Overview

Biobanks represent an invaluable research tool and, as a result of their intrinsic and extrinsic nature, may be looked upon as archives or repositories largely made up of libraries, or collections of content where the content is the biological material derived from different individuals or species, representing valuable tangible assets. Biobanks analyses aspects of the commons and common intellectual property relating to the concepts of private property, not only concerning data but biological materials as well, and the advantages and disadvantages of patents in scientific research. Several recent initiatives in biomedical research have attempted to make their data freely available to others, so as to foster innovation. Many of these initiatives have adopted the open source model, which has gained widespread recognition in the computer industry. This title is structured into eight chapters and begins with an introduction, which is followed by chapters that discuss how the term ‘biobank’ came about in scientific literature; legal matters relating to biobanks; and intellectual and physical property. Later chapters comprehensively analyse the intellectual property of biobanks within the sphere of copyright; biotechnological inventions and research patentability; open data sharing in biobanks; and biobanks as commons or vault.

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Author:   Antonella De Robbio (University of Padova, Italy)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint:   Woodhead Publishing Ltd
Volume:   13
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 0.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.140kg
ISBN:  

9781907568343

ISBN 10:   1907568344
Pages:   70
Publication Date:   26 November 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Dedication Abstract About the author Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: How the term “biobank” came about in scientific literature Chapter 3: Legal matters relating to biobanks: privacy, confidentiality and informed consent Chapter 4: Intellectual and physical property Chapter 5: The intellectual property of biobanks within the sphere of copyright Chapter 6: Biotechnological inventions and research patentability Chapter 7: Open data sharing in biobanks: open science and its impact on society Chapter 8: Biobanks: commons or vault? Notes Bibliography Index

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Antonella De Robbio is Coordinator for the Law Libraries at the University of Padova in Italy. In 2003 she implemented E-LIS, an electronic open access archive for scientific or technical documents, published or unpublished, in Librarianship, Information Science and Technology, and related application activities. Since 1999 Antonella has been Italian coordinator of MAI MetaOPAC Azalai Italiano and Italian OPACs of AIB-WEB (Italian Library Association).

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