Capturing value through Researchfish
The Researchfish reporting system offers an opportunity to understand when human sample resources contribute in health research. The UKCRC TDCC spoke to stakeholders to explore potential.
Biobanking Basics
Biobanking under COVID-19: business, but not as usual
Catch up on the webinar from 22nd June with Lee Murphy, Genetics Manager at Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility.
Data sharing: Insight from Generation Scotland
Catch up on the webinar from 15th June with Archie Campbell, Chief Technical Officer at Generation Scotland.
Three practical approaches to overcoming challenges in UK biobanking: Webinar debrief
Catch up on part two of this webinar series, hosted by Scientist.com and the TDCC
How is COVID-19 affecting UK biobanking?
Access to tissue samples is crucial in advancing many types of COVID-19 research. How are biobanks able to support this need amidst closures and competing priorities?
COVID-19: biobanking call out
The UKCRC Tissue Directory and Coordination Centre (TDCC) is coordinating biobanking efforts to support research into COVID-19; developing a process to ensure that active biobanks receive requests which are relevant for their collections and capabilities.
UK Biobanks supporting priority research areas
Find out how UK biobanks are supporting research priorities identified by patients, carers and clinicians.
GDPR for Biobanks – A sheep in wolf’s clothing?
In our latest blog post we hear from Heather Coupar from MRC’s Regulatory Support Centre about General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Transparency Principles
The UKCRC Tissue Directory and Coordination Centre has launched a set of Transparency Principles. The Principles outline how transparency can be sustained throughout the research life cycle, ensuring biobanks and donors know who is using their samples.
Survey of potential biobank users in Germany
The German Biobank Node (GBN), which is part of BBMRI-ERIC, asked more than 330 “potential biobank users” at university hospitals about their attitudes towards collaborating with biobanks. Here, Dr. Cornelia Specht, managing director of the GBN, tells us about the survey results and conclusions.