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EUCAN-Connect DataSHIELD Conference
Registration is now open for the DataSHIELD Conference! When: October 11-13, 2023 Where: NH Groningen, Hanzeplein 132, 9713GW Groningen, Netherlands ...read moreIntegration of the Sex and Gender Dimension in Life Sciences Research
Learn how to integrate the sex and gender dimension into your life sciences research at this free F2F Train-the-Trainer course organised by BSC (Bioinfo4Women ...read moreFinal EOSC-Life Annual General Meeting
BBMRI-ERIC has made significant contributions to the EOSC-Life project over the past three years. Now, during the Final AGM (2 days), the EOSC-Life consortium wil ...read more8th Annual Malta Rare Disease Colloquium
The 8th Annual Colloquium on Rare Disease organised by the University of Malta and The National Alliance for Rare Diseases Support – Malta will be held on Frida ...read moreSecure Processing Environment Elements: Hybrid Joint EOSC-Life / HealthyCloud Workshop
Join us at this joint EOSC-Life – HealthyCloud workshop to learn best practices in creating elements of Secure Processing Environments (SPEs)! When: 19-20 June ...read more3rd BBMRI.QM Newsroom in 2022
We invite you to our 3rd BBMRI.QM Newsroom in 2022, which will be held on 27 September, 10:00-11:15 a.m. CEST via Zoom. At this online event, we will welcome thr ...read moreEBRAINS Workshop: The Future Of Medical Data Sharing In Clinical Neurosciences
The HBP and EBRAINS together with the EAN invite the entire scientific community to join the forthcoming workshop on the Future of Medical Data Sharing in Clini ...read moreAI 4 Imaging: Radiomics, Deep Learning and Synthetic Data – A Hands-on Course
This course on Artificial Intelligence for Imaging is a unique opportunity to join a community of leading-edge practitioners in the field of Quantitative Medical ...read moreEurope Biobank Week on 8-10 November 2021 (virtual)
Europe Biobank Week 2021 will take place online again on 8-10 November 2021: “Biobanking for our future – opportunities unlocked!” Registration ...read moreRI-VIS Australia-Europe Symposium
Save the date for the RI-VIS Australia – Europe Symposium. It will be held Tuesday, October 5th to Thursday, October 7th, 2021, as a virtual event. Stay tun ...read moreLecture & Webinar: Artificial Intelligence and Impact on Future Medicine
Prof. Kurt Zatloukal, National Node Director of BBMRI.at, has invited Visiting Professor Oskar Mencer, founder of Maxeler Technologies and developer of “Multisc ...read morePrivacy Challenges in the Health Sector through Emerging Technologies
Join our colleague Dr. Ilaria Colussi on 6th July at the Marsilius-Bruckenseminar Sommersemester 2021 organised by the University of Heidelberg: “Privacy Ch ...read moreAI Summer School: The Ethics of Disruption – From AI to Bio-ethics in Art and Research
The conference explores the constituent parts of an ethics framework for approaching, understanding and regulating disruptive technologies focusing on responsible ...read morePrerequisites for biobanking collaborations and advancements across continents
As part of the RI-VIS Latin America Europe Symposium on Research Infratsructures, BBMRI-ERIC and ESBB are joining forces to host this satellite event to talk abou ...read moreLatin America – Europe Symposium on Research Infrastructures
The RI-VIS Latin America – Europe Symposium will be held between Tuesday, June 15th and Thursday, June 17th 2021, as a virtual event. This event is organise ...read moreELSI Webinar : GDPR and Biobanking – Book Review – Meet the Authors
The Springer Book “GDPR and Biobanking: Individual Rights, Public Interest and Research Regulation across Europe” is available for open access since a couple ...read moreEATRIS-Plus Summer School in Personalised Medicine
The summer school from EATRIS, the Research Infrastructure for translational medicine, is designed to address a wide array of topics from omic-based strategies an ...read moreGDPR harmonisation is the only way to protect cancer research: an ESMO webinar
Fragmented implementation and interpretation of the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) of the European Union (EU) at a local level are posing obst ...read moreTake part in the „NGS in Healthcare” Open Market Consultation
In the context of the H2020 EU project INSTAND-NGS4P, led by BBMRI.at partner Med Uni Graz/BBMRI.at Director Kurt Zatloukal, an Open Market Consultation on the to ...read moreELSI Webinar: Biobanking with children
On Wednesday 17 March 2021, 14:00 – 15:30 CET Biobanking with children is a practical vector of empowerment and engagement. Without having to expose the ...read more2nd IBCQ International Biobanking Conference 2021
Qatar Biobank in partnership with the European and Middle Eastern Society for Biopreservation and Biobanking (ESBB), the International Society for Biological and ...read moreBiobanking Course at Institut Pasteur
Institut Pasteur is offering a MOOC on Biobanking, designed to provide participants with insights into the wide range of activities hosted in a biobank. Topics in ...read more2nd ICPerMed Conference ‘Personalised Medicine – From Vision to Practice’
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and travel restrictions, ICPerMed decided to go virtual and move the event to an online platform. Attendees will have access to all i ...read moreWebinar: Biobanking Placental Tissue – Key Aspects of this Organ
The biobanking community is invited to this webinar by our neighbors at the Medical University of Graz and Biobank Graz! Placental tissue has a high potential for ...read moreInternational IT Symposium on Biobank Management & Federated Search on 21, 22 and 25 January 2021
Coorganised by BBMRI-ERIC and ESBB. Our biobank community strives for continuous improvements of our services and contributions to Life Sciences. In alignment wit ...read moreWebinar: Psychosocial characteristics of potential participants in biobanking – a study on the Polish population, by Jakub Pawlikowski (BBMRI.pl)
Advances of biomedical research based on biobanks collecting human biological material are highly dependent on the successful recruitment and participation of hum ...read moreKnowledge Transfer Service: Codex4SMEs Webinar on Finding Samples and Data with the BBMRI-ERIC Directory & Negotiator
Date: 3 December 2020 Time: 14:00-15:00 CET Browse biobank collections across Europe and get the samples and clinical data you need During this webinar, BBMRI-ERI ...read moreWorkshop: Looking back, going forward
Henrietta Lacks and the first immortalized human cell line, HeLa, have been influential in shaping both science and technology, from the development of the polio ...read moreSAVE THE DATE – IC2PerMed workshop on EU-China policies and programmes for Personalised Medicine
On Monday 23 November from 09:30 to 11:30CET IC2PerMed project will hold its first e-workshop “Policies and programs in the field of Personalized medicine: fir ...read moreBiobanks & Health Data Registers Matchmaking event
Eager to learn about collaborations with Biobanks and Health Data Registers (HDR) in the Benelux? The matchmaking event connects different stakeholders in the lan ...read moreEUCANCan Webinar: International Data Sharing of Cancer Genomic Data
Join the free webinar hosted by the free EUCANcan Consortium (an EU H2020-funded project on cancer data sharing) webinar titled International Data Sharing of Canc ...read moreWorkshop: Ethically and socially responsible governance of research biobanks in the Baltic states
The aim of this workshop on 29 October 2020 is to exchange experience and discuss current ethical and social problems of research biobank governance in the Baltic ...read moreWebinar: Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in human microbiome biobanking
Human microbiome research has the potential to increase our understanding of how health and disease are affected by the complex relationship between human, our dw ...read moreIVDR – State-of-the-art requirements for analytical performance testing
Date: 20 Oct 2020 (in context of the “LISAvienna – Regulatory Konferenz für Medizinprodukte und IVD”) Time: 09:00-17:30 Location: Vienna ++ ...read moreENRIITC 1st Networking Meeting for Industry Partnerships in RIs
ENRIITC’s 1st virtual e-meeting has been scheduled from 15 October (13:00 – 15:00 CEST) to 16 October (11:30 – 13:30 CEST). The event is being planned ...read moreFree webinar on clinical data management
From sustainable biomedical research perspective biobanks are becoming more and more vital and the discussion about the management of connected clinical data and ...read moreCINECA Webinar: Status Update Code of Conduct: Teaming up & Talking about it
The CINECA webinar series continues with a presentation by BBMRI-ERIC’s Head of ELSI Sergices & Research Dr. Michaela Th. Mayrhofer on the status of the ...read moreInternational Summer School on Rare Disease Registries and FAIRification of Data
In order to ensure the correct progress of the planned tasks of EJP RD, ISS ensures that the international course “ International Summer School on Rare Disease ...read moreESBB International Symposium on Sustainability of Biobanks
The digital International Symposium on Sustainability of Biobanks takes place August 24th – 26th, 2020 from 13:00 – 16:45 CET. We are delighted that so many e ...read moreWebinar: Registering with the BBMRI-ERIC Directory & Negotiator for non-BBMRI biobanks
BBMRI-ERIC and ISBER finalised a partnership to expand the BBMRI COVID-19-Ready Biobank Registry, connect researchers with biobanks across the globe that are o ...read moreThe UK Biobank Scientific Conference 23 June 2020
Participate | Collaborate | Innovate 13.00-17.30pm BST and 08:00-13.30 EST This year for the first time the UK Biobank Scientific Conference takes place wholly on ...read moreWebinar: Ethical handling of incidental findings in research
