Value proposition

Saving the DNA and viable cells of the worldʼs endangered species


We are a biobanking charity collecting DNA and cells of endangered animals for conservation. We have two sites in Nottingham and Cardiff.

The charity was founded in 2004 by Professor Bryan Clarke FRS, Dr Ann Clarke, and Anne McLaren FRS, with the help of the three founding partner organisations: the University of Nottingham, the Natural History Museum (NHM), and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL).

We are one of the many organisations that are working hard to halt the loss of biodiversity, by ensuring that all biological material that has been collected from endangered animal species is properly curated, and used responsibly and sustainably in conservation management and research.

We aim to achieve this goal by:

- coordinating global efforts in biobanking for endangered animal species;
- sharing expertise;
- offering help to organisations and governments that wish to set up biobanks in their own countries;
- providing the physical and informatics infrastructure that will allow conservationists and researchers to search for, locate and use this material wherever possible without having to resample from wild populations.

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