The latest issue of the Journal of Laboratory Medicine (“ahead of print”) compiles numerous articles on biobanking, many of which have been written by GBN and GBA representatives. The topics covered range from automation, IT and data protection to the question of whether a biobank law is needed. In their overview entitled “Biobanks for future medicine”, Prof. Dr. Michael Hummel (Coordinator, GBN) and Dr. Cornelia Specht (Managing Director, GBN) trace the evolution from a fragmented biobank landscape in Germany to a strong network of centralised core facilities. They also provide an outlook of future developments on both the national and European levels.
Contributions by (or involving the participation of) GBN/GBA representatives:
- Baber, R. & Kiehntopf, M. (2019). Automation in biobanking from a laboratory medicine perspective. Journal of Laboratory Medicine. Published online: 06.12.2019. DOI:10.1515/labmed-2019-0151
- Hummel, M. & Specht, C. (2019). Biobanks for future medicine. Journal of Laboratory Medicine. Published online: 08.11.2019. DOI:10.1515/labmed-2019-0106
- Jahns, R., Geiger, J., Schlünder, I., et al. (2019). Broad donor consent for human biobanks in Germany and Europe: a strategy to facilitate cross-border sharing and exchange of human biological materials and related data. Journal of Laboratory Medicine. Published online: 09.03.2019. DOI:10.1515/labmed-2017-0064
- Petersmann, A., Winter, T., Lamp, S., et al. (2019). Relevant criteria for the selection of cryotubes. Experiences from the German National Cohort. Journal of Laboratory Medicine. Published online: 29.11.2019. DOI:10.1515/labmed-2019-0172
- Popp, D., Diekmann, R., Binder, L., et al. (2019). Liquid materials for biomedical research: a highly IT-integrated and automated biobanking solution. Journal of Laboratory Medicine. Published online: 22.06.2019. DOI:10.1515/labmed-2017-0118
- Winter, T., Schäfer, C., Westphal, S., et al. (2019). Integrated biobanks facilitate high-quality collection and analysis of liquid biomaterials. Journal of Laboratory Medicine. Published online: 12.12.2019. DOI:10.1515/labmed-2019-0171
See here for an index of all articles in the issue.
