Danish National Biobank

Purpose

The Danish National Biobank (DNB) is one of the world's largest biobanks and a unique resource for the benefit of research into the causes, prevention and treatment of disease. The DNB's purpose is:

• to strengthen the Danish research infrastructure and thus the possibilities for Danish health research and international research collaboration
• to provide linkage between the many biological samples in the DNB and the information in the Danish registries containing detailed information about the entire population

Tasks

The Danish National Biobank (DNB) stores biological samples submitted to Statens Serum Institut either from various external or internal research projects or from routine health service tests. The material currently comprises several million samples of different kinds and the number of samples is continuously increasing. DNB tasks are divided as follows:

Biobank and Lab

• Sample reception, storage and retrieval
• Biomarker and genetic analyses
• Research into the applicability of the samples

The Coordinating Center

• Handles inquiries and requests from citizens and researchers
• Gives advice on the handling and treatment of biological material as well as the opportunities within the Danish Biobank Register and the DNB
• Dissemination of the DNB work and unique features

The Danish Biobank Register

• The Danish Biobank Register, managed by DNB IT, holds detailed information about samples available in the Danish health service and in the main Danish research biobanks, including the samples in the DNB

Head of division

Karina Meden Sørensen