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http://www.rtix.com

Provides sterile biologic implants of human bone and tissues used in spine, sports medicine, orthopedic, dental and other specialty surgeries.

Proper citation: RTI Biologics (RRID:SCR_010721) Copy   

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http://www.asterand.com/

Provides human tissue for drug discovery scientists. * Human Biospecimens: Frozen & Fixed Human Tissues; Human RNA/DNA; Human Primary Cells / Cell lines; Custom Procurement; Oncology tissue, biofluid and RNA sets at special prices * Human Tissue-Based Services: Gene Expression, Molecular Pathology, Biochemical Pharmacology, Metabolism and Toxicity * Predictive Human Disease Models

Proper citation: Asterand (RRID:SCR_010703) Copy   

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http://www.tissue-solutions.com/

Tissue Solutions offers you a single point to access the entire range of human biological materials for all your research and development needs. This includes diseased and normal tissues in fresh, frozen and FFPE formats. Using our large network of ethical sources we find the tissues you require, to your specifications and will deliver them to your door. Our goal is to provide high quality and well characterized samples to biotech companies, the pharmaceutical community and contract research organizations worldwide. We also organize customized and prospective tissue acquisition projects and give specialized advice relating to all aspects of the acquisition process, including intellectual input on project design. We appreciate that you would rather spend your time finding new biomarkers and developing, testing and validating novel drugs to cure human disease than spend your time sourcing material to help you do your work, so let our dedicated Tissue Acquisitionists lessen your workload and become a virtual part of your team.

Proper citation: Tissue Solutions (RRID:SCR_010672) Copy   

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http://mayovalidation.com/quality-biospecimens/

A core laboratory facility provides high-volume, high-quality tissue and biospecimen preparation and processing in support of Mayo research. Mayo Validation Support Services utilizes these resources to deliver extensive validation capabilities specific to individualized Sponsor requirements. Medical scientific expertise at Mayo Clinic allows for unique collaborations combining quality biospecimens linked to comprehensive clinical outcomes. Biospecimens can be accessed via archives or prospectively collected via individualized standard operating procedures. Patient information for all biospecimens is protected through oversight by an Institutional Review Board (IRB). Specimens may be collected and/or processed in a variety of customized formats for individual collaborations. Typical formats include: * Specimen Processing: Tissue RNA/DNA extraction capabilities, Paraffin and frozen sectioning, Immunostaining, Digital imaging, Laser capture microdissection, Tissue microarray construction, Preparation of protocol-collected tissue (FFPE, OCT, Snap-frozen, PBS) * Blood: Circulating tumor cells, Serum, Plasma, PBMC, Whole blood for FACS analysis, Blood smears * Other: Induced sputum, Saliva, Buccal swabs, Lip biopsies, Colonoscopy biopsies, Synovium, Stool, Urine Biospecimens located within archives are well-characterized and associated with phenotypic information. Multiple types and formats of biospecimens are available for customized validation purposes.

Proper citation: Mayo Validation Support Services Biobank (RRID:SCR_010745) Copy   

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http://www.biobank.org/

Genetic Alliance Registry and BioBank is a centralized, clinical data registry and sample repository (including DNA, serum, cells and tissues) that enables translational research. It is a nonprofit organization established by seven patient advocacy organizations. These organizations share resources for their BioBanks, such as the contract to the independent lab that processes the samples, but each organization will maintain ownership, control and costs associated with their sample collection. Founded in 2003, this cooperative venture provides shared infrastructure and customized solutions for disease advocacy organizations to lead sophisticated research initiatives. Genetic Alliance Registry and BioBank is an advocacy owned repository for biological samples and clinical data. It provides: * Centralized, standardized collection and archiving * Highest biorepository and participant protection standards * Open access for all organization approved researchers * Advocacy organization control

Proper citation: Genetic Alliance Biobank (RRID:SCR_010625) Copy   

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http://www.scienceexchange.com/facilities/specimen-bank-bwh-harvard

Core facility that provides the following services: Open repositories service, Sample processing service, Medical/pathology informatics support service, BWH tissue repository service.

The Specimen Bank provides materials to investigators with IRB-approved protocols. Staff are available to assist with selection of samples appropriate for downstream applications, development of processing protocols or preparation of derivatives from clinical materials. IT Staff are also available to assist researchers with creation of queries for prospective sample collection or queries to select samples from specific cohorts. Their goal is to drive quality research in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Each year they provide tens of thousands of samples to area researchers. Getting started: Partners investigators and study staff may request a Crimson user account to help manage studies and collected materials.

Proper citation: BWH Specimen Bank (RRID:SCR_012316) Copy   

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http://www.scienceexchange.com/facilities/bionet-academic-health-center-ahc

BioNet serves the University of Minnesota''''s Academic Health Center (AHC) as a centralized biorepository and bioregistry for patient consent and for the collection, processing, and distribution of de-identified tissue samples, blood and body fluids, purified DNA and specimen-matched clinical data for research. BioNet is becoming a major translational research resource linking clinical medicine, pathology, and basic and applied research to facilitate high quality and cost-conscious clinical and translational research. BioNet leverages the strengths of the Cancer Center''''s Tissue Procurement Facility (TPF), which has become part of BioNet. BioNet currently provides: * an optimized consenting process, * collection of tissue, blood, and fluid samples, * computerized specimen tracking systems that link -specimens to clinical data and other databases, * addition of core pathologist-supported facilities for histologic interpretation, immunohistochemistry, laser capture microdissection, and slide digitalization.

Proper citation: University of Minnesota Bionet - Academic Health Center (RRID:SCR_012469) Copy   

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http://www.lifesciences.sourcebioscience.com/welcome-to-source-bioscience-lifesciences.aspx

Source BioScience LifeSciences are European leaders in DNA sequencing, genomic services, bioinformatic analyses and offers a comprehensive portfolio of genomic reagents and antibodies. Source BioScience LifeScience is a CPA, GLP/GCP accredited and Illumina NGS CSPro certified genomic service provider and distributes a comprehensive range of biological products to companies and institutions worldwide. Source BioScience is proud to announce that Source BioScience imaGenes has joined it's LifeSciences group. This will enable us to bring our customers one unified website with our complete range of Products, Clones and Services. We have merged our clone libraries together so that can now offer you over 20 million clones! Add to this our excellent sequencing service and our range of over 100,000 antibodies and Source BioScience LifeSciences is your ideal outsourcing partner.

Proper citation: Source BioScience LifeSciences (RRID:SCR_003344) Copy   

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http://www.mountsinai.on.ca/allograft/

Mount Sinai Allograft Technologies, a department of Mount Sinai Hospital formerly known as the The Rubinoff Bone Bank, has been a leader in advanced tissue innovations since 1972. We are committed to providing the highest quality bone and tissue allograft products as well as continued innovation in the development of allograft implants for transplantation. We are dedicated to meeting all surgical needs and to exceed all client expectations. We work closely with the Trillium Gift of Life Network to promote their mission of increasing donor awareness and to ensure that the wishes of Ontario donor families' are carried out with the utmost care and respect. Our allograft implants are 100% Ontario produced, human allograft tissues. To produce the safest and highest quality Canadian produced allograft implants, Mount Sinai Allograft Technologies leverages the expertise of a variety of medical experts, state-of-the art laboratory testing, proven bio-processing techniques, validated irradiation methods and preferred packaging systems.

Proper citation: Mount Sinai Allograft Technologies (RRID:SCR_003586) Copy   

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http://www.preger.org/

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on January 14,2026. Sample collection of oocytes obtained from various sized antral follicles, and embryos obtained through a variety of different protocols. The PREGER makes it possible to undertake quantitative gene-expression studies in rhesus monkey oocytes and embryos through simple and cost-effective hybridization-based methods.

Proper citation: Primate Embryo Gene Expression Resource (RRID:SCR_002765) Copy   

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http://www.genomeutwin.org/index.htm

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented August 29, 2016. Study of genetic and life-style risk factors associated with common diseases based on analysis of European twins. The population cohorts used in the Genomeutwin study consist of Danish, Finnish, Italian, Dutch, English, Australian and Swedish twins and the MORGAM population cohort. This project will apply and develop new molecular and statistical strategies to analyze unique European twin and other population cohorts to define and characterize the genetic, environmental and life-style components in the background of health problems like obesity, migraine, coronary heart disease and stroke, representing major health care problems worldwide. The participating 8 twin cohorts form a collection of over 0.6 million pairs of twins. Tens of thousands of DNA samples with informed consents for genetic studies of common diseases have already been stored from these population-based twin cohorts. Studies targeted to cardiovascular traits are now being undertaken in MORGAM, a prospective case-cohort study. MORGAM cohorts include approximately 6000 individuals, drawn from population-based cohorts consisting of more than 80 000 participants who have donated DNA samples.

