Biopreservation and Biobanking is the first journal to provide a unifying forum for the peer-reviewed communication of recent advances in the emerging and evolving field of biospecimen procurement, processing, preservation and banking, distribution, and use. The Journal publishes a range of original articles focusing on current challenges and problems in biopreservation, and advances in methods to address these issues related to the processing of macromolecules, cells, and tissues for research.

In a new section dedicated to Emerging Markets and Technologies, the Journal highlights the emergence of new markets and technologies that are either adopting or disrupting the biobank framework as they imprint on society. The solutions presented here are anticipated to help drive innovation within the biobank community.

Biopreservation and Biobanking also explores the ethical, legal, and societal considerations surrounding biobanking and biorepository operation. Ideas and practical solutions relevant to improved quality, efficiency, and sustainability of repositories, and relating to their management, operation and oversight are discussed as well.
Biopreservation and Biobanking coverage includes:
Systems preservation
Preservation states
Cellular and molecular mechanisms
Preservation engineering-bioprocessing
Stem cell biobanking
Optimization protocols-biopackaging
Biospecimen science
Best practices for biobanking, including the collection, storage, distribution, and use of specimens and associated data
Biobanking informatics systems
Quality assurance and control/quality management for biobanking
Governance, management, and oversight of biobanks/biorepository operations
Biobank sustainability and biobank economics
Natural systems models
Biosafety
Ethical/legal/regulatory considerations/societal issues