📣 We're proud to endorse the joint statement by @cancerpatientseu.bsky.social and Ending Discrimination Against Cancer Survivors on the #RightToBeForgotten. Survivorship should not mean lifelong discrimination. 🔗 Read our joint statement: buff.ly/2kpSqMR

🥳 New ELSI Dialogues coming soon: "Cancer survivorship at the core of research: how lived experiences can inform research and policy decisions in the Era of the EU Cancer Mission" 📆 3 June 2026 ⏰ 10:30 - 11:30 CEST 📍 online 🔗 Registration: buff.ly/FB0KgkL 🔗 More info: buff.ly/ydm16RF 🧵 1/3

👋 Register for the 1st #BBMRI_QM Newsroom in 2026 ℹ️ Introducing our QUALITY LABELLED biobanks: Access • Impact • Discovery 📆 9 June ⏰ 10-11:00 CEST 📍 online via Zoom 🔗 Register: buff.ly/6xlK2xg 🔗 More info: buff.ly/upV7ZFu

👋 Welcome back to our #ProjectThursday 💡 We collect news from the biobanking world for you here every week in one article. Enjoy! 🤝 ❗️The article: buff.ly/poXu5xS Today featuring: #Bigpicture #CANDLE #EPPerMed #ERICForum #EUCiP #PERIFORMANCE #RISCALE #UNCANConnect 👋 See you here next timre 💙🧡

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💙🧡 Yesterday, our BBMRI colleagues hit the streets of Graz for the #BusinessRunGraz, bringing great energy and team spirit, even through rain and a surprise storm 🌧️⚡💪 🚀 A fun evening of running, cheering and connecting beyond the office. No weather could stop them from reaching the finish line!

🗣️ Last week, BBMRI-ERIC Director-General Prof. Jens K. Habermann spoke at the EU #CancerMission Conference  - Understanding Cancer in the Digital Age: Data, Innovation and Equity in Cyprus.  🤝 Prof. Habermann joined an important panel on AI and Digital Innovation in Cancer Understanding.

👋 Welcome back to our #ProjectThursday 💡 We collect the latest news from the biobanking world for you here every Thursday in one article. Enjoy! 🤝 ❗️ The article: buff.ly/OS23VKr Today with: #Bigpicture #EPPerMed #ERDERA #GDI #PROPHET #PERIFORMANCE #QUANTUM 👋 See you here next week! 💙🧡

📣 Presenting Dr. Christine Joye and Dr. Ayat Salman as chairs of #EBW26 keynote two: From scientific excellence to industrial leadership 🗓️ 21 May (11:15 - 12:15) 📍 Prague Congress Centre 📝 Details – buff.ly/3Bpm0f7 🎟️ Tix - buff.ly/ePsO3fr 👉 Programme: buff.ly/5tnPFY5

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👋 Welcome back to #ProjectThursday 💡 We collect news from the biobanking world for you here every Thursday in one article. Enjoy 🤝 ❗️ Article: buff.ly/3kBqm2Q Today featuring: #CANDLE #canSERV #EPPerMed #ERICForum #EUCiP #QUANTUM #RISCALE #PROPHET #PERIFORMANCE 👋 See you here next week! 💙🧡

📣 Presenting Prof. Jens K. Habermann and Prof. Agnieszka Matera-Witkiewicz as chairs of #EBW26 keynote: How is climate change affecting infectious disease dynamics across Europe? 🗓️ 20 May 📍 Prague Congress Centre 📝 Details – buff.ly/vuVq2eR 🎟️ Tix - buff.ly/0FHqZ0Z 👉 Programme: buff.ly/wq8smJ1

🎉 Congratulations to the National Institute for Infectious Diseases “L. Spallanzani” on its 90th anniversary. 📰 buff.ly/wFUhzqG  🔗 buff.ly/GOdj6tp 1/3

