ISBER 2022 Annual Meeting and Exhibits
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ISBER 2022 Annual Meeting & Exhibits

In-Person: May 17-20, 2022

 


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BSI Systems

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Biobanking is increasingly recognized as intrinsic for accelerating the scientific journey. Join ISBER in Atlanta to help build a new understanding of the biobanking landscape and contribute to a strong vision for the future, including:

  • Challenges associated with providing sustainable, modern infrastructure
  • Building partnership across sectors, including academia, industry, and government
  • Globally available tools to innovate, learn, and inspire
  • Convergence of biology, data, digital systems and automated technologies
  • New potential applications, from novel companion diagnostics to enhancing our understanding of environmental influences

Biobanking is shaping the scientific journey in a new world. Be part of the discussion.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Registration Type Regular On-Site
After May 6
Full Conference - In-Person $930 Member
$1230 Non-Member
$1055 Member
$1355 Non-Member
Student/Tech - In-Person $580 Member*
$780 Non-Member
$600 Member*
$800 Non-Member
One Day Pass - In-Person $500 Member
$700 Non-Member
$500 Member
$700 Non-Member

In-Person Registration: This registration type is for individuals who will attend the in-person meeting in Atlanta from May 16-20, 2022. All in-person delegates will also have access to the virtual meeting platform to continue to access session recordings, abstract presentations, and exhibit booths.

Virtual Only Registration: If you would like to attend the meeting virtually only, please visit https://www.isber.org/page/ISBER2022Virtual for further information regarding virtual registration.

*If you are not a current ISBER student/technician member, please submit proof of your student status or a letter from your employer to info@isber.org to receive the student/technician rate.

Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs):

Delegates in countries identified by the World Bank as Low and Lower-Middle Income are eligible for a 50% discount. Delegates in countries identified as Upper-Middle Income are eligible for a 25% discount. If you are eligible to receive a discount please contact info@isber.org.

To confirm the income classification for your country, please click here.

Please note that if you are also a technician or student, you will receive only the LMIC discount or the technician/student discount, whichever is higher.

We will continue to add our invited speakers to this area as we finalize the meeting program.

aime lumaka zola, University of kinshasa, Democratci republic of congo

Professor Lumaka is an Associate Professor of Genetics and Pediatrics at the University of Kinshasa (DR Congo) and the Coordinator of a Genomic Medicine platform at GIGA-Research Institute in the University of Liège (Belgium). His current focus is on the clinical and genomic characterization of rare diseases in African patients and in severely ill children in intensive care units in Belgium. Dr Lumaka is the current Chair of the H3Africa Rare Diseases Working Group (H3A-RDWG) and is leading the African Rare Diseases Initiative (ARDI). 

   

alice matimba, wellcome connecting science, united kingdom

Alice Matimba is the Acting Head of Courses and Global Training at Wellcome Connecting Science, UK. Her role focuses on stakeholder management and partnership building to foster collaborations, and developing effective capacity development for genomics research and applications in healthcare. She leads a team of education developers, event organisers, training technology experts and laboratory specialists, to develop and deliver genomics and bioinformatics courses, tools and resources for scientists and healthcare professionals.  

   

ambroise wonkam, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, united states

Professor Ambroise Wonkam is a Professor of genetics, Director of McKusick-Nathan Institute and Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA, and Director of GeneMAP (Genetic Medicine of African Populations), at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa. Professor Wonkam is an Associate Editor of the American Journal of Human Genetics, the American Journal of Medical Genetics, the Journal of Community Genetics, and Academic Editor of Plos One. Professor Wonkam is president of the African Society of Human Genetics.  

   

anuj kumar, National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research (ICMR-NICPR), india

Dr. Anuj Kumar is presently working as scientist in the National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research, ICMR, Government of India. He is involved in the establishment of ICMR-Biobank. In addition, Dr. Kumar is the nodal-officer for National Tobacco Testing Laboratory and was also associated with High-Throughput Laboratory (HTL) COVID-19. He did his post-graduation from the IIT Bombay, and PhD and post-doc from ICGEB, New Delhi. Before joining ICMR, he worked as scientist and lab-head for 4 years in the biotechnology industry, and has published more than 12 publications in peer-reviewed journals. 

