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INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR BIOLOGICAL &

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Impact and Public Benefits of Biorepositories

May 15-18, 2011

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Arlington, Virginia (USA)

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Westin Bayshore Hotel

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May 15-18, 2012

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May 15-18, 2011


Arlington, Virginia (USA)

www.isber.org

International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories

ISBER 2011 Annual Meeting & Exhibits


May 15-18, 2011 Arlington, Virginia (The Washington DC Metropolitan Area)

ISBER VISION ISBER’s vision is to be the leading international forum for promoting consistent,

high quality standards, ethical principles and innovation in biospecimen banking by uniting the global biobanking community.

ISBER MISSION ISBER creates opportunities for sharing ideas internationally and harmonizing approaches to evolving

challenges in biobanking and repository operation. ISBER fosters collaborations, creates education and training opportunities, and provides an international showcase for state-of-the-art research findings and cutting edge technologies, discussion of legal and ethical issues, and products and

services. Together, these activities promote best practices that cut across the broad range of repositories that ISBER serves.

International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER) A Division of the American Society for Investigative Pathology

9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814 (USA) Tel: +1 301 634 7949, Fax: +1 301 634 7990

Email: [email protected] Website: www.isber.org

ISBER 2011 Corporate PartnersISBER gratefully acknowledges the generous support of our 2011 Corporate Partners

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ISBER 2011 Annual Meeting & Exhibits Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, VA (The Washington, DC Metropolitan Area)

Contents

Venue Map ................................................................................................................................ 2 Welcome .................................................................................................................................... 3 ISBER Council ............................................................................................................................. 5 ISBER Committees ..................................................................................................................... 7 Meeting Program ....................................................................................................................... 9 Invited Speaker Abstracts ........................................................................................................ 20 Exhibits:

Exhibit Schedule & List of Exhibitors ................................................................................. 23 Exhibit Hall Map ................................................................................................................ 24 Product Categories ............................................................................................................ 25 Exhibitor Descriptions ....................................................................................................... 27

Program Highlights: ................................................................................................................ 37

Abstract Presentation Schedule ....................................................................................... 37 Innovative Technologies Session ..................................................................................... 38 “Getting to Know ISBER” Breakfast .................................................................................. 41 Awards Presentation and Business Meeting ................................................................... 41 Vendor Meeting ............................................................................................................... 41 Working Group Breakfasts ............................................................................................... 42 ISBER Working Group Descriptions .................................................................................. 43 Corporate Workshops ...................................................................................................... 46 ISBER Workshops (Sponsored by the ISBER Education & Training Committee) ............................................ 49 Plan Your Schedule Worksheet ........................................................................................ 54

List of Pre-Registered Participants (as of April 21, 2011) ........................................................ 55 ISBER Membership Applications: Organizational Membership .................................................................................................... 84 Individual Membership ............................................................................................................ 86

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ISBER 2011 Meeting and Exhibits


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Dear Colleagues and Friends,

Welcome to the 2011 Annual Meeting of the International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER). The ISBER Annual Meeting provides an international forum for the discussion of a broad range of issues related to the establishment and operation of a wide variety of biobanks including human, animal, seed, museum and environmental collections.

Meeting Highlights We are happy to bring the Annual Meeting back to the East Coast of the US and locating this year’s discussions in Arlington, Virginia, across the river from the US Capitol. The interest in ISBER as the organization to serve all members of the biobanking community continues to grow and the ISBER Annual Meeting continues to be the “not-to-miss” meeting for biorepository operators, scientists, consultants, and vendors. This is evident by the large increase in the number of abstracts and vendor booths over the past two years. Working with the Program Committee this past year makes us truly appreciative of the hard work that has gone into previous meetings. Our theme of “Impact and Public Benefits of Biorepositories” was championed by the 2011 Program Committee Chair, Dr. Peter Watson, and was resolutely selected to highlight the core missions of our community; and focusing on our many impacts on the scientific community and the public.

At this meeting we have invited world leaders in biobanking who will emphasize the important impact that members of ISBER are contributing in support of science and public health. The first four speakers on Sunday will report their experiences that highlight the Impact on Large Scale and Global Science. In the keynote presentation, Dr. Nathaniel Rothman presents “The Search for Early Biologic Effect Biomarkers and Future Risk of Cancer: Molecular Epidemiology and its Impact on Public Health.” This is followed by “Integrating Biomarkers into Cancer Clinical Trials: Planning for Success” (Dr. Tracy G. Lively), “Planetary Genome Project of the National Museum of Natural History: Present and Future” (Dr. Jonathan A. Coddington), “Environment Canada's National Wildlife Specimen Bank: Past Successes and Future Directions” (Abde Idrissi) and finally “Good Biobanks-Better Health: The Norwegian National Strategy” (Dr. Jennifer Harris). This session sets the theme of our meeting. The Impact and Public Benefits focus continues throughout the invited speaker sessions which include: Impact of Biorepositories in Clinical Trials and Prospective Studies (Monday), Valuing the Benefit of Biorepositories to Stakeholders (Tuesday), Governance Models & Return of Research Data: Implications for Participants and the Public (Wednesday). We have added a new focus on Innovative Technologies on Monday mid-morning. The focus of this session will be on the science and validation behind new products and technologies that have the potential to impact biorepository operations and specimen management/workflow. Presentations were selected from abstracts submitted to the "Innovative Technologies" category. Sunday will end with the Opening Reception to visit posters, exhibits and to connect with friends and colleagues. Monday’s activities will open with a "Getting to Know ISBER" Breakfast session for any new or potential members. This is a valuable chance to meet and ask questions with several members that have been highly involved in the society. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are scheduled for Working Groups, networking discussions, and workshops. This year, attendees have submitted a large number of abstracts (140) to our ISBER annual meeting. We have selected 27 oral presentations to be presented on Tuesday afternoon. On the floor there will be 101 posters to show the richness and diversity of the interests of ISBER members, providing you with a great opportunity to discuss a wide variety of biobanking topics. In addition, this year ISBER, with support from Asterand, will present monetary awards for up to three top posters in Biospecimen Science and ISBER will present non-monetary awards for other top posters.

High Variety of ISBER Activities We have maintained the successful activities of past meetings to provide opportunities for participation, working group discussions, education, networking and we have added the innovative technologies highlight. Educational and corporate workshops, contributed oral and poster presentations, exhibits, and a reception are available to complete your experience. The Monday concurrent Education and Training workshops are “The Human Biospecimen: A 360 ° Approach” (organized by Renata Greenspan, MD, COL, MC (USA, RET), Patrick Adegboyega, MD, Stella Somiari, PhD) and “Putting It All Together….Essential Components of a Biospecimen-Related Protocol” (organized by Nicole Sieffert, BA, Marianna Bledsoe, Kristen Rosati, Amelia Warner and Dr. Nik Zeps). On Tuesday, “Exploring the Need for Universal Standardization of Good Storage Practices: Should a Regulating Body Govern Sample Storage Best Practices?” (organized by F. John Mills, MD, PhD; Lori Ball, MBA).

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ISBER Awards Presentation and Business Meeting: The ISBER Awards Presentation and Business Meeting will identify and review accomplishments of ISBER over the past year, ISBER’s finances, and short and long term strategic planning for the membership and attendees. Special Service Awards and the ISBER Distinguished Leadership and Service Award will be presented. ISBER established a new award last year, the ISBER Award for Outstanding Achievement in Biobanking, which will again be presented during the meeting. We will also announce the results of the recent ISBER elections. Please attend to meet your new President-Elect and ISBER Councilors. We will also hold the drawing for the exhibitor game card prizes -- you must be present to win.

We will also be presenting poster awards during the Business Meeting. The Asterand–ISBER Biospecimen Science Poster Award is in its second year and the ISBER Biobanking Poster Award Program, now in its fourth year. To be eligible to be judged for these awards, the poster submissions must have been sent in early to the ASIP business office. Thank you for active participation in these programs.

The Asterand-ISBER Biospecimen Science Poster Awards recognize excellence in poster presentations on Biospecimen Science. The mission of the Biospecimen Science Poster Award Program is to encourage ISBER members and all attendees of the annual meeting to ask important original questions in biospecimen science, to design sound, controlled experiments with a clear rationale, and to present the results clearly in a poster format. Asterand has provided an unrestricted educational grant to ISBER to fund up to three poster awards at the ISBER 2011 Annual Meeting. Award winning posters have been selected by the Awards Subcommittee of the ISBER Publications Committee; Asterand will have no influence on the selection of the awardees.

The ISBER Biobanking Poster Awards recognize excellence in poster presentations on all topics (except posters competing for the above-mentioned biospecimen science award) submitted to the annual meeting. The mission of the Biobanking Poster Award Program is to encourage ISBER members and all attendees of the annual meeting to ask important questions and to clearly report important findings in a poster format. Award winning posters have been selected by an Awards Subcommittee of the ISBER Publications Committee.

Companion Conference This year, we have a companion conference on Thursday (5/19) after the ISBER Annual Meeting, which links our final governance session with its focus. The UMN Conference: “Should We Return Individual Research Results and Incidental Findings from Genomic Biobanks & Archives?” is being held at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, conveniently located at the White Flint stop on Metro’s Red line. This conference will present recommendations and analysis on managing incidental findings and individual research results in genomic research using biobanks and large archives. In order to understand the genetic contribution to a host of diseases and conditions of great importance to public health, scientists are increasingly assembling large biobanks, archiving many individuals' DNA and health information for scientific reanalysis over time.

Special Acknowledgements: We gratefully acknowledge all who provided so much input and effort into the planning and execution of the meeting. Many thanks to the Chairs and members of the ISBER Program Committee, the ISBER Education and Training Committee, the ISBER Marketing Committee, the ISBER Publications Committee the ISBER Council and to the ISBER staff in the ASIP office. We, of course, also thank our invited speakers and workshop presenters for their contributions to the program. Finally, we sincerely appreciate the support from our vendors, sponsors and corporate partners, without whom the meeting would not be possible!

We look forward to your participation and we are looking forward to a successful annual meeting. We welcome attendees that are new to the ISBER Annual Meetings and hope that you will consider joining our society as members. Our society continues to grow stronger as we represent more sectors of our biobanking community. Thank you for your participation and enjoy the meeting!

With kind regards, Marianne K. Henderson, M.S. - ISBER President-Elect and member of the Program Committee On behalf of the Chairs and members of the ISBER 2011 Program Committee

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ISBER Council 2010 – 2011 President Scott D. Jewell, PhD Deputy Director for Research Resources Professor and Director, Program for Biospecimen Science Van Andel Research Institute 333 Bostwick Avenue NE Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA Tel: (616) 234-5435 Email: [email protected] President-Elect Marianne K. Henderson, MS Chief, Office of Division Operations and Analysis Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics National Cancer Institute 6120 Executive Blvd, Rm 8060 Bethesda, MD 20892, USA Tel: (301) 496-8672 Email: [email protected] Past-President Peter H.J. Riegman, PhD Tissue Research Manager Erasmus MC Tissue Bank Department of Pathology Erasmus Medical Center Josephine Nefkens Inst Be 235b PO Box 2040 Rotterdam, 3000 CA, The Netherlands Tel: 31-0-10-7044421 Email: [email protected] Secretary / Treasurer Cheryl Michels President Dataworks Development, Inc. PO Box 174 Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043, USA Tel: (425) 673-1974 Email: [email protected] Councilor Fay Betsou, DrSc HDR Chief Biospecimen Officer Integrated BioBank of Luxembourg 6 rue Ernest Barble Strassen, L-1210, Luxembourg Tel: 33-3-27-44-64-56 Email: [email protected]

Councilor Chon Boon Eng, PhD Head NUH/NUS Tissue Repository National University Hospital 5 Lower Kent Ridge Rd Main Building 1 Level 3 Singapore, 119074, Singapore Tel: 65 67722379 Email: [email protected] Councilor Lisa B. Miranda President and CEO Biobusiness Consulting, Inc Tel: (978) 323-9834 Email: [email protected] Councilor Rebecca Pugh, MS Research Biologist Marine Environmental Specimen Bank Hollings Marine Lab National Inst of Standards & Technology 331 Fort Johnson Road Charleston, SC 29412-9110, USA Tel: (843) 762-8952 Email: [email protected] Councilor Andy Zaayenga Director Business Development HighRes Biosolutions 1730 W Circle Drive Martinsville, NJ 08836, USA Tel: (732) 672-4452 Email: [email protected] Ex Officio, Strategic Planning Committee Roger L. Aamodt, PhD Aamodt Enterprises 1813 Blue Jay Drive Roseville, CA 95661, USA Tel: (916) 865-4533 Email: [email protected]

