Biobanks as the Forge for Medical Innovation
June 22, 2021 | Jane Fruchtnicht
“Until now, biobanks have primarily operated as standalone innovation centers, evolving their own methods of best practice to protect and regulate human material storage and use. Now, biobanks are at a turning point. To fulfill their purpose, and ensure their survival, biobanks must take a strategic approach, shedding the siloes of the past and adopting a new role of service provider. By sharing data, embracing technological breakthroughs to protect and track samples, and adopting global standards, biobanks can shift towards a new strategic model – that of a service provider that puts the patient at the center of its long-term strategy and provides researchers with the tools they need to drive drug discovery.” MORE
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