Vanderbilt University Medical Center Launches High-Tech Automated Biobank to Safeguard Critical Biospecimens
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has opened a state-of-the-art automated biobanking system that can store as many as 10 million biospecimens, including blood and body fluids, tissue, and genetic and protein material, at temperatures down to minus 80 degrees Celsius. The “BioStore”...
University of Florida Diabetes Institute to Establish Novel Biobank to Study Kidney and Cardiovascular...
A major step toward transforming the understanding of cardiovascular and kidney disease in the millions of Americans with diabetes occurred Thursday when the National Institutes of Health designated the University of Florida Diabetes Institute the home for a new biobank...
Cellutions BioStorage: A Research-to-Launch Cryopreservation Bank Created by LifeCell in India
Bridging the growing supply-chain gap in the preservation and maintenance of biospecimens by leveraging advanced technologies, Cellutions BioStorage, a research-to-launch Cryopreservation Bank was inaugurated on the 15th of July, 2022. The brainchild of India’s leading health-preneur, Mayur Abhaya -...
World’s First Bison Genome Biobank’s Development Boosted by $5.1 Million Funding from Genome Canada
The BIG project will apply new genomics solutions to better protect and conserve the wood bison population in Canada. It’s directly connected with the massive $17-million-dollar research initiative called “Integrated omics for sustainable animal agriculture and environmental stewardship” (IntegrOmes)...
University of Szeged’s New Biobank Storage Systems are Now in Operation
The technical handover of the University of Szeged’s new Biobank building has been concluded, along with the process of putting the various storage units, service technologies, building surveillance, and process control systems in operation. The facility will be prepared...
Phenomix Sciences Announces First Obesity Biobank Registry to Study Underlying Phenotypes
On a mission to conquer obesity, Phenomix Sciences has launched its first obesity biobanking registry and outcomes study. The registry will study variability in obesity by looking at genetic and environmental factors in patients, and analyze interventions that will...
Biobank Acutelines: Patient Smart Data and Biological Samples Collection in the Emergency Room
When you are on your way to the emergency room with sirens wailing, you feel that things are serious. But how does the doctor know what to do when so much is going wrong in the body at once?...
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...
Biobanking Victoria: Australia’s First Industry-Focused Flagship Biobank Launched by Monash University
Monash University has officially launched Australia’s first industry-focused storage facility for biological material to support medical research and commercialisation opportunities. Biobanking Victoria is a state-of-the-art facility that provides a valuable link between researchers and industry, generously supported by the Victorian...
Brooks Automation and Cleveland Clinic Celebrate Opening of New Biobanking Facility
Brooks Automation, Inc. and Cleveland Clinic have opened a new 22,000-square-foot biospecimen sample management and repository facility on Cleveland Clinic’s main campus. The two-story biorepository is managed by Azenta Life Sciences, Brooks' recently re-branded life sciences division, and includes...
