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  • A black and white over the shoulder shot of a woman with shoulder length hair facing a conference audience and speaking. The image is overlaid with the orange, blue and white Europe biobank week 2024 logo and the word 'present'

    Call for abstracts: Shape the conversation at Europe Biobank Week 2024

    The Europe Biobank Week Congress, jointly organised between BBMRI-ERIC and ESBB, is back for 2024 and the call for abstracts is open. The Congress will take place from 14-17 May at The Hofburg in Vienna, Austria and brings together researchers, biobank staff, institutions and industry to attend high-quality scientific sessions that address the latest topics of concern. These sessions…

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    Stakeholder coalition calls for legislative refinement of the EHDS

    4 December 2023, Brussels – BBMRI-ERIC, as part of a large multi-stakeholder group, representing the entire spectrum of the healthcare ecosystem and consisting of 36 European patient organisations, medical associations, health research infrastructures and health industry associations, have issued a joint statement to alarm bells about the significant legislative shortcomings and uncertainties in the proposed…

  • The Federated Platform: Pointing the way to bio samples and data fitting your research

    BBMRI-ERIC Launches The Federated Platform

    The Federated Platform, a biobanking community driven initiative, has launched. In an EU first, it enables fine-grained findability of samples and data. The Federated Platform includes two new tools, Finder and Locator, that researchers can use to discover biobanks and biomolecular resources based on their metadata. This includes aggregate information about donors, available data and samples, and…

  • New podcast and video: ELSI Dialogues – Organoids: Scientific, ethical and regulatory aspects

    Introduction Organoids are defined as three-dimensional (3D) cell culture systems that can be called “mini-organs” as they mimic some of the key multicellular, anatomical and even functional characteristics of real organs. Organoids are praised as a substitute for animal models in preclinical studies. At the same time, organoid technology raises issues around informed consent or…

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    ELSI team addresses trust, value and gender aspects of AI and infrastructures at the 4S 2023 conference

    This article is 540 words and is an approximate 4-minute read BBMRI-ERIC’s ELSI team presented the scientific outcomes of several EU projects on trust, value and gender aspects of infrastructures and organised a panel session on AI at the 4S 2023 conference in Honolulu, Hawaii hosted by the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) from November 8 to 11.…

  • New podcast and video: ELSI Dialogues – The Incorporation of Sex and Gender in Medical Research

    Introduction The medical community is moving on a path towards more personalised and effective medical treatments and therapies for everyone. In doing so, it is crucial to integrate sex and gender into research as it has the potential to fuel structural and systemic change. This episode of ELSI Dialogues explores how providing the research community…

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    New podcast episode: Biobanking Development – Amsterdam UMC’s International Freezer Challenge Win and Carbon Literacy

    “I learned that health care has a share of 6 to 8% in our total energy consumption – equal to the aviation sector. Although as health care researchers, we need to face this reality and act.” This episode of the BBMRI-ERIC podcast goes behind Amsterdam UMC’s recent win of the International Freezer Challenge to explore biobanking sustainability…

  • A woman with long dark hair is wearing a lab coat and gloves as she handles samples from a storage facility

    canSERV Open Call Invites Cancer Researchers to Apply for Free State of the Art Services and Training

    European wide research infrastructures offer a portfolio of services to address the needs of the entire oncological research pipeline As part of a concerted strategy to tackle the challenges of cancer, the EU-funded project canSERV offers more than 400 innovative cancer research technologies to European and non-European cancer researchers at all levels. The service, or…

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    biobank.cy receives Best Booth Award at European Researchers’ Night in Cyprus

    This article is 464 words and is an approximate two–minute read. The Center of Excellence in Biobanking and Biomedical Research at the University of Cyprus (Biobank.CY), a BBMRI Node member won the prestigious Best Booth Award at the European Researchers’ Night at the Cyprus International Fairgrounds, Nicosia, on September 29th. at the Cyprus International Fairgrounds, Nicosia, on September 29th. Booth…

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    Innsbruck biobanking conference unites diverse experts in the field

    This article is 480 words and is an approximate three–minute read. From 27-28 September, the Medical University of Innsbruck (a BBMRI.at partner) served as the vibrant backdrop for the highly successful Europe Biobank Week IT Roadshow. This international event, organised by BBMRI-ERIC and ESBB, attracted leading global experts engaged in biobanking and IT collaboration.   The roadshow was established as a way to deepen collective…

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    EHDS stakeholders meet with EU officials

    This article is 287 words and is an approximate two minute read. 6 September 2023, Brussels – BBMRI-ERIC, as part of a multi-stakeholder group consisting of 32 European patient organisations, medical associations, research organisations, data collaborations and industry associations met EU officials, including MEP Tomislav Sokol, Co-Rapporteur, as well as several permanent representations that will hold…

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    BBMRI-ERIC and the Stakeholder Forum Patient Pillar release co-written statement in support of EHDS opt-out meeting

    This article is 1745 words and is an approximate ten minute read. The following statement, co-written by BBMRI-ERIC and the Stakeholder Forum Patient Pillar, has been made in support of the EHDS opt-out meeting that happened on 6 September 2023. Details can be found here. The purpose of this statement is to highlight the risks and…