Solutions: Biobanking
The increase in clinical specimen utility for disease research is driving biobanking initiatives worldwide. Biospecimen collections are diverse in type, quality, quantity, data annotation and storage sites. These include both formal repositories maintained by government agency facilities, academic or medical center research labs, commercial and non-profit enterprises, as well as informal specimen banks procured by individual researchers.
The complexity of sample acquisition, processing, annotation, QA/QC, distribution and usage has instigated a national dialogue of best practices regarding biobanking, which resulted in the recent release of guidelines for biospecimen resources by the National Cancer Institute. Specific recommendations for biospecimen data management and inventory control tracking were described which provide an overview of features and functionality for biorepository information systems, which are all available in Labmatrix™.
Labmatrix™ provides a comprehensive specimen management system, whether for clinical specimens, pre-clinical samples or other biological specimen collections. Labmatrix™ supports the lifecycle of specimen management, tracking specimen data from procurement, barcoding, processing, storage, to use in assays and experiments along with resulting molecular data. While robust and scalable, Labmatrix™ maintains a flexibility to meet changing scientific needs and data exchange standards. The internet-based interface can be accessed globally from any location across multiple sites concurrently by many users.
Unlike other sample inventory management systems, Labmatrix™ enables electronic capture of downstream molecular assay data resulting from biospecimen analyses, regardless of the technology or data source. Query tools enable comprehensive data retrieval, supporting cross-referential discovery and export to other applications. Labmatrix™ includes state of the art security features, including a full audit trail and other security features such as user authentication or integration into client LDAP systems, record lock, system timeout, and configurable, fine-grained access control.
Biobanking features include:
- Barcoding and ID
- Storage location physical maps
- Chain of custody
- Sample physical measurement and QA/QC
- Images, file attachments
- Sample accessioning and lineage management
- Volume transfers and sample combinations
- Specimen transfer to and check-in by other labs or sites
- Sample annotation: clinical, pathology, histology annotations
- Tracking sample processing: Workflows or SOPs
- Linked biomarker or molecular analytical, genotyping or other assay results
- Level I and II audit trails
- Batch data import, edit
- Query and reporting tool built in
- Java API and HL7 interface for system integration, data import, custom development needs
- Multiple implementation options
BioFortis' expertise in specimen management and tracking is unparalleled in the industry. We support multiple institutional clients' specimen collections, including the National Cancer Institute. Our professional services are available to help our clients harness the power of their specimen collections to meet their organizational goals and objectives.
Fancy!!! And self explanatory. I do not know if others need further explanation, but I'm good. - Labmatrix user and lab manager, after previewing a new release