High quality reagents are the cornerstone of research and development. However, the logistics behind supporting researchers to access critical, high-quality reagents, like cell lines, in a timely manner can often be overwhelming, especially post-Brexit. There multiple challenges to overcome in sample management: managing the risk of non-compliance, overhead costs and long distribution timelines while maintaining sample integrity. This is where a UK based storage partner can help distributors to expedite their delivery timelines.
But it’s not enough to simply outsource to a storage facility. Partnering with an expert service provider who understands these challenges and helps you to overcome them is key. That’s why our controlled environment storage services are built on expertise, compliance and flexibility. At Biofortuna, we ensure your biological samples are managed and despatched quickly, accurately and in compliance with regulatory standards, from our facility to your laboratory.
So, how has Biofortuna become one of the UK’s leading storage partners for biological samples?
Regulatory Compliance
When dealing with sensitive biological materials, compliance isn’t optional – it’s mandatory. Failure to meet regulatory standards for the processing storage and despatch of your samples can lead to sample degradation and costly delays, putting your clients’ research at risk.
Maintaining compliance with standards laid out by regulatory bodies ensures samples can be distributed expeditiously. By partnering with Biofortuna, you transfer the most high-risk aspects of sample integrity to our dedicated team. We proudly hold multiple accreditations and licenses, including:
- Home Office Controlled Drugs
- Human Tissue Authority (HTA)
- Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)
- Health and Safety Executive for Genetically Modified Organisms
This level of accreditation demonstrates our expertise in the complex requirements of sample storage and distribution. We mitigate your risk, maintain sample integrity to the highest standards and treat your valuable samples with the same level of care that you would, whether you’re a small research facility or a global corporation.
Operational Accuracy
Beyond sample management and safeguarding, operational efficiency is essential. We understand that you need 100% confidence in every single movement of your samples. That’s why we’ve engineered our internal processes around the standards of Lean Six Sigma. This framework and our commitment to meticulous handling ensures sample integrity and requests handled expeditiously, from the moment we receive your samples through to their next-day despatch to your customers. This ensures your customer gets the samples they need, when they need them, to the highest level of integrity, without delays.
For you, this means:
- Speed: Reliable next-day despatch of samples, minimising delays to your customer’s research.
- Accuracy: Your customer receives the right sample at the right time, every time.
- Reduced cost: You eliminate the need to rectify costly, time-consuming errors, especially when samples are held for customs inspections, allowing your customer to maintain focus and momentum.
- Trust: You’ll work with a partner who prioritises efficiency, quality and transparency.
Flexibility
One of the most important things when it comes to sample storage and management is flexibility. Research needs are rarely static – scientists might require hundreds of reagents over many years, or just a small cohort for a short time. But traditional outsourcing can often be restrictive, involving long-term contracts.
At Biofortuna, we do things differently. We tailor our services to your requirements, providing the flexibility needed to meet the evolving demands of reagent storage and distribution:
- No minimum storage term: Store samples for only as long as you need, whether that’s a few weeks or several years.
- No minimum sample quantity: Send us a small cohort of samples or a large bank – we’ll scale the solution to suit you.
- Transparent, flexible costs: Billing stops when there are no samples stored with us. This allows you to optimise your budget, eliminate wasted spending on under-utilised space and dedicate it to your research.
Focus on your research
Biofortuna is your perfect partner for a streamlined service, combining our expertise, commitment to excellence and responsiveness. By outsourcing regulated storage to us, you can remove the financial cost and operational burden of managing shipments of reagents to UK customers, or potentially building your own infrastructure, facility maintenance and licences. You’ll free up valuable space and resources, while we take care of your reagents, so you can focus on supporting your customers.
Your laboratory can then be exactly what it should be – a place for research and core development.
Streamline sample management with Biofortuna
We’re proud to provide a simple, straightforward and flexible approach to controlled environment storage.
To learn more about our services and how we can help you streamline storage and distribution, get in touch with our expert team today.
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