   

birendra kumar yadav, national liver disease biobank, ILbs, india

Dr. Birendra Kumar Yadav has a rich experience of 15 years in the area of biobanking, cancer, stem cell, cell biology, and hematology. He is manager of India’s First Liver Biobank know as National Liver Disease Biobank (NLDB), ILBS, New Delhi, India. Dr. Yadav has experience of establishment of two biobank in India. He received ISBER SPECIAL SERVICE award in biobanking in 2021. Dr. Birendra is member of Biobank India Foundation (BBIF) for the growth of biobank science in India . He earned his doctorate in medicine at KNU, Republic of Korea and He has authored 34 publications. 

   

daniel perrien, emory university, united states

Daniel Perrien, PhD is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipids at Emory University. His research focuses on abnormal bone formation in soft tissues (heterotopic ossification), particularly in the ultra-rare disease fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP). In 2018, he helped establish the International FOP Association FOP Biobank which collects biological samples from patients with FOP and redistributes them to qualified laboratories throughout the FOP research community.  

   

dawn barry, luna, united states

Dawn Barry is a veteran of the biotech industry and an advocate for girls and women in STEM professions. Her company, Luna, has received numerous awards from notable institutions including the Word Economic Forum and Fast Company for redesigning the biomedical research model by bridging collectives of people with researchers through socially responsible health data sharing. Before co-founding Luna, Dawn spent 12 years prior helping build Illumina, where she ultimately served as the Vice President of Applied Genomics.  

   

engela conradie, centre for human metabolomics, south africa

Senior Subject Specialist in the field of Biobanking and Quality Management at the NWU CHM (Centre for Human Metabolomics). Registered Professional Natural Scientist (Pr.Sci.Nat.) with highest qualification obtained a PhD in Atmospheric Chemistry. Currently chair of a working group to standardize medical biobanking practices across the country, member of ISBER, member of the ISBER Special Interest Group on Paediatric biobanking and ISBER Regional Ambassador since March 2022. I am also a member of the European, Middle-Eastern and African Society for Biopreservation and Biobanking (ESBB).  

   

Idhaliz Flores-Caldera, Ponce Health Sciences University, Puerto rico

Dr. Flores-Caldera is Full Professor of Basic Sciences and Ob-Gyn at Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU). She investigates the molecular and immunological mechanisms, epidemiology, and biopsychosocial impact of endometriosis. Dr. Flores is Co-leader of the Puerto Rico Biobank (PRBB) that accrues biospecimens from cancer patients and controls to support health disparities research involving Hispanics. She is experienced in ethics of human subject research, recruitment of subjects for research, and appropriate tissue collection, annotation and distribution to translational researchers.  

   

jennifer byrne, nsw health pathology, australia

Professor Jennifer Byrne is Director of Biobanking with NSW Health Pathology and conjoint Professor of Molecular Oncology in the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia. Professor Byrne’s current research interests include improving the operations of human tissue banks, and the detection and analysis of biomedical research papers that describe wrongly identified nucleotide sequence reagents. She has published over 100 peer-reviewed publications, which have been cited more than 3,300 times. 

   

judita Kinkorová, university hospital pilsen, czech republic 

Judita is an associate professor and the manager of international research cooperation and affairs at University Hospital in Pilsen and Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Czech Republic. She is involved in main biobank activities at the hospital integrated biobank in Pilsen, like ethical, legal, and social issues, informed consent for biobank, etc.
Her main areas of interest are personalized medicine, biobanking, biomarkers and international collaboration. Since 2019 she is an ISBER Regional Ambassador for Europe. 

