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Nicholson Price II, W. --- "Biobanks as innovation infrastructure for translational medicine" [2019] ELECD 472; in Minssen, Timo; Herrmann, R Janne; Schovsbo, Jens (eds), "Global Genes, Local Concerns" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019) 42

Book Title: Global Genes, Local Concerns

Editor(s): Minssen, Timo; Herrmann, R Janne; Schovsbo, Jens

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN: 9781788116183

Section: Chapter 3

Section Title: Biobanks as innovation infrastructure for translational medicine

Author(s): Nicholson Price II, W.

Number of pages: 14

Abstract/Description:

This chapter briefly describes big data in medicine: the sources of medical data, the promises of medical big data, and a key challenge: data fragmentation. In the second part, it discusses the role of biobanks in medical big data, focusing on their role in infrastructure for innovation and their potential for facilitating translational research.