Quality management

The quality of biospecimens is crucial for the success of biomedical research.

The comprehensive quality programme of the German Biobank Node (GBN) supports biobanks on their way to an accreditation according to the biobanking standard DIN EN ISO 20387.

The quality of human biospecimens and their associated data is of paramount importance to achieve reliable and reproducible results in biomedical research. To ensure this, all sub-processes within biobanks must be traceable and documented. A biobank therefore requires a quality management system.

In cooperation with the BioMaterialBank Heidelberg (BMBH) and the Integrated Biobank Jena (IBBJ), GBN supports biobanks with a comprehensive quality programme. This programme is divided into four areas: quality assurance, audits, training and service.

The following video shows how the GBN quality programme prepares biobanks of the German Biobank Alliance (GBA) for accreditation according to DIN EN ISO 20387 (Biotechnology – Biobanking – General requirements for biobanks) and the experiences of the participants.