BCCH BioBank

BC Children's Hospital BioBank (BCCHB)

Advances in medical research have drastically improved quality of life for millions of people and lead to effective treatments for conditions that were once life-threatening.

In order to continue improving treatments and therapies, researchers need access to health information and biological samples, such as blood, from a wide variety of people. A biobank is a collection of de-identified information and samples that scientists can access for their research.

A single biospecimen from one patient has the ability to fuel numerous research projects, any one of which might lead to an important medical breakthrough.

BC Children's Hospital BioBank collects samples from patients at both BC Children's Hospital and BC Women's Hospital.