quality management
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The Central Biobank Erlangen (CeBE) at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen achieves the BBMRI Quality Label
The Central Biobank Erlangen (CeBE) at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen has achieved the BBMRI Quality Label. Established in 2020, CeBE is a relatively young biobank, making this recognition an important milestone for the biobank and its team. The award confirms CeBE’s commitment to high-quality biobanking and demonstrates that the strategic, early implementation of a quality management system…
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Central Biobank Charité (ZeBanC) achieves the BBMRI-ERIC Quality Label
BBMRI-ERIC has awarded the Quality Label to the Central Biobank Charité (ZeBanC), Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, which recognises the robustness of ZeBanC’s quality management system.The award is based on a structured quality assessment focusing on the maturity, implementation and effectiveness of quality-related processes. Areas reviewed included governance structures, documentation, sample handling procedures and mechanisms for continuous…
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The Biobank of the Human Genetics Laboratory at the Giannina Gaslini Institute achieves ISO 20387 accreditation
The Biobank of the Human Genetics Laboratory at the Giannina Gaslini Institute has recently obtained ISO 20387 accreditation for its biobanking activities involving human biological material. This achievement makes it only the second biobank in Italy to receive this important recognition, underscoring its excellence and full compliance with the international standard UNI EN ISO 20387:2024. The accreditation…
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BMS Biobank receives the BBMRI-ERIC Quality Label
Following a recent successful audit, the BMS Biobank at Pisa University Hospital (AOUP) has been awarded the BBMRI-ERIC Quality Label. This builds on their 2022 ISO 20387 accreditation. Established in 2016, the biobank centralises and supports biobanking activities across the hospital, combining clinical care and research. It is part of regional and national networks and…
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Helsinki Biobank and Integrated Biobank Jena receive ISO 20387 accreditation
Helsinki Biobank has been accredited by the Finnish national accreditation service, FINAS, under accreditation code B002/A01/2025, in accordance with the SFS-EN ISO/IEC 20387 standard for human material biobanking. The scope of this accreditation covers key biobanking processes, including the reception of EDTA blood samples, aliquoting, freezing at -80°C, storage, and the delivery of samples and…
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The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) becomes the first biobank in Norway to achieve ISO 20387 accreditation
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) has achieved accreditation under the ISO 20387 standard, becoming the first biobank in Norway to be accredited under this international standard. According to Haben Tesfu, Quality Manager at NIPH, achieving this accreditation marks a major milestone: “Working with an ISO standard like 20387 requires a comprehensive assessment of every…
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To Accreditation and beyond: The Added Value of the BBMRI-ERIC Quality Label
The Added Value of the BBMRI-ERIC Quality Label The quest for excellence in biobanking continues: The Hannover Unified Biobank (HUB) (read more about its accreditation here) and the NCT Tissue Biobank Heidelberg (read more about its accreditation here) are pursuing accreditation beyond the German Accreditation Body (DAkkS) by seeking to obtain the BBMRI-ERIC Quality Label. “I was very surprised that already accredited biobanks want to…
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Hannover Unified Biobank (HUB) accredited according to the international standard for biobanking (ISO 20387)
The Hannover Unified Biobank (HUB) has achieved accreditation under the DIN EN ISO 20387:2020 standard, titled “Biotechnology – Biobanking – General requirements for biobanking.” This makes HUB the first biobank in Germany to receive this accreditation for biobanking activities of liquid human biospecimens succeeding the accreditation of NCT Tissue Bank of Heidelberg in 2023. Additionally, the Hannover…
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A TRANSLACORE biobanking training event increased awareness for sample and data use in translational regulatory studies
The TRANSLACORE Biobanking Training School was held at the Izmir Biomedicine and Genome Centre in June From June 10-12, 2024, the COST-TRANSLACORE Training School on Biobanking was held at the Izmir Biomedicine and Genome Center (IBG). IBG-Biobank, as a member of BBMRI-ERIC, aims to further contribute to the advancement of cancer research through biobanking applications. The event aimed to…
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The BBMRI.QM Newsroom – stay up to date with live sessions and recordings
Utilising the valuable resources that we have in biobanks strongly relies on the quality of the available samples and data. Since 2021, the BBMRI-ERIC Quality Management (BBMRI.QM) Newsroom keeps you up to date with the latest news and developments. In interactive online sessions, the BBMRI-ERIC QM department highlights current topics in quality management that are discussed in the community.…
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BBMRI-ERIC Quality Label for EPND Cohort “gMAD/COSCODE” investigating Alzheimer’s disease
“It is very pleasing to see that international standards, which have been a fundamental pillar for high sample quality in BBMRI-ERIC from the very beginning, are also being met by cohorts from the research field of neurodegenerative diseases.” (Dr. Maike Tauchert, BBMRI-ERIC’s Quality Manager) Quality success The gMAD-COSCODE, a longitudinal observational study aimed at characterising the…
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Biobank Łukasiewicz – PORT awarded the BBMRI-ERIC Quality Label
“Receiving the Quality Label is a very important step for our Biobank in establishing its position, not only in Poland, but also in the wider European biobanking landscape.” Biobank Łukasiewicz – PORT, located in the Łukasiewicz Research Network – PORT Polish Center for Technology Development institute in Wrocław, has been awarded a BBMRI-ERIC Quality Label. The…