Save the Date – Biobanking’s Biggest Conference!
We’re thrilled to be a part of the GGBN 2025 Conference in Cape Town, South Africa —a joint event with ISBER and the MBirSA!
With this year’s conference theme, “Where worlds align: biodiversity and human biobanks. Same, but different”, we’re bringing together experts in human and biodiversity biobanking to talk shop, share solutions and discuss future efforts.
Join us from 29 September to 3 October 2025 at the Old Mutual Conference and Exhibition Centre, located in the heart of the iconic Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town.
Mark your calendars for the biggest event in biobanking – and stay tuned for more details.
Interested in playing a part? Want to know more? Just drop us an email at info@bbsa.org.za and we’ll see what we can do.


What are biodiversity biobanks?
Biodiversity biobanks are repositories of biologically relevant resources, including reproductive tissues such as seeds, eggs and sperm, other tissues including blood, DNA extracts, microbial cultures (active and dormant), and environmental samples containing biological communities….