German Biobank Network (GBN)
@bbmride.bsky.social
The German Biobank Network (GBN) www.bbmri.de connects and harmonises biobanks that store human biospecimens in support of biomedical research. GBN is part of the Network of University Medicine (NUM) and National Node of @bbmrieric.bsky.social.
Are biobank costs properly recognised? 🧬💰
GBN’s new catalogue & cost tool makes planning easier, costs transparent & biobanks more sustainable. 💪
👉 Available via the Biobank “Starter Kit”: tinyurl.com/yc3jhmn9
#Biobank #Biobanking #ResearchFunding
GBN’s new catalogue & cost tool makes planning easier, costs transparent & biobanks more sustainable. 💪
👉 Available via the Biobank “Starter Kit”: tinyurl.com/yc3jhmn9
#Biobank #Biobanking #ResearchFunding
Improving biobank cost calculation
GBN has developed a biobank service catalogue with a cost calculation tool. This enables biobanks to transparently plan costs of third-party funded projects.
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September 15, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Are biobank costs properly recognised? 🧬💰
GBN’s new catalogue & cost tool makes planning easier, costs transparent & biobanks more sustainable. 💪
👉 Available via the Biobank “Starter Kit”: tinyurl.com/yc3jhmn9
#Biobank #Biobanking #ResearchFunding
GBN’s new catalogue & cost tool makes planning easier, costs transparent & biobanks more sustainable. 💪
👉 Available via the Biobank “Starter Kit”: tinyurl.com/yc3jhmn9
#Biobank #Biobanking #ResearchFunding
📺 HUB Hanover, part of the German Biobank Network, was featured on TV!
🧬Supporting the "MoReHealth" project, HUB provides key biosamples for multi-omics research in personalised medicine.
Watch in German: tinyurl.com/45xvvv5f
#Biobank #Biobanking #PersonalisedMedicine #InfectionResearch
🧬Supporting the "MoReHealth" project, HUB provides key biosamples for multi-omics research in personalised medicine.
Watch in German: tinyurl.com/45xvvv5f
#Biobank #Biobanking #PersonalisedMedicine #InfectionResearch
September 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
📺 HUB Hanover, part of the German Biobank Network, was featured on TV!
🧬Supporting the "MoReHealth" project, HUB provides key biosamples for multi-omics research in personalised medicine.
Watch in German: tinyurl.com/45xvvv5f
#Biobank #Biobanking #PersonalisedMedicine #InfectionResearch
🧬Supporting the "MoReHealth" project, HUB provides key biosamples for multi-omics research in personalised medicine.
Watch in German: tinyurl.com/45xvvv5f
#Biobank #Biobanking #PersonalisedMedicine #InfectionResearch
We're delighted that GBN as part of the Network of University Medicine (NUM) has been recognised in the 'High-Tech Agenda' of the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology & Space. It is also exciting to see the long-term continuation of the NUM mentioned tinyurl.com/mrxnadt3 👏
#Biobanking #Biobank
#Biobanking #Biobank
Neue Technologien entwickeln: Hightech Agenda Deutschland - BMBF
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August 1, 2025 at 11:08 AM
We're delighted that GBN as part of the Network of University Medicine (NUM) has been recognised in the 'High-Tech Agenda' of the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology & Space. It is also exciting to see the long-term continuation of the NUM mentioned tinyurl.com/mrxnadt3 👏
#Biobanking #Biobank
#Biobanking #Biobank
📣 From 2 becomes 1: the German #Biobank Network (GBN) is here! The former German Biobank Node & German Biobank Alliance now share one name and a new logo, marking our integration into the Network of University Medicine (NUM).
👉 More in our latest newsletter (DE) tinyurl.com/4xmd63a8
#Biobanking
👉 More in our latest newsletter (DE) tinyurl.com/4xmd63a8
#Biobanking
July 15, 2025 at 11:28 AM
📣 From 2 becomes 1: the German #Biobank Network (GBN) is here! The former German Biobank Node & German Biobank Alliance now share one name and a new logo, marking our integration into the Network of University Medicine (NUM).
👉 More in our latest newsletter (DE) tinyurl.com/4xmd63a8
#Biobanking
👉 More in our latest newsletter (DE) tinyurl.com/4xmd63a8
#Biobanking
Reposted by German Biobank Network (GBN)
Mehr maßgeschneiderte Medizin
MHH koordiniert: Für bessere personalisierte Medizin startet in Niedersachsen das Projekt MoReHealth....
