Biobank Management System Overview
The sample storage hierarchy can be defined by the user, with no limits on levels. Storage or plate layouts are also fully configurable, to meet the exacting needs of your biobank. Rules can be associated with containers or sample types to ensure that specimens are stored under appropriate conditions within the biobank.
Monitoring temperature and other key environmental variables within a biobank is a key ISBER Best Practice and is enabled by the Environmental Monitoring (EM) module built into the Matrix Gemini Biobank Management System.
A regime of spot checks may be setup to regularly monitor individual sampling points within locations throughout the Biobank. These results are recorded within the EM module and ensure a permanent record of effective quality assurance within the Biobank. Failures and trends may lead to the raising of corrective actions that are tracked and managed through the integrated Matrix Corrective Action/Preventive Action (CAPA) module.
Instrument Calibration and Maintenance (ICMS) is part of ISBER Best Practices. The Matrix ICMS functionality manages scheduled and unscheduled maintenance and calibration events and actions.
A permanent record of all actions is maintained for regulatory and audit purposes.