The research biobank of the year competition of the European, Middle Eastern and African Society for Biopreservation and Biobanking (ESBB): Aims and achievements

Christina Schröder*, Julie Corfield, Jeanne Hélène Di Donato, Karen Meir, Barbara Parodi, Arndt A. Schmitz, Andreas Tiran, Gunnel Tybring, Robert E. Hewitt

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Abstract

With the increasing number of research biobanks and the importance of their role in supporting medical and biological research, the development and sharing of biobanking best practices and benchmarking standards has become paramount. To promote outstanding biobank services for research, the Research Biobank of the Year Competition (RBYC) has been inaugurated by the European, Middle-Eastern, and African Society for Biopreservation and Biobanking (ESBB) in October 2013. The procedures for the call and evaluation procedure, including the newly developed scoring system, are presented here. The statistics and evaluation results of the first year's applications, as well as the experiences of the jury are reported here, and improvements for the RBYC in subsequent years are proposed. Beyond offering a unique benchmarking opportunity for biobanks, the RBYC is discussed as a novel tool to enhance biobank quality, transparency, usage, connectivity, innovation, and sustainability.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)154-160
Number of pages7
JournalBiopreservation and Biobanking
Volume12
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Apr 2014
Externally publishedYes

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