BBMRI.at at Europe Biobank Week 2025: Austria’s Voice in European Biobanking

The Europe Biobank Week 2025 successfully took place from May 13 to 16 in Bologna, Italy. BBMRI.at made significant contributions throughout the event, including chairing sessions and delivering both oral and poster presentations. These activities highlighted its active role in advancing biobanking across Europe. The topics covered ranged from one health and green biobanking to the role of biobanks in big data and AI, as well as data security.

 


                    

                
                            




            

        


    



    

        

            

                                    

                        
BBMRI.at participated with nearly all delegates from its BBMRI.at partner institutions and working groups, engaged in networking and presented its work:

                    

                            

            


        

    



    

        

            

                                    

                        
Oral presentations: 




    

  • Göbel, G (Med Uni Innsbruck): Security of personal data processing within biobanks


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  • State of Art Speaker Valjan, M; Co-authors Perz, V and Kral, S (Biobank Graz, Med Uni Graz): Can biobanks be greener?


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  • Abdulghani, S & Malovan, G (BBMRI-ERIC); Zatloukal, K; Stumptner, C (Med Uni Graz/BBMRI.at) et al.: Green Biobanking: Gaps and challenges


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  • Bernardi, A (Uni Bologna); Stumptner, C (Med Uni Graz, BBMRI.at); Wutte, A (BBMRI-ERIC): Self-Assessment survey for Microbiome analysis: Ensuring quality and standardization in biobanks


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  • Tzortzatou-Nanopoulou, O & Zogopoulos, V (BRFAA, SCIBIOEU); Stumptner, C (Med Uni Graz, BBMRI.at/SCIBIOEU) et al.: Developing tools for education in biobanking: the “SCIence outreach: The example of BIObanks in Europe”


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  • Valjan, M; Perz, V; Kral, S; Tauscher, P (all Biobank Graz, Med Uni Graz): How to calculate your biobanks carbon footprint


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  • Faggionato, D (DSMZ, MICROBE); Stumptner, C (Med Uni Graz, BBMRI.at/MICROBE) et all.: How to “do” the Nagoya Protocol: Common misconceptions and practical advice for access and benefit-sharing compliane


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  • Kral, S (Biobank Graz, Med Uni Graz): Effect of fluorinated greenhouse gases; regulation on biobanks


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  • Almeida, C; Barud, K; Forgó, N; Kwiatkowska, K (UNIVIE) and Kral, S; Perz, V; Valjan, M (Biobank Graz, Med Uni Graz): Sustainability in biobanking: Legal framework and practical implementation


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  • Kral, S; Perz, V; Valjan, M (Biobank Graz, Med Uni Graz): Applying “R” strategies to foster environmental sustainable practices in biobanking


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  • Hsu, J (UNIVIE) et al.: Developing a University Hospital-based tissue biobank


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  • Gruber, F et al (JKU): Sustainable organization of biobank freezing infrastructure to be a safe harbor for biomaterials


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  • Göbel, G (Med Uni Innsbruck); Shekhovtsov, V (Med Uni Innsbruck); Gruber, F (JKU), Haslacher, H (UNIVIE); Neff, P (Med Uni Innsbruck); Valjan, M (Med Uni Graz); Walter, I (VetMed Uni Vienna); Primschitz, R (Med Uni graz): Analyzing the current biobank IT landscape at Austrian BBMRI Node partners


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Participants on images:


Monika Valjan, Veronika Perz, Sabrina Kral, Georg Göbel, Jens Habermann, Patrick Neff, Volodymyr Shekhovtsov, Gregor Gorkiewicz, Catarina Zamith de Almeida, Franz Gruber, Elena Ivek Propadalo, Heimo Müller,  Cornelia Stumptner, Lisa Rainer, Jennifer Hsu