Klingler C, Schiller J, Huth V, Baber R, Kirsten R, Specht C. Strategic Planning as a Community Effort: Surveying the Perspectives of Members of the German Biobank Alliance. Biopreservation and Biobanking, 2025, published online 3 September 2025. doi. org/10.1177/19475535251366754
Concept "A Biobank Platform for Germany" 2025
Engels C, Kern J, Dudová Z, Deppenwiese N, Kiel A, Kroll B, Kussel T, Schüttler C, Tomášik R, Hummel M, Lablans M, German Biobank Alliance (GBA) IT development team. The sample locator: A federated search tool for biosamples and associated data in Europe using HL7 FHIR. Computers in Biology and Medicine (2024). doi. org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2024.108941
Eklund N, Engels C, Neumann M, Strug A, van Enckevort E, Baber R, Bloemers M, Debucquoy A, van der Lugt A, Müller H, Parkkonen L, Quinlan P, Urwin E, Holub P, Silander K, Anton G. Update of the Minimum Information About BIobank Data Sharing (MIABIS) Core Terminology to the 3rd Version Biopreservation and Biobanking. Volume 22, Number 4, 2024. doi. org/10.1089/bio.2023.0074
Baber R, Böhm P, Glanz K, Houwaart S, Huth V, Jahns R, Kahnt S, Rath D, Specht C, Wiegand J. Position paper: Strengthening academic biobanks and patient participation for biomedical research. 2024 (last updated: 24 March 2025).
Engels C, Brucker, DP, Neumann M. How to choose your perfect Biobank Information Management System. Zenodo (2023). doi. org/10.5281/zenodo.10063122
Geiger J, Fuchs J, Starke M, Neumann M, Baber R, Nussbeck SY, Kiehntopf M, Specht C, Illig T, Hummel M, Jahns R. GBA/GBN-position on the feedback of incidental findings in biobank-based research: consensus-based workflow for hospital-based biobanks. Eur J Hum Genet (2023). doi. org/10.1038/s41431-023-01299-8
Altmann H, Baber R, Geiger J, Hummel M, Huth V, Kiehntopf, Nieters A, Nussbeck SY, Schiller J, Specht C (on behalf of the German Biobank Alliance (GBA)). Saving energy ice-cold. laboratory journal 23.11.2022. www. laborjournal.de/editorials/2634.php
Altmann H, Baber R, Geiger J, Hummel M, Huth V, Kiehntopf, Nieters A, Nussbeck SY, Schiller J, Specht C. Recommendations for the energy-saving use of -80°C ultra-low temperature freezers. 2022.
Kaufhold-Wedel C, Hummel M, Brobeil A, Schirmacher P, Schmitt S. Quality assurance in tissue biobanking - An overview.Die Pathologie(43), pages 365-371 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1007/s00292-022-01078-0
Hartung ML, Baber R, Herpel E, Specht C, Brucker DP, Schoneberg A, Winter T, Nussbeck SY. Harmonisation of Biobank Education for Biobank Technicians: Identification of Learning Objectives. BioTech. 2021; 10(2):7. doi. org/10.3390/biotech10020007
Klingler C, von Jagwitz-Biegnitz M, Baber R, Becker KF, Dahl E, Eibner C, Fuchs J, Groenewold MK, Hartung ML, Hummel M, Jahns R, Kirsten R, Kopfnagel V, Maushagen R, Nussbeck SY, Schoneberg A, Winter T, Specht C. Stakeholder engagement to ensure the sustainability of biobanks: a survey of potential users of biobank services. Eur J Hum Genet (2021) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41431-021-00905-x
Schüttler C, Prokosch HU, Sedlmayr M, Sedlmayr B. Evaluation of Three Feasibility Tools for Identifying Patient Data and Biospecimen Availability: Comparative Usability Study. JMIR Med Inform 2021;9(7):e25531 medinform.jmir.org/2021/7/e25531/
