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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Are biobank costs properly recognised? 🧬💰 GBN’s new catalogue & cost tool makes planning easier, costs transparent & biobanks more sustainable. 💪 👉 Available via the Biobank “Starter Kit”: tinyurl.com/yc3jhmn9 #Biobank #Biobanking #ResearchFunding

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Improving biobank cost calculation

GBN has developed a biobank service catalogue with a cost calculation tool. This enables biobanks to transparently plan costs of third-party funded projects.

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

📺 HUB Hanover, part of the German Biobank Network, was featured on TV! 🧬Supporting the "MoReHealth" project, HUB provides key biosamples for multi-omics research in personalised medicine. Watch in German: tinyurl.com/45xvvv5f #Biobank #Biobanking #PersonalisedMedicine #InfectionResearch

Interior of Hannover Unified Biobank - liquid nitrogen tanks visible.

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

We're delighted that GBN as part of the Network of University Medicine (NUM) has been recognised in the 'High-Tech Agenda' of the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology & Space. It is also exciting to see the long-term continuation of the NUM mentioned tinyurl.com/mrxnadt3 👏 #Biobanking #Biobank

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Neue Technologien entwickeln: Hightech Agenda Deutschland - BMBF

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

📣 From 2 becomes 1: the German #Biobank Network (GBN) is here! The former German Biobank Node & German Biobank Alliance now share one name and a new logo, marking our integration into the Network of University Medicine (NUM). 👉 More in our latest newsletter (DE) tinyurl.com/4xmd63a8 #Biobanking

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Informationsdienst Wissenschaft - idw @idw-online.de · 15/07/2025

Mehr maßgeschneiderte Medizin MHH koordiniert: Für bessere personalisierte Medizin startet in Niedersachsen das Projekt MoReHealth.... weiterlesen

Prof. Illig und Dr. Haag (von links) in den Räumen der Biobank im Clinical Research Center (CRC) Hannover. Im Hintergrund sieht man einen Tank, in dem Bioproben eingelagert werden. - Copyright Karin Kaiser/MHH

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

🔬 Curious about biobanks? Join ZeBanC & GBN at Berlin’s Long Night of Science this Saturday (28/6)! 🧪 Hands-on workshop with pipetting 📍 Charité Mitte, CCO Auditorium 1 🕔 17:00–00:00 Discover how biobanks support future medicine! #LNDW25 #SciComm

Pipetting at the Long Night of Science 2022

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

🙌 New in the German #Biobank Alliance: Central Biobank Ulm (CBBU)! With strong links to research & clinics, CBBU brings valuable expertise to the network. 💬 Steffen Halbgebauer from CBBU: “Inclusion in the GBA helps us professionalise & develop new standards together.” More: tinyurl.com/4aap7vab

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New in the GBA: Central Biobank Ulm

The German Biobank Alliance continues to grow. The Central Biobank of the University of Ulm (CBBU) is the latest research-oriented institution to join the GBA.

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

👏 Welcome Ulrike Felgenhauer to the GBN! Since May 2025, she’s our new project manager & coordinator for Education & Training. With a background in biomedical research, digital health & intl. project mgmt, she’ll support strategy & EU collabs incl. @bbmrieric.bsky.social. 🎉 Welcome aboard, Ulrike!

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

🎉 Double success for the Integrated #Biobank Jena (IBBJ)! Accredited to #ISO20387 and awarded the @bbmrieric.bsky.social Quality Label – a big step for quality in #Biobanking. 👏 Congrats to the IBBJ team! 🤝 Supported by GBN’s quality programme More information: tinyurl.com/ynat8yr8

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Double recognition for the IBBJ

Accredited according to DIN EN ISO 20387 and awarded the ‘Quality Label’ by BBMRI-ERIC: The Integrated Biobank Jena impresses with its quality.

