Strong BBMRI.at contribution to Europe Biobank Week 2024
Austrian Minister Martin Polaschek opened the EBW in the Vienna Hofburg, followed by an introductory presentation of BBMRI.at to a 600+ audience. BBMRI.at and its partners contributed with multiple oral and poster presentations.
More than 600 delegates from various countries and over 40 exhibitors participated at the Europe Biobank Week 2024 in the Vienna Hofburg from 14-17 May 2024. This year’s motto was “Strengthening Biobanks and Biorepositories: Collaborative approaches for a sustainable future”.
In his opening speech, Prof. Martin Polaschek, Austrian Federal Minister of Education, Science and Research, highlighted the importance of biobanks as “essential research infrastructures that provide key resources for health and environmental research”. He also emphasized the value of BBMRI-ERIC, the largest European Research Infrastructure, which is located in Graz, Austria.
BBMRI.at participated with delegates from all BBMRI.at partner institutions and work package groups, engaged in networking and presented its work:
Editorials:
- Haslacher, H (Medical University of Vienna) and Stumptner, C (Medical University of Graz): Advancing Together – Quality Management at BBMRI.at
- Walter, I and Wieser, M (University of Veterinary Medicine): Unlocking the Power of Veterinary Samples and Biobanking – A Promising Source for “One-Health” Research
- Kostic, T (AIT; MICROBE project) and Stumptner, C (Medical University of Graz, MICROBE project & BBMRI.at): MICROBE – MICRObiome Biobanking (RI) Enabler
Oral presentations:
- Lecture in opening session – Göbel, G (BBMRI.at director, Medical University of Innsbruck) and Brcic, L (BBMRI.at coordinator, Medical University of Graz): WELCOME ADDRESS – BBMRI.at – The Austrian Node of BBMRI-ERIC
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- Stumptner, C (BBMRI.at executive manager, Medical University of Graz): Bringing biobanking and pathology closer to children and adults
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- Valjan, M (Biobank Graz, Medical University of Graz): Informed Consent for Minors – Empowering the Future of Paediatric Research
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- Walter, I (VetBiobank, University of Veterinary Medicine): Unlocking the Power of Veterinary Samples: A Promising Source for “One-Health” Research
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- Zogopoulos, V (Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens) and Stumptner, C (Medical University of Graz): Biobanking education: the project “SCIence outreach: The example of BIObanks in Europe” and its progression so far
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- Lecture in closing session – Zatloukal, K (former BBMRI.at director, Medical University of Graz): BBMRI-ERIC (and BBMRI.at)… how it began
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Posters:
- Eder J (University of Klagenfurt) et al: Developing Biobank Donor Portal Prototype Based on User Evaluation
- Gruber F (Johannes Kepler University Linz) et al: Strategic approach in planning a new university – hospital based biobank
- Mucher P (Medical University of Vienna) et al: Adapting to pandemics and the climate crisis: The transition to virtual cross-audits at BBMRI.at
- Nauck M (University Medicine Greifswald), Valjan M (Medical University of Graz, Biobank Graz) et al: Sustainability and biobanking: scrapping of biorepositories or continuing use
- Shekhovtsov V (Medical University of Innsbruck) et al: Sample Index: A tool for searching in biobank data taking into account privacy restrictions
- Stumptner C (Medical University of Graz) et al: BBMRI.at #3 – Austrian Biobanking and BioMolecular resources Research Infrastructure & partner for research using biological samples
- Stumptner C (Medical University of Graz) et al: GenomeMET: Metrology for genomic profiling to support early cancer detection and precision medicine
- Stumptner C (Medical University of Graz) et al: Pre-Analytical Quality Standard for Microbiome Samples
- Stumptner C (Medical University of Graz) et al: The MICROBE project: MICRObiome Biobanking (RI) Enabler
- Tauscher P (Medical University of Graz, Biobank Graz) et al: Getting a Biobank “Fit for Blackout” – A Required Investment of Resources?
- Zogopoulos V (Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens), Stumptner C (Medical University of Graz) et al: Biobanking education: the project “SCIence outreach: The example of BIObanks in Europe” and its progression so far
- Wieser M (University of Veterinary Medicine) et al: The VetBiobank: Leading the way in incorporating veterinary samples into the BBMRI consortium
Other engagements:
- Georg Göbel chaired a workshop on “Information security issues for biobankers + BBMRI-ERIC Federated Platform” and the session “One Health & Precision Medicine”
- Kurt Zatloukal chaired the session “Stakeholders in the spotlight”
In addition, the joint project of BBMRI.at, the German Biobank Node BBMRI.de, and the Swiss Biobanking Platform BBMRI.ch of an animated video about biobanks targeting researchers was introduced.
Listen to the Congress Radio via weblink, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts.
Let’s meet next year at the EBW in Bologna, IT from 13-16 May 2025!
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