Veterinary Laboratory Management Software to be Demonstrated by Autoscribe at ECVP Joint Congress
Attendees of the prestigious European Congress of Veterinary Pathology will see the latest update of Autoscribe's popular Veterinary Laboratory Management System. The world's most configurable Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), Matrix Gemini, is well known for being used by veterinary...
Cryogenic Sperm Banking Training at the LSU AgCenter Paves the Way for Cryopreservation Industry...
The team from the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish working with cryogenic sperm banking of Indian major carps and exotic carps, successfully completed their training at the Louisiana State University (LSU) AgCenter. The objective of their training...
Animal Biobanking for Conservation Specialist Group Aims to Establish Global Network for Genetic Resources...
Our world is currently facing a massive crisis of extinction, where the populations of various wildlife species have reduced by an average of 69% since 1970. We are at risk of losing the genetic diversity that is crucial for...
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...
ShellBank – World’s First Traceability Toolkit and DNA Database to Stop Illegal Marine Turtle...
The world’s first traceability toolkit and global database of marine turtle DNA - ShellBank, was launched at the ongoing 19th Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), where member states adopted a...
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...
Biobank Led by Simon Fraser University Aims to Preserve West Coast Kelp Forests for...
Led by biologist Sherryl Bisgrove, and supported by the Pacific Salmon Foundation, the team has developed a cryogenic freezing technique to store germplasm, or “seed”, of at-risk bull kelp in a biobank.
This allows the team, which also includes postdoctoral fellow...
