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Christmas Holiday 2023-2024

The office will be closed for telephone calls from December 25, 2023 until January 2nd, 2024. As usual, new submissions or resubmissions can be send to TCBio@umcutrecht.nl . During the holiday period, there may be some delay in the processing of applications and questions.

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TCBio Annual Report 2022

The TCBio Annual Report 2022 is available

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No committee meeting on 24 July 2023

Due to the summer holiday, there will be no committee meeting on 24 July 2023.

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Instruction for direct use of residual material from routine care

For direct use of (fresh) residual human biological material from routine care in a scientific study, a simplified TCBio procedure is in place provided a set of criteria can be met.

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TCBio Annual Report 2021

The TCBio Annual Report is available

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New Release protocol for research using human biological material

Before use of human biological material, a researcher needs an approval from the Biobank Research Ethics Committee (Dutch: TCBio). As of 1st June, an updated version of the release protocol form is available here. As of 1st September 2022, the new form is mandatory for all requests for research use of human biological material.

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TCBio Annual report 2020

The TCBio annual report 2020 is available

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TCBio meeting frequency increased from April 2021

From April 2021, the Biobank Research Ethics Committee (TCBio) will meet every 2 weeks on Monday, instead of monthly.

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New meeting day and deadlines in 2021

New meeting day and deadlines in 2021 As of 2021, the committee will meet once every 4 weeks on Monday (instead of Thursday).

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TCBio Annual report 2019

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