8D: Synergising resources: Public–private collaboration in biobanking infrastructure and research

This session highlights how public–private collaborations in biobanking drive innovation by combining strategic vision with practical implementation. Participants will explore how shared resources, expertise and technology – together with effective contracting models, fair valuation and compliance-by-design – can build sustainable research platforms and create lasting value for health research across Europe.

Speakers included in this session:

• Highlight speaker - Gaia Cantelli - NURTuRE: biobanking as community infrastructure

• Sara Nussbeck - Public-private collaboration in action: Building a sustainable national biobank platform in Germany

• Johanna Mäkelä - Public-private collaboration in Finnish Biobanks

• Miriam Beusink - “It’s very complicated to trust companies when you feel like: I don’t have the right information!” How can research infrastructures facilitate research by companies in ways that align with citizens’ expectations?

This session will be chaired by Dr. Sara Nussbeck and Dr. Eleni Fthenou.