In the frame of multicenter research studies, biobanks ensure the harmonization and
traceability of the prospective collection of quality samples. This is significant because pre …

An increasing number of biospecimens are being collected in the context of multicenter and
international clinical studies and diagnostics. This has revealed the need to optimize …

Biobanks and biospecimens are critical components for many areas of clinical and basic
research. The quality of biospecimens and associated data must be consistent and collected …

In recent years, biobanks have evolved into professional infrastructures that acquire,
validate, process, store, manage and distribute biological material of human origin to public …

Human biomonitoring (HBM) depends on high-quality human samples to identify status and
trends in exposure and ensure comparability of results. In this context, much effort has been …

Biobanking is a recent field where human biospecimens and related personal and clinical
data are collected and stored for long-term use in biomedical research. The governance …

It is accepted worldwide that biospecimen and data sharing (BDS) play an essential role for
the future of medical research to improve diagnostics and prognostics, eg by validated …

Background: The emergence of “multi-omics” and “multi-parametric” types of analysis based
on a high number of biospecimens enforces the use of a great number of high-quality …

The suitability of samples for a given research depends on many variables, among which,
the best preanalytical conditions for the type of test that should be carried out. Thus …

Initially focused primarily on collecting samples for diagnostic purposes in pathology
settings, biobanks have evolved into complex organizations engaged in advancing …