ISO 20387 standard for biobanking published

At the end of August 2018, the ISO 20387 standard on “Biotechnology – Biobanking – General requirements for biobanking” was published, initially in English. Representatives from the German Biobank Alliance (GBA), who also belong to Working Group 2 of the ISO Technical Committee (TC) 276 – Biotechnologies and Bioressources, were involved in the development of this standard. The Final Draft International Standard (FDIS) was submitted for final approval in February 2018 and the approval process had been ongoing since June.

In future, ISO 20387 will be supplemented with technical specifications and subsections (e.g. ISO 20388, 20386), among others to define performance criteria for reaction vessels and transportation processes. These have not been published yet however. The growing popularity of disposable materials, biorobots and interdisciplinary cooperation in the field of biobanking underline the need for and interest among stakeholders in the corresponding specifications and standards.

Click here to view ISO 20387 on “Biotechnology – Biobanking – General requirements for biobanking”.

Questions?

germanbiobanknode@charite.de

Tel. +49. 30. 450 536 347


Fax +49. 30. 450 753 69 38

BMBF
top
Biobank Directory European Biobank Directory GBN products Download templates, manuals and other materials