SCTbio Partners with Cyto-care to Enhance Cell Therapy Cryopreservation and Logistics Advancements in Europe
SCTbio, a comprehensive contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with expertise in cell-based therapy and viral vectors, has entered into a collaboration agreement with Cyto-care.eu GmbH, a specialized firm in advanced solutions for cell therapy and regenerative medicine.
Together, they...
Criobanca Marche Biobank Launched to Develop Personalized Medicine Against Rare Diseases
The Marche Biobank project co-financed by the Marche Region and by a partnership of Marche Universities and companies successfully celebrated one of the most significant moments recently: the inauguration of the Criobanca Marche Biobank during a major event held...
Cryogenic Sperm Banking Training at the LSU AgCenter Paves the Way for Cryopreservation Industry...
The team from the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish working with cryogenic sperm banking of Indian major carps and exotic carps, successfully completed their training at the Louisiana State University (LSU) AgCenter. The objective of their training...
Durable 2D Barcoded Tubes for Low Temperature Sample Storage (Ziath)
High quality European manufactured CryzoTraq™ tubes from Ziath are designed for cryogenic storage of your valuable samples and specimens at temperatures as low as minus 196°C.
Available in 2 ml and 5 ml formats, CryzoTraq™ tubes have a 2D Datamatrix...
RFID Tagging Technology Streamlines Cryogenic Sample Management (Ziath)
Traditionally identifying the identity of frost covered racks of 2D barcoded tubes taken from low temperature storage has been a time-consuming and error prone process. Drawing upon proprietary Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tagging technology – the Ri-Track Mirage can...
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...
Biobank Led by Simon Fraser University Aims to Preserve West Coast Kelp Forests for...
Led by biologist Sherryl Bisgrove, and supported by the Pacific Salmon Foundation, the team has developed a cryogenic freezing technique to store germplasm, or “seed”, of at-risk bull kelp in a biobank.
This allows the team, which also includes postdoctoral fellow...
Texas Heart Institute Biorepository Received Equipment Grant from NIH to Support Automation and Modernization
The Texas Heart Institute (THI) Biorepository and Biospecimen Profiling Core Laboratory has received an R24 grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support the automation and modernization of the facility’s sample storage and handling process. With this $220,000...
