Biobankų reglamentavimas Europos Sąjungos valstybėse narėse lyginamuoju aspektu ; Legal Regulation of Biobanks in EU Countries (Comparative Aspect)

This master thesis analyzes how biobanks are working in the United Kingdom and Lithuania, also what legislation exists in each country to support the biobanking process, research. While analyzing the international and national legislation, scientific articles related to biobanks, it is clear that there is a need to achieve that the biobanks would work in the best and effective way, but at the same time maintaining fundamental principles (consent, data protection and etc.), which are the key to whole biobanking process. Ethics Committees already playing a key role in making sure that these principles are maintained, and will play even more bigger role going forward.