Grup Immobiliari Alting has made a donation to the Research Institute of the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau – IIB Sant Pau for the creation of a Biobank of COVID-19 samples that will contribute to its present and future research. The aim of this project is to collect, process and process samples from SARS-CoV2 seropositive patients under conditions that guarantee quality in the long term, in order to facilitate research at COVID-19 for those researchers who are seeking a drug, vaccine and/or the effects of this malaltia on certain types of patients.
The project
Surplus diagnostic blood samples will be collected from previously inactivated SARS-CoV2 positive patients at the Hospital de Sant Pau in Barcelona. The samples will be stored at -86ºC after processing in the biobank’s biosafety laboratory to obtain plasma and cells, according to the needs of the researchers who request the samples. Processing shall be carried out in accordance with the standard work protocols of the National Biobank Network, adopted by the Sant Pau biobank to guarantee the maximum quality of the samples processed. In order to collect and process the samples, it is necessary to acquire personal protection material (disposable gowns, FFP2 masks, surgical masks and gloves), disinfection material (for hands and surfaces), reagents for processing the samples (serum, media, tubes), technical personnel for processing the samples and equipment for labelling and refrigerated conservation of samples.
What is a biomedical research biobank?
A biobank is a public or private non-profit institution that holds collections of biological samples of human origin for biomedical research purposes, with quality criteria. Biobanks use standardized protocols to process and preserve biological samples, so that they can guarantee that the results obtained from the research carried out with them are reproducible.
Alting in social projects
Alting, which actively participates in various social projects, supports research with our present and future in mind. Likewise, from Alting we express our admiration for all the staff, health and researchers who work together in the fight against COVID-19.
Research Institute of the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
The Research Institute of the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, created on 4 June 1992, is a private scientific foundation whose mission is to promote basic, clinical, epidemiological and health services research in the field of health sciences and biomedicine, with the ultimate aim of contributing to the improvement of the health of the population. On 10 December 2003, the Government of Catalonia approved the affiliation of the Institute to the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), as a university institute.
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