The IDIBGI Biobank is the research core facility responsible for managing human biological samples and associated data for research purposes.
Its goal is to contribute to the development of excellence in research by providing the scientific community with samples and data under optimal conditions that ensure quality and compliance with current legislation.
The Biobank is authorized by the Generalitat de Catalunya according to RD 1716/2011, registered in the National Register of Biobanks of the Carlos III Health Institute (B.0000872), and certified under ISO 9001 standard. It is part of several biobank networks, such as the Catalan Tumor Bank Network (Xarxa de Bancs de Tumors de Catalunya - XBTC) and the ISCIII Biomodels and Biobanks Platform (PISCIIIBB), which is also an observer member of the European Biobank Infrastructure (BBMRI-ERIC)
The IDIBGI Biobank is mainly linked to the University Hospital of Girona Dr. Josep Trueta and the Hospital Santa Caterina. It is organized into two areas: the central node and the tumor bank node, where biological samples and patient data from various diseases are managed and stored, including endocrine-metabolic, oncological, hematological, neurological, infectious, digestive, renal, maternal-fetal, and aging-associated diseases, as well as control samples.
The Biobank is composed of a team of professionals with scientific training, technical specialists, clinical collaborators, and data managers:
Additionally, it is affiliated with two external committees that, among other functions, evaluate requests for sample and data transfers for research projects:
