Table 2.

Biobank locator examples.

Examples of biobank locators	URL	Focus	Region
BBMRI-ERIC directory	https://directory.bbmri-eric.eu/menu/main/app-molgenis-app-biobank-explorer/biobankexplorer	All health research	Europe
Biobank resource centre biobank locator	https://biobanking.org/	All health research	International
BioSHaRE-EU	https://www.maelstrom-research.org/mica/network/bioshare-eu	All health research	Europe
Canadian Tissue Repository Network (CTRNet) locator*	https://www.ctrnet.ca/	Cancer	Canada
ISBER member directory	https://irlocator.isber.org/	All health and other areas of scientific research	International
NCI specimen resource locator	https://specimens.cancer.gov/	Cancer	US
New South Wales (NSW) biobank locator	https://nsw.biobanking.org/locator	All health research	Australia
Specimen central global biobank directory	https://specimencentral.com/biobank-directory/	All health research	International
Biospecimen navigator platform	http://www.biofind.ca	All health research	Canada

Table showing useful resources to locate biobanks and their collections.

Locators can be found online by using the relevant search terms. A suggested search term strategy is as follows: (Biobank OR Biorepository) AND Locator; or (Biobank OR Biorepository) AND Directory; or (Biobank OR Biorepository) AND (Register OR Registry); or (Biobank OR Biorepository) AND (Catalogue OR Directory).

^*the Canadian locators include tumor biobanks that were founding members of CTRNet including the Alberta Cancer Research Biobank (ACRB), BC Cancer Agency Tumor Tissue Repository (BCCA TTR), Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG) Tissue Bank, Manitoba Tumor Bank (MTB), Ontario Tumour Bank (OTB) and Québec: Le Réseau de recherche sur le cancer (RRCancer) du Fonds de recherche Québec – Santé (FRQS).