BIOBANKING AND PERSONALIZED MEDICINE, DEVELOPMENT TRENDS, PROBLEMATIC ISSUES AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS

Biobanks are a key tool for the progress of personalized medicine and the creation of medicines. The goal of personalized medicine is the transition from empirical to molecular medicine. Tissue and biospecimen banking is increasingly assuming clinical importance, especially with the advent of genetic and proteomic testing approaches that rely on fresh or fresh frozen tissue. These approaches are part of the revolution in personalized medicine, namely, the objective of adapting treatment specifically to the genetic or metabolic profile of an individual person's disease.