Public Regulation of Tumor Banks by Xavier Bioy

Author:Xavier Bioy
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Cham

11.1.2.2 Commercial Research

Commercial research programs may be conducted in either private or public institutions. A program’s sponsor organizes the sample collection process, which is carried out under a protocol specifying the nature and quantity of the samples needed. The sponsor also finances the analysis of the samples and of the study’s results. Consequently, the sponsor reserves all intellectual property rights (e.g., as the basis of patents), as well as the exclusive right to use or transfer the samples and data. The sponsor may or may not authorize the researchers to use the results for their own publications and authorizations to publish may be accompanied by restrictions, such as having to wait a certain amount of time before publishing results in scientific journals.

Sponsors of commercial research programs pay for and keep everything. The samples and data are considered goods that can be used to obtain a return on the initial investment (protection of data analysis software, patents for biological tests, etc.). In addition, sponsors are free to decide whether to publish the results for financial benefit. They can make any residual samples, research results, and follow-up data available to other researchers at a commercial rate.

For example, Eurobiobank is a public-private network of biobanks that collects and stores DNA, cells, and samples for researchers studying rare diseases. Samples are listed in a catalog showing which samples are available from which biobank. Any public or private body that collects or stores biological material relating to research into rare diseases can join the network, as long as it complies with the quality standards set out in the Eurobiobank charter.

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