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 BBMRI (Biobanking and Biomolecular Resources Research Infrastructure) was one of the first projects entering the European Research Infrastructure preparatory phase of the ESFRI roadmap funded by the European Commission (EC). The preparatory phase of BBMRI came to its end in January 2011. Over the past 3 years BBMRI has grown into a 54-member consortium with more than 225 associated organisations (largely biobanks) from over 30 countries, making it one of the largest research infrastructure projects in Europe.
BBMRI will form an interface between biological specimens and data (from patients and European populations) and top-level biological and medical research. This can only be achieved through a distributed research infrastructure with operational units in most if not all participating Member States. BBMRI will be implemented under the ERIC (European Research Infrastructure Consortium) legal entity with headquarters (central coordination) in Graz, Austria, responsible for coordination of the activities of National Nodes established in participating countries. By December 2012, 14 countries (Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Sweden) have signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) where they express their aim to establish BBMRI as an ERIC and become Members of BBMRI-ERIC. The application to the European Commission has been submitted. The expected start date of BBMRI-ERIC operations is the second half of 2013.
When the preparatory phase of BBMRI came to its end on January 31, 2011, also the Governance and Management Structures which were based on the Grant Agreement came to end. In its final teleconference on Jan 25, 2011, the BBMRI Steering Committee agreed that the Coordinator, the Executive Manager as well as the Steering Committee of the preparatory phase will continue to function as interim bodies of BBMRI until the preparatory (governance) body (as described in the MoU) is established.
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BBMRI related:
New ESFRI Brochure available
The new ESFRI Brochure "European Research Infrastructures with global impact" (2012) has been published.
BBMRI related:
FINAL RATE BBMRI-PP
Mr. Jean-Emmanuel Faure congratulates all BBMRI partners to the work achieved. Overall, it is considered that the project has fully delivered what was expected. Follow up questions including an amendment request have been answered and forwarded to the European Commission. The coordination is waiting for the EC's reply. If no further questions will follow, the final rate can be expected to be issued shortly. In case of any queries, please contact
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. Last update: 2012/12/03
BBMRI related:
Biobanking Conference in Granada, Spain , 7-9th November 2012
The Joint Congress of ESBB and the Spanish National Biobank Network takes place in Granada, Spain from the 7th to 9th November and will be held at the Granada Conference and Exhibition Centre. The theme will be: "Biobanks - Advancing Science and Serving Society in the 21st Century". The conference will include plenary sessions on topics including: Status and Future Directions for Biobank Networks; Biopreservation Science & Sample Quality Control; Is there Convergence of Research and Therapeutic Biobanking?; Biobanking in Emerging Countries; Privacy & Data Protection; Biobanking to Fight the Loss of Biodiversity; The Tree of Life, Cancer and Biobank-Omics. There will be contributed papers, poster presentations, a poster discussion session, corporate workshops and working group meetings. There will be a workshop on automation in biobanking. Also a session on the “Definition of Biobank”. Vendors from around the world will demonstrate their latest products and services for biobanks at their exhibitor booths. There will also be a full social programme including an opening reception, gala dinner and guided tour of the Alhambra palaces. For more information, please see the conference website at: http://www.esbb.org/granada/
BBMRI related:
ERIC APPLICATION SUBMITTED
With great pleasure we would like to inform you that by August 3rd 2012 the BBMRI-ERIC application has been sent to the European Commission via the permanent representation of Austria to the EU for verification of compliance with the ERIC regulation. Further information will follow shortly.
BBMRI related:
Large Prospective Cohorts (LPC)
This proposal aims to improve access and standardize procedures, smoothening access to samples and/or data and allowing integrated research across different cohorts by independent investigators, in the framework of European Biobanking and Biomolecular Research Infrastructure (BBMRI). Further details see
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