The American Association of Blood Banks mentions that Umbilical Cord Blood (UCB), once regarded as biological waste, can now be used to bolster a patient’s immune system. These stem cells are used to treat malignant diseases such as leukemia and non-malignant diseases such as immune deficiencies, severe aplastic anemia, and […]
Business Challenge Sena Sea provides high quality seafood from the pristine waters of Alaska, fresh to the customers table, in the most sustainable and ethical way possible. They custom cut, vacuum seal, and flash freeze the fish immediately after catching. Sena Sea had been using dry-ice and gel packs to […]
Vaccination is the need of the hour. In the mission to inoculate the entire world, billions of doses of vaccines need to be safely shipped around the globe. The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that practices exposing refrigerated vaccines to sub-zero temperatures are widespread. A study by Burgess M.A. […]
MEDIA RELEASE Dec 11, 2020 Akuratemp LLC and Pluss Advanced Technologies Pvt. Ltd announced the availability of the Celsure Refrigerated Pre-Validated Thermal Shipping System in the North American region. This shipping solution provides cold shock protection for winter transportation and can feature cold chain traceability during its journey. The life science […]
Pre-analytical errors lead to specimen rejection and negatively affect patient safety. Healthcare laboratories receive patient specimens that are accepted based on certain sample rejection criteria. Every specimen may represent a life. Specimen rejection may endanger patient safety by compromising the quality of healthcare. What is the real risk of specimen […]
“An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure” This proverb suggests that a timely prevention attempt may avert pain later. As an example, we wear masks to avoid contracting the COVID-19 Virus. Similarly, thermally securing the healthcare transportation system will help safeguard the specimens for accurate results […]
It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters ~Epictetus Early this year, the news about the novel virus broke out. Little did we know that COVID-19 is going to engulf the globe and change the way we live. People known for being social creatures […]