Samples are at the heart of every lab. They are often valuable, precious and contain information that could answer novel research questions. This could lead to new drug discoveries, provide people with life-saving treatments, or, in the case of infertility clinics, helping to create lives. Therefore, in fertility clinics, academia, biobanks, research and pharmaceutical laboratories, safe handling and storage of biological samples is paramount to achieve successful results.

Valuable materials can be stored for many years under cryogenic temperatures without losing viability which is a key enabling technology in research, cell therapy and regenerative medicine. It is proving to be a vital tool in protecting cells across diverse scientific applications such as stem cells, animal reproductive cells, human tissue samples and embryos.

Recently, Biopharma Group was asked to consult on a project with one of the largest independent insect providers in the UK to help manufacturer edible ‘insect powder’.

The use of Liquid Nitrogen to store animal cells dates to the late 1940’s. Initial studies involved experimenting with various excipients known as cryoprotectants,

Biopharma Group is pleased to introduce the latest technology innovation in safe and efficient cryostorage solutions – the “Evolution” and “Revolution” high capacity stainless steel cryostorage freezers.

Education and awareness around all available paths, to growing a family are on the rise. It’s important to recognise that not every journey will look the same and that science plays a vital role, only in some of them.

No, we don’t think you will be needing a storage vessel to keep frogs in(!) but the current work being undertaken by scientists at the University of Newcastle, Australia, highlights how valuable Cryopreserved samples are - specifically, in this case, to the lives of frogs.

We understand the importance of maintaining the viability of your samples by utilising cryogenic temperatures to store them long term, but what about the environment of your containers and the rooms they are in?

Utilising liquid nitrogen to preserve the viability of living cells and other organisms was established in the 1950’s and has been used over the decades to enable the safe storage of materials such as Human and Animal tissue, microbiology cultures and more recently T-cells for CAR T-cell therapy.