Other Centralized Services for research
Research&Trial office Radiologie en Nucleaire Geneeskunde (RNG)
If you want to make use ofimaging techniquesin your clinical research (x-rays, ultrasound, CT scans, MRI or nuclear medicine imaging) you should contact the Research Imaging Core Center (RICC). All research requests can be submitted via ricc@amsterdamumc.nl. You will receive a link to a registration form. RICC assesses whether there is sufficient capacity to meet the requested activities. The RICC draws up a quotation with the expected costs, which will be required for the MERC application, and make arrangements for preparation, implementation and data transmission of your research.
Curius (Cardiovascular Innovation and Research campuS)
If you want to make use of echo's and/or ECG's for your clinical research you can submit a request for both locations of Amsterdam UMC by sending an e-mail to researchcardiologie@amsterdamumc.nl. They will contact you to jointly draw up an application form.
Experimental and Clinical Research Unit F5 (EKRU)
This department supports researchers in conducting their research by means of nursing procedures. Patients or healthy subjects who participate in clinical scientific research may be admitted to this department. According to strict research protocols data is collected and investigational medicinal products are administered.
For more information visit the EKRU website and for submitting your trial please contact f5ekru@amsterdamumc.nl to schedule an appointment.
Amsterdam UMC Biobank
It is recommended to discuss biobanking activities at an early stage. This includes all phases from the initiation of new biobanks over the maintenance of historic collections to the issue of material from existing cohorts. Activities need to be approved by an ethics committee, which is the CTB (Commissie Toetsing Biobanken). Once permission is obtained, sample and data collection can be started. Pre-analytic services are provided by specialized laboratories based on protocols harmonized under the auspices ofHealth-RI. Similar procedures are developed for the issue of samples. Thecatalogof BBMRI.nl provides key information on biobank collections housed at Amsterdam UMC Biobank and enables researchers to request specific samples through a standardized and transparent process. For more information please contact the biobank via contact form.
Pathology-Biobanking & Research (PBR)
PBR ensures that human biospecimens that remain after pathological assessment and diagnostics are properly stored, and, under the right conditions, can be issued for high quality scientific research; ranging from immunohistochemistry to genomics, AI, and computational pathology. The PBR coordinates the collection, management, processing, and release of normal and abnormal bodily materials for scientific research. The PBR strives to provide service to researchers in the intake, biobank ethics committee approval, logistics and processing of bodily materials.
Investigators who wish to perform research on (anonymized) bodily materials and/or pathology data can contact biobank-pathologie@amsterdamumc.nl or biobank-pathologie-amc@amsterdamumc.nl
Central Diagnostic Lab (CDL)
CDL provides support to patient care within Amsterdam UMC from the field of clinical chemistry. In addition, the CDL is increasingly called upon to support research projects that are either directly related to patient care or have an experimental character, such as laboratory animal research. This support is provided within the CDL by the Central Research Laboratory (CRL). In addition, the CRL takes care of the shipping provisions for patient care and the storage of materials.
Investigators can make a request by sending an e-mail (CRL-VUmc@amsterdamumc.nl or CRL-AMC@amsterdamumc.nl) to the trail coordinator and together an application form will be drawn up.
Amsterdam UMC Biobank It is recommended to discuss biobanking activities at an early stage. This includes all phases from the initiation of new biobanks over the maintenance of historic collections to the issue of material from existing cohorts. Activities need to be approved by an ethics committee, which is the CTB (Commissie Toetsing Biobanken). Once permission is obtained, sample and data collection can be started. Pre-analytic services are provided by specialized laboratories based on protocols harmonized under the auspices of Health-RI.
Similar procedures are developed for the issue of samples. The catalog of BBMRI.nl provides key information on biobank collections housed at Amsterdam UMC Biobank and enables researchers to request specific samples through a standardized and transparent process. For more informatie please contact the biobank via contactform.
Medical Microbiology & Infection Prevention (MM&I)
MM&I is specialized in diagnostic laboratories for virology, bacteriology, mycology, parasitology, in addition to central laboratories for molecular and serological diagnostics. The department also includes several research laboratories. Investigators can make a reqeust by sending an e-mail to the studycoordinator of the department and together an application form will be drawn up.