Biobanque Génome Québec and CIUSSS du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
The Biobank, located at the Centre hospitalier affilié universitaire régional de Chicoutimi, is affiliated with the Université de Montréal and serves as a technology platform for Génome Québec.
The Biobank supports large-scale projects such as CARTaGENE, ECOGENE-21 and biodiversity initiatives. It facilitates the integration of “omics sciences” into a continuum of projects that extends from populations to communities
Technical specifications
- Ability to prepare, store, trace and manage millions of biological and non-biological samples over the long term (decades), at room temperature, +4°C, -20°C, -80°C and -190°C (cryopreservation)
- High-throughput robotic systems for efficient sample management (storage, management, plate placement and removal, etc.)
- Highly sophisticated, highly robotized technical platform, with mirror site; international partnership
- Specialized human resources
- Secure management of systems, locations and samples with encryption and anonymization
- Development of new R&D systems and integration of existing state-of-the-art systems
- Management under government and university governance
