Figure 1

The BC BioLibrary and its components. The BC BioLibrary is a framework that lies upstream from biobanks in the cycle that begins and ends with people and leads to their better health. Specifically addressing the aspects of biobanking that involve collection and processing of biospecimens, the components include: 1) the Biospecimen Collection Units which are embedded in the hospital pathology departments and facilitates research orientated biospecimen processing by trained personnel using SOPs; 2) data management infrastructures which enable integration of consent information provided to biobanks with biospecimens from patient donors; and 3) public engagement processes to allow informed deliberation and input from the public into the governance of biobanking.