Schüttler C, Prokosch H-U, Hummel M, Lablans M, Kroll B, Engels C, et al. The journey to establishing an IT-infrastructure within the German Biobank Alliance. PLoS ONE 16(9): e0257632. doi. org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257632
Baber R, Hummel M, Huth V, Specht C. Biobanks: Paving the way for personalised medicine. Gesundheitswesen aktuell 2021. p. 178-197. doi: 10.30433/GWA2021-178
Eklund N, Andrianarisoa NH, van Enckevort E, Anton G,Debucquoy A, Müller H, Zaharenko L, Engels C, Ebert L, Neumann M, Geeraert J, T'Joen V, Demski H, Caboux E, Proynova R, Parodi B, Mate S, van Iperen E, Merino-Martinez R, Quinlan PR, Holub P, Silander K. Extending the Minimum Information About BIobank Data Sharing Terminology to Describe Samples, Sample Donors, and Events. biopreservation and biobanking. Jun 2020.155-164. doi. org/10.1089/bio.2019.0129
Schüttler C, Huth V, von Jagwitz-Biegnitz M, Lablans M, Prokosch HU, Griebel L. Usability Analysis of the "Sample Locator": a Federated Online Search Tool for Biospecimens. J Med Internet Res. 2020 Jun 14. doi: 10.2196/17739.
Hartfeldt C, Huth V, Schmitt S, Meinung B, Schirmacher P, Kiehntopf M, Specht C, Hummel M (2020) Sample Quality as Basic Prerequisite for Data Quality: A Quality Management System for Biobanks. In: Holzinger A., Goebel R., Mengel M., Müller H. (eds) Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Digital Pathology. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 12090. Springer, Cham. DOI: https: //doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50402-1_5
Huth V, Specht C, Illig T, Hummel M. Biobanks - catalysts of biomedical research. PM QM - Journal for Pharmaceutical Medicine and Quality Management. 2/2020. PDF
Midterm Report - German Biobank Node & German Biobank Alliance 05/2017 - 12/2018
Hummel M, Specht C, Herpel E, Huth V. Modern biobanks part 1: A crucial resource for biomedical research. GIT-Labor - Portal for users in science and industry. 04/2019. www. git-labor.de/forschung/life-sciences-biotechnologie/moderne-biobanken-teil-1
Baber R, Hummel M, Jahns R, von Jagwitz-Biegnitz M, Kirsten R, Klingler C, Nussbeck SY, Specht C. Position Statement from the German Biobank Alliance on the Cooperation Between Academic Biobanks and Industry Partners. Biopreservation and Biobanking. Volume 17, Number 4, 2019. doi.org/10.1089/bio.2019.0042. Permanent link: http://bit.ly/2XOUkQk
Hummel M, Huth V, Kiehntopf M, Lesch W, Semler S, Siddiqui R, Specht C. Modern biobanks part 2: Networked into the digital age. GIT-Labor - Portal for users in science and industry. 07/2019. www. git-labor.de/forschung/life-sciences-biotechnologie/moderne-biobanken-teil-2
Hummel M, Specht C. Biobanks for future medicine. Journal of Laboratory Medicine. Published online: 8 November 2019. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/labmed-2019-0106
Klingler C, von Jagwitz-Biegnitz M, Hartung ML, Hummel M, Specht C. Evaluating the German Biobank Node as Coordinating Institution of the German Biobank Alliance: Engaging with Stakeholders via Survey Research. Biopreservation and Biobanking. Online Ahead of Print: December 20, 2019. doi. org/10.1089/bio.2019.0060
Hartfeldt C, Meinung B, Kiehntopf M, Schirmacher P, Specht C, Hummel M, Schmitt S. "Friendly" cross-biobank audits for continuous improvement of biobanks in the German Biobank Alliance. Europe Biobank Week 2019. Lübeck.
