Uniting Biotechs & Biobanks Globally
Matches biospecimen requesters and providers
No contract required, so no contractual restrictions
Direct communication between companies and academic biobanks
Provides a protected online environment
Provides a global meeting place
An ethical service
Maximises biospecimen traceability
Provides financial transparency
Mission, Vision & Values
Mission
To connect biotechs with biobanks for ethical provision of reliable clinical samples.
Vision
A global movement uniting biotechs and biobanks for shared benefit.
Values
Free communication |Â Sample traceability |Â Not-for-profit
Global Membership
Biosample Hub is an expanding global network of biobanks and companies. At last count there were approximately 40 biobank members. These are indicated on the map above.
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How Companies Benefit
Major benefits for companies include:
(1) Submit an unlimited number of sample requests.
(2) Access a large and diverse network of academic biobanks where 100% of members want to work with industry.
(3) Direct contact with the biobank of origin, which improves sample provenance information.
(4) Financial transparency provided by a not-for-profit company.
(5) Freedom from contractual restrictions.
(6) An innovative, user-friendly platform.
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How Academic Biobanks Benefit
Major benefits for academic biobanks include:
(1) Visibility of sample collections and services to industry.
(2) Direct contact with the end-user, which allows for sample traceability.
(3) No membership fee for academic biobanks: Â a free and ethical service provided by a not-for-profit company.
(4) Freedom from contractual restrictions.
(5) An innovative, user-friendly platform.
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How Patients Benefit
Major benefits for patients include:
(1) The ability to support industry development of new drugs, diagnostics and vaccines.
(2) An increased chance that donated samples will be used for research and not stored indefinitely.
(3) Improved traceability of donated samples.
How Our Platform Works
Strengths of the  Biosample Hub platform include:
(1) Interlinked directories of biobanks, companies and sample requests that allow dynamic interaction of members.
(2) A password-protected environment in which known members interact.
(3) A user-friendly system that allows each organisation to edit and update its directory entry.
(4) Regular updates and alerts to all platform members.
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