📣 Welcoming Dr. Carlo Largiadèr and Erik Steinfelder as chairs of #EBW26 session 11D: Eco-friendly green biobanking: Innovations and solutions 🗓️ 22 May (12:00 - 13:30) 📍 Prague Congress Centre, Czech Republic 📝 Details: buff.ly/FOqitKc 🎟️ Tix - buff.ly/0FHqZ0Z 👉 Full programme: buff.ly/wq8smJ1

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📣 Presenting the chairs and highlight speaker for #EBW26 session 8D: Synergising resources: Public–private collaboration in biobanking infrastructure and research 🗓️ 21 May (13:45 - 15:15) 📍 Prague Congress Centre 📝 buff.ly/QtMXdIK 🎟️ buff.ly/0FHqZ0Z 👉 Programme: buff.ly/wq8smJ1

📣 Introducing Prof. Dr. Elke Smits and Dr. Eric Vermeulen as chairs of #EBW26 session 6D: Patient-centric biobanking: Strategies for engagement and participation 🗓️ 21 May (9:00 - 10:30) 📍 Prague Congress Centre 📝 Details: buff.ly/D8Ru84c 🎟️ Tix - buff.ly/0FHqZ0Z 👉 Programme: buff.ly/wq8smJ1

📣 Welcoming Asst. Prof. Roman Hrstka, PhD and Michael Kiehntopf as chairs of #EBW26 session 11C: Samples ready for multi-omics research 🗓️ 22 May (12:00 - 13:30) 📍 Prague Congress Centre, Prague, Czech Republic 📝 Details: buff.ly/zugvDkG 🎟️ Tix - buff.ly/0FHqZ0Z 👉 Full programme: buff.ly/wq8smJ1

🔬 BBMRI-ERIC, IARC - International Agency for Research on Cancer / World Health Organization and UNESCO invite you to join a new workshop series on biobanking. 📅 6 sessions, 27 May – 29 June ⏳ Application deadline: 18 May 🔗 buff.ly/gXwYPdC 📸 Picture courtesy of O'Connor, IARC

👋 Welcome back to #ProjectThursday 💡 We collect news from our projects every Thursday in one article. Enjoy! 🤝 ❗️Article: buff.ly/vPhcPYw Today with: #CANDLE #EPPerMed #ERDERA #EUCiP: #QUANTUM #RISCALE #PROPHET #UNCAN-Connect #GDI #PERIFORMANCE #PRIMTECH3R 👋 See you next week! 💙🧡

📣 Introducing Prof. Radka Kaneva & Dr. Olga Kofanova as chairs of #EBW26 session 8C: Mastering pre-analytics: Key to reliable biobanking & biomedical research 🗓️ 21 May (13:45 - 15:15) 📍 Prague Congress Centre, Czech Republic 📝 buff.ly/uOEvXcx 👉 buff.ly/wq8smJ1 buff.ly/l37C2K2

📣 Introducing Dr. Fatima Qafoud and Pasquale De Blasio, MBA chairs of #EBW26 session 5C: Tools and processes for quality implementation and use cases 🗓️ 20 May (17:30 - 19:00) 📍 Prague Congress Centre, Czech Republic 📝 Details: buff.ly/bQjvEBy 🎟️ Tix - buff.ly/0FHqZ0Z 👉 Programme: buff.ly/wq8smJ1

📣 Introducing Dr. Loes Linsen & Dr. Radoslaw Zagożdżon chairs of #EBW26 session 3C: Biobank advanced technologies: Challenges, opportunities & solutions 🗓️ 20 May (14:00 - 15:30) 📍 Prague Congress Centre, Czech Republic 📝 Details: buff.ly/itdMBOY 🎟️ Tix - buff.ly/0FHqZ0Z 👉 Programme: buff.ly/wq8smJ1

📣 Presenting the chairs and highlight speaker for #EBW26 session 6C: Ensuring excellence: Elevating data quality in biobanking 🗓️ 21 May (9:00 - 10:30) 📍 Prague Congress Centre, Prague, Czech Republic 📝 Info: buff.ly/eK0uRe1 🎟️ Tix - buff.ly/0FHqZ0Z 👉 Programme: buff.ly/wq8smJ1

