Biobank Unit - Facilities
Facilities

- Operational since 2011
- 2 laboratories: >1,400 square-foot and >500 square-foot
- Secured, restricted-access facilities
- State-of-the-art cryo-refrigeration system, which includes -180°C liquid nitrogen vapor phase and -80°C mechanical freezers
- Monitored by sophisticated alarm system with an automatic backup generator
- Use of advanced FreezerWorks software for managing de-identified samples to ensure confidentiality of donor’s protected health information
Logistics

- Shipment compliance management system by IATAtrained personnel
- Same day shipment (global coverage)
- Cold chain management of biospecimen as follows:
- Controlled ambient: +15°C to +25°C
- Refrigerated: +2°C to +8°C
- Frozen and deep frozen: -20°C to -70°C
- Liquid nitrogen vapor phase: -180°C