The Quality in Organ Donation (QUOD) initiative is a national consortium to promote research and to facilitate service development in organ donation and transplantation.
About QUOD
QUOD facilitates research into organ donation and transplantation by providing researchers with samples and clinical data from appropriately consented / authorised organ donors.
Read moreFor Relatives
If you agree for your loved one’s organs to be donated for transplantation, the Specialist Nurse in Organ Donation will ask for your consent / authorisation for participation in the QUOD programme.
Read moreFor Researchers
QUOD is user friendly, with a low threshold to promote research activity. We encourage researchers from all over the world to apply to access our samples.
Read moreApplication for Access to Samples
If you would like to access QUOD samples or data, please get in touch!
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⏳ The countdown has begun! Just over 2 weeks to go until ESOT Congress 2025 in London and the final of the QUOD Innovation Competition. Details of the finalists will be announced next week. See you in London! #ESOTcongress @esottransplant.bsky.social @alexionpharma.bsky.social
— QUOD biobank (@quod-biobank.bsky.social) Jun 13, 2025 at 13:07
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