Presenter: Eline Bunnik, PhD, Erasmus MC, BBMRI.nl Moderator: Melanie Goisauf, BBMRI-ERIC In biomedical research involving human subjects, incidental fin ...read moreCORBEL Webinar: Supporting European Research: Communicating the Value of Life Science RIs in Times of Crisis and Beyond
CORBEL presents its final webinar, this time with guest speaker Bogi Eliasen from the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies (CIFS). Prior to the webinar, CIFS ...read moreGraz Biomedical Research Workshop
Graz Biomedical Research Workshop Dates: May 11-15, 2020 Location: Online workshop Note: Module 1 (May 11 – May 13) and Module 2 (May 13 – May 15) can be book ...read moreCINECA Webinar: Code of Conduct: Teaming Up & Talking About It
The CINECA webinar series continues with a presentation by Dr. Michaela Th. Mayrhofer (BBMRI-ERIC) on Status Update Code of Conduct: Teaming up & Talking abou ...read moreWeb Conference: COVID-19 and Ethical, Legal & Societal Issues
This web conference will first and foremost focus on the ethical issues encountered and addressed during the COVID-19 outbreak in relation to biobanking, focusing ...read moreCORBEL/EOSC-Life Webinar: Best Practices in Training and Communications
CORBEL and EOSC-Life are organising the webinar series “Engaging with your community through events and training”. The series concludes with a discuss ...read moreCORBEL webinar on the BBMRI ELSI Services
Join the CORBEL webinar on “The BBMRI ELSI Services across the Nodes & BMS RIs” on 21 April 2020 at 15:30 CET. Speaker: Michaela Th. Mayrhofer (BB ...read moreBBMRI.QM WEB CONFERENCE – BIOBANKING IN TIMES OF COVID-19: RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR BIOBANKS
This web conference is aimed at biobanking experts and researchers. Together, we will outline what our biobanking community needs during the corona crisis, what i ...read moreCORBEL/EOSC-Life Webinar: Practical Tips for Stepping Up Your Science Communications
CORBEL and EOSC-Life are organising the webinar series “Engaging with your community through events and training”. The series continues with a panel d ...read moreEOSC-Life First Annual General Meeting in Brussels
*Update: New location and venue! We would ask you to please state whether or not you will attend by FRIDAY 28 FEBRUARY via this new Evenbrite page: https://me ...read moreFinal Open Meeting for CORBEL Project
*Update!* The final CORBEL meeting will take place on 2 March 2020 in Brussels, Belgium. The consortium will present their solutions for harmonising user access t ...read more5th European Conference on Clinical Research in Amsterdam
Science, Technology and Regulations Coming Together for Better Patients’ Health Why attend? Up to date topics contributing to improvement of patients’ ...read moreOpen ENVRI Community Meeting
The ENVRI Community Meeting, taking place in Dresden (Germany) on 6 February 2020 in the frame of the ENVRI week, aims at facilitating information exchange and di ...read moreCPDP 2020 Data Protection and Artificial Intelligence
Brussels, Thursday 23 January 2020 at 08:45 – Area 42 – Registration at La Cave The panel is co-organized by the research infrastructure BBMRI-ERIC an ...read moreBBMRI-ERIC Negotiator: An In-Depth Webinar on Dealing with Sample Requests – for Biobankers and Researchers
Are you interested in learning how to file a request and respond to a request in the BBMRI-ERIC Negotiator in the most effective manner? Do you want to hear abou ...read moreJoint Annual Meeting of National Nodes BBMRI.at, it, cz, cy
In order to explore synergies and exchange in field of collaboration among BBMRI national nodes, BBMRI.at, BBMRI.it, BBMRI.cz and BBMRI.cy had the idea to organiz ...read moreBBMRI-ERIC Webinar – Biobanks and registries – what’s the difference?
Title: Biobanks and registries – what’s the difference? Speaker: Dr Mary Wang, Fondazione Telethon in Italy Date and Time: 28 November 2019, 14:00-15:0 ...read moreUK Biobanking Showcase in Nottingham
Now in its fifth year, the UK Biobanking Showcase is the premier event of its kind in the UK and has proven to be a successful and popular forum for biobankers, a ...read moreESFRI Workshop on the Future of Research Infrastructures in the European Research Area
With the next Roadmap of European Research Infrastructures, foreseen for publication in 2021, ESFRI will end the second cycle of its Roadmaps, comprising also th ...read moreBBMRI.ELSI Webinar: Completing the Ethics Self-Assessment for H2020 Proposals – Introduction Part I
Working in close collaboration with the Ethics and Research Integrity Sector at DG Research & Innovation, we are launching an ELSI webinar series on the Ethic ...read moreGBN Webinar: Data Quality and Provenance
The German Biobank Node invites all interested parties to their IT webinar on Data Quality & Provenance! Join the webinar here: https://global.gotomeeting.com ...read moreEurope Biobank Week 2019 in Lübeck, Germany – Register Now!
Join us in beautiful Lübeck, Germany, from 8-11 October for Europe Biobank Week 2019! Europe Biobank Week 2019 will be held on 8-11 October a ...read moreWebinar IV: Using BBMRI-ERIC’s Directory
BBMRI-ERIC’s Directory gives access to over 600 biobanks and 100,000,000 samples across Europe. How can you use our tool to find samples quickly and effecti ...read moreCOST Clinimark Training School
The COST Clinimark Training Workshop is taking place from 23-27 September 2019 at the Spetses Hotel, Greece! The quest for novel biomarkers is a popular resear ...read moreWebinar III: Using BBMRI-ERIC’s Directory
BBMRI-ERIC’s Directory gives access to over 600 biobanks and 100,000,000 samples across Europe. How can you use our tool to find samples quickly and effecti ...read moreBBMRI-ERIC Directory Webinar II
BBMRI-ERIC’s Directory gives access to 568 biobanks and 100,000,000 samples across Europe. Join BBMRI-ERIC’s Director General, Erik Steinfelder, on We ...read moreBuilding Open Science in Europe
The Road Ahead for EU Member States and the EOSC Community eInfraCentral invites researchers from public and private sectors, e-infrastructure service providers, ...read moreUK Biobank Scientific Conference 2019
Register Today! The UK Biobank Scientific Conference is taking place at the QEII Conference Centre, London, on Wednesday, the 19th June. The event is open to he ...read moreEuropean Human Genetics Conference in Gothenburg, Sweden
BBMRI-ERIC’s ELSI data paper will be presented at this conference in Gothenburg, Sweden. Gunnar Houge, President of the European Society of Human Genetics, ...read moreSymposium: AI & Machine Learning for Digital Pathology
From Biobanks to Knowledge Banks AI in pathology is very promising, e.g. deep learning even exceeds human performance in specific cases. However, in the context o ...read moreWebinar on the use of BBMRI-ERIC’s directory
BBMRI-ERIC’s Directory gives access to 568 biobanks and 100.000.000 samples across Europe. How to use our tool? That’s what Erik Steinfelder, Director ...read moreInstruct Biennial Structural Biology Conference
Registration is now open for the 4th Instruct Biennial Structural Biology Conference, which will take place in Alcalá de Henares, Spain, from May 22 till 24, 201 ...read moreInternational Clinical Trials Day 2019: Patient stratification studies: challenges and opportunities
International Clinical Trials Day 2019: Patient stratification studies: challenges and opportunities The European Clinical Research Infrastructure Networ ...read moreEuropean Chemical Biology Symposium: 6-ECBS/LS-EuChemS
The 6th ECBS/LS-EuChemS meeting is set to take place in Madrid from April 3-5, 2019. Jointly organised by EuChemS and EU-OPENSCREEN, the event brings toget ...read moreBBMRI-ERIC Webinar – Material and Data Transfer Agreements (MTA/ DTA)
Title: Material and Data Transfer Agreements (MTA/DTA) Speaker: Dr Olga Tzortzatou, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens Date and Time: 3 Apri ...read moreClinimark
“Translating biomarker candidates from discovery to the clinic remains a challenge. This second symposium organised by the Clinimark project will examine ho ...read moreSave the date: SPIDIA4P event
Save the date: On the 5th March 2019, the SPIDIA4P project consortium will organise an event at the European Parliament in Brussels. Hosted by MEP Gesine Meissner ...read moreISBER Biospecimen Research Symposium
ISBER, the International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories, will hold its 2nd Biospecimen Research Symposium in Berlin on February 5th and 6th ...read moreHealth-RI conference
The 4th Health-RI conference will be held in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on Thursday, January 17, 2019. Health-RI is the Dutch infrastructure for personalized medic ...read moreBBMRI.QM Webinar #5
Data Quality for Biobanks Speaker: Johann Eder, Prof. at the Department of Informatics-Systems of the Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt, Austria Register here ...read moreBBMRI.QM Webinar #5
Title: Data Quality for Biobanks Speaker: Johann Eder Date: 17 January 2019 Time: 10:30-11:30 a.m. CET Click here to register for this webinar. Subscribe to our ...read moreBiobanking Workshop in Latin America
As part of our efforts to support biobanking in different regions of the world, we are organising a biobanking workshop in Rio de Janeiro in early 2019. We believ ...read moreADOPT BBMRI-ERIC Workshop: Science and Society
Research and innovation lie at the heart of Europe’s economic strategy and make a critical contribution to the development of its society and cultures. They are ...read moreCORBEL Webinar 06.12.2018
Webinar title: BBMRI-ERIC Quality Management Services for basic and applied research on human specimens Speaker: Andrea Wutte, BBMRI-ERIC Date: 6 December 2018, 1 ...read more14th World Congress of Bioethics
