Establishing the Negev BioBank, positioning Soroka on the leading edge of biotech development
The Negev Biobank is a unique database that represents the entire population of the Negev and contains biological samples and genetic, clinical, and environmental data. This main focus of the database is population-based research, and it is thus expected to facilitate studies on aspects of health and disease among the unique populations living in the Negev and promote research collaboration between physicians at Soroka Medical Center and research staff at Ben-Gurion University. Its vision is to promote personalized medicine, prevent, and cure future diseases by creating a groundbreaking and multidisciplinary research infrastructure. A database of biological samples and population-based data is of great scientific significance in terms of the efficiency and accuracy of the diagnostic processes of many diseases and the development of personalized medicine.