The development of biomedical science requires the creation of biological material
collections that allow for the search and discovery of biomarkers for pathological conditions …

Biological samples such as tissues, blood and other body fluids, plants or seeds, prokaryotic
and eukaryotic cells or isolated biomolecules as well as associated data are the essential …

In recent years, biobanks of human tissues have evolved from small-scale collections of
pathological materials into structured resource centers for acquisition, storage, processing …

Biobanks contain biological samples and associated information that are essential raw
materials for advancement of biotechnology, human health, and research and development …

Biobanks are an important compound of personalized medicine and strongly support the
scientific progress in stratification of population and biomarker discovery and validation due …

Biobanks play an increasing role in contemporary research projects. These units meet all
requirements to regard them as a one of the most innovative and up-to-date in the field of …

Biobanking nowadays is mostly strongly determined by the specific aims of a research group
in charge of the biobank, determining their own standards for the collection and annotation …

The term “biobanking” is often misapplied to any collection of human biological materials
(biospecimens) regardless of requirements related to ethical and legal issues or the …

Biobanking of human biological specimens has evolved from the simple private collection of
often poorly annotated residual clinical specimens, to well annotated and organized …

Biobanks are an extraordinary tool for research and scientific progress. Since their origin,
the debate on the main technical, regulatory and ethical aspects has not stopped. The future …