IARC and ISBER sign Memorandum of Agreement

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement to support the development of biobanking activities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The agreement will lead to greater collaboration in strengthening the IARC-led LMICs Biobank and Cohort Building Network (BCNet), which focuses on improving biobanking infrastructure and practices in LMICs. In addition, IARC and ISBER will collaborate on the creation of a joint working group for the development of educational activities for clinical biobanking in LMICs.

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See IARC Technical Publication 44