Ebert L, Kern J, Engels C, Kiel A, Kroll, Duhm-Harbeck P, Lambarki M, Neumann M, Rambow M, Hummel M, Lablans M. Federated search for biomaterial and data: a generic data model on FHIR. Europe Biobank Week 2019, Lübeck.
Heiling S, Knutti N, Schwarz N, Geiger J, Dorow J, Ceglarek U, Kiehntopf M. Screening for Quality Indicators: Large-Scale Metabolite Profiling Unravels Potential Biomarkers to Assess Preanalytical Variation in Serum. Europe Biobank Week 2019. Lübeck.
von Jagwitz-Biegnitz M, Klingler C, Specht C, Jahns R, Baber R, Nussbeck SY, Groenewold MK, Kopfnagel V, Riemann K, Becker KF, Maushagen R, Schoneberg A, Fuchs J, Eibner C, Asman S, Hummel M. Fit for Purpose: How to Tailor Biobank Services Effectively? Europe Biobank Week 2019, Lübeck.
Schoneberg A, Baber R, Brucker DP, Hartung ML, Herpel E, Specht C, Stuhr-Wulff F, Winter T, Nussbeck SY. German Biobank Alliance: Education and Training for Technical Staff in Biobanking. Europe Biobank Week 2019, Lübeck.
Hartfeldt C, Specht C, Hummel M on behalf of the GBA. Evaluation of2nd User Satisfaction Survey in the German Biobank Alliance. Europe Biobank Week 2019. Lübeck.
von Jagwitz-Biegnitz M, Klingler C, Specht C, Jahns R, Baber R, Nussbeck SY, Groenewold MK, Kopfnagel V, Riemann K, Becker KF, Maushagen R, Schoneberg A, Fuchs J, Eibner C, Hummel M. What do researchers need? Surveying potential users of biobank services. 8th National Biobank Symposium 2019, Berlin.
Huth V, Specht C, von Jagwitz-Biegnitz M, Hummel M. Promoting biobanks among researchers - a communication campaign. 8th National Biobank Symposium 2019. Berlin.
Ebert L. Report from GBN/GBA. 8th National Biobank Symposium 2019. Berlin.
Hartfeldt C, Meinung B, Kiehntopf M, Schirmacher P, Specht C, Hummel M, Schmitt S. Evaluation and potential for improvement from the "friendly" audits. 8th National Biobank Symposium 2019. Berlin.
Hartfeldt C, Hummel M, Specht C. How good are biobanks? - Results of the GBA user survey 2017 - 2018. 8th National Biobank Symposium 2019. Berlin.
Schmitt S, Meinung B, Becker KF, Slotta-Huspenina J, Kiehntopf M, Schirmacher P, Herpel E, Hummel M. German Biobank Node: Handbook for quality management in biobanking. zenodo. 2018. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.1420472.
Schüttler C, Buschhüter N, Döllinger C, Ebert L, Hummel M, Linde J, Prokosch HU, Proynova R, Lablans M. Requirements for a cross-site biobank IT infrastructure. Stakeholder input survey for the establishment of a biobank network of the German Biobank Alliance (GBA) Pathologe. 2018, 39(4):289-296. doi: 10.1007/s00292-018-0435-9. PMID: 29691676.
Ebert L, Habermann J, Duhm-Harbeck P, Ingenerf J, Ulrich H, Kroll B, Kern J, Tas D, Stampe F, Maqsood S, Ückert F, Ataian M, Proynova R, Holub P, Schüttler C, Prokosch HU, Knell C, Sahr S, Illig T, Breu M, Jahns R, Linde J, Nussbeck SY, Engels C, Hummel M, Lablans M. Harmonising European and German Biobank Request Workflows: BBMRI-ERIC and GBA - a Synergy! Europe Biobank Week 2018. Antwerp.
Hartfeldt C, Klingler C, Schmitt S, Specht C, Hummel M. The importance of stakeholder engagement: Surveys of biobank users and non-users. 7th National Biobank Symposium 2018. Berlin.
