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Get acces to our neurobiobank with 6500+ brain samples.

IBB’s resources for researchers

The IBB-NeuroBioBank is a resource for investigators utilizing human biospecimens for their research to understand conditions of the nervous system. IBB-NeuroBiobank follows standard procedures to ensure an effective organization of the tissue transfer process.

Review & approval procedure

The application will be reviewed by the NBB councel.

Once an application has been approved, a project number is assigned and the researcher is informed about the procedure for obtaining the requested samples and about the financial contribution.

Costs involved

The IBB-NeuroBiobank is a non-profit organization, and the financial contribution is meant as compensation for the costs of bio banking, and not as payment for the tissue samples as such.

Financial contribution for non-profit organizations

Human bodily material
CSF/blood and derivates, 0-600μl/sample	€ 19
Frozen tissue, 50-150mg/sample	€ 74 (to be discussed, subject to availability)
FFPE tissue section, one slide	€ 8
FFPE tissue block, one region	to be discussed, only exceptionally lent
Administration cost	€ 195

The University of Antwerp charges an overhead of 20% (contribution indirect costs - BIK).
This is passed on to the applicant.

Financial contribution for commercial/profit

A tailored cost model will be negotiated depending on the scope and needs.

Human Material Transfer Agreement

The IBB-NeuroBiobank requires a signed Human Material Transfer Agreement (HMTA) to ensure that all conditions for the transfer and the use of the material are agreed upon by the receiving and providing parties. The HMTA must be signed by an authorized representative of the university or institute in question.

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Requests for tissue and associated clinical data must be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The request must contain:

Study title
Application letter
+ description of requested material
Study design
If needed: EC approval

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IBB’s resources for researchers

Review & approval procedure

Costs involved

Financial contribution for non-profit organizations

Financial contribution for commercial/profit

Human Material Transfer Agreement

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