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Strength through Leading Partnerships

As a worldwide leader in short-term and long-term biomaterials storage, sample management and cold chain logistics, BioStorage Technologies partners with premier industry leaders:


DGP GroupDGP Group - A World of Packaging Solutions

DGP Group is one of the largest providers of specialized shipping solutions for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical industries. DGP manufactures and distributes packaging systems for the transport of infectious, diagnostic and temperature-sensitive products. With headquarters based in the United Kingdom and offices located worldwide, DGP serves the top couriers, pharmaceutical companies and laboratories in Europe, the United States, Asia and Africa.

Established in 1999, DGP was founded to offer ambient packaging solutions. Today, the company is the third largest provider of temperature-control shipping systems in Europe. DGP has invested significant resources in the continual expansion of their validation laboratory facilities and technical staff. The company’s focus on developing innovative products enables DGP to be extremely responsive to its customers' needs. For example, DGP recently developed the largest 95kPa (IATA compliant) single pouch solution on the market -- the PATHOPOUCH 95kPa Xcel.

Because of the critical role packaging plays in maintaining product integrity for temperature-sensitive materials, BioStorage Technologies values DGP’s high-quality products. Together, these two companies work to ensure the integrity of their clients’ biomaterials during shipment.

In addition to a large range of standard shipping products, DGP also develops custom solutions for clients with specific packaging requirements. The company offers support services that include the manufacture and distribution of custom clinical trial kits, mass animal testing kits and packaging validation services.

For more information on DGP, please call +44.1904.607.390 or click here.
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IBT LogoIBT Reference Laboratory - Specialists in Allergy and Immunology Research, Assay Development and Clinical Trial Testing

IBT Reference Laboratory (IBT) is an international allergy and immunology laboratory specializing in both contract research for pharmaceutical development and reference laboratory services for patient care diagnostic testing. The company, which has been providing comprehensive molecular and cellular immunology research, development and testing services for more than two decades, serves global pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms, contract research organizations and other life science businesses.

IBT’s custom immunology testing services help biopharma firms comply with FDA mandates requiring assessment of immunogenicity, hypersensitivity and adverse immune stimulation for drugs and biotherapeutics. Its services support all phases of drug development, from exploratory research through Phase IV clinical trials. IBT uses its extensive experience in molecular and cellular immunology and a unique spectrum of technological screening platforms to build innovative assays to clients’ specifications, including assays designed for validation of biomarkers, cytokine expression, vaccine efficacy and innate immunity function.

IBT’s scientific and clinical experts are specialists in immunology, immunotoxicology, immunogenicity, immune monitoring, innate immunity, cellular immunology, immunogenomics and allergy diagnostics. The company’s long history of developing and offering specialized biomarker and cell-based assays founded on leading-edge research enables IBT to offer the most advanced immunodiagnostic services available from a single provider.

“Our clients need outsourcing partners they can trust to provide comprehensive, reliable and secure contract testing and storage solutions.” said John F. Halsey, Ph.D., IBT’s founder and president. “BioStorage Technologies and IBT share a common goal of providing the highest level of quality and service to pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms worldwide.”

For details about IBT Reference Laboratory's pharmaceutical services, click here.
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Sanyo Biomedical LogoSANYO Scientific - Reliable, Sophisticated Freezers & Refrigerators for Biological Sample Storage

SANYO E & E America (also known as SANYO Scientific) is a unit of SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. The company manages sales and technical service of SANYO laboratory equipment such as biomedical freezers, refrigerators, CO2 incubators and other appliances throughout the U.S. and Canada. SANYO Scientific and BioStorage Technologies began their partnership in 2003 when BioStorage Technologies launched its biorepository to serve pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms; scientific and medical research facilities; tissue, bone and blood banks; and other global healthcare and life science organizations. To offer a world-class sample storage facility, BioStorage Technologies required the most reliable and efficient cold storage equipment on the market to provide its clients with uncompromised, long-term specimen storage.

BioStorage Technologies selected SANYO as its exclusive supplier of ultra-low freezers and refrigerators because of SANYO’s proven reputation for producing the world’s most advanced refrigeration and compressor technology. SANYO couples this technology with state-of-the-art electronics to offer the finest ultra-low and cryogenic freezers and refrigerators available anywhere in the world.

For example, SANYO’s ultra-low freezers incorporate the company’s patented V.I.P.TM (Vacuum Insulation Panel) technology which reduces wall thickness by up to 30% over conventional insulation techniques. With more capacity per cubic foot of real estate, BioStorage Technologies can operate much more efficiently.

Additionally, SANYO’s freezers and refrigerators incorporate a SANYO-designed and manufactured refrigeration circuit. While many other manufacturers incorporate off-the-shelf, “one-size-fits-all” compressors into their systems, using a SANYO-designed circuit ensures that the most efficient and reliable compressor/refrigerant combination. The end result is a more reliable system that eliminates downtime to ensure long-term sample integrity.

SANYO also looks to BioStorage Technologies for critical feedback about its products and their application to the biostorage market. The company incorporates this feedback into its ongoing research and development process. “BioStorage Technologies is our window to the entire repository market,” said Christine Stannard, General Manager, SANYO Scientific. “The company has a very sophisticated system and is on the forefront of where the biorepository industry is going.”

For details about SANYO Scientific ultra-low freezers and refrigerators, click here.
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Securacell LogoSecuracell, Inc. - Partner in Cord Blood Storage

Securacell, Inc. is a leader in cord blood collection, storage and education. Market demand for the company’s services is soaring, as scientific proof continues to mount for the many applications that cord blood stem cells have in saving lives. Stem cells have been known to correct heart, brain and liver defects in children with rare metabolic diseases and to treat diseases such as leukemia. But, scientists at the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center recently validated for the first time that stem cells can infiltrate damaged heart tissue and transform themselves into cells that can halt further damage. Over the course of a lifetime (up to age 70), the probability that a person will require a transplant of his or her own stem cells is one in 400.1

Securacell and BioStorage Technologies work together to provide families with long-term cryogenic storage of their newborns’ cord blood cells. “Individuals need to be able to retrieve stem cells at any point during their lives,” said Kristen Quicci, RN, Securacell’s director of client services. “Because long-term sample integrity is paramount, Securacell needs a partner who is a leader in the industry and will be around for years to come. We need a partner that won’t just store cells, but will maintain stem cell integrity and be able to retrieve samples well into the future. BioStorage Technologies’ online monitoring, tracking and retrieval systems are unmatched and allow us to provide our clients with the peace of mind they require.”

For details about Securacell, its services and the benefits of cord blood storage, click here.

1J.J. Nietfeld and F. Verter, 2 Oct 2004 presentation at Tufts University School of Medicine, ICBS Conference.

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