ISO/TC 276/WG 2 - Biobanks and bioresources

This document specifies requirements for the biobanking of human and mouse pluripotent stem cells (PSCs), including the collection of biological source material and associated data, establishment, expansion, characterization, quality control (QC), maintenance, preservation, storage, thawing, disposal, distribution and transport. This document is applicable to all organizations performing biobanking with human and mouse PSCs used for research and development. This document does not apply to cell lines used for in vivo application in humans, clinical applications or therapeutic use. NOTE International, national or regional regulations or requirements, or multiple of them, can also apply to specific topics covered in this document.

This document specifies requirements for the biobanking of human mesenchymal stromal cells derived from bone marrow (hBM-MSCs), including the collection of bone marrow and associated data, isolation, culture, characterization, quality control, cryopreservation, storage, thawing, disposal, distribution and transport. This document is applicable to all organizations performing biobanking with hBM-MSCs used for research. This document does not apply to hBM-MSCs for the purpose of in vivo application in humans, cell therapy, clinical applications, tissue engineering or therapeutic use. NOTE International, national or regional regulations or requirements, or multiple of them, can also apply to specific topics covered in this document.

This document specifies requirements for the biobanking of bacteria and archaea. It includes management of microbial material associated data as well as biosafety and biosecurity requirements. This document is applicable to all organizations performing biobanking with bacteria and archaea used for research and development. This document does not apply to processing methods for microbial materials intended for food/feed production, laboratories undertaking food/feed analysis or therapeutic use. NOTE International, national or regional regulations or requirements, or multiple of them, can also apply to specific topics covered in this document.

This document specifies requirements for the biobanking of human mesenchymal stromal cells derived from umbilical cord tissue (i.e. Wharton’s jelly), further referred to as hUC-MSCs, including the collection of umbilical cord tissue and associated data, isolation, culture characterization, quality control, cryopreservation, storage, thawing, disposal, distribution and transport. This document is applicable to all organizations performing biobanking of hUC-MSCs used for research and development. This document does not apply to hUC-MSCs for the purpose of in vivo application in humans, clinical applications or therapeutic use. NOTE International, national or regional regulations or requirements, or multiple of them, can also apply to specific topics covered in this document.

This document specifies requirements for the collection, reception, preparation, preservation, transport, storage, distribution, destruction and disposal of biological materials obtained from animals, excluding humans. Such resources include solid tissues, fluid samples and associated cells, excretory products and associated data. This document is applicable to biological material or associated data, or both, that can be used for research and development and to biomolecules derived from the biological material, e.g. nucleic acids, proteins and metabolites. This document is applicable to all organizations performing biobanking for research and development. This document does not apply to biological material intended for food or feed production, laboratories undertaking analysis for food or feed production, or therapeutic use, or multiple of them. This document does not apply to the establishment of cell lines derived from animal biological material. NOTE International, national or regional regulations or requirements, or multiple of them, can also apply to specific topics covered in this document.

This document specifies requirements for the collection, preparation, preservation, transportation, storage, distribution and disposal of plant biological materials and associated data. This document is applicable only to biological material that can be used for further processing of biomolecules, e.g. nucleic acids, proteins and metabolites. This document is applicable to all organizations performing plant biobanking for research and development.

This document specifies process and quality requirements for the biobanking of mammalian (including human) cell lines. It describes requirements for the fundamental procedures of the biobank handling cell lines, such as establishment, reception, identification, propagation, preservation, storage, quality control, and distribution of cell lines. This document can be used by organizations performing biobanking activities with mammalian cell lines used for research and development, biobank users, organizations and schemes using peer-assessment and accreditation bodies. This document does not apply to biological material intended for therapeutic use. NOTE International, national or regional regulations or requirements can also apply to specific topics covered in this document.

This document specifies the validation and verification requirements applicable to a biobank to be able to demonstrate that it operates its processing of biological materials with validated and/or verified methods that are fit for purpose. This document is intended for use in the implementation and validation of processing methods for biological materials. This document covers method validation and verification for the production of all biological materials. This document does not apply to biological material intended for food/feed production, laboratories undertaking food/feed analysis, and/or therapeutic use. Reference material production is not covered in this document. For the production requirements for reference materials, see ISO 17034.

This document provides guidance to biobanks on how to implement the quality management, management, and technical requirements of ISO 20387. It expands on aspects of ISO 20387 and provides examples for illustration purposes. The aim of this document is to assist biobanks to address competency of personnel and appropriate quality of biological material and data collections. This document is equally applicable to newly established and existing biobanks. This document is applicable to all organizations performing biobanking, including biobanking of biological material from multicellular organisms (e.g., human, animal, fungus and plant) and microorganisms for research and development. This document does not apply to biological material intended for feed/food production, laboratories undertaking analysis for food/feed production and/or therapeutic use.

This document specifies general requirements for the competence, impartiality and consistent operation of biobanks including quality control requirements to ensure biological material and data collections of appropriate quality. This document is applicable to all organizations performing biobanking, including biobanking of biological material from multicellular organisms (e.g. human, animal, fungus and plant) and microorganisms for research and development. Biobank users, regulatory authorities, organizations and schemes using peer-assessment, accreditation bodies, and others can also use this document in confirming or recognizing the competence of biobanks. This document does not apply to biological material intended for food/feed production, laboratories undertaking analysis for food/feed production, and/or therapeutic use. NOTE 1 International, national or regional regulations or requirements can also apply to specific topics covered in this document. NOTE 2 For entities handling human materials procured and used for diagnostic and treatment purposes ISO 15189 and other clinical standards are intended to apply first and foremost.