Central Biobank Platform registers with biobanking data for the human body material samples registered in the Sciensano Biobank modules
The Central Biobank Platform Sciensano provides support to the Sciensano Biobank modules (and their professional, medical managers). These Sciensano biobanks, defined with different aims and activities, are available to Sciensano internal as well as external scientists for registering human body material sample collections to be used in research studies. After registration, samples can be stored in a biobank, typically with donor informed consent, and made available for (re-)use in scientific research, approved by an ethics committee. The dataset concerns the sample registers of the studies using the Sciensano Biobank modules. These registers, filled in by the study responsible scientists in collaboration with the Central Biobank Platform, are managed in a biobanking information management system. They contain for each incoming / outgoing sample the legally required data (such as sample type and date of reception in / receipt from the biobank) as well as other important biobanking data (such as donor consent info, test results and storage location). This in order to comply with the legal, ethical and quality framework for biobanking. Other study-related data, such as survey data, is not available in the dataset. In case of pseudonymized sample coding, a donor identification key is available, though never in the possession of the Central Biobank Platform. If applicable, according to the biobank legislation, registered personal data can be preserved for maximum 50 years after obtaining the human body material being stored in a biobank.
Overview
- Keywords
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biobank HBM (human body material) registers
- Languages
- ENG
- Health Themes
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biobank (Q864217)
- Health Categories
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Health data from biobanks and associated databases
- Population Coverage
- The population coverage of the dataset depends on the studies making use of the Sciensano Biobank modules and can be different per study sample register. In general, subgroups of the Belgian population are targeted by these studies.
- Purposes
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Processing of personal data is done in order to act conform with the Belgian biobanking legislation (construct the legally required sample registers).
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- Provenance
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- The dataset, i.e. sample registers, is constructed in order for the Sciensano Biobank and the studies using the biobank modules to act conform with the Belgian biobanking legislation. The sample registers, managed in a biobanking information management system, are filled in per study by the responsible scientists in collaboration with the Central Biobank Platform.
- Landing Pages
- Documentation
Spatial Information
- Geographic Coverage
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- BE
- NUTS Codes
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http://data.europa.eu/nuts/code/BE
Additional Information
- Dataset Types
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Personal Data
- Applicable Legislation
- Legal Basis
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Researchers that want to make use of human body material in their scientific study are obliged to register these samples in a biobank according to the Belgian biobanking legislation. The legally required sample registers need to contain specific data fields, including processing of personal data, in order to comply with this legislation.
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- HDAB
- Contact Points
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Central Biobank Platform SciensanoSciensano
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- Conforms To
- Structured Identifiers
Distributions & Resources
https://www.hda.belgium.be/en/data-request-form
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sciensanogit/SciensanoDataPortal_distributions/refs/heads/main/datasets/SCIENSANOBIOBANK/datadic.ttl
Schema for the information stored in the SLIMS.
http://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/text/turtle