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08/04/2026

#EBW26 Previews: 9C: Disease domain-specific biobanks – Neuroscience insights

This session highlights biobanks advancing research on neurological and psychiatric disorders. Learn about innovative methods for collecting, managing, and sharing samples and data across diagnostics and research. Hear how these biobanks drive molecular insights into diseases with often unclear underpinnings and limited diagnostic markers. Speakers included in this session: This session will be chaired by: Mieke De Wilde, MSc. From an […]

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08/04/2026

#EBW26 Previews: 9A: Disease domain-specific biobanks – Rare disease insights

This session explores domain-specific biobanks for rare diseases, emphasising the importance of cross-border collaboration and networks like the EuroBioBank (EBB). Discover innovative strategies for extensive sample collection, data integration and (inter)national partnerships that drive research breakthroughs, improve diagnostics and accelerate targeted therapy development for patients with rare conditions. Speakers included in this session: This session will be chaired by: Anne-Marie […]

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07/04/2026

#EBW26 Previews: Keynote with Aneta Tyszkiewicz

We are excited to announce that the second keynote of #EBW26 will be delivered by Aneta Tyszkiewicz, Director, Science and Regulatory at the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA). The subject of the keynote will be ‘From scientific excellence to industrial leadership: Strengthening Europe’s attractiveness for research and innovation through the EU Biotech Act’. Aneta Tyszkiewicz Aneta is Director, […]

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24/04/2025

#EBW25 Previews: State-of-the-art speaker for 5D ‘Securing the future of biobanks: New collaboration models for sustainability’

Dr. Peggy Manders, Radboud Biobank, will be the state-of-the-art speaker leading the panel session ‘Securing the future of biobanks: New collaboration models for sustainability‘. We have profiled her biography and abstract here.  Dr. Peggy Manders Dr. Peggy Manders is trained in epidemiology (biomedical sciences) and received a PhD on biomarker research in breast cancer. She has been active in the field […]

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24/04/2025

#EBW25 Previews: State-of-the-art speaker for 3D ‘Empowering the next generation: Education and training in biobanking’

Dr. Peggy Manders, Radboud Biobank, will be the state-of-the-art speaker leading the panel session ‘Empowering the next generation: Education and training in biobanking’. We have profiled her biography and abstract here. Dr. Peggy Manders Dr. Peggy Manders is trained in epidemiology (biomedical sciences) and received a PhD on biomarker research in breast cancer. She has been active in the field of […]

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24/04/2025

#EBW25 Previews: State-of-the-art speaker for 3B ‘Biobanks in big data research and AI’

Prof. Dr. Peter Hufnagl, Charité, will be the state-of-the-art speaker leading the panel session ‘Biobanks in big data research and AI‘. We have profiled his biography and abstract here. Prof. Dr. Peter Hufnagl Prof. Dr. Peter Hufnagl studied mathematics and statistics at the Academy of Mining, Freiberg. During his scientific career, Prof. Dr. Hufnagl has dealt with medical image analysis and […]

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24/04/2025

#EBW25 Previews: 9A: Ethics Café

The Ethics Café is an established event of the Europe Biobank Week conferences, where all stakeholders come together in an informal setting to voice their thoughts on the role that ethics frameworks play in the context of biomedical innovation. Grab your coffee and join us for a interactive discussion. This session will be chaired by: Prof. Dr. Roland Jahns Prof. […]

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24/04/2025

#EBW25 Previews: State-of-the-art speaker for 10A ‘Organisational Profiles’

Sandra Nanyonga, Université Côte d’Azur, will be the state-of-the-art speaker leading the panel session ‘Organisational Profiles’. We have profiled her biography and abstract here. Sandra Nanyonga Sandra Nanyonga is a research scientist specialising in biobanking with extensive experience in managing daily biobank operations and ensuring compliance with quality, regulatory, ethical, and legal standards. Her training across biobanks in Uganda, France, and Portugal […]

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17/04/2025

#EBW25 Previews: 5D: Securing the future of biobanks: New collaboration models for sustainability

A new collaborative model for the sustainability of biobanks emphasises partnerships between academic institutions, healthcare organisations, government agencies and private sector stakeholders. This session will explore how by pooling resources, knowledge and technology, these entities can improve the quality and accessibility of biological samples that are critical to disease research, treatments and public health initiatives while ensuring the sustained engagement […]

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15/04/2025

#EBW25 Previews: State-of-the-art speaker for 3A ‘One Health: Non-human biobanking’

Dr. Dominic Bläsing, Helmholtz Institute for One Health, will be the state-of-the-art speaker leading the panel session ‘One Health: Non-human biobanking‘. We have profiled his biography and abstract here. Dr. Dominic Bläsing Dominic Bläsing holds a PhD in applied ergonomics and brings extensive experience in psychological research across experimental, field, and epidemiological settings. He currently serves as a data coordinator at […]

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Welcome to Europe Biobank Week 2026, it's great to have you in Prague, Czech Republic