EuroBioBank is an organization which manages a network of

biobanks A biobank is a type of biorepository that stores biological samples (usually human) for use in research. Biobanks have become an important resource in medical research, supporting many types of contemporary research like genomics and personalized ...

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...

. It provides human DNA, cell, and tissue samples to the scientific community for research on

rare diseases A rare disease is any disease that affects a small percentage of the population. In some parts of the world, an orphan disease is a rare disease whose rarity means there is a lack of a market large enough to gain support and resources for discove ...

Founding

Before the founding of EuroBioBank, researchers typically stored biobank specimens in their own laboratories and used them only for their own work. EuroBioBank allows researchers in many places to all share specimens.

Members

The following are member biobanks: *

EURORDIS The European Organisation for Rare Diseases (EURORDIS) is a non-governmental patient-driven alliance of patient organizations and individuals active in the field of rare diseases, that promotes research on rare diseases and commercial development o ...

*Généthon *Myobank – AFM, Myology Institute France ( Paris ) *3 C-R (Conseil et expertise pour les biobanques) France (Castelginest) *MTCC (Muscle Tissue Culture Collection),

University of Munich The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (simply University of Munich or LMU; german: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) is a public research university in Munich, Germany. It is Germany's List of universities in Germany, sixth-oldest u ...

*DNA biobank of the Department of Molecular Genetics and Diagnostics, National Institute of Environmental Health (NIEH)

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...

*Bank of the National Laboratory for the Genetics of Israeli Populations (NLGIP),

Tel-Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...

*Bank for the Diagnosis and Research of Movement Disorders (MDB),

Carlo Besta Neurological Institute The Carlo Besta Neurological Institute is a hospital and research institute in Milan. Is known to be one of the most important neurological hospitals in the world. History The Carlo Besta Neurological Institute was founded in 1918. In 1981 the ...

*Bank of the Muscle Cell Biology Laboratory, Carlo Besta Neurological Institute *DNA cell lines and nerve-muscle-cardiac tissues bank, UOS Malattie Neuromuscolari,

University of Milan The University of Milan ( it, Università degli Studi di Milano; la, Universitas Studiorum Mediolanensis), known colloquially as UniMi or Statale, is a public research university in Milan, Italy. It is one of the largest universities in Europe ...

*Bank for the Diagnosis and Research on Neuromuscular Disorders (NHMGB), Cardiomyology and Medical Genetics,

Second University of Naples The second (symbol: s) is the unit of time in the International System of Units (SI), historically defined as of a day – this factor derived from the division of the day first into 24 hours, then to 60 minutes and finally to 60 seconds ...

*Neuromuscular Tissue Bank (NMTB), Department of Neurosciences,

University of Padua The University of Padua ( it, Università degli Studi di Padova, UNIPD) is an Italian university located in the city of Padua, region of Veneto, northern Italy. The University of Padua was founded in 1222 by a group of students and teachers from B ...

*Bank of the Molecular Genetics Laboratory,

University of Malta The University of Malta (, UM, formerly UOM) is a higher education institution in Malta. It offers undergraduate bachelor's degrees, postgraduate master's degrees and postgraduate doctorates. It is a member of the European University Association ...

*Neuromuscular Tissue Bank of the

University of Ljubljana The University of Ljubljana ( sl, Univerza v Ljubljani, , la, Universitas Labacensis), often referred to as UL, is the oldest and largest university in Slovenia. It has approximately 39,000 enrolled students. History Beginnings Although certain ...

*Bank of the Research Institute for Rare Diseases -Carlos III Health Institute (Spain) *

MRC MRC may refer to Government * Medical Research Council (United Kingdom) * Medical Reserve Corps, a US network of volunteer organizations * Municipalité régionale de comté (regional county municipality), Quebec, Canada * Military Revolutionar ...

Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases BioBank, London *MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases BioBank, Newcastle *Quebec Myotonic Dystrophy Biocatalog *Genomic and Genetics Disorders Biobank (GGNB) at the

Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza (English: ''"Home for Relief of Suffering"'') is a private scientific research hospital in San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy, founded by Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, and administered by Vatican City. Inaugurated on 5 May 19 ...

Hospital.

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* {{authority control International research institutes Biobank organizations