Tag: Biobanking
UK Biobank Revolutionizes Global Medical Research with World’s Largest Genome Sequencing Dataset
In a groundbreaking development, UK Biobank has released a vast dataset from whole genome sequencing of half a million participants, a move poised to revolutionize medical research and treatment development. This unparalleled dataset available to approved researchers globally, excludes...
VCU Liver Institute’s New Biorepository to Advance Global Research with Major Sample Donation
The Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Stravitz-Sanyal Institute for Liver Disease and Metabolic Health recently made a significant leap towards becoming a global research hub. This advancement was fueled by a generous donation from Michigan-based Cirius Therapeutics, which provided nearly...
UIC’s Brain Bank Receives $5 Million NIH Grant for Citywide Research on Epilepsy and...
The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) is leading a pioneering project to establish a virtual brain bank, collaborating with four other prominent Chicago academic medical centers. Funded by a $5 million USD grant from the National Institutes of Health,...
RENACER: World’s First Biobank of Brain Metastasis Living Samples
Researchers at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) have developed RENACER, the world's first biorepository of brain metastases live samples. Comprising samples from 18 Spanish hospitals, RENACER allows the study of cancer cells responses to drugs in live...
UK Biobank Raised £32 Million for Future Advancements via Philanthropic Partnership
Eric Schmidt, former CEO and Chairman of Google, and Ken Griffin, founder of Griffin Catalyst and founder and CEO of Citadel, have initiated a new funding phase for the UK Biobank, pledging over £16 million, matched by the government. This investment,...
White Paper: Introducing the Global Integrated Analytical Biorepository (GIAB)
The Global Integrated Analytical Biorepository (GIAB) provides a new pathway in biorepository and biobanking science to advance human health by providing services that are instrumental in the optimization of biospecimen quality. This is achieved by taking a unified and...
Victorian Cancer Biobank Recognized in the Melbourne Awards for Extensive Contributions to Cancer Research
The Victorian Cancer Biobank (VCB) has made a significant impact in the field of cancer research and has recently been nominated as a finalist in the Melbourne Awards for Knowledge and Innovation. This recognition celebrates VCB's extensive contributions to...
Marianne K. Henderson, MS PMP, Senior Advisor at the U.S. National Cancer Institute, NIH,...
Wilmington, Delaware – CloudLIMS, a SOC 2 compliant and ISO 9001:2015 certified LIMS software provider, is pleased to announce that Marianne K. Henderson, MS PMP, Senior Advisor for Division Resources and Biobanking in the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and...
Mexican Biobank Launches the Most Complete Genetic Database of the Mexican Population
The Mexican Biobank is a collaborative initiative involving Mexico's National Laboratory of Genomics for Biodiversity at CINVESTAV, the National Institute of Public Health, the National Institute of Medical Sciences & Nutrition, the University of Oxford, and Stanford University. Supported...
Swedish Childhood Tumor Biobank Receives SEK 5.13 Million Grant for National Precision Medicine Project
The Swedish Childhood Tumor Biobank, a national genomic biobank dedicated to the study of pediatric cancer, is instrumental in advancing research into tumors affecting children. As part of the Genomic Medicine Sweden (GMS) initiative focused on pediatric oncology, the...
