NHS Grampian Biorepository

The Grampian Biorepository was developed to provide core facilities that could undertake research based around the collection, storage, analysis and distribution of human biological samples collected within NHS Grampian. The biorepository supports a range of tissue based projects. The main areas of research activity are translational research programs in colorectal cancer, lung cancer. In addition we have the following collections: orthopaedic tissues and liver samples. We have access to the Pathology Department archive consisting of patient identifiable paper documents, tissue blocks and glass slides containing in excess 1 million patient samples.