CoVaRR-Net Biobank, Canada

Mono: A biobank that supports a specific research project, may have few staff members, a small-scale accrual scope with little to no initial intention of releasing or distributing biospecimens to secondary parties
Oligo: A biobank that supports several research groups or clinical trials, may or may not be designed to release biospecimens outside their collaborative group
Poly: A biobank that has generally a larger accrual scope, resources, and multiple users outside the biobank proper

Certification Status: Documents Required

Registration Status: Completed

Objective: To accelerate CoVaRR-Netâ€™s research response to characterize viral variants, and central to the networkâ€™s mandate, a SARS-CoV-2-focused biobank has been established. The CoVaRR-Net Biobankâ€™s objective is to quickly share materials and information with network members across Canada, and industry partners as needed. The CoVaRR-Net Data Platform supports the storage and management of metadata associated with materials in the Biobank.

Registered Biobank Name	CoVaRR-Net Biobank
Biobank Leader	Angela Crawley
Country	Canada
Email for biobank inquiries	biobank@covarrnet.ca
Principal Investigator	Angela Crawley
User Type Mono: A biobank that supports a specific research project, may have few staff members, a small-scale accrual scope with little to no initial intention of releasing or distributing biospecimens to secondary parties Oligo: A biobank that supports several research groups or clinical trials, may or may not be designed to release biospecimens outside their collaborative group Poly: A biobank that has generally a larger accrual scope, resources, and multiple users outside the biobank proper	Oligo - Collection aimed at supporting several research projects, a research group or a research consortium

Biospecimen Collected: