Main outcomes of the meeting of the Expert Committee on Biological Standardization held from 18 to 22 October 2021

Overview

The 74th meeting of the WHO Expert Committee on Biological Standardization (ECBS) was held from 18 to 22 October 2021. In addition to its ongoing work to address urgent needs arising from the current pandemic, the ECBS also focused on a wide range of biological standardization issues.

ECBS members, regulatory authority representatives and subject matter experts participated in the meeting from Monday 18 October to Thursday 21 October 2021. An open information-sharing session involving all participants, including non-state actors, was held on Monday 18 October 2021. All ECBS decisions and recommendations regarding the adoption of WHO written standards and the establishment of WHO measurement standards were made during a closed session held on Friday 22 October attended only by ECBS members and WHO staff. The ECBS also provided advice and recommendations to WHO on a number of key strategic issues.

A full meeting report will be published in the WHO Technical Report Series in 2022.