Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
International reference laboratory networks: challenges and benefits.
- Journal:
- Developments in biologicals
- Year:
- 2007
- Authors:
- Edwards, S
- Affiliation:
- Veterinary Laboratories Agency · United Kingdom
Plain-English summary
This research discusses how laboratories from different countries can work together to share information and resources, which helps them achieve results that individual labs can't get on their own. These networks allow for the exchange of data, personnel, and biological samples, but there are challenges like funding issues, protecting ideas, communication difficulties, and regulations on shipping materials. The study mentions various types of networks, including informal ones created by the labs themselves and formal networks funded by the European Union, as well as global efforts led by organizations like the OIE, FAO, and WHO. Overall, the paper highlights the importance of collaboration among labs to improve research outcomes.
Abstract
A number of different models can be used to demonstrate how laboratories working together across international boundaries can generate information that cannot be achieved by any one institution working in isolation. Networks can facilitate exchanges of data, of people and of biological materials. Constraints to this process include funding, protection of intellectual property rights, communication barriers, and regulatory controls (e.g. on shipment). Examples include informal networks set up at laboratories' own initiative, formal "Networks of Excellence" established and funded by the European Union, and global initiatives inspired by international organisations such as the OIE, FAO and WHO.
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