Quality Management at BBMRI.at is one key competence.

Activities of BBMRI.at and its partners include:

• Development ISO standard and CEN/TS for sample-pre-analytics
• Implementation of these standards
• Contribution to the development of a BBMRI Self-Assessment-Tool for pre-analytical processes
• Quality Management cross audits in BBMRI.at partner biobanks
• Quality Management trainings

Pre-analytical sample quality:

BBMRI.at biobanks have committed themselves to handle biological samples from patients according to state-of-the-art procedures, i.e. pre-analytical standards for sample quality. These standards called "Molecular in vitro diagnostic examinations — Specifications for pre-examination processes" are published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and / or the   European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Experts from BBMRI.at contribute to the development of these standards.

Latest standards:

"Biobanking standard"

• EN ISO 20387:2020 Biotechnologie - Biobanking - Allgemeine Anforderungen an das Biobanking (dt.)  ...order>
• EN ISO 20387:2018 08 15. Biotechnology -- Biobanking -- General requirements for biobanking (en)  ...order>

Why is correct pre-analytical handling relevant?

see video "Misstand bei Bluttests" (Deutsches Fernsehen (SWR), by now, German version only)

https://www.swr.de/wissen/odysso/aexavarticle-swr-77780.html