Europe biobank week 2026

Europe Biobank Week 2026

19 – 22 May 2026 | Prague, Czech Republic

Wednesday, 20 May 2026 | 17:30 - 19:00

5B: AI-enhanced biobank research: Integrating, analysing and advancing biomedical discovery

Location:Terrace 2ATrack:Parallel session II
  • Ethics, regulation and digital innovation: Navigating the future of biobanking

This session focuses on artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for integrating and analysing complex datasets. Experts will discuss challenges such as managing diverse data sources and optimising machine learning algorithms for biobank data integration and large-scale analysis. The session will highlight barriers, pioneering approaches and real-world applications showcasing AI’s transformative impact on biomedical research and patient care.

Speakers included in this session:

  • Highlight speaker - Błażej Marciniak - AI friend or foe

  • Khalil Roy - From fragmentation to findability: A federated service finder for research in Switzerland

  • Soichi Ogishima - A paradigm shift in disease understanding: Leveraging multi-omics and Biobank Network Japan for personalized prevention

This session will be chaired by Dipl.-Ing. Roland Leiminger and Dr. Petr Holub.

6 speakers

  • Centre for Digital Biology and Biomedical Science - Biobank Lodz, University of Lodz

  • Expert Innovation Officer

    Swiss Biobanking

  • Professor

    Tohoku University

  • Head of IT / Chief Information Officer (CIO), BBMRI-ERIC

    BBMRI-ERIC

  • ESBB

  • ESBB