   

jumi popoola, 54gene, nigeria

Dr. Jumi Popoola is multidisciplinary scientist with diverse experience. She has worked at The Institute of Cancer Research U.K., jointly with Merck KGaA, Germany, where she designed screening assays that enabled fast tracking of drugs into clinical trials. She is passionate about making quality healthcare accessible to LMIC populations. Currently, she is the Vice President, Molecular Genetics and Biobank Operations at 54gene, a company focused on tackling disparity in healthcare by building diverse datasets from African populations to drive drug discovery and precision medicine globally.

   

marta castelhano, cornell university, united states

Dr. Castelhano received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Master of Veterinary Science degrees from the University of Lisbon, Portugal. Serving as an Associate Research Professor at Cornell University, the Director of the Cornell Veterinary Biobank (CVB), the Dog Aging Project Biobank, and as an ISO expert and delegate, she has over 16 years of experience in the standardization of biobanking processes. In April 2019, Dr. Castelhano led the CVB through third-party conformity assessment by A2LA to become the first biobank in the world to receive accreditation to the ISO 20387 standard. 

   

nicholas mangeya, Roche, south africa

Dr Nicholas Mangeya is the Africa Genomics Program Partnerships Lead and Head of Medical for Management Centre South Africa, Subregion Southern Africa and Indian Ocean. His background is Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology and Pharmaceutical Medicine. His current role is pioneering the partnership approach to creating progressive and sustainable efforts of increasing the representation of the African genome in early research and development 

   

nicholas wentzensen, national cancer institute, united states

Nicolas Wentzensen works for the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland. 

   

rebecca pugh national institute of standards and technology, united states

Rebecca began her career in 1998 with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as a research biologist and is currently the Leader of the Biospecimen Science Group. She is responsible for the oversight and management of the NIST Biorepository, located at the Hollings Marine Laboratory, Charleston, SC, USA. She has been involved in the collection, processing, and archival of marine biological and environmental specimens and has helped to develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) for specimen banking under clean room conditions and environmental contaminant sampling.  

   

robin grimwood, Infinity Biologix LLC, United States

Robin serves as Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder for Sampled following a successful, management lead, carve out of RUCDR from Rutgers University in 2020 (formerly as IBX). Sampled is a next-generation laboratory that unlocks the valuable data in any biological sample. Through Sampled’s integrated “SMART Lab” services, Sampled can Store, Manage, Analyze, Research and Transport biological materials, offering partners a seamless solution for all research samples. Sampled’s vision is a world where they make it faster and easier for health innovators to improve human health. Prior to this, Robin held a number of senior leadership positions at Azenta Life Sciences, FluidX, ThermoFisher innovating sample management services and products 

   

savannah williams

Prof Williams leads a multi-disciplinary group investigating ovarian function in health and disease at the University of Oxford. The overarching aim is to generate new fertility preservation techniques for women and endangered species. She has studied multiple models over the last 20 plus years in the UK, Australia and New York. She established the Rhino Fertility Project and is now Chief Scientist of Nature’s SAFE; a biobank charity in the UK cryopreserving samples from endangered species. 

   

tiffany whitlow, acclinate, united states

As the co-founder and chief development officer at Acclinate, Tiffany is intent on driving tangible improvement in diversity, equity, and inclusion. A great deal of that drive comes from her own childhood during which she was placed for adoption after being born to an interracial couple. From early on, she understood what it meant to be marginalized for reasons beyond your control. Her work to create more inclusive medical settings has garnered investment from Google and partnerships with Johnson & Johnson and Digital Medical Society (DiMe). Tiffany is also an advocate for women leaders and was recently recognized as a World Woman Hour Honoree and invited to participate in the #breakthebias campaign for International Women’s Day.

   

wayne ng, victorian cancer biobank, australia

Wayne is the General Manager for Victorian Cancer Biobank consortium in Melbourne, Australia. Under his leadership, the consortium had developed a business plan that resulted in near to $7 million funding from Victorian Government and was nominated as a finalist in Melbourne Awards 2021 for its contributions on knowledge and innovation to the city. He is a member of Management Committee for the Australasian Biospecimen Network Association (ABNA) and Indo-Pacific Rim Regional Ambassador for ISBER. He obtained his PhD for research in cancer molecular pathology from Western Sydney University. 

