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The Victorian Cancer Biobank is a not-for-profit consortium of tissue banks, supported by Cancer Council Victoria and the Victorian Government.  Our overall aim is to provide researchers with high quality tissue samples and data in order to facilitate cancer research discoveries that will lead to improvements in cancer diagnosis and treatment.

The Biobank provides biospecimens prepared from a collection of blood and tissue samples, taken with consent from healthy individuals and patients diagnosed with cancer. Some information about the health and treatment of the donors is also collected. The tissue that is collected following surgery is in  excess of what is required for diagnosis and would otherwise be discarded.

Academic and commercial sector researchers from within Australia or overseas can apply to the Biobank for biospecimens and information. Before biospecimens are provided to researchers, an impartial panel of scientists and doctors must agree that the project is scientifically worthwhile and a Human Research Ethics Committee must approve the project.

Click the Information for Researchers tab for costs and how to apply

Click the Prospective Donors tab for information about donating tissue to the Biobank

What's New

The Victorian Cancer Biobank has released its Annual Report 2010. The report is one of the many ways in which we highlight key achievements across the organisation and report on our key activities.  To review the report, click VCB Annual Report 2010.  Printed copies are available by emailing enquiries@viccancerbiobank.org.au.