Related and International Initiatives

Human biospecimens are essential resources for cancer research and the development of molecular-based diagnostics and therapeutics that drive personalized medicine. Below are several national and international biospecimen initiatives helping improve biospecimen collection and resources to enable reproducible and reliable research. 

• College of American Pathologists (CAP) Biorepositories Accreditation Program 

• International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER) 

• ISBER Best Practices 

• Biobanking and Biomolecular Resources Research Infrastructure (BBMRI-ERIC) 

• UK Biobank, Ltd. 

• EuroBioBank 

• European, Middle Eastern & African Society for Biopreservation and Biobanking (ESBB) 

• Canadian Tumor Repository Network 

• International Agency for Research on Cancer Biobank (IARC Biobank) 

• Asian Network of Research Resource Centers (ANRRC) 

• National Center Biobank Network Japan