Industry Collaborations

Industry Collaborations

The unique integration of health data and samples from HUNT Biobank and Norwegian registries, makes it possible to set up research collaborations to enhance knowledge on the cause of diseases, how diseases may be prevented and how to develop better treatments of diseases.

HUNT welcomes industry collaborations where this benefits research and is in line with public trust. To maintain this trust, we are working on our contribution to the development of guidelines for such collaborations in national health research.

Our main goal with public-private collaborations is to increase research and innovation projects that ultimately will contribute to improved health care. 

Guidelines (link)

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Contact

Bjørn Olav Åsvold
Bjørn Olav Åsvold
Professor
bjorn.o.asvold@ntnu.no
+47-73597499
+4792466240

11-Digit ID

11-Digit ID

Norwegian residents have a unique 11-digit personal ID that penetrates all layers of society, including health care. The ID makes it possible to link data across different sources to create a longitudinal characterization of disease and outcomes.

Biobank Resorce

Biobank Resorce

HUNT Biobank is a state of the art research biobank with high-technology equipment for storage, analysis, sample handling and delivery. 

Infrastructure

Infrastructure

The key to the uniqueness of the Norwegian health data infrastructure, is the integration of data from biobanks with data from a range of nation-wide, mandatory and complete registries and electronic medical records.

Trust

Trust

A hallmark for the Norwegian population is a high level of public trust and willingness to participate in biobank studies. A public health care system, a proper governance structure and a high standard for data-privacy have secured this.