Do you consider yourself healthy?
Become a donor!
MicroBiome Bank donors are very special people. As well as being incredibly healthy, they are also particularly careful about how they eat, not just for themselves but for the patients they help. If you'd like to join them, please apply and we'll see if you fit the criteria.
Before registering, we would like you to understand the process of becoming a donor, including the details of data management and storage, selection methodology, necessary tests and donation steps. If you accept the terms and conditions, please complete the registration process, after which you will be asked to fill in a "Donor's Questionnaire". This will ask you about the circumstances of your birth, any previous medical conditions you may have had, as well as your current health or dietary habits. The people selected through the questionnaire will be consulted in a personal interview. The next step is a faecal bacteriological and blood serological examination of the donor candidates, which will be evaluated according to the criteria described in the methodological letter. As a final screening step, a faecal microbiome test will be initiated to check the exact composition of the bacteria in the donor's colon.
1
Donation
1008
Bacterial strains
What will make you a good donor?
Using your health to help others has many benefits for You and your family. As donation itself is by law free of charge, we strive to provide our donors with services that are not only necessary for screening, but also help You maintain your health. You help our patients and we will keep an eye on You.
Medical history
You should be free of all currently known infectious diseases, have a well functioning digestion, a stable nervous-, a flawless excretory- and a balanced hormonal system.- no history of cancer
- no chronic gastrointestinal diseases
- no autoimmune diseases
- no metabolic diseases
- no neurological / psychiatric disorders
Age
Age-related characteristics are not transferable, but it is important that the age of the donor is as close as possible to the age of the person receiving the treatment. Donors should be no more than 50 years old.- under 45 years of chronological age
- biological age lower than chronological
- age-appropriate mental health
- positive attitude
- no behavioural risks
Nutrition
The microbiome is most influenced by the food intake. We expect You to eat a balanced and varied diet made from food ingredients of the highest quality. Both in the short and long term.- high quality ingredients
- regular fasting
- no deficiency disease
- no probiotics use
- no restrictive diet
Physical state
Microbiome provided by people who engage in static, moderate-intensity exercise is, to some extent, more suitable for improving physical fitness and providing a more stable ecosystem. That is why we need you!- sporty lifestyle
- low BMI
- high endurance
- regular defecation
- no performance enhancing
Cooperation
Donor selection is time-consuming for both You and the medical team and costly for the patient. Before applying, it is important to consider whether the minor inconveniences associated with donation can be borne by You after a successful selection.- willing to help
- consent to data handling
- consent to screening
- willing to donate
- willing to retest
The MicroBiome Donation Process
The procedure is very straight forward and easy to understand. Due to the time-consuming and costly nature of microbiome donation, we strived to exclude any unnecessary tests or inconveniences in the design of our donor screening method.
Registration
This process only takes a few minutes. We will provide you with a unique U****** identifier during the procedure to ensure your anonymity for the tests and data collection.
Step IQuestionnaire
You will then be asked to fill in an on-line "Donor's Questionnaire", which includes health and nutritional information, risky behaviour and sports related questions as well. It takes approximately 10 minutes.
Step IIBlood, Urine & Stool Testing
Those selected through the questionnaire will be subject to a detailed data matching consultation, faecal bacteriological culture, parasitology and blood serological tests, which are evaluated according to the criteria described in the methodological letter.
Step IIIDonation
Donations are carried out for a duration of 5 days for two consecutive weeks. Faeces is collected by an easy to use, hygienic device which stores the donation well sealed.
Step IVSafety Storage
We are required by our strict safety protocol to store the faeces under -80°C in order to eliminate any and all eukaryotic cells. This is a time consuming step wit a length of 8 weeks.
Step VDonor Retesting
After the safety storage period is over, the donor is retested for all diseases that may have been present in the body at the time of donation, but sensitivity of the screening methods were unable to show.
Step VIStool classification
Once it has been verified that both the donor and the faeces is appropriate for medical intervention, as final screening step, a faecal microbiome test will be initiated to verify the exact composition of the microbiome in the donation.
Step VIIWould You be willing to help?
There Are Significant Benefits
You are becoming a donor in order to help patients in great need. But You may only help, if you are in a perfect form. So it is not only our job to cure those who may require so, but it is in our best interest to keep you healthy as long as possible. Our Donor Program consits of three parts.
which will give you a precise indication of your health status and we are there to cover the costs in full.