Hartfeldt C, Schmitt S, Meinung B, Hummel M, Schirmacher P, Kiehntopf M. German Biobank Alliance - Ring Trial Concept as part of the Quality Management System for Biobanks. Biospecimen Research Symposium 2018. Luxembourg.
Hartfeldt C, Schmitt S, Rufenach C, Porst R, Hummel M. German Biobank Alliance: Implementation of a User Satisfaction Questionnaire and its Evaluation. Europe Biobank Week 2018. Antwerp.
Hartfeldt C, Schmitt S, Specht C, Hummel M. Introduction of a holistic software for quality management in the German Biobank Alliance to harmonise processes. 7th National Biobank Symposium 2018. Berlin.
Hartfeldt C, Schuster C, Meinung B, Schmitt S, Weis N, Rufenach C, Hummel M, Schirmacher P, Kiehntopf M. German Biobank Alliance: An Audit Concept for Continuous Improvement of Biobanks. Europe Biobank Week 2018. Antwerp
Hartung ML, Herpel E, Baber R, Rufenach C, Nussbeck SY. German Biobank Alliance: Implementation of an educational programme for technical personnel in biobanks. 7th National Biobank Symposium 2018. Berlin.
Hartung ML, Herpel E, Baber R, Rufenach C, O'Donoghue S, Watson PH, Nussbeck SY. German Biobank Alliance: Implementation of an educational programme for technical personnel in biobanks. Europe Biobank Week 2018. Antwerp.
Heiling S, Geithner K, Ritzmann H, Meinung B, Winter T, Dorow J, Baber R, Geiger J, Jahns R, Anton G, Illig T, Habermann J, Rose M, Schirmacher P, Brandts C, Nussbeck SY, Gieger C, Hummel M, Kiehntopf M. German Biobank Alliance - Ring trial concept "Liquid" as part of the Quality Management system for Biobanks. Europe Biobank Week 2018. Antwerp.
Huth V, Lesch W, Jahns R, Rufenach C, Schütt A, Hummel M. Information campaign to empower donors and promote biobanks in the public. Europe Biobank Week 2018. Antwerp.
Kern J, Tas D, Ulrich H, Schmidt EE, Ingenerf J, Ückert F, Lablans M. A Method to use Metadata in legacy Web Applications: The Samply.MDR.Injector. GMDS annual conference 2018.
Kern J, Breu M, Dolch C, Ebert L, Engels C, Johansen M, Kiel A, Knell C, Kroll B, Linde J, Prokosch HU, Schüttler C, Stampe F, Tas D, Ulrich H, Hummel M, Lablans M. The federated search of the German Biobank Node. 7th National Biobank Symposium 2018. Berlin.
Schuster C, Weis N, Hartfeldt C, Herpel E, Schmitt S. Establishment of a round robin test for the quality of tissue samples in the German Biobank Alliance - challenges and opportunities. 7th National Biobank Symposium 2018. Berlin.
Schuster C, Weis N, Hartfeldt C, Hummel M, Schirmacher P, Schmitt S. German Biobank Alliance - Work Package Quality - A ring trial concept for tissue sample handling in biobanking. Europe Biobank Week 2018. Antwerp.
von Jagwitz-Biegnitz M, Klingler C, Specht C, Jahns R, Nussbeck SY, Herpel E, Baber R, Hartung ML, Hummel M. Evaluating the German Biobank Node as coordinating institution of the German Biobank Alliance: the perspective of partner Biobanks. Europe Biobank Week 2018. Antwerp.
Mate S, Kadioglu D, Majeed RW, Stöhr MR, Folz M, Vormstein P, Storf H, Brucker DP, Keune D, Zerbe N, Hummel M, Senghas K, Prokosch HU, Lablans M. Proof-of-Concept Integration of Heterogeneous Biobank IT Infrastructures into a Hybrid Biobanking Network. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2017; 243:100-104. PubMed PMID: 28883179.
