Welcome to the Biobank at the Veterans Medical Research Institute.

We systematically collect, store, and manage human-derived materials such as tissues, cells, and blood from patients, and ethically and fairly distribute them to researchers. This enables future research that utilizes genetic information technologies and establishes a foundation for providing patients with high-quality, personalized precision medical services.

Operational Goals

• Establish and operate a biobank research platform
• Implement an automated genetic bank system and develop standard operating procedures
• Build a genomic information management system

Establishment of the Biobank, Veterans Medical Research Institute

Grow into a Precision Medicine Hub by Realizing the Value Chain Between Resources and Information

• 01Target for Securing Human-Derived Materials
  • Target

    Patients visiting the VHS Hospitals and potential veteran beneficiaries

  • Value Provided

    Standardize and automate the processing of human-derived materials to ensure high-quality collection and management

  • Benefit Model

    Lead collaborative research using the secured human-derived materials

  • Potential Revenue Model

    Acquire external resources by leveraging automated material processing systems

  Establish a Highly Reliable Biobank
• 01High-Quality Genomic Data Production
  • Target

    Generate high-quality genomic data from secured human-derived materials

  • Value Provided

    Integrate biological resources with their corresponding genomic information

  • Benefit Model

    Conduct independent disease research through genomic analysis and promote collaborative research

  • Potential Revenue Model

    As a biobank possessing both resources and information is extremely rare, leverage this strength to gradually build capacity for translational and clinical research

  Lead Genomic Research on Veteran-Related Diseases
• 01High-Value Cohort Data
  • Target

    Enhance resource/genomic information with clinical and prognostic data to produce high-quality cohort datasets through medical and statistical review

  • Value Provided

    Develop global-level cohort information on veteran-related diseases

  • Benefit Model

    Establish an independent, data-driven business foundation

  • Potential Revenue Model

    Possibility of monetizing data using de-identification techniques

  Lead Data-Driven Precision Medicine

Establishment of the Biobank, Veterans Medical Research Institute

Direction for Biobank Establishment

Build infrastructure that simultaneously secures the value chain of human-derived materials and information, leveraging South Korea’s exclusive strengths in veteran medical research to serve as a precision medicine hub for chronic diseases, cancer, and rare diseases affecting veterans.