title: Data protection in biobanks--a European challenge for the long-term sustainability of biobanking.
abstract: The final decoding of the human genome has marked the beginning of a new era of biomedical research and both the European Commission (EC) and the Member States try to facilitate this new research direction. In most European countries biobanks are set up to improve the capacities for research. These new research infrastructures require a specific governance framework to ensure public trust and accountability.
authors.affiliation: University, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Universiteitssingel (UNS), Maastricht-Randwijck, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Tobias
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schulte in den Baumen
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Paci
authors.forename: Dolores
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ibarreta
mesh_terms: D018070:Biological Specimen Banks / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards*; D016494:Computer Security / Q000592:standards*; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D013997:Time Factors