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Biobanking & Biorepositories

The Original European Biobanking Forum

From emergent biobanks, with a few hundred samples, to large national projects, researchers are looking to increase their data collection with the hope of discovering new drug products. Regardless of their size, all are facing obstacles in sample collection and management, implementing and managing sufficient IT systems and remaining legally and ethically compliant in a changeable regulatory environment.
Informa Life Sciences' 8th Annual Biobanking and Biorepositories conference been specifically designed to address all of the issues that you face in your role.

2010 Keynote Speaker

2010 Keynote Speaker

Maurizio Salvi Head of EGE Secretariat European Commission

 


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Who should attend?

Is your professional role in one of the following?

• Lab Head / Project Manager
• Research Associate / Fellow
• VP / President / CEO
• Software Engineer / IT / Informatics Manager
• Biobank Advisor / Director
• Sample Handling / Logistics
• Marketing and Sales
• Pathology / Histopathology

If you’re involved in biobanking and work in one of the above roles then this conference is invaluable for your continued

learning and for discovering new contacts that can help you realise the solutions you’re seeking.

Your Expert Speaker Panel

Karine Sargsyan, Director, Leiterin Biobank, Austria Professor Neil Thomas, The University of Birmingham, UK Maurizio Salvi, Head of EGE Secretariat, European Commission, Belgium Dr. Esther Herpel, Head of NCT Tissue Bank, Institute of Pathology, University of Heidelberg, Germany Christer Ericsson, Senior Research Scientist, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Louise Goodwin, Research Nurse Biobanker, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, University of Sheffield, UK Michael Stumm, Head of Translational Medicine, Oncology, F. Hoffmann La Roche, Switzerland (awaiting final confirmation) Dr. John Dickie, Head of Botanical Information Section Seed Conservation Department, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK David J. Pulford, PhD, Genetics Sample Acquisition, GlaxoSmithKline, UK Dr Nils Hoppe, Partner, Scholz Hoppe & Associates LLP; Senior Research Fellow, University of Hannover, Germany
Dr Maria Maguire, Quality Assurance Manager, Liverpool Cancer Research UK Centre, UK Jane Rogan, Business Manager, Manchester Cancer Research Centre Biobank, UK Prof. Prokosch, University of Erlangen, Germany Maria Krestyaninova, Biomedical Informatics Coordinator, European Bioinformatics Institute EMBL-EBI, UK Alex Denoon, Partner, Lawford Davies Danoon, UK and Mathias Klumper, Luetzeler and Partner, Germany
Rohan Massey, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP Erik Vollebregt, Partner, GreenbergTraurig, Germany Alex Denoon, Partner, Lawford Davies Danoon, UK and Mathias Klumper, Luetzeler and Partner, Germany

Workshops

Pre-conference workshop - Tuesday 26 October 2010
Building and Developing your Biobank
Learn tried and tested strategies for establishing a biobank in both China and Europe

Evening seminar- Tuesday 26 October 2010
Funding and Managing Actions for Biobanking
Share experiences and discuss collaborative and novel approaches for funding your biobank

Evening seminar - Wednesday 27 October 2010
Biobanking and the Drug Discovery Process
Learn how your peers ensure the quality of samples to allow for the testing of clinically relevant biomarkers

Post-conference half day workshop -Friday 29 October 2010 
International Informed Consent
Overcome the problems of obtaining informed consent internationally

Dates and Venues

26 Oct 2010 - 29 Oct 2010

Holiday Inn, Munich

Last years' Biobanking and Biorepositories delegates said:

"A broad-range conference covering relevant aspects of biobank management. A great arena for networking"
Gregusson
BioBank AS Norway
"An excellently well organised cutting edge conference, with ample networking opportunity!"
Ericsson
Karolinska Institutet

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