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Latest news in English from Biobank Sweden.
The Swedish multicentre principle comes to an end
The Swedish principle for multicentre studies involving biobank samples, came to an end in July due to the new Swedish Biobank Act. The multicentre principle was originally developed by Biobank Sweden to match the requirements in the former Swedish Biobank Act (2002:297).
New routine enables access to 1.5 million Swedish COVID-19 samples for research
Thanks to a unique collaboration with the Swedish regions and the National Pandemic Center (NPC) at Karolinska Institutet, Biobank Sweden is launching a national COVID-19 sample collection for research.
Biobank Sweden completes English translation of the new Swedish Biobank Act
As a way of increasing the understanding of the new regulation, Biobank Sweden has produced an unofficial English translation of the new Biobank Act available for download.
Nordic Biobank Conference – an important step towards increased collaboration
The first Nordic Biobank Conference was organized in Gothenburg and can in hindsight be seen as an important first step on the way towards a joint future for Nordic biobanks.
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