Abstract
The last 20 years have been a revolutionary period for biomedical research, mainly because of biotechnological developments that open exciting prospects for a more personalized approach to healthcare with a major impact on prevention, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of many human diseases. Biobanks and biobank networks are key pieces in this process, and there are various suitable models and designs.
This chapter presents the progressive development of a nationwide network of biobanks in Spain, and focuses mainly on standardization efforts for technical procedures, ethical requirements, unified quality control policy, and, above all, public service.
Three main stages of this development can be distinguished. The first one (2000–2010) was characterized by early cooperative initiatives to advance cancer research by the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) with a nationwide scope, and by other institutions with a regional focus. These combined efforts allowed the transition from private/institutional collections to true biobanks and biobank networks. The second period (2003–2010) was characterized by a more structured organization following the “network of networks” design in the context of cancer research promoted by cooperating institutions. Finally, since 2010 the Spanish National Biobank Network, founded and funded by the Spanish National Institute of Health Carlos III (ISCIII), has been operative, enlarging its scope to include in 2021 biomodels to become The National Platform for Biobank and Biomodels.
Spanish National Biobank Network is funded with public funds from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III, under the Health Strategic Actions 2010–2013. 2014–2017, and 2018–2020.
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Morente, M.M., Luna-Crespo, F., Ajenjo, N., Artiga, MJ., Ortega-Paino, E. (2021). National Biobank Networking: The Case of Spain. In: Hainaut, P., Vaught, J., Zatloukal, K., Pasterk, M. (eds) Biobanking of Human Biospecimens. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55901-4_9
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