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Biobanking and Biomolecular resources Research Infrastructure -European Research Infrastructure Consortium (BBMRI-ERIC)
Identification
Hosting Legal Entity
Self-standing RI
Legal Status
ERIC
Location
Neue Stiftingtalstrasse 2/B/6, BBMRI-ERIC Central Executive Management Office Headquarter, Graz, PO: 8010, Styria (Austria)
Structure
Type Of RI
Distributed
Coordinating Country
Austria
Participating Countries
Latvia
Switzerland
France
Germany
Norway
Greece
Bulgaria
Poland
Austria
Estonia
Turkey
Belgium
Cyprus
Netherlands
Italy
Czech Republic
Sweden
United Kingdom
Finland
Malta
Status
Status
Current Status:
Operational
since 2014
Timeline
Under construction
since 2011
to 2013
Design/planning
since 2008
to 2011
Scientific Description
BBMRI-ERIC is a pan-European distributed research infrastructure of biobanks and biomolecular resources that facilitates the access to resources as well as facilities, and supports high quality biomolecular and medical research. BBMRI-ERIC operates on a non-economic basis.The activities of BBMRI-ERIC are politically neutral and guided by the following values: pan-European in scope, combined with scientific excellence, transparency, openness, responsiveness, ethical awareness, legal compliance and human values.BBMRI-ERIC is set up as a distributed research infrastructure in most, if not all European Member States. BBMRI-ERIC consists of 20 Member States and one International Organisation, making it one of the largest research infrastructures in Europe.List of Members: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.List of Observers: Cyprus, Switzerland, Turkey, IARC/WHO.
RI Keywords
Biomolecular resources, Distributed, ERIC, Research infrastructure, Biobanks
Classifications
RI Category
Bio-informatics Facilities
Scientific Domain
Biological and Medical Sciences
ESFRI Domain
Health and Food
Services
Expert Advice
Access to expertise relevant for the pursuance of BBMRI-ERIC's tasks and activities.
Equipment
Biomolecular and Biobanking Research Tools
BBMRI-ERIC facilities and tools relevant for the pursuance of BBMRI-ERIC's tasks and activities, laid down in the Work Programme (Article 15, BBMRI-ERIC Statutes).
Collaborations
ESFRI
RI is an ESFRI landmark
Networks
Coordinated Research Infrastructures Building Enduring Life-Science Services (CORBEL)
Date of last update: 22/02/2019
