Since the very beginning of the pandemic, the Harvard Medical School-led Massachusetts Consortium on Pathogen Readiness, or MassCPR, has been connecting scientists at different institutions with biospecimens for SARS-CoV-2 research. Now, MassCPR is …
Phenomix Sciences launches its biobanking registry, marking the first obesity registry to study the impact of personalized treatment based on phenotyping. The impact of this biobanking registry and the data it will yield has the …
“Achieving Type II certification is a big milestone for us. It affirms our commitment to the security, availability, and processing integrity of the OpenSpecimen platform. We are extremely thankful to …
Qatar Biobank, a member of Qatar Foundation, staff have successfully achieved the re-accreditation of the CAP certificate for two new years, starting from 2022. This certificate has been granted to …
Blood cancers such as acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), multiple myeloma (MM), and chronic lymphoid leukaemia (CLL) are very rare and complex diseases. They vary greatly between patients and are very different at the genetic, …
CHA Medical & Bio Group has begun construction on its cell gene biobank (CGB), housing a variety of high-tech pharmaceutical treatments, manufacturing, and research facilities at Pangyo in Seongnam, Gyeonggi …
Qatar Biobank is conducting two separate studies on the impact of COVID-19 infection and the effect of the vaccines. Data and samples are collected from people infected with the virus …
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 …
Characterizing the experience and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic among various populations remain challenging due to the limitations inherent in common data sources such as the electronic health record (EHR) …
We are happy to announce the release of OpenSpecimen v9.0. This release includes new features, usability enhancements, and bug fixes requested by customers. Release highlights: Pooled specimens Draft & Publish …