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 Precureβs large-scale multi-omics initiative.
Integrated...
$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...
ISBER 2026 Global Biobanking Congress Highlights International Collaboration in Shenzhen
Three-way collaboration: ISBER, BBCMBA and BGI partnered to host the World Biobanking Congress 2026 in Shenzhen.
Dual congress format: The ISBER Global Biobanking...
Biobanking: The Hidden Foundation of Global Science and Sustainability
The new video Global Biobanking Awareness by International Society for Biological and Enviromental Repositories (ISBER) highlights biobanking as a foundational capability for modern scienceβoften...
BBMRI-ERIC Launches 10-Year Roadmap: Biobanking for a Healthier World
Highlights
BBMRI-ERIC's 10-Year Roadmap integrates human, animal, and environmental health, aiming to enhance global health research.
Developed collaboratively with various stakeholders, the roadmap aligns...
World’s First WHO PQS Prequalified Refrigerated Vehicle Launched by B Medical Systems and Toyota
B Medical Systems, a global leader in the vaccine cold chain industry, Toyota Tsusho Corporation (TTC), and Toyota Motor Corporation announced today the launch...
Down Syndrome Research Biobank Launched via a Collaboration between Cincinnati Children’s and DownSyndrome Achieves
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has collaborated with DownSyndrome Achieves (DSA) to launch a research biobank, which serves as a central repository for biospecimens...
ISBER Releases Position Statement for Management and Use of Ultra Low Temperature Freezers
The International Society for the Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER), which represents professional experts in biobanking, ultra-low temperature (ULT) storage and cold chain management,...
The Pharma Proteomics Project: UK Biobank Collaborating with Biopharma Consortium to Study Plasma Proteome
UK Biobank, one of the worldβs largest and most comprehensive biomedical databases and research resources, announced that a consortium of ten biopharmaceutical companies. According...


