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Ex Officio, Publications Committee Robert E. Hewitt, MBBS PhD Hewitt Biobank Consultancy 20 Boulevard du Roi Rene 13100 Aix-en Provence, France Tel: (33) 0615 933 569 Email: [email protected] Ex Officio, Education & Training Committee Katherine C. Sexton, MBA Assistant Director Tissue Collection & Banking Facility University of Alabama at Birmingham 703 S. 19th Street Room: ZRB 449 Birmingham, AL 35294-0007, USA Tel: (205) 934-6071 Email: [email protected] Ex Officio Mark E. Sobel, MD PhD Executive Officer American Society for Investigative Pathology 9650 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20814, USA Tel: (301) 634-7130 Email: [email protected] Ex Officio, 2011 Program Committee Peter Watson, MB B.Chir FRCPC Chief Physician And Director TTR Program Vancouver Island Centre BC Cancer Agency 2410 Lee Avenue Victoria, BC V8R 6V5, Canada Tel: 250-519-5710 Email: [email protected]

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ISBER Committees 2010 - 2011

Education & Training Committee Katherine C. Sexton, Chair Rebecca Barnes Fay Betsou Marianna J. Bledsoe Jane Carpenter Debra Leiolani Garcia Judith G. Girl Lise Matzke Lisa B. Miranda Stella Somiari Nicole J. Sieffert Finance Committee Cheryl Michels, Chair Chon Boon Eng Scott D. Jewell Peter H.J. Riegman Marketing Committee Andy Zaayenga, Chair Elaine W. Gunter, Vice Chair Phil Baird Charles Butler David Francis Carpentieri Omo Clement Bas de Jong Debra Leiolani Garcia Joseph Kessler Yeonhee Lee David Lewandowski Allison Parry·Jones Heather Siefers Daniel Simeon-Dubach Cristina Villena Portella Nominating Committee Peter H.J. Riegman, Chair Chon Boon Eng Elaine W. Gunter Cheryl Michels Stella Somiari

2011 Program Committee Peter Watson, Chair Scott D. Jewell, Vice Chair Paul Bartels Marianna J. Bledsoe Rodrigo Chuaqui Bas de Jong Debra Leiolani Garcia Marianne K. Henderson Yeonhee lee Cheryl Michels Eva Petrakova Rebecca Pugh Nilsa Ramirez Brent Schacter Tzer Jing Seng Edward Suh John S. Sullivan Katrina T. Trevor Andy Zaayenga 2012 Program Committee Daniel Simeon-Dubach, Co Chair Marianne K. Henderson, Co Chair Subasri Armon Paul Bartels Jodi Black Marianna J. Bledsoe Anne Carter Jose Claudio Casali Da Rocha Brian J. Clark Julie Corfield Tracie Dehart Chon Boon Eng Robert E. Hewitt Joseph Kessler Lise Matzke Cheryl Michels Rebecca Pugh Brent Schacter Ole Seberg Kathryn Shea Andy Zaayenga

Publications Committee Robert E. Hewitt, Chair Jim Vaught, Vice Chair Roger L. Aamodt John G. Baust William E. Grizzle Elaine W. Gunter Rivka Ravid Peter H.J. Riegman Brent Schacter Peter Watson Strategic Planning Committee Roger L. Aamodt, Chair Paul Bartels Marianna J. Bledsoe Pasquale De Blasio Chon Boon Eng Marianne K. Henderson Robert E. Hewitt Tyron C. Hoover Scott D. Jewell Cheryl Michels Rebecca Pugh Katherine C. Sexton

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ISBER 2011 Meeting Program Saturday, May 14, 2011

GENERAL INFORMATION:

2:00pm – 5:00pm Registration Registration Desk (Independence Foyer, Independence Level)

3:00pm – 7:00pm Optional Workshop (Separate Registration Required)

2:00pm – 6:00pm Council Meeting (Invitation Only)

Sunday, May 15, 2011


7:00am – 7:00pm Registration Registration Desk (Independence Foyer, Independence Level)

5:00pm – 7:00pm Exhibit Hours Exhibit Hall (Independence Center, Independence Level)

PROGRAM INFORMATION:

8:00am – 12:00pm Optional Workshops (Separate Registration Required)

2:00pm – 5:00pm Impact on Large Scale and Global Science Regency Ballroom EF (Ballroom Level)

The focus of this symposium will be on the impact and role of biorepositories in big/large-scale discovery science. Speakers will address this from a range of perspectives (human and environmental) and will also project future requirements for biorepositories.

Co-Chairs: Marianne K. Henderson, MS, NCI/NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, MD, USA and Daniel Simeon-Dubach, MD MHA, Foundation Biobank-Suisse, Bern, Switzerland

2:00 Welcome from the President Scott Jewell, PhD, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA

2:10 KEYNOTE LECTURE: The Search for Early Biologic Effect Biomarkers and Future Risk of Cancer: Molecular Epidemiology and its Impact on Public Health Nathaniel Rothman, MD, MPH, MHS, National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Bethesda, MD, USA

2:45 Integrating Biomarkers into Cancer Clinical Trials: Planning for Success Tracy G. Lively, PhD, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA

3:20 Planetary Genome Project of the National Museum of Natural History: Present and Future Jonathan A. Coddington, PhD, Smithsonian, Washington, DC, USA

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(Sunday, May 15th, continued)

3:55 Environment Canada's National Wildlife Specimen Bank: Past Successes and Future Directions Abde Idrissi, Environment Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

4:30 Good Biobanks-Better Health: The Norwegian National Strategy Jennifer Harris, PhD, Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH), Oslo, Norway

5:00pm – 7:00pm Opening Reception, Visit the Posters and Exhibits Exhibit Hall (Independence Center, Independence Level)

Monday, May 16, 2011



8:00am – 4:30pm Exhibit Hours Exhibit Hall (Independence Center, Independence Level)


7:30am – 8:20am Breakfast (Concurrent Sessions)

"Getting to Know ISBER" Breakfast Kennedy Room (Third Floor)

Continental Breakfast (for all attendees) Exhibit Hall (Independence Center, Independence Level)

8:30am – 10:30am Impact of Biorepositories in Clinical Trials and Prospective Studies Regency Ballroom EF (Ballroom Level)

The focus of this symposium will be on the impact and role of the biorepository in clinical trials and large-scale prospective studies. Speakers will address this from a range of perspectives (human, non-human and environmental), address current challenges and project future value.

Co-Chairs: Bas De Jong, PhD, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands and Brent Schacter, MD FRCPC, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

8:30 Long Term Value of Industry Biorepositories and Impact on Understanding of Drug Response and Disease Amelia Warner, PharmD, RPh, Merck, North Wales, PA, USA

8:54 Challenges and Rewards of Molecular Epidemiology Studies in International Settings Allan Hildesheim, PhD, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA

9:18 Biorepositories and Clinical Trials: The NCIC CTG Experience Lois Shepherd, MDCM, FRCPC, NCIC Clinical Trials Group, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

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(Monday, May 16th, continued)

9:42 A Biorepository to Drive Discovery and Translation Across the Naturally Occurring Disease Spectrum of the Dog Mark Neff, PhD, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA

10:06 US NCI-Supported Cooperative Group Banks Associated with Clinical Trials Irina Lubensky, MD, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA

10:30am – 11:30am Visit the Posters and Exhibits Exhibit Hall (Independence Center, Independence Level) Coffee Break Sponsored by: MVE Chart

11:30am – 12:30pm Innovative Technologies Regency Ballroom EF (Ballroom Level)

The focus of this session will be on the science and validation behind new products and technologies that have the potential to impact biorepository operations and specimen management/workflow. Presentations will be selected from abstracts submitted to the "Innovative Technologies" category.

(Speaker Abstracts can be found on page 38)

Co-Chairs: David Lewandowski, Cryo Bio System, Maple Grove, MN, USA and Andy Zaayenga, HighRes Biosolutions, Martinsville, NJ, USA

11:30 Introduction

11:35 PAXgene Tissue System in Routine Pathology: Increase Biobanking Opportunities of the Pathology Archive Marcel Kap, BSc, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

11:45 Federated Biomedical Research Repositories – Accelerating Community Science Dan Hall, NIH/NIMH, Rockville, MD, USA

11:55 Development of an Automated Paramagnetic Resin-Based System for the Isolation of Genomic DNA from Large Volume (3-10ml) Whole Blood Samples Eric B. Vincent, Promega Corporation, Madison, WI, USA

12:05 Protecting the Value of Critical Banked Biospecimens While Automating and Standardizing Aliquot Processing Dale Larson, CryoXtract Instruments, LLC/Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Arlington, VA, USA

12:15 Novel Technology for Room Temperature Storage and Transportation of Dry Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) Anne-Lise Fabre, PhD, Imagene, Bordeaux, France (Presented By: Christian C. Oste, PhD, BioScope International, LLC, Barcelona, Spain)

12:25 Closing Remarks

12:30pm – 2:00pm Networking Lunch Discussions, Visit with Exhibitors Corporate Workshops (Concurrent Sessions)

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Networking Lunch Discussions (Informal) Exhibit Hall (Independence Center, Independence Level)

Corporate Workshops: (Lunch Provided Outside Workshop Room)

Designing the Next Generation Liquid Nitrogen Biological Repository Sponsored by MVE Chart – see page 46 for more information Conference Theater (Ballroom Level)

Evidence Based Biobanking and Quality Considerations for Optimizing Biospecimen Integrity during Sample Management and Tracking Sponsored by Bluechiip Limited – see page 46 for more information Jefferson Room (Third Floor)

Fitting the Pieces Together: Hamilton’s Integrated Solutions for Biobanking Applications Sponsored by HAMILTON Storage Technologies and HAMILTON Robotics– see page 47 for more information Kennedy Room (Third Floor)

2:00pm – 3:30pm ISBER’s Working Group Presentations Regency Ballroom EF (Ballroom Level)

2:00 Welcome & Introduction Chon Boon Eng

2:05 Automated Repositories Leader: Andy Zaayenga

2:15 Biospecimen Science Leader: Fay Betsou

2:25 Clinical Biobanking Leader: Bas de Jong

2:35 Environmental Specimens Leader: Paul Bartels & Yeonhee Lee

2:45 Informatics Leader: Cheryl Michels

2:55 Informed Consent Procedures Leader: Scott Jewell

3:05 Pharma-Academia Leader: Joseph Kessler

3:15 Rights to & Control of Human Tissue Leaders: Ty Hoover & Rajiv Dhir

3:25 Questions and Closing Remarks

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3:30pm – 4:30pm Visit the Posters and Exhibits Exhibit Hall (Independence Center, Independence Level) Coffee Break Sponsored by: Fisher BioServices

4:30pm – 6:30pm ISBER Workshops Sponsored by the ISBER Education & Training Committee (Concurrent Workshops) Workshop Descriptions can be found on page 49

The Human Biospecimen: A 360 ° Approach Regency Ballroom E (Ballroom Level)

Putting It All Together….Essential Components of a Biospecimen-Related Protocol Regency Ballroom F (Ballroom Level)

Tuesday, May 17, 2011



8:00am – 4:30pm Exhibit Hours Exhibit Hall (Independence Center, Independence Level)

5:30pm – 6:30pm Vendor Meeting Conference Theater (Ballroom Level)



Working Group Breakfasts (Please see schedule on page 42) Continental Breakfast (for all attendees) Exhibit Hall (Independence Center, Independence Level)

8:30am – 11:00am Valuing the Benefit of Biorepositories to Stakeholders Regency Ballroom EF (Ballroom Level)

The focus of this symposium will be on measuring the value of biorepositories from the perspectives of different stakeholders and benefactors. Speakers from both the scientific and advocacy communities will address how value may be assessed.

