The second B3Africa face-to-face training was held in collaboration with the BCNet symposium “From Biobank Infrastructure to Research: How BCNet Member Biobanks and Cohorts Are Contributing to Address Public Health Concerns”  from 27 November to 1 December 2017 in Lyon, France.

The event gathered overall 58 participants (67% women, 33% men). 30 organisations/projects were represented, mainly from Europe  (38%) and Africa (55%).

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A team from the University of Western Cape’s Bioinformatics Institute was invited by the Global Emerging Pathogens Treatment Consortium (GET) to run the workshop on on data management design strategy and LIMS usage in Freetown, Sierra Leone, from 18-20th July 2017.

The primary aim of the workshop was to provide training on LIMS and data management best practices. This aim was achieved through two days of lectures and discussion with Sierra Leone participants, followed by the final day, where a brainstorming session was held between GET staff members and visiting trainers. The objective of this session was to plot a roadmap for continuous capacity development in functional data management and informatics in Sierra Leone to support and sustain an escalating research agenda, when a functional biobanking facility and culture is established. Read more.