Quality service, individual attention
We work with experienced high quality facilities, most of which are located in the US, in order to access a diverse range of human biosample types, with the potential to organize prospective collections, where existing biorepositories do not hold the samples you require. Your project will receive our individual attention and we always endeavour to be as flexible as possible in order to meet your needs. We understand that technical requirements may shift in light of research results and will work with you to maximize the suitability of the tissue samples you receive. We want to maximize the quality and utility of the specimens you receive, so that your research and development efforts succeed in improving human health.
A trusted source
We are trusted by many companies, including some of the world’s largest and most successful pharmaceutical firms, as well as highly regarded academic centers, to source high quality human tissue and blood samples and data for their basic/exploratory and discovery-stage studies, translational research and validation projects.
Accio Biobank Online is also a member of two international professional biobanking organizations:
– ISBER: the International Society for Biological & Environmental Respositories
– ESBB: the European, Middle Eastern and African Society for Biopreservation and Biobanking.
Each request is unique and receives personal attention throughout to ensure success. We believe in developing long term relationships with our clients and are highly motivated to see your research succeed.
Responsibly collected
Our partner repositories ensure that donor confidentiality is respected by deidentifying patient data. Samples are ethically collected, in accordance with the relevant regulations and laws. Informed consent is provided by the donor or their next of kin, where applicable. Where informed consent is not in place (for example, because the samples are archival/ surplus to diagnostic purposes and is not therefore required), IRB approval may be requested, if this is required, depending on the governance or regulations in place.
We are transparent about the dedicated sites we work with and are proud to encourage researchers to join us in direct, in depth technical discussions with the tissue recovery and research managers at our partner sites. This ensures that all aspects of your project are fully understood and agreed in advance, maximizing the quality and utility of the specimens provided for your experiments. This is one of the ways in which we are different from other human specimen sources. Another advantage of our uniquely transparent and open approach is that there is no risk of you mistakenly sourcing the same specimens twice.
Expert sites
Our expert clinical biorepositories have access to high quality pathology services and exceptionally in-depth data is available. This data can include clinical history, pathology reports, medications, comorbidities and facilitates in-depth donor screening and the extraction of very detailed data from clinical notes. Multiple sample formats (fresh, frozen, FFPE, plasma, serum, whole blood, buffy coat) may be available from each patient, and across multiple time points, where appropriate.
Our dedicated whole body donor facilities work hard to provide a high quality service 24/7 with several tissue/organ formats available, with times from death to sampling that can be as low as 3 hours.
Convenient
We act as a single and convenient point of access and professional project management service across a huge range of project types and collection types. We are happy to use our experience and expertise to work with you to help you to figure out exactly which types of human samples, and what kind of data, you need in order to maximize the impact and value of your work. We can also advise you on how to amend your criteria in order to increase the speed of collection, reduce collection costs & assist with paperwork where needed.
