BioStorage Expands Academic Research Activities

BioStorage Technologies is expanding its support to scientific and academic research activities in the Northeast U.S. Douglas King has recently been appointed senior scientific advisor and head of Academic and Scientific Research Markets.

Mr. King will be responsible for coordinating the company’s sales and research efforts within the academic and science research industries. He has 40 years of experience in the academic and scientific industries. He held a variety of academic appointments at Thomas Jefferson University, University of Rochester Department of Pathology, and the Medical University of South Carolina. He has also held positions at DCL Medical Laboratories, where he served as vice president of research in the Division of Pharmaceutical Studies and director of business development.

“As the volume of clinical research continues to increase, academic institutions will encounter unique challenges in managing growing quantities of biological samples, such as the need to maximize dedicated research space and how to enhance scientific collaboration between multidisciplinary research units,” said Brent Atwood, vice president of global sales, BioStorage Technologies. “BioStorage Technologies is committed to exploring these challenges with our technological resources and extensive experience and our desires to support scientific research activities that align with unique institutional visions.”