Furuta Koh, Vu Hanh, Adamek Daniel, Ahmadi Armin, Baudry Jerome, Fachiroh Jajah, Fleshner Neil, Grossman Gregory H, Hofman Paul, Ilie Marius, Kozlakidis Zisis, Yadav Birendra Kumar, Long-Mira Elodie, Menon Vineetha, Ng Wayne, Organick Lee, Pang Swee Heng Milon, Rastegar Naghmeh, Shirakashi Ryo, Sildva Tiiu, Wagner Heidi, Furuta Koh
Chiba Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.
Hi-Tech Center, Vinmec Healthcare System, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Biopreserv Biobank. 2025 Apr;23(2):71-78. doi: 10.1089/bio.2024.0128. Epub 2025 Mar 20.
This article provides an update on the current state of decarbonization efforts in biobanking, reflecting on the evolving discussions at the annual meetings of the International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER). Following roundtable discussions at the 2021 and 2023 meetings, the 2024 ISBER meeting, which was held in Melbourne, Australia, featured a symposium, workshop, and posters dedicated to decarbonization, highlighting its growing significance on a global scale. The introduction of the term "green biobanking" at this meeting marked a pivotal moment, revealing that current decarbonization efforts in biobanking are largely piecemeal and lack a comprehensive, strategic approach. The goal of this article is to clarify the concept of green biobanking and update the community on the latest developments, while carefully outlining potential pathways for future innovation without pressuring biobankers to adopt existing technologies. The discussion includes insights from experts across various sectors. These include experts from the World Health Organization, biobanks in high-income countries, and low- and middle-income countries, as well as from the Canadian academia, preservation technology, industry, artificial intelligence, and education sectors. The authors emphasize the need for collaboration among all stakeholders to drive the field forward through creative disruption and pave the way for a sustainable future in biobanking.
本文介绍了生物样本库脱碳工作的现状，并回顾了国际生物与环境样本库协会（ISBER）年会上不断演变的讨论。在2021年和2023年会议的圆桌讨论之后，于澳大利亚墨尔本举行的2024年ISBER会议设有一个专题研讨会、一个工作坊以及多份关于脱碳的海报展示，凸显了脱碳在全球范围内日益增长的重要性。此次会议引入“绿色生物样本库”这一术语标志着一个关键节点，表明当前生物样本库的脱碳工作在很大程度上是零散的，缺乏全面、战略性的方法。本文的目的是阐明绿色生物样本库的概念，向业界通报最新进展，同时谨慎勾勒未来创新的潜在途径，而不强迫生物样本库工作者采用现有技术。讨论涵盖了来自各个领域的专家见解。这些领域包括世界卫生组织、高收入国家的生物样本库、低收入和中等收入国家的生物样本库，以及加拿大学术界、保存技术、行业、人工智能和教育领域。作者强调，所有利益相关者需要开展合作，通过创造性破坏推动该领域向前发展，为生物样本库的可持续未来铺平道路。
