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Jui-Chu Lin1,2,3, Li-Kuei Chen4, Wesley Wei-Wen Hsiao2
11 College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Biopreservation and Biobanking
|February 5, 2019
Summary
The Taiwan Biobank (TWB) needs strategies for long-term sustainability. Proposed solutions include legal entity transformation, integration with other biobanks, and self-financing models to support precision medicine research.
Area of Science:
- Biomedical Research
- Biobanking
- Precision Medicine
Background:
- Biobanks are crucial for precision medicine but face financial, operational, and social sustainability challenges.
- The Taiwan Biobank (TWB) provides valuable phenotypic and genetic data but has faced underutilization and sustainability issues.
- Despite milestones, TWB requires strategic improvements for continued research support.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose three key strategies to enhance the sustainability of the Taiwan Biobank (TWB).
- To ensure the long-term viability of TWB for advancing biomedical research and precision medicine in Taiwan.
Main Methods:
- Proposing the transformation of TWB into a nondepartmental public body for operational efficiency and collaboration.
- Recommending the integration of TWB with other Taiwanese biobanks to reduce costs and improve resource utilization.
- Suggesting self-financing mechanisms, including cost-recovery and development of commercial products like the TWB 2.0 microarray.
Main Results:
- The proposed strategies aim to improve TWB's financial stability, operational effectiveness, and social relevance.
- Transformation into a legal entity can enhance flexibility and facilitate commercial partnerships.
- Integration and self-financing are projected to reduce costs, increase utilization, and secure future funding.
Conclusions:
- Implementing these strategies is vital for the sustained success of the Taiwan Biobank.
- Enhanced sustainability will ensure TWB's continued contribution to understanding health, genes, lifestyle, environment, and disease.
- These practices offer a model for improving biobank sustainability globally.
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