Applications for bursaries for the 14th World Congress of Bioethics are open now and can be submitted until September 15. The 14th World Congress of Bioethics an ...read moreBBMRI.QM Webinar #4
State-of-the-Art Next-Generation Sequencing Speaker: Ivo Gut, Director of the Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico Register here More information to the ...read moreHow to Build a Biobank – Biobank Graz
Biobank Graz, a BBMRI.at partner biobank, is organising the 4th edition of their “How to build a biobank” course. This interactive 3-day-course has b ...read moreData Management in Clinical Research
CORBEL, ECRIN an F-CRIN are organising a training course on Data Management in Clinical Research, taking place on 15 November 2018 in Paris. The course is designe ...read moreEthics of Data Sharing and Biobanking in Health Research
The Global Forum on Bioethics in Research (GFBR) will hold a two-day meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, on 13-14 November 2018 on the theme of ‘the ethics of d ...read moreBBMRI.QM Webinar #3
The NEW standard for biobanks “ISO 20387 Biobanking – General requirements for biobanking” and how the BBMRI-ERIC Quality Management Service can help with i ...read morePartnerships MeetUp 2018
The Partnerships MeetUp brings together anyone who is interested in pioneering medicine through close collaboration. The event offers an inspiring keynote and int ...read moreRegister now for the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion workshop
The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion workshop will bring together representatives from different RIs to share and learn from real-world experiences in the conte ...read moreBBMRI.QM Webinar #2
European Technical Specifications for the pre-analytical phase become ISO International Standards: an update Speaker: Karl-Friedrich Becker, Professor at the Inst ...read moreCORBEL Webinar: West-Life
Title: West-Life: Lessons learnt from developing a virtual research environment Speaker: Chris Morris (Daresbury Laboratory) Date: October 23, 2018 Time: 15:30 CE ...read moreModelling the Mammalian-Microbiota Host Superorganism
It is now well recognised that microbiota play an important role in the development, immunity and physiology of their mammalian host. Considerable progress has be ...read moreÖPPM – Joining Forces for Personalized Medicine
The Austrian Platform for Personalized Medicine (ÖPPM) will hold its 2nd Annual Meeting at the Medical University of Graz on October 11 and 12, 2018. The confer ...read moreENCR Scientific Meeting
The ENCR Scientific Meeting and General Assembly provides all European cancer registries with the opportunity to share research findings, discuss cancer registrat ...read moreBBMRI.QM Webinar #1
Towards more accurate, reproducible, and robust measurement and analysis of biological samples: International Standardization Efforts within ISO/TC 276 – Biotec ...read moreBBMRI-ERIC QUALITY MANAGEMENT WEBINAR #1
Date: 11 September 2018 Time: 2-3 p.m. CEST Speaker: Sheng Lin-Gibson, Chief of the Biosystems and Biomaterials Division, USA National Institute of Stand ...read moreEurope Biobank Week 2018
Co-organised by BBMRI-ERIC and ESBB, Europe Biobank Week 2018 will take place in Antwerp, Belgium, from the 4th until the 7th September 2018. Building on the mome ...read moreVolga Neuroscience Meeting
The International Conference – THE VOLGA NEUROSCIENCE MEETING 2018 will take place on board of a large (about 200 participants) riverboat from July 22 to Ju ...read moreCORBEL webinar
Title: The BBMRI-ERIC ELSI Helpdesk – Personalising ELSI Support Speaker: Jasjote Grewal (BBMRI-ERIC) Date: July 10, 2018 Time: 15:30 CEST The BBMRI-ERIC ELSI H ...read moreCORBEL train-the-trainer workshop & hackathon
This event combines two separate events, a 2-day train-the-trainer workshop and a 1-day course development hackathon. You can choose to attend one or both events, ...read moreCTLS 2018 CONGRESS
The Core Technologies for Life Sciences (CTLS) Association will host its third biannual congress in Ghent, Belgium, from July 1 until 4, 2018. CTLS2018 will see p ...read more06 BBMRI.QM webinar
“Assays for Qualification and Quality Stratification of Clinical Biospecimens Used in Research: A Technical Report from the ISBER Biospecimen Science Workin ...read moreWebinar: The GDPR – Anonymisation / Pseudonymisation
Title: Webinar: The GDPR – Anonymisation/Pseudonymisation Speaker: Irene Schlünder Date: June 20, 2018 Time: 14:00 CEST The European General Data Protection R ...read moreCORBEL Webinar
Title: Status Update on the Code of Conduct for Health Research Initiative Speaker: Michaela Th. Mayrhofer (BBMRI-ERIC) Date: June 5, 2018 Time: 15:30 CEST The EU ...read more05a BBMRI.QM webinar
“The CEN technical standard for the pre-analytical phase of frozen tissue samples for DNA isolation” Agenda: Welcome at 11.30 a.m. CEST Presentation of t ...read moreCORBEL Webinar
Title: Quality Management in Distributed Research Infrastructures Speaker: Dr. Michael Raess (INFRAFRONTIER) Date: May 22, 2018 Time: 15:30 CEST Quality Managemen ...read moreCEN and ISO Standards for Pre-analytical Processes
This one-day course will introduce the European standards for the pre-analytical processing of human biospecimens (CEN/TC 140 Technical Specifications for Pree ...read moreSample and Data Banking Course
Organised by Dr. Luca Sangiorgi, CLIBI laboratory and RIT, the Sample and Data Banking course will take place in Bologna, Italy, on May 16 and 17. Registration is ...read moreGerman Biobank Node Workshop
German Biobank Node, our National Node in Germany, is organising a one-day workshop titled “Meine Gene gehören mir” (My Genes Are Mine), scheduled to ...read moreBiobanking workshop and symposium in Izmir
A training workshop titled “Rare Disease Biobanking” and a symposium titled “Bridging Biobanks in MENA Countries to Promote Research and Healthc ...read moreBBMRI-ERIC Webinar – The GDPR and Health Research
Speaker: Dr Victoria Chico, University of Sheffield Time: 14:00-15:00 (Central European Summer Time) Summary: The enforcement date for the General Data Protection ...read moreCORBEL/AARC AAI Training Workshop
INFRAFRONTIER, work package leader within the CORBEL project, is organising a two-day training event for the developers of the BMS research infrastructures plan ...read moreThe human body in scientific research
BBMRI.pl, our Polish National Node, and the Medical University of Lublin are co-organising a conference titled “The human body in scientific research – philos ...read moreCORBEL webinar
Speaker: Dr. Mikael Linden (ELIXIR Finland), Kostas Koumantaros (GRNET) Summary: CORBEL WP5 has specified Life Science AAI, a common service for authentic ...read more05 BBMRI.QM webinar
“Intraindividual Temporal miRNA Variability in Serum, Plasma, and White Blood Cell Subpopulations” Agenda: Welcome Presentation “Intraindivid ...read moreBBMRI.QM webinar
EDIReX Project: “EurOPDX Distributed Infrastructure for Research on patient-derived cancer Xenografts“ Agenda: Presentation of the EDIReX Project: ...read moreGhent Biobanking Day
Biobanks collect samples and tissues and make them available to researchers. The quality of samples and clinical data stored at biobanks strongly depends on the ...read more04 BBMRI.QM webinar
“In vitro diagnostic medical devices – Clinical performance studies using specimens from human subjects – Good study practice” Agenda: 1. ...read more03 BBMRI.QM webinar
“BBMRI.uk, The Cardiff Biobank and QMS” Agenda: Welcome Presentation “BBMRI.uk, The Cardiff Biobank and QMS”, Christopher Thomas, Quality Manag ...read moreBBMRI.at organises roundtable discussion
BBMRI.at, our Austrian National Node, is currently organising the 5th edition of a series of roundtable discussions involving members of the general public. Title ...read moreBBMRI.no Biobank Conference
Our Norwegian National Node, BBMRI.no, is organising a biobanking conference in Oslo from March 12 to 13, 2018. Most of the event will be in English, including s ...read moreEU Law in the Pharmaceutical Sector
ERA, the Academy of European Law, is organising its annual conference on EU law in the pharmaceutical sector on March 1 and 2 this year. Key topics will include ...read moreISBER European Biospecimen Research Symposium
On February 27-28, 2018, ISBER and IBBL will co-host the Biospecimen Research Symposium in Luxembourg. The ISBER Symposium in Luxembourg is ISBER‘s Europe ...read moreCORBEL webinar
Speakers: Christian Ohmann, Rita Banzi, Steve Canham (ECRIN-ERIC) Summary: Transparency and access to research data is a key feature of modern research policy, im ...read moreETHICAL REVIEW FOR BIOBANK-BASED RESEARCH
The growing complexity of the use of existing data highlights some gaps in the ethical review model currently in use across Europe. Reports from scientists highli ...read moreCORBEL webinar: Lightweight Service Management for RIs
Speaker: Sy Holsinger (EGI Foundation) Summary: To meet customer needs and provide valuable services, it is important to maintain a high quality of service, which ...read moreConference on BBMRI-ERIC IT tools
Co-organised by Instituto Superiore di Sanità and BBMRI.it, a conference titled “Access to biological samples: use and implementation of BBMRI tools” is set ...read more02 BBMRI.QM webinar
“Norway, Biobanking of fresh frozen tissue from total prostatectomies” Agenda: Welcome Presentation “Norway, Biobanking of fresh frozen tissue from total p ...read moreBiobanking 2018: Visions for innovation
The Swiss Biobanking Platform will be organising the first edition of the “Biobanking 2018” conference, to be held at the Swiss Convention Center ...read moreCode of Conduct Forum session at CPDP 2018
Organised by BBMRI-ERIC Industry – Academia – Healthcare professionals CPDP, the Computers, Privacy and Data Protection 2018 conference is taking place ...read moreWeb conference: 01 WG6 Audit Programme meeting
