Quality Management in Polish Biobanking Network-Current Status Before the Implementation of Unified and Harmonized Integrated Quality Management System.

In 2017, Polish Biobanking Network was established in Poland, within BBMRI.pl project titled "Organization of Polish Biobanking Network within the Biobanking and Biomolecular Resources Research Infrastructure BBMRI-ERIC" as a strategic scientific infrastructure concept. One of the key elements of the project was the verification of the current status of QMS in the Polish biobanking institutions and the implementation of common solutions.

Assessment of Proteus mirabilis Antigen Immunological Complexes by Atomic Force Microscopy.

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is being increasingly used to directly measure protein interactions in nearly physiological environments. Here, protocols for atomic force microscopy (AFM) for visualization of antigen-antibody complexes are presented. The technique is used to demonstrate complexes formed by rheumatoid arthritis patient antibodies with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) isolated from P.

Quality Management System in the BBMRI.pl Consortium: Status Before the Formation of the Polish Biobanking Network.

Many types of biomedical research projects depend on high-quality biological material with a data set attached. The Quality Management System (QMS) is focused on operational standards for all organizational activities to ensure that the described quality of each procedure, product, or service is guaranteed. The implementation of the QMS is necessary for the provision of both high quality and repeatability of processes in research laboratories.

Organization of BBMRI.pl: The Polish Biobanking Network.

In Poland storage of human biological samples takes place at most universities and scientific institutions conducting research projects in the field of biomedicine. The First International Biobanking Conference organized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education in 2014 shed a light on the situation of Polish biobanking infrastructures. The country has around 40 large biorepositories, which store unique biological material such as whole brains, muscle fibers from patients with rare diseases, as well as thousands of samples from patients with lifestyle diseases.