
Bianka Doerr- University of Lucerne
Bianka Doerr
- University of Lucerne
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In recent years, biobanks have become major strategic and powerful tools for undertaking medical-scientific research. However, the use of human tissue and donor-related data for research and biomedical applications raises important legal and ethical questions. In this article, I focus on the concept of informed consent, an issue that has advanced t...
This article contains an outline of the present legal framework for research with biological material and individual-related data, with a focus on the primary draft of the Federal Law on Research with Humans regarding the rules to be applied to biobanks as well as the internationally acclaimed medical-ethical guidelines and recommendations of the S...
This chapter focuses on the present and future Swiss legal and regulatory framework for human tissue research. As to date there is no uniform legislation or regulation of research with human biological material and personal data at federal level in Switzerland. Since 2006, the Swiss legislator has been working on the implementation of a federal act...