MTS Cryo Stores - Clinical Sample Storage-Facility

MTS Cryo Stores are an accredited off-site sample storage facility, with eight years history. Initially running under the banner of, ‘Cool Repair UK’, storing clinical specimens for universities, government departments and biotechnology and pharmaceutical facilities.

MTS Cryo Stores is an original European company based in the heart of the UK, with an enthusiastic team making them a popular choice for bio-banking services.

We hold the capacity to store your important archived samples in our two million sample storage facility at temperatures ranging from ambient to -150°C in mechanical refrigeration units; -196°C is also available with liquid nitrogen (LN2) storage.
HTA licence 22499.

BIO BANKING – CLINICAL SAMPLE BIOSTORAGE SERVICES

We understand the limitations of storage space required to centralise your study specimens. Utilising off-site sample storage increases your laboratory workspace and the security of your samples for both temperature and access, enabling you to make more productive use of your valuable resources.

By reducing the amount of freezers you reduce the risk of equipment failure and the associated costs. This service is also for the smaller user who just wants to secure their research and not lose samples due to equipment failure.

To address this need, we offer the option of a comprehensive specimen storage management service at our facility with ItemTracker®, our sample tracking software developed to solve the challenges associated with specimen management, so in simple terms we know where and what your samples are.

SAMPLE STORAGE REPOSITORY

Our cGMP compliant repository for samples is designed to provide you with peace of mind by offering:

• High-security environment including access control system, motion detectors, smoke detectors, and CCTV surveillance
• Guaranteed temperature integrity with continuous monitoring by both electronic and paper chart recording
• Full emergency back up including power generators and storage units and optional liquid carbon dioxide back up systems
• A dedicated team of staff to ensure immediate response and remediation in emergency situations
• On-site workshop and technicians who proactively monitor equipment to provide preventive maintenance and rapid repair if necessary (most other sites, even the UK’s largest, rely on callout engineers)
• Full disaster recovery / business continuation planning with provision for dividing and storing critical core samples

'DISASTER RECOVERY' STORAGE

MTS recognise the need for disaster recovery plans in the unfortunate event of a potential loss of samples.  We can now accommodate this as part of our client's contingency planning at MTS, as we have created this as an additional service disaster recovery contract with emergency couriers who can arrive at site with the right packaging and sufficient dry ice to pack all samples.

This arrangement provides peace of mind for your critical materials and could also help reduce insurance premiums. MTS Cryo Stores provide at their site a cGMP compliant validation package for various temperature requirements, provided by using temperature controlled-cabinets.

We offer storage capacity from a single shelf to a full storage cabinet throughout our range of storage temperatures. We supply the standard validation required for this industry or validation to your requirements utilising the latest technology.