Health care partner Mark Barnes co-authored an article in the Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics outlining international ethical principles for the collection, use, and sharing of human biospecimens and associated data.
The article titled International Ethical Principles for Banking and Secondary Research Use of Human Biospecimens and Associated Data: The Seattle Principles explains that the secondary research use of human biospecimens and associated clinical data is essential to scientific advances by industry and academia, but is governed by a patchwork of differing national regulations and characterized by uncertainty in applicable ethical principles.
The authors provide a set of ethical principles to address some of the challenges by ensuring better alignment in ethical practices related to biobanking the global use of human biospecimens. The authors note that these principles could serve as a basis for promoting more consistency among national regulations and policies. The ultimate goal is to develop an international framework for global biospecimen and data sharing.
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