Do Biobanks Need New Strategies?
For precision medicine to realize its potential, research must become ultraefficient. We have the computing power today to quickly discover new disease biomarkers and insights, but we still need enormous …
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Unexpected associations found between drug response and cell changes in brain cancer
Therapies for treating glioblastoma brain cancer can be delivered with greater precision and existing drugs can be used in new ways. These are the conclusions from a study from Uppsala …
Encryption (at rest) OpenSpecimen MySQL Database
Biobanks often store patient (PHI) data, which is confidential and legally protected. If the data is not stored securely it will pose a serious business risk that can invoke lawful …
University of Southern California adopts OpenSpecimen as its Biobanking LIMS
The University of Southern California (USC) adopts OpenSpecimen to manage its biospecimen data. Founded in the year 1880, USC is a private research institute in Los Angeles, California. The Keck Hospital of …
Biobanking as a Newsletter- July 2020
Here is your monthly curated pick of biobanking news, jobs, and events from across the globe. Take part in our new “The Biobanking Quiz” initiative and win Amazon gift vouchers. …
OpenSpecimen and COVID19
“According to Darwin’s Origin of Species, it is not the most intellectual of the species that survives; it is not the strongest that survives, but the species that survives is …
Establishing a Biobank in Singapore
The Human Biomedical Research Act (HBRA) of Singapore regulates all research that involves human biospecimen in Singapore. Institutions or individuals aiming to establish a biobank under SingHealth must adopt best …
Biobanking as a Newsletter- February’20
This month in 1792, the US Postal Service was created! Postage cost between 6 and 25 cents, depending on the distance your parcel needed to travel! The Postal Service Act, …
Biobanking as a Newsletter- January’20
Here is your monthly curated pick of biobanking news, jobs, and events from across the globe. Fresh of the Press Australian biobank repatriates hundreds of ‘legacy’ Indigenous blood samples Clinical trials planned …
Biobanking as a Newsletter- December’19
What do you plan to do for the holidays? Meet family, vacation, foreign trip, or my favorite- “do nothing”? Do let us know or better send us some pictures. Before …