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📣 Presenting the chairs and highlight speaker for #EBW26 session 6C: Ensuring excellence: Elevating data quality in biobanking
🗓️ 21 May (9:00 - 10:30)
📍 Prague Congress Centre, Prague, Czech Republic
📝 Info: buff.ly/eK0uRe1
🎟️ Tix - buff.ly/0FHqZ0Z
👉 Programme: buff.ly/wq8smJ1
🤝 Moderator M. Cano Abadia, J. Uldry, J. Zinsstag and A. Strobeyko discussed One Health from philosophical, societal, legal and practical perspectives.
🎥 Video recording: buff.ly/F2dDRJA
🎙️ Podcast episode: buff.ly/2Nkght4
🗞️ website article here: buff.ly/7QyBonu
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📢 new BBMRI-ERIC ELSI Dialogues podcast episode:
💪 The role of biobanks in realising the One Health approach
On 24 March 2026, three invited experts joined us for a new ELSI Dialogues webinar to discuss the role biobanks can play in realising the One Health strategy.
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A promoting picture for the position of Executive assistant to the Director General
💼 #WeAreHiring
📝 We’re seeking an experienced Executive Assistant to support the Director General in a fast-paced intergovernmental and European environment with multiple stakeholders, tight deadlines and frequent high-level engagements.
📍 Graz, Austria
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🌍 BBMRI.sk representatives joined a 2026 biobanking excursion to the Czech Republic and Germany (BioVendor Biobanking Tour), visiting Prague, Dresden, and Heidelberg to exchange experience and strengthen European cooperation in biobanking: buff.ly/BHoiCVH
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🎗️ At the JA-PCM kick-off meeting in Brussels in January 2026, BBMRI.lv’s Vita Rovīte of the Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre (BMC) was interviewed about Latvia’s role in advancing personalised cancer medicine across Europe: https://buff.ly/N6gAQ4c
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📊 The April 2026 GBN newsletter presents updates on quality development, communication, and international collaboration, including new biobank quality tools, outreach materials and network activities: buff.ly/HvBT6g8
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🧬 At the Nordic Conference on Clinical Trials 2026, FINBB’s Director of Research and Services Johanna Mäkelä presented Finnish biobanks’ opportunities for targeted patient recontacting in clinical studies: buff.ly/NbZV4p1
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🧪 Blanka Stiburková and Lucie Broskevičová joined the BioVendor Biobanking Tour (13–15 April 2026), visiting Dresden and networking with GBN and BBMRI.sk: buff.ly/AuHFzqv
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🔬 At the Long Night of Research 2026 in Graz, BBMRI.at offers hands-on biobanking experiences and tours showing how human samples are processed and used in medical research: buff.ly/j1XHbUz
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📰 Welcome back to #NodeTuesday: We sweep the socials to curate these #biobanking gems for you. Sit back, relax and be in the know on the latest community news. 👇🏼
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📣 Introducing Tom Southerington and Dr. Ronny Baber, chairs of #EBW26 session 8B: Balancing ethics and innovation: ELSI in biobanking
🗓️ 21 May (13:45 - 15:15)
📍 Prague Congress Centre, Prague, Czech Republic
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📣 Presenting Dr. Linda Fröderberg Roth & Marie Karlikova, RNDr., PhD, chairs of #EBW26 session 11A: Inside the biobank: Organisational structures, strategies & success stories
🗓️ 22 May (12 - 13:30)
📍 Prague Congress Centre
📝 Info: buff.ly/goLE26A
🎟️ Tix - buff.ly/E9lO5wJ
👉 Programme: buff.ly/UMrEqLV
EBW26 promo poster featuring images of the two chairs
📣 Introducing Assoc.-Prof. Gregor Gorkiewicz, M.D and Dr. Ayat Salman, chairs of #EBW26 session 8A: Unlocking health insights from donated human tissues
🗓️ 21 May (13:45 - 15:15)
📍 Prague Congress Centre, Czech Republic
📝 Details: buff.ly/6JhStcv
🎟️ Tix - buff.ly/E9lO5wJ
👉 Programme: buff.ly/UMrEqLV
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📣 Welcoming Dr. Giedrė Kvedaravičienė and Dr. Rocío Aguilar-Quesada as chairs of #EBW26 session 6A: Biobanks as local hubs: Interfaces and facilitators
🗓️ 21 May (9:00 - 10:30)
