Europe's largest
biorepository - Biobank Graz (Graz, Austria) has reported on its use of sample
storage consumables and data management software from Micronic Europe to
safeguard its blood, serum and plasma samples.
Biobank Graz is a non-profit making service facility of the Medical University
Graz, which supports the search for the underlying causes of disease and
improvements in disease diagnosis and therapy. Over the medium to long term
this is expected to contribute to an improvement in the quality of healthcare
available to the general population. Whilst Biobank Graz primarily services
Medical University Graz internal academics, it also offers its services to
external academic and industrial partners within the framework of research
collaborations. Biobank Graz collection of over 5 million human samples is
based on many years of preparatory work and on existing sample collections from
the research projects of different clinics and institutes.
Dr Karine Sargsyan, COO of Biobank Graz commented "After a comprehensive
evaluation of commercially available consumables we selected Micronic 0.75 ml
and 1.2ml tubes together with screw caps and Roborack storage racks to provide
high integrity, long-term storage of our human blood, serum and plasma samples
at -80° C ". A key determinant of our selection was that Micronic laser
etched tube codes proved most stable to a barrage of tests including
temperature stability, solvent / chemical resistance, moisture ingress and
impact / wear - a fact borne out that we have only experienced an incredible 1
unreadable code in over 100,000 stored samples over the last 3½ years ".
She added "Our scientists have also appreciated the flexibility and
ease-of-use of Micronic's tube scanning and data management software together
with the excellent support provided by the company".
Micronic 0.75ml and 1.2ml sample storage tubes are manufactured from medical
grade polypropylene in a fully automated Class 7 cleanroom environment ensuring
they exhibit absolute product consistency, near zero contaminants and
compliance with US and European Pharmacopoeia tests. The tubes resist many
organic solvents (DMSO, methanol, dichloromethane), may be autoclaved clean and
can be repeatedly freeze-thawed without loss of product performance. A unique
2D code on the bottom of each tube provides an easy and unambiguous means of
storing and identifying samples. The optimised internal shape of each Micronic
sample storage tube ensures the lowest possible dead volume and maximum sample
recovery. Designed to fit 96 individual tubes into a standard footprint rack
optimises use of valuable freezer space and ensures automation compatibility.
For further information relating to Biobank Graz please visit
www.medunigraz.at/biobank.
For further information on sample storage solutions for biobanking applications
please contact Micronic on telephone +31-320-277070 or email
sales@micronic.com.
Dedicated to the design and production of innovative sample storage tubes,
accessories and instruments over the last 25 years, Micronic is uniquely able
to offer laboratories the expert advice to help them safeguard one of its most
valuable assets - its samples.
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