title: Sustainability in Biobanking: Model of Biobank Graz.
abstract: Research infrastructures remain the key for state-of-the-art and successful research. In the last few decades, biobanks have become increasingly important in this field through standardization of biospecimen processing, sample storage, and standardized data management. Research infrastructure in cohort studies and other sample collection activities are currently experiencing a lack of long-term funding. In this article, the Biobank Graz discusses these aspects of sustainability including the definition of sustainability and necessity of a business plan, as well as cost calculation model in the field of biobanking. The economic state, critical success factors, and important operational issues are reviewed and described by the authors, using the example of the Biobank Graz. Sustainability in the field of biobanking is a globally important matter of necessity, starting from policy making and ending with security and documentation on each operational level.
authors.affiliation: Biobank Graz, Organizational Unit of Research Infrastructure, Medical University of Graz , Graz, Austria .
authors.forename: Karine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sargsyan
authors.affiliation: Biobank Graz, Organizational Unit of Research Infrastructure, Medical University of Graz , Graz, Austria .
authors.forename: Tanja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Macheiner
authors.affiliation: Biobank Graz, Organizational Unit of Research Infrastructure, Medical University of Graz , Graz, Austria .
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Story
authors.affiliation: Biobank Graz, Organizational Unit of Research Infrastructure, Medical University of Graz , Graz, Austria .
authors.forename: Manuela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Strahlhofer-Augsten
authors.affiliation: Biobank Graz, Organizational Unit of Research Infrastructure, Medical University of Graz , Graz, Austria .
authors.forename: Katharina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Plattner
authors.affiliation: Biobank Graz, Organizational Unit of Research Infrastructure, Medical University of Graz , Graz, Austria .
authors.forename: Skaiste
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Riegler
authors.affiliation: Biobank Graz, Organizational Unit of Research Infrastructure, Medical University of Graz , Graz, Austria .
authors.forename: Gabriele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Granitz
authors.affiliation: Biobank Graz, Organizational Unit of Research Infrastructure, Medical University of Graz , Graz, Austria .
authors.forename: Michaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bayer
authors.affiliation: Biobank Graz, Organizational Unit of Research Infrastructure, Medical University of Graz , Graz, Austria .
authors.forename: Berthold
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Huppertz
mesh_terms: D018070:Biological Specimen Banks / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D035843:Biomedical Research; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005376:Financial Management; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards