KI Biobank Core Facility (KIBB)
KI Biobank Core Facility, located at KI Campus Solna, is a modern and high-tech infrastructure for pre-analytical handling, storage and distribution of human biological samples. We provide services for collection, handling, storage and traceability of biobank samples and support customers both within and outside of Karolinska Institutet.
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Photo: Mirra Luboya NgalulaKI Biobank's sample handling services
KI Biobank's IT Services
KI Biobank offers several IT systems for sample registration, handling and tracebility of biobank samples.
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Our opening hours are weekdays 08:00-16:30, except for public holidays.
Photo: Annie ÅsbergFor study participants and the general public
Information about laws, ethics, consent, register extract related to biobanks and biobank research in Sweden.
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Please contact KI Biobank for access to samples and data from 52 000 participants!
KI Biobank Precision Medicine Package
KI Biobank extracts DNA from Cell Free Plasma, whole blood, and tissue.
Please see published article: De Laere et al., Nature Medicine. 2024 Aug 20.
Please contact KI Biobank for more information about KI Biobank Precision Medicine Package!
Photo: Pixabay CC0The Biobank Act
On July 1, 2023, a new Biobank Act came into force. The new law, like the previous one, regulates how identifiable human biological material, while respecting the integrity of the individual, may be collected, preserved and used for ethical purposes.
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Photo: Christina SundqvistFacts about KI Biobank Core Facility
Location: KI Campus Solna
Director: Sanela Kjellqvist
Keywords: Biobank, sample handling, sample storage
Department: Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
External use: KI Biobank is also available to external users (find out more about External use of KI's core facilities)
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