   

wilfredo marin, thermo fisher scientific, united states

Wilfredo Marin is a Senior Product Application Specialist with Thermo Fisher Scientific, where he provides biobanking and cryopreservation expertise to colleagues and customers globally. After earning a B.A. and M.S. in Biological Sciences from Stanford University, Wilfredo spent 15 years in academic research organizations. Drawing from his laboratory experience performing gene editing in animal models, sorting pediatric cancer stem cells and managing a rare-disease biobank, Wilfredo has innovative workflow solutions that utilize high-quality biospecimens at the highest levels of investigation.  

   

ying wang, american cancer society, united states

Dr. Ying Wang is a nutrition and cancer epidemiologist at the American Cancer Society. Her research focuses on diet, physical activity, obesity, and metabolic profiles in relation to cancer incidence and survival. She has led/co-led several pioneering works in the metabolomics field to identify biomarkers of food intake, adiposity, and other lifestyle and environmental factors, as well as metabolic biomarkers of cancer risk. She is also interested in identifying early detection biomarkers of different cancer outcomes utilizing high-throughput technology in large cohort studies. 

   

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The ISBER 2022 Annual Meeting will be held at the Omni Atlanta Hotel at CNN Center, 100 CNN Center NW, Atlanta, GA 30303, United States

The booking deadline for the ISBER reduced room rate has passed, though rooms may still be available at the regular room rate.

Other nearby hotels:

  • Embassy Suites Atlanta at Centennial Park
  • Hilton Garden Inn Atlanta Downtown
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Current ISBER 2022 Exhibitors:

a2la

American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) is among the largest accreditation bodies in the world and the only independent, 501(c)3, non-profit, internationally recognized accreditation body in the United States that offers a full range of comprehensive conformity assessment accreditation services.
A2LA is dedicated to the formal recognition of competent testing in calibration laboratories (including medical laboratories), biobanking facilities, inspection bodies, product certification bodies, proficiency testing providers, and reference material producers. A2LA has over 4,000 actively accredited certificates representing all 50 US states and more than 50 countries.  

 

 

Agilent Technologies

Agilent is a leader in life sciences, diagnostics and applied chemical markets. The company provides laboratories worldwide with instruments, services, consumables, applications and expertise, enabling customers to gain the insights they seek. Agilent’s expertise and trusted collaboration give them the highest confidence in our solutions.

Agilent Technologies

askion gmbh

ASKION GmbH - your experienced partner for modular biobanking system solutions to handle and store biological material at highest quality standards at temperatures below -185°C. The ASKION C-line® system provides you with a flexible, modularly expandable and fully automatable system approach for all current and future requirements in the field of cryotechnology/biobanking. Our biobank solution guarantees maximum flexibility regarding sample formats and storage configuration.


 

 

autogen inc.

AutoGen is a leading provider of automated nucleic acid extraction workflows and sample preparation solutions.
Our customers include biorepositories, contract research organizations, academic research laboratories, pharmaceutical companies, clinical diagnostic laboratories, and government institutions all over the world. AutoGen’s mission is to provide quality instrumentation and chemistries, as well as dedicated technical support - all with a level of post-sale service that is truly unmatched.



 

 

 

  

avantor

Avantor® is a trusted global provider of critical products and services that help our customers move science forward. Our offerings are powering innovation from scientific discovery to scale-up and commercial delivery. And through VWR®, our premier delivery platform, our customers receive seamless, standardized purchasing and fulfillment and innovative, customizable solutions and services.  One company. One mission. That's science delivered. www.avantorsciences.com 


 

 

 

 

  

azenta US inc

Azenta Life Sciences provides unrivaled sample exploration and management solutions to help our customers accelerate discovery, development, and delivery to bring impactful breakthroughs and therapies to market faster. We are the global leader in automated compound management for drug discovery, biological storage, and sample processing solutions. Azenta understands the importance of sample integrity and provides a comprehensive range of solutions across our leading capabilities of genomic services, sample repository services (SRS), consumables and instruments, data management and informatics, sample sourcing, and automated ultra-cold storage. 