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MHH koordiniert: Für bessere personalisierte Medizin startet in Niedersachsen das Projekt MoReHealth....
weiterlesen
July 15, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Mehr maßgeschneiderte Medizin
MHH koordiniert: Für bessere personalisierte Medizin startet in Niedersachsen das Projekt MoReHealth....
weiterlesen
MHH koordiniert: Für bessere personalisierte Medizin startet in Niedersachsen das Projekt MoReHealth....
weiterlesen
🙌 New in the German #Biobank Alliance: Central Biobank Ulm (CBBU)! With strong links to research & clinics, CBBU brings valuable expertise to the network.
💬 Steffen Halbgebauer from CBBU: “Inclusion in the GBA helps us professionalise & develop new standards together.”
More: tinyurl.com/4aap7vab
💬 Steffen Halbgebauer from CBBU: “Inclusion in the GBA helps us professionalise & develop new standards together.”
More: tinyurl.com/4aap7vab
New in the GBA: Central Biobank Ulm
The German Biobank Alliance continues to grow. The Central Biobank of the University of Ulm (CBBU) is the latest research-oriented institution to join the GBA.
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June 16, 2025 at 8:33 AM
🙌 New in the German #Biobank Alliance: Central Biobank Ulm (CBBU)! With strong links to research & clinics, CBBU brings valuable expertise to the network.
💬 Steffen Halbgebauer from CBBU: “Inclusion in the GBA helps us professionalise & develop new standards together.”
More: tinyurl.com/4aap7vab
💬 Steffen Halbgebauer from CBBU: “Inclusion in the GBA helps us professionalise & develop new standards together.”
More: tinyurl.com/4aap7vab
👏 Welcome Ulrike Felgenhauer to the GBN!
Since May 2025, she’s our new project manager & coordinator for Education & Training. With a background in biomedical research, digital health & intl. project mgmt, she’ll support strategy & EU collabs incl. @bbmrieric.bsky.social.
🎉 Welcome aboard, Ulrike!
Since May 2025, she’s our new project manager & coordinator for Education & Training. With a background in biomedical research, digital health & intl. project mgmt, she’ll support strategy & EU collabs incl. @bbmrieric.bsky.social.
🎉 Welcome aboard, Ulrike!
June 5, 2025 at 11:43 AM
👏 Welcome Ulrike Felgenhauer to the GBN!
Since May 2025, she’s our new project manager & coordinator for Education & Training. With a background in biomedical research, digital health & intl. project mgmt, she’ll support strategy & EU collabs incl. @bbmrieric.bsky.social.
🎉 Welcome aboard, Ulrike!
Since May 2025, she’s our new project manager & coordinator for Education & Training. With a background in biomedical research, digital health & intl. project mgmt, she’ll support strategy & EU collabs incl. @bbmrieric.bsky.social.
🎉 Welcome aboard, Ulrike!
🎉 Double success for the Integrated #Biobank Jena (IBBJ)!
Accredited to #ISO20387 and awarded the @bbmrieric.bsky.social Quality Label – a big step for quality in #Biobanking.
👏 Congrats to the IBBJ team!
🤝 Supported by GBN’s quality programme
More information: tinyurl.com/ynat8yr8
Accredited to #ISO20387 and awarded the @bbmrieric.bsky.social Quality Label – a big step for quality in #Biobanking.
👏 Congrats to the IBBJ team!
🤝 Supported by GBN’s quality programme
More information: tinyurl.com/ynat8yr8
Double recognition for the IBBJ
Accredited according to DIN EN ISO 20387 and awarded the ‘Quality Label’ by BBMRI-ERIC: The Integrated Biobank Jena impresses with its quality.
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June 5, 2025 at 9:44 AM
🎉 Double success for the Integrated #Biobank Jena (IBBJ)!
Accredited to #ISO20387 and awarded the @bbmrieric.bsky.social Quality Label – a big step for quality in #Biobanking.
👏 Congrats to the IBBJ team!
🤝 Supported by GBN’s quality programme
More information: tinyurl.com/ynat8yr8
Accredited to #ISO20387 and awarded the @bbmrieric.bsky.social Quality Label – a big step for quality in #Biobanking.
👏 Congrats to the IBBJ team!
🤝 Supported by GBN’s quality programme
More information: tinyurl.com/ynat8yr8
📢 Call for Papers & Registration Now Open – 13th National #Biobank Symposium
This year's National Biobank Symposium will take place 22-23 September in Berlin, hosted TMF e. V.
📝 Submit your abstract by 10 June!
