Is caBIG applicable to all biospecimen resources, independent of size?
The NCI cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid (caBIG ) relies on a modular approach to span the cancer research landscape, which ranges from institutions with integrated, information technology staff-supported systems to those with informal or no information systems. The three prongs of the caBIG approach are the development of modules that address specific needs, connection through defined electronic interfaces, and use of international data standards. The focus of caBIG is not on the particular content of systems but rather on providing the necessary middleware infrastructure to bind together disparate and ever-evolving applications for interoperability.
