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 new knowledge and explore new paradigms for diagnosing and treating disease.
Biobank laboratory operations require enormous support—from lab and storage space, information technology expertise, and a laboratory management information system to logistics for sample movement, quality management systems, and appropriate facilities. An important metric of success for a biobank is the concept that every biospecimen coming to the repository belongs to a participant who has something to contribute to research for a healthier future.
Read this article discussing the importance of biorepository operations, specific to collecting and storing participants’ materials. Specific focus will be given to maintaining the quality of samples, along with the various levels of support biorepositories need to fulfill their purpose and ensure the integrity of each specimen is maintained.