Specimen sharing for epidemic preparedness: Building a virtual biorepository system from local governance to global partnerships.

ABSTRACT: We present a framework for a federated, virtual biorepository system (VBS) with locally collected and managed specimens, as a 'global public good' model based on principles of equitable access and benefit sharing. The VBS is intended to facilitate timely access to biological specimens and associated data for outbreak-prone infectious diseases to accelerate the development and evaluation of diagnostics, assess vaccine efficacy, and to support surveillance and research needs. The VBS is aimed to be aligned with the WHO BioHub and other specimen sharing efforts as a force multiplier to meet the needs of strengthening global tools for countering epidemics. The purpose of our initial research is to lay the basis of the collaboration, management and principles of equitable sharing focused on low

SUBMITTER: Giri J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10566708 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature