“The interest of companies in biobanks has significantly increased but investments have not yet been realised”

BioBank Japan, a hospital-based multi-institutional biobank that has collected DNA, serum and medical record information from ~260,000 patients affected by one of 51 pre-defined diseases, is now launching a new phase to accelerate precision medicine and health in Japan. In an address on May 24 in Tokyo, Professor Yoichiro Kamatani, a member of the Steering Committee at BioBank Japan, presented the new phase and future direction of this important biobank for the future health of Japan. In an inte...