INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ — BioStorage Technologies, a
global leader in sample management, cold chain logistics and
biomaterial storage for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology
industries, has expanded its sample management offerings to include
laboratory sample preparation services, including sample aliquoting
and nucleic acid extraction and verification.
As the need for comprehensive sample management continues to
grow, BioStorage Technologies has seen increased demand for
end-to-end sample management services, including sample preparation
and storage. In response, BioStorage Technologies’ U.S. and
European facilities will now offer nucleic acid extraction and
verification services in addition to sample aliquoting and PBMC
(Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells) processing. All services will
be supported by automated liquid handling technology to ensure the
accuracy and precision needed for high-throughput testing and
screening.
The integration of these ancillary services allows BioStorage
Technologies to provide customers with a sample renewal and
extension process to maximize their samples for comprehensive
research and development activities. Once samples are processed,
aliquots of blood and/or DNA products can be allocated for future
testing by using informed sample prioritization through the
company’s proprietary tracking and inventory management system,
ISISS®. This process ensures samples are removed, transported,
processed and replaced to storage in a compliant, consistent and
efficient fashion.
“Many times, errors that can affect the results of laboratory
tests occur in the pre-analytical phase,” said Cathy Michael,
global head of sample management operations, BioStorage
Technologies. “By extending our technical expertise to include
sample preparation services, we can help to mitigate the risk of
variables that have a negative impact on sample integrity.”
The addition of this new service offering gives BioStorage
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