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 …
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Allelica Partners with Taiwanese Biobanks to Perform Breast Cancer Polygenic Risk Score Analysis
Allelica, the leading provider of polygenic risk score analysis technology, announced that it has joined forces with the Taiwanese precision medicine provider, SP BioMED, to perform a polygenic risk score …
Estonian Biobank Joins DARWIN EU® Network to Support Europe’s Public Health
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has chosen the University of Tartu as one of the data partners for the DARWIN EU® network. This partnership marks the beginning of a collaborative …
DwarnaBio – A National Population-Based Biobank Launched by University of Malta
The University of Malta is announcing the launch of DwarnaBio, a national population-based biobank, that aims to serve as a resource for genomic research in the Maltese population. Population-based biobanks …
Australia’s National Brain Cancer Biobanking Awarded A $6 Million Grant
Brain cancer is a devastating disease that takes the life of more children and adults under 40 than any other cancer. These grant funds will support the development of Australia’s …
SMHS Biobank Enables Better Outcomes for Critically Ill Patients
South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS) research can now utilize a wider variety of biospecimens, such as blood, body tissue or faecal matter, thanks to the SMHS Biobank – a newly-developed, …
Penn State Neuroscience Biorepository Advances Research on Neurological Diseases
Penn State College of Medicine researchers are collaborating to collect, store and distribute biological specimens to advance neuroscience research. Founded in 2016, the Penn State Neuroscience Biorepository has collected more …
Biobanking as a Newsletter – Mar 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 time is right for an Antarctic biorepository network
A major impediment to scientific progress in Antarctica is access. Its extreme weather, remoteness, and inaccessibility to some regions make the logistics of conducting Antarctic research extraordinarily challenging and expensive. …
Fox Chase Cancer Center’s Biorepository Receives CAP Accreditation
The Fox Chase Cancer Center Biosample Repository Facility was recently awarded accreditation from the College of American Pathologists (CAP) based on results of a recent on-site inspection. A biorepository is …