 

 

 

 

  

biolife solutions

BioLife Solutions is a leading supplier of cell and gene therapy bioproduction products and services. Our portfolio includes our proprietary CryoStor® freeze media and HypoThermosol® shipping and storage media, ThawSTAR® family of automated, water-free thawing products, evo® cold chain management system, Custom Biogenic Systems® high-capacity cryogenic storage freezers, SciSafe biologic materials storage, Stirling Ultracold ULT freezers, and Sexton Biotechnologies cell processing tools.


 

 

 

Bluechiip Limited

At Bluechiip, we take Sample Management to the next level. Bluechiip understands that every specimen stored at low temperatures is critical. Managing them with optimal in quality in the most efficient way is the objective. Bluechiip is the only solution that provides sample temperature with ID in cryogenic environments to deliver confidence in every sample. Traditional tracking solutions are not keeping up with increased handling requirements of valuable samples. Bluechiip’s unique and patented technology is designed to operate across a wide temperature range from -196˚C up to 150 ˚C, creating the perfect system for managing sensitive biologics. Bluechiip Consumables, Readers and Software combine to provide an unparalleled ability to track and store sample level data, including temperature, across the cold chain process to deliver ultimate confidence.

 

 

b medical systems

Our mission at B Medical Systems is to create technology that helps save lives across the world. With our four decades of industry experience, we have developed a strong reputation as a customer-centric supplier of ultra-low freezers, medical-grade refrigerators, freezers, and transport boxes that deliver the highest performance in terms of safety, efficiency, and reliability. Our portfolio covers a wide range of applications in medical refrigeration, blood management, and vaccine cold chain. 


 

 

Bruker

Bruker is enabling scientists to make breakthrough discoveries and develop new applications that improve the quality of human life. Bruker's high-performance scientific instruments and high-value analytical and diagnostic solutions enable scientists to explore life and materials at molecular, cellular, and microscopic levels.

 

BSI Systems

BSI Systems offers a collection of products that provide an end-to-end set of features for managing specimen collections, ranging in size from small biobanks to large biorepository networks. The Biological Specimen Inventory (BSI) system is a user-friendly, powerful, and secure cloud-based LIMS software. This robust system can be customized to meet your organization’s needs for efficient and complete specimen lifecycle tracking. BioShare is a platform which provides a central location for researchers to search available collections and submit requests for specimens and data of interest. BioShare also provides a comprehensive and coordinated site to track the request and approval processes. The Specimen Resource Locator Advantage (SRL) provides a secure, centralized point of access for researchers to search and locate your specimen collections.

 

 

 BSI Systems

college of american pathologists 

As the world's leading provider of laboratory accreditation and proficiency testing programs, the College of American Pathologists serves patients, pathologists, and the public by fostering and advocating excellence in the practice of pathology and laboratory medicine worldwide. The CAP Biorepository Accreditation Program aims to improve the quality and consistency of biorepositories, drawing on best practices from ISBER, NCI, OECD, CMS, and its own accreditation program. Learn more at cap.org.

 

CRyoport systems

Cryoport Systems is the life sciences industry’s most trusted provider of temperature-controlled supply chain solutions, serving biopharmaceutical, IVF and surrogacy and animal health organizations around the world. Cryoport Systems provides leading-edge supply chain solutions for biologic materials, such as regenerative medicine, including immunotherapies, stem cells and CAR-T cells. The solutions are used by points-of-care, CRO's, central laboratories, biopharmaceutical companies, university researchers et al; as well as the reproductive medicine market, primarily in IVF and surrogacy; and the animal health market, primarily in the areas of vaccines and reproduction. The company’s proprietary Cryoport Express® dry vapor shippers, innovative C3™ 2-8°C & CRT solutions, Cryoportal® logistics management platform and Smartpak™ condition monitoring system paired with unparalleled BioServices offerings and comprehensive consulting solutions, make Cryoport Systems the end-to-end supply chain partner that the industry can trust. Cryoport Systems is proud to currently support over 600 regenerative medicine clinical trials and 8 commercial cell and gene therapies.

