Arden Tissue Bank (ATB), based at University Hospital Coventry, aims to provide researchers with access to a diverse range of high quality human tissue, whilst complying with legislation & regulation.

ATB has access to routine surgical tissues that have been taken for diagnosis and normally discarded or destroyed after use. ATB can use tissues surplus to diagnosis and make them available for ethically approved projects. Applicants must complete a form and supply a lay summary, which are then subject to committee approval.

To help quality assure all of our services we are now working towards achieving the new International biobanking standard: ISO 20387. In addition, ATB is one of the first biobanks in England to adopt the UKCRC Tissue Directory Transparency Principles.