Biotechnology — Biobanking — General requirements for biobanking
ISO has released an Accreditation Standard for for Biobanks. This Standard was developed to promote confidence in biobanks.
The standard covers requirements that allow biobanks to demonstrate their competence in being able to provide biological material and associated data that meets the needs of research and development organisations.
A biobank is a biorepository that accepts, processes, stores and distributes biological material and associated data for use in research and clinical care. This biological material can come from human, animal or plant sources.
The accreditation process will cover collection (or acquisition), reservation, quality control, storage and distribution of biological material. It will also include a review of the management system underpinning these processes.
Biobanks, which hold hundreds of millions of biological samples – including those from humans, animals, plants, and microbes – help the global scientific community further everything from crop production to personalized medicine. Biobanks vary widely in terms of the kinds of biological material they hold, the activities they undertake, the services they provide, and their geographical location, size, and structure.
This document does not apply to biological material intended for food/feed production, laboratories undertaking analysis for food/feed production, and/or therapeutic use.
Training Program In India for the First Time on the ISO Standard
QAIQuality and Accreditation Institute (QAI) , is offering a Training Program in India for the first time on Biobanking Accreditation as per ISO 20387.
Source – http://www.qai.org.in/
Contact Co-ordinator :
Ms Rehma – rehma@qai.org.in
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