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Biobank of the Year Awards 2016

Biobank of the Year Awards 2016

Nominations for this awards are now closed.

We are keen to promote and encourage Biobanks that go above and beyond in facilitating ground breaking research. We therefore encourage researchers to nominate biobanks that have made their work possible. Shortlisted candidates will be presented at our annual meeting UK Biobanking Showcase and participants can then vote for the winner. The winner will be announced and prize awarded on the day.Read More »Biobank of the Year Awards 2016

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Annual Meeting Registration Now Open!

Annual Meeting Registration Now Open! The UKCRC Tissue Directory and Coordination Centre’s Annual meeting will be held at The Oval, London on the 16th November. UK Biobanking Showcase will be a chance to celebrate Biobanking in the UK. On the day, we’ll showcase the range of exciting biobanking capabilities in the UK. There’ll be debates, discussion panels, workshops and lots of chances to feedback on the development of the UKCRC… Read More »Annual Meeting Registration Now Open!

BBMRI-LPC Third Scientific Call for Access

A third BBMRI-LPC Scientific Call for Access is now being launched, building on the success of the first call in 2014 and the second call in spring 2015. BBMRI-LPC supports innovative research projects conducted in large prospective cohorts (LPC) across Europe. This Call for Access is an outstanding opportunity for European scientists to gain access to the unique collections of data and biosamples from the BBMRI-LPC network of high quality… Read More »BBMRI-LPC Third Scientific Call for Access

Coordination of Biobanking in the UK

Coordination of Biobanking in the UK On 29 September 2015, the Centre held its first annual biobanking event. Coordination of Biobanking in the UK, marked the UK becoming the 17th Member State to join BBMRI-ERIC, and was organised alongside ESBB’s 2015 Annual Conference to further connect to global developments in biobanking. Below you can find the presentations for view and download: Day’s Agenda (PDF, 210kB) Introduction to coordination of biobanks… Read More »Coordination of Biobanking in the UK

Introduction to biobanking

What are samples? A sample can take many forms. It can be a piece of human tissue taken from a healthy or a diseased part of the body, but it can also be a sample of bodily fluid such as blood, urine or saliva. The reason samples are taken is to allow researchers to perform tests on ‘real’ material to gain greater understanding of what is happening in the patient.… Read More »Introduction to biobanking

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BBMRI-LPC Scientific Call for Access now open

BBMRI-LPC Scientific Call for Access: Transnational Access to Large Prospective Cohorts in Europe The Call is an opportunity for European scientists to access, for free, unique collections of biosamples and data from participating Large Prospective Cohorts (LPS) across Europe. The deadline for this Call for Access is 15 June 2015. For more information on how to apply, please visit http://www.bbmri-lpc.org/access. Background This Call for Access builds on the success of… Read More »BBMRI-LPC Scientific Call for Access now open

National Tissue Directory and Coordination Centre announced

The UKCRC Tissue Directory and Coordination Centre is an exciting new initiative to improve access to human tissue samples for research purposes in the UK. Human tissue samples are collected by various researchers and biobanks across the UK. These samples are collected under specific permission from the Human Tissue Authority and/or a Research Ethics Committee. There is an increasing need to be able to find samples across the UK and to make sure… Read More »National Tissue Directory and Coordination Centre announced