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

📢 Call for Papers & Registration Now Open – 13th National #Biobank Symposium This year's National Biobank Symposium will take place 22-23 September in Berlin, hosted TMF e. V. 📝 Submit your abstract by 10 June! 👉 Learn more and register here: tinyurl.com/598b35jn #biobanken2025 Pic: TMF e. V.

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13. Nationales Biobanken-Symposium 2025

Das 13. Nationale Biobanken-Symposium 2025 findet im Aquino Hotel in Berlin-Mitte statt. Erfahren Sie mehr zur Veranstaltung.

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

🔬 #Biobanking meets #MolecularOncology! At the #MolecularDiagnostics meeting of the German Society for Clinical Chemistry & Laboratory Medicine, GBN, GBA & @bbmrieric.bsky.social highlighted how biobanks drive precision cancer care. Big thanks to all speakers! #PrecisionMedicine #Oncology

Michael Kiehntopf, Alexandra Nieters, and Jens Habermann at the Molecular Diagnostics Annual Conference of the DGKL in Tutzing, Germany.

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

That’s a wrap on @biobankweek.bsky.social #EBW25 in Bologna! Here are our highlights from the last day: 🏅 Prof. Michael Hummel honored by @bbmrieric.bsky.social 🎖️ 3 DE biobanks got Quality Labels 🏆 Poster prize for the Integrated Biobank Mannheim team Next up: #EBW26 in Prague, 19–22 May 2026!

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Getting rid of paper-based and manual processes: At #EBW25, Michael Neumann explains how electronic order entry and biobank registration for tissue samples was set up at the Interdisciplinary Bank of Biomaterials and Data Würzburg (a partner of the German #Biobank Alliance). #Biobanking

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

🧬 Imagine checking your genetic risk for type 2 diabetes or how meds might affect you via a secure online portal. With MyGenome, 200K+ Estonian #Biobank participants already can! As Mait Metspalu shared at @biobankweek.bsky.social #EBW25, seeing your data in context can inspire lifestyle changes 💪

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Day 2 of @biobankweek.bsky.social #EBW25 has arrived and we're so excited about the programme! Check out the GBN/GBA presentations scheduled for today 👇 #Biobanking #Biobank

EBW presentations on 15 May

Michael Neumann: “Electronic order entry and biobank registration for tissue samples”
Nicole Großkinsky, Sabrina Schmitt and Katharina Hofmann: “Biobanking in the German National Cohort (NAKO): A pivotal resource for epidemiological research + The Tumor Tissue Bank of the German National Cohort (NAKO): Pilot of a centralized epidemiologically networked biobanking”
Verena Huth: “Fostering biobank sustainability and patient participation through collaborative advocacy”

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Still a strong turnout late in the day at #EBW25 for Dr. Ronny Baber’s talk on quality control and specifically on validation and verfication in #Biobanking: 💬 “Think about your process first. And join proficiency tests to compare with other biobanks.”

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Powerful keynote by W. Ricciardi at #EBW25: Climate crisis + democratic decline + rising anti-science = urgent call to action. His message: 🔹 Push policymakers 🔹 Communicate science clearly 🔹 Be sustainability role models How can the #Biobanking community step up? #SciComm #Sustainability

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Don't miss the presentations by representatives of the German #Biobank Alliance (GBA) at #EBW25! Highly interesting talks by wonderful colleagues coming up today 👇

List of GBA presentations at EBW 2025 on day 1:
Tilman Pfeffer: “Infectious diseases tissue biobanking and biodata management of the German Center for Infection Research – a key infrastructure for multiple research approaches”
Ronny Baber: “Enhancing biobanking quality: Validation and verification strategies with insights from the Leipzig Medical Biobank”
Sven Heiling: “Three years of proficiency testing in liquid biobanking: A proven tool for identifying variations in process and sample quality”
Jörg Geiger: “Monitoring of the cold-chain of deep-frozen samples” and
“Electronic Consent – the key to compliant, secure and efficient biobanking”

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Kicking off Europe #Biobank Week @biobankweek.bsky.social #EBW25 in beautiful Bologna - record attendance this year! 👏 Prof. Jens Habermann (@bbmrieric.bsky.social) outlines a 10-year vision for the future of #Biobanking. Details: tinyurl.com/yp83at58

Jens Habermann and Roland Leiminger at the Opening Ceremony of EBW 2025.

