ONTARIO TUMOUR BANK

OTB was launched in 2002 by the Ontario Cancer Research Network, the predecessor of the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, in recognition of the growing need for quality human biospecimens for the development of better patient diagnostics and therapies and thus the need for an Ontario provincial biobank. It has been collecting biospecimens from consented patients since September 2004... Ontario Tumour Bank (OTB) provides cancer researchers with a diverse selection of high-quality biospecimens and derivatives, comprehensively annotated with de-identified clinical data. Biospecimens are the key to the development and testing of next-generation diagnostics and treatments. Since 2004, OTB has been making this type of research possible by collecting and dispensing the biospecimens needed for high-impact studies.

Primary location: Toronto Canada