Tissue banking for research-bench to bedside and back-myth, reality or fast fading reality at the dawn of a personalised healthcare era

摘要

In this article, the current landscape where bio-resource based research underpins a future paradigm of personalised healthcare is explored and important issues are highlighted. Barriers, challenges and needs are described and suggest a need for re-structuring, resourcing and investment to increase user-friendliness in the clinical setting for future gains, while safeguarding the patient.