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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Thank you to everyone who applied. We’re excited to review your submissions!The #BTSCongress is just around the corner. We look forward to the @btstransplant.bsky.social Innovation Competition 2026 in partnership with Live Life Give Life and QUOD, as well as hearing from QUOD researchers. Come and say hello at stand 15 in the Exhibition Hall!
— QUOD biobank (@quod-biobank.bsky.social) Mar 3, 2026 at 13:13
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