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It was a real pleasure to attend so many insightful presentations and poster sessions, and above all to connect and exchange with many of you throughout the congress. This edition was particularly special for us, as we had the opportunity…

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic has announced a call under the Czech–Swiss Research Infrastructure Initiative, part of the Swiss–Czech Cooperation Programme within the framework of the Second Swiss Contribution to selected EU member states…

30 November 2026 The Liquid Biobank Bern (LBB) and Swiss Biobanking are proud to announce the Swiss Biobanking Day, a conference marking the 10th anniversary of both institutions. Join us on 30 November 2026 as we shape the future together! What to…

European partners developed and published a harmonised “Quality Handbook for Biobanks” Swiss Biobanking, the German Biobank Network (GBN), BBMRI.pl and BBMRI.be have jointly published the Quality Handbook for Biobanks (QHB), a harmonised guidance document designed to support biobanks in establishing…

A new collaborative, user-friendly tool, has been developed by the national Coordination Platform Clinical Research with the technical expertise of Swiss Biobanking. It allows to browse among services from the main national research infrastructures in one click, and to identify…

A learning experience for CAS in Biobanking students As part of their training programme, the CAS in Biobanking students were invited to visit the outstanding Liquid Biobank Bern (LBB), located within the Inselspital Bern, under the guidance of experienced biobank…

Celebrating new milestones April 2025. GvHD study has been awarded the VITA Label, making it the 100th certified biobank in Switzerland! This Biobank of the Applied Microbiology Research Group, is part of the University Hospital Zurich. It includes bacterial isolates,…