Agenda: Welcome Presentation “BBMRI.at Audit Programme” Helmuth Haslacher, Dr., Head of Biobank VIENNA and Quality Coordinator of BBMRI.at (Medical Universit ...read moreCORBEL webinar: access management using ARIA
Speaker: Fiona Sanderson (Instruct-ERIC) ARIA provides a wide range of web-based tools for a huge number of organisations worldwide. ARIA cloud services also are ...read moreEMBL CONFERENCE ON LIFELONG LEARNING IN THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES 2017
The EMBL Conference on Lifelong Learning in the Biomedical Sciences 2017 will feature a list of state-of-the-art speakers and includes a number of highly relevan ...read moreBiobank Graz organises 3rd edition of How to Build a Biobank course
This interactive 3-day-course has been designed for all those who are involved in setting up a new biobank, who look to collaborate with a biobank or research ins ...read moreThe Politics of Biobanking: Symposium
Together with the University of Copenhagen and other partners, the BBMRI.se Service Centre for Southern Sweden is organising a symposium entitled The Politics of ...read moreCancer in Africa: Making Strides, Creating Solutions
The 2017 AORTIC International Conference on Cancer in Africa will bring together multidisciplinary specialists from the global cancer community to reduce the impa ...read moreSeminar: GDPR Code of Conduct for Health Research and Implications for FP9
BBMRI-ERIC is hosting a seminar to assess the impact of the GDPR on FP9 health research and examine how the Code of Conduct for Health Research being developed by ...read moreAustrian Platform for Personalized Medicine: Inaugural Event and Scientific Symposium
“The Austrian Platform for Personalized Medicine constitutes a national networking platform aiming to connect all stakeholders and interested parties in the ...read moreUK Biobanking Showcase 2017
The UKCRC Tissue Directory and Coordination Centre are returning to the Oval for their annual meeting UK Biobanking Showcase this autumn. Date: 18th October 2017 ...read more2017 XNAT Developer Workshop in Rotterdam
The 2017 XNAT Developer Workshop will take place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, from October 16th until October 18th. The workshop is co-organised by the European ...read moreTranslational Medicine 2017: Enhancing Predictivity
The European Research Infrastructure for Translational Medicine (EATRIS) will be organising its third bi-annual Translational Medicine 2017 conference from 24 un ...read more16th CRG Symposium: Seventh International Workshop on Genomic Epidemiology
The 16th CRG Symposium: Seventh International Workshop on Genomic Epidemiology will take place at the PRBB Auditorium from 20 to 22 September 2017 and will gather ...read morePreserving, storing and maintaining microorganisms 3-day course
Presented by staff from CABI, this course will be of interest to everyone involved in the handling, distribution and storage of microorganisms. The course covers ...read moreInteruniversity Course on Clinical and Research Genomic Data Sharing and Access
The Leuven Institute for human Genomics and Society (LIGAS) is organising an interuniversity course titled ‘Clinical and Research Genomic Data Sharing and Acce ...read more13th ESA Conference
There will be around 700 sessions by ESA’s 37 Research Networks as well as Research Streams, many semi-plenaries and plenaries, a special PhD workshop and of co ...read moreLiquid Biopsies & Cancer Symposium
The Leuven Cancer Institute (LKI) will be organising a symposium on liquid biopsies and cancer from 28 to 30 August 2017. The topics covered will include the foll ...read morePHE Biobank Link Webinar: linking cancer registries to Biobanks in England
In this webinar, participants will learn about Public Health England’s (PHE) Biobank Link. Dominic Dwyer, Data Access Officer, will present on how biobank ...read moreRegistration for the European Chemical Biology Symposium in Budapest Now Open
Have you always wanted to learn more about the exciting developments currently taking place in chemical biology and EU-OPENSCREEN? The ECBS 2017, taking place in ...read moreNext CORBEL webinar on User Experience Design scheduled for June 27th
Interested in learning how User Experience (UX) design can help you meet your goals? What are the quick wins for knowing your users, designing with your team and ...read moreThe German Pathology Society’s 101st Annual Congress
The German Pathology Society will be celebrating its 101st annual congress in Erlangen, Germany, from June 22 until 24 this year. The programme features a wide ra ...read moreHow European Biological and Medical Sciences Research Infrastructures Boost Innovation by Open Access
This meeting will explore how the 11 biological and medical sciences research infrastructures (BMS RIs) in Europe can stimulate innovation by providing access to ...read moreFirst LUXCOR health event in Brussels: Clinical and translational medicine, Big Data, e-Health and next-generation healthcare
The Luxembourg Institute of Health and LUXCOR, the Luxembourg Contact Office for Research and Innovation, are co-organising the first LUXCOR health event in Bruss ...read moreInternational Retreat on Moral Frontiers in Regenerative Medicine CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany in cooperation with Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany is organizing the International Retreat on “M ...read moreEstimated (disease) risk for coronary atherosclerosis using lifestyle factors and genetic markers: ePerMed workshop in Tartu, Estonia, on 17th June
The Estonian Genome Centre is organising an ePerMed workshop that will take place the day after the Gene Forum 2017 concludes. The event will consist of two part ...read more17th International Gene Forum to be held in Tartu, Estonia
The overarching theme for the 2017 Gene Forum will be Real World Evidence – Path to Precision Medicine, with a focus on genomics, lifestyle and environment. Spe ...read more7th Annual SMi BioBanking Conference and Workshop Focussing on Ethics and Biosample Management
Biothèque Wallonie Bruxelles will be participating in the conference, taking place on June 14 and 15, to give a talk titled “An Academic Research Network’s P ...read moreBBMRI-ERIC FORUM MEETING TOWARDS A HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES GDPR CODE OF CONDUCT
BBMRI-ERIC will be hosting a forum meeting in Brussels on June 7 to discuss issues related to the development of a health and life sciences code of conduct in the ...read moreCourse on STATISTICAL PRACTICE IN EPIDEMIOLOGY USING R
The Estonian Genome Center and the Institute of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Tartu are organising a course titled Statistical Practice in Epide ...read moreRefresher Training: Good Clinical Practice
CIEC will be organising an interactive and certified training course on good clinical practice in the framework of the Luxclin conference, focussing on updated IC ...read moreFirst CORBEL webinar on research marketing set to take place on May 29
CORBEL is set to launch a new series of webinars that will provide a platform for biological and medical research infrastructures to share their experiences and p ...read moreInserm workshop 246
Management and Reuse of Health Data: Methodological Issues This workshop will provide insights and tools regarding open data, FAIR data management, data d ...read moreERINHA conference: launching the European Research Infrastructure on Highly Pathogenic Agents’ scientific strategy
The European Research Infrastructure on Highly Pathogenic Agents (ERINHA), bringing together European high containment facilities and expert institutes, will be h ...read moreTraining opportunities for rare disease scientists at the Outreach Day in Berlin
As part of the joint RD-Connect, NeurOmics and EURenOmics annual meeting in Berlin (1-5th of May 2017) RD-Connect will provide a number of training opportunities ...read moreBIOETHICS SYMPOSIUM
The Bioethics Symposium at IMBA will discuss the main challenges arising from recent advancements in life sciences. New technologies like stem cell research, orga ...read moreRound table on BBMRI-ERIC’s contribution to health research capacity building in Africa
In collaboration with B3Africa, BBMRI-ERIC will organise a roundtable in Brussels on 5th April 2017 to explore how to develop health research collaboration with ...read moreBIOVISION – The World Life Sciences Forum
Presenting an impressive line-up of participants addressing evidence and research as well as development and promotion, the 2017 edition of the Biovision life sci ...read moreStandardisation of liquid biopsies-plasma ccfDNA
Aim of the meeting Today many institutions are testing ccfDNA mostly as clinical research, but the investigations have shown a huge potential for clinical ...read moreThe 8th Alpbach Workshop on Affinity Proteomics
This meeting will cover the latest developments in antibody generation, validation, application and detection, with many important players in the field attending. ...read moreECR 2017
The ECR is the annual meeting of the ESR. It is a trend-setting, dynamic and service-oriented congress, well-known as one of the most innovative meetings within t ...read moreBBMRI-ERIC working meeting “The road to a Health and Life Sciences GDPR Code of Conduct”
On 1 February 2017 Biobanking and BioMolecular resources Research Infrastructure – European Research Infrastructure Consortium (BBMRI-ERIC) will host a working ...read moreThird B3Africa Jamboree
The Third B3Africa Jamboree, will again be a face to face meeting of all developers. It will be held in Austria and organised by MEDIZINISCHE UNIVERSITÄT GRAZ. ...read moreB3Africa Use Case Site Visit & Training No.1
In December 2016, the first B3Africa use case site visit and training will be organised in South Africa. This training event will include: Tool-specific “hands ...read moreGBN Educational Workshops
