Three practical approaches to overcoming challenges in UK biobanking: Webinar debrief
Catch up on part two of this webinar series, hosted by Scientist.com and the TDCC
Directory Development
ATLAS: Advanced data search tool for researchers
The UKCRC Tissue Directory and Coordination Centre (TDCC) is proud to be a partner in launching a new data search tool for researchers on 26th February. Register now to use the tool.
Nov and Dec 2018: aggregating the anonymised sample data
The development team report on their end of 2018 API updates.
October 2018: load performance improvements
October’s API development team update include improving the load performance of the API and learning about what the research community want in terms of the Directory.
Directory – Responding to feedback
Responding to your feedback to improving the Directory Multiple resources per account What has changed From your Directory account it is now possible to administer multiple sample resources or networks. Why we made the change We received feedback that some users managed several resources and therefore to have a separate email and password for each resource was burdensome. How will this affect me? Sample Resources: If you have multiple logins and… Read More »Directory – Responding to feedback
September 2018: First testing of bulk upload
What the Development Team worked on in September During September, following preparing the bulk upload API for the first phase of testing, the team have been working on a number of improvements around handling errors. A lot of work has also been done this month with Researchers and Clinicians in order to understand how the Directory can best support their needs. We have run two sessions – a focus group on understanding the barriers… Read More »September 2018: First testing of bulk upload
August 2018: First API changes
What the Development Team worked on in August During August, the team have been really busy working on testing the API to ensure that all the ‘test’ and ‘development’ environments work in exactly the same way through full and automated regression testing. There has also been a lot of work to change over environments following an update to tenancies. A number of development changes have still been made alongside the provision of new support… Read More »August 2018: First API changes
July 2018: API changes for vendor testing
July 2018 update Over the past couple of months, we have been making some structural changes to our data APIs in preparation for vendor testing. Some of this work is preparatory and will be built upon further, but it will still provide an early version for software vendors to feedback on. In this blog post we will explain some of these changes and how they should help the biobanks and research… Read More »July 2018: API changes for vendor testing
Commercial Principles
Principles for organisations integrating with the UKCRC Tissue Directory. This document sets out the core principles that the Centre should adopt when considering any commercial opportunities that may arise from the Directory. These principles shall be used by the legal teams at UCL or Nottingham to draw up an agreement with an organisation wishing to engage with the Directory under one of two possible scenarios: (1) An organisation wishing to… Read More »Commercial Principles
UK Biobanks now in the BBMRI-ERIC Directory
UK sample resources now in the BBMRI-ERIC Directory UKCRC Tissue Directory registered sample resources are now discover-able in the BBMRI-ERIC Directory. The UKCRC TDCC represents the UK within Biobanking and BioMolecular Resources Research Infrastructure – European Research Infrastructure Consortium (BBMRI-ERIC). As part of the UKCRC TDCC’s continued commitment to prevent duplication of effort, all UKCRC Tissue Directory registered sample resources will be automatically registered in the BBMRI-ERIC Directory. The step… Read More »UK Biobanks now in the BBMRI-ERIC Directory