMRI-ERIC, have jointly launched a new film highlighting the crucial role of professional biobanks in advancing scientific research and fostering groundbreaking discoveries. With the statement ‘Professional biobanks can make your life easier’, the…
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New podcast episode: 10th anniversary impact stories – part two
“Healthcare biobanking and healthcare biobanks are playing an increasingly important role, not only in the biomedical research, but also in transferring knowledge to the health system”. Marialuisa Lavitrano, National Node Director, BBMRI.it. This is part two of a two part podcast which shares impact stories from across BBMRI-ERIC’s Member States and communities that were presented…
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BBMRI-ERIC Quality Label for EPND Cohort “gMAD/COSCODE” investigating Alzheimer’s disease
“It is very pleasing to see that international standards, which have been a fundamental pillar for high sample quality in BBMRI-ERIC from the very beginning, are also being met by cohorts from the research field of neurodegenerative diseases.” (Dr. Maike Tauchert, BBMRI-ERIC’s Quality Manager) Quality success The gMAD-COSCODE, a longitudinal observational study aimed at characterising the…