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EATRIS-Plus workshop: Building strong partnerships between industry and academia
2022-09-29 08:00 - 2022-09-30 17:00 (Europe/Paris) | University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Pharmacy, Askerceva 7, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Join us at the EATRIS-Plus workshop on “Building strong partnerships between industry and academia” ! The two-day workshop will take place on 29-30 September 2022 in beautiful Ljubljana, Slovenia.
This EATRIS-Plus workshop on best practices in public-private collaboration has been developed within the framework of EATRIS-Plus H2020 Project, a 4-year flagship initiative in personalised medicine, coordinated by EATRIS ERIC. The workshop is organised by University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Pharmacy (Slovenia), Biocat, Barcelona (Spain) and EATRIS.
The workshop programme will offer wide variety of interesting activities including

Academia-industry collaboration lectures:

11 things you need to know about industry-academia collaboration,
Turning deal breakers into deal makers – the legal perspective,
Commercial stuff you should know: IP, licensing, start-ups, royalties, negotiation and a few other things we can think of
Science and business DO mix! Resolving issues on the way to more and better deals…

Best practices from SMEs, TTOs, and SME and academic consortia;
Group work addressing the challenges in public-private collaboration;
Workshop activity on skills in negotiating a deal;
Social activities such as welcome dinner, Ljubljana tour and post-workshop tour.

Target audience:

Biotech SME-based professionals,
Postdoctoral biomedical researchers,
Young PIs,
Professionals from TTO / Incubators / Industry Liaison,
Other professionals from pharmaceutical industry.

Cost: Participation is free of charge, however participants are responsible for their own travel and accommodation costs. EATRIS members may benefit from a travel grant, please get in touch with your national node.
Registration is open, but places are limited to 30 – apply now !

European Biobank Week Roadshow - Paediatric Biobanking and Minor Engagement - Rome, Italy
2022-10-13 09:00 - 2022-10-14 18:00 (Europe/Paris) | Paediatric Bambino Gesù Hospital, Viale Ferdinando Baldelli 38, Rome, 00146, Italy
Paediatric Biobanking and Minor Engagement – an interactive workshop
The second stop of our EBW22 Roadshow will be in Rome (Italy), 13-14 October.
ESBB and BBMRI-ERIC organise this #EBW22 Roadshow stop in partnership with the BBMRI ERIC Stakeholder Forum Patient Pillar, BBMRI.it, the Research Translational (IRCCS) Paediatric Bambino Gesù Hospital, and the paediatric network IDEA.
Paediatric (research) biobanking is a European priority asking for a scientific and Ethical-Legal-Societal-ELS shift within a Responsible Research & Innovation – RRI framework. Accordingly, our critical starting point will be an overall view of European commitment to paediatric research and healthcare and an in-depth exchange on good practices and priorities of various actors to raise awareness, facilitate assent and consenting processes, and improve engagement. Promoting practical solutions, we will address challenges of biobanking with children (earlier, over time, and following up), such as:

How empowering new generations makes better research and a better research experience?
Which tools to use to inform and increase the minor’s understanding?
By whom is the child’s capacity (to understand, to assent) assessed?
How to engage minors and their parents (guardians) over time and recognize them as active research participants?

Booking and further information
See the programme and register via the ESBB website today, seats are limited!
As a practical recommendation: October is the high tourist season in Rome; book in advance – the sooner the better.
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You will find the information notice specific to the data processing for the organization of the EBW Roadshow here.

International Conference on Research Infrastructures - Brno, Czech Republic
2022-10-18 08:00 - 2022-10-21 17:00 (Europe/Paris) | Brno, Czech Republic, Various, Brno, Czech Republic
A major worldwide event providing an opportunity for strategic discussions about international cooperation in research infrastructure. A variety of experts and stakeholders discuss challenges and emerging trends, highlighting the essential role of research infrastructures.
The upcoming ICRI will take place in Brno, Czech Republic from 19-21 October 2022.
BBMRI-ERIC and its National Nodes will be taking part in several events.

