[Histonet] Tissue repository

[Jay Lundgren]

Sorry Igor, but if you can't get informed consent, it's not legal or
ethical to sell patients' surgical specimens.  There are laws in all 50
states. The body or parts thereof have to be explicitly donated.

If you have informed consent, you can sell them for a large profit, as lots
of non-transplant tissue banks do. That's a multi-million dollar, highly
profitable industry.  How could it not be, getting something for free, and
selling it for top dollar.

You might be thinking, "who's going to know?"  In my experience, lots of
people are nosy and vindictive for no good reason.  You could end up in
prison.  Consult an attorney.

Sorry to ruin your retirement plans.

Sincerely,

Jay A. Lundgren, M.S., HTL (ASCP)

On Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 4:02 PM Curt Tague via Histonet <
histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> So running a ref lab for years I've acquired a rather large supply of old
> blocks of various tissues, I'm considering turning this into a tissue
> bank/repository with the purpose of selling blocks for research and control
> purposes... anyone have any experience, what are the requirements to be
> compliant??? I have zero experience with this. I'm guessing some release
> forms, maybe patient consent forms (IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THOSE FOR BLOCKS THAT
> ARE 10 YRS OLD)... release of liability forms... I'm starting at zero so
> any insight is appreciated!
>
> Best!
>
> Curt
>
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