📢 new BBMRI-ERIC ELSI Dialogues podcast episode: 💪 The role of biobanks in realising the One Health approach On 24 March 2026, three invited experts joined us for a new ELSI Dialogues webinar to discuss the role biobanks can play in realising the One Health strategy. 🧵 1/2

💼 #WeAreHiring 📝  We’re seeking an experienced Executive Assistant to support the Director General in a fast-paced intergovernmental and European environment with multiple stakeholders, tight deadlines and frequent high-level engagements. 📍 Graz, Austria 🔗 buff.ly/hDijJ0W

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📣 Introducing Tom Southerington and Dr. Ronny Baber, chairs of #EBW26 session 8B: Balancing ethics and innovation: ELSI in biobanking 🗓️ 21 May (13:45 - 15:15) 📍 Prague Congress Centre, Prague, Czech Republic 📝 buff.ly/god2dEY 👉 buff.ly/UMrEqLV

📣 Presenting Dr. Linda Fröderberg Roth & Marie Karlikova, RNDr., PhD, chairs of #EBW26 session 11A: Inside the biobank: Organisational structures, strategies & success stories 🗓️ 22 May (12 - 13:30) 📍 Prague Congress Centre 📝 Info: buff.ly/goLE26A 🎟️ Tix - buff.ly/E9lO5wJ 👉 Programme: buff.ly/UMrEqLV

📣 Introducing Assoc.-Prof. Gregor Gorkiewicz, M.D and Dr. Ayat Salman, chairs of #EBW26 session 8A: Unlocking health insights from donated human tissues 🗓️ 21 May (13:45 - 15:15) 📍 Prague Congress Centre, Czech Republic 📝 Details: buff.ly/6JhStcv 🎟️ Tix - buff.ly/E9lO5wJ 👉 Programme: buff.ly/UMrEqLV

📣 Welcoming Dr. Giedrė Kvedaravičienė and Dr. Rocío Aguilar-Quesada as chairs of #EBW26 session 6A: Biobanks as local hubs: Interfaces and facilitators 🗓️ 21 May (9:00 - 10:30) 📍 Prague Congress Centre, Czech Republic 📝 Details: buff.ly/b7anrW9 🎟️ Tix - buff.ly/E9lO5wJ 👉 Programme: buff.ly/UMrEqLV

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📣 Introducing Prof. Marialuisa Lavitrano & Dr. Daniel Brucker, chairs of #EBW26 session 5A: Building excellence: Developing skills for future biobanking 🗓️ 20 May (17:30 - 19:00) 📍 Prague Congress Centre, Czech Republic 📝 buff.ly/adR32h7 🎟️ buff.ly/E9lO5wJ 👉 buff.ly/UMrEqLV buff.ly/hOVEVIn

📣 Welcome Steven Smit, MSc. and Dr. Jonas Astrin, chairs of #EBW26 session 3A: Preserving biodiversity: Challenges & opportunities in non-human biobanking. 🗓️ 20 May (14:00 - 15:30) 📍 Prague Congress Centre, Czech Republic 📝 buff.ly/4LJtx4I 🎟️ buff.ly/E9lO5wJ 👉 buff.ly/UMrEqLV

💡 Welcome back to our #ProjectThursday We collect the latest news from the biobanking world for you here in one article. Enjoy! 🤝 ❗️ article: buff.ly/GXTWIW0 Today with news from #biobank.cy #ERDERA #GDI #RISCALE #QUANTUM #UNCANConnect 👋 See you here next week! 💙🧡

💡 Do you have an idea to give cancer patients a stronger voice in science? 📢 The #PERIFORMANCE grant gives you the boost you need. With €10,000 funding, you can create new ways for patients to share their experiences, perspectives and needs. 👇 Details below. 🧵 1/2

