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PROMOTING RESOURCES SHARED BY CIBERER AND ORPHANET, WORKING SO THAT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE INSTITUTIONS IS AN ADDED VALUE FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE PROJECTS
In 2014: • The list of rare diseases that CIBERER works with was reviewed and updated .
• Collaboration was offered to the Patient Care Service in managing of queries and information requests by patients .
• Collaboration was offered to the managers of CIBERER in preparing proposals for projects involving the Orphanet platform .
• The Research Programmes of the CIBERER have collaborated with Orphanet in various ways:
- Updating CIBERER database information which was subsequently introduced in Orphanet .
- Collaboration as members of the of Orphanet-Spain Scientific Committee, participating in the validation of translations, external guidelines and the directory of expert resources included in Orphanet .
CIBERER Biobank
In 2014, the CIBERER Biobank had a coordinator, Dr . Corrochano and a laboratory manager, Dr . Salvador Martí . The activities carried out by the CIBERER Biobank were in line with the strategic objectives listed in the 2014 Action Plan and strived towards enhancing the good operation of the platform . In general lines, the following points must be highlighted:
• New sample processing techniques have been implemented and external services developed . The Biobank’s participation in several national and international projects has been promoted in 2014 .
• Services continued to be provided to CIBERER researchers . • The Biobank’s work has been disseminated in various national and international forums .
As regards the Biobank’s objectives defined in the 2014 Action Plan, the following stands out:
OBJECTIVE 1: TO PROVIDE BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES TO THE BIOBANK
The Biobank continued to receive samples from different hospital services from centres such as Hospital Universitario La Fe of Valencia, La Paz Hospital of Madrid, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona or the Fundación Jiménez-Díaz of Madrid, Hospital de Bellvitge of Barcelona or Hospital Virgen del Rocio of Seville .
Besides the samples collected through the campaign, different CIBERER groups expressed their interest in collaborating with the Biobank in the Action Plans pertaining to the medical subject matters to which they belong . That interest is manifested in sending samples and requesting services .
A total of 301 samples corresponding to 33 different pathologies were collected at the end of 2014 . The biological material catalogue can be consulted at the Biobank’s web page: http://www .ciberer-biobank .es
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