Proper citation: GenomEUtwin (RRID:SCR_002843) Copy   

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http://specimencentral.com/

World's open biospecimen research database where biobanks and biomedical researchers meet to exchange human biospecimen needs and supply: whole blood, serum, plasma, solid tissue samples and more. The connection is accelerated so researchers save valuable time and money and tissue banks utilize inventory. The pace of specimen procurement remains unacceptably slow to the biomedical research community. Specimen Central is the foremost global resource to aid biomedical researchers in expediting their search for high quality human biospecimens, tissues, samples and specimens. They facilitate your search for blood, whole blood, buccal swab, DNA, RNA, protein, cell lines, plasma, serum, RBC, white cells, buffy coat, fluid, marrow, urine, stem cells, and solid tissue such as tumor, tumor and biopsy materials spanning all manner of common and rare pathologies and indications including Alzheimer's, basal cell carcinoma, bladder cancer, bone cancer, brain cancer, breast cancer, cerebrospinal fluid, amniotic fluid, colorectal cancer, colon cancer, hodgkins and non-hodgkins lymphoma, kidney/renal cancer, leukemia, liver cancer, lung cancer, melanoma, multiple sclerosis, myeloma neuroblastoma, neurodegenerative diseases, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, urinary cancer. This includes adult and pediatric indications. Specimen Central users specify a number of variables in their Specimen Requests, including preparation, preservation and handling requirements such as cryo-preserved, FFPE (Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded), formalin, frozen, refrigerated, OCT, snap frozen, paraffin block, fresh, prospective, autopsy or cadaveric, etc. Many users require clinically annotated date associated with their specimens, as well as documentation of IRB or ethics committee approval and informed consents. For Researchers Most specimen databases require researchers to waste time and effort entering lengthy registrations and search queries that yield poor results, if anything. Specimen Central solves this problem by having tissue banks search for you. From years to months, months to weeks, and weeks to days, Specimen Central seeks to reduce delays and costs in the research & development life cycle by expediting connections between demand and supply. For Biobanks The capital costs of maintaining a biobank infrastructure are substantial and growing. Biobanks use Specimen Central as a marketing tool to augment their business development efforts. By routinely checking Specimen Central's Specimen Requests, biobanks can uncover market demand for their inventories and develop new connections and revenue streams to defray costs. Specimen Central supplements - not displaces - the efforts of your sales representatives, agents, brokers and commercial partners.

Proper citation: SpecimenCentral.com (RRID:SCR_003536) Copy   

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http://www.roswellpark.edu/shared-resources/data-bank-and-biorepository

Collects and provides de-identified biospecimens and associated epidemiological and clinical data to meet the scientific needs of investigators. Newly diagnosed patients are asked to contribute data and specimens to the DBBR prior to treatment. Other patients with who have benign disease or advanced disease and have undergone treatment are also enrolled based on anticipated use of data and samples for research. Additionally, non-patients (family members and friends of patients and community members) with no personal history of cancer are asked to participate in the biorepository as controls. Specimens and data are procured with protected health information (PHI) and de-identified prior to distribution to investigators with hypothesis driven IRB reviewed studies. An extensive data collection and management system is in place to track informed consent, questionnaire collection and follow up, epidemiological questionnaire data, clinical data, biospecimens and their derivatives. Research Services * Availability of a bank of prospectively collected blood specimens (serum, plasma, buffy coat, red blood cells and DNA) from cancer patients, high risk individuals and healthy controls for research. * Collection, linking and distribution of epidemiologic and clinical data with biospecimens. * Study-specific biospecimen and data procurement to meet the needs of individual studies, including: ** Participant identification, eligibility screening and informed consent ** Serial biospecimen procurement prior to and throughout treatment ** Study specific collection of biospecimens other than blood (buccal cells, sputum, and urine) ** Procurement and distribution of fresh biospecimens ** Collection of extended clinical and risk factor data

Proper citation: Roswell Park Data Bank and BioRepository (RRID:SCR_003607) Copy   

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http://www.edarstudy.eu/

A European collaborative study to develop and validate new biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease. Central in the project is the development of an assay for the measurement of beta amyloid oligomers in cerebrospinal fluid and plasma. In order to validate the assay for beta amyloid oligomers, cerebrospinal fluid and plasma will be repeatedly collected in subjects with Alzheimer's disease, other types of dementia, mild cognitive impairment, and control subjects.