Co-Chairs: Jodi Black, PhD MMSc, NHLBI/NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA and Lisa Devereux, Peter MacCallum Cancer Inst, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

8:35 Biomonitoring Environmental Contaminants Using the Marine Environmental Specimen Bank: Keys for Success from the Perspective of a Seabird Biologist/Environmental Chemist Stacy Vander Pol, M.Sc., National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Charleston, SC, USA

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9:00 What do People have to do with Biospecimens? Deborah Collyar, PAIR: Patients Advocates in Research, Danville, CA, USA

9:25 Biobanking for the Biggest Stakeholder ‐ The Patients: A Vision for Proactive Cancer Research Simone Sommer, MD, MPH, Sommer Health Consulting Services, Greensboro, NC, USA

9:50 Biorepositories ‐ Benefits to Organizational and Political Stakeholders Roger Bjugn, MD, PhD, MM, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway

10:15 Valuing the Benefit of Biorepositories in Clinical Cancer Control and with Funders Brent Schacter, MD, FRCPC, CancerCare Manitoba/University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

10:40 Panel Discussion

11:00am – 11:30am Visit the Posters and Exhibits Exhibit Hall (Independence Center, Independence Level) Coffee Break Sponsored by: BIOBUSINESS CONSULTING INC.

11:30am – 12:30pm Awards Presentation & Business Meeting Regency Ballroom EF (Ballroom Level) (Agenda listed on page 41)

12:30pm – 2:00pm Networking Lunch Discussions, Visit with Exhibitors Corporate Workshops (Concurrent Sessions)

Networking Lunch Discussions (Informal) Exhibit Hall (Independence Center, Independence Level)

Corporate Workshops: (Lunch Provided Outside Workshop Room)

Evolution of a Cost Recovery Model at a Large Biorepository Sponsored by Fisher BioServices – see page 47 for more information Conference Theater (Ballroom Level)

Creating a Centralized Digital Slide Repository: The Challenges and Benefits Sponsored by Aperio – see page 48 for more information Jefferson Room (Third Floor)

Automation Challenges and Solutions for Nucleic Acid Extraction in Biobank Repositories Sponsored by Tecan – see page 48 for more information Kennedy Room (Third Floor)

2:00pm – 4:00pm Contributed Papers Sessions (Concurrent Sessions)

Session I: Technology and Informatics for Repository Operations Regency Ballroom E (Ballroom Level)

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Co-Chairs: Bas De Jong, PhD, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands and Rick Michels, Dataworks Development, Inc., Mountlake Terrace, WA, USA

2:00 Introduction

2:05 HSR 08 The Next Phase of Biospecimen Management Brian J. Chadwick, LookLeft Group,LLC

2:20 RAT 02 Low Cost Automated Vision System for Biosample Processing Scott Ritchie, University of Alberta - Canadian Biosample Repository

2:35 RAT 01 A Novel Foil Cutter and Cryotube Separating Tool Nicholas Ritchie, BSc., Canadian BioSample Repository

2:50 RAT 03 Transitioning from Traditional Pathology to Virtual Microscopy (VM) and the Creation of a Digital Histopathology Reference Library Thomas Barr, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital

3:05 HSR 17 The NHLBI BioLINCC Operational Guidelines: Streamlining the Review of Biospecimen Requests Elizabeth L. Wagner, MPH, NIH/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

3:20 RIF 12 A Software Tool for Labeling with the Standard PREanalytical Code (SPREC): Effective Exchanging and Searching Specimens Fiorella Guadagni, MD, PhD, IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana

3:35 Wrap-Up and Closing Remarks

Session II: Biospecimen Science and Quality Aspects in Biobanking Regency Ballroom F (Ballroom Level)

Chair: James H. Resau, PhD, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA

2:00 Introduction

2:05 NIR 03 AIDS Epidemic Studies Require Access to Multicenter Biorepository Programs for Comparative Data Michael S. McGrath, MD, PhD, AIDS and Cancer Specimen Resource

2:20 GRS 01 Dry Storage of Biospecimens for an East Asian Glioma Genome Wide Association Study (GWAS) Lora Nordstrom, PhD, Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen)

2:35 BSS 01 High-Throughput DNA Extraction and Normalization from Saliva Results in High-Quality DNA for Genotyping and Telomere Analysis Sunita Q. Miles, Kaiser Permanente Northern California

2:50 BSS 04 Neonatal Blood Spot Card Biorepository Sample Processing James Resau, PhD, Van Andel Research Institute

3:05 QAC 09 Proof-of-Concept Study to Establish Biomarker Translational Development in Victoria- Clinical Validation of Existing, Known Biomarkers in Colorectal Specimens Held Across Sites of the Victorian Cancer Biobank (VCB) Paul Francis Pinto Correia, Victorian Cancer Biobank

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3:20 QAC 04 An Immunohistochemical Study Assessing Impact of “Rapid-Tissue-Processing” Protocols on Proteomic Tissue Quality Ahmad Ibrahim, MD, University of Pittsburgh

3:35 QAC 14 RFID as a New ICT Tool to Monitor Specimen Life Cycle and Quality Control in a Biobank Umberto Nanni, University of Rome La Sapienza


4:00pm – 4:30pm Visit the Exhibits Exhibit Hall (Independence Center, Independence Level)

4:30pm – 6:30pm Contributed Papers Sessions (Concurrent Sessions)

Session III: National and International Networks - Sharing Experience and Oversight Regency Ballroom E (Ballroom Level)

Chair: Peter H.J. Riegman, PhD, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

4:30 Introduction

4:35 NIRO 04 The Medical Research Biobanking “My Syndrome”: Its Origin, Consequences and How to deal with it. Peter Riegman, PhD, Erasmus MC Rotterdam

4:50 LE 07 New Regulatory and Policy Developments Impacting Human Specimen Repositories Marianna J. Bledsoe, Department of Veterans Affairs

5:05 NIRO 03 Biobank Certification: Development of a Program by the Canadian Tumour Repository Network (CTRNET) Peter H. Watson, MB B.Chir FRCPC , BC Cancer Agency

5:20 NIRO 09 BRIF: Bio-Resource Impact Factor- An International Working Group Towards an Operational Index to Promote and Recognise Sharing of Biological Samples And Associated Data Anne Cambon-Thomsen, Inserm, U 1027, and University of Toulouse, France

5:35 HSR 12 Million Veteran Program (MVP): A Tissue and Data Repository of the Office of Research and Development, US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Mary T. Brophy, MD, VA Cooperative Studies Program

5:50 NIR 10 Achievements of the Australian Prostate Cancer BioResource: First 5-year round of funding 2004-2009 Judith Clements, PhD, Australian Prostate Cancer BioResource

6:05 NIRO 07 The NIDDK Central Repositories: An NIH Resource for Research on Diabetes, Endocrine, Digestive, Liver, Kidney and Urological Diseases Rebekah S. Rasooly, PhD, NIDDK/NIH


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Session IV: Repository Stakeholder Communication Strategies and Applications Regency Ballroom F (Ballroom Level)

Chair: Paul Bartels, PhD, National Zoological Gardens/Wildlife Biological Resource Ctr, Pretoria, South Africa and Elaine W. Gunter, MT (ASCP), Specimen Solutions, LLC, Tucker, GA, USA

4:30 Introduction

4:35 HT 05 Tracing the Biorepository Fasciae: The Creation of Metadata Linkages that Reflect the Presence, Use and Application of Biospecimen Repository Inventories in Research James W. McNally, PhD, University of Michigan

4:50 HSR 11 Alignment of a Research Biobank with Pharma Biomarker Validation Janine Swifka, Bayer Schering Pharma AG

5:05 NIR 07 Korea Brassica Genome Resource Bank Yong Pyo Lim, PhD, Chungnam National University

5:20 HT 06 Lack of Information about Clinical Biobanking of Biospecimens Used for Biomarker Discovery in Scientific Publications Daniel Simeon-Dubach, MD, MHA, Foundation Biobank-Suisse

5:35 HSR 14 Educating the Public about Tumor Banking: An Outdoor Cancer Exhibition Organized by the A C Camargo Hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil Antonio H. Campos, MSc, PhD, A C Camargo Hospital

5:50 HSR 25 How Do They Do That? Theresa Mathieson, Komen Tissue Bank

6:05 HT 07 Individual Feed-Back From a Cross Cultural Perspective Evert van Veen, MedLawconsult


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Working Group Breakfasts (Please see schedule on page 42) Continental Breakfast (for all attendees) Regency Ballroom EF Foyer (Ballroom Level)

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8:30am – 9:30am ISBER Workshop Sponsored by the ISBER Education & Training Committee

Workshop Description can be found on page 49

Exploring the Need for Universal Standardization of Good Storage Practices: Should a Regulating Body Govern Sample Storage Best Practices? Regency Ballroom EF (Ballroom Level)

9:30am – 1:30pm Governance Models & Return of Research Data: Implications for Participants and the Public Regency Ballroom EF (Ballroom Level)

The focus of this symposium will be on biorepository governance. Speakers will address different approaches to governance of biorepositories, including institutional, ethical, legal and public partnership approaches and models. In addition, the specific issue of return of research results data to participants and the implications for biorepositories will be discussed. The session will conclude with a panel session representing the perspectives of a wide range of stakeholders with participation from the audience.

Co-Chairs: Marianna J. Bledsoe, MA, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC, USA and Peter Watson, MB B.Chir FRCPC, BC Cancer Agency, Victoria, BC, Canada

Biobank Governance Models

9:35 Biobank Governance: Opportunities for Building Trusted Practices Kelly Edwards, PhD, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

9:55 Partnership Models for Governance of Biobanks Michael M. Burgess, PhD, University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada

10:15am – 10:30am Break

Ethical, Legal and Social Issues Related to Return of Research Results

10:30 Overview of Issues Regarding Return of Research Results and Incidental Findings Susan M. Wolf, JD (PI), University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, MN, USA

10:50 Informatics Approaches to Return of Research Results Isaac Kohane, MD, PhD, Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

11:10 Return of Research Results - Some Cautionary Thoughts Ellen Wright Clayton, MD, JD, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA

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11:30 Research Participant Perspective Jane Perlmutter, PhD, Gemini Group, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

11:45 Ethics Committee Review Perspective Pearl O'Rourke, MD, Partners HealthCare System, Boston, MA, USA

12:00 Biobank Perspective Gerry Thomas, Wales Cancer Bank, Cardiff, UK

12:10 Biobank Perspective Nik Zeps, PhD, St. John of God Pathology, Wembley, Australia

12:20 Biobank Perspective William E. Grizzle, MD, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA

12:30 Panel Discussion

1:30pm Meeting Adjourns

1:30pm – 2:30pm ISBER Council & Committee Appreciation Lunch (Invitation Only) Arlington Room (Third Floor)

2:30pm – 5:00pm Committee Meetings (Invitation Only) Please see registration desk for room assignments

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Invited Speaker Abstracts (Listed in Alphabetical order by author)

Partnership Models for Governance of Biobanks Michael Burgess, PhD, University of British Columbia,

British Columbia, Canada

Wednesday, May 18th 9:55am – 10:15am

The creation of biorepositories is accompanied by a responsibility to donors and publics. The open-ended nature of future research enabled by biorepositories requires that governance be accountable, reasonable and representative. Of these, representation presents a challenge. It is not clear how best to reflect the diversity of interests that might be relevant to biorepositories and research. It is also difficult to inform discussions about technical information and diverse perspectives without losing the diversity. Further, attempts to orient the discussion to common goods that can result from research may tend to overwhelm important disagreements. Recent research on deliberative engagement has provided novel approaches to representation in the governance of biobanks that responds to these challenges. Using notions of deliberative “mini-publics,” events can be structured and facilitated and to support deliberation, produce group decisions, and identify persistent disagreements. Governance for biorepositories must establish that they are trustworthy by demonstrating the capacity to be adaptive and account for ongoing representation of diversity when assessing thresholds for wider consultation or individual informed consent.

Biobank Governance: Opportunities for Building Trusted Practices Kelly Edwards, PhD, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA


As science and technology proceeds at a rapid pace, our regulatory and ethics guidance struggles to keep up. Our traditional tools of upfront IRB review and one-time consent processes may no longer be sufficient to protect human subjects. Other traditional strategies of de-identifying datasets may also not protect people nor help promote effective science or effective relationship building. In this brief overview, I will discuss common governance issues that all biobanks must address, and give examples from some creative research programs that have found alternative ways to engage participants, keep communication and data access processes clear, and have systems of accountability in place. All of these activities – attending to relationships and accountability – are found to be trusted practices in other sectors, and should be considered when biobanking.

