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New biobank

In 2008 the finishing touches were made to a new research biobank at Rigshospitalet - the biobank is now in operation. The plan is to offer better treatment and establish safer diagnoses in future.

In future, excess blood from the many blood tests taken every day at Rigshospitalet will be stored in a new research biobank. The finishing touches to the biobank were made in 2008 to intensify research into DNA and with this better patient management.

By storing excess blood from blood tests, researchers at Rigshospitalet will be able to examine genetic variations in large groups of patients, and researchers will be able to tell the significance this may have on patients’ diseases or treatment. This will form the basis for better tailored treatment of patients in future.

Hope for the patients of the future
The biobank has potential to benefit diagnosis and treatment within more or less all specialities. Patients may choose not to have their blood stored in the Biobank but it is assumed that most patients will have a positive attitude towards contributing to better treatment of future patients. The hope is for the Biobank to be expanded into covering the whole Capital Region of Denmark in the longer term.

Read more about the Biobank www.biobank.rh.dk (In Danish)