BioStorage Technologies to Sponsor and Present Educational Workshops at Annual Biorepositories Conference

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ —  BioStorage
Technologies Inc., a global leader in sample management, cold chain
logistics and biomaterial storage for the pharmaceutical and
biotechnology industries, will be a lead sponsor and presenter at
the 3rd annual Biorepositories Conference, September 27-29, 2010,
in Boston.

Managed by the Institute for International Research (IIR),
Biorepositories is an annual conference that brings together the
industry’s top executives, research professionals and experts, to
discuss best practices for maintaining sample integrity and
optimizing sample inventories. This year’s conference will also
emphasize the growing interest in personalized medicine and other
emerging trends in the biobanking industry, such as biomarker
development, translational research and biomedical engineering.

Lori A. Ball, chief operating officer at BioStorage
Technologies, is a distinguished member of the conference’s
advisory board and will team with Cathy Michael, global head of
sample management at BioStorage Technologies, for a presentation on
achieving maximum efficiency in biorepository operations. The
seminar will focus on applying innovative processes within
biorepository operations to create value-added benefits to
customers.

“Optimizing integrity throughout the entire sample life cycle
has taken on extreme scientific and financial importance, as
today’s advanced therapeutics are highly reliant on properly
preserved biological samples to maximize existing and future
research initiatives,” says Ball.

“BioStorage Technologies is proud to sponsor an event that will
bring together key experts and leaders to drive forward the
importance of sample management best practices for future research,
as well as the biobanking industry as a whole.”

Courtney Leonard, Director of IIR’s 3rd Annual Biorepositories
event, says, “The pharmaceutical biobanking industry is rapidly
expanding, as such the 2010 event has evolved to

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