Return of Research Results: Stakeholder Perspectives and Practical Implementation Issues Biobank Perspective

William E. Grizzle, MD, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA

Wednesday, May 18th 12:20pm – 12:30pm

In making the decision whether or not to require the return research results, the questions that arise are to whom and for what purpose. If research results are provided to patients, the tenet of “first do no harm” might be violated. Research is usually not performed by certified clinical laboratories and may be incorrect. Patients knowing and considering incorrect research results and even correct research results taken out of context may be harmed by medical decisions they might make or push their physicians to make. For example, the initial results on BRCA-1 or BRCA-2 mutations indicated that such mutations might always lead to aggressive cancers of the breast or ovary; later results on a wider range of patients indicated that such mutations might not be life threatening and that bilateral mastectomies and/or ovariectomies were not required at a young age. If the issue is to return research results to the biorepository, for what purpose is the obvious question? First, if there are no more aliquots of the tissue of the specific case in the repository, then the research information may not be useful. If there are additional aliquots of the tissue, the information might be valuable only as long as the additional aliquots remain in the repository and with the additional caveats that 1) the research results may be incorrect, 2) other investigators

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may not use the results, 3) there are costs to the repository associated with documenting and storing such results, 4) how does the repository enforce such requirements and might such requirements impede research. However, as a cancer researcher, I might find access to such research results useful if I used the results as a screen to obtain specific tissue specimens. Thus, for the repository, the decision becomes a cost-benefit analysis which may have different results for each repository. Overall, my repository would not devote the time and resources that such a requirement would necessitate, because it would not add a great enough value to our collections.

Good Biobanks-Better Health: The Norwegian National Strategy Jennifer Harris, PhD, Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH), Oslo, Norway

Sunday, May 15th 4:30pm – 5:00pm

The evolving scientific landscape has brought biobanking into sharp relief for the critical role it will play in elucidating causes of disease, identifying biomarkers and drug targets, translating findings, and advancing public health. To harness this potential a wide array of initiatives and activities has been working to develop biobank interoperability. These efforts address the collection, annotation, curation and exchange of data and biospecimens, the development of compatible informatics and ethico-legal frameworks, and cataloguing of biobanks. Additionally, strategic alliances between governmental bodies, funding agencies, public and private science enterprises and other stakeholders are growing. These myriad advances and the investments upon which they are founded are also fuelling plans for biobanks to eventually become integral parts of health care systems in many countries.

Norway has a long tradition of conducting population-based studies plus it maintains numerous national health registries and biobanks. Collectively, these resources comprise a rich array of health-related data, millions of blood samples and other biological materials. The report Good Biobanks-Better Health (Norwegian Research Council, 2008) lays out the strategic foundations for developing a unified national infrastructure for Norwegian population and clinical based biobanks. The goal of the project, Biobank Norway, is to a national biobank infrastructure optimally harmonised with Europe’s large-scale biobank infrastructure, the Biobanking and Bimolecular Resources Research Infrastructure (BBMRI).

This presentation focuses on the importance of biobank interoperability for advancing public health and will describe the foundations of harmonisation that Biobank Norway builds upon nationally and internationally.

Integrating Biomarkers into Cancer Clinical Trials: Planning for Success Tracy G. Lively, PhD, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA

Sunday, May 15th 2:45pm – 3:20pm

A clinically useful biomarker provides readily interpretable information (1) that is useful to the physician and patient in planning treatment for cancer, and (2) that can be obtained with a reliable and readily available assay at a reasonable cost. The development of such a biomarker requires two steps: validation of the assay’s analytic performance in the clinical context and qualification of the assay result within the clinical context for a specific endpoint. Both clinical validity and clinical utility for the intended use need to be established. For biomarkers tied to specific treatments, the development of assays needs to be considered early in the process of therapeutic development. Even for the investigational use of an assay in clinical trials, adequate analytic performance must be demonstrated. Retrospective analysis of specimens collected from clinical trials can be sufficient to establish clinical validity, which is the extent to which the result of the assay relates to the clinical outcome of interest, such as response to therapy or survival. Establishment of clinical utility—the usefulness of the biomarker in planning treatment—may require multiple studies. Banking and judicious use of specimens from repositories can increase efficiency in all of these steps.

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US NCI-supported Cooperative Group Banks associated with Clinical Trials Irina Lubensky, MD, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA

Monday, May 16th 10:06am – 10:30am

The identification of subgroups of patients with defined molecular abnormalities in tumors and the advent of powerful molecular technologies that can interrogate paraffin embedded as well as fresh frozen samples will lead to the development of more effective diagnostic assays to guide treatment for cancer patients. Validations of markers of cancer prevention, diagnosis, prognosis, and response to therapy, as well as their effective use in clinical interventions require access to specimens from patients uniformly treated in large, multi-site, randomized clinical trials.

US Cooperative Group Banks (CGBs) collect, store and distribute clinical specimens from the NCI-supported Cooperative Group phase III and large phase II treatment trials. The resource provides well-annotated specimens for validation of biomarkers to the researchers in the NCI clinical trial initiatives. The “legacy specimens” (those specimens existing in excess of those required for clinical trial endpoints) are annotated and made available to qualified investigators from the research community for appropriately reviewed scientific studies. Over 1,350 peer-reviewed scientific publications and 36 patents have resulted from use of CGB specimens and data in 2000-2008. Stable financial support of biobanking and development of harmonized informatics (IT) infrastructure with integrated data management, statistical and banking operation systems are critical to maintain a high quality banking resource that can readily supply researchers with well-annotated specimens and to achieve NCI’s goal of transparent and fair access to investigators.

Return of Research Results: Stakeholder Perspectives and Practical Implementation Issues

Biobank Perspective Nik Zeps, PhD, St. John of God Pathology, Wembley, Australia

Wednesday, May 18th 12:20pm – 12:30pm

A very large variety of biobank governance models are currently in practice. Whilst there are common themes between the various models there also exist some significant differences, particularly between public and private biobanks. In this brief presentation Dr Zeps will highlight the key differences and the issues these raise for regulators and the community with the intent of stimulating debate around what are and what are not acceptable practices in this highly dynamic field.

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EXHIBITS


Exhibit Hours: Sunday, May 15, 2011, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm (Exhibits are open during the Opening Reception) Monday, May 16, 2011, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm Tuesday, May 17, 2011, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm Vendor Meeting Tuesday, May 17, 2011, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Exhibitors 1 Taylor-Wharton/Harsco Gas Serv 31 LabVantage Solutions Inc. 2 Air Liquide Healthcare America Corporation 32 NCI caBIG Program 3 Oracle Corporation 33 So-Low Environmental Equip Co Inc 4 BioTrack 34 Liconic US, Inc. 5 BD Dianostics 35 STARLIMS 6 Wheaton Science Products 36 Freezerworks, A Division of Dataworks Development, Inc. 7 Computype, Inc 37 Nexus Biosystems 8 BioFortis, Inc. 38 Asterand plc

9 - 10 CryoBio System 39 Praxair, Inc. 11 FluidX North America 40 Titian Software, Inc. 12 Digi-trax Corporation 41-42 MVE-Chart Industries 13 GE Measurement & Control Solutions 43-44 Fisher BioServices 14 Labware, INC. 45 QuickSTAT 15 Airgas 46 Aperio Technologies, Inc 16 Environmental Specialties 47 Lab Corporation of America 17 College of American Pathologists 48 Brady Corp 18 Biomatrica 49 QIAGEN, INC 19 HighRes Biosolutions 50 RURO, Inc. 20 Elpro Services Inc. 51 Angelantoni Industrie SpA 21 AutoGen, Inc. 52 Artificial Intelligence in Medicine 22 TWD TradeWinds, Inc. 53 Cryo-Storage and Technologies - CST 23 AM Robotic Systems, Ltd 54 chemagen USA 24 NHLBI 55 Tecan 25 BSI/Information Management Services, Inc 56 Sanyo Commercial Solutions 26 BioStorage Technologies Inc. 57 Bluechiip Pty Ltd 27 Hamilton Storage Technologies 58 TGEN 28 SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc 59 RTS Life Science, Ltd 29 Micronic North America 60 Promega Corporation 30 Partnered Print Solutions

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ISBER Product Categories:

Consulting Services

Air Liquide Healthcare America Corporation Airgas Asterand plc BioFortis, Inc. BioStorage Technologies Inc. BSI/Information Management Services, Inc College of American Pathologists Cryo-Storage and Technologies - CST Fisher BioServices HighRes Biosolutions LabVantage Solutions Inc. Labware, INC. Oracle Partnered Print Solutions RURO, Inc. SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc So-Low Environmental Equip Co Inc Titian Software, Inc.

Consumables

Airgas AutoGen, Inc. BD Diagnostics Bluechiip Ltd Brady Corp chemagen USA College of American Pathologists Computype, Inc Cryo Bio System Cryo-Storage and Technologies – CST Digi-Trax Corporation FluidX North America Hamilton Storage Technologies HighRes Biosolutions Partnered Print Solutions Praxair, Inc. Promega Corporation QIAGEN, INC SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc So-Low Environmental Equip Co Inc TWD TradeWinds, Inc. Wheaton Science Products

IT Services

Air Liquide Healthcare America Corporation Aperio Technologies, Inc Asterand plc BioFortis, Inc. BioStorage Technologies Inc. BSI/Information Management Services, Inc Digi-Trax Corporation Freezerworks, A Division of Dataworks Development, Inc. LabVantage Solutions Inc. Labware, INC. NCI caBIG® Program NHLBI BioLINCC Program Oracle RURO, Inc. SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc So-Low Environmental Equip Co Inc STARLIMS TGEN Titian Software, Inc.

Lab Equipment / Test Equipment

Air Liquide Healthcare America Corporation Airgas AM Robotic Systems, Ltd Aperio Technologies, Inc AutoGen, Inc. Bluechiip Ltd Brady Corp chemagen USA College of American Pathologists Cryo Bio System Cryo-Storage and Technologies – CST Elpro Services Inc. Environmental Specialties FluidX North America GE Measurement & Control Solutions Hamilton Storage Technologies HighRes Biosolutions MVE-Chart Industries Praxair, Inc. Promega Corporation QIAGEN, INC RTS Life Science, Ltd So-Low Environmental Equip Co Inc Tecan TWD TradeWinds, Inc. Wheaton Science Products

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Storage Systems

Air Liquide Healthcare America Corporation Airgas Angelantoni Industrie SpA Aperio Technologies, Inc Asterand plc BioFortis, Inc. Biomatrica BioStorage Technologies Inc. BioTrack/Biotrack (FCR Japan) Company Bluechiip Ltd Cryo Bio System Cryo-Storage and Technologies - CST Elpro Services Inc. Environmental Specialties FluidX North America Hamilton Storage Technologies HighRes Biosolutions Lab Corporation of America Labware, INC. LiCONiC US, Inc. Micronic North America MVE-Chart Industries Oracle Praxair, Inc. RTS Life Science, Ltd Sanyo SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc So-Low Environmental Equip Co Inc Taylor Wharton TWD TradeWinds, Inc

Transporting

Air Liquide Healthcare America Corporation Airgas Asterand plc BioStorage Technologies Inc. Cryo-Storage and Technologies - CST Fisher BioServices HighRes Biosolutions MVE-Chart Industries QuickSTAT So-Low Environmental Equip Co Inc TWD TradeWinds, Inc.

