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Scope

Standardization in the field of biotechnology processes that includes the following topics:

  • Terms and definitions;
  • biobanks and bioresources;
  • analytical methods;
  • bioprocessing;
  • data processing including annotation, analysis, validation, comparability and integration;
  • metrology.

ISO/TC 276 Biotechnology will work closely with related committees in order to identify standardization needs and gaps, and collaborate with other organisations to avoid duplications and overlapping standardization activities.

The committee will not pursue subjects within the scope of other TCs including but not limited to ISO/TC 212 and ISO/TC 34/SC 16.

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Sustainable Development Goals

This committee contributes with 7 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:

3
Good Health and Well-being
4
Quality Education
8
Decent Work and Economic Growth
9
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
12
Responsible Consumption and Production
7

published ISO standards *

under the direct responsibility of ISO/TC 276

22

ISO standards under development *

under the direct responsibility of ISO/TC 276

32

Participating members

15

Observing members

* number includes updates

Reference Title Type
ISO/TC 276/WG 1 Terminology Working group
ISO/TC 276/WG 2 Biobanks and bioresources Working group
ISO/TC 276/WG 3 Analytical methods Working group
ISO/TC 276/WG 4 Bioprocessing Working group
ISO/TC 276/WG 5 Data processing and integration Working group

Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 276

The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 276:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
ISO/CASCO Committee on conformity assessment ISO
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29 Coding of audio, picture, multimedia and hypermedia information ISO/IEC
ISO/REMCO Committee on reference materials ISO
ISO/TC 34/SC 5 Milk and milk products ISO
ISO/TC 34/SC 9 Microbiology ISO
ISO/TC 34/SC 16 Horizontal methods for molecular biomarker analysis ISO
ISO/TC 48 Laboratory equipment ISO
ISO/TC 150/SC 7 Tissue-engineered medical products ISO
ISO/TC 194/SC 1 Tissue product safety ISO
ISO/TC 212 Clinical laboratory testing and in vitro diagnostic test systems ISO
ISO/TC 215 Health informatics ISO
ISO/TC 215/SC 1 Genomics Informatics ISO
ISO/TC 229 Nanotechnologies ISO
ISO/TC 304 Healthcare organization management ISO

 

Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 276

ISO/TC 276 can access the documents of the committees below:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
ISO/CASCO Committee on conformity assessment ISO
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29 Coding of audio, picture, multimedia and hypermedia information ISO/IEC
ISO/REMCO Committee on reference materials ISO
ISO/TC 34/SC 9 Microbiology ISO
ISO/TC 34/SC 16 Horizontal methods for molecular biomarker analysis ISO
ISO/TC 48 Laboratory equipment ISO
ISO/TC 150/SC 7 Tissue-engineered medical products ISO
ISO/TC 194/SC 1 Tissue product safety ISO
ISO/TC 212 Clinical laboratory testing and in vitro diagnostic test systems ISO
ISO/TC 215 Health informatics ISO
ISO/TC 229 Nanotechnologies ISO
ISO/TC 272 Forensic sciences ISO
ISO/TC 304 Healthcare organization management ISO

 

Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)

Acronym Title Category
ANRRC Asian Network of Research Resource Centers A
BBMRI-ERIC Biobanking and BioMolecular resources Research Infrastructure A
EC - European Commission European Commission A
ESBB European, Middlle Eastern and African Society for Biobanking (ESBB) A
IARC International Agency for Research on Cancer A
ICH The International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use A
ISBER International Society for Biological and environmental repositories A
ISCT International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy A
MIRRI Microbial Resource Research Infrastructure A

Organizations in liaison (Category C)

C liaisons participate at the level of a Working Group

Acronym Title Category
EU-STANDS4PM A European standardisation framework for data integration and data-driven in silico models for personalised medicine C
GA4GH Global Alliance for Genomics and Health C

ISO/TC 276 - Secretariat

DIN [Germany]

DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V.
Saatwinkler Damm 42/43
D-13627 Berlin
Germany

Tel: +49 30 26 01-0
Fax: +49 30 26 01 12 31
Web:

Secretariat direct:

Mrs Dipl.-Ing Lena Krieger
Tel: +49 30 2601-2810
Fax: +49 30 2601-42810