Las normas ISO para la biotecnología apoyan la innovación al mismo tiempo que garantizan la seguridad, la eficacia y las consideraciones éticas en campos como la modificación del genoma y la biofabricación.

Perspectivas

Scientist lifting human cells from liquid nitrogen storage.

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Injecting quality into biobanks

Newly published guidance for biobanking will help to advance scientific research and development even further.

Close-up of a female scientist experimenting in a laboratory.

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Improving biosecurity with first International Standard for biorisk management
From diagnosing diseases to pharmaceutical and scientific research, the handling of biological materials in laboratories or elsewhere is essential for many industries but doesn’t come without its dangers. Effective risk management of biohazardous materials means a reduced chance of accidents, less impact on the environment and a more efficient use of time and other resources.
Eco-San toilet installed in a primary school in the Chinese province of Jiangsu.

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The high-tech world of toilets

Well over half the world’s population does not have access to safe sanitation. For many people, this means the indignity and risks that come of having no toilets. The answer, it seems, lies in new sustainable treatment plants. ISO and the Gates Foundation have joined forces to show how clean toilets and standards can change people’s lives forever.

Sample standards

Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments
Part 5: Operations

Biorisk management for laboratories and other related organisations — Amendment 1: Climate action changes

Information technology — Concepts and usage of metadata
Part 27: Mapping between ISO/IEC 11179-34 Metamodel for computable data registration and IEEE 2791 Standard for Bioinformatics Analyses Generated by High-Throughput Sequencing (HTS)

Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments
Part 21: Airborne particle sampling techniques

Biotechnology — Biobanking — Requirements for deep-sea biological materials

Biotechnology — Gene delivery systems
Part 2: Guide for quantification methods for viral vectors