LabConnect, LLC Builds New Biorepository, Expands Services, Offers Absolute Sample Protection

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LabConnect, a leading provider of highly customized global central laboratory services to biopharmaceutical, medical device and contract research organizations, has built a new biorepository facility to expand services and better meet the evolving needs of the industry.

“Proper sample management is essential to both today’s and tomorrow’s clinical trials”

LabConnect’s new, 5,000-square-foot biorepository in Johnson City, Tenn., features space for ambient, refrigerated, cold (-20C) and ultra-low temperature (-70C to -80C) storage as well as liquid nitrogen vapor phase storage (-190C).

“Proper sample management is essential to both today’s and tomorrow’s clinical trials,” said Eric Hayashi, LabConnect president and CEO. “Researchers depend on the integrity and availability of their stored biospecimens to retest them to verify trends or unexpected results, or for later retrieval to support specific biomarker research.”

With storage capacity for more than 8 million samples, LabConnect ensures the integrity of samples as well as business continuity with fully validated and mapped backup freezers and generators, redundant HVAC systems, whole building and biorepository security systems and a temperature monitoring system for all freezers and refrigerators with a 21 CFR Part 11 compliant audit trail.

“There are many biorepositories, but LabConnect’s facility is truly state-of-the art, using the most advanced technology available to provide the best protection in the industry for biospecimens,” said George Lewis, senior engineering technician at Johnson Controls, which supplies equipment to the Johnson City facility.

Additionally, through its SampleGISTICS™ system, LabConnect tracks sample locations and consolidates data within a centralized database accessible to researchers 24/7.

Visit the new labconnectllc.com to learn more about the company’s sample management services.

About LabConnect, LLC
Founded in 2002, LabConnect provides global central laboratory services including routine and specialized laboratory testing, kit building, sample management, data management, biorepository and scientific support services for biopharmaceutical and CRO clients. LabConnect’s unique combination of state-of-the-art technology, world-class laboratories, easy access to major and emerging markets and extensive specialized testing expertise means that drug development companies can rely on one provider for all of their central laboratory service needs. Learn more at www.labconnectllc.com or connect with LabConnect on LinkedIn.