Research

Using biobanks for research

Biobanks enable access to a large pool of high-quality human samples and associated data. They are reliable hubs for the storage and processing of samples from clinical trials and other sources. As such, they establish important conditions for achieving reproducible research results.

 

The time when human samples were collected “at random” is increasingly becoming a thing of the past. Today, most university hospitals have centralised biobanks (“core facilities”) in which all collections are stored. This includes everything from routine clinical procedures and research to clinical trials. These biobanks are state-of-the-art, in part robot-controlled cold stores that are linked to powerful databases. The samples stored there are monitored around the clock.

Learn more about the crucial role of professional biobanks in advancing scientific research and fostering groundbreaking discoveries in this short film produced by the German Biobank Node (GBN), BBMRI.at and the Swiss Biobanking Platform (SBP).  

 

Questions?

germanbiobanknode@charite.de

Tel. +49. 30. 450 536 347

Fax +49. 30. 450 753 69 38

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