Collections and services

Among the wide range of services for researchers, the Biobank also offers:

Processing and cryopreservation services

• Prospective sample collection circuit DNA and RNA extraction and quantification Isolation and cryopreservation
• PBMCs Plasma, serum, urine and CSF processing
• Microtomy Storage at -80 °C and -196 °C, traceability and sample shipping Laser microdissection

Advisory, registration, and custody service

• Creation and management of new collections
• Guidance on ethical and legal aspects
• Registration of project, line of research, or biobank collections with the competent authority
• Advice on biological sample coding and transportation Informed consent preparation
• Storage and traceability of samples from different collections
• Drafting of reports accrediting quality policies
• Temperature record report writing
• Support in the search for samples in other national and international biobanks.
• Sample transfer service

Application intake

• Processing of documents to external committees
• Communication of the resolution to the applicant
• Preparation and support on the required documentation
• Preparation and dispatch of biological samples