 

 

 

Cyrotherm

Cryotherm as a leading supplier of storage, transfer and transport systems, has been a renowned manufacturer of products and services for cryogenic technology for more than 55 years. The network-compatible BIOSAFE® systems are biorepository freezers, available with narrow and wide neck openings, for the preservation and long-term storage of biological and medical samples. 

 

 

 

ellab, inc.

Ellab is a one-stop-shop for all your validation and monitoring requirements. Ellab manufactures a wide variety of wireless data loggers, wired thermocouple validation systems, and continuous monitoring systems that can be used in many pharmaceutical applications. These systems can record temperature, RH, CO2, pressure, vacuum, and conductivity. Our equipment is available for purchase, rental, or our validation team can come on-site and perform qualification, validation, or calibration services.


 
 

 

Eppendorf

Eppendorf is a leading life science company that develops and supplies products catering to academic and commercial research laboratories.  The product portfolio is made up of instruments, consumables, and services for liquid, sample, and cell handling.
For over 75 years our products have gained the trust of laboratory researchers.  Building on a foundation of collective experience, history and knowledge, we are committed to the future and continuously strive to improve human living conditions.

 

 

 

farrar scientific

Farrar Scientific, powered by Trane Technologies, is revolutionizing the biorepository market with innovative solutions for control rate freeze and bulk storage. The Company's first to market technology is rapidly being adopted by large pharmaceutical and biorepository facilities, form factor freezers, Ultra Low -80°C bulk storage reach-in and -70°C pallet chamber (up to 4 pallets). We provide clients recommendations for sustainability, decarbonization, climate control solutions, and +4°C to -80°C bulk storage recommendations.

 

 

Fluidigm

How confident are you on tracking samples and assessing quality?

Fluidigm proprietary microfluidics provide an unprecedented view into cell biology through innovative genomics solutions.
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Revolutionary integrated fluidic circuits (IFCs) enable nanoscale molecular biology that significantly minimizes pipetting steps, hands-on time and reagent consumption while maximizing efficiency, cost savings and robust data production.

Questions? Contact anita.smith@fluidigm.com.

 

 

Freezerworks

Configurable software solutions for biological sample and study management. Track sample data across multiple freezers while managing workflow. Flexible and user-friendly, Freezerworks puts the laboratory in control with easy to build fields, screens, and reports. Safeguard data with comprehensive security features, 21 CFR part 11 compliance, and cryogenic-safe barcode labeling.

 

Freezerworks

GA International

LabTAG, the life science brand division of GA International, is a full-scale research and development company that manufactures specialty labels and tapes including cryogenic labels and tapes, xylene and autoclave resistant labels and tapes, wrap-around (self-laminating) labels and much more. We offer high-quality identification solutions for research laboratories, medical facilities, clinics and biorepositories. We provide custom manufacturing, packaging and shipping to almost any country and location world-wide. Our competitive pricing and short lead-times are unmatched in the industry with no minimum requirements on orders. We are highly efficient in small-scale custom productions as well as in large-scale industrial manufacturing with thousands of products in inventory that can be shipped out within a few hours of receiving the orders.

 

 

  GA International

genvault

GenVault provides regulated and secure preservation solutions for management of critical material. We exceed client expectations with custom designed facility, equipment, and monitoring systems to ensure the integrity of irreplaceable biospecimens.

Our mission is to preserve biological material for future generations with secure innovative storage management. We take pride in being prepared, accurate, safe, measured, accountable, and always striving to improve.

 
 

 

 

greiner bio-one

"A world-renowned partner for OEM, drug discovery, & diagnostics, Greiner Bio-One integrates injection-molding expertise with scientific innovation. Precision engineering, premium materials and advanced surfaces are employed to manufacture an extensive platform for state-of-the-art methodologies in HTS, Immunology, Cell Culture & Cell Therapy.