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Exhibitor Descriptions (Listed in alphabetical order)

Air Liquide Healthcare America Corporation (Booth # 2) Category Listings: Consulting Services, IT Services, Lab Equipment / Test Equipment, Storage Systems, Transporting Air Liquide Healthcare and Pacific Science are committed to providing your Biobanks with edge technologies supported by reliable service. As the world leader in medical and industrial gases, with over 100 years of experience in cryogenic applications, we offer complete freezing and storing solutions for your samples, supported by a global network of service experts and technicians to ensure your success. www.us.airliquidehealthcare.com

Airgas (Booth # 15) Category Listings: Consulting Services, Consumables, Lab Equipment / Test Equipment, Storage Systems, Transporting Airgas combines years of expertise and state-of-the-art systems in engineering the right solutions for cryopreservation customers. More and more laboratories, medical facilities, and cryorepositories rely on Airgas to design, install, and maintain their cryopreservation systems. From large-capacity storage systems to vapor containers for shipping samples, Airgas understands the importance of protecting irreplaceable biological assets. Find out more Airgas cryogenic services and products by visiting us at the ISBER Annual Meeting, or by calling 206-619-6032 . Visit us on the web at www.airgas.com. www.airgas.com

AM Robotic Systems, Ltd (Booth # 23) Category Listings: Lab Equipment / Test Equipment Bench top automation for research laboratories, including products for blood fractionation and recovery of PBMCs. The systems provide fast, efficient sample processing with full data tracking and LIMS compatibility. Based around easy-to-use software and liquid handling robotics, the systems provide laboratories with a tool to achieve high throughput with consistent sample quality. Systems are configurable for other liquid handling tasks. www.amroboticsystems.co.uk

Angelantoni Industrie SpA (Booth # 51) Category Listings: Storage Systems The Life Science BU of ANGELANTONI INDUSTRIE SpA manufactures a complete range of ultra freezers, blood banks, refrigerators and laminar air flow cabinets, isolator and the clean rooms assuring the best cold technology solutions for biological laboratories, universities, hospitals and industries. Angelantoni Industrie has produced an innovative robotic cryobank, SMARTFREEZER® working at -80°C and -180°C. www.angelantoni.it

Aperio Technologies, Inc (Booth # 46) Category Listings: IT Services, Lab Equipment / Test Equipment, Storage Systems Aperio is the leading provider of digital pathology solutions in hospital and reference labs, academic medical centers, and biopharma institutions across the world. Our comprehensive product line features our ScanScope® scanners, Spectrum™ image management (PACS) software, SecondSlide™ slide sharing service for pathology, and image analysis tools and services www.aperio.com

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Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (Booth # 52) Category Listings: Bio Repository Software and IT Services Artificial Intelligence In Medicine (AIM) announces NEW for ISBER 2011…TissueMetrix2. A comprehensive system to better manage your valuable collection(s). TMX2 allows researchers to collaborate more effectively via a secure web connection from anywhere in the world. Features Zero Client Footprint, an Oracle back-end that not only gives you the ability to richly annotate specimens but scales up to multiple collections, millions of samples and unlimited concurrent users. Connect securely to research activities within your enterprise, your jurisdiction or beyond via caGRID or through your Store-Front. TissueMetrix2 protects patient privacy, retains a complete record of specimen chain of custody and brings efficiency to your operation. Move to a more dynamic operation info structure today. Come see for yourself. www.aim.on.ca Asterand plc (Booth # 38) Category Listings: Consulting Services, IT Services, Storage Systems, Transporting Asterand's biobank contains several hundred thousand specimens from a broad range of therapeutic areas with diverse ethnic representation. Our tissues provide high value to our clients; the quantity of material provided for each sample allows scientists to conduct multiple experiments using a single specimen. Our renowned quality assurance procedures provide stringent controls on specimen collection, characterization and on the corresponding clinical data. www.asterand.com/Asterand/

AutoGen, Inc. (Booth # 21) Category Listings: Consumables, Lab Equipment / Test Equipment The AutoGenFlex STAR is the finest automated system available for extracting DNA from large volumes of whole blood, cells and saliva. The STAR features a capacity for 40 samples per batch providing real productivity and its outstanding reliability makes it a system you can count on day after day. Backed by AutoGen's best in the industry customer support the AutoGenFlex STAR provides you with the tools you need to PREP WITH CONFIDENCE. www.autogen.com

BD Diagnostics (Booth # 5) Category Listings: Consumables BD, a leading global medical technology company that manufactures and sells medical devices, instrument systems and reagents, is dedicated to improving people's health throughout the world. BD Diagnostics-Preanalytical Systems, a division of BD, provides products for the safe collection and transport of diagnostic specimens. Product platforms for molecular diagnostics and proteomics applications include blood collection systems for sample preservation and standardization. www.bd.com/proteomics

BioFortis, Inc. (Booth # 8) Category Listings: Consulting Services, IT Services, Storage Systems BioFortis, Inc. creates software solutions that empower average users (people with casual IT training) by making relevant data more easily accessible to them. This is achieved by implementing best practice principles in data collection, data management, and data exploration with our software. Our flagship software solution, Labmatrix, addresses several key application areas such as biobanking, translational research, and biomarker discovery. www.biofortis.com

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Biomatrica (Booth # 18) Category Listings: Storage Systems Biomatrica is a molecular biology company creating new technologies for room temperature stabilization, storage, archival and/or transport of nucleic acids. Our SampleMatrix™ platform of products now include ambient room temperature stabilization of purified genomic DNA and total RNA, as well as DNA in blood, tissues and cell lines. We also offer assay boosting reagents for PCR and STR experiments. Our laboratory sample management software provides a data management, inventory control, tracking and audit trail of all biological samples in storage www.biomatrica.com

BioStorage Technologies Inc. (Booth # 26) Category Listings: Consulting Services, IT Services, Storage Systems, Transporting BioStorage Technologies, Inc. is the benchmark and global leader in centralized sample management and onsite solutions for the bioscience industry. Our expertise is in the management of the complete lifecycle of a research sample from the planning, collection, transportation and protection to sample retrieval and storage. www.biostorage.com

BioTrack/Biotrack (FCR Japan) Company (Booth # 4) Category Listings: Storage Systems 2d storage tubes 96 / 384 format standard tubes and unique jackets tubes, includes 2d code, linear barcode, and human readable code. Cryotubes with identifaciation sealing and capping solutions www.2d-tubes.com

Bluechiip Ltd (Booth # 57) Category Listings: Consumables, Lab Equipment / Test Equipment, Storage Systems bluechiip is an advanced tracking and monitoring technology designed for sample lifecycle management relevant to bioresource laboratories i.e. biobanks, core facilities, cryopreservation, bench and other adjunct downstream laboratories. Inherent to the bluechiip solution are key components such as the cryogenically robust bluechiip ID tagging devices which monitor temperature, the Matchbox reader and the Stream chain of custody inventory management software. www.bluechiip.com

Brady Corp (Booth # 48) Category Listings: Consumables, Lab Equipment / Test Equipment Brady Corp provides reliable, first-rate solutions to labs and biobanks for sample identification and chain of custody tracking systems. Brady's identification systems include lab-specific label printers and label materials that are designed to endure the extreme conditions of a lab. Brady also offers supporting software systems and data collection tools that monitor the chain of custody www.BradyID.com/Lab

BSI/Information Management Services, Inc (Booth # 25) Category Listings: Consulting Services, IT Services BSI is a powerful software system for biorepository specimen management that can be customized to meet your needs. BSI provides support for tracking all aspects of the specimen life cycle including studies, subjects, subject consent, specimen acquisition and collection, specimen storage, specimen requests and processing, and test result data in a secure, validated system. www.bsi-ii.com

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chemagen USA (Booth # 54) Category Listings: Consumables, Lab Equipment / Test Equipment chemagen offers automated, high-quality nucleic acid isolation based on a proprietary, magnetic bead-based technology. The chemagic system performs fast and reliable DNA and RNA extractions from biological samples including blood, saliva, buccal swabs, and tissue, in sample volumes ranging from 10 ul to 10 ml. Our unique system offers fast processing, unmatched sample volume range and robust chemistry. www.chemagen.com

College of American Pathologists (Booth # 17) Category Listings: Consulting Services, Consumables, Lab Equipment / Test Equipment The College of American Pathologists (CAP) is the gold standard in laboratory accreditation and provides more than 550 proficiency testing products. The proficiency testing products range from very specialized esoteric to routine surveys, anatomic pathology, quality management, and educational programs for all your compliance needs. www.cap.org

Computype, Inc (Booth # 7) Category Listings: Consumables Computype is a world leader in integrated Auto ID Solutions, with high quality products and services including: § Custom-engineered pre-printed and print-on-demand labels § Linear, 2D & RFID capabilities § Harsh Environment labels (Cryogenic, freeze/thaw etc) § Chemical resistant labels (Xylene, DMSO etc) § Hardware - scanners, PDT’s, printers, applicators/dispensers § Software § Bureau service for pre-labelled labware and tare-weighing www.computype.com/laboratory

Cryo Bio System (Booths # 9-10) Category Listings: Consumables, Lab Equipment / Test Equipment, Storage Systems Cryo Bio System is the manufacturer of the .3ml and .5ml CBS High Security Straws and automation. Our range of high security products and automation options can be utilized in a wide range of biorepository, epidemiological andhuman ART applications. An international presence through subsidiaries in Italy, in the Netherlands, in the United States, in China and in India, and distributors in over 60 countries, offer customers both high quality products and expert technical support. Founded in 1987, Cryo Bio Systems is a division of IMV technologies. www.cryobiosystem-imv.com

Cryo-Storage and Technologies - CST (Booth # 53) Category Listings: Consulting Services, Consumables, Lab Equipment / Test Equipment, Storage Systems, Transporting 1. Calibrate Temperature Requirements from -196 C to 320 C to ISO 17025 or A2LA Standards (i.e.Cryo-Freezers, -80 Freezers and Contol Rate Freezers, etc) 2. Calibrate Relative Humidity Requirements to ISO 17025 or A2LA Standards (i.e.CO2 Incubators, etc) 3. Calibrate CO2 to ISO 17025 or A2LA Standards (I.E. CO2 Incubators, etc) 4. Service and Repair Cryogenic and -80 Freezers 5. Sales Cryogenic and -80 Freezers.6. Consulting, Sales and Installing of Vacuum Piping Systems 7. Plastic Laboratory Ware (i.e. cryogenic vials) 8. Laboratory Equipment (i.e. Gas Handling Equipment, etc) 9. Back Up Electrical Generator Supply Systems 10. Consult, Install and Supply of Bulk Liquid Nitrogen Systems 11. Sale and Service of Protable Liquid Nitrogen Systems 12. Consult, Service and Install Gas Monitoring Systems www.cstusa.biz

Digi-Trax Corporation (Booth # 12) Category Listings: Consumables, IT Services Digi-Trax Corporation was founded in 1986 as a Value Added Reseller (VAR) and System Integrator (SI) of Automatic Data Capture (ADC) systems. Our primary focus is to provide innovative solutions to the healthcare community. We are a complete source for hardware, software, supplies and service. Digi-Trax’s Auto-ID/Data Collection applications include our LAB-TUF Group for Harsh Environment Labeling www.digi-trax.com

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Elpro Services Inc. (Booth # 20) Category Listings: Lab Equipment / Test Equipment, Storage Systems Manufacturer of high quality dataloggers for storage and in-transit monitoring. Provide fully scalable central monitoring solutions while observing regulatory compliances. New-- Elpro's new wireless monitoring system provides the reliability of the original Elpro Central Monitoring System with added flexibility of wire-free sensors. Additionally, Libero in-transit PDF datalogger monitors shipments to -200C without software or hardware at the destination. www.elpro.com

Environmental Specialties (Booth # 16) Category Listings: Lab Equipment / Test Equipment, Storage Systems Environmental Specialties (ES) in Raleigh, NC is a leading manufacturer of high volume custom low temperature Reach-In & Walk-In Freezers serving the pharmaceutical/biotech industry, government agencies, contract biorepositories, academic institutions & other critical product storage industries. ES is active in supplying the leading automated high throughput screening advanced automation companies with custom chambers & refrigeration systems integrated into their total offering. www.ESchambers.com

Fisher BioServices (Booths # 43-44) Category Listings: Biorepository Services, Consulting Services, Shipping Services, Tissue Bank Services Fisher BioServices, a business unit of Thermo Fisher Scientific, is a professional contract services business. We are committed to providing biospecimen management, biorepository and biobanking, logistics infrastructure and clinical trial services to the drug discovery and clinical research industries. Our global facilities and capabilities support biospecimens from collection site to repository and are built on best practices, SOPs and over 25 years of experience to preserve sample integrity and quality. Services include GTP biorepository and biobanking, laboratory processing, collection kits, on-site inventory management and cold chain management. Visit us at www.fisherbioservices.com for more information. www.fisherbioservices.com

FluidX North America (Booth # 11) Category Listings: Consumables, Lab Equipment / Test Equipment, Storage Systems At FluidX our vision is to exceed our customers’ expectations and requirements for the high quality consumables, instrumentation and automation tools they need to help them succeed in their Life Science Research. We offer an ever-developing range of fluid handling systems, sample storage and tracking systems, sealing products and sample picking instruments. FluidX continually strives to offer superior products at competitive prices. www.fluidx.co.uk

Freezerworks, A Division of Dataworks Development, Inc. (Booth # 36) Category Listings: IT Services Providing sample data management and biobanking software solutions since 1985. Track samples across multiple freezers while managing workflow. Safeguard data with comprehensive security features, 21 CFR part 11 compliance, and cryogenic-safe bar code labeling. Import and web service features assist integration with current laboratory processes. For all freezers and tanks. Highly configurable. Come see whats new in version 5.1. www.freezerworks.com