18 October, 13:00: Satellite event – Global and European Infrastructures IMPC and INFRAFRONTIER Towards the Deciphering of Gene Functions for Human Health.
European and world-wide research infrastructures provide comprehensive resources regarding gene function in physiology and disease. The infrastructures are used globally to model human biology and disease enabling therapeutic discovery and precision medicine. Jens K. Habermann, Director General of BBMRI-ERIC will be speaking at this event.
Venue: Brno Masaryk University campus. Hybrid event.
19 October, 19:00. Side event – Finding Opportunity among Health Challenges: Allowing the Space for Research Infrastructure Synergies.
This side event will explore case scenarios in the field of health where further synergies among existing distributed RI’s resources at European and national levels as well as outside Europe, can lead to more effective research and resilience. Roman Hrstka, Deputy Director of BBMRI.CZ – Czech Republic – and Marialuisa Lavitrano, Director of BBMRI.IT – Italy – will be speaking at this event.
Venue: Hotel Passage Brno. Hybrid event.
20 October, 09:00. Main programme – Grand Societal Challenges Parallel Sessions.
I. COVID-19 and pandemics of infectious diseases – Nahla Afifi, Director of the Qatar Biobank will be speaking at this event.
Venue: Hotel Passage, Lidická 23, 602 00 Brno

BioTechX Congress 2022 , 8-10 November 2022 - Congress Center Basel, Basel, Switzerland
2022-11-08 - 2022-11-10 | Basel Congress Center, Messeplatz 21, Basel, 4058, Switzerland
BBMRI-ERIC will be represented at BioTechX – Europe’s largest congress covering diagnostics, precision medicine and digital transformation in pharmaceutical development and healthcare.
BioTechX successfully brings together an amalgamation of genomics, translational medicine, data scientists, IT, bioinformaticians, cheminformaticians, clinicians, healthcare and pharma companies. The event will showcase innovation, demonstrate success and break through the obstacles and barriers to ensure that the innovations in genomics and big data, enter the clinic with speed and efficiency.
2022’s congress will feature 400 speakers and 2,000+ expected attendees.

Ethics of AI in Imaging: Ethical and Societal Implications
2022-11-15 15:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Paris) | Online
Speakers: Melanie Goisauf and Mónica Cano Abadía (BBMRI-ERIC)
Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications in medicine are hoped to improve healthcare and to advance health equity. While the technology carries the potential to improve health services, the ethical and societal implications need to be carefully considered to avoid harmful consequences for individuals and groups, especially for the most vulnerable. It is therefore inevitable to identify what types of ethical issues are raised by AI, and to analyse how these issues are tackled in biomedical research. This webinar gives an overview of the results of a comprehensive and systematic review of academic literature as well as workshop outcomes. We will problematise approaches such as ‘trustworthy AI’ and ‘explainable AI’ that shape the ethics discourse on AI. The webinar concludes with a reflection on the topics identified that shape the understanding of ‘Ethics of AI’ and the gaps in the discourse.
Register here: https://cesnet.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_u_wq99pSTfm7Ql3PfXdnFQ
This webinar is funded within BIG PICTURE, projects that have received funding from the Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 Joint Undertaking under grant agreement No 945358.

Webinar: Visualizing the Complexity of Sex Determination
2022-11-16 15:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Paris) | Online
Visualizing the Complexity of Sex Determination, with Amanda Montañez
A new installment of the “Sex and Gender in Biomedical Research” webinar series, will take place on Wednesday, November 16th, at 15h (CEST). The title of this webinar is “Visualizing the Complexity of Sex Determination”.
The speaker, Amanda Montañez, describes her session as follows:
At Scientific American, we communicate the latest and most important information about science, health, technology, the environment, and society to the public. We often use information graphics to help illuminate complex ideas that are hard to explain fully through words alone. A few years ago, as part of a special issue on sex and gender, I led the development of a graphic on the spectrum of biological sex, a fascinating topic that I had not seen visualized before and turned out to be even more complex than I had imagined. In this talk I will explain the process of how the graphic was developed, what I learned, and how this project fits into my work as a graphics editor at Scientific American.
Register here: https://cesnet.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6lcofwfYRGmDFhOh0LDgoA
You can check the graphic here: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/beyond-xx-and-xy-the-extraordinary-complexity-of-sex-determination/
Pitch Interactive and Amanda Montañez; Source: Research by Amanda Hobbs; Expert review by Amy Wisniewski University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center​

