Core Facility for Biobank - UiT

The biobank has a storage area of approximately 440 square meters. This area contains more than 100 chest freezers, including about 90 ultra-freezers that maintain a temperature of -70°C, as well as dedicated laboratory facilities. The capacity includes several emergency freezers that can be rented as needed. We are currently in a modernization and expansion phase and will significantly increase the capacity of the biobank in a few years with an automated storage unit.

The biobank is operated in accordance with Norwegian legislation, the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and in line with "Best Practice for Norwegian Biobanks". To ensure the quality and traceability of the stored biological material, standardized procedures have been established for all aspects of receiving, storing, and distributing biological material. The procedures include infrastructure (operation of storage facilities, access control, , IT systems, monitoring and emergency preparedness), HSE (procedures, measures), and quality management (training, information security, maintenance, and deviation management). The biobank has 24-hour temperature surveillance and logging, and on-call staff.

The IT solution EUTRO constitutes the biobank's IT infrastructure for management and tracking of the biological material. EUTRO has an overview of all available biological material with associated documentation across studies/sample collections. Each individual sample is thoroughly described, making it possible to perform detailed searches for relevant samples for distribution. EUTRO also contains tracking history, including storage location, distribution, returns, analyses performed and registration of deviations.

The material in the biobank is used, among other things, to research risk factors and biomarkers related to health, lifestyle, and disease. The various research projects and population surveys that have material in the Core Facility for Biobank are responsible for establishing research collaborations and giving permission to use the material in accordance with their own guidelines. Read more about the studies under the "Sample Collection and Users" tab.

• Research data portal
• Information security and data protection at UiT
• Here you will find information about data processing agreements, among other things.
• Research data: Principles and guidelines for management of research data at UiT
• Procedures for Health Research - Faculty of Health Sciences
• Checklist for Research Projects at the Faculty of Health Sciences
• HSE Manual UiT

• EUTRO
• Forskningsbiobank UNN
• Biobank Norway
• European research infrastructure for biobanking (BBMRI-ERIC)
• ESFRI Roadmap

Do you have any questions? Send an email to biobank@helsefak.uit.no.

We will respond to inquiries as quickly as possible.

Karina Standahl Olsen Scientific head Associate professor Department of Community Medicine Campus Tromsø MH øst L11.210 karina.s.olsen@uit.no +4777644818
Kristin Sørensen Head of daily operations Senior engineer Department of Community Medicine Campus Tromsø MH øst L11.209 kristin.sorensen@uit.no +4777645348
Kurt Jøran Nyland Systemutvikler EUTRO Department of Community Medicine Campus Tromsø MH øst U8.237 kurt-joran.nyland@uit.no +4777623261
Nannan Yang Associate professor Department of Community Medicine Campus Tromsø MH øst L10.127 nannan.yang@uit.no +4777644838
Morten Rafdal Head Engineer Department of Community Medicine Campus Tromsø MH øst L11.205 morten.rafdal@uit.no +4777620918
Runa Borgund Barnung Head Engineer  Department of Community Medicine Campus Tromsø MH øst L10.254 runa.b.barnung@uit.no +4777645610