NSW Health Statewide Biobank (NSWHSB) aims to provide a greater, simpler & more cost-effective participation in biospecimen research whether you are in NSW, or Australia.
Our facility and services are designed to support, enrich and enable your medical research projects, clinical trials or biospecimen collections to enable cost effective, rapid research, improvements in patient outcomes and ultimately improvements for the people of NSW.
This includes access to:
- specialist equipment and dedicated staff to process and store a variety of biospecimens including human tissue, blood, DNA and tumour cells
- temperature-controlled environments to protect the long-term integrity of samples (-80°C and nitrogen to cryovats for -196°C)
- round-the-clock monitoring to ensure immediate response to emergencies
- DNA extraction and histopathology tissue processing capabilities
- integrated collection through 300+ collection centres of NSW Health Pathology, to enable projects and collaboration throughout NSW
We also offer:
- high-quality standard operating procedures that align with best practice international biobanking standards
- clinically enriched biospecimens
- standard agreements
- guidance on informed participant consent, through the delivery of a plain English Consent Toolkit and best practice consent materials
- advice and assistance from biobanking and clinical research specialists
All of this is designed to enable high quality, interoperable biospecimen collections that let us work together to find new or better treatments for illness and disease.
More Information
45 & Up: the largest study of ageing in the Southern Hemisphere
NSW Health supports the Sax Institute to deliver the 45 & Up Study, the largest ongoing study of ageing in the Southern Hemisphere. Participants are donating biospecimens, & have consented to their experiences being linked to data from hospital, pharmaceutical & family practice records. By following such a large cohort over the long term, we are creating a world-class resource to boost our understanding of ageing in the genetically and culturally diverse Australian population.
Want to know more?
- view service options and costs
- watch our video for researchers
- join our Seminar Series
- subscribe to our newsletter
- apply for funding through the Biospecimen Collection Grant
- see our useful biobanking resources
The NSWHSB offers a range of service options for researchers to store and access stored biospecimens samples of external collections. Services are provided on a cost recovery basis to provide our partners with a more cost-effective way of doing biospecimen research, while ensuring the long-term viability of the biobank.
The NSW Health Consent Toolkit offers a standardised, best practice approach to broad-based, ethical and truly informed consent. It includes a range of plain English Participant Consent Materials to help support and guide conversations with patients and participants.
The NSW Health Statewide Biobank (NSWHSB) has developed high-quality standard operating procedures that align with best practice international biobanking standards.
The NSW Health Statewide Biobank (NSWHSB) has a standard service agreement & standard Material Transfer Agreements.
Researcher support and collaboration
The NSWHSB brings together a community of researchers and biobanking professionals who are committed to strengthening research partnerships and networks across NSW and beyond.
We can support our partners with advice and assistance from biobanking and clinical research specialists and invite you to connect with members of our dedicated team.