Biobanking
The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network biobanking services facilitate high-quality local, national and international collaborative research activity that turns biospecimens and linked data into understanding of paediatric disease. The research activity they support lead to the development of diagnostic techniques, cures and disease prevention strategies.
Our biobanks meet national and international quality standards and lead the way in biobanking practices.
Kids Heart BioBank
The Kids Heart BioBank is a biobanking facility based at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead that coordinates the collection, storage and distribution of paediatric DNA blood samples.
They work closely with both clinicians and researchers, including the Heart Centre for Children and Kids Heart Research.
See Kids Heart BioBank service page
Sydney Cord Blood Bank
The Sydney Cord Blood Bank is a biobanking facility based at the Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick, that coordinates the collection, storage and distribution of cord blood samples.
They are a part of a national network of cord blood banks across Australia known as AusCord.
See Sydney Cord Blood Bank service page
The Tumour Bank
The Tumour Bank is a biobanking facility based at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead that coordinates the collection, storage and distribution of paediatric cancer specimens.
They are operated by the Biospecimen Research Services group in the Children’s Cancer Research Unit, and work closely with both clinicians and researchers.
See Sydney Cord Blood Bank service page
Looking for our research facilities?
If you are looking for more information on our research facilities, please see our Kids Research website. Kids Research is the research arm for The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network.
See our research facilities page