Did you know the meeting vendors are here to help you with your biorepositories needs!

Learn more about the meeting vendors by visiting their booth, answering a few questions, and submitting your answers for your chance to win....

Grand prize: $250 VISA GIFT CARD*
1st Place Prize: $150 VISA GIFT CARD*
12 Runner Up Prizes: $25 VISA GIFT CARDS*
*or equivalent

Please see the 30 questions below.  Talk to vendors, answer the questions, and press submit before 1:30PM on Tuesday, November 5. Winners will be announced at the Closing Ceremony on Tuesday!

Please provide your full name, company, and email address below (questions 1-3). If we do not receive this information, you will not be eligible for the draw!

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* 1. Please provide your full name:

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* 2. Please provide your company name:

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* 3. Please provide your email address:

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* 4. BSI is an ISBER Gold Level Sponsor who can help your biorepository with a platform for sharing specimens and/or datasets with others in the research community. ISBER Best Practices recommend establishing data sharing policies before specimen collection. What is the name of BSI’s specimen and data sharing platform?

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* 5. What is the BSI (booth #1) special code word?

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* 6. Brooks Life Sciences is an ISBER Gold Level Sponsor provides the life science industry with a portfolio of sample management solutions? What service below is not offered by Brooks?

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* 7. A2LA is an internationally recognized body for laboratory accreditation that can help you gain certification in ISO standards, part of the recommendations from ISBER Best Practices. True or False: The A2LA accreditation program for ISO/DIS 20387:2017(E) Biotechnology Biobanking General Requirements for Biobanking is a general accreditation and not tailored to your specific biobank activities.

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* 8. Abbott Informatics provides laboratory information management systems to improve the reliability of laboratory sampling processes, support compliance with global regulatory requirements and industry standards, and more. What is the name of this Abbott software solution?

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* 9. Autoscribe Informatics provides software to manage workflows and inventory in your lab. ISBER Best Practices recommends total system integration for biobanks to ensure that data is never lost in your sample’s lifecycle. True or False: Autoscribe’s Matrix Gemini platform can be configured in real time by your staff, with no coding experience needed.

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* 10. Bahnson Environmental Specialties is a leading manufacturer of high volume custom low temperature Reach-In and Walk-in Freezers. What three ultra-low freezers does Bahnson offer?

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* 11. Bluechiip's software management program and temperature chain-of-custody application can help you ensure you meet the ISBER Best Practices guidelines of comprehensive documentation of your sample’s cold chain history. What is the name of their program?

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* 12. Did you know Bruker developed a biobanking solution for quality control of incoming samples for storage? QC of incoming samples is an ISBER Best Practice, to ensure sample quality in downstream usage. Bruker's IVDr platform can be used to generate how many lipoprotein subclass panel parameters from serum/plasma?

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* 13. Did you know the College of American Pathologists (CAP) is the world's largest organization of board-certified pathologists and leading provider of laboratory accreditation? CAP pioneered the first accreditation program for biorepositories in:

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* 14. Cryotherm are specialists for the construction and manufacturing of vacuum super insulated containers and transfer pipes for cryogenic liquid gases. What product series was created for cryogenic long-term storage of medicinal and biological material?

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* 15. Ellab, Inc. is an industry leader in validation and monitoring systems. ISBER Best Practices recommends using monitoring systems for all storage units. Ellab’s most applicable products for cold storage qualification and validation are:

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* 16. Farrar Scientific specializes in ultra-low temperature cascade refrigeration, an energy efficient and less expensive method for cryostorage. Farrar's Ultra Low Chamber is the only what?

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* 17. Fluidigm is an industry-leading biotechnology tools provider with a vision to improve life. They offer instruments for SNP genotyping, NGS library prep, and more. What Fluidigm system is used for single cell analysis?

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* 18. What is the Fluidigm’s ISBER code word?

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* 19. Freezerworks LIMS meets ISBER Best Practices standards by enabling users to:

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* 20. Hamilton Storage is a global leader in the design and manufacture of automated storage systems for biological and compound samples? Hamilton’s automated sample pickers can reduce:

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* 21. iSpecimen helps biobanks find qualified buyers for samples, through their searchable and secure marketplace. This can benefit biobanks through sustainable revenue for samples that may otherwise be discarded. True or False: PHI is never distributed outside the buyer/vendor relationship when samples are procured using iSpecimen’s marketplace.

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* 22. Agilent is one of the leading manufacturers of genomic quality control systems. ISBER Best Practices highly recommends analyzing your genomic material samples for concentration and quality before storage, to reduce freeze thaw events. What is the score or unit of measurement their RNA quality tools use?

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* 23. Coris provides “plug and play” temperature monitoring, a recommended Best Practice to ensure storage units are monitored at all times. The Gateway allows your Coris monitored systems to communicate to one centralized database via an encrypted network. How many Coris monitored storage devices can one Gateway module support?

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* 24. LiCONiC is a world leader in automated temperature-controlled storage systems. LiCONiC offers first in the world automated storage system built to fulfill local and/or global regulations for what type of sample?

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* 25. Kaye equipment has become the standard for helping customers increase validation process efficiency and document the results. Kayes product range allows users to meet the Best Practices standards in calibrating instruments. True or False: Kaye Validation systems offer software which directly communicates to the references and IRTD, offering completely automated calibration process.

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* 26. Micronic develops and manufactures a range of products to enhance the process of sample preservation and storage. A biorepository Best Practice is to ensure each sample has a printed label including both a bar code and specimen ID. Micronic offers what type of code-reading products?

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* 27. OpenSpecimen is a biorepository software that can help you track and manage your samples. Which of the following is NOT a function of the OpenSpecimen software tool?

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* 28. Scinomix provides laboratory automation solutions including automated tube labeling. What two new tube labeling products were introduced by Scinomix this year?

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* 29. TTP Labtech provides automated biolibrary storage units with a unique feature that allows them to store more samples per m^2 than any unit on the market today. What animal inspired their Arktic system’s unique storage design?

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* 30. Ziath focues particularly on managing large sample libraries using 2D datamatrix tube. Best Practices state a requisition should be generated before specimens are retrieved from storage and retrieval should be performed following the repository’s specimen requesting, tracking, and inventory protocols. What is the name of Ziath's automated tube picker product?

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* 31. Thermo Fisher Scientific is the world leader in serving science whose mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. What transport system does Thermo Fisher offer to ship infectious materials or biological samples at cryogenic temperatures?

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* 32. PHCbi offers preservation, incubation and sterilization equipment. What year was the first PCH pharmaceutical refrigerator model released?

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* 33. What is the Brooks (booth #26) special code word?

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