Acutelines: University of Groningen establish biobank to understand acute diseases
When you are on your way to the emergency room with sirens wailing, you feel that things are serious. But how does the doctor know what to do when so …
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Striking Biological Gold
Since the very beginning of the pandemic, the Harvard Medical School-led Massachusetts Consortium on Pathogen Readiness, or MassCPR, has been connecting scientists at different institutions with biospecimens for SARS-CoV-2 research. Now, MassCPR is …
Phenomix Sciences Launches Obesity Biobanking Registry
Phenomix Sciences launches its biobanking registry, marking the first obesity registry to study the impact of personalized treatment based on phenotyping. The impact of this biobanking registry and the data it will yield has the …
OpenSpecimen is now SOC2 Type 2 Certified
“Achieving Type II certification is a big milestone for us. It affirms our commitment to the security, availability, and processing integrity of the OpenSpecimen platform. We are extremely thankful to …
Qatar Biobank Laboratories Re-accredited with CAP Certificate
Qatar Biobank, a member of Qatar Foundation, staff have successfully achieved the re-accreditation of the CAP certificate for two new years, starting from 2022. This certificate has been granted to …
What happens in a blood cancer biobank?
Blood cancers such as acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), multiple myeloma (MM), and chronic lymphoid leukaemia (CLL) are very rare and complex diseases. They vary greatly between patients and are very different at the genetic, …
CHA Medical & Bio Group to Build High-tech Biobank
CHA Medical & Bio Group has begun construction on its cell gene biobank (CGB), housing a variety of high-tech pharmaceutical treatments, manufacturing, and research facilities at Pangyo in Seongnam, Gyeonggi …
Qatar Biobank Conducts Study on Long-term Impact of COVID-19 and Vaccine
Qatar Biobank is conducting two separate studies on the impact of COVID-19 infection and the effect of the vaccines. Data and samples are collected from people infected with the virus …
New Biobank Law in Sweden will Facilitate Research and Healthcare
The Swedish government decides on a legal council referral where it is proposed that the current Biobanks Act from 2003 be replaced by new legislation. The new bill from the government promotes …
COVID-19 Surveillance in the Biobank at Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine
Characterizing the experience and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic among various populations remain challenging due to the limitations inherent in common data sources such as the electronic health record (EHR) …