TTP LabTech’s comPOUND® sample store is a modular system, where stores can be linked in parallel. The self-contained modules can provide sample storage from ambient temperature down to -20° C depending on the user’s requirements. Sample tubes can be cherry picked from all linked stores, thereby allowing throughputs to increase as the library grows. The comPANION unit connects comPOUND® stores to provide fast, remote delivery or storage of individual microtubes from an easily expandable sample library. The QCL is the only dedicated automated compound management facility for tube and plate based systems in Australasia and was the first facility of its kind world-wide to fully integrate modular storage and liquid handling platforms. It is a national resource that services a range of organisations in the region and all of the comPOUND stores are run at a nominal temperature of 18° C. The QCL’s third comPOUND® is a component of the Queensland Tropical Health Alliance, a collaboration between Griffith University, James Cook University, the Queensland Institute of Medical Research and the QLD State Government (via the Smart State Innovation Fund – Innovation Building Fund scheme).
Dr David Camp of QCL commented ‘The QCL has grown extremely rapidly during the last year with the introduction of over 250,000 compounds, which has necessitated the purchase of another comPOUND® sample store. It has been extremely gratifying to see the successful integration of this third unit. As this was the first comPOUND® to be added since the original system was in place we were unsure how easy the process would be. However, installation went seamlessly with full integration of the new module achieved mid-way through the third day and sample processing up and running by the fourth.’
About QCL
The Queensland Compound Library resides within the Eskitis Institute of Cell and Molecular Therapies at Griffith University. The QCL provides dedicated compound management and logistics support to a range of Australian organisations that include academe, medical research institutes, publicly funded research organisations and industry. It was established with funds from the Queensland State Government and Griffith University to synergise interactions between Australasian chemists, biomedical researchers, and their international colleagues.
For more information visit: http://www.griffith.edu.au/science/queensland-compound-library
About TTP LabTech Ltd
Based near Cambridge, UK, TTP LabTech Ltd is a leading provider of development services to the international life science community. TTP LabTech’s development teams combine skills in chemistry, biology, and engineering to provide systems, products, and processes which are both innovative and practical. With offices in the UK, North America, and China the company is able to manage and support custom development projects for client companies in virtually all parts of the world.
