Background
The global biobanking landscape is expanding rapidly, becoming increasingly heterogeneous across regions. Significant disparities persist in digital maturity, operational standards, and access to expertise, particularly affecting emerging and resource-limited biobanking initiatives. As a long-standing global network of research infrastructures and biobanks, BCNet has played a critical role in capacity building and knowledge exchange; however, evolving scientific, public health, and sustainability demands present new challenges.

Objectives
This poster aims to present a future-oriented vision for BCNet that addresses current limitations in interoperability, sustainability, and equitable participation, while strengthening the network’s capacity to support emerging regional biobanking alliances and scale its global impact.

Methods
The proposed approach builds on BCNet’s existing collaborative framework and incorporates strategic analysis of network needs, informed by planned surveys, training activities, and knowledge-exchange initiatives. This is based on the decade-long, in-person experience of providing workshops in several sites across the world, as well as the frequent online interactions with the network through online workshops, webinars and the network newsletter, BCNetter, issued every four months each year. Emphasis is placed on identifying opportunities for enhanced digital integration and structured collaboration models that align global and regional priorities.

Results
Key challenges identified include limited capacities for addressing complex data needs, digital integration across biobanking infrastructures and fragmented collaboration mechanisms, which constrain interoperability and coordinated growth. Addressing these gaps through increased digitalisation—such as improved understanding and adoption of interoperable digital tools—and through strengthened support for emerging regional alliances has the potential to enhance connectivity, resilience, and inclusivity across the network.

Conclusions/Implications for Practice or Policy
The implications are clear, firstly maintaining the stong educational backbone, both on-site and online, as these provide hands-on cpacity building opportunities and the troubleshooting of existing challenges respectively. Secondly, advancing BCNet through targeted digital transformation and deeper engagement with emerging regional biobanking alliances offers a sustainable pathway toward a more inclusive, resilient, and future-ready global biobanking ecosystem. By combining digital innovation with strengthened collaboration and mentorship models, BCNet can continue to function as a unifying platform that accelerates capacity building, promotes equity, and maximises the scientific and societal value of biobanking worldwide.