Agenda - Day 1

10:15 - 11:00 Registration

11:00 - 11:15 Introduction

11:15 - 12:35 Biobanking and the legal framework

Chair: Brian Clark

onCore UK
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11:15 - 11:40

Licensing of research tissue banks by the HTA

Christiane Niederlaender

Human Tissue Authority
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11:40 - 12:05

The HTA and me

Alison Parry Jones

Wales Cancer Bank
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12:05 - 12:35

Discussion

12:35 - 13:35 Lunch

13:35 - 15:05 Quality management in biobanking

Chair: Brian Clark

onCore UK

13:35 - 13:55

Quality systems for research tissue banks

Anne Carter

onCore UK
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13:55 - 14:15

ISO standards for research tissue banking

Fay Betsou

Biobanque de Picardie
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14:15 - 14:35

Accessing materials held in research tissue banks

David Levison

Tayside Tissue Bank
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14:35 - 15:05

Discussion

15:05 - 15:25 Break

15:25 - 16:40 Data management systems

Chair: Barry Gusterson

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Biobank Serveices

15:25 - 15:50

Design principles for a data storage/management system

Daniel Naeh

Wales Cancer Bank
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15:50 - 16:15

Secure data integration

Richard Sinnott

National e-Science Centre, University of Glasgow
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16:15 - 16:40

Discussion

16:40 - 17:00 Round-up

Chair: Jane Cope

National Cancer Research Institute

17:00 - 18:30 Drinks Reception

19:00 Speakers Dinner