Our mission
The Tobias Registry is responsible for coordinating Sweden's volunteer stem cell donors and supporting healthcare in finding safe and compatible donors for patients in need of stem cell transplantation.
Contact us
Opening hours
Mon–Thu 8:00 am–4:45 pm
Fridays 08:00-15:00
Emergency number:
(Only for transplant centers and registries outside office hours)
Are you going to take samples from a potential donor?
The Tobias Registry requires assistance with a blood sample collection for one of our donors who is being evaluated for a potential stem cell donation.
Should any uncertainties arise, please feel free to contact us.
Information prior to the testing
- The Tobias Registry will provide you with the referral, sample tubes, and other information prior to the blood sampling.
- All samples are provided by the donor.
- An ID check of the donor must be carried out.
- The test tubes are labeled with codes because the recipient of the samples should not be informed of the donor's identity (exception; EDTA tubes for blood typing).
- The codes on the pipes are checked against the attached documentation.
- The samples are returned to the Tobias Registry via PostNord Express, which is arranged by the donor.
- Use the attached protective sleeves and transport bags.
- The donor should not pay for this sampling.
- An invoice may be sent to the Tobias Registry.
Documents to download
The Tobias Registry is certified by the World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA). The certification demonstrates that the Tobias Registry employs safe and standardized procedures when collaborating with donor registries in other countries. WMDA is an organization that has been working globally to facilitate stem cell donations since 1996.
The collaboration hospitals of the Tobias Registry are accredited by the Joint Accreditation Committee ISCT-Europe & EBMT (JACIE), which is Europe's official accreditation body for blood stem cell transplantation and cell therapy. It promotes high-quality patient care and medical and laboratory practice through a professional-led, voluntary accreditation system.
EBMT
The Tobias Registry collaborates with the National Cord Blood Bank to provide blood stem cells to patients. The bank is accredited in accordance with the international NetCord-FACT standard for cord blood banks.