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EDBIO— Human biospecimens for research

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Human Biofluids

Biofluids from healthy donors and defined patient populations, supplied with laboratory, clinical or demographic data.

EDBIO supports life science, diagnostic and pharmaceutical research with access to human biofluids sourced from healthy donors and from patients with defined medical conditions. Samples are available with associated laboratory, clinical or demographic data, depending on what the project requires.

We work with diagnostic laboratories, clinics and biobanks across several regions. That gives access to residual specimens, prospectively collected material and existing inventories — and it covers routine requests as well as rare indications or complex donor profiles.

Whether you are planning a feasibility study, assay development or large-scale validation, we help identify the right biofluid, donor cohort and data set.

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Available biofluid types

  • BF·01

    Whole Blood

    Collected under standardised procedures using a range of tube types and collection systems. Available from healthy donors or defined patient populations, in small or large volumes depending on study design.

  • BF·02

    Serum and Plasma

    Sourced from highly specific donor populations and supplied with de-identified patient-level data. Processing protocols, centrifugation steps and aliquoting can be adapted to your requirements.

  • BF·03

    Buffy Coat

    Fresh or frozen, from selected donor cohorts including oncology and biomarker-defined populations. Additional annotations such as serology, pathology or imaging data may be available on request.

  • BF·04

    Urine

    From healthy individuals or patients with specific diagnoses. Subject to availability, samples may include longitudinal data or defined collection timepoints, delivered fresh or frozen.

  • BF·05

    Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)

    From diverse geographic regions and clinical settings. Collected prospectively or sourced from existing inventories, including defined clinical timepoints.

  • BF·06

    Sputum

    For respiratory, infectious and inflammatory disease research. Collection, processing and quality requirements are aligned with your study specifications.

  • BF·07

    Swab Samples

    A wide range of swab types including nasopharyngeal, buccal, vaginal and ocular. From healthy donors or defined patient groups, under customised protocols.

  • BF·08

    Stool

    Fresh or frozen, using different preservatives and collection methods. Suitable for microbiome, gastrointestinal and infectious disease research.

  • BF·09

    Saliva

    Sourced according to defined donor criteria and collection protocols, including hard-to-access populations and specific clinical settings.

Also available

The rest of the catalogue

TS

Human Tissue Samples

FFPE blocks, fresh-frozen tissue and histological slides from healthy and diseased donors, with pathological and molecular analysis on request.

Formats and services

VC

Viable Cells

Freshly isolated or cryopreserved human cells of high purity, from clinically characterised donors and supported by extensive data.

Cell types

Start a request

Tell us the specimen, the donor criteria and the data you need.

We check availability across the provider network and come back with what is realistically sourceable — including where it comes from.

Contact ussales@edbio.de