The Singapore Bio-Bank fosters participation in the following collection: 
 
Project driven collections for which a grant proposal has been written, submitted either within and/or outside Singapore for a specific research objective with accompanying study protocol.   Prioritization will be given to projects with scientific merit and excellence, coupled with peer reviewed grants with accompanying funding.

The Singapore Bio-Bank will work towards avoiding duplication of research projects and prevent conflicts of interest between existing projects and new applications.     

Collecting and processing samples  

• Logistics and advice for donor consenting and collection process.  State-of-the-art facility for the receiving, processing, quality control and storage of samples with complete sample tracking.  
• Standardized operating procedures for the collection, processing, storage and distribution of samples.
• Extraction of DNA from whole blood, buffy coat, cell lysate, saliva etc. 
• Cell immortalization to generate continuous cell lines for DNA.

Samples archived at the Singapore Bio-Bank  

• Matched / unmatched DNA
• Matched / unmatched serum, plasma, red blood cells
• Immortalized cell lines from isolated lymphocytes 
• Urine, saliva, lymphocytes