Sweden
Uppsala Biobank is a collaborative facility serving both Uppsala University and Uppsala University Hospital. The biobank houses several million samples of all types, including biological material from around 500,000 individuals. Collections include both research samples (disease based, pediatric, case-control, longitudinal, population based etc.) and samples intended for medical care and treatment.
| Number of individuals: | Total ~500,000 |
| Biobank confirmed willingness to provide samples/data for EIT Health studies: | Uppsala biobank contains many sample collections. The biobank has several sample collections that are saved for research purposes and sample collections with samples saved primarily for health care. The sample collection most open for collaboration with international and commercial organizations is U-Can with samples and data from more than 10 different cancer diagnosis. More information can be found at the website www.u-can.uu.se. At the Uppsala Biobank website there is a full list of all sample collections, see below. |
| Contact person(s) and contact data (e-mail address, tel. no) for access purposes: |
www.uppsalabiobank.uu.se info@uppsalabiobank.uu.se |
| Number of samples: | In total the biobank contains several millions samples of all different kinds of sample types. More information can be found from each sample collection. |
| Sample type: | All different kinds of sample types. |
| Website: | Uppsala Biobank |
| Type of biobank: | Uppsala Biobank are a collaboration between Uppsala University and Uppsala University Hospital and represents the only biobank of these two principals. Collections include both research samples (disease based, pediatric, case-control, longitudinal, population based etc) and samples intended for medical care and treatment. |
| If longitudinal the frequency: | Can only be answered per sample collection. |
| Link to central portal to seek samples and data: | Uppsala Biobank does not have a search portal for samples and data. List of research sample collections: https://www.uppsalabiobank.uu.se/sv/component/ edocman/forskningsprovsamlingar-uppsala-biobank. Sample collections saved for healthcare purposes can also be available for research. Contact Uppsala biobank, info@uppsalabiobank.uu.se |
| Broad consent: | Consent to save samples for future research can be broad. Ethical consent in Sweden is rarely broad, and almost always linked to specific disease areas. Consent to participate in a study should always be informed and specified according to GDPR. A new approval from the Ethics Review Authority in Sweden is needed for each new study. They also assess whether the study can be covered by the already obtained consent or if new consent needs to be obtained. U-Can has a broad consent allowing for external access to samples. |
| Option to recall donors: | Generally, NO, but can be possible for some sample collections. |
| Option to recall family members: | Generally, NO, but can be possible for some sample collections. |
| Major terms for access: | Samples can be made available to research groups and companies after a decision from the ethical review authority and after application to biobank custodian. |
| Ethical and legal compliance: | To get access to samples from a collection or a cohort collected by researchers or research groups, applicant also must obtain permission from the group or committee granting access to samples. |
| Speed and reliability of delivery: | Not available. |
| Pricing: | Not available. |
| Link to operational procedure: | Not available. |
| Storage: | Not available. |
| Compliance with international standards: | The lab that manages sample collection is accredited to ISO 15189. Uppsala Biobank is working on implementing the biobanking standard ISO 20387. |
| Current ISO certificates: | ISO 15189 and implementing ISO 20387 |
| Clinical data linked to samples: | Differs between sample collections. |
| Data standards: | Not available. |
| Data security rules: | Not available. |
| Research support, what type of expertise?: | Uppsala Biobank offers services within regulatory, IT-support and laboratory services and analyses.https://www.uppsalabiobank.uu.se/sv/ kontaktaoss/vart-ska-jag-vaenda-mig Laboratory services: http://www.ucr.uu.se/sv/tjanster/ucr-laboratory IT/LIMS: UBITS@uppsalabiobank.uu.se Regulatory: info@uppsalabiobank.uu.se |
| Core facility services; what type? Link?: | Not available. |
| Queries from national health registers: | Not available. |
| Links to the model contract and MTA: | https://biobanksverige.se/research/useful-resources/application-form-selector/ |
| IP rules, what is negotiable?: | Must be handled per sample collection. |
| Requirements to study results (access etc.): | Must be handled per sample collection. |
| Participant’s right to the information: | Must be handled per sample collection. |
Access to biological samples from patients with COVID-19?
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Probably most of the other sample types will be available in the future |
| Contact person(s) and contact data (email address, tel no.) for access purposes | info@uppsalabiobank.uu.se |