Committees

Steering Committee

Linda Paulson (Chair), Head of Biobank Väst, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden
Lasse Boding, Head of Unit Danish National Biobank, Biobank and Biomarkers, Statens Serum Institut, Denmark
Isabelle Budin-Ljøsne, PhD in Research Ethics, 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 at Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Iceland
Katariina Karjalainen, Specialist, Blood Service Biobank, Finland
Vegard Marschhaüser, Project Coordinator, HUNT Research Centre – Hunt Biobank, 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 at Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University 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
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 Unit Danish National Biobank, Biobank and Biomarkers, Statens Serum Institut, Denmark
Jón J. Jónsson, Professor at Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Iceland
Vegard Marschhaüser, Project Coordinator, HUNT Research Centre – Hunt Biobank, Norway

Marketing Committee

Emma Hvitfeldt (Chair), Communication Specialist, Biobank Väst, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden
Lasse Boding, Head of Unit Danish National Biobank, Biobank and Biomarkers, Statens Serum Institut, Denmark
Jonna Clancy, R&D Specialist, Finnish Red Cross Biobank, Finland
Katarina Karjalainen, Specialist, Blood Service Biobank, Finland
Vegard Marschhaüser, Project Coordinator, HUNT Research Centre – Hunt Biobank, Norway
Adur í Thorlaksdottir, Security and Quality Manager, Biobanks at Landspitali, Iceland