AABB Certified Advanced Biotherapies Professional

Certified Advanced Biotherapies Professional (CABP) Credential

AABB’s Certified Advanced Biotherapies Professional (CABP) credentialing exam is the first and only certification of its kind, specifically designed to help identify and showcase high-caliber biotherapies professionals around to world.

What is AABB's Certified Advanced Biotherapies Professional (CABP) credential?

The CABP is a pioneering credentialing exam within the biotherapies field, specifically designed to help identify high-caliber professionals working in the cell and gene space.

Earning the CABP is a mark of distinction and contributes to the advancement of the field by demonstrating a high standard of competence across key biotherapies-related domains of knowledge. By taking the CABP exam and demonstrating the commitment to lifelong learning through recertification, CABPs represent a pool of qualified and proficient professionals throughout the world, ready to advance innovation, safety and quality in the field.

In order to become a CABP, candidates must:

  • meet educational and professional experience pre-requisites
  • obtain a passing grade on a comprehensive, four-hour computer-based proctored online exam, covering seven key domains of knowledge relevant to working in biotherapies – including patient care, ethics, biotherapies development lifecycle, quality and more
  • agree to the CABP Code of Conduct
  • following the achievement of the CABP certification, commit to continuing education and recertification every three years; ensuring they are staying up-to-date in the ever-changing field of biotherapies.

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Who is Eligible for the CABP?

This certification is intended for experienced professionals working in advanced biotherapies. Example roles include:

  • Researchers
  • Medical directors
  • Quality specialists
  • Regulatory specialists
  • Laboratorians
  • Nurses
  • Pharmacists
  • Fellows

For more information on the exam including eligibility and how to apply, please follow the link below.

Meet the CABPs: Q&A Interview Series and Full CABP Registry

In this article series, AABB interviews and highlights Certified Advanced Biotherapies Professionals. Read as they share what inspired them to pursue the CABP certification and how this new program will help address current challenges in the biotherapies field.

Alternatively, to view the full registry of CABPs follow the link below:

View Full Registry

The Need for the CABP - A Short History & Timeline

Developed by AABB in response to worldwide workforce shortages in the industry and the challenges associated with identifying and retaining qualified employees, the CABP certification benefits the entire biotherapies field by:

  • Establishing minimum standards of competence.
  • Identifying qualified and proficient professionals.
  • Advancing safety and quality.
  1. "The CABP exam was established through a rigorous and methodical process in accordance with the ISO/IEC 17024 standard for personnel certification. It is designed to validate a candidates’ knowledge, experience, and qualifications, and was developed with the input of more than 50 subject matter experts in the field who contributed more than 4,000 hours to the effort."

    Jackie Thomas
    VP Education, AABB

    Developed According to ANSI Standards, Rigorous certification development according to ANAB ISO/IEC 17024 Standards

  2. July 2022

    First CABP application received.


    December 2022

    First cohort of CABPs certified.

  3. April 2023

    Phacilitate Case StudyPhacilitate publishes case study on AABB’s CABP.

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  4. March 2024

    AABB releases CABP Sample Exam Question sets and CABP Resource Library.

    Resource Library


CABP By The Numbers

AABB Certified Advanced Biotherapies Professional

125+

There are 125+ CABPs
and counting!
CABP Seal

100+

Organizations who are
CABP employers
CABP Globe

10+

CABPs are in 10 countries across the world