The Responses of Biobanks to COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on health care and biobank operations across the world. In an effort to describe and understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on biobanking, a …
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Coriell Institute Added New Collection of Rett Syndrome Stem Cells to its Biobank
The Coriell Institute for Medical Research has added a new collection of stem cells to its biobank offerings. The new collection is a result of a collaboration between Coriell and the Rett …
A Biobank of Breeds to Reduce Number of Research Chickens
Scientists will seek to develop a new technology to limit the number of chickens required for research. Their approach will involve freezing chicken reproductive cells and using sterile surrogates to hatch …
Biospecimen Bone Infection Registry Finds Higher MRSA Rate in North America
An international, biospecimen registry on Staphylococcus aureus in fixation or arthroplasty showed higher rates of MRSA in North American patients and poorer subjective outcomes among those with MRSA vs. methicillin-sensitive S. aureus. Researchers …
Medicines Discovery Catapult creates a worldwide virtual biobank
Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) announced the rapid expansion of its Biosamples supply network, creating one of the largest virtual biobanks worldwide accessible to life science innovators. MDC welcomed Audubon Biosciences, Biomex, Caltag Medsystems and Tissue …
Jens Habermann Appointed Director General of BBMRI-ERIC
The Assembly of Members of the Biobanking and BioMolecular resources Research Infrastructure – European Research Infrastructure Consortium (BBMRI-ERIC) appointed Professor Jens K. Habermann as the new Director-General. The distinguished scientist, …
Biobanking for Glomerular Diseases
Glomerular diseases, a set of debilitating and complex clinical disease entities affecting individuals of all ages, are associated with significant mortality and morbidity, including hospitalization and ESRD. Although there are …
Need for the development of the microbiome biobanking infrastructure
The microbiome research field is rapidly evolving, but the required biobanking infrastructure is currently fragmented and not prepared for the biobanking of microbiomes. The rapid advancement of technologies requires an …
Grant launches Dog Aging Project biobank at Cornell
The Cornell Veterinary Biobank has received a $2.5 million federal grant to process, store and distribute biological samples for the Dog Aging Project, a massive national effort to study aging in dogs …
University of Cyprus adopts OpenSpecimen as its Biobanking LIMS
The University of Cyprus (UCY) adopts OpenSpecimen as its Biobanking LIMS. The Molecular Medicine Research Center (MMRC), now known as CY-Biobank is the first research center of UCY. It aims at developing front-line research …