The current initiative suggests to establish the " Danubian Biobank foundation for public utility in molecular medicine of aging disorders " that networks and expands all biobanking activities and the core scientific competences of the Danubian universities, teaching hospitals and rehabilitation clinics between Ulm and Budapest and of associated collaborating regional centers in the field of non-cancer aging disorders. In this context we will address 1. vascular disease (e.g. stroke, myocardial infarction, peripheral artery disease, arterial thrombosis, kidney failure), 2. metabolic disease (e.g. obesity, metabolic syndrome), and 3. neurodegenerative disorders (e.g. dementia, parkinsonism).