Zentrale Biomaterialbank der Charité

Human biomaterial banks (short: biobanks) are collections of human body substances (i.e. blood, DNA, urine or tissue) connected with disease specific information. This allow for research of relations between deseases and underlying (molecular) modifications and paves the way for developing target-oriented therapies ("personalized medicine"). The biobank material arises from samples taken for therapeutical or diagnostic reasons or is extracted in the context of clinical trials. An approval for usage by the patient is always needed prior to any research activities.

人类生物材料库（简称生物库）系指与疾病特异性信息相关联的人类身体物质（例如血液、DNA、尿液或组织）的集合。此类库的建立旨在研究疾病与潜在（分子）变化之间的关系，并为开发目标导向的治疗方法（个性化医疗）奠定基础。生物库中的材料来源于治疗或诊断目的所采集的样本，或是在临床试验过程中提取。在开展任何研究活动之前，均需获得患者的使用批准。