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Category: Sample Management


Foundational Strategies That Can Shave Months Off Your Clinical Program: Biorepositories

Part 2 of our Strategies to Speed Clinical Trials Series The path from therapeutic discovery to regulatory approval remains long, with significant time devoted to clinical testing. When investing up to 15 years or more in a potential therapeutic, with much of that time dedicated to clinical trials1, any opportunity to save time during clinical phases can […]

Foundational Strategies That Can Shave Months Off Your Clinical Program: Biopharma

Part 1 of our Strategies to Speed Clinical Trials Series In the ever-competitive drug development landscape, time is a precious and limited resource. During often-complex clinical trials, every delay can have a real-world impact on patients, healthcare systems, and the bottom line. In fact, one recent review determined that reducing clinical development time from 10 months to […]

Taking a Fresh Look at Your Sample Inventory

Sample inventory management is a continuous process that supports the integrity of your data and research. Yet with samples and critical reagents added over time, sprawling inventories can strain valuable time, energy, and resources. An objective inventory review, conducted by better storage management experts, can help to optimize your sample and material storage and sustain […]

4 Great Reasons You Need Efficiency Experts for Better Cold Storage Inventory Management in Your Lab

Proper storage of biological assets is vital to keep your research moving forward. Yet, while you focus on research activities, it’s all too common for sample and critical reagent inventories to morph into an unorganized sprawl. The most obvious impact is time spent finding your materials of interest, but there are other consequences to sample […]

Revolutionize Frozen Sample Handling and Tracking with Radio-Frequency Tagging

Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is transforming the way labs manage frozen biological samples. It streamlines workflows, improves traceability, and minimizes risks associated with frost-obscured codes and manual labeling. This article, originally published in ‘Biocompare, ebook Essential Guide to Best Practices in the Lab 13’, explores how RFID technology can overcome common challenges in frozen sample handling […]

How Can Your LIMS Enhance Clinical Research Sample Management?

In the fast-paced world of clinical research, efficiency, accuracy, and compliance are critical to successful study outcomes. The right laboratory information management system (LIMS) should aim to streamline clinical sample workflows, improve data accuracy, and support compliance with clinical sample management. Here’s a closer look at the features clinical researchers should focus on and how […]

Choosing the Right Tubes for Sample Integrity

In laboratory environments, sample integrity is critical to ensuring reliable research results, workflow efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. While often overlooked, sample storage tubes play a pivotal role in protecting samples, streamlining processes, and supporting automation. Sample storage and handling requires a variety of tubes, each designed to meet specific needs related to the sample type, storage […]

Tackling Life Sciences Consumable Waste: A Path to Sustainable Innovation

Scientific research is the cornerstone of innovation, but it can come at an environmental cost. In the pursuit of scientific advancement, life sciences laboratories have become significant contributors to global plastic waste, where consumables like pipette tips, gloves, and culture flasks are essential for experiments. Unfortunately, these items are primarily single-use and plastic-based, leading to […]

New Azenta Biorepository in Greater Boston: Welcoming Clients and Offering Facility Tours

Azenta Life Sciences has officially opened its state-of-the-art biorepository facility in the Greater Boston area, designed to serve the unique storage and management needs of the biotech and life sciences industries. Located strategically to support Cambridge and Boston’s vibrant community of biotech and pharmaceutical companies, the facility offers advanced sample storage and handling capabilities, helping […]

DEKRA Certification to ISO 9001:2015: 6 Key Benefits for Informatics Users

What is ISO 9001:2015? ISO 9001:2015 is an internationally recognized standard that defines the criteria for ongoing enhancement of a QMS. It emphasizes the importance of consistent performance, efficiency, and customer satisfaction. Organizations that adhere to this standard are better equipped to streamline processes, enhance their product and service quality, and ultimately provide a superior […]