For sample storage, GBO combines more than 30 years experience with the latest technology to offer a comprehensive Cryo.s & Biobanking product portfolio"

 
 

 

haier biomedical

Haier Biomedical is a complete cold chain manufacturer of biomedical equipment such as ULT -80℃ & biomedical freezers, pharmacy & blood bank +4℃ refrigerators, and transport coolers covering temperatures from -196℃ to +4 ℃.  Other lab models made by Haier are biosafety cabinets, clean benches, and CO2 incubators. Haier Biomedical utilizes digital technology within its new generation IoT enabled products to provide solutions for challenges within blood supply management, vaccine delivery programs,  biobanks sample management, reagent storage, and pharmaceutical supply chain.

 

 

 

hamilton storage

Hamilton Storage, an affiliate entity of Hamilton Company, is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of automated storage systems for biological and compound samples. By safeguarding the integrity of even the most precious samples, our solutions and expert knowledge empower researchers to reach new heights of laboratory efficiency. Our sample storage solutions, benchtop devices, and consumables are designed for sample integrity, flexibility, and reliability for life science applications

 

 

 

ic biomedical, llc

IC Biomedical brings new life to the cryogenic equipment market by manufacturing the highest-quality storage and transport systems for the global biomedical research and development, healthcare, biorepository, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, IVF and animal husbandry markets. Aluminum vessels include dewars, small freezers (extended time and high-capacity models), laboratory systems for vial storage and vapor shippers. Stainless steel high-capacity freezers include our LABS and K-Series line.

 

 

isenetusa/didata

DiData Biobanking LIMS (Distributor) and Tissue Microarray design and Manufacturing Company 


ispecimen

iSpecimen is a premier source for richly characterized human biospecimens for life science research. We connect researchers and specimen contributors, streamlining the process of procuring and managing specimens to help advance medical discovery.

 

 

liconic instruments

LiCONiC specializes in the design and manufacture of automated sample storage solutions used in life science applications with special climate requirements. We are experts in sample management and tracking for the biorepository, blood banking, and compound storage markets. Years of leadership in this field has led to an installation base of several thousands of systems in operation worldwide. LiCONiC is an engineering company exclusively focused on robust solutions for our customers.

 

 

 

 

lvl technologies gmbh & co.kg

LVL technologies GmbH & Co. KG is a supplier of consumables for laboratory automation and automated liquid handling since 1986. The main focus of our product range are sample storage solutions in the standardized SBS Format like: Deep Well Plates, Reservoirs, Microtiter Plates, alphanumeric coded tube rack system and our 2D Tube Rack System SAFE®. LVL has to offer various volumes starting at 200L up to 8ml and a highly customizable 2D tube rack system to fit your needs.

 

 

 

 

mgi americas inc

MGI is committed to building core tools and technology to lead life science through intelligent innovation.  With our decades of experience in NGS, we are not only a vendor of lab automation and storage products, we are the users too.  We have now taken this experience and designed our own core building blocks to commercialize our platforms across multiple different applications. 


 
 

 

mve biological solutions

MVE Biological Solutions is the global brand leader in cryogenic equipment, systems, and solutions. The MVE range of cryogenic freezers and aluminum dewars have been engineered for ultimate reliability and maximum hold times at the ultra-low temperatures vital to the preservation of critical human and animal tissues and vaccines. MVE is the preferred brand for cryogenic equipment for use in a broad variety of applications including biopharma for cell & gene therapies, medical research facilities, government institutions including CDC, IVF centers, hospitals, and animal husbandry and breeders. In the life sciences sector, the MVE brand is the benchmark for biological storage systems used for the cryogenic preservation of human and animal tissues. We supply a wide variety of accessories for our cryogenic freezers and aluminum dewars. From racking systems to protective gear, liquid nitrogen switchers to transport options, our accessories make using our cryogenic storage devices convenient, safe, and efficient.