📣 Presenting Dr. Maria Judit Molnar and Mieke De Wilde, MSc., chairs of #EBW26 session 9C: Disease domain-specific biobanks: Neuroscience insights. 📝 Details: buff.ly/4FS5gaf 🎟️ Tickets - buff.ly/E9lO5wJ 👉 Full programme: buff.ly/UMrEqLV

🌍 On #WorldHealthDay, we’re recognising people in the BBMRI-ERIC community who work #TogetherForHealth & #StandWithScience, celebrating how scientific collaboration protects the interconnected health of people, animals, plants & the planet through the #OneHealth approach. 🔗 buff.ly/QQnrrgL 🧵 1/4

📣 Introducing #EBW26 keynote speaker Aneta Tyszkiewicz, Director, Science & Regulatory at the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries & Associations. 📅 21 May 🕰️ 11:15 - 12:15 📍 Prague Congress Centre, Czech Rep. 💡 Info: buff.ly/aM3El6b 🔗 Tix: buff.ly/E9lO5wJ 👉 Programme: buff.ly/UMrEqLV

🌍 Today is #WorldHealthDay. This year's message calls on people to come #TogetherForHealth and #StandWithScience, celebrating how scientific collaboration protects the interconnected health of people, animals, plants and the planet through the #OneHealth approach. 🔗 buff.ly/QQnrrgL 🧵 1/4

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💡 Welcome back to our #ProjectThursday We collect latest news from our projects for you here in one article. Enjoy! 🤝 ❗️Article: buff.ly/Pliqber Today with news from #canSERV #EUCiP #EPND #GDI @ERDERA @INTEGRATELMedC @PERIFORMANCE #PROPHET #RISCALE #QUANTUM 👋 See you here next week! 💙🧡

🔬 #ColorectalCancer (CRC) remains a leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. 🔍 A new study led by BBMRI-ERIC introduces a large, shared dataset to support earlier detection and better treatment. 🔗 Read more: buff.ly/s8P1Hfr 🔗 Full paper: buff.ly/RlhtSak

Important message for #EndometriosisAwarenessMonth 💛 🗣️ “My experience showed me how deeply endometriosis can affect both physical health and quality of life.” - endometriosis patient. Thanks to projects like #IntegrateLMedC for bringing attention to these gaps. 🔗 buff.ly/3s7gDD3 🎬 buff.ly/eiNpkRl

#EndometriosisAwarenessMonth Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women of reproductive age, yet it remains underdiagnosed, under-researched and often misunderstood. We’re highlighting findings from WP3 - Large Medical Cohorts of the #IntegrateLMedC. 🔗 buff.ly/3s7gDD3 🎬 buff.ly/ZRSDXiW

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🤝 The BBMRI-ERIC Management Committee (MC) & Assembly of Members (AoM) gathered in Vienna.   1️⃣Day 1 focused on EvolveBBMRI project achievements & outlook. 2️⃣+ 3️⃣ Days 2 & 3 brought together the MC & AoM to build on a successful first year of the Work Programme. 👏 Thank you to all that participated!

👋 Welcome back to #ProjectThursday 💡 We collect the latest news from the biobanking world for you here every Thursday in one article. Enjoy! 🤝 ❗️Article: buff.ly/JdDT6X1 Today news from #Bigpicture #ERDERA #EUCiP #RISCALE #canSERV #PERIFORMANCE #UNCANConnect #PRIMTECH3R 👋 See you next week! 💙🧡

🌍 The MICROBE – MICRObiome Biobanking Enabler project is advancing standardised methods to preserve and manage microbiomes across humans, animals, plants, and soil. At #EBW26, the team will share insights from 3 years of work with the #biobanking community. 🔗 Read the article: buff.ly/Lu3wqQ6

BBMRI-ERIC's Erdina Ene, Legal Expert, participated in the #EHDS Conference on the secondary use of personal data and the rights of natural persons. She presented her paper, "The right to opt-out in the EHDS regulation as a risk and a safeguard". 👉 Watch day 2 live in Polish: 🔗 buff.ly/sumSygC