Knowledge
Sustainable Biobanking
“Sustainability is [a biobank’s] capacity to remain operative, effective, and competitive over its expected lifetime.” - OECD Global Science Forum 2017
What BBMRI.nl is doing to improve biobank sustainability
Biobanks are responsible for their own sustainability, but also depend on outside factors that hinder or promote sustainability. BBMRI.nl has been working to both support individual biobanks and to create the right conditions for sustainable biobanking.
Dr. Peggy MandersBecause of this workshop I decided to invest more in sustainable biobanking.
Recommendations for individual biobanks to improve sustainability
BBMRI.nl has drafted nine recommendations to help biobanks become more sustainable, in combination with providing good practices, tools, inspiration and background knowledge.
- Nine recommendations for sustainable biobanking
An interactive infographic providing a quick overview of what you can do to make your biobank more sustainable
- Sustainable Biobanking: The Financial Dimension
A literature review on the financial side of sustainable biobanking, providing background information on topics such as costs, funding, biobank business models, stakeholders, public-private partnerships, and biobank value. - Good Practices in Sustainable Biobanking: A Case Study Analysis
An analysis of 22 biobank case studies published between 2014 and 2018, identifying good practices for sustainability. - Business Tools for Biobanks
An overview of useful business tools you can directly apply to make your biobank more sustainable
Creating the right conditions for sustainable biobanking
Together with Dutch biobanks and biobank users from academia and industry, BBMRI.nl has drafted recommendations toward creating the right conditions for sustainable biobanking.
- Recommendations for sustainable biobanking in the Netherlands (Dutch, full report, ppt format)
For each recommendation the authors have made a suggestion for which stakeholders should be involved. - Recommendations for sustainable biobanking in the Netherlands: Management summary. (Dutch)
Summary lists priorities for the recommendations. - Report of the BBMRI-NL Workshop: Sustainable sample/data infrastructures
Three workshops on biobank value; individual challenges and best practices; and underlying causes for a lack of sustainability. Used as input for the recommendations.. - Report of the BBMRI-NL focus groups: Perspectives and Challenges of Dutch Biobank Users
The results of four focus groups with Dutch biobank users from academia and industry, providing insight in their experiences, challenges, and expectations. Used as input for the recommendations.