University of Western Australia Launches Human Milk Research Biobank
New research collection: UWA's WA Human Milk Biobank has collected more than 1,000 samples and has capacity for more than 100,000.
Broader donor...
Precure Selects Helix for Multi-Omics Analysis of One Million Biospecimens
Population-scale profiling: Helix will support the generation of molecular data from approximately one million biospecimens as part of Precure’s large-scale multi-omics initiative.
Integrated...
UK Researchers Launch Large-Scale Menstrual Fluid Biobank Linking Samples With Longitudinal Health Data
Repeated longitudinal sampling: Thousands of participants from two established UK cohort studies will provide menstrual fluid samples across three menstrual cycles using specially...
$50M Initiative Aims to Build AI-Ready Datasets Across Academic Biobanks
$50M financing: Network Bio launched with $50 million to expand a platform combining biobank-derived biological data with artificial intelligence.
Academic biobank network: Collaborations...
UNR Med Biobank Strengthens Nevada’s Clinical Research and Translational Medicine Infrastructure
New biobank infrastructure: UNR Med will open a biobank in September 2026 within its Translational Research Center.
Clinical research growth: Renown Health has...
University of Birmingham Supports New Tumor Organoid Biobank Revealing Genetic Weaknesses in Cancer
Tumor organoid biobank: Researchers developed 256 patient-derived organoids representing five cancer types for biomedical research.
Gene dependency mapping: CRISPR screening identified genes that...
UniSC to Establish Human Tissue Biobank to Investigate Rising Early-Onset Bowel Cancer
New tissue biobank: UniSC will establish a biobank of living tissue donated by Sunshine Coast bowel cancer patients under 50.
Early-onset cancer research:...
New Tool Enables Secure Analysis of Rare Genetic Variants Across Global Biobanks
Privacy-Preserving Analysis: MetaSTAARlite enables rare variant studies using genomic summary statistics instead of individual-level genetic data.
Biobank-Scale Validation: Tool successfully analyzed sequencing data...
Abu Dhabi Biobank Partners with Bascom Palmer to Launch Middle East’s First Eye Bank
First Regional Eye Bank: Abu Dhabi Biobank will establish the Middle East’s first Eye Bank for donor corneal tissue.
Advanced Tissue Biobanking: Facility...
Royal Veterinary College Launches Europe’s First Veterinary Oncobiome Bank
Veterinary Microbiome Collection: Bank stores faecal, plasma and serum samples from canine and feline cancer patients.
Future Multi-Omics Research: Biospecimens will support DNA,...


















