Committees

Steering Committee

Linda Paulson (Chair), Head of Biobank Väst, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden
Lasse Boding, Head of Coordinating Centre, Danish National Biobank, Denmark
Isabelle Budin-Ljøsne, PhD in Research Ethics, Senior Advisor, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Department of Genetics and Bioinformatics, Norway
Jonna Clancy, R&D Specialist, Bloodservice Biobank, Finland
Kristian Hveem, Professor, Head of Hunt Biobank, Norway
Jón J. Jónsson, Professor, Chairman of the board of the Laboratory Medicine Biobank, Landspitali – The National University Hospital of Iceland, Iceland
Katariina Karjalainen, Specialist, Blood Service Biobank, Finland
Vegard Marschhaüser, Project Coordinator, Biobank Norway, Norway
Kimmo Savinainen, Deputy Head of Finnish Clinical Biobank Tampere, Tampere University Hospital, Finland
Kaisa Silander, Vice Director & Research Manager, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, THL Biobank, Finland
Erik Sørensen, Laboratory Manager, Copenhagen Hospital Biobank, Denmark

Operational Committee

Pia Wicklund (Chair), Conference Coordinator, Biobank Väst, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden
Emma Hvitfeldt, Communication Specialist, Biobank Väst, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden
Linda Paulson, Head of Biobank Väst, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden
Wahida Sarwari, Project Manager, Core Facilities University of Gothenburg/Biobank Väst Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden

Scientific Abstract Committee

Wahida Sarwari (Chair), Project Manager, Core Facilities University of Gothenburg/Biobank Väst Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden
Jón J. Jónsson, Professor, Chairman of the board of the Laboratory Medicine Biobank, Landspitali – The National University Hospital of Iceland, Iceland
Kimmo Savinainen, Deputy Head of Finnish Clinical Biobank Tampere, Tampere University Hospital, Finland
Kaisa Silander, Vice Director & Research Manager, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, THL Biobank, Finland
Rune Sundset, Leader, University Hospital of North, Norway
Erik Sørensen, Laboratory Manager, Copenhagen Hospital Biobank, Denmark
Lena Thunell, Director, Linköping Biobank Facility, Linköping University, Sweden

Exhibition & Sponsor Committee

Wahida Sarwari (Chair), Project Manager, Core Facilities University of Gothenburg/Biobank Väst Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden
Lasse Boding, Head of Coordinating Centre, Danish National Biobank, Denmark
Jón J. Jónsson, Professor, Chairman of the board of the Laboratory Medicine Biobank, Landspitali – The National University Hospital of Iceland, Iceland
Vegard Marschhaüser, Project Coordinator, Biobank Norway, Norway

Marketing Committee

Emma Hvitfeldt (Chair), Communication Specialist, Biobank Väst, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden
Lasse Boding, Head of Coordinating Centre, Danish National Biobank, Denmark
Jonna Clancy, R&D Specialist, Finnish Red Cross Biobank, Finland
Katarina Karjalainen, Specialist, Blood Service Biobank, Finland
Vegard Marschhaüser, Project Coordinator, Biobank Norway, Norway
Wahida Sarwari, Project Manager, Core Facilities University of Gothenburg/Biobank Väst Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden
Audur Y. Thorlaksdottir, Safety and Quality Manager of the Biobanks, Landspitali – The National University Hospital of Iceland, Iceland