European Institute of Oncology IRCCS 1 article published in JoVE Cancer Research Biobank for Translational Medicine: Standard Operating Procedures for Optimal Sample Management Giuseppina Bonizzi*1, Maria Capra*1, Cristina Cassi1, Giulio Taliento1, Oriana Pala2, Elham Sajjadi2,3, Konstantinos Venetis2,3, Mariia Ivanova2, Massimo Monturano4, Giuseppe Renne2, Lorenzo Zattoni1,3, Elena Guerini-Rocco2,3, Giuseppe Viale2,3, Roberto Orecchia5, Nicola Fusco1,2,3 1Biobank for Translational and Digital Medicine Unit, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 2Division of Pathology, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 3Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, 4Patient Safety & Risk Management Service, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 5Scientific Directorate, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS Biobanks are crucial resources for biomedical research and the Biobank for Translational and Digital Medicine Unit at the European Institute of Oncology is a model in this field. Here, we provide a detailed description of biobanks' standard operating procedures for the management of different types of human biological samples.