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Maria Menikou

Residing in the England, UK, Maria Menikou is Scientist.com’s resident Human Biologicals Samples expert. Maria has worked for the UK’s National HealthCare Service (NHS) managing the Liver Transplant service, coordinating both clinical and research aspects of whole organ transplantation. She was also part of the founding team of a University College London’s (UCL) initiative to enable ethical and compliant access to fresh human tissue for research. Her extensive acquisition knowledge can support unique projects needs and help navigate the complex HBS space.
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August 29
The Dark Side of Human Sample Procurement

In recent years, the demand for human biological samples (HBS) in biomedical and pharmaceutical research has increased significantly, driven by...

February 9
Navigating the Labyrinth of Ethics in Biobanking and Human Sample Sharing

Biobanking and human sample sharing hold immense potential for scientific breakthroughs, promising advancements in personalized medicine, drug...

Jun 8, 2023
COMPLi HBS Legislation Series: France

Local legislation surrounding the recruitment, collection, storage and distribution (import/export) of human biospecimens for research varies...

Oct 19, 2022
How Science Is Creating a More Sustainable Future

One of science’s main objectives has always been the improvement of human life, so it should be of no surprise that sustainability has been a hot...

Oct 25, 2021
Cutting Edge Conversation: Challenges in Sourcing Human Biosamples

On October 20, Scientist.com and speakers from AnaBios, Discovery Life Sciences and BioIVT participated in an episode of the Cutting Edge...

Jul 22, 2021
Organ Donation: Transplant & Research

By Maria Menikou, Category Director, Human Biological Samples at Scientist.com and Gina Dunne Smith, Executive Director at International Institute...

Jun 1, 2021
Putting the ‘Informed’ in Informed Consent

Why is informed consent important? In the era of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act...