International Alliance for Biological Standardization

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The International Alliance for Biological Standardization (IABS) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the scientific and medical advancement of biologicals in human and animal health by facilitating communication at an international level among academia, regulatory authorities, and industry. Our members work in the field of biologicals as professionals in universities, foundations, corporations, and international organizations around the world. Recently, IABS launched two affiliate organizations, its European affiliate, IABS-EU and, its North American affiliate IABS-NA.

The mission of the Alliance is to contribute to the scientific and medical advancement of Biologicals by facilitating communication among those who develop, produce and regulate biological products for human and animal health.

The objectives of the Alliance are:

• To provide a unique forum where consensus can be reached on topics of importance to medical scientists and other healthcare professionals by serving as a platform for discussion and the development of consensus positions on contemporary issues related to Biologicals.
• To create an ongoing interface among leaders in clinical and basic research, biological product development, public health, manufacturing, and regulation by organizing scientific conferences, and publishing the reports of such meetings.
• To promote the use of international reference materials and the formulation of international guidance documents for Biologicals used in human and veterinary medicine through its conferences and publications.
• To promote uniform methods for establishing the international quality of biological products.
• To promote the knowledge and use of international reference materials established by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH).
• To encourage research in connection with the discovery, characterization, standardization, quality control, production, and clinical use of biological products.

The work of the Alliance is conducted primarily through our four Scientific Committees and the editorial aspects of our Journal Biologicals. These five groups provide the best opportunity for individuals to volunteer for the Alliance. The four Scientific Committees are Human Vaccines, Veterinary Biologics, Biotherapeutics, and Cell & Gene Therapy. Details on the work of each of the Scientific Committees is provided below.

Please note other volunteer alternative include working with the Secretariate on Communications or serving on the Board of Directors, which is an elected position.

The next step in the volunteer process relates to your background and interest in a particular aspect of the IABS.   Please submit a brief document (one page or less) that includes 1) a statement of interest and 2) a brief CV outlining your background in human or veterinary biologicals.

The 5 opportunities are summarized here:

The Editorial Board of the Journal  Biologicals and the 4 comittees oulined bellow.