📍 Prague Congress Centre, Czech Republic
📝 Details: buff.ly/b7anrW9
🎟️ Tix - buff.ly/E9lO5wJ
👉 Programme: buff.ly/UMrEqLV
📅 The Biobank Cohort Forum returns on 21 May, featuring Anna Lindstrand and Adam Ameur presenting the Genome of Sweden initiative, its scientific aims, and its role in Europe’s genomic and biobank landscape: buff.ly/pW10uTX
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💻 At the Digital Health Slovakia Forum Conference, Marián Mižik, IT Coordinator of BBMRI.sk, presented the Slovak National Node’s work on improving data interoperability, highlighting efforts in data quality, harmonisation and FAIR-based software solutions for biobanks: buff.ly/g0NGVkb
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🔬Dr Monta Brīvība, Head of the Genome Centre at the Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre, researches how genetic variation influences human health and supports the development of more personalised healthcare through genomic data: buff.ly/NUPof69
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🎗️The IARC60 Conference Programme is now available, bringing together leading experts in cancer prevention for three days in Lyon, France (19–21 May) to celebrate past achievements and explore the future of research: buff.ly/i4Fc3q4
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🧪 Two GBN partners were featured in this World Health Day story by BBMRI-ERIC, showing how collaboration between FREEZE Biobank Freiburg and BioBank Dresden supported research into Long COVID and ME/CFS in young people by linking biosamples with clinical data: buff.ly/2sO6aHc
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🌍 The Cyprus Human Genome Project (CYPROME), featured in BBMRI-ERIC’s World Health Day multimedia story, is a landmark initiative bringing together scientists and citizens to map the genetic architecture of Cypriot DNA and develop a reference genome for the island: buff.ly/71aA7KP
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🧬 At BBMRI.at partner MedUni Wien and within the ATCI, the COPLANT-Vienna Cohort is part of the COPLANT study, the largest study on dietary patterns in the German-speaking region: buff.ly/VaywTtQ
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📰 Welcome back to #NodeTuesday: We sweep the socials to curate these #biobanking gems for you. Sit back, relax and be in the know on the latest community news. 👇🏼
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📣 Introducing Prof. Marialuisa Lavitrano & Dr. Daniel Brucker, chairs of #EBW26 session 5A: Building excellence: Developing skills for future biobanking
🗓️ 20 May (17:30 - 19:00)
📍 Prague Congress Centre, Czech Republic
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📣 Welcome Steven Smit, MSc. and Dr. Jonas Astrin, chairs of #EBW26 session 3A: Preserving biodiversity: Challenges & opportunities in non-human biobanking.
🗓️ 20 May (14:00 - 15:30)
📍 Prague Congress Centre, Czech Republic
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💡 Welcome back to our #ProjectThursday
We collect the latest news from the biobanking world for you here in one article.
Enjoy! 🤝
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Today with news from #biobank.cy #ERDERA #GDI #RISCALE #QUANTUM #UNCANConnect
👋 See you here next week! 💙🧡
🤝 It can be artistic exhibitions, educational games for schools, co-creation workshops connecting medical professionals and citizens and more.
💪 It is for local projects that break the barrier between the lab and the community.
🗓️ Ends May 31st!
🔗 Learn more & apply: buff.ly/clDefG0
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💡 Do you have an idea to give cancer patients a stronger voice in science?
📢 The #PERIFORMANCE grant gives you the boost you need.
With €10,000 funding, you can create new ways for patients to share their experiences, perspectives and needs.
👇 Details below.
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📣 Presenting Dr. Maria Judit Molnar and Mieke De Wilde, MSc., chairs of #EBW26 session 9C: Disease domain-specific biobanks: Neuroscience insights.
📝 Details: buff.ly/4FS5gaf
🎟️ Tickets - buff.ly/E9lO5wJ
👉 Full programme: buff.ly/UMrEqLV
infographic for RI Scale project
🔬 Lastly, we will look at RI-Scale, a project giving scientists access to powerful data analysis tools.
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