Partners
Institute of Neuroimmunology SAS, v. v. i.
Basic Information
- Type of Biobank: Tissue Bank
- Address: Dúbravská cesta 9, 845 05 Bratislava
- Web: www.niu.sav.sk
Contact
- Director: doc. MVDr. Norbert Žilka, DrSc. norbert.zilka@savba.sk
- Coordinator for BBMRI.sk: Mgr. MVDr. Tomáš Smolek, PhD. tomas.smolek@savba.sk
Mission
The Brain Biobank is a specialized facility focused on the collection, processing, and long-term storage of brain tissue samples and associated clinical data for the purposes of post-mortem diagnosis of serious brain diseases and neuroscience research. The biobank collaborates with clinical physicians and the Healthcare Surveillance Authority.
Focus Areas
- Alzheimer’s disease and related tauopathies
- Parkinson’s disease and related synucleinopathies
- Frontotemporal dementia
- Other neurodegenerative diseases (ALS, Huntington’s disease, etc.)
- Autoimmune diseases
Collections
- Fixed brain tissue
- Paraffin blocks
- Frozen brain tissue
Main Projects
- APVV
- JPND
- Horizont Europe
Unique Strengths
- First brain biobank in Slovakia
- Approved by the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic as a Tissue Bank under Act No. 316/2017 Coll. (2026)
- Post-mortem diagnosis of rare brain diseases
- Tissue processing according to international standards
- Clinical data
Collaborations
- National:
- International:
Services and Infrastructure
- Leica HI1210
- Leica ASP 6025
- Leica EG1150 H + Leica EG1150C
- Leica RM2255
- Lecia M205A
Access Policy
- Project collaboration