Network

The Network supports biobanks through collaboration, shared tools and services, standards, training, and access to expertise.

Network

The Network supports biobanks through collaboration, shared tools and services, standards, training, and access to expertise.

A biobank does not reach its full potential alone.

Connecting labelled biobanks across Switzerland, the Network fosters collaboration, knowledge sharing, and the exchange of best practices.

Join a community that has grown over the past 10 years, strengthening biobank operations and advancing research nationwide. We support you in becoming part of the network through the Labelling process.

Connect with peers and share experience across institutions facing similar operational and quality challenges
Implement harmonized practice using common standards, templates and procedures
Collaborate effectively via discussions, community outreach and joint activities
Strengthen your quality efforts with support from a national community
Tackle daily operational challenges with collective expertise

biobanks in the Network

Our services and tools for biobanks

Labels

Our national Labelling Programme guides biobanks step by step to strengthen quality, governance, ethics, and interoperability, helping demonstrate compliance and build trust.

SMPL

A practical sample management tool to standardise workflows, document processing steps, and ensure consistent, reliable sample data across studies.

Support documents

Standardised templates and guidance developed with the biobanking community to harmonise procedures and meet quality, governance, and data requirements.

Datasets

Harmonised data structures aligned with international standards, supporting interoperability, consistent documentation, and reliable data exchange across biobanks.