4th BBMRI.QM Newsroom
2022-12-13 10:00 - 11:15 (Europe/Paris) | Online
“Get insights from the outside” – that is the motto for the consultation hours on quality-related topics in the field of biobanking and biomedical research and development.
We invite you to our 4th BBMRI.QM Newsroom in 2022, which will be held on: 13 December, 10:00-11:15 a.m. CET via Zoom.
We will welcome two QM experts of our National Nodes and one guest from the Swiss Accreditation Service.
The agenda of each meeting will consist of these 4 items:
1. Q-uick
You get a quick overview of current developments in quality management matters.
2. Q-uiz
You learn about 2 NODES/3 MINUTES/3 SLIDES, packed with information about current Q-activities, presented by members of the BBMRI-ERIC community.
BBMRI.se – Karina Lövstedt (Sweden)
BBMRI.hu – Beáta Bessenyei (Hungary)
3. Q-uest
Join our quest for new information and get exciting insights from behind the quality scenes via our guest speaker – Swiss Accreditation Service: Simon Herren.
4. Q-change
Exchange ideas on quality as we take time for inspiring and innovative discussions about future needs of the biobanking and the biomedical research network.
Registration
PLEASE REGISTER here to receive the Zoom link: https://lnkd.in/dfHtv95c and MAKE USE of the possibility to add the event to your calendar.

Online Workshop: Implementing Genomic Research Projects
2023-02-01 13:00 - 2023-02-02 15:30 (Europe/Paris)
Learn how to address key issues in genomic research in this two-day online workshop on Implementing Genomic Research Projects, jointly organised by BBMRI-ERIC with Easi Genomics on:
Wednesday, 1 February (13-16:30 CET)
and Thursday, 2 February (13-15:30 CET)
This workshop will gives participants a fantastic opportunity to learn more about genomic data ethics, legal issues, privacy and data protection, data standardisation, and how to implement standardised sample workflows or deposit genomic data in public repositories.
Details and booking: Workshop on Implementing Genomic Research Projects | EASI-Genomics

Webinar: Biobanks and scientific research - scientific opportunities and challenges for privacy
2023-02-08 17:00 - 18:00 (Europe/Paris) | Online
What regulatory, privacy, and secondary use aspects due researchers need to consider when using patient data for research purposes?
In this online panel discussion (held in Italian), speakers Dr. Ilaria Anna Colussi (BBMRI-ERIC – Data Protection Specialist), Laura Liguori (Portolano Cavallo Partner) and Elisa Stefanini (Portolano Cavallo Partner) address the main challenges researchers are facing regarding sample biology on the European and Italian levels.
Date: 8 February 2023, 5 pm (CET)
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Webinar: The case of data reuse - ethical, legal, and societal issues in international genomic data access and sharing
2023-02-09 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | Online
Health data collected in cohort studies help researchers generate knowledge generation and advance biomedical research. But what happens when these data are used for something other than the initial purpose?
In this webinar, BBMRI social scientist Dr. Melanie Goisauf and health lawyer Emmanuelle Rial-Sebbag address ethical, legal, and societal questions regarding the sensitivity of genomic data sourced from vulnerable and ethnic groups, such as African genetic data and material.
Date: 9 February 2023, 2-3 p.m. (UTC)
Online via Zoom
Registration link
The speakers will address challenges associated with the reuse of health/genomic data in CINECA from the ELSI perspective and the FAIR principles, highlighting GDPR provisions and their interpretations, national laws, relevant literature, and outcomes of recent stakeholder engagement workshops.

