Anabela Martins, PhD Student of the Research Group on Quality and Excellence, was appointed by the Portuguese Institute for Quality (IPQ, www.ipq.pt) to the ISO technical committee 276 (ISO/TC 276 - Biotechnology).
Anabela will participate in this TC to
develop the future standard for management systems and quality of biobanks
(biorepositories that store human derivative materials) and bioresources (e.g.,
bacteria, fungi, algae, etc.). The work will be developed in line with the
OECD Best Practice Guidelines for Biological Resource Centres (BRCs).
Anabela Martins has a
professionally-strong profile on the ISO standards (9001, 17025, among others)
as a consultant. In addition, she is undertaking her PhD thesis in Chemical and
Biological Engineering PhD Program under the supervision of Prof. Nelson Lima