GE Measurement & Control Solutions (Booth # 13) Category Listings: Lab Equipment / Test Equipment The Validation software and hardware platforms you have trusted for years continues to expand the Kaye product line and offer you more value and security with your bottom line in mind. Visit the GE booth to see Kaye wired and wireless thermal validation systems; wireless process validation and monitoring, centralized facility monitoring, alarming and reporting systems. New Kaye LabWatch" Pro! With flexible and scalable architecture the system can be customized to meet specific facility needs while staying compliant. www.ge-mcs.com

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Hamilton Storage Technologies (Booth # 27) Category Listings: Consumables, Lab Equipment / Test Equipment, Storage Systems Hamilton Storage Technologies provides automated sample management solutions for the life science industries. Products include -80°C biobanking, -20°C high-throughput tube and plate management and liquid handling integration for biobanking applications. Hamilton Robotics is a world leader in robotic workstation innovation, setting the standards for reliability, performance and flexibility with their modular and scalable STAR line liquid handling workstations. www.hamilton-storage.com / www.hamiltonrobotics.com

HighRes Biosolutions (Booth # 19) Category Listings: Consulting Services, Consumables, Lab Equipment / Test Equipment, Storage Systems, Transporting HighRes Biosolutions is the leader in the design and construction of innovative robotic systems and laboratory devices used by pharmaceutical, biotech, government, medical and academic research laboratories. We enable biorepository science and accelerate drug discovery with highly flexible, expandable and modular integrated systems; bench-top devices and consumables that are easily configured (and reconfigured) to create research environments conducive to achieving breakthrough results. www.highresbio.com

Lab Corporation of America (Booth # 47) Category Listings: Storage Systems The LabCorp Biorepository, adjacent to the North Carolina Research Campus, is a world-class, purpose-built, dedicated biological specimen storage facility. Beyond simple storage capabilities, the Biorepository initiative includes the acquisition of well annotated, consented specimens for biomarker discovery efforts. Redundant back-up systems, state-of-the-art validated informatics and capabilities for on-site nucleic acid extraction make the LabCorp Biorepository the facility of choice. www.labcorp.com

LabVantage Solutions Inc. (Booth # 31) Category Listings: Consulting Services, IT Services LABVANTAGE Solutions, Inc. is headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ, with offices around the world. We offer a comprehensive portfolio of products and services for the laboratory, including laboratory information management (LIMS), biobanking, quality electronic laboratory notebook (ELN), and business intelligence. Our industry-leading solutions and world-class services are the result of 20+ years of experience in laboratory informatics. We leverage that know-how with state of the art technology to help organizations redefine and optimize the way their laboratories conduct business. LABVANTAGE delivers the best technical and domain expertise available to help you drive the success of your business. http://www.labvantage.com/solutions/business/biobanking/index.aspx

Labware, INC. (Booth # 14) Category Listings: Consulting Services, IT Services, Storage Systems LabWare is recognized worldwide as the leading supplier of enterprise Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS). We are a full service provider offering software, professional implementation and validation assistance and world class technical support to ensure our customers get maximum value from their LabWare LIMS™ and LabWare ELN™ solutions. www.labware.com

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LiCONiC US, Inc. (Booth # 34) Category Listings: Storage Systems LiCONiC is the leading manufacturer of automated storage solutions. Temperatures range from -80c … 200c. With our proven technologies, LiCONiC has been providing the industry quality solutions for over 20 years. We have done custom solutions upon request to meet the demands of the changing market. With over 3000 installations, LiCONiC’s know how has a proven track record. www.liconic.com

Micronic North America (Booth # 29) Category Listings: Storage Systems For 25 years, Micronic has been a sample storage innovator, and continually strives to meet its customers’ needs. Micronic’s product line includes a fully comprehensive line of sample storage tubes, caps, and racks; glass sample storage tubes; barcode readers and tubesorters; manual and automated (de)capping equipment; tube labeling solutions; liquid handling equipment; sample data management and molecular biology software. www.micronicna.com

MVE-Chart Industries (Booths # 41-42) Category Listings: Lab Equipment / Test Equipment, Storage Systems, Transporting MVE-Chart is the leading manufacturer of technical systems for biological storage of human tissue, cord blood, bone marrow, stem cell and other highly sensitive biotech and pharmaceutical applications. MVE-Chart offers the widest selection of aluminum storage units including vapor shippers and nitrogen handling equipment, and stainless freezers. For more information, please email [email protected]. www.chartbiomed.com NCI caBIG® Program (Booth # 32) Category Listings: IT Services caBIG® is a U.S. National Cancer Institute supported initiative that promotes the use of common data standards and interoperable architecture to share research data. caTissue Suite, an open source standards-based biorepository management solution supports both biorepository operations and translational research. The Common Biorepository Model, a standard and caGRID service for sharing summary-level specimen collection information, enables a single search across multiple biorepositories via the NCI Specimen Resource Locator. www.cabig.nci.nih.gov

Nexus Biosystems (Booth # 37) Category Listings: Automated Sample Storage and Management Systems NEXUS Biosystems delivers Sample Integrity Solutions to the Life Science Research and Drug-Discovery Marketplace. The NEXUS team is focused on quality, efficiency and process management practices that translate into Customer Confidence from Sample Storage to Sample Analysis. NEXUS Products are built and tested using state-of-the-art materials, methods and performance tests to enable the highest performance in demanding settings and applications. www.nexusbio.com

NHLBI BioLINCC Program (Booth # 24) Category Listings: IT Services The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has supported data and biospecimen collection for more than eighty studies. BioLINCC serves to coordinate searches across these collections, and the BioLINCC website provides a mechanism to request data and biospecimens for use by qualified researchers. The website can also be used to submit biospecimen collections to the NHLBI. biolincc.nhlbi.nih.gov

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Oracle (Booth # 3) Category Listings: Consulting Services, IT Services, Storage Systems Oracle provides the world’s most complete, open, and integrated business software and hardware systems. Oracle's product strategy provides flexibility and choice to our customers across their IT infrastructure and is the only vendor able to offer a complete technology stack in which every layer is integrated to work together as a single system. www.oracle.com

Partnered Print Solutions (Booth # 30) Category Listings: Consulting Services, Consumables Partnered Print Solutions sells proven labels designed for long term storage in freezers and many related products. Since 2008, we offer these same cryolabels but now integrated with RFID technology! PPS markets most makes of label printers as well as ribbon, barcode scanners, software and hardware for barcoding and RFID. Let PPS provide the best solution for your requirements! www.partprintsol.com

Praxair, Inc. (Booth # 39) Category Listings: Consumables, Lab Equipment / Test Equipment, Storage Systems Praxair is a full service specialty gas company focusing on products, equipment and services for cryorepositories. We tailor the liquid nitrogen supply system and delivery to match your needs, we are an authorized distributor of state-of-the-art freezers and other equipment, and our factory trained technicians are available for start-up and maintenance service. Contact Praxair at 1-800-PRAXAIR. www.praxair.com

Promega Corporation (Booth # 60) Category Listings: Consumables, Lab Equipment / Test Equipment Promega Corporation is a leader in the development of innovative, high-value products for the life sciences particularly in genomics, proteomics, and cellular analysis. Promega offers nucleic acid purification systems designed to fit the needs of large volume, high throughput laboratories. www.promega.com

QIAGEN, INC (Booth # 49) Category Listings: Consumables, Lab Equipment / Test Equipment QIAGEN is a global leader in sample and assay technologies for life sciences, applied testing and molecular diagnostics. The company has developed a comprehensive portfolio of more than 500 proprietary, consumable products and instruments that are considered standards for sample collection, nucleic acid and protein handling, separation, purification, detection, and open and target specific assays. www.qiagen.com

QuickSTAT (Booth # 45) Category Listings: Shipping Specialist / Transporting QuickSTAT, The Biopharmaceutical Shipping Specialists. As the worldwide clinical logistics specialists, QuickSTAT expertly handles time and temperature critical deliveries. QuickSTAT is the most experienced source for clinical research organizations, central labs, biotech and pharmaceutical companies. Available 24/7/365, QuickSTAT provides the fastest door to door service worldwide, meeting every delivery deadline and ensuring sample integrity is maintained throughout the shipping process. QuickSTAT offers a unique web based clinical trial logistics solution, QuickOnlineRX. QuickOnlineRX enables investigator sites, monitors, central labs and sponsors to create shipping orders, track shipments and manage costs and service metrics. www.qicstat.com

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RTS Life Science, Ltd (Booth # 59) Category Listings: Lab Equipment / Test Equipment, Storage Systems Specialists in storage and processing of biological samples, with over 30 years automation experience, RTS provides a range of storage solutions designed to fit need, space and labware. Suppliers one of the first automated DNA stores RTS also delivered the first patented blood fractionation solution using proprietary vision technology. RTS Tube Auditor" offers volume and precipitate detection in SBS format microtubes. www.rts-group.com

RURO, Inc. (Booth # 50) Category Listings: Consulting Services, IT Services Headquartered in the heart of Maryland’s biotechnology corridor RURO develops state of the art computer software for research, biotechnological, pharmaceutical, healthcare and government (homeland security) laboratories in the US and worldwide. RURO is a web applications leader, combining world-class innovation and industry experience so individuals can use computer software in new ways and places. www.ruro.com

Sanyo (Booth # 56) Category Listings: Storage Systems www.us.sanyo.com/Commercial

SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc (Booth # 28) Category Listings: Consulting Services, Consumables, IT Services, Storage Systems SeraCare provides high quality products and custom services to facilitate the discovery, development and production of human diagnostics and therapeutics. Our cellular immunology products include PBMCs, ELISpot kits, and intermediates for media and cell/tissue culture. Our state-of-the-art biorepository safeguards valuable biological samples and our sample preparation services include PBMC isolation, DNA/RNA extractions, EBV transformations, viral isolation, and nucleic acid testing. www.seracare.com

So-Low Environmental Equip Co Inc (Booth # 33) Category Listings: Consulting Services, Consumables, IT Services, Lab Equipment / Test Equipment, Storage Systems, Transporting So-Low is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio USA and has been engineering, manufacturing and marketing So-Low Ultra Low Temperature freezers, Refrigerators and Lab Equipment for medical and industrial use for over 50 years. Professionals all over the world have recognized the dependability and efficiency of So-low Ultra Low Temperature Freezer and Laboratory Equipment. Our Laboratory Equipment provide a level of quality construction, reliability and value unequaled anywhere in the world. So-Low is setting the temperature standard in every lab. www.so-low.com

STARLIMS (Booth # 35) Category Listings: IT Services STARLIMS web-based laboratory informatics platform helps biorepositories and research laboratories automate biospecimen management and testing workflows and optimize the usability and value of the biospecimen managed by biorepository. STARLIMS, an Abbott Company, has over 20 years of expertise developing and providing laboratory information management systems (LIMS) www.starlims.com

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Taylor Wharton (Booth # 1) Category Listings: Storage Systems Taylor-Wharton’s is an industry leader in the design of cryogenic products and inventory systems. Taylor-Wharton’s CryoScience products includes; aluminum refrigerators, dry shippers, dewars and -190C high capacity vapor freezers storing in excess of 94,000 vials. Taylor-Wharton provides economic turnkey systems with remote communication available. www.taylorwharton.com

Tecan (Booth # 55) Category Listings: Lab Equipment / Test Equipment Tecan is a leading global provider of laboratory instruments and solutions in biopharmaceuticals, forensics, and clinical diagnostics. The company specializes in the development, production and distribution of instruments and automated workflow solutions for laboratories in the life sciences sector. Its clients include pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, university research departments, forensic and diagnostic laboratories. www.tecan.com

TGEN (Booth # 58) Category Listings: IT Services Bio4D is an advanced biobanking software platform that enables biospecimen processing and information management for subsequent genomics and proteomics research for discovery of novel diagnostics and therapeutics. Bio4D allows Biobanks to automate their operational workflows in a high throughput fashion and enable the compilation and analysis of genetic and clinical data for novel discoveries on an unprecedented scale. www.tgen.org

Titian Software, Inc. (Booth # 40) Category Listings: Consulting Services, IT Services Since 1999 and from its offices in London and Boston, Titian has been supplying software and professional services that empower its customers in the management of scientific samples. Titian s MosaicTM software helps to increase sample quality, productivity, service levels, and sample conservation and contains modules for Sample Requesting, Inventory Tracking, Workflow Management, Order Fulfillment and Corporate Systems Integration. www.titian.co.uk