 
 

 

modul-bio

Modul-Bio specialises in IT solutions for biological sample management, implementing barcode systems, Biobank Information Management Systems (BIMS) and collaborative tools for tracking, managing and sharing biospecimen collections.
We deploy software dedicated to biobanking for Biological Resource Centres, national cohort projects, biotech companies and biorepositories.


 
 

 

NBS Scientific

NBS Scientific is an innovative distributor for the life science industry in the United States. We offer a wide range of products to help researchers preserve sample quality during sample collection, sample preparation, sample management, and sample storage. Our product portfolio includes everything from sample storage consumables, barcode readers, (de)cappers, and tube labelers to tube processors, frozen sample aliquotters, rack thawing stations, and benchtop equipment.


 
 

 

phasetwo

phasetwo cold chain solutions enable the critical infrastructure in packaging, storage, shipping, and monitoring of samples that require cold storage. Our products include dry shippers, control rate freezers, cryogenic preservation, and on-demand dry ice production. phasetwo provides the equipment necessary for laboratories, pharmaceuticals, universities, and research centers globally with a focus on the life sciences industry.


 
 

 

PHC Corporation of North America

PHC Corporation of North America is a leader in laboratory equipment for biopharmaceutical, life sciences, academic, healthcare and government markets. The company is a subsidiary of PHC Holdings Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, which is a global healthcare company. Product lines under the PHCbi brand include energy efficient VIP® ECO, TwinGuard® and ultra-low temperature freezers, cryogenic and biomedical freezers, pharmacy refrigerators, incubators, autoclaves and plant growth chambers.

 

precision stability storage, llc

Precision supports the biotech and pharmaceutical cold chain by offering contract off-site cGMP bio storage facilities along with sample management. Our goal is to keep your samples stored in a manner that maintains their safety and integrity.  We offer coast-to-coast coverage with our cGMP facilities in NC, MA, FL and CA.

 

Stellar Scientific LLC and altemislab

Stellar Scientific is a service business that distributes life-science lab equipment and supplies. Our mission is: "to take care of those who take care of the rest of us" by delivering an unparalleled customer experience that focuses on simplifying the entire process of maintaining a well-stocked and well-run research laboratory. We strive to know our customer's needs as their own so we can recommend cost effective solutions with the latest products to help our partners stay ahead of the curve!

We are proud to partner with AltemisLab whose lab tools symbolise a new era of efficiency. Using their knowledge and experience they have set out to perfect 2D tube design, and we are proud to introduce the AlteTube range of sample storage tubes along with cappers and decappers and readers.

 

 

   

thermo fisher scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support.

 
 

 

trimetis life sciences

At TriMetis Life Sciences, we've evolved the manual methods of biospecimen acquisition and quality assessment through the use of artificial intelligence and automation. By combining these technologies through an intuitive biospecimen marketplace, we help you save time, reduce costs, and drive research forward.

Agilent Technologies

ziath

Ziath specializes in instrumentation control and information management in both the academic and the pharmaceutical/biotech industry sectors with a focus on the application of laboratory automation. In particular, we focus on managing large sample libraries (compound management, biobanking and sample management) using 2D datamatrix tubes.

 

 

zymo research corp

Zymo Research is a globally established biotechnology company and industry leader in the fields of epigenetics, microbiomics and the emerging Next-Gen Sequencing space. Even with the most technologically advanced products in the industry, everything is driven by the fundamental belief that "the beauty of science is to make things simple."

 

 

Our attendees safety is of our utmost concern. In order to provide a safe environment for our delegates, speakers, and staff, ISBER requires that all individuals in attendance at our meeting be:

  1. Fully vaccinated
  2. wear a mask at all times while in attendance at our event

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If you will require a COVID-19 test in order to return home following the ISBER annual meeting, the ISBER staff will be happy to help you identify a testing centre in Atlanta.

All guidelines are subject to change and should be re-confirmed as we approach the meeting dates.