Tag: Ultra-Low Freezers
Ultra-low Temperature Freezers Have Become Important for Today’s Cell and Gene Therapies
Ultra-Low Temperature Freezers (ULTs) can make an important contribution in the field of cell and gene therapies. For a long time, complex cryopreservation with liquid nitrogen was the standard for freezing all therapeutic substances. However, studies show that some...
Air Liquide Healthcare Brings Together it’s Four Biobanks Under the Name BioKryo in Germany
With a storage capacity of more than 20 million biological samples (tissues, cells ad DNA), the BioKryo network operates in three European countries, with four dedicated sites. Each site offers a complete range of cryogenic services, including storage temperatures from...
How to Preserve the Integrity of Blood Samples with a Reliable Cold Chain
Blood samples contain numerous components such as red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and plasma. To ensure the integrity of stored whole blood samples, it is important that the collection, processing, and storage of these components are performed...
Using Ultra-Low Freezers to Maintain the Viability of Cell and Gene Therapy Products
Many cell and gene therapy solutions have shown considerable promise as a source of possible treatments for a wide range of chronic disorders. However, these sophisticated therapies introduce additional barriers such as the requirements for ultra-low and cryogenic storage,...
Reliable Ultra-Low Freezers for the Storage of Cancer Biomarkers
The use of tumour markers to diagnose, assess prognosis, and select a suitable cancer treatment has become possible due to the development of inexpensive and user-friendly molecular analysis tools such as the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Maintaining the integrity...
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...
UiT’s Treasury Received Millions to Solve Health Challenges Namely Biobanking Storage Capacity
Through the Norwegian biobank consortium, to ensure the research core facility and solve major challenges in the biobanking domain, UiT has received an award of almost 20 million NOK from the Research Council. The biobank stores human biological material...
Creating an Optimal Ultra-Cold Storage Environment
In recent years, several beneficial cell samples and microbial strains have been discovered, engineered, and studied. As a result of these scientific discoveries and other technological breakthroughs, communities all around the world now benefit from a variety of biological...
B Medical Systems’ U201 Receives the World’s First WHO PQS Prequalification for Ultra-Low Freezers
2nd March 2022. Luxembourg: B Medical Systems, a global leader in medical cold chain solutions, has announced that the company’s Ultra-Low Freezer U201 has received the WHO PQS prequalification. This is the first-ever Ultra-Low Freezer in the world to receive the...
Why do Blood and Plasma Need Refrigeration?
Blood, plasma, and other blood components are utilised every day in clinical and research environments for a multitude of uses, from life-saving transfusions to important haematology tests. All samples used for these medical activities have in common that they...
