MHRA and Genomics England to Launch Biobank
Biobank will help to better understand how a patient’s genetic makeup can impact the safety of their medicines. The biobank pilot will officially begin on 1 June 2023 with participant …
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Australia to Create Biobank of Different Phages that Kill Superbugs
In a modern take on the Victorian gold rush, a Monash University-led project is successfully ‘bioprospecting’ for viruses known as phages that can kill deadly superbugs. The Monash Biomedicine Discovery …
Biobanking as a Newsletter – May 2023
Here is your monthly curated pick of biobanking news, jobs, and events from across the globe. We hope you will find this enriching and valuable. Please do let us know …
The Vigo Biobank reaches 40,000 Sample Milestone
The Biobank of the South Galicia Health Research Institute (IISGS) directed by scientist and doctor Susana Teijeira Bautista, has exceeded 40,000 samples. This figure was reached thanks to the voluntary …
Fecal Biobanking Holds Promises for Colorectal Cancer
The gut plays a crucial role in determining our overall health and how we respond to medical treatments. It is home to a vast array of microorganisms, collectively known as …
Hubrecht Institute and UMC Utrecht Develops Head and Neck Cancer Organoids Biobank
Researchers from the Organoid group (Hubrecht Institute) and UMC Utrecht have developed a biobank with organoids derived from patients with head and neck cancer (HNC). They used this biobank to …
OpenSpecimen v10.1 released
We are pleased to announce that v10.1 is ready for download! This release includes new features, usability enhancements, and bug fixes requested by customers. New features include: New tokens at …
Atlantic Health System Biobank Shares First Human Tissue Specimen for Research
Atlantic Health System has shared the first samples of human tissue through a new partnership between the state-of-the-art Atlantic Health BioBank and the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Cooperative Human Tissue …
Stanford CVI Biobank Invests iPSCs to Further Research
Banking, which includes the saving and loaning of resources for one’s own and others’ benefits, has a known history of over 4,000 years. Biobanking continues this historical framework, but within …
Biobanking as a Newsletter – Apr 2023
Here is your monthly curated pick of biobanking news, jobs, and events from across the globe. We hope you will find this enriching and valuable. Please do let us know …