Public biobanks: calculation and recovery of costs.

Clément B1, Yuille M2, Zaltoukal K3, Wichmann HE4, Anton G4, Parodi B5, Kozera L6, Bréchot C7, Hofman P8, Dagher G9; EU-US Expert Group on cost recovery in biobanks.

Abstract

A calculation grid developed by an international expert group was tested across biobanks in six countries to evaluate costs for collections of various types of biospecimens. The assessment yielded a tool for setting specimen-access prices that were transparently related to biobank costs, and the tool was applied across three models of collaborative partnership.