1 Scope
This document specifies a general concept for provenance information of biological material and data, organizational roles, and requirements for provenance information management. The provenance information covers any information relevant to the traceability, quality and fitness for purpose
of the biological material and data generated throughout the life cycle of the biological material from collection to analysis, including data originating from analytical procedures
applied to the biological material and further processing of the data.
This document is applicable to organizations, authorities and industries that are:
acquiring, collecting, processing, testing, analysing, storing, or distributing biological material in biotechnology and biomedicine (e.g., biobanks, laboratories, biomedical research
as well as biotechnological development or production);
generating, collecting, analysing, processing, or storing data on and related to biological material (e.g., biobanks, laboratories, developers, manufacturers, or other institutions and
commercial organizations in biotechnology or biomedicine);
generating, collecting, analysing, processing, or storing data or digital objects
in biotechnology and biomedicine (e.g., in vitro/in vivo/in silico diagnostics developers
and manufacturers, or other institutions and commercial organizati...