Collection of remnant material from unused blood donations (v1)
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Collection of remnant material donated at blood transfusion centres, under individual informed consent, which test positive for a variety of required biomarkers. Samples will be used to facilitate “Proof of Concept” and "Validation" studies for new diagnostic test kits, and may also be used for other appropriate applications.
IRAS ID
150238
Contact name
Simon Packer
Contact email
Research summary
Patients with certain conditions present with elevated levels of various biomarkers in their blood, or its derivatives (serum, plasma, etc). Relevant material will be identified and collected following routine analysis of blood donations collected at a blood transfusion centre. Material unsuitable for transfusion is classed as remnant material. The remnant material will be stored and then transported to BBI Solutions. BBI Solutions will supply this material to various companies conducting research and development work on new diagnostic test kits or use them internally to assess products provided by BBI Solutions. The materials are important to ensure that the new kits are able to detect the required biomarker.
REC name
North of Scotland Research Ethics Committee 1
REC reference
14/NS/1020
Date of REC Opinion
28 Jul 2014
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion