Biobanks

FOR ACADEMIC BIOBANKS

Give your biobank visibility with industry

Join a free, not-for-profit network that connects academic biobanks with the biotech and pharma teams looking for the samples you hold.

Barcoded biospecimen tubes from academic biorepositories
Biospecimen traceability
You choose the end user
Ethical by design

Built around the standards biobanks care about

Full traceability

No opaque intermediaries. Every sample stays traceable from your biobank to the researcher who uses it, so provenance is never lost.

Consent respected

Samples are only ever used in line with the consent under which they were collected. You set the terms of use.

Non-commercial

A not-for-profit aligned with the academic biorepositories we serve — not a broker taking a margin on your work.

How it works

From joining to growing your network

Biobank Application Biobank name University Hospital Biobank Country France Disease specialisms Oncology, Neurology Apply FREE
Biobank Directory N Nordic Cancer Biobank Sweden · Oncology U University Hospital Biobank France · Oncology, Neurology I IDIVAL Biobank Spain · Multi-disease P PATH Biobank Germany · Oncology
New request submitted Fresh-frozen lung tumour tissue NovaBio Therapeutics · USA MATCHENGINE automated scoring Match found Your biobank matches this request Score: 9/10
Company You 45 cases, staged ? Yes, full TNM Ready in 8 weeks ? Yes, we can
Your Biobank
MatchEngine

Relevant requests come to you

MatchEngine is our tool for automated matching. It scores every request on disease, sample type and format — so you hear about the company requests that actually fit your collection, instead of chasing industry yourself.

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Companies submit sample requests
SAMPLE REQUESTS
Lung cancer· FFPE tissue
Eczema· Skin biopsy
Type 2 diabetes· Serum
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MatchEngine scores each request by fit to your biobank
MATCHENGINE
automated scoring
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You receive well-matched requests
SCORED REQUESTS
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9.5
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9.0
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8.5
What you get

Visibility, on your terms

Industry reach

Get seen by biotech and pharma teams actively sourcing samples — without a sales team of your own.

Relevant requests

MatchEngine surfaces the requests that fit your collection, so your time goes to real opportunities.

Hands-on support

We help you present your services in a way industry understands, and support you through each connection.

What biobanks say

Trusted by academic biobanks worldwide

"Biosample Hub provides biobanks with the visibility they need to offer their services. It is easy to connect with new partners on interesting projects."

Ronny Baber, PhD
Head of the Leipzig Medical Biobank, University Hospital Leipzig, Germany

"One of the biggest difficulties for academic biobanks is to reach out to bioindustries who are in need of samples. Biosample Hub offers the perfect solution for that matter and we are glad to count on such a service."

Anthony Terra
Référent cessions échantillons, CRB HCL, Hospices Civils de Lyon, France

"Biosample Hub is the easiest way to contact companies all over the world, gives our biobank international visibility."

Nerea Martínez Magunacelaya, PhD
Solid Samples Node Manager, Valdecilla Biobank (IDIVAL), Spain
FAQs

Questions biobanks ask

Is it really free?+

Yes. Joining and using Biosample Hub is free for biobanks — no listing fee and no commission on anything you supply.

Are we tied in or committed to exclusivity?+

No. There's no lock-in and no exclusivity. You respond only to the requests you choose, and carry on working however you already do.

Who handles the samples?+

You deal with companies directly. Biosample Hub introduces you, but never sits between you and your partner or takes custody of any samples.

How are samples used?+

According to your terms of use. You're in direct contact with the requester and can ensure samples are only ever used in line with the consent under which they were collected.

What does joining involve?+

A short form that takes about two minutes. Once approved, your profile goes live in the directory and company members can find you.

What if a request doesn't fit?+

Simply decline — there's no obligation to respond. MatchEngine is designed to surface only the requests that fit your collection, so you hear about relevant ones.

Ready to be seen by industry?

Joining is free, there's no exclusivity, and you stay in control throughout.