German Biobank Node Educational Workshops The results, which were compiled in the work packages QM and PR during the 1st funding period will be presented in two w ...read morePractical biobanking courses in Latvian Biomedical Research and Study centre
Latvian Biomedical Research and Study centre invitates to participate in courses: “From blood to sequence” supported by Seventh Framework project BBMRI- Large ...read moreHOW TO BUILD A BIOBANK – LEARNING BY DOING
Only a few places left This interactive 3-day-course has been designed for all those who are involved in setting up a new biobank, who look to collaborate with a ...read moreUK BIOBANKING SHOWCASE AGENDA ANNOUNCED
UK Biobanking Showcase is the flagship event of the UKCRC Tissue Directory and Coordination Centre. The event will bring together researchers, Biobanks, Industry ...read morePHD COURSE AND SYMPOSIUM IN SWEDEN
For organisational reasons as well as dietary restrictions, please register on the following link: http://www.123contactform.com/form-2048365/Triple-Helix-In-Bio ...read morePhD course The Triple Helix in Biobanking: Intertwining Stakeholders
The course will take place in Lund (Medicon Village) from the 14-18 Nov 2016 and the symposium, part of it, will be on Nov 15-16th. Here you can find the ...read morePublic-private partnerships workshop
In recent years, universities have done a lot of work to promote research partnerships with industry. Medical schools are encouraging their research faculties to ...read moreB3Africa Webinar 2
Webinar 2 on ELSI, led by Jane Reichel and Santa Slokenberga of Uppsala Universitet, Sweden Main topics: – Introduction to Ethical, Legal and Social ...read moreCORBEL 1ST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM)
Tuesday 18 – Wednesday 19 October 2016 Start 12:00 – End 12:15 Location: Austria Trend Hotel Europa Graz http://www.austria-trend.at/en/hotels/europa- ...read more8TH SANTORINI CONFERENCE – BIOLOGIE PROSPECTIVE
The Santorini Conferences are bringing together scientists from various origin interested in genetics and biological variations in man and its impact on the orig ...read moreB3Africa Webinar 1
B3Africa Work Package 5 (WP5) launched the Webinar series with the first session on Thursday 29 September, 2016, targeted particularly at IT Focal Points. This ...read moresave to calendar +
Our Quality Manager, Andrea Wutte, presents her interview with Tumorbank @ UZA
28 Sep 2016
Interview with Tumorbank @ UZA
Our Quality Manager, Andrea Wutte, presents her interview with Patrick Pauwels (Tumorbank curator), Sofie Goethals (Biobank manager) and Mieke De Wilde (Biobank q ...read moreEurope Biobank Week
Europe Biobank Week: bringing the European biobanking community together to discuss health innovation Brussels/Graz, 28 June 2016 – BBMRI-ERIC and ESBB are join ...read moreTHE UKCRC TISSUE DIRECTORY AND COORDINATION CENTRE’S ANNUAL MEETING – UK BIOBANKING SHOWCASE
UK Biobanking Showcase will be a chance to celebrate Biobanking in the UK. On the day, we’ll showcase the range of exciting biobanking capabilities in the ...read moreEMBL CONFERENCE “LIFELONG LEARNING IN THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES”
The EMBL Conference on “Lifelong Learning in the Biomedical Sciences” (www.embl.de/training/events/2016/LLL16-01) is a new international forum to bring toget ...read moreICL-ESHG SHORT COURSE
Course Dates: 4-8 July 2016 Course Location: Department of Genomics of Common Disease, Imperial College, London, UK Course Leader: Dr Inga Prokopenko Course Lect ...read moreTHE CHARME OF STANDARDISATION IN LIFE SCIENCES 21-22 June 2016
Standardisation issues are addressed in many research fields, e.g. R&D, education, technology transfer and application but these research areas are often poor ...read moreCOURSE: STATISTICAL PRACTICE IN EPIDEMIOLOGY USING R
Deadline for application: 15 April, 2015 The course is aimed at epidemiologists and statisticians who wish to use R for statistical modelling and analysis of ...read moreELSI2.0 AND EUCELLEX PROJECT SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM AT THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BIOETHICS
ELSI 2.0 (https://elsi2workspace.tghn.org/) and EUCelLEX (https://www.eucellex.eu/) Project Joint Symposium ‘Exploring International Policy Developmen ...read moreUK BIOBANK ANNUAL MEETING
UK Biobank is a prospective study of 500,000 people. We have collected a wide range of information including genetics on our participants, and we are now hope to ...read more16TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL GENE FORUM 2016
Estonian Genome Centre of University of Tartu and Estonian Genome Foundation cordially invite you to attend the 16th Annual International Gene Forum 2016. Gene ...read morePERSONALISED MEDICINE CONFERENCE 2016
The Personalised Medicine Conference 2016 will explore personalised medicine through a research policy lens. Europe is a leader in personalised medicine, an inte ...read more“FROM BIOSAMPLES TO PERSONALIZED MEDICINE”, SEMINAR
The seminar will take place on Tuesday, 31 May 2016, from 13h00 to 16h00, in the Science 14 Atrium building, ground floor, Rue de la Science 14b, Brussels 1 ...read moreGENETIC DATA IN PUBLIC RESEARCH DATABASES: WHICH GOVERNANCE MECHANISMS SHOULD APPLY?
This workshop aims to 1) explore ethical and legal challenges that may arise when researchers are required to deposit genetic and genomic research data in public ...read moreLONG NIGHT OF RESEARCH
Click HERE to find information about BBMRI-ERIC´s participation! ...read moreONE-WEEK COURSE: BIOBANKING AS A RESOURCE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
This course will give you new insights on the value of biobanks and how to use these rich sources of samples and related data. It will include lectures on health ...read moreONLINE RESEARCH ETHICS TRAINING, UPPSALA UNIVERSITY, SPRING 2016
We see a growing concern for research integrity in academic research today. Universities and funding agencies are starting to require formal training in research ...read more1ST WORKSHOP CORBEL “PATIENT-LEVEL DATA TASKFORCE”
Workshop of the “Multi-stakeholder taskforce on access to individual participant data (IPD) in clinical trials” The first workshop of the CORBEL “p ...read moreBBMRI.at: “Pre Analytical Sample Processing in Biobanking” – A 3 Days Laboratory Course
This 3 days course focuses on the pre-analytic processing of biological samples according to the recently published CEN/TC 140 Technical Specifications for “ ...read moreBBMRI-NL METABOLOMICS WORKSHOP
In collaboration with NIHES and the NMC (Netherlands Metabolomics Center), BBMRI-NL will organize a metabolomics workshop, which will be held in Leiden on the 26 ...read more
March 12th, 2018
BBMRI.pl presents draft code of conduct for Polish biobanks
BBMRI.pl, our Polish National Node, is currently working with the Polish Inspector General for the Protection of Personal Data (PIGPPD) to prepare a code of condu ...read more
August 13th, 2020
Meet our Team – Barbora Halmová
This week, we’re getting to know Barbora Halmová, our Finance Officer. Hi, Barbora! What does a typical day look like for you? What kinds of issues do you ...read more
October 28th, 2020
Survey: Characterising Researchers who use human samples
The BBMRI-ERIC CS IT are launching a brand new user survey! One of BBMRI-ERIC’s main users are the researchers who use human samples. But what is it they look f ...read more
January 25th, 2021
ELSI Webinar – Futureproofing Biobanks’ Governance
On Tuesday, Feb 2, 2021 from 15:00 to 16:00 CET By Alessandro Blasimme, PhD – Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Health Ethics & Policy Lab ...read more
August 23rd, 2018
NEW SAMPLE ACCESS GUIDE FROM BIOBANK SWEDEN
The Swedish Research Council-funded research infrastructure Biobank Sweden supports healthcare providers and universities with medical faculties working towards n ...read more
May 29th, 2019
Call for Abstracts Extended to May 30 for Europe Biobank Week 2019 in Lübeck
Join us in beautiful Lübeck, Germany, from 8-11 October for Europe Biobank Week 2019! Europe Biobank Week 2019 will be held on 8-11 October a ...read more
April 20th, 2022
EU-AMRI formal launch on 5 April
On 5 April 2022, the European Alliance of Medical Research Infrastructures, EU-AMRI was launched in Brussels with a live broadcast. This virtual launch even ...read more
July 16th, 2018
BBMRI-ERIC joins RESAVER
What is RESAVER? RESAVER is the first multi-country, multi-employer pension solution that aims to enhance the cross-border mobility of researchers. It enables e ...read more
April 4th, 2019
Biobank Sweden’s Scientific Advisory Board meet with the Steering Committee
The Swedish Research Council-funded research infrastructure Biobank Sweden supports healthcare providers and universities with medical faculties working towards n ...read moreID-EPTRI: New project set to launch in January 2018
ID-EPTRI (European Paediatric Translational Research Infrastructure), a project coordinated by CVBF and submitted within the INFRADEV-2016-2017 single-stage call ...read more
December 9th, 2020
The Cyprus Center of Excellence in Biobanking and Biomedical Research launches joint research study on Covid-19 antibodies
As we approach the end of 2020, we can’t wait to share with you some exciting new developments regarding our Center of Excellence. First off, September 30th mar ...read more
September 16th, 2020
CY-Biobank launches a new user-friendly website and announces new vacancies
Cyprus-based Center of Excellence (CoE thereafter) CY-Biobank is in the pleasant position to announce the launch of its brand new, user-friendly website! The ne ...read more
August 24th, 2018
BBMRI-ERIC 2017 Annual Report
