European Commission Launches the European Health Data Space for People and Science
The European Commission launched the European Health Data Space (EHDS), one of the central building blocks of a strong European Health Union. The EHDS will help the EU to achieve a quantum leap forward in the way healthcare is...
Dubai to Open UAE’s First Robotic Biobank in 2023 to Boost Medical Research and...
Al Jalila Foundation, a member of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, announced that it will establish the UAE’s first robotic biobank, in partnership with the Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) and...
ISBER Announced the 2022 Award Winners for Outstanding Achievement in Biobanking
ISBER 2022 Outstanding Achievement in Biobanking - Nahla M. Afifi
The ISBER Award for Outstanding Achievement in Biobanking is designed to recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of biobanking. Dr. Nahla Maher Afifi earned her MBBCh with...
New Biobank Law in Sweden will Facilitate Research and Healthcare
The Swedish government decides on a legal council referral where it is proposed that the current Biobanks Act from 2003 be replaced by new legislation. The new bill from the government promotes research and healthcare when unnecessary administration is...
ATCC Awarded Two Projects from the USDA Including the Creation of ARS Resources Collection...
ATCC, the world’s premier biological materials management and standards organization, today announced that it has been awarded two projects, with a combined value of $385,000, by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support its Agricultural Research Service (ARS) agency over...
UiT’s Treasury Received Millions to Solve Health Challenges Namely Biobanking Storage Capacity
Through the Norwegian biobank consortium, to ensure the research core facility and solve major challenges in the biobanking domain, UiT has received an award of almost 20 million NOK from the Research Council. The biobank stores human biological material...
Biobanking Victoria: Australia’s First Industry-Focused Flagship Biobank Launched by Monash University
Monash University has officially launched Australia’s first industry-focused storage facility for biological material to support medical research and commercialisation opportunities. Biobanking Victoria is a state-of-the-art facility that provides a valuable link between researchers and industry, generously supported by the Victorian...
NATA’s Biobanking Accreditation Set to Expand the Emerging Australian Biobanking Industry
The National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) believes Australia’s fledgling biobanking industry is set for rapid expansion after it granted accreditation to the country’s first facility for the internationally recognised biobanking standard ISO 20387. Biobanking Victoria, part of Monash University,...
NIH Launches Program to Offer Molecular Characterization of Pediatric Cancer Data
The National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, has launched the Molecular Characterization Initiative for pediatric tumors and this program offers tumor molecular characterization, also called biomarker testing, to children, adolescents, and young adults with newly diagnosed central...
NIH’s All of Us Program Releases Dataset of Almost 100,000 Whole Genome Sequences
Nearly 100,000 highly diverse whole genome sequences are now available through the National Institutes of Health's All of Us Research Program. About 50% of the data is from individuals who identify with racial or ethnic groups that have historically been...