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

We are delighted to be taking part in @biobankweek.bsky.social in Bologna, which starts tomorrow! ✈️ #EBW25 GBN/GBA will be represented with numerous presentations, posters & by workshop leaders 👉 tinyurl.com/w7dc2u32 For general EBW information, download the conference app 👉 tinyurl.com/fzwc2y6v

List of GBN/GBA contributions at EBW 2025

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Hannover Unified #Biobank coordinates the "MoReHealth" project, which will use standardised #MultiOmics & #AI to identify biomarkers for age-related infection risks. 💬 Thomas Illig: "MoReHealth demonstrates the value of infrastructures such as HUB for #PersonalisedMedicine." tinyurl.com/4vkb395r

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Hannover Unified Biobank coordinates ‘MoReHealth’

'MoReHealth' is a lighthouse project for personalised medicine based on quality-controlled biosamples and omics data in Lower Saxony.

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

An exciting mix of different #Biobanking topics together with great conversations on the side and the opportunity for personal exchange & networking: our 1st German #Biobank Alliance meeting this year in Jena! Many thanks to all participants & to our hosts from the Integrated Biobank Jena (IBBJ)! 🙏

Participants of the German Biobank Alliance meeting in Jena.

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

🎉 We're thrilled to announce that the GBN will be integrated into the Network of University Medicine! 🎉 🤝 The merger of GBN and NUM brings together what belongs together – the combined expertise of the #biobank community and the German academic medical research landscape. 👉 tinyurl.com/23a4fsnd

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German Biobank Node becomes part of the Network of University Medicine

The continuation of the NUM announced in the coalition agreement opens up a great opportunity for the GBN to continue its successful work in the long term.

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Background article in @spektrum.de with commentary by Sara Nussbeck on the coalition negotiators' call for a 'national #Biobank': "There has long been a functioning decentralised structure of biobanks in Germany. This structure should now be strengthened and used more sustainably." #Biobanking

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BBMRI-ERIC @bbmrieric.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Endometriosis, a condition affecting 10% of women of reproductive age, is under-researched. The FREEZE-Biobank in Germany is working on identifying biomarkers that will help speed up diagnosis and improve treatment options. 🧵 2/3

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BBMRI-ERIC @bbmrieric.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

🧵 2/2 The Augsburg Central Biobank, part of the German Biobank Node/BBMRI.de, supports research on gestational diabetes and HELLP syndrome, a rare but potentially life-threatening pregnancy complication. HELLP is a form of the better-known preeclampsia but is difficult to diagnose.

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

📢 We are delighted to share this @bbmrieric.bsky.social multimedia story to mark #WorldHealthDay, featuring #Biobank supported research in Augsburg (Augsburg Central Biobank) and Freiburg (FREEZE Biobank)! #Biobanking #MaternalHealth #HealthyBeginnings

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

On #WorldHealthDay, we highlight the importance of early health for a better future. The Leipzig Medical #Biobank supports key studies on: 🔬 Fertility treatment & pregnancy 👶 Healthy child development More: tinyurl.com/ydzmh2u7 #Biobanking #MaternalHealth #HealthyBeginnings

Newborn holding adult's finger. Photo credit: Michal Jarmoluk/Pixabay.