👉 Learn more and register here: tinyurl.com/598b35jn
#biobanken2025
Pic: TMF e. V.
This year's National Biobank Symposium will take place 22-23 September in Berlin, hosted TMF e. V.
📝 Submit your abstract by 10 June!
👉 Learn more and register here: tinyurl.com/598b35jn
#biobanken2025
Pic: TMF e. V.
13. Nationales Biobanken-Symposium 2025
Das 13. Nationale Biobanken-Symposium 2025 findet im Aquino Hotel in Berlin-Mitte statt. Erfahren Sie mehr zur Veranstaltung.
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May 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
📢 Call for Papers & Registration Now Open – 13th National #Biobank Symposium
This year's National Biobank Symposium will take place 22-23 September in Berlin, hosted TMF e. V.
📝 Submit your abstract by 10 June!
👉 Learn more and register here: tinyurl.com/598b35jn
#biobanken2025
Pic: TMF e. V.
This year's National Biobank Symposium will take place 22-23 September in Berlin, hosted TMF e. V.
📝 Submit your abstract by 10 June!
👉 Learn more and register here: tinyurl.com/598b35jn
#biobanken2025
Pic: TMF e. V.
🔬 #Biobanking meets #MolecularOncology!
At the #MolecularDiagnostics meeting of the German Society for Clinical Chemistry & Laboratory Medicine, GBN, GBA & @bbmrieric.bsky.social highlighted how biobanks drive precision cancer care. Big thanks to all speakers!
#PrecisionMedicine #Oncology
At the #MolecularDiagnostics meeting of the German Society for Clinical Chemistry & Laboratory Medicine, GBN, GBA & @bbmrieric.bsky.social highlighted how biobanks drive precision cancer care. Big thanks to all speakers!
#PrecisionMedicine #Oncology
May 23, 2025 at 8:12 AM
🔬 #Biobanking meets #MolecularOncology!
At the #MolecularDiagnostics meeting of the German Society for Clinical Chemistry & Laboratory Medicine, GBN, GBA & @bbmrieric.bsky.social highlighted how biobanks drive precision cancer care. Big thanks to all speakers!
#PrecisionMedicine #Oncology
At the #MolecularDiagnostics meeting of the German Society for Clinical Chemistry & Laboratory Medicine, GBN, GBA & @bbmrieric.bsky.social highlighted how biobanks drive precision cancer care. Big thanks to all speakers!
#PrecisionMedicine #Oncology
That’s a wrap on @biobankweek.bsky.social #EBW25 in Bologna! Here are our highlights from the last day:
🏅 Prof. Michael Hummel honored by @bbmrieric.bsky.social
🎖️ 3 DE biobanks got Quality Labels
🏆 Poster prize for the Integrated Biobank Mannheim team
Next up: #EBW26 in Prague, 19–22 May 2026!
🏅 Prof. Michael Hummel honored by @bbmrieric.bsky.social
🎖️ 3 DE biobanks got Quality Labels
🏆 Poster prize for the Integrated Biobank Mannheim team
Next up: #EBW26 in Prague, 19–22 May 2026!
May 19, 2025 at 9:59 AM
That’s a wrap on @biobankweek.bsky.social #EBW25 in Bologna! Here are our highlights from the last day:
🏅 Prof. Michael Hummel honored by @bbmrieric.bsky.social
🎖️ 3 DE biobanks got Quality Labels
🏆 Poster prize for the Integrated Biobank Mannheim team
Next up: #EBW26 in Prague, 19–22 May 2026!
🏅 Prof. Michael Hummel honored by @bbmrieric.bsky.social
🎖️ 3 DE biobanks got Quality Labels
🏆 Poster prize for the Integrated Biobank Mannheim team
Next up: #EBW26 in Prague, 19–22 May 2026!
Getting rid of paper-based and manual processes: At #EBW25, Michael Neumann explains how electronic order entry and biobank registration for tissue samples was set up at the Interdisciplinary Bank of Biomaterials and Data Würzburg (a partner of the German #Biobank Alliance).
#Biobanking
#Biobanking
May 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Getting rid of paper-based and manual processes: At #EBW25, Michael Neumann explains how electronic order entry and biobank registration for tissue samples was set up at the Interdisciplinary Bank of Biomaterials and Data Würzburg (a partner of the German #Biobank Alliance).
