Uppsala University It was a foregone conclusion that Uppsala Biobank would be a collaboration between the Region and the University, and this has also proven to be a recipe for success. Photograph: Mikael Wallerstedt Uppsala Biobank proved itself to be an important resource early on and a route into healthcare for research. Today, Uppsala Biobank’s services are used by many clinical researchers at from Uppsala University and Uppsala University Hospital. But also by companies conducting clinical trials in the healthcare sector. Uppsala Biobank began operating almost 13 years ago, but the history of the biobank starts much earlier. Anna Beskow, Head of Operations and Biobank Manager of Uppsala Biobank as well as Head of Section at the Uppsala Clinical Research Centre, tells us about the actual start of the biobank.