title: [The consortium of Biological Resource Centres (BRC) and tumour cell and tissue banks in the Marseilles metropolitan area].
abstract: The goal of this presentation is to describe current and future aspects of the operations within the consortium of Biological Resource Centres (BRC) and Tumour cell and tissue banks of the Marseilles metropolitan area. The consortium was created in year 2001, through the association of several tissue and cell banks that were operating for many years in Marseilles. Existing collections are not exclusively collections of tumour cells or tissues; however, the two tumour cell and tissue banks located at the Regional Cancer Research Centre and at the University Hospital account for a very significant proportion of the collections. Our collective work leads to the recognition and funding of the consortium by Inserm, through the "Collections 2003" grant. The consortium objectives are to define a common scientific strategy, to share professional practices in the logistics and database management of the banks, to establish a quality management program, and to build a common catalogue that describes existing biological resources. Through these efforts, the ultimate goal is to adopt rules that define BRC, as defined by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
authors.affiliation: Réseau des Centres de Ressources Biologiques et Tumorothèques de l'Agglomération Marseillaise, Biothèque/Tumorothèque/, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Centre Régional de Lutte Contre le Cancer, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. chabannonc@marseille.fnclcc.fr
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chabannon
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lassailly
authors.forename: Sylvie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Romain
authors.forename: Luc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xerri
authors.forename: Marie-José
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bonavita
authors.forename: Véronique
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Atger
authors.forename: Jean-Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bernard
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Maraninchi
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Figarella-Branger
authors.forename: Pierre-Marie
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms; D014015:Tissue Banks / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards