Welcome to Biobanking.com, the premier global news media platform dedicated to promoting and advancing the biobanking and biopreservation industry. We spotlight modern biobanking technologies, solutions, and best practices, delivering valuable news, insights, and resources for professionals working in biobanking, biorepositories, and biospecimen/sample management.
Since 2009, when TIME magazine highlighted biobanks as one of the “10 Ideas Changing the World”, the field has undergone extraordinary evolution. Biobanking has become the backbone of biomedical research and an essential enabler of precision medicine. With the surging demand for high-quality biospecimens and data to fuel research into health and disease, biobanks of all sizes and specialties have emerged worldwide. Today, biobanking is recognized as a critical intersection of science, technology, and business—driving innovations in medical research, biodiversity conservation, and species preservation.
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- Empower biobanking professionals and researchers with up-to-date industry news, expert insights, and actionable information.
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- Connect biobanking related vendors with biobanking professionals, as well as connecting biobanks and biospecimen suppliers with researchers.
And our vision is to be the go-to resource for biobanking professionals and key stakeholders, fostering innovation and collaboration in this rapidly growing industry, and ultimately propelling medical research for a healthier future.
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Editors & Authors
Aparna Rao, PhD
Dr. Aparna Rao is a research scientist experienced in tumor immunology, cell biology and genetics. She is also a biobank manager overseeing collection, processing and inventorying of 250+ brain tumor specimens for the adult brain tumor bank at the University of Pittsburgh.
Arianna Ferrini, PhD
Arianna Ferrini is a postdoctoral research fellow in Neuroscience at University College London (UK). She holds a PhD in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine from Imperial College London and an MSc in Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology from the University of Florence (Italy). She is the Communication Director of the Association of Italian Scientists in the UK (AISUK) and the Chair of the Student and Young Investigator Section of the European Council of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS). She works as a freelance scientific writer and editor to combine her love for science with her passion for communication.
David Orchard-Webb, PhD
David Orchard-Webb is a consultant/medical writer for a number of ongoing healthcare initiatives including for Athla LLC/ HealthLabs, a discovery automation company for Big Data leveraging Big Compute. He has a number of years experience in academic R&D and healthcare related projects including the fields of oncology and immunotherapy.
Leah Cannon, PhD
Leah is a scientific writer and startup marketer with over 10 years clinical and research experience as a veterinarian and molecular biologist. She is also author of ‘How to Start a Life Science Company’ available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Advisors
Heidi Wagner, PA (ASCP)
Heidi Wagner is the founder and principal consultant of MedPath Consult LLC., a biobanking and surgical pathology consulting services company. Heidi brings over a decade of international experience in biobanking and anatomic pathology. Her expertise includes strategic planning and execution of biobanking and surgical pathology operations in large complex hospital systems. Heidi’s experience in both biobanking and pathology operations allows her to uniquely offer to her clients a unified and inter-operable perspective.
Dr. Daniel Catchpoole is a Professor at The School of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering and IT, University of Technology Sydney, and the Head of biospecimen research at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead. He has 20+ years full-time laboratory research experience into the molecular basis of paediatric malignancies and has extensive experience with the analysis of gene expression as well as cellular and molecular applications associated with research into acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. He is also a Past-President of ISBER.
