Elena Salvaterra
CloudLIMS, USA Healthcare Air Liquide, Italy
Title: Emergencies in biobanks: Disaster recovery plan feasibility and recommendations
Biography
Biography: Elena Salvaterra
Abstract
Emergencies can occur in biobanking life every time with relevant impact on business continuity. While disaster recovery plans are crucial for biobanking sustainability, they are not usually considered or properly written for large as well as for medium and small biobanks. This presentation aims to give an overview on disaster recovery plans for biorepositories by focusing on: Regulatory requirements, technical procedures and organizational aspects. Case studies on happened disasters will be summarized by taking a picture of biobanking emergencies worldwide. Basic instruction about how to write a plan for disaster prevention, mitigation and recovery; and how to put in place it will be provided.