Astoriom Acquires Roylance Stability Storage and Roylance Scientific

Astoriom, a leader in scientific research and consumer product sample stability and biorepository storage, has acquired Roylance Stability Storage Limited and Roylance Scientific Limited, the UK operations of life sciences stability storage provider Sampled, located in Glasgow.

The acquisition further strengthens Astoriom’s specialist storage and sample management capabilities, offering broader coverage, additional expertise and operational resilience to help safeguard the samples, materials and equipment that are critical to scientific research and product innovation.

Astoriom has more than 30 years’ experience providing outsourced sample storage services and technical support, and will now provide customers utilizing services at Sampled’s Glasgow, UK facility with secure, compliant and quality-led storage environments supported by continuous monitoring, inventory controls and business continuity systems at its flagship UK facility in Rochdale.

“Astoriom’s continued growth reflects the sustained demand for our integrated services. This recent acquisition reinforces our commitment to delivering high-quality sample storage capabilities in the UK and beyond,” said Will Edwards, CEO, Astoriom. “We understand how important continuity, responsiveness and technical expertise is to ensure the security, integrity, traceability and required storage conditions of valuable samples at all times. Our utmost priority throughout this process is to maintain continuity of service, building upon the strong foundation Sampled has put in place, while providing access to the additional expertise, resources and capabilities available through Astoriom.”

“The stability storage and specialized services offered by Roylance Stability Storage have been an important part of our organization for many years and have helped support pharmaceutical customers across the UK,” said John DelliSanti, CEO and Chair of Sampled. “We are pleased to see the business begin its next chapter with Astoriom, whose expertise and focus make them well positioned to support stability storage customers for years to come.”

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