Tag: Biobanking
Covid-19 Test Laboratory Biograd Diagnostics Chooses Matrix Gemini LIMS
Autoscribe Informatics has announced that Covid-19 Test Laboratory, BioGrad Diagnostics, has adopted Matrix Gemini as its Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS). BioGrad manages client and sample data within the LIMS, driving automation and efficiency.
BioGrad Diagnostics is a rapidly expanding...
UK Biocentre Granted ISO 15189:2012 Accreditation for Sample Processing and Storage Services
UK Biocentre has been granted ISO 15189:2012 Accreditation by UKAS for sample processing and storage services. This landmark accreditation further extends UK Biocentre’s capabilities, increasing the scope of services it can provide to support clinical trials and studies, including...
Sample Management Specialists Win Queen’s Award for Enterprise
UK Small Business Minister Paul Scully said "This country is renowned for its entrepreneurial achievements and there is no greater showcase for it than The Queen's Awards. It is vital we celebrate the success of our businesses and recognise...
Dubai to Open UAE’s First Robotic Biobank in 2023 to Boost Medical Research and...
Al Jalila Foundation, a member of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, announced that it will establish the UAE’s first robotic biobank, in partnership with the Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) and...
Ultra-Low Temperature Storage of Tissues and Blood Specimens
Every year, millions of biospecimens, including human tissues and blood, are preserved around the world for disease diagnosis and research. Biological samples can be maintained for extended periods of time for future use or to allow transportation to different...
ISBER Announced the 2022 Award Winners for Outstanding Achievement in Biobanking
ISBER 2022 Outstanding Achievement in Biobanking - Nahla M. Afifi
The ISBER Award for Outstanding Achievement in Biobanking is designed to recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of biobanking.
Dr. Nahla Maher Afifi earned her MBBCh with...
Cherry-Picking and Reformatting Tubes From Acoustix Racks
A new adaptor kit enables the Ziath Mohawk tube selector to quickly and easily pick and reformat tubes from Azenta Life Sciences Acoustix racks used by the latest generation of Labcyte® Echo® acoustic liquid dispensers.
Acoustix is a small sample tube with a screw cap which has been...
Frozen Sperm Biobank: A New Long-term and Cost-effective Model Could Help Save Endangered Koalas...
Biobanking and assisted reproduction could become a reality for koalas by leveraging the existing technology used to help humans conceive. A detailed model, published today in the international journal Animals, reveals this would significantly help captive breeding programs to retain genetic diversity,...
NATA’s Biobanking Accreditation Set to Expand the Emerging Australian Biobanking Industry
The National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) believes Australia’s fledgling biobanking industry is set for rapid expansion after it granted accreditation to the country’s first facility for the internationally recognised biobanking standard ISO 20387.
Biobanking Victoria, part of Monash University,...
Defining biobanks: To be or not to be…… what was the question?
“Is a biobank a facility or research project?” This was a question asked in an international biobanking community forum back in April 2021. Answers were equivocal with many respondents taking an each way bet saying ‘both’. But this is...
