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A picture with the BBMRI logo that reads: We are recruiting. Join our Public Affairs team. Public Affairs Officer f/m/d. Graz (Austria) or remote work. Apply now.

💼 #WeAreHiring

📝 Public Affairs Officer (f/m/d). As a member of the Public Affairs department, you will work with Member States and other stakeholders of one of the largest European Research Infrastructures in Health and Life Science.

📍 Preferably on site in Graz, Austria

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👋 See you here next week 🧡💙

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💡#UNCANConnect

The UNCAN-Connect Kick-Off in Tallinn 🇪🇪 brought together 53 partners from 19 European countries to launch a five-year journey towards transforming how cancer data is shared and used across Europe. 🇪🇺

🔗 Highlights from the event on LinkedIn: buff.ly/vIKD8y4

🧵 13/14

💡 #Quantum

Are you part of an international initiative interested in the QUANTUM Data Quality and Utility Labelling Tool?

🤝 Join the 3rd QUANTUM Project Forum on 28 Oct.

🔗 More info on LinkedIn: buff.ly/QpiIPCJ

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The European Health Data Space is on its way, and EU Member States are actively working on challenges, technical solutions, and regulatory frameworks. Discussions are ongoing, covering topics such as… The European Health Data Space progress, news and what’s next for patients - QUANTUM Patients forum

💡 #Quantum

On 8 Oct, QUANTUM held the 4th Patients & Citizens Forum session, dedicated to the latest developments around the European Health Data Space (#EHDS).

🔗 Full recording: buff.ly/Sg75qvB

🔗 more on LinkedIn: buff.ly/FNjE5lD

🧵 11/14

💡 #RISCALE

𝐑𝐈-𝐒𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐏 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩: 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚

The he RI-SCALE Competence Center hosted a workshop at GRNET - Greek Research & Technology Network to advance development of the Data Exploitation Platform (DEP).

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🧵 10/14

Scanning the horizon of personalized prevention research: an overview of ongoing European funded initiatives - PubMed The EC's investment in personalized prevention is predominantly directed toward cancer, reflecting the goals of the Cancer Mission and the European Beating Cancer Plan. Research on tertiary…

💡 #PROPHET.eu

🗞️ New paper

"Scanning the horizon of personalized prevention research: an overview of ongoing European funded initiatives"

🔗 Read the article here: buff.ly/PSyThzl

🧵 9/14

💡 #EUCANIMAGE

🎙️ In the upcoming BBMRI-ERIC ELSI session, K. Lekadir, #EUCANIMAGE project coordinator, and M. Bobowicz, clinical WP leader, share experiences developing and using AI tools in real-world cancer research and care.

📆 28 Oct
⏰ 2 pm CET

🔗 Event page: buff.ly/2RfnWhD

🧵 8/14

💡 #ERDERA

#ERDERA Open Session to celebrate ERDERA’s 1st anniversary!

📆 30 October
⏰ 9:00–11:20 CET.

🔗 Free, but registration needed here: buff.ly/761jjw0
🔗 More info on LinkedIn: buff.ly/99MkMNL

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Global audience joins FAIR Training Webinar to strengthen data practices in rare disease research - ERDERA A successful training event with 350 registrations from 58 countries and daily attendance averaging 160 participants

💡 #ERDERA

#ERDERA 2026 Call for Proposals pre-announcement

💡 Call theme: “Resolving unsolved cases in rare genetic and non-genetic diseases through variant validation and new technological approaches.”

🔗 Read more on the project website buff.ly/DUst2Nf

🧵 6/14

Submitting Advances and Learnings in Personalised Medicine (APM) - European Partnership for Personalised Medicine - EP PerMed The purpose of publishing Advances and learnings in Personalised Medicine (APM) is to help communicating the benefits of Personalised Medicine (PM) to the informed public and to spread inspiration…

💡 #EPPerMed

📢 Submitting Advances and Learnings in #PersonalisedMedicine (APMs)

❗️Publishing APMs helps communicating the benefits of Personalised Medicine to the informed public.

🔗 More info on the website: buff.ly/3E9ntp6

🧵 5/14

💡 #EPPerMed

𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 for the #EPPerMed 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡, 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐬 (𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐂) 2026

The partnering tool helps connect relevant organisations to build a strong, eligible consortium.

🔗 More info on the project website: buff.ly/a3aHd3s

🧵 4/14

DIAMONDS Biobank Sheds Light on Post-Pandemic Immunity Gaps in Children – DIAMONDS New Findings Published in JAMA Network Open A recent multinational study, “Immunity to Streptococcus pyogenes and Common Respiratory Viruses at Age 0 to 4 Years After COVID-19 Restrictions,”…

💡 #Diamonds

🗞️ A recent study leveraged the power of the #DIAMONDS biobank to explore how pandemic-related restrictions affected immune development in early childhood.

