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ArticleJournal of biomolecular techniques : JBT2022

Biobank and Pathology Facility: A Successful Combination.

Adriana Alves, Amanda Gibbon, Sara Carvalho, Manuel Rodriguez-Justo, Elena Miranda

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Article in Journal of biomolecular techniques : JBT, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Adriana AlvesPathology Translational Technology Platform, Cancer Institute, University College London London UK UCL/UCLH Biobank for Studying Health and Disease, Cancer Institute, University College London London WC1E 6DE UK.
Amanda GibbonUCL/UCLH Biobank for Studying Health and Disease, Cancer Institute, University College London London WC1E 6DE UK.
Sara CarvalhoPathology Translational Technology Platform, Cancer Institute, University College London London UK UCL/UCLH Biobank for Studying Health and Disease, Cancer Institute, University College London London WC1E 6DE UK.
Manuel Rodriguez-JustoPathology Translational Technology Platform, Cancer Institute, University College London London UK ucl/UCLH Biobank for Studying Health and Disease, Cancer Institute, University College London London UK Histopathology-Cellular Pathology at University College London Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust London WC1E 6DE UK.
Elena MirandaPathology Translational Technology Platform, Cancer Institute, University College London London UK UCL/UCLH Biobank for Studying Health and Disease, Cancer Institute, University College London London WC1E 6DE UK.

Funding

Cancer Research UK
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Financial sustainability in biobanks has recently become a key issue globally, as biorepositories struggle to balance limited external funding and high operating costs. To maximize governance and operational efficiency, the Pathology Facility and the University College London (UCL)/UCL Hospitals Biobank for Studying Health and Disease ("the Biobank") have been grouped together under the same management at the UCL Cancer Institute. This paper explores the operational and financial interaction between the Pathology Facility and the Biobank over a period of 3 years (2017-2019). Since 2017, only a minority of the requests included collection of samples from the archive or molecular biology services, and most of the requests included histology services. Our data confirmed the difficulty for a biobank to achieve financial sustainability. The integration of the Pathology Facility with the Biobank within a single laboratory management and delivery infrastructure was shown to be an effective management option and presented a unique opportunity to overcome financial and operational challenges, thus improving efficiency and lowering costs for both parties.

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Academies and InstitutesBiological Specimen BanksCosts and Cost AnalysisHumansLondonUniversitiesBiobankfinancial sustainabilityhistology

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PMID35837002
PMCPMC9258917

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