VICTORIAN CANCER BIOBANK

The Victorian Cancer Biobank (VCB) is an open access, not-for-profit resource established by Cancer Council Victoria and our partnered health care providers with the support from Victorian Government, to facilitate translational research in the cancer sector... The VCB specialises in the ethical procurement, processing, preservation and distribution of clinical grade biospecimens for research purposes that meet or exceed biobanking best practices, to ensure validation through standardisation, documentation and quality management. This includes the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and ISBER best practice guidelines... The Victorian Cancer Agency committed a further $6 million to support the VCB and $700,000 for equipment upgrades across the consortium.

Also known as: VCB, Victorian Cancer Agency

Primary location: East Melbourne