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#EBW25 Live – Congress Radio: Europe Biobank Week 2025 – Day Four – Ethics Café, a winning pitch and closing thoughts

Visit day four of the Europe Biobank Week Congress in this mini-series covering the event – part of the BBMRI-ERIC Podcast.  Powered by RedCircle During these episodes, you’ll experience the congress as it happens in Bologna, Italy from 13-16 May 2025. You’ll get a flavour of the event from interviews with organisers, speakers and delegates. If you missed day three, […]

#EBW25 Live: Closing ceremony 

The Europe Biobank Week (EBW) Congress, jointly organised between BBMRI-ERIC (the European Research Infrastructure for Biobanking and Biomolecular Resources in Health and Life Science) and ESBB (the European, African and Middle Eastern Society for Biopreservation and Biobanking) officially closed at Palazzo dei Congressi in Bologna, Italy on 16 May 2025.   This year’s Congress united over 800 biobankers, researchers, industry specialists, and decision-makers […]

#EBW25 Live: Ethics café 

The first session of Friday’s EBW scientific programme was the Ethics Ccafé, chaired by Prof. Dr. Roland Jahns, Interdisciplinary Bank of Biomaterials and Data Würzburg (ibdw), and Dr. Peggy Manders from Radboud Biobank.   The Ethics Café is an established event of the Europe Biobank Week Congress, where the entire community  comes together in an informal setting to share their thoughts […]

#EBW25 Live: Congress Radio: Europe Biobank Week 2025 – Day Three – Participants, Posters and EP PerMed

Visit day three of the Europe Biobank Week Congress in this mini-series covering the event – part of the BBMRI-ERIC Podcast.  Powered by RedCircle Europe Biobank Week Congress is happening in Bologna, Italy from 13-16 May 2025. You’ll hear a flavour of the event through interviews with organisers, speakers and delegates. If you missed day one, find it at the Europe […]

#EBW25 Live: Dr. Mait Metspalu delivers keynote lecture II – ‘Bringing the benefits of biobanking closer to the people’  

Thursday’s keynote was delivered by Mait Metspalu, Professor of Evolutionary Genomics at the Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu. The subject of his talk was ‘Bringing the benefits of biobanking closer to the people’.    The keynote shared how the new MyGenome portal is giving over 100,000 participants personalised insights on disease risk, lifestyle impact, and interesting asides  on caffeine metabolism. Estonia […]

#EBW25 Live: Congress Radio: Europe Biobank Week 2025 – Day Two – Scientific Programme Launch

Visit day two of the Europe Biobank Week Congress in this mini-series covering the event – part of the BBMRI-ERIC Podcast.  Powered by RedCircle Europe Biobank Week Congress is happening in Bologna, Italy from 13-16 May 2025. You’ll hear a flavour of the event through interviews with organisers, speakers and delegates. If you missed day one, find it at the Europe […]

#EBW25 Live: Prof. Walter Ricciardi, delivers keynote lecture I – ‘The need for courageous leadership in science and health in challenging times’ 

The first session of the EBW scientific programme was the keynote delivered by Prof. Walter Ricciardi, Director of the School of Hygiene and Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (UCSC), Rome, and Cancer Mission Board Chair (EC). The subject of the keynote was ‘The need for courageous leadership in science and health in challenging times’.  Prof. Ricciardi emphasised the […]

#EBW25 Live: Opening ceremony launches scientific programme 

The Europe Biobank Week (EBW) Congress jointly organised between BBMRI-ERIC (the European Research Infrastructure for Biobanking and Biomolecular Resources in Health and Life Science) and ESBB (the European, African and Middle Eastern Society for Biopreservation and Biobanking) kicked off at Palazzo dei Congressi in Bologna, Italy on 14 May 2025.   EBW  unites over 800 biobankers, researchers, industry specialists and decision […]