Donors’ Double Impact. One decision. Dual legacy. Maximum impact.
It is our mission to align organ donation for transplantation with the simultaneous donation of nervous system tissue for research. Integrating these processes streamlines consent, maximizes donor impact, and ensures that legal, ethical, and operational standards are upheld at every level.
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That would make so much more sense…
This is the common reaction when people discover that organ donation doesn't automatically include tissue donation for research.
Despite a donor's willingness to help save lives through transplantation, their potential to advance medical knowledge through tissue research requires entirely separate consent processes.
Everything exists — but not yet connected
The infrastructure exists.
The willing donors exist.
The desperate research need exists.
Yet these elements remain disconnected.
Currently, systematic collection of nervous system tissue from organ transplant donors has never been explored.
This represents a profound missed opportunity:
Every organ donor could simultaneously contribute to neuroscience research that might unlock treatments for countless neurological conditions affecting millions worldwide.
4560
missed scientific opportunities — yearly donation cases fail to become usable nervous tissue for research
24-72 hr
The UK has one of the longest post-mortem durations (around
1 hour in the Netherlands)
0 logistics
Currently there is no coordination between transplant teams and anatomical pathology technicians.
We want to change this
By extending donors’ decisions to include research tissue through unified consent workflows, we unlock access to viable samples that are currently lost. Brain BioLink’s integrated approach isn’t just logical – it’s overdue.
Doubling donor impact
Saving lives today while building tomorrow’s breakthroughs.
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