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...
The Need for Patient-Pushed, Real-World Data on Neurodegenerative Diseases
Neurodegenerative diseases, is a collective term for a group of disorders characterized by the progressive neurodegeneration of brain cells, leading to dysfunction(s) and abnormal structure(s) in the central and/or peripheral nervous systems. One of the main causes of neurodegeneration...
Biospecimen Quality in Clinical Research
Abstract
Biospecimens form an integral part of many clinical research studies. The production of valid clinical data sets depends largely upon the quality of biospecimens utilized in the study. Annotations of biospecimens help unveil information related to disease prognosis, diagnosis,...
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...
How Do People In Nashville React To The Biobank Consent Process?
Gathering informed consent from participants is a pillar of biobanking. As ambitious biobanking projects such as All of US and UK biobank proliferate and become ever larger, the benefits and the potential risks for participants also grow. It is...
Four-Part Mendelspod Podcast Series On Human Biospecimen Quality And Regulations
Scientist.com has announced the completion of a four-part podcast series on human biological samples and biobanking. The four guests offered thoughtful insights and ideas from an academic, pharmaceutical and small business perspective. The episodes were hosted by, and are...
The Role of Patients in Medical Research is Evolving, Thanks to Patient-Facing Health IT
Sponsored content brought to you by In the fields of biobanking and clinical research, the active role of the patient as more than a donor or study subject is becoming more prevalent as biobanks and researchers increasingly recognize the added...
How Biobanks Can Support Personalized Medicine
Biobanks should be an integral part of a comprehensive research platform, not exclusively viewed as a service provider or freezer farm managed with excel sheets. For biobanks to be be viewed as a contributing partner and one that can...
Webinar: COMPLi® HBS Legislation Series : Ukraine
Date/Time: May 12, 7:30-8:30am PDT
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Local legislation surrounding the sourcing of human biosamples for research purposes varies greatly around the world. In this webinar we will explore and better understand how Ukraine governs the recruitment, collection, storage and distribution...
Are You Just Seeking Approval: Digging Deep into Biobanking Ethics
This is going to be a bit deep, but bear with me...
Biobankers are interested in ethics. To manage our tissue collections we need either approval by an ‘Ethics Board’ or we operate as part of a regulatory system used...
