Learning objectives

  • Understand the local and international legislation on biobanks
  • Understand the ethics and bioethics of biobanks
  • Understand the societal issues surrounding biobanking
  • Learn contract, transfer and cession rules in biobanking

Course content*

  • Sample distribution process (Material Transfer Agreements, Transfer, Cession)
  • Biobank law and recent legislative developments
  • Legal and ethical considerations for biobanks usage