<p> The First International Conference Biobanks in Poland and Europe - technical, legal and ethical aspects hosted by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education 17-18 June 2014, Warsaw Draft agenda (2) Tuesday, 17 June 2014 (international) 8:30 - 9:15 Registration 9:30 – 9:50 Opening ceremony </p><p>9:50–10:20 Inauguration lecture: Why the existence of biobanks is essential for the development of biomedical research Dr. Martin Yuille, University of Manchester, UK</p><p>10:20 – 16:00 Session 1: Legal and practical aspects of European Biobanks Introductory remarks by Dr. Łukasz Kozera, Wroclaw Research Centre EIT+ National Biobanking Coordinator Chair: Dr. Łukasz Kozera, National Biobanking Coordinator Dr. hab. Artur Kamiński, Medical University of Warsaw</p><p>10:25 -10:55 Presentation of Finnish National Biobanking Node Dr. Anu Jalanko, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki</p><p>10:55-11:25 ELSI’s in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC) biobanking and challenges of accessing LMIC material for research collaboration Dr. Maimuna Mendy, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon</p><p>11:25 - 11:40 Meet-the-Speaker coffee break</p><p>11:40 - 12:10 Presentation of French National Biobanking Node Dr. Georges Dagher, French Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), Paris</p><p>12:10 - 12:40 Presentation of Spanish National Biobanking Node Dr. María Almeida Parra, National DNA Bank-Carlos III University of Salamanca 12:40 -13:10 Discussion 13:10–13:45 Lunch break 13:45–14:15 Presentation of Polish National Biobanking Node Dr. Łukasz Kozera, Wroclaw Research Centre EIT+</p><p>14:15 – 14:45 Presentation of Austrian National Biobanking Node Markus Pasterk (MSc), Administrative Director, BBMRI-ERIC, Graz</p><p>14:45 – 15:15 Presentation of Estonian National Biobanking Node Dr. Reedik Mägi, Estonian Genome Centre University of Tartu</p><p>15:15 – 15:45 Presentation of British National Biobanking Node Dr. Martin Yuille, University of Manchester</p><p>15:45 – 16:00 Meet-the-Speaker coffee break</p><p>16:00 – 18:00 Session 2: Legal and ethical aspects of European Biobanks Chair: Dr. hab. Marek Czarkowski, Warsaw Medical University, Chairman of the Center for Bioethics of the Supreme Medical Council Dr. hab. Jakub Pawlikowski, Lublin Medical University</p><p>16:00 -16:30 BBMRI-ERIC - a new governance tool for biobanking Prof. Jan-Eric Litton, Director General, BBMRI-ERIC, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm Outcomes from the report on legal and ethical aspects of biobanking produced 16:30 – 17:00 for the European Commission Dr. Emmanuelle Rial-Sebbag, French Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), Toulouse 17:00- 17:30 Informed consent and the use of biological material for research purposes Dr. hab. Marek Czarkowski 17:30-18:00 Discussion 18:00-18:15 Closing remarks Dr. Łukasz Kozera & Dr. hab. Artur Kamiński </p><p>Wednesday, 18 June 2014 (national) 9:00 - 9:30 Practical aspects of biobanking. Standard operating procedures, specimen collection, storage and release. (Dr. Lukasz Kozera, National Biobanking Coordinator)</p><p>09:30 – 11:00 Establishment of Polish national biobanking network . Presentation of Polish Biobanks. (15 minutes for each Biobank). Six presentations to be confirmed.</p><p>09:30 - 09:45 Prawne aspekty, które uwzględnić w tworzeniu pierwszego Polskiego Banku Mózgó w. Prof. Teresa Wierzba-Bobrowicz, Tomasz Stępień, Zakład Neuropatologii, I nstytut Psychiatrii i Neurologii, Warszawa, Polska …………….. 11:00 - 11.15 Coffee break 11:15 - 13:15 Establishment of Polish national biobanking network. Presentation of Polish Biobanks. (15 minutes for each Biobank). Eight presentations to be confirmed. 13:15-14:00 Discussion 14:00 Conference summary. Lunch </p>