Mate S, Vormstein P, Kadioglu D, Majeed RW, Lablans M, Prokosch HU, Storf H. On-The-Fly Query Translation Between i2b2 and Samply in the German Biobank Node (GBN) Prototypes. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2017; 243:42-46. PubMed PMID: 28883167.
Lablans M, Döllinger C, Duhm-Harbeck P, Ebert L, Habermann JK, Illig T, Ingenerf J, Kadioglu D, Kern J, Kiel A, Knell C, Kock AK, Linde J, Maier C, Mate S, Neumann M, Popp D, Proynova R, Rambow M, Rufenach C, Sahr S, Schmidt E, Schüttler C, Ulrich H, Prokosch HU, Ückert F, Hummel M. An IT Architecture for Federated Biobanking in Germany. Global Biobank Week 2017. Stockholm.
Lesch W, Rufenach C, Hummel M. From patients to researcher: communication and stakeholder engagement in GBN. 6th National Biobank Symposium 2017; 67-68. ISBN: 978-3-89838-730-9.
Meinung B, Kiehntopf M, Hummel M. Development of a 2nd party audit programme for the German Biobank Alliance. 6th National Biobank Symposium 2017; 49. ISBN: 978-3-89838-730-9.
Meinung B, Schmitt S, Hartfeldt C, Hummel M, Schirmacher P, Kiehntopf M. German Biobank Alliance: Quality Management for Biobanks. Global Biobank Week 2017. Stockholm. Neumann M, Lablans M, Döllinger C, Duhm-Harbeck P, Ebert L, Habermann J, Hummel M, Illig T, Ingenerf J, Kadioglu D, Kern J, Kiel A, Knell C, Kock AK, Linde J, Maier C, Mate S, Popp D, Proynova R, Rambow M, Rufenach C, Sahr S, Schmidt E, Schüttler C, Ulrich H, Prokosch HU, Ückert F. The IT architecture of the German Biobank Alliance (GBA). 6th National Biobank Symposium 2017; 41-42. ISBN: 978-3-89838-730-9.
Neumann M, Ulrich H, Linde J, Döllinger C, Duhm-Harbeck P, Ebert L, Habermann J, Illig T, Ingenerf J, Kern J, Kiel A, Knell A, Kock-Schoppenhauer AK, Lablans M, Maier C, Mate S, Popp D, Proynova R, Rambow M, Rufenach C, Sahr S, Schmidt E, Schüttler C, Seelke S, Prokosch HU, Ückert F, Hummel M. Concept of a local rule-based response system for automated query checking in biobanks. 6th National Biobanking Symposium 2017; 115-117. ISBN: 978-3-89838-730-9.
Rufenach C, Hartung ML, Hartfeldt C, Lablans M, Schmitt S, Hummel M. German biobanks join forces to cooperate across Europe. Global Biobank Week 2017. Stockholm.
Rufenach C, Hummel M. German Biobank Node Catalysing Next Generation Biobanking. 6th National Biobanking Symposium 2017; 67-68. ISBN: 978-3-89838-730-9.
Sahr S, Kern J, Tas D, Döllinger C, Duhm-Harbeck P, Ebert L, Habermann J, Hummel M, Illig T, Ingenerf J, Kiel A, Knell C, Kock-Schoppenhauer AK, Lablans M, Linde J, Maier C, Mate S, Neumann M, Popp D, Prokosch HU, Proynova R, Rambow M, Rufenach C, Schmidt E, Schüttler C, Seelke S, Ückert F, Ulrich H. Biobank networking using Scrum in a dispersed IT team. 6th National Biobanking Symposium 2017; 111-113. ISBN: 978-3-89838-730-9.
Schmitt S, Schuster C, Weis N, Herpel E. GBN-GBA WP 3 round robin tests tissue. 6th National Biobanking Symposium 2017; 67-68. ISBN: 978-3-89838-730-9.
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