#Biobanking
#Biobanking
🧬 Imagine checking your genetic risk for type 2 diabetes or how meds might affect you via a secure online portal. With MyGenome, 200K+ Estonian #Biobank participants already can! As Mait Metspalu shared at @biobankweek.bsky.social #EBW25, seeing your data in context can inspire lifestyle changes 💪
May 15, 2025 at 10:26 AM
🧬 Imagine checking your genetic risk for type 2 diabetes or how meds might affect you via a secure online portal. With MyGenome, 200K+ Estonian #Biobank participants already can! As Mait Metspalu shared at @biobankweek.bsky.social #EBW25, seeing your data in context can inspire lifestyle changes 💪
Day 2 of @biobankweek.bsky.social #EBW25 has arrived and we're so excited about the programme! Check out the GBN/GBA presentations scheduled for today 👇
#Biobanking #Biobank
#Biobanking #Biobank
May 15, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Day 2 of @biobankweek.bsky.social #EBW25 has arrived and we're so excited about the programme! Check out the GBN/GBA presentations scheduled for today 👇
#Biobanking #Biobank
#Biobanking #Biobank
Still a strong turnout late in the day at #EBW25 for Dr. Ronny Baber’s talk on quality control and specifically on validation and verfication in #Biobanking:
💬 “Think about your process first. And join proficiency tests to compare with other biobanks.”
💬 “Think about your process first. And join proficiency tests to compare with other biobanks.”
May 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Still a strong turnout late in the day at #EBW25 for Dr. Ronny Baber’s talk on quality control and specifically on validation and verfication in #Biobanking:
💬 “Think about your process first. And join proficiency tests to compare with other biobanks.”
💬 “Think about your process first. And join proficiency tests to compare with other biobanks.”
Powerful keynote by W. Ricciardi at #EBW25:
Climate crisis + democratic decline + rising anti-science = urgent call to action.
His message:
🔹 Push policymakers
🔹 Communicate science clearly
🔹 Be sustainability role models
How can the #Biobanking community step up? #SciComm #Sustainability
Climate crisis + democratic decline + rising anti-science = urgent call to action.
His message:
🔹 Push policymakers
🔹 Communicate science clearly
🔹 Be sustainability role models
How can the #Biobanking community step up? #SciComm #Sustainability
May 14, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Powerful keynote by W. Ricciardi at #EBW25:
Climate crisis + democratic decline + rising anti-science = urgent call to action.
His message:
🔹 Push policymakers
🔹 Communicate science clearly
🔹 Be sustainability role models
How can the #Biobanking community step up? #SciComm #Sustainability
Climate crisis + democratic decline + rising anti-science = urgent call to action.
His message:
🔹 Push policymakers
🔹 Communicate science clearly
🔹 Be sustainability role models
How can the #Biobanking community step up? #SciComm #Sustainability
Kicking off Europe #Biobank Week @biobankweek.bsky.social #EBW25 in beautiful Bologna - record attendance this year! 👏
Prof. Jens Habermann (@bbmrieric.bsky.social) outlines a 10-year vision for the future of #Biobanking. Details: tinyurl.com/yp83at58
Prof. Jens Habermann (@bbmrieric.bsky.social) outlines a 10-year vision for the future of #Biobanking. Details: tinyurl.com/yp83at58
May 14, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Kicking off Europe #Biobank Week @biobankweek.bsky.social #EBW25 in beautiful Bologna - record attendance this year! 👏
Prof. Jens Habermann (@bbmrieric.bsky.social) outlines a 10-year vision for the future of #Biobanking. Details: tinyurl.com/yp83at58
Prof. Jens Habermann (@bbmrieric.bsky.social) outlines a 10-year vision for the future of #Biobanking. Details: tinyurl.com/yp83at58
We are delighted to be taking part in @biobankweek.bsky.social in Bologna, which starts tomorrow! ✈️ #EBW25
GBN/GBA will be represented with numerous presentations, posters & by workshop leaders 👉 tinyurl.com/w7dc2u32
For general EBW information, download the conference app 👉 tinyurl.com/fzwc2y6v
GBN/GBA will be represented with numerous presentations, posters & by workshop leaders 👉 tinyurl.com/w7dc2u32
For general EBW information, download the conference app 👉 tinyurl.com/fzwc2y6v
May 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
We are delighted to be taking part in @biobankweek.bsky.social in Bologna, which starts tomorrow! ✈️ #EBW25
GBN/GBA will be represented with numerous presentations, posters & by workshop leaders 👉 tinyurl.com/w7dc2u32
For general EBW information, download the conference app 👉 tinyurl.com/fzwc2y6v
GBN/GBA will be represented with numerous presentations, posters & by workshop leaders 👉 tinyurl.com/w7dc2u32
For general EBW information, download the conference app 👉 tinyurl.com/fzwc2y6v
Hannover Unified #Biobank coordinates the "MoReHealth" project, which will use standardised #MultiOmics & #AI to identify biomarkers for age-related infection risks.
