Frequently Asked Questions
Find frequently asked questions and learn everything you need to know about our services.
General
Donor information is strictly anonymized and includes de-identified clinical history and demographic data. Upon request, custom inclusion and exclusion criteria can be added and specific information can be collected for tailored projects.
The quality of all tissue biosamples is assessed upon collection by a pathologist, who evaluates the tissue sample quality. The viability of all cell collections is measured upon isolation and only vials with at least 95% viability are kept and stored. Audubon Bio guarantees at least 60% viability after proper thaw. Upon request, we can include specific quality criteria for your collections.
We procure human tissue samples in various formats, blood and other biofluids, as well as primary cells and blood sub-products such as plasma and serum. Our high-quality collections support a wide range of disease indications. Click here to learn more about our collections.
Biorepositories are places where biospecimens are stored to be used for research or clinical purposes. Biospecimens stored in biorepositories or biobanks are accompanied by clinical and demographic data of the donors. Modern biomedical research is critically reliant on such collections for its further advancements.
Yes, there are. Biospecimens are a constant driving force for the ongoing advancements in almost any therapeutic field. Examples of successfully marketed medicinal products, whose development was reliant on biospecimens collections, include the anti-breast cancer drug trastuzumab (Herceptin®) and Gleevec®, a drug developed for the treatment of leukemia and gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Both drugs target specific proteins overexpressed or mutated in certain tumors and therefore, their discovery was strictly reliant on correctly collected and annotated samples coming from real-life patients.
Ethics and Compliance
Yes. We only work with sources that have the required IRB/ethical approval in place for that country and have informed donor consent. We carefully vet each new source in our network.
Shipping and Logistics
Yes, we have expertise and experience in organizing shipments of samples in dry ice or in LN2 vapor phase containers. We can arrange shipments according to your specific needs.
Our global network of 100+ hospitals (USA, Europe, Asia, Africa) allows us to offer our clients high quality biological samples and de-identified clinical data for a wide range of indications.
About Audubon
Our goal is to maximize the impact that every biospecimen has on the advancement of biomedical research and development.
Ethics and Compliance
We adhere to the highest ethical and compliance standards, providing specimens that are collected in accordance with all applicable local and international laws.
Shipping and Logistics
Our worldwide shipping services ensure intact delivery of your biospecimens.