Basque Biobank

Sample Request

 Any research group may submit a sample request to the Basque Biobank. To do so, you must submit a sample request by clicking on the "Request sample and services" button that can be found on the horizontal side of this page. After registering, you should attach the required documentation: a research project and the corresponding ethics committee approval. If the project has not been approved, you should contact solicitudes.biobancovasco@bioef.eus  Phone: +34 944536890

How to submit a sample request via web

• The number of samples required, the disease concerned, if tissue is required (location, stage, preservation method, etc.) and the clinical data to be associated with the sample.
• If a larger amount of sample than that normally provided by the Basque Biobank is required, the reason for requesting a larger amount should be clearly justified.
• As part of the sample request you must agree to comply with all relevant ethical aspects and to return unused samples to the Biobank after completion of the research project.
• If the samples are requested by a centre but are to delivered to a third-party laboratory, you should indicate the address of the laboratory concerned in the "sample delivery" section and the head of that laboratory must also sign the sample request form to ensure that the guidelines for use of these samples are complied with.

Once a request is received, we will send you an acknowledgement of receipt. If this does not arrive, contact solicitudes.biobancovasco@bioef.eus . We will contact you again as soon as possible to inform you of the steps to follow, date of the request decision, etc.

 If you are considering requesting funding or are preparing and examining the viability of a research project, we recommend that you contact us initially so that we can inform you of the availability of the samples you require and provide you with a provisional estimate of the cost of these samples. If you intend to request funding from a research agency, the Basque Biobank can prepare a document confirming the existence of these samples. However, provision of these samples will depend exclusively on the approval of your request by the Basque Biobank's Ethical and Scientific Committees.

Once your sample request has been approved, a sample transfer agreement, which we will send to you beforehand, must be signed between the Basque Biobank and the applicant body.

Samples for research purposes are free and only the cost of their collection, processing and storage must be met. See prices.