BBMRI-ERIC has published its Annual Report for 2017, highlighting the key achievements last year. In addition to a detailed section on BBMRI-ERIC’s main act ...read more
November 27th, 2018
Assembly of Members Approves Work Programme 2019
BBMRI-ERIC held its 12th Assembly of Members in Breukelen, the Netherlands, on November 13, 2018. The Assembly of Members is one of the governing bodies of BBMRI- ...read more
December 20th, 2017
EMBRC Biobank project launch
The kick-off meeting for the European Marine Biological Resource Centre Biobank (EBB) project took place in Vigo on the 21st and 22nd of November 2017. The main o ...read moreBBMRI-ERIC is hiring a Systems Administrator
Apply by January 31, 2020 and join the BBMRI-ERIC headquarters in Graz, Austria as Systems Administrator. Download the vacancy note here or read on for more inf ...read more
February 10th, 2022
BBMRI.cz – Success story published in Nature Communication: New diagnostic method for detection of early-stage pancreatic cancer
Bank of Biological Materials at Masaryk Memorial Cancer institute (BBM MMCI) significantly contributed to the research focused on the development of a new sensiti ...read more
March 20th, 2017
Swiss Biobanking Platform – Newsletter N°2
The Swiss Biobanking Platform’s Newsletter N°2 features information on new hub coordinators, new partners, the Working Groups on Harmonisation, the Bioban ...read moreRItrain webinar series
Learn from experienced leaders in research infrastructures through our series of webinars. RItrain is developing a series of webinars featuring leading personn ...read more
August 24th, 2020
Meet our Team – Kaya Akyüz
This week, we’re getting to know Kaya Akyüz, one of our ELSI Services Officers. ELSI stands for Ethical, Legal and Societal Issues. Hi, Kaya! What does a ...read more
September 5th, 2017
THE ROUTE at Global Biobank Week 2017 in Stockholm: From DNA sample to personalised feedback on genomics
The Route simulates the real workflow of a biobank. It is an interactive sequence of steps allowing GBW attendees to go through the seven different stages that ar ...read more
May 24th, 2018
Two National Biobank Strategy Coordinators for Biobank Sweden
The Swedish Research Council-funded research infrastructure Biobank Sweden supports healthcare providers and universities with medical faculties working towards n ...read more
December 9th, 2020
Hungary commits to join BBMRI in 2021
The Hungarian National Research Development and Innovation Office (NRDI Office) has published on November 24 its latest research infrastructures strategic documen ...read more
February 3rd, 2022
BBMRI virtual “tour” of headquarters for early career researchers
In collaboration with ARQUS European University Alliance, a group of 9 research universities in medium-sized cities, BBMRI-ERIC held a “virtual tour” ...read more
September 8th, 2017
Final programme for Global Biobank Week 2017 online
The final programme for Global Biobank Week 2017 can be downloaded here. Find out more about the keynote speakers and all the other exciting events taking place ...read more
March 20th, 2018
Newly Appointed Scientific Advisory Board for Biobank Sweden
The Swedish Research Council-funded research infrastructure Biobank Sweden supports healthcare providers and universities with medical faculties working towards n ...read more
April 16th, 2021
BBMRI-ERIC/Biobank Norway digital workshop: Hospital-based biobanks for biomedical research
Biological samples collected from patients can potentially be used to advance medical research. European countries are progressively establishing procedures to sy ...read more
March 20th, 2017
Preliminary Programme for Global Biobank Week Now Online!
Do you want to have a sneak peek at the GBW preliminary programme? Are you interested in submitting an abstract for GBW? Do you want to register for GBW and get ...read more
December 21st, 2017
FinnGen: unique global research project launches in Finland
A unique study combining genome information with digital healthcare data has been launched in Finland. The FinnGen study plans to analyse up to 500 000 unique blo ...read more
March 21st, 2018
Biobanking and Pathology Workshop for Children
Who knows what a biobank is and does? What about a pathology institute? These were some of the questions addressed at a workshop organised by BBMRI.at and the Ins ...read more
December 5th, 2018
Europe Biobank Week 2019
Europe Biobank Week 2019 will take place in Lübeck, Germany, from October 8 until 11. More details on the speakers, the programme, etc. will follow soon. Subscri ...read more
March 16th, 2023
The canSERV project seeks Personalised Oncology and Molecular Tumour Board experts for European networks
The EU cluster project canSERV is inviting anyone involved in a Molecular Tumour Board (MTB) – e.g., physicians, scientists, patient representatives, ethicists ...read more
September 20th, 2017
Ready for Microscopy – Junior Researchers Day hosted by BBMRI.at
20 primary school children and the Austrian Childrens Newspaper visiting BBMRI.at (Volkschulkinder und die Kleine Kinderzeitung zu Gast bei BBMRI.at) What happ ...read moreCode of Conduct for Health Research
The Drafting Group met for the second time face to face on 22-23 November 2017 in Paris. The aim of the meeting was to first and foremost to share findings and f ...read more
June 30th, 2021
BBMRI-ERIC and National Nodes publish 2020 Annual Report
The past year has been dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has not only influenced planned activities but also stimulated rapid responses from the scientifi ...read more
July 25th, 2022
Meet Sara and Konrad!
BBMRI-ERIC welcomes two new members to our headquarters team. Sara Crockett, Communications Specialist, holds a B.S. in Botany and a B.S. in Molecular Biology and ...read morePublic Consultation on WP29 Guidelines on Consent (GDPR)
The Article 29 Working Party has adopted a document titled “Guidelines on Consent under Regulation 2016/679” to clarify the requirements of the EU GDP ...read moreVacancy Note: Legal Officer
Job Title: Legal Officer Job Location: The central executive management office of BBMRI-ERIC in Graz, Austria Duration: 2 years with the possibility of extension ...read more
December 21st, 2017
German Biobank Symposium
The 6th National Biobank Symposium was held in Berlin from 6 to 7 December 2017, bringing together 260 biobank experts to discuss the latest developments in biob ...read more
October 15th, 2019
EBW19 Keynote Interview with Olli Kallioniemi, Director of the Swedish SciLifeLab
10/10/2019 As keynote speaker of the Europe Biobank Week 2019, Olli Kallioniemi talked about research successes, which he was able to achieve by using multilayer ...read more
October 6th, 2020
Biobank Sweden’s legal helpdesk
The Swedish Research Council-funded research infrastructure Biobank Sweden supports healthcare providers and universities with medical faculties working towards n ...read more
November 21st, 2019
Erik Steinfelder gives TEDx talk on innovation at TEDxMedUniGraz
On September 13, 2019, the Medical University of Graz organized its first TEDx event. Speakers included BBMRI-ERIC Director General Erik Steinfelder, as well as K ...read more
September 21st, 2017
Final programme for EMBL Conference on Lifelong Learning in the Biomedical Sciences 2017 available
The final programme for the EMBL Conference on Lifelong Learning in the Biomedical Sciences 2017 is now available here. Registration and abstract submission are o ...read more
December 21st, 2020
Marialuisa Lavitrano Appointed Director in the Board of Directors of EOSC Association
18/12/2020 – Marialuisa Lavitrano, BBMRI.it’s Director, appointed director with a three years mandate in the board of directors of EOSC Association to ...read moreSurvey on ELSI challenges in biobank-based research
The Data in Question survey consists of 25 questions on some of the challenges of obtaining and sharing biological samples and data for research purposes in bioba ...read more
December 9th, 2020
Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre has launched a citizen science based initiative – Latvian Microbiome project
The aim of the project is to characterize the microbiome of the Latvian population, in addition to determining how the diet and lifestyle habits of the population ...read morePre-application for EMMRI is open
Develop your skills for leading research infrastructures with a global impact. Apply now for EMMRI – the Executive Masters in Management of Research Infrastruct ...read more
May 28th, 2018
Biobank Sweden Appoints National IT and Operations Group
The Swedish Research Council-funded research infrastructure Biobank Sweden supports healthcare providers and universities with medical faculties working towards n ...read more
September 1st, 2020
Jens Habermann appointed Director General of BBMRI-ERIC
1st September 2020 The Assembly of Members of the Biobanking and BioMolecular resources Research Infrastructure – European Research Infrastructure Consortium (B ...read more
July 25th, 2022
Biobanks in Spain and Italy receive international biobank standard ISO 20387 accreditation
Two national biobanks, the Fundación Instituto Valenciano de Oncología (IVO Biobank) in Spain and the Biobanca Multispecialista (BMS) in Italy, have just receiv ...read more
September 21st, 2017
Call for Papers – 6. Nationales Biobanken-Symposium 2017
Co-organised by the German Biobank Node and TMF (Technologie- und Methodenplattform für die vernetzte medizinische Forschung), Nationales Biobanken-Symposium i ...read more
December 21st, 2017
Vodafone Malta Foundation donates €100,000 to RIDT
The Vodafone Malta Foundation and the University of Malta have signed an agreement to facilitate cutting-edge research that explores the causes and treatments for ...read more
June 24th, 2021
BBMRI-ERIC and ESBB hold biobanking workshop for Latin American audience
