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Article Dans Une Revue New Biotechnology Année : 2019

Transnational access to large prospective cohorts in Europe: Current trends and unmet needs

Outi Törnwall
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Iiro Hämäläinen
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H.-Erich Wichmann
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Gabriele Anton
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Paul Brennan
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Laurene Bouvard
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Nadia Slimani
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Aurelie Moskal
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Marc Gunter
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Kurt Zatloukal
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Joel Minion
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Sirpa Soini
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Michaela Mayrhofer
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Madeleine Murtagh
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Gert-Jan van Ommen
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Mattias Johansson
Markus Perola
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Résumé

Biobank samples and data from studies of large prospective cohorts (LPC) represent an invaluable resource for health research. Efficient sharing and pooling of samples and data is a central pre-requisite for new advances in biomedical science. This requirement, however, is not compatible with the present scattered and traditional access governance structures, where legal and ethical frameworks often form an obstacle for effective sharing. Moreover, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is demanding increasingly rigorous administration from all those organisations processing personal data. The BBMRI-LPC project (Biobanking and Biomolecular Research Infrastructure - Large Prospective Cohorts) assembled 21 LPCs from 10 countries and two EU-wide multinational cohort networks with a key objective to promote collaborative innovative transnational research proposed by external researchers on the broad field of common chronic diseases, and analyze the gaps and needs involved. BBMRI-LPC organized three scientific calls to offer European investigators an opportunity to gain free of charge transnational access to research material available in the participating cohorts. A total of 11 high-quality research proposals involving multiple prospective cohorts were granted, and the access process in the individual projects carefully monitored. Divergent access governance structures, complex legal and ethical frameworks and heterogeneous procedures were identified as currently constituting substantial obstacles for sample and data transfer in Europe. To optimize the scientific value and use of these research resources, practical solutions for more streamlined access governance in collaborative projects are urgently needed. A number of infrastructure developments could be made to improve time-efficiency in access provision.

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hal-03596542 , version 1 (03-03-2022)

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Birgit Simell, Outi Törnwall, Iiro Hämäläinen, H.-Erich Wichmann, Gabriele Anton, et al.. Transnational access to large prospective cohorts in Europe: Current trends and unmet needs. New Biotechnology, 2019, 49, pp.98-103. ⟨10.1016/j.nbt.2018.10.001⟩. ⟨hal-03596542⟩

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