BioStorage Adds Sample Prep Services

BioStorage Technologies has expanded its sample management services to include laboratory sample preparation services. The company’s 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, according to the company, 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 services allows the company to provide customers with a sample renewal and extension process designed to maximize their samples for comprehensive R&D activities. Once samples are processed, aliquots of blood and/or DNA products can be allocated for future testing by using sample prioritization through the company’s tracking and inventory management system, ISISS. According to the company, 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.”