Within the RI-VIS Latin American-Europe Symposium on Research Infrastructures, BBMRI and ESBB held a joint workshop titled “Prerequisites for biobanking collabo ...read morePhenoMeNal team releases “Dalcotidine”
The PhenoMeNal release team is happy to announce its 2018.08 release “Dalcotidine”. The release focuses on stability, the introduction of new tools and work ...read more
December 21st, 2017
New EMA information for drug development within H2020
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has updated the set of information it provides to drug developers working within the context of clinical trials funded via Hor ...read more
March 26th, 2018
BBMRI-ERIC and ISBER sign Memorandum of Understanding
In March 2018, ISBER and BBMRI-ERIC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) strengthening the collaboration between the two organisations. The idea to consolid ...read more
May 28th, 2018
Biobanking Workshop and Symposium in Izmir
An international workshop titled “Biobanking for Rare Diseases” and a symposium titled “Bridging Biobanks in MENA Countries to Promote Research and ...read more
September 22nd, 2017
NanomedTAB – free-of-charge mentoring programme for nanomedicine: application deadline extended
NanomedTAB, the Nanomedicine Translation Advisory Board is a free-of-charge mentoring program to assess and advise promising nanomedicine projects and accelerate ...read moreBBMRI-ERIC Horizon scanning survey: 5 quick questions to help us help you
The BBMRI-ERIC Common Service ELSI has prepared a very brief survey to find out what you think are the important ethical, legal, and policy issues facing biobanki ...read moreGBN workshop on legal regulations on incidental findings
Should biomaterial donors be informed of a BRCA mutation, which could trigger breast cancer, if this is discovered as an incidental finding in a study, for exampl ...read more
October 8th, 2018
GBN and GBA at Europe Biobank Week
Europe Biobank Week 2018 took place in Antwerp on 4–7 September. It was attended by 640 international participants. The German Biobank Node (GBN) had a presen ...read more
October 6th, 2020
Polish National Node’s Central IT Platform
In September 2020, the Consortium BBMRI.pl, which is responsible for organizational and technical preparations for the Polish Biobanking Network, deployed the new ...read more
September 22nd, 2016
Closing Ceremony at the EBW 2016
The Europe Biobank Week attracted 682 registrants who were able to participate in scientific sessions, workshops and satellite meetings, which got rounded off by ...read more
February 3rd, 2020
Meet our Team – Łukasz Kozera
We are launching a new series of employee interviews, so you can get to know who is working at BBMRI-ERIC and what kind of work we’re doing! We’re k ...read moreFirst module of Executive Masters in Management of Research Infrastructures successfully delivered
The Executive Masters in Management of Research Infrastructures has been successfully launched, with the first module delivered between September 20 and 22. The c ...read moreBBMRI.QM: Updated versions of Self-Assessment Surveys now available
With the BBMRI-ERIC Self-Assessment Surveys (SAS) you can compare work processes in your biobank and sample collections with the requirements of European and inte ...read more
September 25th, 2017
BBMRI-ERIC, BBMRI.at and Biobank Graz: biobanking hotspot Graz
Austrian broadcaster ORF Steiermark recently did a report on the pioneering work done by Biobank Graz, BBMRI.at and BBMRI-ERIC – all of which are based in G ...read moreCliniMARK COST Action meeting in Cascais, Portugal
The Human Genetics Department of the National Health Institute Doutor Ricardo Jorge organised a conference on good biomarker practice in Cascais, Portugal, from ...read more
June 23rd, 2023
BBMRI-ERIC kicks off 10 year anniversary by supporting young scientists
This article is 938 words and is a four-minute read. “Cells, surprisingly aesthetic and intricate machines, fine-tuned by evolution, form a basis for the functi ...read moreBBMRI-ERIC is hiring a Director General
Apply before December 13 and join our headquarters in Graz, Austria. Duration at least three years, with the possibility to be reappointed. Who we are T ...read more
December 9th, 2020
“The human body in scientific research and medical practice. A transdisciplinary approach”
BBMRI.pl has published a monograph “The human body in scientific research and medical practice. A transdisciplinary approach” edited by Jakub Pawlikow ...read more
March 23rd, 2017
BBMRI-ERIC and its Stakeholder Forum in a Nutshell
Former Director General Jan-Eric Litton and Chief Policy Officer of the Common Service ELSI Michaela Th. Mayrhofer each give us a short summary of BBMRI-ERIC and ...read moreEthical review of biobank-based research in Italy
BBMRI.it, our Italian National Node, recently co-developed two key ELSI matrices for good practice in biobanking research. At the same time, an agreement with the ...read more
September 28th, 2017
BBMRI.at at Global Biobank Week 2017 in Stockholm
Several BBMRI.at representatives attended Global Biobank Week 2017 in Stockholm between September 13 and 15. They all actively engaged in the event, presenting p ...read moreJoin the RD-Connect Community
RD-Connect is an integrated platform connecting databases, registries, biobanks and clinical bioinformatics for rare disease research. It provides user-friendly t ...read more
September 28th, 2017
Estonian Biobank to provide personalised feedback to biobank participants
About Estonian Biobank Estonian Biobank (EGCUT) is a population-based longitudinal biobank established in 2000 and representing about 5% of Estonia’s adult popu ...read moreTake Survey on Use of Human Samples in Research
The CS IT user experience team is conducting a survey to better understand human sample users in our community. We are now offering a prize to the national node w ...read more
March 3rd, 2021
BBMRI.se: Biobank Sweden contributes to COVID-19 Database
The Swedish Research Council-funded research infrastructure Biobank Sweden supports healthcare providers and universities with medical faculties working towards n ...read more
July 26th, 2021
Tutorials on Using the Negotiator for Biobankers
Biobankers can now take advantage of two tutorial videos on the BBMRI-ERIC Negotiator. The first is on how to complete the registration process in order to connec ...read moreTransferring biobank research data between the EU and African countries
Despite the fact that the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) provides ways to transfer data, it is difficult to find ways to share data between Eu ...read moreVacancy Note: BBMRI-ERIC ELSI Services Officer
BBMRI-ERIC is looking for an ELSI Services Officer based in Austria to support our ELSI team on ethical, legal and societal issues in biobanking and biomolecular ...read more
January 12th, 2021
Our Quality Management training programme is restarting on 19 January
Web conference series on pre-analytical ISO standards – 4 more sessions on VWB in January 21! Since October 2020, the BBMRI.QM team provides in cooperation ...read moreBBMRI-ERIC endorses Manifesto for EU COVID-19 Research
July 31, 2020 In 2020, the European Commission launched the MANIFESTO FOR EU COVID-19 RESEARCH. BBMRI-ERIC is among the 500+ institutions signing the manifesto. B ...read moreOpen-source software for biobankers
Between 28 and 30 November 2017, BBMRI-ERIC, BBMRI.at and B3Africa co-organised a training workshop on open-source biobanking software in Lyon, France. Attracting ...read more
June 22nd, 2022
BBMRI.de/German Bibank Node: New biobanks in the German Biobank Alliance
The Central Biobank Erlangen (CeBE) is now a partner biobank of the GBA. Furthermore, the biobank alliance welcomes another six biobanks as observers in its netwo ...read more
March 30th, 2023
BBMRI-ERIC and ELIXIR announce strategic collaboration
BBMRI-ERIC, the European research infrastructure for biobanking and biomolecular resources, and ELIXIR, the European life science data infrastructure, have announ ...read more
July 18th, 2018
Dutch ELSI Servicedesk officially launched
On July 9, 2018, the Dutch ELSI (Ethical, Legal and Social Implications) Servicedesk was officially launched. This online Servicedesk (in Dutch) offers guidance a ...read more
August 6th, 2018
STRONG LINEUP AT EUROPE BIOBANK WEEK
The organisers of Europe Biobank Week are pleased to announce that Dr. Maggie De Block, Belgian Federal Minister of Social Affairs and Health, and Dr. Philippe De ...read more
July 22nd, 2021
EBW Abstract Deadline Extended to August 1st
The deadline for abstract submission to Europe Biobank Week 2021 (#EBW21) has been extended to 1 August 2021! The theme of this year’s virtual congress is & ...read more
September 27th, 2021
BBMRI contributes to ConcePTION: Building a European Breast Milk Collection
Short- and long-term benefits of breastfeeding to both mothers and infants have been well demonstrated. However, robust clinical lactation studies are rare and ex ...read more
January 26th, 2020
CETOCOEN EXCELLENCE Project Kicks Off in Brno
On January 15, 2020, the H2020 TEAMING “CETOCOEN Excellence” project was ceremonially launched in Brno, Czech Republic. BBMRI-ERIC is beneficiary of this proj ...read moreBBMRI-ERIC’s IT and Data Protection Manager Petr Holub is spearheading BBMRI’s involvement in the H2020 project. ...read more
January 18th, 2022
Slovenia becomes 24th member to join BBMRI-ERIC
The Republic of Slovenia has been officially confirmed as a Member of the Biobanking and BioMolecular resources Research Infrastructure – European Res ...read more
November 13th, 2019
Call for tender for the common service IT
The main objective of this call for tender is to propose continuation of the Common Service IT (CS IT) that provides expertise, services, and tools relevant to th ...read more
August 13th, 2019
Call for Participants in EBW19 Stakeholder Debate!
