Tag: ISO 20387
NATA Becomes the Second Internationally Accredited Biobanking Authority to ISO 20387
The Australia National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) recently confirms it has become the second accreditation body to be internationally recognised for accreditation of Biobanking facilities to the international standard ISO 20387.
The recognition came as a result of NATA's...
CU-Med Biobank Positions Hong Kong a Biomedical Research Hub in China’s Greater Bay Area
The Faculty of Medicine at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), known as CU Medicine, has achieved a significant milestone by creating a globally accredited biobank. The CU-Med Biobank's establishment is poised to play a pivotal role in...
NCT Tissue Bank Heidelberg: the First German Biobank to be Accredited According to the...
The NCT Heidelberg is a joint institution of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the University Hospital Heidelberg (UKHD).
The tissue bank of the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, together with the tissue bank of the German...
UMMC Biobank Accredited by ANAB Under ISO 20387 Program for Biobanking
The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) Biobank has been authorized by the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) to conduct various biobanking tasks, such as collecting, labeling, processing, preserving, storing, distributing, and supervising biological samples with corresponding clinical information for...
SCL Biobank Acquired ISO 20387:2018 Accreditation from A2LA, the First Biobank in the Asia-Pacific...
The Seoul Clinical Laboratories (SCL) Biobank in Korea acquired the ISO 20387:2018 accreditation for the first time in the Asia-Pacific region from the A2LA (American Association for Laboratory Accreditation), the most authoritative certification body in the field of biobanking.
The...
Biobank Väst Becomes the First Nordic Biobank within BBMRI-ERIC Network to Achieve ISO Quality...
“As the first biobank in Sweden and the Nordics, we have taken a step closer to accreditation towards the international standard ISO 20387:2018. Quality Label is proof that we meet the requirements of the standard and thus obey the...
A2LA First Accreditation Body to Include ISO 20387 for Biobanking in APAC Mutual Recognition...
The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), one of the largest conformity assessment accreditation bodies in the world, is proud to announce that ISO 20387 has been added to its Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) with The Asia Pacific Accreditation...
ISO 20387:2018: The Key to Quality Biobanking
In the last two decades, clinical research has grown exponentially; therefore, the demand for high-quality biological samples has increased, not to mention the last two years. The most recent pandemic has accelerated the need to optimize and automate processes...
Spain and Italy National Biobanks Obtained International Biobank Standard ISO 20387 Accreditation
Two national biobanks, the Fundación Instituto Valenciano de Oncología (IVO Biobank) in Spain and the Biobanca Multispecialista (BMS) in Italy, have just received biobank standard ISO 20387 accreditation.
This is exciting news, because this serves as official recognition that these facilities have skilled personnel, the...
German Biobank Alliance Accepts Six New Biobanks to It’s Network
In five years, the German Biobank Alliance (GBA) has made more than 1.5 million human biospecimens such as blood or tissue available for research projects, resulting in approximately 2,600 scientific publications. Now the biobank alliance welcomes another six biobanks...
