BBMRI-ERIC is a European research infrastructure for biobanking. We bring together all the main players from the biobanking field –
researchers, biobankers, industry, and patients – to boost biomedical research.
Provided by EUROPEAN RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE CONSORTIUM (BBMRI-ERIC)
BBMRI-ERIC IT Services for biobanks and sample/data collections include:
– Directory (collecting information about biobanks and their sample/data collections
– Negotiator (facilitating communication between researchers requesting samples/data from biobanks)
– Bibbox (toolbox for biobanks, open-source software)
– MIABIS 2.0 (Community standard for sharing information about biobanks)
Quality Management Services
– Knowledge Hub (Consulting on international standards relevant for biobanking and biomedical research; Quality management tasks in EU projects)
– Training & Support (In-house and online training, university courses, summer schools, short courses, workshops and consulting services covering various quality management systems relevant for biobanking and biomedical research )
– Auditing (The BBMRI-ERIC Self-Assessment Surveys (SAS) help to determine relevant requirements for work processes defined in international standards for biobanking and biomedical research)
– Audit programmes (Remote/on-site) (Quality check mark in Directory (assessment processes, including a remote or on-site audit, can lead to a Q-mark in the BBMRI-ERIC Directory))
BBMRI-ERIC delivers services to their member states in 3 different areas: IT, Quality Management and ELSI
Key ELSI (Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications) Services
– ELSI Helpdesk
– ELSI Knowledge Base
– Ethics Check
– ELSI Policy Monitoring
– Task Force Societal Issues
– Task Force GDPR
BBMRI-ERIC delivers services to their member states in 3 different areas: IT, Quality Management and ELSI