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

The West German #Biobank Essen, a partner of the German Biobank Alliance, is looking for a new director to manage daily operations of the liquid & tissue biobank. Candidates need a PhD in #Medicine, Natural, or #LifeSciences plus management experience. Interested? Apply here 👉 tinyurl.com/3t5nxmre

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Our newsletter is out! 📅 GBA Meeting: 9–10 April, Jena 📅 #Biobanking in #Pediatrics Webinar: 28 April 📅 #EBW25: Programme now live! 📝 Event reports + big news: Patient Commissioner endorses position paper on academic Biobanks & #PatientParticipation 👉 Read more (in German) tinyurl.com/bdefcncz

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Leipzig Medical #Biobank, a partner of the German Biobank Alliance, offers an insightful course: 💡 Biobanking module in the part-time Master's in #ClinicalResearch (in German) ➡️ Info: tinyurl.com/efsmh7df Plus: Our online course "Biobanking – Basics for Theory & Practice" is part of this module!

Biobank employee handling human biosamples in a freezer. Photo copyright: Juliane Dorn/ ZKS Leipzig

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

We are looking forward to an exciting programme at the @biobankweek.bsky.social with great keynote speakers like Prof. Walter Ricciardi with a broad perspective on global health policy! There is still time to register! ➡️ tinyurl.com/2p9wy8j7 #EBW25 #Biobanking #Biobank

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

🎉 Congrats to the NCT Tissue Bank on receiving the @bbmrieric.bsky.social Quality Label! Both NCT & HUB (German #Biobank Alliance partners) now hold this recognition. Fast-track labeling by BBMRI-ERIC is available for ISO 20387-accredited biobanks. More info: 🔗 tinyurl.com/4zthympd #Biobanking

Listing of the NCT Tissue Bank with Quality Label in the BBMRI-ERIC Directory.

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

We're delighted that BBMRI-ERIC has introduced Romy Kirsten as a representative of the German #Biobanking community on #IDW2025! Romy advises women to form strong & trustful networks. A big thank you to Romy & the many other women in our community for their dedicated & collegial efforts!

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Shoutout to Dr. Alexandra Stege (Central #Biobank Charité/ @bihatcharite.bsky.social) on #InternationalWomensDay! Her advice: 💬 "Think outside the box, be true to yourself and find your own way.” Thank you for driving #Biobanking forward! 🚀 #WomenInBiobanking #IWD2025

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

On #InternationalWomensDay, we celebrate the women shaping the future of biobanking! Dr. Heidi Altmann (BioBank Dresden) shares her advice: 💬 "Think outside the box, be true to yourself and find your own way.” Thank you, Heidi! 🙌 #WomenInBiobanking #Biobanking #IWD2025

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

🎉 Five years of GBN/GBA webinars! What began as a quick response to COVID-19 is now a key part of biobanking education in Germany. 📊 35 webinars, 120+ presentations, and a dedicated audience - thank you to everyone who made this possible! 🙏 More: tinyurl.com/ycyfu9rk #Biobanking #Biobank

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Five years of GBN/GBA webinars

What began as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic has now become a mainstay of biobanking education: the GBN/GBA webinar programme.

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Today is #RareDiseaseDay — a day to raise awareness for the millions living with #RareDiseases. 🧪 Biobank networks are vital for research, as biosamples from RD patients are often scarce. 🗺️ @bbmrieric.bsky.social Directory therefore offers a RD search filter: tinyurl.com/3kne5krt #LightUpForRare

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Join our team as Project Manager! You'll work with German biobanks, EU partners in @bbmrieric.bsky.social & other key stakeholders. Your tasks: project coordination, strategic planning, organising webinars & workshops, and KPIs. 📅 Extended deadline for applications: 13 March 👉 lnkd.in/dFHcMRxe

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Great keynote by William Whiteley at #NUMCon25 on the power of collaboration in health #DataScience! 🔬 Lessons from the UK’s #COVID response show the value of linking diverse data sources - key for a future of open, interdisciplinary research with strong public #Participation #DataLinkage

William Whiteley, keynote speaker at NUM Convention 2025.

