The biological materials processed at BBS-Fiocruz comply with the quality, biosafety, and biosecurity standards determined by national and international regulations, in particular ABNT NBR ISO 20387, as well as legal and ethical requirements.
BBS-Fiocruz consists of three collections: the Human Biological Material Collection, the Virus Collection, and the Environmental Collection.
Human Biological Material Collection
This collection consists of Human Biological Material related to COVID-19 and other public health problems and emergencies from healthcare activities, health surveillance initiatives, or research projects. In compliance with national regulations (Res. CNS 441/2011 and Ordinance MS 2201/2011), BBS-Fiocruz was accredited as a biobank of Human Biological Material for research purposes with the National Research Ethics Commission (Conep/CNS/MS) in June 2023.
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Virus Collection
This collection will initially consist of isolates of the SARS- CoV-2 coronavirus and other viruses of taxonomic, epidemiological, and biotechnological interest, their derivatives, and other related biotechnological products from Fiocruz laboratories and other national and international institutions, in accordance with the requirements established for the Center for Biological Resources (CRB). and the requirements and regulations of national and international legislation as it applies to Access and Benefit Sharing (Nagoya Protocol, Law 13.123/2015, Decree 8.772/2016).
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