Table 3.

Views on Irish Biobank Network

Europa Donna (Ireland), The Irish Breast Cancer Campaign	EDI and Europa Donna – “The European Breast Cancer Coalition has been very supportive of biobanking for a number of years because of the vital role of translational research in the development of effective cancer treatments. It is to be welcomed that Irish cancer patients can now donate samples through the Irish Biobank Network, thus benefiting future cancer patients”.
Researcher #1	“…A national biobank is a fundamental requirement for excellent and clinically relevant biomedical research. The advantages include availability of optimal quality samples with transparent and timely sample access policies and rich clinical annotation”
Researcher #2	“The Irish Biobank Network allows the researcher to tailor their project, knowing the samples that will be available. This is vital for improving the impact of Irish cancer research and most importantly it reduces the time needed to take research findings from the laboratory to the bedside.”