History of the AIRS Network Biobank 1992 1992 The beginnings...Asthma researchers' desire to preserve and reuse biospecimens / biological samples 1994 1994 Creation of RSR 1998 1998 Financial commitment from the RSR to create a network of biobanks 1 component only: Asthma 1999 1999 Lung cancer section added 2000-2005 2000-2005 Implemention of the BTRSR software application developed by the Biomedical Telematics Laboratory of the RSR for data entry and sample tracking. Addition of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Sleep Apnea components 2006-2011 2006-2011 Pulmonary hypertension, interstitial diseases and lung transplantation added. Implementation and ethical approval of the management framework at all sites. 2012 2012 Cystic fibrosis component added 2016-2017 2016-2017 New version of the BTRSR → BTRSRV2 software application Implementation of a unified consent form complying with the requirements of the ethics committees at each participating site. 2017-2018 2017-2018 Pediatric additions: Respiratory distress syndrome and asthma 2018 2018 The Quebec Respiratory Health Network Biobank: Publication in Open Journal of Bioresources of an article describing our infrastructure, its contents and how to access it. Now Now Thousands of samples available for respiratory health research projects from nearly 10,000 participants
