ESBB President, Professor Jens K. Habermann, was invited to the CLINICAL BIOBANKS INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT FORUM in Beijing, China, August 23^rd– 25^th, 2019. Jens. K. Habermann  was honorary guest at the Beijing biobank conference to discuss and present novel applications, innovative quality assessment tools and sustainability concepts for clinical biobanks in translational medicine research. This highly stimulating 3-day event offered outstanding talks, living podiums discussions and multiple networking possibilities.