German Biobank Network (GBN)

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The German Biobank Network (GBN) www.bbmri.de connects and harmonises biobanks that store human biospecimens in support of biomedical research. GBN is part of the Network of University Medicine (NUM) and National Node of @bbmrieric.bsky.social.

Interior of Hannover Unified Biobank - liquid nitrogen tanks visible.
New GBN logo
Pipetting at the Long Night of Science 2022
Portrait of Ulrike Felgenhauer.
Michael Kiehntopf, Alexandra Nieters, and Jens Habermann at the Molecular Diagnostics Annual Conference of the DGKL in Tutzing, Germany.
Michael Neumann at EBW 2025.
Mait Metspalu at EBW 2025.
EBW presentations on 15 May Michael Neumann: “Electronic order entry and biobank registration for tissue samples”​ Nicole Großkinsky, Sabrina Schmitt and Katharina Hofmann: “Biobanking in the German National Cohort (NAKO): A pivotal resource for epidemiological research + The Tumor Tissue Bank of the German National Cohort (NAKO): Pilot of a centralized epidemiologically networked biobanking”​ Verena Huth: “Fostering biobank sustainability and patient participation through collaborative advocacy”​
Ronny Baber at EBW 2025.
Walter Ricciardi at EBW 2025.
List of GBA presentations at EBW 2025 on day 1: Tilman Pfeffer: “Infectious diseases tissue biobanking and biodata management of the German Center for Infection Research – a key infrastructure for multiple research approaches” ​ Ronny Baber: “Enhancing biobanking quality: Validation and verification strategies with insights from the Leipzig Medical Biobank”​ Sven Heiling: “Three years of proficiency testing in liquid biobanking: A proven tool for identifying variations in process and sample quality”​ Jörg Geiger: “Monitoring of the cold-chain of deep-frozen samples” and ​ “Electronic Consent – the key to compliant, secure and efficient biobanking”
Jens Habermann and Roland Leiminger at the Opening Ceremony of EBW 2025.
List of GBN/GBA contributions at EBW 2025
Participants of the German Biobank Alliance meeting in Jena.
Newborn holding adult's finger. Photo credit: Michal Jarmoluk/Pixabay.
Woman looking through a microscope.
Biobank employees working in the lab.
Biobank employee handling human biosamples in a freezer. Photo copyright: Juliane Dorn/ ZKS Leipzig
Listing of the NCT Tissue Bank with Quality Label in the BBMRI-ERIC Directory.
Screenshot of the BBMRI-ERIC Directory.
William Whiteley, keynote speaker at NUM Convention 2025.
Annual Meeting of the EvolveBBMRI project.
Prof. Heyo Krömer opening the NUM Convention 2025 in Berlin.
Biobank employee in the lab of the Core Unit "BioPRep" of the Max Planck Institute for Psychiatry at work.
We are hiring!
Liquid biosamples on a rack.
Biospecimens on a rack being processed for biobank storage.