UK HTB

UK Human Tissue Bank

FaQ

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What is meant by 'biomedical research'?

Why do healthcare companies need human organs and tissues?

Does anyone make profit out of human tissue?

What is meant by ethical approval?

What is an ethics committee?

Will I still be able to donate organs/tissues for research if I donate my organs for transplantation?

Does the UKHTB accept whole body donations for research in the same way as medical schools accept bodies for teaching purposes?

What qualifications do you need to be eligible to operate as a tissue bank and accept and bank human tissue?

How do I obtain organs/tissues from the UKHTB?

What sort of tissue preparations are available from UKHTB?

How do you ensure that information on the donors is anonymous but available?

If you are non profit-making how can you keep going?

What laws govern the setting up of tissue banks?

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