BioVU, Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s biobank, has reached another milestone — deep-freeze storage of more than 300,000 biological samples. Launched in 2007, BioVU is the world’s largest DNA biobank based …
The human body has unspecialized cells called stem cells. Embryos and adults both have stem cells. In addition to their potential for self-renewal and multidirectional differentiation, stem cells are also …
The development of human tissue biobanks is now considered as an indispensable tool for the progression of biomedical research and the development of new therapeutic strategies in personalized medicine (population …
Health Minister and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Public Health Authority (Weqaya) Fahad Al-Jalajel inaugurated the National Biobank in Saudi Arabia. Al-Jalajel said that this project is …
Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, have launched India’s first fully annotated, relational, de-identified cancer image bank – CHAVI. This first-of-its-kind research partnership between …
Scientists at Simon Fraser University are racing against the clock to save British Columbia’s disappearing kelp forests for future generations. Led by biologist Sherryl Bisgrove and supported by the Pacific …
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)-led Boosting Uganda’s Investment in Livestock Development (BUILD) project has established a biorepository to support livestock sample storage and data management in Uganda. They are …
We are happy to announce that v9.1 is ready for download! This release includes new features, usability enhancements, and bug fixes requested by customers. Release highlights: Folders to organize carts …
MyAfroDNA is a limited liability company that provides a solution to the significant lack of African representation in translational and genomics research. The African-centric biobank offers access to ethically sourced …
The Million Veteran Program (MVP), which is run by Veterans Affairs and holds data on over 150,000 Black Americans. Established in 2011, the MVP has enrolled 903,000 contributors and is …