Description
The ISABIAL Biobank is a platform whose purpose is to support scientific research by facilitating translational research and promoting collaboration among different clinical researchers. It enables us to maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of the research landscape and its ethical and legal framework.
The ISABIAL Biobank is a central structure supporting biomedical and scientific research, facilitating the translation of research findings and promoting collaboration among research groups. Its consolidation has been made possible thanks to the commitment of the professionals at the Dr. Balmis University General Hospital to biomedical research, as well as the support of the institution’s management. The ISABIAL Biobank is part of the Valencian Biobank Network (RVB) and is an affiliated biobank of the ISCIII Platform for Biomodels and Biobanks.
The Biobank was authorized on June 7, 2013, by the Directorate‑General for Planning, Evaluation, Research, Quality, and Patient Care of the Department of Health of the Valencian Community, and was registered in the National Biobank Registry (B.0000834). Since 2016, the Biobank has operated under a quality management system (QMS) certified according to the ISO 9001:2015 standard.
Team
Features
- To manage, with quality‑driven criteria, the collections of biological material and associated high‑quality clinical information for the execution of biomedical research projects.
- To promote the creation of strategic collections within the internal framework, as well as within the networks: the RVB and the PRNBB.
- To ensure the ethical, scientific, and technical requirements mandated by national and international legislation.
- To provide, on a non‑profit basis, the stored biological material to ISABIAL research groups or to external groups that meet the scientific and ethical criteria required for the use of this type of samples.
- To establish an appropriate sample processing workflow that meets quality assurance standards.
- To ensure respect for fundamental rights and freedoms, the protection of dignity and identity, and the proper handling of the personal data of donor subjects.
- To establish collaborative networks with other biobanks, whether within or outside the networks to which the ISABIAL Biobank belongs.
Services
- To implement sample collection workflows.
- To preserve and safeguard human biological material.
- To manage requests for biological material for research purposes.
- Ethical‑legal guidance to regulate surplus biological material from research projects and clinical trials.
Techniques
- Processing of human biological samples: peripheral blood, saliva, cerebrospinal fluid, urine, and tissues.
- Isolation of serum, plasma, and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs).
- Extraction of nucleic acids from the different types of biological samples.
- Analysis of nucleic acid purity, integrity, and functionality using Nanodrop, Qubit, and TapeStation.
- Histological sections of paraffin‑embedded and cryopreserved tissue.
- Preparation of TMAs and histological punches.
Advisory boards
- Ethics Committees:
- Clinical Research Ethics Committee for Medicinal Products (CEIm) of the Alicante–General Hospital Health Department.
- Clinical Research Ethics Committee of the Directorate‑General for Public Health and the Center for Public Health Research (CEIC DGSP‑CSISP).
- Scientific Committees:
- ISABIAL Research Committee.
- Scientific Committee of the Valencian Biobank Network.
Documents
ISABIAL Biobank Quality PolicyISABIAL Biobank Activity Report 2025
ISABIAL Biobank Activity Report 2024
ISABIAL Biobank Activity Report 2023
ISABIAL Biobank Activity Report 2022
ISABIAL Biobank Activity Report 2021
Valencian Biobank Network (RVB) Brochure
ISCIII Biobanks and Biomodels Platform Brochure
Platforms
Contact
Dr. Cristina Alenda (Scientific Direction)
Dra. Ana Martínez (Coordinator)
Alexandra Nicolás (Technician)
Jessyca Navarro (Technician)
Beatriz Bernal (Technician)
biobanco@isabial.es
965 913 982
Location
6th Floor, Diagnostic Center (Grey Building) Alicante
Dr. Balmis University General Hospital Avda. Pintor Baeza, 12, 03010 Alicante
Basement Level -1, Outpatient Clinics
Dr. Balmis University General Hospital of Alicante
Avda. Pintor Baeza, 12, 03010 Alicante
Hours
Monday to Friday
9:00 AM to 2:30 PM