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Biobanks can now determine fair biospecimen user fees using a new online calculator. This tool harmonizes pricing by reducing variations in cost estimations for research users.

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  • Biobanking and Biospecimen Science
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Accurate attribution of unit costs for biospecimen products is a common challenge for biobanks.
  • Factors influencing user fees include operational costs, demand, market competition, and ethical considerations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate a transparent and accurate online tool for calculating biospecimen user fees.
  • To aid biobanks in establishing standardized and ethically-based user fees.

Main Methods:

  • Developed an online biospecimen user fee calculator accepting inputs on costs, operations, products, and services.
  • Surveyed Canadian Tumour Repository Network (CTRNet) members for default values.
  • Piloted the calculator with four CTRNet biobanks using hypothetical user scenarios.

Main Results:

  • The calculator reduced significant variation in user fee estimations compared to traditional methods.
  • Calculated pricing consistently yielded higher user fees than expert estimations.
  • The tool demonstrated adaptability to diverse biobank operational designs.

Conclusions:

  • The online biospecimen user fee calculator is a crucial step towards harmonizing and ensuring realistic user fees.
  • Adoption of this tool can improve transparency and consistency in biobanking cost attribution.