Biobanking as a Newsletter – Jun 2023
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London Health Science Foundation Receives $1M Gift to Support Prostate Cancer Research
The London Health Science Foundation received a $1-million gift to help improve prostate cancer care at the hospital. The large donation from Lexus of London will go towards supporting the …
The Forever Reef Project Unveils World’s First Living Coral Biobank
The Forever Reef Project is officially opening the doors to its Living Coral Biobank at the Cairns Aquarium. The facility marks the world’s first reef backup facility for Great Barrier …
UConn Health and The Jackson Laboratory Partners to Build Endometriosis Biorepository
Connecticut is poised to become a hub for endometriosis research and innovation following the unanimous passage of House Bill 6672, “An Act Concerning Endometriosis,” which creates a first-of-its-kind endometriosis data …
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 …
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 …