Netherlands
The CBB (Central Biobank) of the UMC Utrecht hosts the collections coming from UMC researchers. It provides, next to storage, registration and management of samples, services for PBMC isolation using the Ficoll technique. Other procedures related to sample processing are performed by CBB preferred partners.
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| Number of individuals: | |
| Biobank confirmed willingness to provide samples/data for EIT Health studies: | Yes |
| Contact person(s) and contact data (e-mail address, tel. no) for access purposes: |
Dr. Imo Hoefer i.hoefer@umcutrecht.nl, +31 887567490 |
| Number of samples: | > 1,000,000 samples |
| Sample type: | Tissue, Whole blood, Buffy Coat, Plasma, Serum, Questionnaire data, Clinical data |
| Website: | https://www.umcutrecht.nl/nl/ziekenhuis/centrale-biobank |
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| Type of biobank: | Population; Clinical/disease specific; Residual/secondary use; Case-control; Biobanking infrastructure (centralized infrastructure within an institute hosting multiple collections) |
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| Link to central portal to seek samples and data: | https://www.umcutrecht.nl/nl/ziekenhuis/centrale-biobank |
| Broad consent: | Yes, depends on collection |
| Option to recall donors: | Yes, depends on collection |
| Option to recall family members: | Yes, depends on collection |
| Major terms for access: | Only with approval of responsible for respective collection(s) |
| Ethical and legal compliance: | Approval from TCBio (Toetsings Commissie Biobanken) or METC |
| Speed and reliability of delivery: | Depending on number of samples and approval |
| Pricing: | No pre-specified pricing. UMC researchers can store and retrieve samples without costs |
| Storage: | -80 freezers, liquid nitrogen |
| Compliance with international standards: | ISO9001 |
| Current ISO certificates: | ISO9001 |
| Clinical data linked to samples: | Questionnaire data; Interview data; Imaging data; Clinical data; Phenotypic data; Genomics; Metabolomics; Transcriptomics; Proteomics; Epigenomics; GWAS; |
| Data standards: | ISO9001 |
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| Research support, what type of expertise?: | Close link with core facilities for analyses, technical expertise etc. |
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| Queries from national health registers: | |
| Links to the model contract and MTA: | www.umcutrecht.nl |
| IP rules, what is negotiable?: | Depending on project |
| Requirements to study results (access etc.): | The CBB complies with all national laws and regulations. Furthermore, the UMC’s board of directors has formulated a regulation framework that defines the conditions under which samples and data from patients may be stored for biobank studies and when and how material can be retrieved from the CBB. The TCBio (toetsing commissie biobanken) reviews all requests for starting or amending collections and retrieving material from the collection to ensure that the requests are in line with patients’ rights and their consent. |
| Participant’s right to the information: | Depending on collection |
| Number of access contracts with industry: | 1-10 |
Access to biological samples from patients with COVID-19?
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| Contact person(s) and contact data (e-mail address, tel. no) for access purposes |