EBW24 – Vienna

The Europe Biobank Week (EBW) Congress, jointly organised between BBMRI-ERIC (the European Research Infrastructure for Biobanking and Biomolecular Resources in Health and Life Science) and ESBB (the European, African and Middle Eastern Society for Biobanking and Biopreservation) took place from 14-17 May at The Hofburg Conference Centre in Vienna, Austria. 

The theme of the 2024 congress was: “Strengthening Biobanks and Biorepositories: Collaborative approaches for a sustainable future” with sessions that covered the latest developments together with fundamental biobanking topics. This edition was particularly special, as it marked the first in-person congress following the COVID-19 pandemic, with over 600 delegates in attendance, including more than 40 exhibitors and 13 sponsors.  

Five expert workshops, 87 oral and 140 poster presentations were delivered over three days.  

Explore this sub-site to see what happened.