TWD TradeWinds, Inc. (Booth # 22) Category Listings: Consumables, Lab Equipment / Test Equipment, Storage Systems, Transporting TWD TradeWinds, Inc., SDB and WBENC certified, manufactures, supplies, and manages proprietary Permanent Sample ID barcoding and labeling solutions for long-term storage for bio-repository, clinical trials and compound management applications. PSID" technology withstands extreme temperatures and harsh solvents by permanently bonding barcodes and text to plastic or glass Labware. TWD provides warehousing and worldwide logistics solutions as well as adhesive label technology. www.twdtradewinds.com

Wheaton Science Products (Booth # 6) Category Listings: Consumables, Lab Equipment/Test Equipment Wheaton Science Products offers a variety of containers for biospecimen storage. This offering includes high recovery vials, cryogenic vials and ampules, glass microtubes, and freezer boxes for automated and manual systems. In today’s world of sample management, sample integrity means everything. With the new Wheaton CryoELITE® Cryogenic Vial, sample tracking is simple and permanent with the unique 2D Data Matrix bar code bottom insert. www.wheatonsci.com

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Program Highlights

Abstract Presentation Schedule Poster Presentation Schedule: Posters are located on the Exhibit Hall (Independence Center, Independence Level). Presenters are asked to stand beside their posters at the following times:

Sunday, May 15th 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM (posters can be displayed after 12 PM) Monday, May 16th 10:30am – 11:30am and 3:30pm – 4:30pm

Tuesday, May 17th 11:00am – 11:30am (posters must be removed by 2 PM)

Contributed Papers Session Schedule: Tuesday, May 17th 2:00pm – 4:00pm

Concurrent Sessions: Session I: Technology and Informatics for Repository Operations Regency Ballroom E (Ballroom Level) Session II: Biospecimen Science and Quality Aspects in Biobanking Regency Ballroom F (Ballroom Level)

Tuesday, May 17th 4:30pm – 6:30pm

Concurrent Sessions:

Session III: National and International Networks - Sharing Experience and Oversight Regency Ballroom E (Ballroom Level) Session IV: Repository Stakeholder Communication Strategies and Applications Regency Ballroom F (Ballroom Level)

NOTE: Posters must be removed by 2 PM on Tuesday, May 17th. Posters left on the boards after this time will be discarded. ISBER is not responsible for any posters left on the boards.

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Innovative Technologies Session:

Monday, May 16th 11:30am – 12:30pm Regency Ballroom EF (Ballroom Level)

The focus of this session will be on the science and validation behind new products and technologies that have the potential to impact biorepository operations and specimen management/workflow. Presentations will be selected from abstracts submitted to the "Innovative Technologies" category.

Abstract Presentations:

PAXgene Tissue System in Routine Pathology; Increase Biobanking Opportunities of the Pathology Archive

Marcel Kap1, Frank Smedts1, Wolter Oosterhuis1, Rosa Winther2, Nanna Christensen2, Bilge Reischauer3, Christian Viertler4, Daniel Groelz5, Karl-Friedrich Becker3, Kurt Zatloukal4, Rupert Langer3, Julia Slotta-Huspenina3, Koppany Bodo4, Bas de Jong1, Uwe Oelmuller5, Peter Riegman1

1Department of Pathology, Josephine Nefkens Institute, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands; 2Dako, Research and Development, Denmark; 3Department of Pathology, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany; 4Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria; 5Qiagen, Research and Development, Hilden, Germany

Background: The PAXgene Tissue System® (PAXgene) is primarily designed to combine histological and molecular diagnostics and research. Implementation of this fixation method could lead to a highly standardized archive of paraffin embedded tissue, in which bio-molecules are stored in a more native way compared to FFPE samples. Before a novel fixative can be implemented for cases requiring both histological- and molecular-diagnostics, assessment of morphology and antigenicity are of crucial importance to convince pathologists of the reliability of the new fixative. Methods: To assess performance of PAXgene in routine pathology, human tissue specimens were collected and divided into equal parts for fixation either with formalin or PAXgene. Sections of the obtained paraffin embedded tissue were cut and stained. Performance of PAXgene fixed tissue in immunohistochemical and in situ hybridization assays was also assessed relative to the corresponding formalin fixed tissues. Results: Morphology was well preserved and some antigens in PAXgene fixed and paraffin embedded sections were detectable without the need for antigen retrieval. Comparable results were obtained with in situ hybridization and histochemical stains. Discussion: These results lead the way towards implementation of PAXgene in routine (molecular)pathology. This could provide contemporary molecular diagnostics as well as future biomedical research with an archive of standardized samples, from which bio-molecules can be easily derived. A step by step implementation is suggested to familiarize pathologists with the morphology and molecular advantages this fixative offers. During the implementation process, the forthcoming archive can be tested for stability of PAXgene fixed and paraffin embedded derived bio-molecules in time. Acknowledgments: Thanks to all contributions of partners in the SPIDIA consortium. Research funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme [FP7/2007-2013] under grant agreement n° 222916.

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Federated Biomedical Research Repositories – Accelerating Community Science

Dan Hall1, Matthew McAuliffe2, Michael Huerta1

1NIH/NIMH, Rockville, MD, USA; 2NIH/CIT, Bethesda, MD, USA

Background: The NIH National Database for Autism Research (NDAR) combines the function of a data repository, which holds genetic, phenotypic, clinical, and medical imaging data, with the function of a scientific community platform, integrating the resources and data developed by others across the entire autism research community, including biobanks and tissue repositories. Methods: The NDAR data dictionary ensures a common data standard that is defined, maintained, and extended by the scientific community. NDAR’s global unique identifier (GUID) maintains the privacy of research subjects, while allowing for the collection and analyses of data across time, projects, and repositories. These technologies, when combined with the NDAR federated grid, enable NDAR data and tools to be deeply linked with many relevant research databases and data repositories. Results: Through the implementation of the NDAR grid, research repositories are linked in ways that respect the policies and access procedures of each, allowing the NDAR grid to span public, private, and international research repositories. NDAR has or is in the process of federating with: Autism Tissue Program; NIH Pediatric MRI Data Repository; Autism Genetic Resource Exchange; Interactive Autism Network; NIH Database of Genotype and Phenotype (dbGaP); and, the NIMH Genetics Repository. Federation with other data resources is planned for 2012. Conclusions: Through NDAR, these publicly and privately supported repositories offer the possibility of a community-wide environment for integrative biomedical research. Such an environment could transform the way research is conducted, changing the paradigm of autism research to one of community science, and providing a model for other research communities.

Development of an Automated Paramagnetic Resin-Based System for the Isolation of Genomic DNA from Large Volume (3-10ml) Whole Blood Samples

Eric B. Vincent1, Christine Heldt1, Steve Krueger1, Christopher Cowan1

1Promega Corporation, Madison Wisconsin, USA

Background: Isolation of gDNA from blood provides many unique challenges to the BioBank or core facility. The sample number and volume of input material stresses laboratory resources due to throughput limitations and operator intervention required for current precipitation or particle-based systems for gDNA isolation. We describe development and verification of a new automated method, instrument and paramagnetic resin-based purification system that increases throughput of gDNA purification from whole blood. Methods: The ReliaPrep LV 32 HSM device was developed to bring together the heating, shaking and magnetization functions necessary to enable scalable automated resin-based purification of genomic DNA from large volume whole blood samples (3-10ml). We show a comparison of genomic DNA purification from fresh and frozen whole blood samples using the ReliaPrep™ Large Volume HT gDNA Isolation system on the ReliaPrep LV 32 HSM device and the precipitation-based Wizard® Genomic DNA Purification Kit. Results: Comparable genomic DNA yields and purities were observed between the precipitation-based and resin-based purification systems when processing fresh whole blood samples. With frozen whole blood samples, however, we observed yields similar to those from fresh whole blood when using the resin-based purification and reduced yields with the precipitation-based purification system. Conclusions: High throughput automation of gDNA purification from large volume samples can be facilitated by a newly created instrument, a 3rd party liquid handler and new particle-based purification method. The new reagents and method provide equivalent yields and purity with minimal operator intervention required for processing 96 samples in an unattended 8 hour run time.

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Protecting the Value of Critical Banked Biospecimens While Automating and Standardizing Aliquot Processing

Dale Larson1, Jorge L. De Dios2, Todd Basque2, Steven Bellio3, Linda Maloney3

1CryoXtract Instruments, LLC/Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Arlington, VA, USA; 2CryoXtract Instruments, LLC, Arlington, VA, USA; 3Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Arlington, VA, USA

Background: Advances in biotechnology create unprecedented potential for exponential progress in molecular research and biomarker discovery. Yet, quality results require quality source materials. Thus, the integrity of human specimens used in studies must be protected long term lest a study’s results be compromised and deliver wrong answers with unprecedented efficiency. Current sample storage and processing methods and tools force biobanks into critical trade-offs to meet this imperative that can impact sample integrity significantly. Method: The Automated Frozen Sample Aliquotter was designed to avoid such trade-offs. This novel robot enables hands-free no–thaw extraction of multiple uniformly-sized and homogeneous frozen aliquots from one sample of frozen plasma or serum. Results: The robot enables biobanks to distribute plasma and serum samples without exposing them to repeated freeze-thaw cycling -- helping preserve a sample’s molecular fidelity and maximize its useful life. It also improves laboratory efficacy, automating and standardizing an aliquotting process that today is highly manual and may differ from technician to technician and lab to lab. Furthermore, it enables the storage of samples in larger volumes up front without risking multiple freeze-thaw cycles later -- helping labs reduce cost and administrative burden. Conclusions: The Automated Frozen Sample Aliquotter supports the needs of modern biobanking, strengthening a biobank’s ability to fulfill its core mission to protect sample integrity while improving laboratory efficiencies. This presentation will describe the current generation of the technology and its validation, and will present case studies on how it can deliver critical space, time and labor savings.

Novel Technology for Room Temperature Storage and Transportation of Dry Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) (Presented By: Christian C. Oste, PhD, BioScope International, LLC, Barcelona, Spain)

Anne-Lise Febre1, Aurélie Luis1, Sophie Tuffet1, Jacques Bonnet2

1 Imagene, Bordeaux, France; 2 Institut Bergonié, Bordeaux, France

Background: RNA is usually stored frozen at -80 °C. However, the increase in the number of samples to be preserved leads to space and security issues as well as high maintenance and energetic costs. Therefore there is a need for a reliable room temperature RNA storage and transportation method compatible with the functioning of biobanks. Methods: RNA samples were desiccated in the presence of a stabilizer and stored in an oxygen-, light- and water-free environment (RNAshell, Imagene). Results: Our work shows that RNA is greatly affected by atmospheric water and oxygen highlighting the necessity for a watertight and airtight packaging. The chain breaking rates of the 28S rRNA confined in the RNAshells were measured between 50 °C and 130 °C on gel electrophoresis. They followed the Arrhenius model. The degradation rate at 25 °C was then determined by extrapolation. It is such that it should need 200 years to degrade less than 1% of a 200 nt long RNA sequence. Moreover, no RNA degradation was observed during a 6 month-storage at room temperature. RT-qPCR validation experiments where the evolution of the Cq of seven transcripts was monitored versus the RNA degradation state confirmed the extrapolated k25°C value. In addition, our results suggest that dried RNA degradation was not sequence-specific. No significant Cq increase was observed for a simulated 80 year storage. Conclusion: RNAshell constitutes a safe storage and transportation method compatible with downstream RNA techniques and high throughput handling of RNA samples.

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Program Highlights

“Getting to Know ISBER” Breakfast:

Monday, May 16th 7:30am - 8:20am Kennedy Room (Third Floor)

Meet members of the ISBER Council and Committees and find out more about ISBER and its history. This breakfast is open to all interested parties, especially new members, first time meeting attendees, and registrants who are interested in becoming a member in the future.

ISBER Awards Presentation and Business Meeting:

Tuesday, May 17th 11:30am - 12:30pm Regency Ballroom EF (Ballroom Level)

All meeting attendees are encouraged to attend the Awards Presentation and Business Meeting. You must attend to receive a Poster Award or a Door Prize!

