Tag: Animal Biobanking
Updated Veterinary LIMS System Now Available as Part of Autoscribe’s LIMS Starter Systems Release
Autoscribe Informatics, the global leader in configurable Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), recently announced the latest release of its starter systems. The 4Q22 release includes an improved Veterinary LIMS starter system, and two updated modules for Matrix Gemini LIMS,...
Biodiversity Biobanks South Africa (BBSA): A Central Repository Launches to Conserve and Manage Biodiversity...
In a first for the country, a central repository, Biodiversity Biobanks South Africa (BBSA), was launched to conserve and manage biodiversity samples on 1 March 2023. BBSA is the coming together of a diverse group of biobank managers to form a...
Forum Workshops on Genetic Data and Animal Biobanking Successfully Hosted by EPAA in Sharjah
The Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA) in Sharjah hosted its 3rd day of the Sharjah International Conservation Forum for Arabia’s Biodiversity workshops on the use of genetic data to resolve taxonomic considerations and an Introduction to animal biobanking....
Mars Petcare Partners with Broad Institute to Establish Open-Access Biobank Database of Dog and...
The genome database will power ongoing scientific efforts worldwide and help advance individualized pet healthcare
Insights from this partnership will feed into the MARS PETCARE BIOBANK™, a longitudinal study to understand pet health and disease, transforming pet care...
Creating a Zoological Specimen Biobank
Ziath has donated 2D-barcode scanners, software, and barcoded sample tubes to the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) to assist them in creating a unique biobank of zoological specimens that will be available to researchers worldwide.
Assembled over the last 40...
New Biobank Launched to Facilitate Access to Livestock Samples and Data in Uganda
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)-led Boosting Uganda’s Investment in Livestock Development (BUILD) project has established a biorepository to support livestock sample storage and data management in Uganda. Housed at the National Animal Disease Diagnostics and Epidemiology Centre (NADDEC) in Entebbe, the...
Zoological Society of London Partners with Nature’s SAFE Living Biobank to Preserve the Living...
With more than 40,000 species currently at risk of extinction, ZSL has joined Nature’s SAFE’s mission to save those species most at risk – by providing samples from post-mortems undertaken at ZSL’s two conservation zoos, London and Whipsnade. The new...
Cryopreservation and Biobanking Could Save the World’s Rarest Species from Extinction
Scientists at the Chester Zoo in the UK have teamed up with some of the UK’s leading animal reproduction experts and founded Nature’s SAFE, which stands for Saving Animals From Extinction. Nature’s SAFE is one of Europe’s largest living...
Frozen Sperm Biobank: A New Long-term and Cost-effective Model Could Help Save Endangered Koalas...
Biobanking and assisted reproduction could become a reality for koalas by leveraging the existing technology used to help humans conceive. A detailed model, published today in the international journal Animals, reveals this would significantly help captive breeding programs to retain genetic diversity,...
