Table 3.
Range of indicators and parameters to take into consideration for BRIF
| First-line parameters | Second-line parameters |
|---|---|
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1) Age of bioresource |
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| Size of bioresource |
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2) Indicators of research productivity: |
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| - Quality of the journal (impact factor…) |
- Grants obtained by the users of the bioresource or to support the bioresource |
| - Number of articles citing the bioresource itself or the staff |
- Patents/licenses based on research supported by the bioresource |
| - Cumulated impact factor (or h index) of publications that result from research supported by the bioresource |
- Economic impact |
| - Number of patents that result from the use of the bioresource |
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| - Distribution of samples having multiple involvement in independent projects… |
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3) Indicators of high value |
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| - Rare disease samples or data / samples with rare characteristics |
- Official recognition from Regional/National Health Bodies |
| - Extent and richness of the datasets collected |
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| - Existence of a quality control policy for samples and data |
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| - Compliance with data reporting nomenclatures and sharing standards |
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| - Participation in external assessment programmes such as certification or accreditation (ISO certification for example) |
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| - Availability of morphological controls of frozen specimens used for “omics” programme (biobanks) |
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4) Indicators of management |
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| - Number of projects supported per year |
- Number of samples received and distributed per year |
| - Number of biospecimens entering in the biobank / number of biospecimens used for distribution to research projects by year |
- Number of material/data transfer agreements |
| - Number of requests filled per year (to be balanced with the type of resource) |
- Number of contracts or agreements |
| - Number of web page accesses per year for data resources |
- Average time from collection to actual use of the sample (sustainable maintenance) |
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Other factors: |
| - Number of material (data) transfer agreements and contracts signed per year |
- Return of research policy |
| - Turnaround time for requests |
- Impact of data cost on inclination to correctly cite the source of data |
| - Time to include new data |
- Past achievements of the bioresource… |
| - Consent forms |
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| - Data protection measures |
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5) Indicators of visibility |
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| - Networks |
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| - Catalogues |
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| - General policies of transparency, dissemination, access rules… |