Thermo Fisher Scientific Showcases End-to-End Solutions for Biobanks and Biorepositories at ESBB 2011

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., today announced it will showcase its turnkey biobanking solution within booths 13 and 14 at ESBB 2011, taking place from November 16-19, in Marseille, France. This comprehensive solution set ensures sample quality and addresses the complete biobanking workflow including biospecimen collection, processing, testing and storage, as well as sample and data management.

Thermo Scientific solutions address the unique and complex needs of biobanks and biorepositories while offering scalability and efficiency to organizations of all sizes, from university research labs to contract research organizations, laboratories and large-scale pharmaceutical and biotechnology facilities. The company delivers the software, equipment, consumables, reagents and services to provide the end-to-end solution required for today’s rapidly changing organizations.

Fisher BioServices is the largest biorepository, managing more than 170,000,000 samples across facilities worldwide. The Thermo Scientific Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) for Biobanks, specifically designed to address the unique challenges of managing biospecimen collection, location, online requests (including consent management and request management), chain of custody, data compliance and security, instrument integration and automation, and client billing, is used to manage this vast biorepository.

“Today, cross-disciplinary collaboration among peers is imperative, and many organizations are extending their reach to collaborate with university hospitals, pharmaceutical and biotech companies, contract research organizations and biobanks. This creates complexity as data and reports must be aggregated in a timely fashion without compromises in accuracy,” said Dave Champagne, vice president and general manager, Informatics, Thermo Fisher. “Our turnkey biobanking portfolio fosters collaboration and sharing so our customers can focus on advancing science and making life-saving discoveries.”

Also at ESBB, Thermo Fisher will present two workshops: “Efficient Storage of Biological Samples – How to store more samples in your freezer” and “Where In The World Are My Samples.”

For more information about Thermo Scientific solutions for biobanks and biorepositories, visit the company article page.