International experience research on biobank sharing

Objective Successful experience of biobank sharing in several developed countries or areas are analyzed to provide some reference for China. Methods This article reviews the sharing measures of biobanks in some developed countries or areas, such as United States, European Union countries, and summaries their successful experience on organization structure, operating mechanism and corresponding service. Results Based on their own characteristics, suitable sharing organizational structunes, unified standards and pubilc information platforms have been established in these developed countries. They kept improving the sharing rules and processes, as well as corresponding service. Conclusions As to the problems of biobank sharing in China, we suggest that we should establish the system of resources sharing, make standards of biobank building, promote the standardization of the existing biobanks, construct the national information platform and formulate favorable polices for biobank sharing. Key words: Biobank; Sharing; International experience; Countermeasures