BBMRI.QM Newsroom - March 2023
2023-03-21 10:00 - 11:00 (Europe/Paris)
For our first BBMRI.QM Newsroom of 2023, we will be welcoming two guests:
Aulikki Santavuori (Auria Biobank Quality Manager – BBMRI.fi)
Phil Scordis (UCB – project partner in the IMI project EPND (European Platform for Neurodegenerative Diseases))
The Newsroom takes place on 21 March between 10:00-11:00 CET.
To register for this Zoom meeting, use this link.
The online meeting will follow the agenda below:

Welcome and introduction (Andrea Wutte)
ISO 20387:2018 accreditation of Auria Biobank (Aulikki Santavuori)
EPND project: Accelerating the discovery of diagnostics and treatment for neurodegenerative diseases involving public and private partners (Maike Tauchert, Phil Scordis)
Q&A (all)

BBMRI-ERIC ELSI Dialogues Webinar: Introduction to the Belgian Biobank Legislation - A Piece of the Puzzle in the Complicated EU Regulatory Landscape
2023-05-31 14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Paris)
Biobank legislation is not harmonised at the European Union level, and the Member States have taken considerably divergent approaches in how they regulate the field. Whereas some countries do not have specific regulations, others have adopted complex biobank laws.
This webinar aims to present the unique legal framework for biobanking that is currently in place in Belgium. The Belgian Biobank law was first adopted in 2008, entered into force in 2018 and underwent an important reform in 2022. Moreover, the law is complemented by an essential piece of self-regulation, namely the Compendium on biobanks issued by the Federal Agency on Medicine Products and Health. The interplay with relevant data protection rules will also be the focus of our discussion.
Join us on 31 May at 14:00 CEST. Register online.

Moderator: Ilaria Colussi

Speakers: Janos Meszaros, Teodora Lalova-Spinks, Introduction by Prof. Isabelle Huys

This webinar has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under the project canSERV – providing cutting edge cancer research services across Europe (grant agreement number 101058620).

BBMRI.QM Academy: Validation and verification of processing methods and biobanking
2023-06-01 13:00 - 14:30 (Europe/Paris)
A live-learning webinar with the topic ‘Validation and verification of processing methods and biobanking’ presented by key expert Fay Betsou will be held on 1 June,1:00-2:15 pm CEST via Zoom.
We are very pleased to inform you that this workshop is UEMS EACCME® for CME accredited. Participation in this live educational event equates to 1 CME credit.
Register: For this Zoom webinar and make use of the possibility to add the event to your calendar.
The online meeting will follow the agenda below:

1:00-1:10: Welcome and introduction (Andrea Wutte)
1:10-1:50: Validation and verification of processing methods and biobanking (scientific lecture) (Fay Betsou)
1:50-2:10: Discussion, Q&A (all)
2:10-2:15: Word of thanks and end of meeting (Andrea Wutte)

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BBMRI.QM Newsroom
2023-06-07 10:00 - 11:00 (Europe/Paris)
The second session in 2023 will be held on 7 June, 10:00-11:00 am CEST via Zoom.
We will welcome two guests:

Judit Balogh (Senior Project Manager at BBMRI-ERIC)
Saba Abdulghani (Head of Biobanking Development at BBMRI-ERIC)

PLEASE REGISTER here for the Zoom meeting and MAKE USE of the possibility to add the event to your calendar.
The online meeting will follow the agenda below:

Welcome and introduction (Maike Tauchert)
canSERV Project: Providing Cutting-Edge Cancer Research Services Across Europe (Judit Balogh, Saba Abdulghani, Maike Tauchert)
Q&A (all)

BioMed-AI Summer School: Biomedicine & Bioethics supporting responsible innovation in the era of Big Data & AI
2023-06-12 - 2023-06-16
Between 12-16 June 2023, the BioMed-AI Summer School: Biomedicine & Bioethics supporting responsible innovation in the era of Big Data & AI takes place under the Auspices of the Academy of Athens.
30 participants will be selected, following the review of applications by a board of experts from BRFAA, CRB and Archimedes Center.
If interested, apply here no later than April 10.
BBMRI-ERIC’s ELSI team is pleased to be part of the excellent programme with a round table: “About trustworthiness, black-boxing and ethical layering in AI-driven biomedical research”. We will be sharing the latest research results on the ethics of AI in relation to polygenic risk-scores or AI in imaging from ongoing projects such as Big Picture, INTERVENE or EUCanImage to young researchers.
Full details of the summer school are available here.

