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.
📺 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
📣 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
👏 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!
🔬 #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
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)! 🙏
On #WorldHealthDay, we highlight the importance of early health for a better future. The Leipzig Medical #Biobank supports key studies on:
🔬 Fertility treatment & pregnancy
👶 Healthy child development
More: tinyurl.com/ydzmh2u7
#Biobanking #MaternalHealth #HealthyBeginnings
🔬 Fertility treatment & pregnancy
👶 Healthy child development
More: tinyurl.com/ydzmh2u7
#Biobanking #MaternalHealth #HealthyBeginnings
April 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
On #WorldHealthDay, we highlight the importance of early health for a better future. The Leipzig Medical #Biobank supports key studies on:
🔬 Fertility treatment & pregnancy
👶 Healthy child development
More: tinyurl.com/ydzmh2u7
#Biobanking #MaternalHealth #HealthyBeginnings
🔬 Fertility treatment & pregnancy
👶 Healthy child development
More: tinyurl.com/ydzmh2u7
#Biobanking #MaternalHealth #HealthyBeginnings
The West German #Biobank Essen, a partner of the German Biobank Alliance, is looking for a new director to manage daily operations of the liquid & tissue biobank. Candidates need a PhD in #Medicine, Natural, or #LifeSciences plus management experience.
Interested? Apply here 👉 tinyurl.com/3t5nxmre
Interested? Apply here 👉 tinyurl.com/3t5nxmre
April 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The West German #Biobank Essen, a partner of the German Biobank Alliance, is looking for a new director to manage daily operations of the liquid & tissue biobank. Candidates need a PhD in #Medicine, Natural, or #LifeSciences plus management experience.
Interested? Apply here 👉 tinyurl.com/3t5nxmre
Interested? Apply here 👉 tinyurl.com/3t5nxmre
Our newsletter is out!
📅 GBA Meeting: 9–10 April, Jena
📅 #Biobanking in #Pediatrics Webinar: 28 April
📅 #EBW25: Programme now live!
📝 Event reports + big news: Patient Commissioner endorses position paper on academic Biobanks & #PatientParticipation
👉 Read more (in German) tinyurl.com/bdefcncz
📅 GBA Meeting: 9–10 April, Jena
📅 #Biobanking in #Pediatrics Webinar: 28 April
📅 #EBW25: Programme now live!
📝 Event reports + big news: Patient Commissioner endorses position paper on academic Biobanks & #PatientParticipation
👉 Read more (in German) tinyurl.com/bdefcncz
March 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Our newsletter is out!
📅 GBA Meeting: 9–10 April, Jena
📅 #Biobanking in #Pediatrics Webinar: 28 April
📅 #EBW25: Programme now live!
📝 Event reports + big news: Patient Commissioner endorses position paper on academic Biobanks & #PatientParticipation
👉 Read more (in German) tinyurl.com/bdefcncz
📅 GBA Meeting: 9–10 April, Jena
📅 #Biobanking in #Pediatrics Webinar: 28 April
📅 #EBW25: Programme now live!
📝 Event reports + big news: Patient Commissioner endorses position paper on academic Biobanks & #PatientParticipation
👉 Read more (in German) tinyurl.com/bdefcncz
Leipzig Medical #Biobank, a partner of the German Biobank Alliance, offers an insightful course:
💡 Biobanking module in the part-time Master's in #ClinicalResearch (in German)
➡️ Info: tinyurl.com/efsmh7df
Plus: Our online course "Biobanking – Basics for Theory & Practice" is part of this module!
💡 Biobanking module in the part-time Master's in #ClinicalResearch (in German)
➡️ Info: tinyurl.com/efsmh7df
Plus: Our online course "Biobanking – Basics for Theory & Practice" is part of this module!
March 20, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Leipzig Medical #Biobank, a partner of the German Biobank Alliance, offers an insightful course:
💡 Biobanking module in the part-time Master's in #ClinicalResearch (in German)
➡️ Info: tinyurl.com/efsmh7df
Plus: Our online course "Biobanking – Basics for Theory & Practice" is part of this module!
💡 Biobanking module in the part-time Master's in #ClinicalResearch (in German)
➡️ Info: tinyurl.com/efsmh7df
Plus: Our online course "Biobanking – Basics for Theory & Practice" is part of this module!
🎉 Congrats to the NCT Tissue Bank on receiving the @bbmrieric.bsky.social Quality Label! Both NCT & HUB (German #Biobank Alliance partners) now hold this recognition.
Fast-track labeling by BBMRI-ERIC is available for ISO 20387-accredited biobanks. More info: 🔗 tinyurl.com/4zthympd
#Biobanking
Fast-track labeling by BBMRI-ERIC is available for ISO 20387-accredited biobanks. More info: 🔗 tinyurl.com/4zthympd
#Biobanking
March 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
🎉 Congrats to the NCT Tissue Bank on receiving the @bbmrieric.bsky.social Quality Label! Both NCT & HUB (German #Biobank Alliance partners) now hold this recognition.
Fast-track labeling by BBMRI-ERIC is available for ISO 20387-accredited biobanks. More info: 🔗 tinyurl.com/4zthympd
#Biobanking
Fast-track labeling by BBMRI-ERIC is available for ISO 20387-accredited biobanks. More info: 🔗 tinyurl.com/4zthympd
#Biobanking
Shoutout to Dr. Alexandra Stege (Central #Biobank Charité/ @bihatcharite.bsky.social) on #InternationalWomensDay!
Her advice:
💬 "Think outside the box, be true to yourself and find your own way.”
Thank you for driving #Biobanking forward! 🚀 #WomenInBiobanking #IWD2025
Her advice:
💬 "Think outside the box, be true to yourself and find your own way.”
Thank you for driving #Biobanking forward! 🚀 #WomenInBiobanking #IWD2025
March 8, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Shoutout to Dr. Alexandra Stege (Central #Biobank Charité/ @bihatcharite.bsky.social) on #InternationalWomensDay!
Her advice:
💬 "Think outside the box, be true to yourself and find your own way.”
Thank you for driving #Biobanking forward! 🚀 #WomenInBiobanking #IWD2025
Her advice:
💬 "Think outside the box, be true to yourself and find your own way.”
Thank you for driving #Biobanking forward! 🚀 #WomenInBiobanking #IWD2025
On #InternationalWomensDay, we celebrate the women shaping the future of biobanking!
Dr. Heidi Altmann (BioBank Dresden) shares her advice:
💬 "Think outside the box, be true to yourself and find your own way.”
Thank you, Heidi! 🙌 #WomenInBiobanking #Biobanking #IWD2025
Dr. Heidi Altmann (BioBank Dresden) shares her advice:
💬 "Think outside the box, be true to yourself and find your own way.”
Thank you, Heidi! 🙌 #WomenInBiobanking #Biobanking #IWD2025
March 8, 2025 at 8:53 AM
On #InternationalWomensDay, we celebrate the women shaping the future of biobanking!
Dr. Heidi Altmann (BioBank Dresden) shares her advice:
💬 "Think outside the box, be true to yourself and find your own way.”
Thank you, Heidi! 🙌 #WomenInBiobanking #Biobanking #IWD2025
Dr. Heidi Altmann (BioBank Dresden) shares her advice:
💬 "Think outside the box, be true to yourself and find your own way.”
Thank you, Heidi! 🙌 #WomenInBiobanking #Biobanking #IWD2025
Today is #RareDiseaseDay — a day to raise awareness for the millions living with #RareDiseases.
🧪 Biobank networks are vital for research, as biosamples from RD patients are often scarce.
🗺️ @bbmrieric.bsky.social Directory therefore offers a RD search filter: tinyurl.com/3kne5krt
#LightUpForRare
🧪 Biobank networks are vital for research, as biosamples from RD patients are often scarce.
🗺️ @bbmrieric.bsky.social Directory therefore offers a RD search filter: tinyurl.com/3kne5krt
#LightUpForRare
February 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Today is #RareDiseaseDay — a day to raise awareness for the millions living with #RareDiseases.
🧪 Biobank networks are vital for research, as biosamples from RD patients are often scarce.
🗺️ @bbmrieric.bsky.social Directory therefore offers a RD search filter: tinyurl.com/3kne5krt
#LightUpForRare
🧪 Biobank networks are vital for research, as biosamples from RD patients are often scarce.
🗺️ @bbmrieric.bsky.social Directory therefore offers a RD search filter: tinyurl.com/3kne5krt
#LightUpForRare
Great keynote by William Whiteley at #NUMCon25 on the power of collaboration in health #DataScience! 🔬 Lessons from the UK’s #COVID response show the value of linking diverse data sources - key for a future of open, interdisciplinary research with strong public #Participation #DataLinkage
February 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Great keynote by William Whiteley at #NUMCon25 on the power of collaboration in health #DataScience! 🔬 Lessons from the UK’s #COVID response show the value of linking diverse data sources - key for a future of open, interdisciplinary research with strong public #Participation #DataLinkage
We're also attending the Annual Meeting of the EvolveBBMRI project in Vienna today! Zohaib Hassan, GBN IT coordinator, & Eleanor Shember @bbmrieric.bsky.social presented results of WP 1&4 achieved during the first year of the project.
#Datafication #Greening #OneHealth #Sustainability
#Datafication #Greening #OneHealth #Sustainability
February 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
We're also attending the Annual Meeting of the EvolveBBMRI project in Vienna today! Zohaib Hassan, GBN IT coordinator, & Eleanor Shember @bbmrieric.bsky.social presented results of WP 1&4 achieved during the first year of the project.
#Datafication #Greening #OneHealth #Sustainability
#Datafication #Greening #OneHealth #Sustainability