quality management

The Qatar Biobank, part of the Qatar Precision Health Institute (QPHI), has achieved the BBMRI-ERIC Quality Label, recognising its high standards in quality management and biobanking. The biobank is committed to providing high-quality biospecimens and associated data, supporting world-class biomedical and precision medicine research.  Qatar Biobank’s commitment to quality led it to achieve ISO 20387…

Biobank Antwerpen is the first Belgian biobank awarded the BBMRI-ERIC Quality Label. The biobank is a cooperation between the Antwerp University and the Antwerp University Hospital and was founded in 2018 upon publication of the Belgian Royal Decree on biobanks. The biobank houses a dedicated lab which receives, processes, registers, stores and distributes liquid samples…

The Swiss Center for Musculoskeletal Biobanking (SCMB) has achieved the BBMRI‑ERIC Quality Label, recognising the biobank’s strong commitment to quality, harmonisation and excellence in support of biomedical research.    Achieving the BBMRI-ERIC Audited Quality Label was an important milestone for SCMB and a valuable opportunity to further strengthen the quality management system. The preparation process involved…

BioBank Bonn has been awarded the BBMRI-ERIC Quality Label, recognising its high standards in quality management and biobanking. The BioBank Bonn is a  central  biobanking  facility of the Medical Faculty of the University of Bonn and the University Hospital Bonn.   Since joining the German Biobank Alliance (GBA) in 2020, the BioBank Bonn has systematically expanded and strengthened…

The Central Biobank Unit, Region Skåne has achieved the BBMRI-ERIC Quality Label. In recent years, the Central Biobank Unit, Biobank Department 47 (BD47), has worked consistently to meet the requirements of the ISO 20387:2018 standard. Over several years, the biobank has focused on developing and refining its procedures, while accelerating its work with internal audits…

The Biological Resources Center (Centro Risorse Biologiche, CRB) of IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele (Milan, Italy) has achieved the BBMRI‑ERIC Quality Label, recognising the biobank’s strong commitment to quality, harmonisation and excellence in support of biomedical research.   Established in 2019, the CRB is the institutional biobank of IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele and supports translational research through…

The BioCor Biobank has achieved the BBMRI‑ERIC Quality Label. BioCor Biobank is a service unit supporting scientific research and is officially recognised by the IRCCS Policlinico San Donato. BioCor was established in 2019 and, after the approval by the Ethics Committee, it was officially established for the collection and conservation of human biological material to support research…

The Interdisciplinary Bank of Biomaterials and Data Würzburg (ibdw) has officially been awarded the prestigious BBMRI-ERIC Quality Label, confirming that it operates at the highest level of quality and reliability. By aligning its processes with international standards such as ISO 20387, the ibdw ensures that researchers accessing its collection can rely on standardised, high-quality samples essential for…

The Augsburg Central BioBank (ACBB) is a central facility of the University Hospital Augsburg and the Medical Faculty of the University of Augsburg, combining both liquid and tissue biobanking under one roof.  In 2019, when the hospital was designated a University Hospital, the biobank began collecting tissue samples for the first time. In 2020, the…

The Leipzig Medical Biobank (LMB) of the University of Leipzig has achieved the BBMRI Quality Label. LMB is a state-of-the-art biobank for the quality-assured collection, processing, storage and provision of biospecimens. Founded in 2010, it initially focused on collecting, processing, storing and making available primarily liquid samples from epidemiological studies conducted by the Leipzig Research Center for Civilization…