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The high-level objectives of the UKCRC Tissue Directory and Coordination Centre are to:

1.	Develop a resource which will facilitate the discoverability of tissue and data collections; 2.	Influence the harmonisation of the collection and storage of tissues and data across academia, the NHS and industry; 3.	Engage stakeholders to develop an evidence-based approaches to best practice in sample collection, governance and public engagement; and 4.	Act as the communications link for the UK to European and other international biobanking initiatives such as BBMRI-ERIC.

Scope of the UKCRC Tissue Directory and Coordination Centre: