Blood and Biospecimens

Blood and Biospecimens for precision medical research by Research Donors

Who are Research Donors?

Research Donors is an HTA-licensed clinic, based in London, dedicated to the collection and processing of human blood and fresh leukopaks for research purposes. Research Donors is ISO 9001 2015 certified with Research Ethics (REC) approval as a Research Tissue bank, and participates in the UK NEQAS QA scheme.

Sourcing human blood and biospecimens for research can be challenging, complex and time consuming. The complete service of Research Donors is here to help you source high-quality human blood and tissue samples for research.

Human Leukopaks

The fresh human leukopaks of Research Donors are a source of highly concentrated peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from a single donor, with a range of sizes available depending on your requirements. Collections are tailored to each researchers' specific needs, so the choice of volume, shipment temperature and blood group is yours.

Benefits of using fresh leukopaks of Research Donors
• 10 billion total nucleated cells per donor on average from a full leukopak
• Delivery the next day after collection (in the BeNeLux)
• Fresh leukopaks collected to your exact research requirements
• High-viability PBMCs with minimal degradation
• Fresh leukopak collection available 4 days per week
• Comprehensive donor information provided, including full blood counts
• Collected at an HTA-licensed, ISO 9001 2015 certified facility
• Samples fully consented including for genetic analysis, animal models and commercial research purposes
• Large donor pool
• Available in full, half and quarter bags or 15-20 ml (500 million TNCs) sizes
• Donors pre-screened for HIV, HBV, HCV, Syphilis, HTLV I and HTLV II

Human PBMCs

Research Donors offers fresh and frozen peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). The PBMCs are processed within 5 hours of blood collection for minimal degradation, with HLA typing available on request.

Benefits of the fresh PBMC service
• Delivery on the next day after collection (in the BeNeLux)
• Processed within 5 hours of blood collection for minimal degradation
• Specific donor/protocol requests accommodated
• Chilled or ambient delivery temperature
• Large donor pool
• Comprehensive donor information provided
• Serology screening prior to dispatch
• Samples fully consented including for genetic analysis and commercial research purposes
• HLA typing available on request

Benefits of the frozen stock PBMC inventory
• PBMCs processed and frozen within 5 hours of collection
• Choice of anticoagulant, volume, age, sex, blood group and HLA type
• Select and reserve the samples that meet your research requirements in real time
• High post-thaw viability and minimal degradation
• Large donor pool
• Comprehensive donor information provided
• Serology screening prior to dispatch
• PBMCs batch-tested negative for bacteria and mycoplasma by PCR
• Samples fully consented including for genetic analysis and commercial research purposes
• Frozen PBMCs delivered in dry ice across the BeNeLux

Human whole blood

Research Donors provides researchers access to human whole blood for research purposes.

Benefits of using the fresh human blood service of Research Donors
• Delivery on the next day after collection (in the BeNeLux)
• Human whole blood collected to your exact requirements
• Specific donor/protocol requests accommodated
• Choice of anticoagulants and storage devices
• Chilled or ambient delivery temperature
• Large donor pool
• Comprehensive donor information provided
• Serology screening prior to dispatch
• Samples fully consented including for genetic analysis and commercial research purposes

Human plasma

Research Donors provides fresh and frozen plasma.

Benefits of the fresh human plasma service
• Delivery on the next day after blood collection (in the BeNeLux)
• Plasma collected to your exact requirements
• Choice of anticoagulants and storage devices
• Chilled, ambient or frozen delivery temperature
• Large donor pool
• Comprehensive donor information provided
• Serology screening prior to dispatch
• Samples fully consented including for genetic analysis and commercial research purposes

Benefits of the frozen stock human plasma inventory
• Choice of anticoagulant, volume, age, sex, blood group and ethnicity
• Select and reserve the samples that meet your research requirements in real time
• Large donor pool
• Comprehensive donor information provided
• Serology screening prior to dispatch
• Samples fully consented including for genetic analysis and commercial research purposes
• Frozen plasma delivered on dry ice across the BeNeLux

Human serum

Fresh and frozen human serum of Research Donors, collected in clot-activating silica tubes.

Benefits of the fresh human serum service
• Delivery on the next day after collection
• Specific donor and protocol requests accommodated
• Chilled, ambient or frozen delivery temperature
• Large donor pool
• Comprehensive donor information provided
• Serology screening prior to dispatch
• Samples fully consented including for genetic analysis and commercial research purposes

Benefits of the frozen stock human serum inventory
• Choice of volume, age, sex, blood group and ethnicity
• Select and reserve the samples that meet your research requirements in real time
• Large donor pool
• Comprehensive donor information provided
• Serology screening prior to dispatch
• Samples fully consented including for genetic analysis and commercial research purposes
• Frozen serum delivered on dry ice across the BeNeLux

Human buffy coat

Research Donors provides fresh, healthy human buffy coats. The buffy coats are prepared according to each researcher's exact requirements, with delivery available on the next day after collection in the BeNeLux, offering access to human buffy coat whenever your research demands.

Benefits of our human blood buffy coat service
• Delivery on the next day after collection (in the BeNeLux)
• Buffy coats collected to your exact research requirements
• Choice of anticoagulant and storage device
• Chilled or ambient delivery temperature
• Large pool of healthy donors
• Comprehensive donor information provided
• Serology screening prior to dispatch
• Samples fully consented including for genetic analysis and commercial research purposes

Human red blood cells

Fresh human red blood cells (RBC) of Research Donors. The fresh human red blood cells are prepared according to each researchers' exact needs, with a choice of volume, anticoagulant, storage device and shipment temperature.

Benefits of our fresh red blood cell service
• Delivery of fresh RBCs on the day after collection
• Available as leuko-reduced RBCs
• Specific donor requests accommodated
• Choice of anticoagulants and storage devices
• Ambient, chilled or frozen delivery temperature
• Large donor pool
• Comprehensive donor information provided
• Serology screening prior to dispatch
• Samples fully consented including for genetic analysis and commercial research purposes