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03/04/2025

#EBW25 Previews: Plenary – keynote one: The need for courageous leadership in science and health in challenging times

Prof. Walter Ricciardi, Cancer Mission Board Chair (EC) and Chair of the BBMRI-ERIC Scientific and Ethical Advisory Board, will give a keynote on the critical need for courageous leadership in science and health in an era marked by unprecedented global challenges. Read more about Prof. Ricciardi here. This post introduces the session chairs: Prof. Marialuisa Lavitrano Marialuisa Lavitrano is a […]

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01/04/2025

#EBW25 Previews: 4D: Balancing Ethics and Innovation: ELSI in Biobanking

Biobanking would not be possible without taking into account all the ethical, social and legal implications that are inextricably linked to biobanking activities. In this session, we will present the current state of affairs in ELSI as well as how the impetus for innovation and biomedical knowledge production can be enhanced by implementing an embedded ethics approach. This session will […]

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27/03/2025

#EBW25 Previews: 3B: Biobanks in Big Data Research and AI

AI promises integrated solutions to analysing images (e.g. whole slide and/or radiology images), multi-omics data, and clinical information but also faces challenges such as the increasing complexity of managing and integrating data from different sources and the need to efficiently use machine learning-based algorithms to process and understand big data. This session will discuss challenges and showcase AI’s potential impact. […]

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26/03/2025

#EBW25 Previews: 4A: Clinical Biobanks: Bridging Research and Patient Care

This session will discuss the key role of clinical biobanks in linking research with patient care in the era of personalised medicine. It will address the challenges biobanks face, including ethical concerns and data management, and present innovative solutions. Experts will discuss successful case studies demonstrating how biobanks are improving patient engagement and streamlining research processes. This session will be […]

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25/03/2025

#EBW25 Previews: Plenary – keynote two: Bringing the benefits of biobanking closer to the people

Prof. Dr. Milani from the University of Tartu will give a keynote discussing MyGenome, an online portal providing over 100,000 participants with personalised genetic risk reports and interactive health insights. The keynote will provide an overview of the portal and the feedback received from participants. Read more about Prof. Dr. Milani here. This post introduces the session chairs: Prof. Dr. Jens […]

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24/03/2025

#EBW25 Previews: Scientific programme released

The exciting Europe Biobank Week 2025 scientific programme is now available. Explore the two keynote previews for:  You will also find full pre-congress workshops details, parallel and poster sessions. 🔗 Access the scientific programme Tickets Not got your ticket yet? Book now.

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18/03/2025

#EBW25 Previews: 5A: Rare Disease Biobank Insights

Rare diseases, which affect fewer than 1 in 2,000 people, pose unique challenges to research and healthcare, often due to limited sample availability and the diverse nature of these diseases. In this session, we will explore the intricacies of biobanking and its key role in accelerating rare disease research as well as the active contribution of rare disease patients to […]

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18/03/2025

#EBW25 Previews: 10B: Ensuring Excellence: Elevating Data Quality in Biobanking

Medical studies based on data of unknown or questionable quality are useless or even dangerous, as shown by recent examples of withdrawn studies. In this session, there will be a discussion on innovative quality dimensions for data sets linked to biobanks and proposed representations of both metadata and data quality documentation to help researchers effectively and efficiently identify suitable data […]

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13/03/2025

#EBW25 Previews: Keynote with Prof. Dr. Lili Milani

It is our pleasure to introduce Prof. Dr. Lili Milani from the University of Tartu as the second keynote speaker at #EBW25. The subject of the keynote will be ‘Bringing the benefits of biobanking closer to the people’. Prof. Dr. Lili Milani Prof. Dr. Milani is the Head of the Estonian Biobank and professor of pharmacogenomics at the University of […]

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