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2. Our Services
• Biorepository and
Biobanking Services
• Clinical Trial Specimen
Management
• Cell Therapy Storage
and Distribution
Superior Stewardship for Valuable Assets
Biological materials whether research specimens, active pharmaceutical
• Biological API Storage ingredients, cell lines or vaccines, require critical and specialized care. A
and Distribution 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
Our Expertise expertise in logistics and repository services, we understand the special needs
• Specimen Management involved in managing biologics for disease research and drug development.
and Distribution
For over 25 years we have been trusted
• Kit Production and to manage biological materials for
Distribution thousands of clients. Our highly trained
team of experts, specialized processes,
• Laboratory Services and unique capabilities ensure that we
− Specimen Processing meet the expectations of every client.
− Molecular Biology Services Employing strict document control
via GMP-compliant SOPs and Good
• Cold Chain Logistics Documentation Practices, Fisher
• Documentation and QC BioServices ensures that every vial, bag,
and container is cataloged and archived
• Data Management for instant retrieval and efficient processing or distribution.
Peace of Mind from
Working with the Best Trusted with Millions of Samples
Fisher BioServices is privileged to have been chosen to be the steward of more
Ensure that your valuable
than 170 million biological samples making us the world’s largest provider of
biological materials are safe,
biorepository services. National and international health agencies, pharmaceutical
stable, and secure.
and biotech companies as well as major academic research centers have given
• End-to-End Seamless us the opportunity to serve their needs.
Solutions with Integrated
Using the same strict standards and
On-Site Capabilities
procedures employed in our own facilities,
• The Largest Biorepository we also provide on-site management
with a Global Footprint capabilities for companies that maintain
in-house biorepositories or biobanks.
• Best Practices Developed
Over More than 25 Years You can trust Fisher BioServices, the
pioneer in biorepository, biobanking and cold
• Data and Specimen
chain logistics services, with your valuable
Tracking with a Best-in-Class
assets whether your samples are housed in
Inventory Management
our repositories or located on your site.
System

3. Material Collection Solutions
We know how critical collection is to clinical specimen quality and the
research outcomes you are seeking to achieve. Our sample collection
kits are designed to meet your unique needs. Having built specimen
kits 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 and
clinical supplies on-line.
Designing and producing the right kit is critical. We also apply our
expertise to manage kit distribution for patient specimen collection
and 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 Results
Biospecimen processing is an integral facet of the services we deliver.
Our in-house automated biospecimen processing capabilities extend
our services beyond secure storage and handling and enhance the
value we bring to you.
Whether you need simple blood fractionation and aliquoting or
DNA/RNA extraction and analysis, your specimens are continuously
maintained 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 accurately
documented.

4. Connect with
Unmatched Options for Global Coverage
Cold Chain Management We can support your needs in
multiple markets on a global
Cold chain logistics are the bedrock of
basis.
biological material management and we pride
ourselves on being the “cold” company. With With more than 20 repositories
extensive storage options including controlled worldwide, Fisher BioServices
ambient, refrigerated, freezer, ultra-low freezer, has the largest global footprint
and vapor- and liquid-phase liquid nitrogen, we of any supplier.
ensure that your valuable materials are kept in
the “cold”. Our storage facilities are equipped Our offices are located in
with emergency back-up generators for total infrastructure support and are Maryland, Massachusetts,
coupled with 24/7 emergency response services. California, the UK, Switzerland,
and South Africa.
Fisher BioServices pioneered the use of trucks equipped with liquid nitrogen
for transporting biological material such as cell banks, vaccines, stem cell Our Global Capabilities
therapeutics and biologic API material. We can meet your most stringent
transportation requirements with a full range of options for worldwide controlled • Web Access to Materials
temperature shipping from room temperature to -196°C. and Data
Our logistics skills and expertise have been tested repeatedly having been • Compliance with Local
successfully challenged to transport thousands of samples at a time across the Regulatory Requirements
country or ship sensitive material at cold temperatures into some of the hottest • Cold Chain Logistics
climates in the world, sometimes with very short notice.
• Standardized Processes
and Procedures
Secure and Readily Accessible
Inventory Tracking System • Multiple Locations for
Seamless Service Solutions
Management of millions of samples requires a system that could only have been
developed by a team of experts that does it every day. Designed and built by • Qualified Person (QP) Services
Fisher BioServices, our proprietary, FDA-compliant IN-TRAK® Inventory
Management System allows us to know when, where and by whom your Responsive
materials are accessed.
to Your Needs
With the IN-TRAK® system, we • Our company is dedicated
have the ability not only to track to understanding your
and locate your samples but also to needs.
record critical on-going temperature
information. Using our web portal • We bring the added value
and our IN-TRAK® system, you of an experienced, specially
can easily order materials and trained team of professionals
conveniently access data. IN-TRAK® committed to a high level of
also captures laboratory sample quality.
processing information and the
• We can translate your most
output from sample aliquoting.
complex requirements into
complete solutions and
operational plans.

5. Transportation
Collection
and
Receiving
Processing
End-to-End Seamless Secure Solutions
Storage
• Over 25 years of experience
and
Distribution • Greater than 170 million biological samples in our repositories
• More than 20 biorepositories worldwide
• In excess of 2,000,000 biological specimens shipped and
Inventory received annually
Management
• Hundreds of unique specialized liquid nitrogen shipments per year
• 100+ client audits every year
• More than 30 million DNA/RNA specimens processed
Seamless and stored
Secure
Solutions
About Fisher BioServices
Fisher BioServices is part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, the leader
in serving science. Through this relationship, Fisher BioServices
can offer you multiple solutions. Whatever your scientific pursuit,
members of the Thermo Fisher Scientific family can help you
achieve 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.

6. Fisher BioServices USA
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www.FisherBioServices.com | 301.315.8460
Fisher BioServices UK
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