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 …
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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 …
One Bright Idea!
I read an article recently about why once in a while “doing nothing” is important and that is why Christmas is my favorite time. Better than Diwali or any of the …
Managing Longitudinal Collections In OpenSpecimen
Managing biospecimen data for longitudinal studies or clinical trials can be challenging. Clinical studies often go on for months or years, and involves complex workflows like kit preparations, tracking upcoming …
The BBMRI-NL Series on Sustainable Biobanking
The long-term sustainability of biobanks has been a major concern. “Sustainability is [a biobank’s] capacity to remain operative, effective, and competitive over its expected lifetime.” OECD Global Science Forum 2017 …
National Eye Institute adopts OpenSpecimen
National Eye Institute (NIH, USA) adopts OpenSpecimen and we look forward to working with them in the coming days. Surely they have a good “eye” in selecting the right biobank …
Manage supply items inventory
Tracking the inventory of supplies in a biobank can be a tedious and time-consuming task. For example, tubes, vials, kits, gloves, labels, reagents, etc. Any mistake in inventory management can …