Biobanking and Biomolecular Research Infrastructure (BBMRI-ERIC)
14 October 2021
Modified: 15 September 2022
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Short name | BBMRI-ERIC |
Name | Biobanking and Biomolecular Research Infrastructure - European Research Infrastructure Consortium |
Official website | https://www.bbmri-eric.eu/ |
Year of foundation | 2014 |
ESFRI project/landmark | landmark |
Headquarters | Austria, Graz |
Number of member countries | 17 |
Participating countries | Members: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden, United Kingdom, observer: Cyprus, Lithuania, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, International Agency For Research On Cancer WHO |
Hungary’s accession | 2021 |
Partner institutions in Hungary in 2021 |
Semmelweis University University of Pécs, University of Szeged, Central Hospital of Southern Pest, Richter Gedeon Zrt. |
Public administration representative |
Attila Levente Szőcs National Research, Development and Innovation Office Department for International Affairs Nemzetközi Főosztály 1077 Budapest, Kéthly Anna tér 1. Phone: +36 1 896 1566 E-mail: attila.levente.szocs@nkfih.gov.hu |
Professional representative |
Mária Judit Molnár Professor, Head of the Institute of Genomic Medicine and Rare Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University |
Membership payments | 2021: EUR 21 496 (≈ HUF 7,7 million) 2022: EUR 40 901 (≈ HUF 16 million) |
Benefits of the membership for Hungary
- It unifies the activities of the individual biobanks, creating a huge database for research.
- Optimising diagnostic and therapeutic improvements, patient-centred care.
- Support for biomedical, biological research.
- The biobank research infrastructure is generating a national data asset that will form the basis for the development of many services in the future.
- It catalyses domestic innovation, both in the pharmaceutical industry and in translational research, diagnostic services and health coaching.
Updated: 15 September 2022