The Interdisciplinary Biomaterial and Database Würzburg (ibdw) is a joint institution of the University of Würzburg and the University Hospital of Würzburg. Its aim is to systematically collect and store liquid and solid biosamples with broad consent in accordance with the highest quality standards (OECD/ISBER recommendations 2012 & 2014). The samples are acquired from outpatients and inpatients at all clinics of the University Hospital of Würzburg.

The ibdw also sees itself as a co-operation partner and service provider for the storage and management of study-specific biosamples from academic institutions and clinics of the Medical Campus Würzburg and national collaborative projects. In the future, analytical services will also be provided for local and national academic institutions or third parties (including the pharmaceutical industry).

Access to the samples and the associated analytical and clinical core data of the donors is possible for local, national and international applicants in compliance with all ethical standards and applicable data protection laws. The interdisciplinary and integrative approach of the biobank makes it an internationally competitive service and method platform for basic and clinical research.

Accreditation and certification

Certified, DIN EN ISO 9001:2015

Prof. Dr Roland Jahns
Director ibdw

ibdw@ukw.de
Phone +49 931 201 47000

University of Würzburg
Interdisciplinary Biomaterial and Database Würzburg (ibdw)

Straubmühlweg 2a / House A9
97078 Würzburg

Website

Testimonial

Participation in GBN measures in quality management

EQA schemes Tissue RNA: 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023/24 Liquid/DNA: 2018, 2020, 2023, 2023/24, 2024/25
Friendly Audits 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2025

Key figures

655,868 available liquid samples 4,534 available solid samples 83% broad consent rate 227 Number of disease entities

Sponsors and partners

Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space
Technology and Methods Platform for networked Medical Research e.V. TMF e.V.
German Centre for Heart Failure
Comprehensive Cancer Centre Mainfranken
Centre for Rare Diseases - Reference Centre Northern Bavaria
Interdisciplinary Centre for Clinical Research at the University of Würzburg
DIN/ISO expert committee
Logo Bavarian Centre for Cancer Research
Bavarian Centre for Cancer Research
NAPKON
Logo National Center for Tumor Diseases
National Center for Tumor Diseases