Resources from biobanks and biorepositories, such as human samples, are of increasing
interest to specialists in various fields. However, whilst biobanks provide a crucial service …

The use of biospecimens for biomedical research is not a new idea. Many important
developments for a better understanding of diseases have been made using patient …

The growing complexity of biobanking requires dedicated professional staff who are trained
in multiple aspects of the biobanking process, including technical, managerial, regulatory …

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

Background Biospecimens have become a strategic tool for health care and medical
research as well as for translational and systems biology studies through all types of omics …

Biobanks have become integral to improving population health. We are in a new era in
medicine as patients, health professionals, and researchers increasingly collaborate to gain …

The challenges facing biobanks are changing from simple collections of materials to quality-
assured fit-for-purpose clinically annotated samples. As a result, informatics awareness and …

A biobank may be defined as the long-term storage of biological samples for research or
clinical purposes. In addition to storage facilities, a biobank may comprise a complete …

Human samples are managed in biobanks scattered around the globe for biomedical
research in the public and private sectors. Each biobank follows its own protocols and …

The growing complexity of biobanking requires dedicated professional staff who are literate
with the multiple aspects of the biobanking process, including technical, managerial …