Verhandelingen - Koninklijke Academie voor Geneeskunde van België
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Verh. K. Acad. Geneeskd. Belg. · Jan 2011
ReviewInternational and national initiatives in biobanking.
Translational research and biobanking are "in", also in Flanders and in Belgium. In Flanders the Advice report 120 from the Flemish Council for Science and innovation, entitled "Extension of translational research in Flanders" paved the way for the Center for Medical Innovation. ⋯ However, the scientific interest in the human tissues is not new, at all. This text aims at giving an overview of the development and evolutions of "biobanking" initiatives.