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.
Will Cord Blood Banking be the Next Trend in BioBanking?
A biobank is a repository that stores biological samples (usually human) for use in research and medicine. The registration of each sample entering and exiting the system is centrally stored on a computer system that is frequently backed up, and the physical location of each sample is noted to allow efficient location of specimens. Storage of the specimens may range from controlled ambient (room temperature), to +4°C, -20°C, -80°C, and -196°C (liquid or vapor nitrogen, LN2).
CDI, a FUJIFILM company, Announces Launch of World’s Largest Public Stem Cell Bank
Cellular Dynamics International Announces Launch of CIRM hPSC Repository and First 300 iPSC Lines
Cellular Dynamics International (CDI), a FUJIFILM company since March of 2015, announced news today that has reverberated throughout the stem cell community, suggesting hope and progress for the future of stem cell research.
As an indisputable leader in the the manufacture and production of iPS cell products, Cellular Dynamics was awarded a $16 million grant by the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine in March of 2013. In that landmark funding awarded, CIRM allocated $16 million for CDI to create 3 induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines from 3000 healthy and diseased donors. At the same time, CIRM awarded Coriell Institute approximately $10 million to structure and store the iPSC lines within a secure biobanking facility, of which CDI was to be a “primary subcontractor.” [Read more…]
