Fundación Instituto de Investigación Marqués de Valdecilla

Valdecilla Biobank is a research support platform created to promote and facilitate biomedical research through the management of human biological samples and their associated data, guaranteeing strict compliance with current legislation and ethical principles.
Valdecilla Biobank is authorized since July 30, 2012 by the Ministry of Health and Social Services of the Government of Cantabria and is registered with registration No. B.0000162 in the National Biobanks Register of the Health Institute Carlos III. In addition, it is part of the National Biobank Network and the Biobanks & Biomodels Platform, promoted and financed by the Health Institute Carlos III and of the ESBB. The biobank’s quality management system is certified under the ISO9001:2015 standard.

Services

Valdecilla Biobank Services:
– Provide the scientific community with biological samples of high quality and scientific value and their associated clinical data.
o Population cohorts: Cantabria Cohort (www.cohortcantabria.com), Valdecilla Cohort, PrevHep Cohort
o Pathology-based sample collections:
• Neurodegenerative diseases
• Psychiatric illnesses
• Infectious diseases
• Kidney diseases
• Cancer
• Lung diseases
• Transplant
• Liver diseases
• Autoimmune disorders
– Processing and storage of samples from research projects.
– Cell collection and cryopreservation
– Histological techniques and TMA construction
– Flow cytometry analysis and cell classification.
– Microscopic studies of cells and tissues (confocal microscopy, TEM, Raman spectroscopy)
– Methodological, ethical and legal support in the management and manipulation of human biological samples.