🔗 More info on the #DIAMONDS website: buff.ly/zWwR1R1

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Programme – EUnetCCC Paul de Brem is a professional moderator specialised in scientific, medical and innovation-related events. During the last 20 years, he has hosted more than 750 symposiums and roundtables, both in…

💡 #CANDLE project

🥳 #CANDLE will be represented at the #EUNetCCC Annual Meeting

🔗 Read more: buff.ly/X0aliL8

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👋 Welcome back to our #ProjectThursday 💡
We collect the latest news from the biobanking world for you here every Thursday. Enjoy! 🤝

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The black and white picture of a woman with dark hair smiling at the camera. At the top of the picture there's the BBMRI-ERIC logo, at the bottom the EU Commission one. The picture reads: Dr Mélodie Bernaux: Policy Officer, European Commission

📣 We’re delighted to welcome Mélodie Bernaux (Policy Officer, European Commission) as keynote speaker at the upcoming #ELSISymposium 2025. Her talk, “The European Health Data Space: From Vision to Reality,” will explore how EHDS is "turning health data into trusted public good.”

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🎓 The Carlos III Health Institute, through its Scientific Culture and Innovation Unit (UCC+I), will participate in Science and Innovation Week from 3 to 16 November, offering activities for secondary and vocational students to promote citizen engagement in science: buff.ly/DmX7Xhp

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🌍 IARC Director Dr Elisabete Weiderpass was at #WHS2025 to share her expertise, present IARC's mission, highlight the global burden of #cancer and speak about the EU Cancer Mission and the EU Beating Cancer Plan: buff.ly/vbBbj7J

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💡 German MP Matthias Mieves supports the initiative for a national biobank platform, developed with NUM and partners, to advance medical research, enable data sharing and strengthen Germany’s scientific ecosystem: buff.ly/pDUqLTx

🧵 5/7

🔬 The Central Biobank Erlangen (CeBE), a GBN partner, will showcase the world of biobanking with hands-on activities, lab tours and talks at the "Long Night of Science" in Erlangen on Saturday, 25 October: buff.ly/vluoNr3

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🧬 Kateřina Nováková, ecotoxicologist and biobanking communicator at BBMRI.cz/MMCI, will join the next DNA stream to discuss science, biobanks and public outreach: buff.ly/rn5NVw9

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🏥 The Institute of Rheumatology, a BBMRI.cz member specialising in rheumatology samples, will be represented at the 68th Congress of Czech and Slovak Rheumatologists: buff.ly/xsBlhAY

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🏆The biobank.cy Center of Excellence received the Gold Award in the Technology and Health category at the Cyprus Responsible Business Awards, recognising its commitment to advancing biomedical research and biobanking for the health and well-being of future generations: buff.ly/FKOTHqU

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A picture that reads: BBMRI-ERIC's #NodeTuesday. Your weekly social media news roundup from our National Nodes.

📰 Welcome back to #NodeTuesday: We sweep the socials to curate these #biobanking gems for you. Sit back, relax and be in the know on the latest community news.👇🏼

A promo leaflet ofr the 2025 BBMRI ELSI Symposium in Bilbao, showing the logos of the organisers, the title, a short description of the event and two photographs of Bilbao on the right side.

📣 Our ELSI Symposium 2025: "Ethical, Legal, and Societal Aspects in View of Recent EU Legislation" is approaching.

📅 22–23 October
📍 Bilbao, Spain

The finalised programme is now available.

We look forward to seeing you in Bilbao in just a few days!

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👋 New #ELSI Dialogues session coming up 🥳

"Trustworthy by Design: Ethics, Practice and Impact of #AI in #CancerResearch and Care" with invited experts Dr. Karim Lekadir, Dr Maciej Bobowicz and moderated by Dr. Melanie Goisauf.

📆 28 Oct
⏰ 2 pm CET
📍 online

🔗 Info and reg: buff.ly/2RfnWhD

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👋 See you here next week 🧡💙

🧵 10/10

💡 #GDI

#GDI Interview series

What does it take to build the infrastructure for #GenomicData across Europe?
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How can genomics improve prevention, detection and personalised treatments?
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How can genomics transform healthcare across Europe?
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🧵 9/10

💡 #EUCAIM

❗️15 October was #BreastHealthDay

The #BreastSCan project is building a pan-European dataset to improve #BreastCancer screening which contributes directly to the #EUCAIM initiative, helping advance AI-driven diagnostics for women across Europe.

🔗 Read more: buff.ly/JRW7l9n

🧵 8/10

💡 #ERICForum

🗓️ The #ERICForum will hold its Annual Meeting in November at the Club University Foundation in #Brussels.

🔗 Full programme here: buff.ly/0PLbvLK

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