For Biobanks

Benefits for Academic Biobanks

Major benefits for academic biobanks include:

(1) Freedom from ethical concerns:
> run by a not-for-profit company
> provides complete financial transparency
> allows full sample traceability

(2) Increased visibility to industry
Biobank collections and services are made visible to industry. Biobanks can offer a wide range of services like sectioning, QC, immunohistochemistry, sample and data storage.

(3) Direct contact with the end-user
Biobanks and  companies are in direct contact from the outset which allows for increased sample traceability. So providers who are biospecimen custodians, can genuinely vouch for their eventual destination and use. Another advantage of direct contact is that collaboration can be easily discussed.

(4) A free service
No charges.

(5) Freedom from contractual restrictions
No contract needs to be signed with Biosample Hub, so less hassle and no contractual restrictions.

(6) A user-friendly platform
Our platform has many innovative features and undergoes continuous improvement. For details see the Platform Page.

(7) Benefits for patients
Including the opportunity to support industry development of new drugs, diagnostics and vaccines, and an increased chance that donated samples will be used for research and not stored indefinitely.

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