💬 Thomas Illig: "MoReHealth demonstrates the value of infrastructures such as HUB for #PersonalisedMedicine." tinyurl.com/4vkb395r
💬 Thomas Illig: "MoReHealth demonstrates the value of infrastructures such as HUB for #PersonalisedMedicine." tinyurl.com/4vkb395r
Hannover Unified Biobank coordinates ‘MoReHealth’
'MoReHealth' is a lighthouse project for personalised medicine based on quality-controlled biosamples and omics data in Lower Saxony.
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April 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Hannover Unified #Biobank coordinates the "MoReHealth" project, which will use standardised #MultiOmics & #AI to identify biomarkers for age-related infection risks.
💬 Thomas Illig: "MoReHealth demonstrates the value of infrastructures such as HUB for #PersonalisedMedicine." tinyurl.com/4vkb395r
💬 Thomas Illig: "MoReHealth demonstrates the value of infrastructures such as HUB for #PersonalisedMedicine." tinyurl.com/4vkb395r
An exciting mix of different #Biobanking topics together with great conversations on the side and the opportunity for personal exchange & networking: our 1st German #Biobank Alliance meeting this year in Jena! Many thanks to all participants & to our hosts from the Integrated Biobank Jena (IBBJ)! 🙏
April 11, 2025 at 12:36 PM
An exciting mix of different #Biobanking topics together with great conversations on the side and the opportunity for personal exchange & networking: our 1st German #Biobank Alliance meeting this year in Jena! Many thanks to all participants & to our hosts from the Integrated Biobank Jena (IBBJ)! 🙏
🎉 We're thrilled to announce that the GBN will be integrated into the Network of University Medicine! 🎉
🤝 The merger of GBN and NUM brings together what belongs together – the combined expertise of the #biobank community and the German academic medical research landscape.
👉 tinyurl.com/23a4fsnd
🤝 The merger of GBN and NUM brings together what belongs together – the combined expertise of the #biobank community and the German academic medical research landscape.
👉 tinyurl.com/23a4fsnd
German Biobank Node becomes part of the Network of University Medicine
The continuation of the NUM announced in the coalition agreement opens up a great opportunity for the GBN to continue its successful work in the long term.
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April 10, 2025 at 10:24 AM
🎉 We're thrilled to announce that the GBN will be integrated into the Network of University Medicine! 🎉
🤝 The merger of GBN and NUM brings together what belongs together – the combined expertise of the #biobank community and the German academic medical research landscape.
👉 tinyurl.com/23a4fsnd
🤝 The merger of GBN and NUM brings together what belongs together – the combined expertise of the #biobank community and the German academic medical research landscape.
👉 tinyurl.com/23a4fsnd
Background article in @spektrum.de with commentary by Sara Nussbeck on the coalition negotiators' call for a 'national #Biobank': "There has long been a functioning decentralised structure of biobanks in Germany. This structure should now be strengthened and used more sustainably."
#Biobanking
#Biobanking
Hättet ihr lieber einen Quanten-Superrechner oder einen Fusionsreaktor? Oder darf es ein Hyperloop-Zug sein? Warum nicht alles, sagen die Koalitions-Unterhändler. Wie teuer, wie sinnvoll und wie realistisch ist das? Ein Blick auf fünf Vorhaben. #repost
Geleaktes Papier: Forschungspolitik im Ausgabenrausch
Eine »Hightech-Agenda für Deutschland« dürfte teuer werden, zeigt der Blick auf fünf geleakte Pläne von Quanten-Rechenzentren bis zum ersten Fusionsreaktor
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April 8, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Background article in @spektrum.de with commentary by Sara Nussbeck on the coalition negotiators' call for a 'national #Biobank': "There has long been a functioning decentralised structure of biobanks in Germany. This structure should now be strengthened and used more sustainably."
#Biobanking
#Biobanking
Reposted by German Biobank Network (GBN)
Endometriosis, a condition affecting 10% of women of reproductive age, is under-researched. The FREEZE-Biobank in Germany is working on identifying biomarkers that will help speed up diagnosis and improve treatment options.
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April 7, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Endometriosis, a condition affecting 10% of women of reproductive age, is under-researched. The FREEZE-Biobank in Germany is working on identifying biomarkers that will help speed up diagnosis and improve treatment options.
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