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Thank you, @wickwolfgang.bsky.social, Chairman of the @wissrat.bsky.social (German Science Council) for also mentioning academic #Biobank|s in the discussion on the future of the Network of University Medicine (NUM) at yesterday's panel discussion at @#NUMCon25! #Biobanking #NUM

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

We're also attending the Annual Meeting of the EvolveBBMRI project in Vienna today! Zohaib Hassan, GBN IT coordinator, & Eleanor Shember @bbmrieric.bsky.social presented results of WP 1&4 achieved during the first year of the project. #Datafication #Greening #OneHealth #Sustainability

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

We're at the #NUMConvention in Berlin today! In his welcome speech, Heyo Kroemer underlined main goals of the NUM: 👉 Successful multicentre research endeavours 👉 Crisis preparedness/ #PandemicPreparedness Quality-assured, networked #Biobanking plays an important role for this. #Biobank

Prof. Heyo Krömer opening the NUM Convention 2025 in Berlin.

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BBMRI-ERIC @bbmrieric.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

🚨 Our February newsletter is out, featuring: 📰 BBMRI in the press, biobank spotlight for International Childhood Cancer Day, new ELSI team publication + ELSI Dialogues webinar 🧫 National Node news 🦠 The latest project and partner news 💼 Jobs 🔗 buff.ly/3D7X8xD

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Strong support for #Biobank|s & #PatientParticipation: Patient Commissioner Stefan Schwartze, MdB, backs a key position paper by GBN & patient organisations pushing for early biobank involvement, long-term funding & stronger patient roles in research. 👉 More info: tinyurl.com/5868p9wz #Biobanking

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Patient Commissioner supports position paper

The paper, which contains key recommendations for strengthening academic biobanks and patient participation, has received political backing.

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

The second partner of the German #Biobank Alliance (GBA) in @bbmrieric.bsky.social's major campaign to mark International Childhood #Cancer Day #ICCD2025 on 15 February is the Augsburg Central Biobank (ACBB)! #Biobanking

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

To mark International Childhood #Cancer Day, @bbmrieric.bsky.social launched a campaign to showcase biobanks that collect biospecimens & data from young cancer patients & make them available for research. Among them are 2 German #Biobank Alliance partners: 1st is RWTH Centralised Biomaterial Bank!

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Job alert: TUM & Klinikum rechts der Isar seek a Quality Manager (50%) for their Tissue #Biobank! 👉Ensure QMS compliance & implement #ISO20387 👉Manage audits, training & quality control 👉Life sciences background & QM experience required 📅 Apply by Feb 28 More: tinyurl.com/548dzbkk #Biobanking

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TUM - Qualitätsmanager (m/w/d) für die Gewebebank MRI/TUM (50%) gesucht

Wir suchen ab sofort eine*n Qualitätsmanager*in (m/w/d) in Teilzeit (50 %) für die Gewebebank des Klinikums rechts der Isar (MRI) und der Technischen Universität München (TUM) am Institut für Allgemei...

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NAKO Gesundheitsstudie (German National Cohort) @nako.de · 12/02/2025

A decade of German health research and its challenges. Read more in the latest NAKOUpdate (in German only): nako.de/wp-content/u... All issues of NAKOUpdate: nako.de/update/

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NAKO Update – NAKO Gesundheitsstudie

Home NAKO Update Wie entstehen Volkskrankheiten? Warum wird der eine im Laufe seines Lebens krank und der andere bleibt gesund? Was kann jeder einzelne tun, um Volkskrankheiten wie Krebs, Diabetes ode...

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German Biobank Network (GBN) @bbmride.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

The latest GBN newsletter is out! 💡 New observer #Biobank: BioPRep (Max Planck Institute for Psychiatry) joins German Biobank Alliance! 📖 Most read 2024: #MIABIS update among top downloads! 🦋 GBN is now on #Bluesky! 👉 And more! Read the full newsletter (DE) here: tinyurl.com/yav2yn65 #Biobanking

Biobank employee in the lab of the Core Unit "BioPRep" of the Max Planck Institute for Psychiatry at work.

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