August — SBP Optima Label: Optimization of quality assurance measures for the overall quality system of a Biobank
September — Focus on the Communities. Biobanks upload their samples
Swiss Biobanking Platform offers Biobanks a compliance review through Biobank SQAN, its online assessment tool for biobanking practices. Following this review, three labels can be awarded:
VITA for the Governance
NORMAfor the Quality of Operational Processes
OPTIMA for the Quality Management System
The Optima Label allows your Biobank to establish a QMS with a proper documentation management and the implementation of Quality Indicators to monitor and optimize your operational processes.
This ultimate step ill help you implementing a strategy that will support your Biobank long term activities.
These developments are in alignment with the requirements by international standards, such as ISO 9001 and 20387.
SBP contributes concretely to the optimization of the following biobanking aspects in order to enhance your Biobanks' quality with this label:
Documentation management
Continual improvement including internal audits and management of non-conformities
Risk management
For more information about the SBP Labels and the optimization of the different processes, please consult our website and do not hesitate to contact our experts: