About BBIF
BBIF is a not-for-profit Indian biobanking organization for promoting biobank Science in India. It makes a common platform for scientists, biobankers, legal representatives, scientific industry and donor to work on emerging issue of biobank and research. BBIF works on awareness of biobank science among stakeholders and provides a strong support and guidance to new and established biobanks.
Key activities of BBIF include: Biobank awareness, education, advocacy, creation of state of art guidelines, collaboration and platform to exhibit new product, findings and technologies
Our Mission
The Biobank India Foundation (BBIF) is an India based biobanking initiative to support awareness programs and promote engagement with in healthcare system.
Our Vision
BBIF will be the leading Indian biobanking forum for promoting biobank know-how, promote harmonized high-quality principles, education, ethics, and innovation in health sciences and management
Our Goals
- To guide establishment of biobanks, biorepositories, accreditation, sustainability and management
- Promotion and advancement of the science of biobanking in India
- Bring members together to work on emerging issues of biobank and research
- Provide a strong support and guidance to new and established biobanks
- Engage scientists and interested representatives
- Encourage to follow high-quality international standards in biobanking
- Identify critical gaps in the field and provide solutions
- Develop biobanks best practice guidelines in India
- Make collaborative engagements with the governments, patients and members of the civil society on the importance of a biobanking infrastructure to manage both patient-donated and archival tissue samples for healthcare research
- Encourage and support public –private partnerships owing to their scientific, medical and commercial importance
- To facilitate national and international collaborations in basic and translational sciences
Meet Our Executive Members
Dr. Ambrish Kumar Sharma
President, Ex. Principle Scientist IARI
Dr. Renu Saxena
Medanta, The Medcity
Dr. Ajith Kamath
Executive Director, Mitra Biotech
Dr. Bansi D Malhotra
Vice President, Ex. Chief Scientist & Head
Adv. Puneet Yadav
ADV
Dr. Arun Kumar
DR
Meet Our International Advisory Committee Members
Regional Directors
- Northern India
- Central India
- Eastern India
- North eastern India
- Western India
- Southern India
Ethical Advisory Committee
- Dr. Priya Tiwari
- Adv. Puneet Yadav
- Dr. Gayatri Vishwakarma
Scientific Advisory Committee
- Dr. Arnab Roy Choudhary
- Dr. Ajit Kamath
- Dr. Arvind Meena
- Dr. Manishi Mukesh