About Biobank

About SNUH Biobank

Guided by Seoul National University Hospital's mission and vision — “to enable humanity to enjoy healthy and happy lives through world-class education, research, and medical care” — SNUH Biobank goes beyond the simple storage and management of resources to serve as core national R&D infrastructure for realizing precision medicine, the heart of future healthcare.

SNUH Biobank operates through the Human Biobank for blood and body fluids, the Cancer Tissue Bank for tissue, and the Brain Bank for brain tissue. Building on specialized expertise and systematic operating systems in each field, we will continue to advance future biomedical science research and precision medicine.

Functions of the Biobank

Collection of Human Biological Materials

Securing diverse human biological materials such as blood, body fluids,
tissue, and brain tissue through standardized procedures

Resource Preservation & Management

Stable resource management through
real-time temperature monitoring

Clinical Data Linkage

Securing standardized healthcare data and
linking it with resources to support research

Research Collaboration Network

Serving as a hub for
domestic and international joint research

Provision of Research Resources

Providing research resources for precision medicine,
disease mechanism studies, and tailored therapy development