The central biobank of the university hospital in Essen, Germany, home of the West German Cancer Center. It stores patients' samples so researchers can study the causes of disease and better diagnosis and treatment.
The directory describes the West German Biobank Essen as a central service facility of the Duisburg-Essen Medical Faculty at Essen University Hospital, supporting research into the causes of disease and improvement of diagnosis and therapy. Its juridical person is Universitätsklinikum Essen. Two collections are listed: the main collection (564,674 samples, as read on 4 November 2026) and a placeholder for COVID-19 cases with no samples.
Shares BBMRI-ERIC (Biobanking and BioMolecular resources Research Infrastructure), Biobanking and tissue procurement.
Shares BBMRI-ERIC (Biobanking and BioMolecular resources Research Infrastructure), Biobanking and tissue procurement.
Shares BBMRI-ERIC (Biobanking and BioMolecular resources Research Infrastructure), Biobanking and tissue procurement.
Shares BBMRI-ERIC (Biobanking and BioMolecular resources Research Infrastructure), Biobanking and tissue procurement.
Shares BBMRI-ERIC (Biobanking and BioMolecular resources Research Infrastructure), Biobanking and tissue procurement.
Shares BBMRI-ERIC (Biobanking and BioMolecular resources Research Infrastructure), Biobanking and tissue procurement.
Shares BBMRI-ERIC (Biobanking and BioMolecular resources Research Infrastructure), Biobanking and tissue procurement.
Shares BBMRI-ERIC (Biobanking and BioMolecular resources Research Infrastructure), Biobanking and tissue procurement.
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