COSMOS – the first Bulgarian virtual biobank for tumor tissues

COSMOS brings together anonymized clinicopathological data and tumor tissues from different centers in Bulgaria and makes them available to physicians and researchers in order to create innovative approaches in science and treatment

Whom can we help?

If you are a PhD student or already an experienced scientist and need tumor tissue samples to perform your oncology research – don’t hesitate! Contact us!

How did it all start?

In 2020, then Dr. Angel Yordanov under the harmful influence of Dr. Mariela Vassileva decided to create a biobank for tumor tissues at MU-Pleven to serve their future projects

Entrepreneurs in Science 2021

In 2021 Dr. Mariela Vassileva participated in the competition “Entrepreneurs in Science 2021” of the Karoll Foundation and together with Assoc. Dr. Yordanov won the grand prize in the competition, as well as an award from the “Lachezar Tsotzorkov” Foundation

Our fight for better healthcare is eternal!

Thanks to economi.bg for the wonderful interview!

Our mission is to improve access to research for doctors and patients in Bulgaria.

Available samples

Are you a PhD student or a researcher?

Do you need tumor, normal tissue and/or blood samples from cancer patients to complete your research?

Need detailed clinical data on your patients?

Have a look on the COSMOS biobank by clicking on the picture!

The team behind COSMOS biobank

Mariela Vasileva-Slaveva, M.D.
Angel Yordanov, M.D.