This accreditation, issued by the National Accreditation Entity (ENAC), certifies the technical excellence, impartiality, and compliance with the highest quality standards in the Biobank's operations, guaranteeing the reliability of human biological samples and their data for biomedical research.
The Unit acts as a scientific-technical platform for the reception, processing, characterization, conservation, and distribution of samples such as blood, tissues, or DNA, voluntarily donated by patients. These resources are crucial for advancing knowledge and developing new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.
“"This recognition represents the highest international standard of technical competence for Biobanks. The main motivation for obtaining the accreditation was to objectively and independently demonstrate the quality, traceability, and reliability of all its processes."
The Biobank is part of the Biobanks and Biomodels Platform of the National Center for Health Research (ISCIII), facilitating collaboration between research centers, hospitals, and universities nationwide.
Antonio J. Sánchez emphasized that integration within a leading public hospital and a research institute is essential to offer maximum guarantees in the management of samples and data, highlighting that the accreditation is a recognition of the team's collective effort.
This achievement reinforces the confidence of researchers, patients, and donors, ensuring that samples are managed with technical and ethical rigor, which contributes to improving the reproducibility of scientific results and the advancement of biomedical research.
