Biobanks are diverse processing and storage facilities that maintain biospecimens. These stored biological materials can be used for drug development and discovery efforts, precision medicine studies, biomarker-based preclinical research, and more. Increasingly, biobanks are also storing stem cell lines, such as induced pluripotent stem cell lines that are being derived from both healthy and diseased donors. Biobanks can also contain cord blood units collected from newborns, as well as associated tissues that may contain stem cell and progenitor cells, such as umbilical cord blood tissue or placental tissue. [Read more…]
Cord Blood
Because cord blood present within a newborn’s umbilical is rich with stem cells, it can be collected and stored for future medical use.
Day 1 Recap for the “Biorepositories and Sample Management Summit”
Biobanks are biomedical research facilities that process and stores a wide variety of biospecimens, to include whole tissue, blood, DNA, plasma, purified saliva, cell lines, stem cell populations, and more. The goal of biobanking is to preserve biological samples for storage, and importantly, potential use at a later point in time. Biobanks are now playing a major role in assisting pharmaceutical companies with drug discovery and development efforts. They are also driving forward precision medicine efforts, as they have the capacity to allow physicians to select the best treatment option for specific patients. However, effectively preserving tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of biological samples can be a daunting task.
To honor this growing industry, speakers at the “Biorepositories and Sample Management Summit” held today at the Hilton Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts delivered a jam-packed day of content.
We heard presenters discuss biobanking topics that included: [Read more…]
An Introduction to Tissue Print Technologies with Dr. Sandra Gaston
Question and Answer with Dr. Sandra Gaston of Tufts Medical Center
As a featured speaker for the Biorepositories and Sample Management Summit on October 12-14th, 2015, in Boston, Massachusetts, Dr. Sandra Gaston will be presenting on “Tissue Print Technologies: An Innovative and Practice Approach to Obtaining High Quality Research Samples from Biopsies and Other Challenging Biospecimens.”
Complete Year-to-Date Collection of Cord Blood Banking Awareness Facts
Six months ago, we proudly announced our partnership with Save the Cord Foundation in launching an awareness campaign called “Cord Blood Banking Awareness: Educating America and the World.” This campaign aims to educate currently expecting parents, as well as future parents, grandparents, siblings, and friends, about the medical benefits of cord blood preservation. Below is a collection of facts that aid our efforts in spreading awareness.
BioInformant is Honored to Sponsor the Biorepositories and Sample Management Summit
BioInformant is honored to be a sponsor for the upcoming “Biorepositories and Sample Management Summit” in Boston, Massachussetts, over October 12-14, 2015. This 3-day event promises to be the most interactive biobanking community event of the year.
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