3. Samples are useful as long as they are stored
reliably, without deterioration, protected from
accidental and intentional physical damage.
Biological sample storage
4. The samples are precious
What researchers think about their vial content:
• Months of hard work
• Unique patient sample
• A lot of money spent
• Many people involved
Current limits of traditional systems
7. The most Biobanks in institutes, clinics and
universities are full of useless specimens. Several
billon Dollars are waste in the last years
(Carolyn Compton, Biobank National Cancer Institute)
High deficits at existing biobanks
8. Decrease of sample quality! A sample without data link is lost!
Literally looking for the
needle in the hay.
Temperature change
at worst thawing
Loss of sample
Data and / or location
Key issues
9. Even a precise workflow of
99,8%
Problems in Biobanking Processes
10 / 50,000
10.
11. The only completely automated device for the
storage of biological samples at cryogenic
temperature (-180 °C, LN vapor phase).
Smartfreezer ®®
Error free
Processing time
Staff costs
Sample tracking
Precision of 100%
12. Automation Room
Humidity free area,
ambient temperature
Detail of the gripper to
handle vials
Storage Room
Dry LN2 vapour phase,
cryogenic temperature
Detail of a disc to store vials
inside LN2 tank
Electronic Room
Detail of the touch screen user
interface
Liquid Nitrogen and Air
Connections Room
Detail of the LN2 line connector
Loading/unloading
for cryotubes
Smartfreezer ®®
13. Software
User friendly ouch Screen Interface
Easy searches through queries
Full traceability of loading/unloading (complete
audit trail)
Automatic tracking of the sample, historical data
and inventory
Seamless integration with LIMS (Laboratory
Information Management System)
FreezerPro is certified according to FDA 21 CFR part
11
14. Individual identification of the sample by dot code or
barcode
Pneumatic gripper
Withdrawal of a single sample (single picking/cherry
picking)
No extra storage required
Single picking of vials
15. Fully automated system
Controlled humidity
Separation between storage volume and automation
Pressurized automation compartment
Up to 14.470 tubes of 1.0 ml in LN2
Up to 8.410 by 2.0 ml vials in LN2
Automation
16. Computer Vision aided setup and
maintenance activities
In case of unexpected events, the
function "Vision" allows to perform
alignment between the storage
positions and the gripper.
SW interface and on board PC