Table 4.
Biobanks in Asia–Pacific
| Country | Name of institute | Website | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal and plant | |||
| India | National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources | www.nbpgr.ernet.in | Plant genetic Resource |
| Taiwan | National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium | www.nmmba.gov.tw/english | Animal and algae specimen |
| National Plant Genetic Resources Center | www.npgrc.tari.gov.tw | Crop germplasm | |
| World Vegetable Center | avrdc.org | Seed | |
| Thailand | Siriraj House Dust Mite Center for Services and Research | www.dustmitethailand.com | Dust mite |
| Vietnam | Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources | www.iebr.ac.vn/index.asp?prgID=100 | Animal and plant specimen |
| Microorganism | |||
| Indonesia | Indonesian Center for Biodiversity and Biotechnology | icbb.or.id | Microorganism for plant |
| Malaysia | Malaysian Agriculture Research and Development Institute | www.mardi.gov.my | Bacteria, fungi, plant seed |
| Philippines | Microbiological Research and Services Laboratory Culture Collection, University of the Philippines-Diliman (UPCC) | nsri.upd.edu.ph/main/?page_id=140 | Fungi and bacteria |
| Taiwan | Bioresource Collection and Research Center | www.bcrc.firdi.org.tw | Fungi and bacteria |
| Thailand | Thailand Network on Culture Collection | www1a.biotec.or.th/TNCC | |
| Thailand Bioresource Research Center (TBRC) | www.tbrcnetwork.org | Fungi | |
| Department of Medical Sciences Thailand Culture Collection | engweb.dmsc.moph.go.th | Human pathogenic microorganism | |
| Plant Pathology and Microbiology Division, Department of Agriculture | www.doa.go.th/en/ | Plant pathogenic microorganism | |
| Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research | www.tistr.or.th/tistreng/ | Industrial microorganism | |
| Vietnam | Vietnam Type Culture Collection | vtcc.imbt.vnu.edu.vn | Fungi and bacteria |
| Human-origin | |||
| Australia | Australasian Biospecimen Network Association | www.abna.org.au | Tumor |
| Australian Breast Cancer Tissue Bank | www.abctb.org.au | Breast cancer tissue | |
| India | ICMR National Tumor Tissue Repository, Tata Memorial Centre | tmc.gov.in | Tumor bone, blood, tissue |
| Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre (RGCI & RC) Biorepository | www.rgcirc.org | Blood | |
| Malaysia | The Malaysian Cohort | mycohort.gov.my | Blood, urine |
| Singapore | NUH Tissue Repository | medicine.nus.edu.sg/tissue/ | Blood, body fluid, tissue |
| Clinical Trials Resource Centre, Singapore General Hospital | www.sgh.com.sg | Tissue | |
| SingHealth Tissue Repository | research.singhealth.com.sg | Tissue, serum | |
| Taiwan | Taiwan Biobank | www.twbiobank.org.tw | Blood, urine, DNA, plasma |
| Thailand | Tissue Repository of Chulabhorn Hospital | www.cccthai.org/l-eng/ | Tissue |