Programme
A full day of talks, connections, and shared perspectives — bringing together the Swiss and international biobanking community to mark a decade of progress and look towards the next ten years.
Conference moderation
The day will be moderated by Karin Frei, experienced conference and panel moderator with over 27 years in journalism at Swiss Radio and Television (SRF).
Prof. Carlo Largiadèr
President of SBP and Head of Liquid Biobank Bern
Dr. Danielle Krebs
Managing Director Teaching and Research Insel Gruppe AG
Dr. Stéphanie Wyss
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
10 years anniversaries
Dr. Christine Joye
Executive Director of Swiss Biobanking
Swiss Biobanking: The evolution from a Platform to a Trusted National Biobank Network and an Active European Research Node
Prof. Carlo Largiadèr
President of SBP and Head of Liquid Biobank Bern
From Foundation to Future: 10 Years of the Liquid Biobank Bern
Prof. Adrian Egli
Director, Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich
The value of freezing microbes
Dr. Michael Weisskopf
Head Research Biobanking Service Center at Universitätsspital Zürich
Deep hospital integration of sample management and biobanking
Prof. Jivko Stoyanov
Group Leader at Swiss Paraplegic Research. Head of the SwiSCI Biobank
From Biospecimens to Digital Rehabilomics: The SwiSCI Biobank as a National Platform for Spinal Cord Injury Research
Discussion on challenges related to biobanking infrastructures
with Prof. Adrian Egli, Dr. Michaël Weisskopf, Prof. Jivko Stoyanov & Prof. Carlo Largiadèr
Moderated by Karin Frei
Poster Session I
Prof. Jens K. Habermann
Director General BBMRI-ERIC
Advancing biobanking in Europe for a healthier world
Dr. Sara Nussbeck
Head of Central Biobank UMG
Netzwerk NUM and the BBMRI.de
The German Biobank Platform: enabler of biomedical research
Prof. Marialuisa Lavitrano
Full professor at the University Milano – Bicocca
Director BBMRI.it, Italian Node of BBMRI-ERIC
Director, vice-president EOSC
Biobanks yesterday, today and tomorrow in the EOSC landscape
LBB visit
Guided tour
of the Liquid Biobank Bern
Places are limited. Pre-registration required.
Live cartooning
Jonas Raeber captures the day’s key ideas and moments through live illustration.
Prof. André Uitterlinden
Professor of Complex Genetics, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam; Coordinator Genome of Europe
The Genome of Europe, towards using genetic information in health are and prevention
Dr. Katrin Männik
Chief Operating Officer at the Health2030 Genome Center
Genome of Switzerland: Mapping Swiss Genetic Diversity to Enable Personalized Health
Dr. Liis Leitsalu
Genetic counselor and researcher at the Estonian Genome Center, University of Tartu
From Biobank to Participant: Lessons from Returning Genomic Results at Scale in Estonia
Prof. Antoine Geissbühler
Dean of the faculty of medicine, University of Geneva
Director of teaching and research, Geneva University Hospitals
Head of the division of eHealth and telemedicine, Geneva University Hospitals
Scaling up the reuse and sharing of health data and samples for better research
Discussion about Genomic Research in Estonia and Switzerland: Opportunities, Challenges, and Shared Perspectives
with Dr. Katrin Männik and Dr. Liis Leitsalu
Moderated by Karin Frei
Poster Session II
Discussion around sample sharing
Prof. Carlo Largiadèr, Dr. Christine Joye
Co-organisers of the Swiss Biobanking Day
DR. BARBARA FLÜCKIGER SCHWARZENBACH
Deputy head of the National Research unit at the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI)
LBB visit
Guided tour
of the Liquid Biobank Bern
Places are limited. Pre-registration required.