Biobank IHBT Prague
Biobank IHBT Prague is a research infrastructure that stores samples from patients with impaired hematopoiesis and samples from healthy individuals. Biobank consists of a Central Sample Reception and Processing for Biobanking facility and a facility with robotized systems for sample storage. Samples are processed at the Central Sample Reception and Processing for Biobanking according to the defined material type for the given diagnosis. Stored samples serve for planned and future projects of internal and external applicants after proper approval by the Expert Council of Biobank IHBT Prague. The biobank facility is equipped with ASKION C-line® Hermetic Storage robotic systems for storage of cryopreserved samples in liquid nitrogen vapor.
Biobank IHBT Prague is part of the Czech national node of biobanks BBMRI.cz (National Research Infrastructure of Biobanks and Biomolecular Resources (https://www.bbmri.cz/), which is linked to the European Research Infrastructure Consortium BBMRI-ERIC (https://www.bbmri-eric.eu/). As part of a joint project of the Czech-Swiss Biobank Infrastructure Initiative for FAIR Data and Quality Certification, the Biobank received the “Norma” and “Optima” quality certifications from the Swiss node.
Biobank IHBT Prague offers its samples and related data for research purposes through the BBMRI Directory catalogue. Negotiations on selected samples then take place in the BBMRI Negotiator tool or the biobank can be contacted directly.
Biobank IHBT Prague is accredited in accordance with the requirements of the ČSN EN ISO 20387:2021 standard.