Should patients be involved in the governance of biobanks? This is the question that two teams of debaters will discuss at #EBW19 – Europe Biobank Week i ...read more
June 22nd, 2022
Europe Biobank Week Roadshow 2022
On the Road to High Quality – With Biobanks in the Fast Lane! Regensburg: 19-20 September 2022 BBMRI-ERIC and ESBB invite you to the first Europe Biobank We ...read more
November 20th, 2018
GBN Publishes Quality Management Manual
The German Biobank Node (GBN) has published its QM manual – the manual for quality management in biobanking. It is freely available as an “open access” p ...read more
September 1st, 2022
Wroclaw Medical University Biobank: From BBMRI-ERIC Quality Label to ISO 20387 accredited
Wroclaw Medical University Biobank (WMU Biobank), one of the leading BBMRI.pl biobanks and responsible for implementing common QMS solutions in the Polish Biobank ...read moreCORBEL 1st Open Call for Research Projects
CORBEL (www.corbel-project.eu) seeks to harmonise access to European research infrastructures joining their various expertise across the range of life science dis ...read more
March 29th, 2017
BBMRI-ERIC at the Integrating Research and Healthcare for Rare Diseases Workshop in Malta
Since there is a major interest for collaboration between rare diseases researchers in Europe and beyond, rare diseases have been defined as one of the core prior ...read more
September 29th, 2016
Jan-Eric Litton about the Europe Biobank Week 2016
The recent Europe Biobank Week in Vienna “Biobanking for Health Innovation” conference concluded as a big success for the biobanking community bringing togeth ...read more
November 20th, 2018
GBA and GBN Organise Stakeholder Workshop
Do biomaterial donors want to be informed of research findings achieved using their samples? What do patients think of possible online portals that allow them to ...read more
December 10th, 2020
Strategic Expansion for Biobank Sweden
The Swedish Research Council-funded research infrastructure Biobank Sweden supports healthcare providers and universities with medical faculties working towards n ...read more
December 19th, 2016
Registration of human tissue banks could stop millions of samples going to waste
A change in the way human tissue banks are registered should help prevent millions of human tissue samples, that could be used for medical research, from going to ...read more
January 23rd, 2023
Estonian Biobank and Nightingale Health complete initial phase of collaboration by profiling 250 metabolites from 200,000 blood samples
In 2021, the Estonian Biobank (EstBB) entered into a collaboration with the Finnish health tech company Nightingale Health Oy (Nightingale). The initial phase of ...read more
October 1st, 2019
EBW19: Meet Our Keynote Speaker!
Olli Kallioniemi, M.D., Ph.D., is Director of Science for Life Laboratory, a national infrastructure for life sciences in Sweden and Professor in Molecular Precis ...read more
June 21st, 2017
Four simple recommendations to encourage best practices in research software
Co-authored by Petr Holub, IT/Data Protection Manager at BBMRI-ERIC, this new article highlights how already existing best practices in software development can b ...read more
December 10th, 2020
Biobank Sweden’s Legal Helpdesk Representatives
The Swedish Research Council-funded research infrastructure Biobank Sweden supports healthcare providers and universities with medical faculties working towards n ...read more
July 19th, 2022
Launch of a pilot project for the European Health Data Space
…which open up new opportunities for health research in Europe! The European Commission has announced its decision to choose the consortium led by the Frenc ...read more
June 22nd, 2017
Hot off the press: Biobanks Europe Magazine No. 7
We are delighted to announce that the Biobanks Europe Magazine No. 7 is out. If you have always wondered what the ADOPT BBMRI-ERIC project is all about, if you ...read more
June 9th, 2023
Common Provenance Model: BBMRI led ISO/TS 23494-1:2023 released
This article is 1,014 words – a ten-minute read. During the last decade, we have witnessed reproducibility issues in life sciences. There is strong evidence ...read more
December 10th, 2020
Biobank Sweden’s National COVID-19 Coordination
The Swedish Research Council-funded research infrastructure Biobank Sweden supports healthcare providers and universities with medical faculties working towards n ...read moreRevised version of the CIOMS Ethical Guidelines for Human Research
The Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS) last week finalized the latest revision to its ethical guidelines for health research invo ...read moreNews about GDPR Implementation and Guidance from the Art.29 DPWP
The Article 29 Working Party (“WP29”) has issued new guidance on three important aspects of the new General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), which com ...read more
June 10th, 2020
EASI-Genomics Extraordinary COVID-19 related Call
Timeline: Call open: 18.05.2020 14:00 CEST Proposal submission deadlines: 30.06.2020 20:00 CEST Notification to applicants: at the latest by 15.07.2020 Start of p ...read more
December 10th, 2020
ConcePTION: Creating Knowledge for Women
“Pregnant and breastfeeding women have long been overlooked in the medical research. Today, only about 5% of medications have adequate safety information on use ...read more
December 19th, 2016
Call for Applications
The Lichtenberg-Kolleg, the Göttingen Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences, invites applications for up to 10 Early Career Fellowsh ...read more
September 19th, 2018
BBMRI-ERIC, EATRIS and ECRIN release joint statement on Horizon Europe
BBMRI-ERIC, EATRIS and ECRIN released a joint statement on Horizon Europe last week. Speaking at ICRI 2018, the International Conference for Research Infrastruct ...read moreNew Self-Assessment Survey
We are delighted to announce that a new Self-Assessment Survey for biobanks is available now. The purpose of the BBMRI-ERIC Self-Assessment Surveys is to encourag ...read more
October 25th, 2021
News from the BBMRI.pl QM expert working group
The activities of BBMRI.pl QM Expert Working Group include a wide range of initiatives arising from BBMRI-ERIC membership. Biobanks associated in Polish Biobankin ...read more
October 7th, 2020
CY-Biobank goes mobile, visiting the Cyprus mountains for donations
-Biobank goes mobile, visiting the Cyprus mountains for donations ….and we are back! The weeks leading up to the summer break in August and the beginning of the ...read more
March 30th, 2017
News from our National Node in Austria
A new publication by BBMRI.at titled Automatic Classification System for Pathological Findings is now available for download from BBMRI.at’s news section. Read ...read moreSPIDIA4P consortium meets in Luxembourg
On April 10th and 11th 2018, IBBL (Integrated Biobank of Luxembourg) hosted the SPIDIA4P consortium meeting at its new premises in Dudelange, Luxembourg. S ...read more
September 10th, 2020
Meet our Team – Mónica Cano Abadía
This week, we’re getting to know Mónica Cano Abadía, one of our ELSI Services Officers. ELSI stands for Ethical, Legal and Societal Issues. Hi, Mónica! ...read more
October 5th, 2016
Poland is now a full member of BBMRI-ERIC
BBMRI-ERIC welcomes Poland, after being an observer, now as a full member. Updated list of members and observers of BBMRI-ERIC: Members: Austria, Belgium, Czech R ...read morePromoting Engagement, Quality and Good Practices: 6 National BBMRI.it Working Groups and an Intensive Road Map
In what will be a special year for infrastructure consolidation due to the implementation throughout Europe of two regulations defining a new framework for rese ...read more
September 28th, 2022
BBMRI.PL: Publication in The Lancet Digital Health for the Molecular Pathology Centre Cellgen
The worldwide first prospective clinical study on the prediction of COVID-19 disease course has been completed and was published in the leading journal THE LANCET ...read more
March 30th, 2017
European Reference Networks: a new concept came to reality
The 3rd official European Reference Network (ERN) conference took place in Vilnius, Lithuania, on the 9th of March. The following day was dedicated to the kick-of ...read more
April 16th, 2018
Meet Vitomir, our new Systems Administrator
The BBMRI-ERIC team is pleased to welcome Vitomir Horvat as our new Systems Administrator, joining us at our office in Graz, Austria. Vitomir graduated with a deg ...read moreCORBEL launches 1st Open Call for research projects
CORBEL – Coordinated Research Infrastructures Building Enduring Life-science services – is an EC Horizon2020 project uniting 11 Biological and Medical Science ...read more
March 8th, 2022
EHDS2 Pilot – A European Consortium Pilot project, candidate for the future European Health Data Space
The EHDS2 Pilot consortium aims to be selected to build and test a first version of the European Health Data Space for the secondary use of health data. Sharing d ...read more
January 17th, 2023
BBMRI.bg hosts Biomedical research infrastructures – drivers of the genome and personalised medicine in Bulgaria
A two-day national forum “Biomedical research infrastructures – drivers of the genome and personalised medicine in Bulgaria” was held on 9th and 10th ...read more
April 17th, 2018
EMBL webinar series on Lifelong Learning
The recordings from the first four webinars from the EMBL webinar series on Lifelong Learning in the Biomedical Sciences are available to view: Education, Traini ...read moreData in Question survey receives 400 responses
What social, ethical and legal challenges do researchers and stakeholders in the field of biobanking face that impact practices related to the handling and sharin ...read more
June 4th, 2019
Describing samples and sample donors: The first version of a new MIABIS extension is ready
A long and fruitful group effort has led to the first version of a new MIABIS extension for describing biobank samples and sample donors. The working group includ ...read more
September 1st, 2022
LBBK-Warsaw UM organised a biobanking symposium during the TERMIS Conference
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) European Chapter Conference 2022 was held in Krakow, Poland, from 28th June to 1st Jul ...read more
February 3rd, 2020
Meet our Team – Ayodeji Adeniran
Meet one of our newest employees, Ayodeji Adeniran. Coming to us from the University of Reading as a Research and Enterprise Contracts Officer, Ayodeji is now BB ...read more
August 2nd, 2021