Why is good aseptic technique important? Good aseptic technique is important as Cell lines pose a biosafety risk to the user, potentially harbouring pathogenic viruses, adventitious agents and genetically modified organisms. (GMOs). The Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens (1995) Categorisation of Biological Agents According to Hazard and Category [...]
Cryosphere open 2nd facility at The Heath Business & Technical Park Cryosphere Services (now Cryoniss) opened up it's second operations facility for ambient to -80°C storage of biological samples at The Heath Business and Technical Park, in Runcorn 2nd facility expands Cyrosphere (now Cryoniss) sample storage capacity. [...]
Guest Editor: Qualisys - The Importance of The Human Tissue Act 2004 The Human Tissue Act 2004 (HT Act) regulates the removal, storage, and use of human tissue. This legislation was implemented because human organs and tissues were being retained for research purposes without consent from the [...]
Cryohandling is still cool right? So, you have done your research and optimised your freezing and thawing protocols, but are your samples are safe? By the most part the answer to that is yes, providing the storage unit is doing its job correctly. But what about all the [...]
Cryoniss now has an APHA licence Did you know you need to be licensed to use animal containing reagents? Cryoniss is licensed to store category 2 and 3 samples. The Animal & Plant Health Agency (APHA) is an executive agency of the Department for Environment, Food & [...]