3rd BBMRI.QM Newsroom
2023-09-26 10:00 - 11:00 (Europe/Paris)
The third session in 2023 will be held on 26 September, 10:00-11:00 am CEST via Zoom.
We will welcome two guests:

Claire Connellan (ERINHA, Project Manager ISIDORe)
Lukasz Kozera (Scientific Programme Manager at BBMRI-ERIC)

PLEASE REGISTER HERE for the Zoom meeting and MAKE USE of the possibility to add the event to your calendar.
The online meeting will follow the agenda below:
26 September 2023

Welcome and introduction (BBMRI.QM)
ISIDORe Project (Guests and BBMRI.QM)
Q&A (all)

We look forward to seeing you there.

Europe Biobank Week Roadshow 2023 - IT: Data Integration in Biobanking
2023-09-27 12:00 - 2023-09-28 13:00 (Europe/Paris) | Medical University of Innsbruck, Christoph-Probst-Platz 1, Innsbruck, Tyrol, 6020, Austria
Join the EBW Roadshow Innsbruck meeting led by BBMRI-ERIC and ESBB for an exciting two-day conference, focusing on the following main topics: health & biobank data integration, data management and data transfer between biobanks and European platforms, and data extraction from various health-datasources.
This EBW Roadshow event will also feature industry presentations by leading Biobank-software vendors. Don’t miss out on this invaluable opportunity to enhance your knowledge and network with international experts in the field!
?️ Date: September 27 – 28. 2023 (12.00 – 13.00)
? Location: Medical University of Innsbruck (Christoph-Probst-Platz 1, Innsbruck, Austria, 6020 )
Workshop Focus:

In-depth discussions on biobanking and IT topics
Effective multi-modal data management techniques between biobanks and connecting to BBMRI-ERIC European research infrastructure
Data extraction methodologies from diverse data sources
Insights from industry-leading Biobank-software vendors
Health data integration strategies and best practices

Who should attend?

Biobank professionals
IT specialists in healthcare and life sciences
Researchers and scientists working with health data
Industry professionals interested in biobanking and IT collaboration

Why attend?

Gain valuable insights into the latest trends in biobanking and IT
Learn practical strategies for integrating health data effectively
Discover innovative approaches to data management
Explore cutting-edge technologies from top Biobank-software vendors
Network and exchange ideas with industry experts and peers
IT: Data Integration in Biobanking

Registration is open now, seats are limited.
Please find our privacy statements here: ESBB , BBMRI-ERIC. For more information on the Eventbrite Privacy Statement click here. You will find the information notice specific to the data processing for the organisation of the EBW Roadshow here.

BioTechX Europe
2023-10-04 - 2023-10-06 | Basel Congress Center, Messeplatz 21, Basel, 4058, Switzerland
BBMRI-ERIC will once again be at the BioTechX Europe Congress. Here’s why we would we delighted for you to join us:
BioTechX Europe is Europe’s largest congress covering diagnostics, precision medicine and digital transformation in pharmaceutical development and healthcare.
Over the years we have fostered strong relationships with local partners such as the Canton of Basel, Novartis, Roche and various incubators to cover the full pipeline of drug development.
In 2023 the 3-day event will return to Basel, the pharma hub of Europe, this time with 2500 leaders in the field, 450 speakers and 100 start-ups all under one roof. The BioTechX Europe Congress features speakers from the top 50 pharmaceutical companies, biotechs, healthcare systems and academic groups creating endless networking opportunities.
When booking, take advantage of the BBMRI discount code: BBMRI50

Europe Biobank Week Congress 2024
2024-05-14 - 2024-05-17 | The Hofburg, Vienna, 1010, Austria
BBMRI-ERIC and ESBB are delighted to announce that the Europe Biobank Week Congress is back for 2024.
It will take place from 14-17 May at The Hofburg in Vienna, Austria.
Save the date in your diaries and look out for further details on registration which will be made available shortly on the EBW website.
Interested in sponsoring the Congress? Contact us.
