Newcastle Biobanks
Newcastle Biobanks offer a wider range of support to researchers
About Newcastle Biobanks
Newcastle Biobanks offer a wider range of support to researchers including:
- Sample access – high quality, well characterised tissue samples across broad research themes, including dementia and neurodegenerative disease, embryonic, placental and uterine research, paediatric and adult oncology, dermatology and infectious disease (e.g. COVID-19)
- Prospective tissue collection services – establishment of new tissue collections to meet academic and commercial research needs
- Storage and processing services – a range of highly regulated, temperature-controlled storage facilities, with sample handling, processing, and slide scanning
- High-quality diagnostic and research services – including digital pathology, AI-based approaches, immunohistochemistry, Tissue Micro Array (TMA creation) and nucleic acid extraction, within ISO accredited laboratories
- Governance support and training – Expertise in human tissue regulations, including the Human Tissue Act (2004) and Codes of Practice, GCP, research ethics and Data Protection (DPA, 2018, GDPR).
Stage
Researchers may contact Newcastle Biobank at any stage of the process. We would recommend contacting us as early as possible to ensure capacity and time to address any regulatory requirements.
Human tissue samples, and associated derivatives (cell lines, DNA etc) provide a valuable resource to underpin basic discovery research (D1) through to development of intervention (D3) and pilot Clinical Evaluation and Experimental Medicine (T1).
Contact
Find out more on the Newcastle Biobanks webpages.