Biobanking as a Newsletter- October 19
Here is your monthly pick of biobanking buzz from the OpenSpecimen team. We’ll be there at the ISBER Regional Meeting this November. Come and meet us at Booth No. 8 …
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Biobanking as a Newsletter- September 19
Have you watched the movie “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks”? I watched it over the weekend and highly recommend it to anyone working with biospecimens. In 2010, Rebecca Skloot …
Biobanking as a Newsletter- August’19
Your monthly pick of biobanking buzz from the OpenSpecimen team. We are excited to announce our upcoming Annual Community Meetings in USA and Australia. Register ASAP to book your seats. …
Why Open Source Software Matters for Biobanks?
Disclaimer Krishagni is the developer of OpenSpecimen – an open-source software for managing biospecimen data used in 65+ research centers across 16+ countries. While this article promotes “open source”, it …
The Past, Present, and Future of Biobanks
Biobanks are dedicated to managing biospecimens for research purposes. Even though biobanks have been around for 100 years, it’s only been in the last few decades that we have seen …
Biobanking as a Newsletter – June, 2019
Your monthly pick of biobanking buzz from the OpenSpecimen team. Email us at [email protected] if you have any news, journal articles, tips or job openings you would like to share. …
Should We Classify Biorepositories?
Over the past 100 years, biobanking has evolved from haphazard biospecimen collection and storage to automated, standardized processes. There are now many different kinds of biorepositories, including disease-centric, population-based, project-driven …
OpenSpecimen v6.1. Released
OpenSpecimen v6.1 is now available for download. As always, each new release contains new features, bug fixes, and improvements. Here are the highlights of the release: Archive users and create …
OpenSpecimen v6.0 Release
OpenSpecimen 6.0 is now available for download. Like every new release, it contains new features, bug fixes, and improvements. New features Google-like Keyword search Quickly search for any label, title, name of …
OpenSpecimen v4.1 release
We are happy to announce the release of OpenSpecimen v4.1 with new features, improvements, and bug fixes. Release highlights: Bulk delete of objects Export of admin objects (to move data …