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15/04/2025

#EBW25 Previews: State-of-the-art speaker for 7A ‘Green Biobanking: Paving the Path to Sustainable Practices’

Monika Valjan, MA, Biobank Graz, will be the state-of-the-art speaker leading the panel session ‘Green biobanking: Paving the path to sustainable practices‘. We have profiled her biography and abstract here. Monika Valjan, MA Monika Valjan, MA, holds a degree in media studies and has been the managing director of Biobank Graz since 2021. In 2017, she successfully led the project ‘Reorganization […]

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10/04/2025

#EBW25 Previews: State-of-the-art speaker for 4A ‘Clinical biobanks: Bridging research and patient care’

Dr. Tilman Pfeffer, DZIF Tissue Bank, will be the state-of-the-art speaker leading the panel session ‘Clinical biobanks: Bridging research and patient care‘. We have profiled his biography and abstract here. Dr. Tilman Pfeffer After his PhD study in the late effects of diabetes mellitus with a focus on diabetic nephropathy, Dr. Tilman Pfeffer started at the Tissue Bank of the German […]

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10/04/2025

#EBW25 Previews: 3A: One Health: Non-human biobanking

From wildlife conservation via plant diversity and agricultural research to environment monitoring – non-human biobanks play a vital role in preserving genetic diversity and advancing scientific understanding across disciplines. In this session, we will explore the unique challenges and opportunities for non-human biobanks by showcasing their impact towards One Health with a state-of-the-art talk from Dr. Dominic Bläsing, Helmholtz Institute […]

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09/04/2025

#EBW25 Previews: State-of-the-art speaker for 4C ‘Implementing and securing quality control in biobanking’

Dr. Ronny Baber from University Leipzig will be the state-of-the-art speaker leading the panel session: ‘Implementing and securing quality control in biobanking’. We have profiled his biography and abstract here. Dr. Ronny Baber Dr. Ronny Baber works in the Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Chemistry, and Molecular Diagnostics at the University Hospital Leipzig. He is the head of the Leipzig Medical […]

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09/04/2025

#EBW25 Previews: 10C: Samples ready for multi-omics research

This session will highlight the critical biobank resources in multi-omics research, their challenges in sample collection and the integration of the requirements of different ‘omics’ fields, such as genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics into the operational biobank routine, clinical applications and IVDR. This session will be chaired by: Dr. Ronny Baber Dr. Ronny Baber works in the Institute of Laboratory […]

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09/04/2025

#EBW25 Previews: 8C: Special samples, special needs

This session opens the stage for any special samples, sampling methods or processing techniques that can facilitate innovative research needs and strategies. The focus will be broad and include, among others, novel or rarely collected materials as well as home-based data collection and sampling. This session will be chaired by: Dr. Anna Beskow Dr. Anna Beskow has served as the […]

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09/04/2025

#EBW25 Previews: State-of-the-art speaker for 7B ‘Dataflows in healthcare integrated biobanking’

Dr. Mindaugas Morkūnas from the Vilnius Santaros Klinikos Biobank will be the state-of-the-art speaker leading the panel session: ‘Dataflows in healthcare integrated biobanking’. We have profiled his biography and abstract here. Dr. Mindaugas Morkūnas Dr. Mindaugas Morkūnas is a senior researcher and bioinformatician at Vilnius Santaros Klinikos Biobank. With over 25 years experience in biotechnology and informatics engineering, his expertise spans […]

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08/04/2025

#EBW25 Previews: 10D: Emerging EU Regulations Unveiled: Latest ELSI Developments and National Perspectives

This session explores the transformative impact of new EU regulations on biobanking and their alignment with national laws, focusing on ethical, legal and societal implications (ELSI). Attendees will gain insight into recent EU directives, their implications for consent, data governance and cross-border collaboration, as well as strategies for harmonising national regulations with EU frameworks. This session will be chaired by: […]

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03/04/2025

#EBW25 Previews: Plenary – keynote one: The need for courageous leadership in science and health in challenging times

Prof. Walter Ricciardi, Cancer Mission Board Chair (EC) and Chair of the BBMRI-ERIC Scientific and Ethical Advisory Board, will give a keynote on the critical need for courageous leadership in science and health in an era marked by unprecedented global challenges. Read more about Prof. Ricciardi here. This post introduces the session chairs: Prof. Marialuisa Lavitrano Marialuisa Lavitrano is a […]

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01/04/2025

#EBW25 Previews: 4D: Balancing Ethics and Innovation: ELSI in Biobanking

Biobanking would not be possible without taking into account all the ethical, social and legal implications that are inextricably linked to biobanking activities. In this session, we will present the current state of affairs in ELSI as well as how the impetus for innovation and biomedical knowledge production can be enhanced by implementing an embedded ethics approach. This session will […]

EBW25 Previews 0 2 min read

#EBW25 Previews: State-of-the-art speaker for 7A ‘Green Biobanking: Paving the Path to Sustainable Practices’

#EBW25 Previews: State-of-the-art speaker for 4A ‘Clinical biobanks: Bridging research and patient care’

#EBW25 Previews: 3A: One Health: Non-human biobanking

#EBW25 Previews: State-of-the-art speaker for 4C ‘Implementing and securing quality control in biobanking’

#EBW25 Previews: 10C: Samples ready for multi-omics research

#EBW25 Previews: 8C: Special samples, special needs

#EBW25 Previews: State-of-the-art speaker for 7B ‘Dataflows in healthcare integrated biobanking’

#EBW25 Previews: 10D: Emerging EU Regulations Unveiled: Latest ELSI Developments and National Perspectives

#EBW25 Previews: Plenary – keynote one: The need for courageous leadership in science and health in challenging times

#EBW25 Previews: 4D: Balancing Ethics and Innovation: ELSI in Biobanking

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