A device (1) for the collection of a sample of urine from a urine stream (US), the device comprising a conduit through which the urine stream flows and having an inlet (2) and an outlet (3) and a valve device (6) for directing a portion of the urine stream into a sample vessel (5), wherein the valve device has at least three states, a first state whereby urine from the urine stream is unable to enter the sample vessel, a second state where urine is able to enter the sample vessel and a third state where urine is unable to enter the sample vessel, the valve device being sequentially biased towards the second and third states and wherein, in the first and third states, urine from the urine stream exits the conduit via the outlet.
