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Superior Stewardship for Valuable AssetsBiological materials whether research specimens, active pharmaceutical ingredients, cell lines or vaccines, require critical and specialized care. A complete system that ensures end-to-end integrity of your materials is crucial to mitigating potential risks and avoiding damage to your valuable assets. With expertise in logistics and repository services, we understand the special needs involved in managing biologics for disease research and drug development.
For over 25 years we have been trusted to manage biological materials for thousands of clients. Our highly trainedteam of experts, specialized processes,and unique capabilities ensure that wemeet the expectations of every client.Employing strict document control via GMP-compliant SOPs and GoodDocumentation Practices, Fisher BioServices ensures that every vial, bag,and container is cataloged and archivedfor instant retrieval and efficient processing or distribution.
Trusted with Millions of SamplesFisher BioServices is privileged to have been chosen to be the steward of morethan 170 million biological samples making us the world’s largest provider ofbiorepository services. National and international health agencies, pharmaceuticaland biotech companies as well as major academic research centers have given
us the opportunity to serve their needs.
Using the same strict standards and procedures employed in our own facilities,we also provide on-site management capabilities for companies that maintain in-house biorepositories or biobanks.
You can trust Fisher BioServices, the pioneer in biorepository, biobanking and coldchain logistics services, with your valuableassets whether your samples are housed inour repositories or located on your site.
Our Services• Biorepository and Biobanking Services
• Clinical Trial Specimen Management
• Cell Therapy Storage and Distribution
• Biological API Storage and Distribution
Our Expertise• Specimen Management and Distribution
• Kit Production and Distribution
• Laboratory Services
− Specimen Processing
− Molecular Biology Services
• Cold Chain Logistics
• Documentation and QC
• Data Management
Peace of Mind fromWorking with the BestEnsure that your valuable biological materials are safe, stable, and secure.
• End-to-End Seamless Solutions with Integrated On-Site Capabilities
• The Largest Biorepositorywith a Global Footprint
• Best Practices DevelopedOver More than 25 Years
• Data and Specimen Tracking with a Best-in-Class Inventory Management System
Material Collection Solutions We know how critical collection is to clinical specimen quality and theresearch outcomes you are seeking to achieve. Our sample collectionkits are designed to meet your unique needs. Having built specimenkits with simple four-tube configurations to complex kits with hundreds of components, we leverage our experience to ensure you get exactly what you need when you need it.
All collection kits are IATA-compliant and contain appropriate, fully labeled sample collection components. You have access to your inventory and kit configurations any time, 24/7. You can submit orders for production, track shipments, and manage your kits andclinical supplies on-line.
Designing and producing the right kit is critical. We also apply our expertise to manage kit distribution for patient specimen collectionand the shipment of biological drugs to clinical sites. We have the experience to handle a wide spectrum of requirements.
State-of-the-Art Laboratories for Superior ResultsBiospecimen processing is an integral facet of the services we deliver.Our in-house automated biospecimen processing capabilities extendour services beyond secure storage and handling and enhance thevalue we bring to you.
Whether you need simple blood fractionation and aliquoting orDNA/RNA extraction and analysis, your specimens are continuouslymaintained and handled under a standard set of protocols and SOPs.
Our laboratories follow current Good Laboratory Practices to ensure that procedures are performed correctly and are accuratelydocumented.
Unmatched Options for Cold Chain Management Cold chain logistics are the bedrock of biological material management and we prideourselves on being the “cold” company. Withextensive storage options including controlledambient, refrigerated, freezer, ultra-low freezer,and vapor- and liquid-phase liquid nitrogen, weensure that your valuable materials are kept inthe “cold”. Our storage facilities are equippedwith emergency back-up generators for total infrastructure support and are coupled with 24/7 emergency response services.
Fisher BioServices pioneered the use of trucks equipped with liquid nitrogen for transporting biological material such as cell banks, vaccines, stem cell therapeutics and biologic API material. We can meet your most stringent transportation requirements with a full range of options for worldwide controlledtemperature shipping from room temperature to -196°C.
Our logistics skills and expertise have been tested repeatedly having been successfully challenged to transport thousands of samples at a time across thecountry or ship sensitive material at cold temperatures into some of the hottest climates in the world, sometimes with very short notice.
Secure and Readily Accessible Inventory Tracking System Management of millions of samples requires a system that could only have beendeveloped by a team of experts that does it every day. Designed and built byFisher BioServices, our proprietary, FDA-compliant IN-TRAK® Inventory Management System allows us to know when, where and by whom your materials are accessed.
With the IN-TRAK® system, we have the ability not only to track and locate your samples but also torecord critical on-going temperatureinformation. Using our web portal and our IN-TRAK® system, you can easily order materials and conveniently access data. IN-TRAK®
also captures laboratory sample processing information and the output from sample aliquoting.
Connect with Global CoverageWe can support your needs inmultiple markets on a globalbasis.
With more than 20 repositoriesworldwide, Fisher BioServiceshas the largest global footprint of any supplier.
Our offices are located in Maryland, Massachusetts, California, the UK, Switzerland,and South Africa.
Our Global Capabilities• Web Access to Materials
and Data
• Compliance with Local Regulatory Requirements
• Cold Chain Logistics
• Standardized Processes and Procedures
• Multiple Locations for Seamless Service Solutions
• Qualified Person (QP) Services
Responsive to Your Needs
• Our company is dedicatedto understanding yourneeds.
• We bring the added value of an experienced, speciallytrained team of professionalscommitted to a high level ofquality.
• We can translate your mostcomplex requirements intocomplete solutions and operational plans.
End-to-End Seamless Secure Solutions • Over 25 years of experience
• Greater than 170 million biological samples in our repositories
• More than 20 biorepositories worldwide
• In excess of 2,000,000 biological specimens shipped and received annually
• Hundreds of unique specialized liquid nitrogen shipments per year
• 100+ client audits every year
• More than 30 million DNA/RNA specimens processed and stored
About Fisher BioServices
Fisher BioServices is part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, the leader in serving science. Through this relationship, Fisher BioServicescan offer you multiple solutions. Whatever your scientific pursuit, members of the Thermo Fisher Scientific family can help youachieve the best possible outcomes from your research and development programs. We are proud to have the largest portfolio of products and service solutions for scientists in the world.
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Fisher BioServices USA14665 Rothgeb Drive, Rockville, MD [email protected]
www.FisherBioServices.com | 301.315.8460
Fisher BioServices UKWoodside | Bishop’s Stortford | Herts | CM23 5RG
Fisher BioServices CHSteinbuehlweg 69 | CH - 4123 Allschwil | Switzerland
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