Sample Science Blog

Moving a lab across campus can be a daunting task for an academic research institute – and moving a lab across the country can be a stressful undertaking for a principal investigator.

The cassette is simple right? It’s an aluminium frame used to protect blood bags and assist in heat transfer during the controlled-rate freeze step of product development. But ensuring you're using standardize sized cassettes and the right equipment for them is key to avoiding risk by swapping product to compatible equipment or risking unwanted temperature cycling. Learn about what Brooks Life Sciences is doing to help you save costs and time!

Even though it sounds a lot like “rocks for brains,” BRICKS in your biobanking inventory management software is a good thing. Bricks give you a way to configure software that works for your lab.

Organ donation is the first step in giving life and hope back to patients who are desperately waiting for a transplant. Securing a match between a donated organ and a patient is the next step.

Countless choices can make it difficult to decide on a small item. But when you are trying to select biobanking inventory management software for your samples – your decision becomes significant.

Vaccines are some of the most valuable biological materials that clinicians produce and use. Vaccines help prevent serious health issues for millions each year, however much of the vaccines lost are due to degradation that occurs when they warm during vaccine transport. Extreme weather, natural disasters, and other emergencies can put laboratories at risk and can render vaccine storage systems vulnerable to failure. Whether transporting vaccines or putting them in storage, it is essential for laboratories and manufacturers to have built-in security measures and a continuity plan in case of a natural disaster or other catastrophic events.

Did you know that researchers can only reuse clinical samples for future studies if participants give informed consent to do so? Most scientists do not. Informed consent is imperative to be able to reuse the sample for future use.

In the event a temporary facility shutdown interrupts a laboratory’s operation, it is imperative to maintain the viability of biological sample collections and minimize downtime.  

Whether it is an electrical upgrade or scheduled equipment maintenance, detailed preparation goes into every step of a project.  
 

Large volume dry shipper containers are commonly used in Life Science applications to ship large collections of biological material that need to be maintained at cryogenic temperatures. These specially designed containers utilize liquid nitrogen to keep samples cold, while special absorbent medium helps prevent liquid nitrogen outflow. This feature helps maintain biological sample integrity while ensuring the safety of both users and transporters.