Proper citation: EDAR study: biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease (RRID:SCR_004445) Copy   

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http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=556465

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented August 22, 2016. Develop, manufacture and market proprietary, nanocrystalline calcium-phosphate-based biomaterials that promote the repair and regeneration of bone damaged by trauma or disease. ETEX focuses on expanding applications through combinations with cells, biologics, or therapeutic agents delivered in minimally invasive and easy to use systems.

Proper citation: ETEX Corporation (RRID:SCR_004685) Copy   

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http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/research/centers-institutes/octri/current-projects/ohsu-biolibrary/

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on January 9, 2023.A Joint Project between Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute (OCTRI) and the Knight Cancer Institute, the OHSU Biolibrary provides information on campus collections of biospecimens originating from OHSU patients. The Biolibrary Search Engine is a user-friendly, online search tool that allows OHSU researchers to search for suitable biospecimen samples. As of October 2010, the Biolibrary Search Engine contains data on over 500,000 biospecimens. The Search Engine accesses data from the OHSU Cancer Registry, the Department of Pathology, and the OCTRI Research Data Warehouse. You must be connected to the OHSU network to access the Search Engine. The Search Engine is accessible on Internet Explorer through WTS connection to the OHSU network.

Proper citation: OHSU Biolibrary (RRID:SCR_004282) Copy   

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http://www.hipsci.org/

A UK national induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell resource that will create and characterize more than 1000 human iPSCs from healthy and diseased tissue for use in cellular genetic studies. Between 2013 and 2016 they aim to generate iPS cells from over 500 healthy individuals and 500 individuals with genetic disease. They will then use these cells to discover how genomic variation impacts on cellular phenotype and identify new disease mechanisms. Strong links with NHS investigators will ensure that studies on the disease-associated cell lines will be linked to extensive clinical information. Further key features of the project are an open access model of data sharing; engagement of the wider clinical genetics community in selecting patient samples; and provision of dedicated laboratory space for collaborative cell phenotyping and differentiation.

Proper citation: HipSci (RRID:SCR_003909) Copy   

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http://www.nationalbiobanks.fi/

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on January 11, 2023.To guarantee the top level of expertise in modern genetic and biological analyses, we have built an infrastructure that facilitates the collection of genome-wide information on the genetic background of diseases as well as functional information on the molecules that are critical in the disease process. Furthermore we have established the necessary storage, database and computational resources for the expert analyses of the massive amount of collected biological information. Our scientific expertise, technology platforms and large nationwide sample collections facilitate a highly competitive environment for research and education in molecular medicine of the 21st century. The biobanking wet lab effort is concentrated to KTL/Biomedicum Large scale DNA extraction and storage facility. The facility presently houses DNA from more than 200 000 individuals and is co-ordinated by National Public Health Institute. It is equipped with state of the art bar coding system for sample tracking, an automated Gentra DNA extraction equipment, liquid handling robots, storage facilities, and tailor made data management tools for optimal confidentiality and quality control.

Proper citation: National Biobank of Finland (RRID:SCR_004679) Copy   

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http://www.ibcresearch.org/biobank/

The IBC Research Foundation BioBank is a secure, privacy-protected collection of biological specimens from ibc-diagnosed patients (cases, and, unlike the former George Washington University IBC Registry, ibc patients who have died, those who are under legal age, and those living but unable to make decisions for themselves, may be consented to participate in the IBC Research Foundation BioBank by their authorized representative) and from those not diagnosed with ibc (controls), volunteering following a consent decision making process, and signing an Informed Consent. Clinical Data and a comprehensive questionnaire will also be obtained for those diagnosed with ibc. The Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Foundation (ibcRF) has established a BioBank and Clinical Database. The BioBank contains non-tumor RNA and DNA, tumor RNA and DNA, blocks and slides from diagnostic pathology, and medical records describing clinical and pathologic findings at diagnosis.

Proper citation: Inflammatory Breast Cancer Biobank (RRID:SCR_004556) Copy   

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http://vitiligobiobank.org/

A non-profit collection of biological samples and detailed associated clinical data, designed to facilitate medical research into vitiligo, a devastating skin disease that is much neglected. They collect, store and analyze biological samples throughout the network of collaborators in 11 countries, using standard collection protocols and unified patient record, which are then made available to the scientific community and research organizations investigating pathogeneses, diagnostics, new treatments, and ultimately a cure for vitiligo. The core asset is a large collection of well-organized hair, blood, serum and DNA samples, integrated with comprehensive and anonymized patient records.

Proper citation: Vitiligo Biobank (RRID:SCR_003863) Copy   

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