Outgoing President’s Message Presentation of 2011 ISBER Awards

Special Service Awards Distinguished Leadership & Service Award Award for Outstanding Achievement in Biobanking

2011 ISBER Committee Reports/Update on Biopreservation and Biobanking, official Journal of ISBER 2011 Program Committee for the Washington DC Meeting Plans for the 2012 Annual Meeting 2011 Education and Training Committee 2011 Publications Committee 2011 Strategic Planning Committee 2011 Marketing Committee 2011 Finance Committee Asian Chapter European Chapter Presentation of the 2011 Asterand-ISBER Biospecimen Science Poster Awards Thank you Asterand for sponsoring this award in this important and emerging field Presentation of the 2011 ISBER Biobanking Poster Awards Presentation of the 2011 ISBER New Product Award Introduction of Proficiency Testing Program Introduction of the 2011-2012 ISBER Council Presentation of the Presidential Gavel Incoming President’s Message Presentation of ISBER Exhibit Door Prize

Vendor Meeting for Exhibitors:

Tuesday, May 17th 5:30pm – 6:30pm Conference Theater (Ballroom Level) Exhibitors are encouraged to attend this meeting to provide feedback to ISBER.

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Working Group Breakfast Schedule (Please see page 43 for Working Group descriptions) Tuesday, May 17th

7:30am - 8:20am Biospecimen Science (Current WG Members Only) Roosevelt Room (Third Floor) Leader: Fay Betsou Environmental Specimens Jefferson Room (Third Floor) Leaders: Paul Bartels & Yeonhee Lee Informatics Kennedy Room (Third Floor) Leader: Cheryl Michels

Informed Consent Procedures Arlington Room (Third Floor) Leader: Scott Jewell Pharma-Academia Lincoln Room (Third Floor) Leader: Joseph Kessler

Wednesday, May 18th 7:30am - 8:20am Automated Repositories Jefferson Room (Third Floor) Leader: Andy Zaayenga Biospecimen Science (Open meeting; all meeting attendees are welcome) Roosevelt Room (third Floor) Leader: Fay Betsou Clinical Biobanking Arlington Room (Third Floor) Leader: Bas de Jong Rights to & Control of Human Tissue Kennedy Room (Third Floor) Leaders: Ty Hoover & Rajiv Dhir

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ISBER Working Group Descriptions

Automated Repositories Organizer: Andy Zaayenga The quantity of environmental and biological specimens and derivatives is rising and will continue to do so. Automation of the processes to collect, prepare, distribute, and archive the materials and the data associated with those materials becomes compelling as laboratory operations increase. Interoperability and facile exchange of specimens and data between collections is critical. Automated repositories present challenging issues with regards to design, sample process, data process and labware. The repository management industry is at a juncture where establishment of automation guidelines will greatly accelerate future development. Biorepository Funding & Promotion Organizer: Sara Loud and Hollie Schmidt As the establishers of a research biorepository, we understand why our resource and others like it are so important. For example, biorepositories provide samples to scientists without access to a large clinical base and by supporting multiple research teams, they enable economies of scale to be realized, thus making efficient use of limited funding resources. However, we have faced difficulties when applying for grants from funding agencies to support our repository. One difficulty is that grant processes at funding organizations are often geared toward investigator-initated, hypothesis-driven research projects rather than research resources. Another difficulty we have encountered is an apparent lack of appreciation within funding organizations for the benefits we provide to the scientific community. If other repositories have faced the same or similar difficulties in generating support for their efforts, perhaps by working together we can better understand and overcome them.

Biospecimen Science Organizer: Fay Betsou Biospecimens stored in biorepositories are intended to be used for biomarker identification and validation. The performance of such biomarkers greatly depends on the pre-analytical variations of the samples having been used for its initial identification. Quality Assurance on this issue is therefore of the outmost importance and allows us to establish the right correspondence between processing methods and end-use biomarkers. Interaction with OBBR and related FP7 initiatives should be ensured, in order to avoid duplication of efforts and for the seek of consistency.

Clinical Biobanking Organizer: Bas De Jong The ISBER Working Group on Clinical Biobanking Representation focuses on the formation of a think tank on clinical-based biobanking themes. The working group consists of 20 – 25 persons, representing a group from around the globe that ISBER clinical-based biobanker members can identify with.

Goals:

Identify and tackle important, unresolved issues in clinical biobanking that could benefit from broader discussion.

Develop communications such as journal publications, communication/actions to funding agencies/governments, position papers, letters, and presentations to clinical/scientific meetings that address issues relevant to clinical biobanks and provide strategies for addressing such items.

Provide ISBER clinical biobanking representation to ISBER external organizations as FIBO, OECD etc etc. Increase ISBER clinical biobank visibility as well as identification for ISBER clinical biobanking members.

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Environmental Biospecimen Organizers: Paul Bartels and Yeonhee Lee The focus of this Working Group will be international collaboration on all non-human tissue and environmental samples, such as microbes, plants and animals, including wildlife, domestic livestock, pets, insects etc (Biodiversity) and abiotic / chemical samples of relevance to biodiversity and human health. The Working Group will focus on preservation methods; best-use/multiple-use of samples; limitations of use / ethics & best-practices; ISBER guideline for Field collection; and Intellectual Property Rights with private collections / commercial enterprises. Goals for the group will also include the development of tactics for sample exchange for basic research and work towards development of a common database.

Informatics Organizer: Cheryl Michels Membership: The ISBER Informatics Working Group will include representatives from ISBER member vendors who provide custom built and COTS systems. The Group will also include ISBER members who are involved in informatics within a repository.

Commitment: Members of the Working Group must be ISBER members in good standing. The expectation is that we will have a one hour conference call each month. Most of the work of the group will be conducted individually and off line. A time commitment of no more than 5 hours per month is anticipated.

Issues: 1. Development of Best Practices for Information Management Systems to support Biobanking including:

Decision making tools for selection of homegrown, custom built, or off the shelf (COTS) system Appropriate use of an information management system in the biobank Sample labeling Federal guidelines as they pertain to information management systems in the biobank

2. Development of Self-Evaluation Tools for Providers of Information Management Systems that support Biobanking

Informed Consent Procedures for the Collection of Biospecimens Organizer: Scott Jewell There is a wave of interest throughout the research medical centers around the world to develop biospecimen banks to represent all patients that enter a hospital system. There is clear direction that most governments require patients to be consented or at least attempts to consent are conducted to fulfill this endeavor. Because biospecimen bank personnel are integrally involved in the understanding and possibly the process to consent patients for the donation of biospecimens to research, it would be helpful to establish the most commonly used methods and the respective justifications for the processes. Some example questions include; when is it most appropriate to consent patients for the gifting/donation of biospecimens to research? For tissues should this happen during a clinic visit (first, second), pre-surgery, or post-surgery. What methods of educating and informing the patient are commonly used? What are the ethical issues surrounding the choices and justifications? Many approaches to informed consent are being used and if multiple methods could be used to maximize the process of consenting all patients a greater success rate would result. ISBER is a broad body of specialist who could help further define and harmonize these procedures.

Issues • Which institutions provide a "front door" consent to patients for the donation of biospecimens to a general research use or a specific designated research use. What were the ethical arguments used? Which institutions have decided not to allow this activity, why? • For institutions that gather informed consent for any collection of biospecimens, when is the consent administered, by whom, why or why not, i.e., methods used to educate patients, and instructions when not to consent a patient? This data should be categorized by the biospecimen use consent types (general use & specific use). • Would a survey tool for ISBER members and their institutions be a good approach to gathering this data?

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Outcomes A white paper to help guide institutions on procedures for informed consent for biospecimens could result from this analysis and a more refined guideline in the ISBER Best Practices could be published. Pharma-Academia Organizer: Joseph Kessler The purpose of the ISBER Pharma & Academics Working Group is to establish a forum to support the free exchange of information for the advancement of clinical sample biorepositories across the Bio-Pharma industry as well as the academic community. This allows for consistency and standardization of best practices between members, while providing the highest sample integrity and ensuring the quality development of clinical products through translational science and the betterment of mankind.

Goals include 1) establishing a database linking sample type, storage/stability conditions with analyte testing, 2) offering repository facilities for member visits, 3) evaluating repository achievement levels, and 4) information sharing and evaluation of optimum cold storage equipment.

Rights to & Control of Human Tissue Samples Organizers: Ty Hoover and Rajiv Dhir As human tissue samples become increasingly valued for research, in both academia and industry, the question of who has the right(s) to control the use of that tissue becomes increasingly important. Most would agree that specimens should be used to create the most value. However, there may be disagreements about what the best value or use of specimens may be. When there is conflict regarding use, at any point in the life cycle of a human tissue sample, how is that conflict best resolved? There is little guidance or precedent to look to. Presently, as with many aspects of biorepositories and biospecimen resources, the landscape regarding oversight of use, or non-use, of specimens is at best fragmented. The issues become even more acute when considering the use of scarce resources such as “rare” tumor samples. And, while it may well be the case that there is no one-size-fits-all solution, there may be value in thoughtfully considering if the time is right to consider developing specific recommendations regarding rights to and control of “donated” human tissue, and if so, what are the necessary next steps toward that end. Fundamental to developing such working recommendations, it will likely be necessary to consider some of the following basic issues: Issues The need for guidance

1. Existing guidance (what, where, how specific, what authority) 2. “Case examples”: Instances where practical guidance would be helpful in determining most

equitable, ethical, and legal means of using a sample? 3. Besides aiding in conflict resolution, is there other value to having specific guidance?

Who “owns” donated tissue samples? And what does it mean to “own” a sample?

1. Nomenclature (science v. legal) 2. Participants v. clinicians v. researchers v. hospital v. institution v. other 3. Role of informed consent documents, common law (recent reported cases), policies, other

existing agreements vis-à-vis foreseeable expectations re ownership and use 4. What “rights” exist to human tissue samples in the first place?

Role of and composition of tissue oversight committees 1. When should oversight committees exist? 2. Who should be part of these? 3. What is their scope? 4. What would be costs of implementing? 5. What should they consider in making decisions? Can there be a meaningful algorithm for

committees to look to? If so, what are the elements to consider and what weight to give them? i. Next steps to moving forward in development of recommendations

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Corporate Workshops: Monday, May 16th

Designing the Next Generation Liquid Nitrogen Biological Repository Sponsored by MVE Chart

ISBER Platinum Corporate Partner

Monday, May 16th

12:30pm – 2:00pm Conference Theater (Ballroom Level)

Speakers: Johnny Greene, Product Manager, MVE/Chart Biomedical Bruce Edel, Sales Manager, MVE/Chart Biomedical Jeff Karpinski, President, Cryo Associates Workshop Description: MVE Chart provides an introduction to the innovative and energy efficient alternative for ultra low temperature to cryogenic storage. Learn how the MVE Vario Series provides a consistent temperature profile, and uses less than 1% of the power of the leading mechanical freezers at 1/10th the overall operating costs.

Evidence Based Biobanking and Quality Considerations for Optimizing Biospecimen Integrity during Sample Management and Tracking

Sponsored by Bluechiip Limited

Monday, May 16th

12:30pm – 2:00pm Jefferson Room (Third Floor)

Speakers: Lisa B Miranda, Senior Business Advisor, Bluechiip Ltd. Ian Mac Farlane, PhD, Business Development Manager, Bluechiip Ltd. Workshop Description: This workshop, sponsored by Bluechiip Ltd will offer an introduction to the concepts of evidence based biobanking custodianship and recommended related cryogenic sample management and tracking best practice. The workshop will aim to highlight and offer active discussion on the following:

Crucial quality considerations to support evidence based Biobanking custodianship and cryogenic sample management

Sample Management and Tracking Protocol Design Recommendations to optimize preservation of biospecimen integrity

Lessons learned from an IVF pilot trial in cryopreservation and the biobanking practice Brief Overview of MEMs technology: MEMs 101 Basics every Biobanker should know Key Features of Bluechiip's MEMs based Application for Sample Management related Tracking Rationale and Value Ads for early adoption of and implementation of the Bluechiip System Solution

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Fitting the Pieces Together: Hamilton’s Integrated Solutions for Biobanking Applications

Sponsored by HAMILTON Storage Technologies and HAMILTON Robotics ISBER Gold Corporate Partner

Monday, May 16th

12:30pm – 2:00pm Kennedy Room (Third Floor)

Speakers: Martin Frey, Ph.D., Senior Product Manager, HAMILTON Storage Technologies Matt Hamilton, Vice President, HAMILTON Storage Technologies Steve Corron, Sales Manager, HAMILTON Robotics Workshop Description: As biobanking applications continue to evolve and radically advance life science research, so do the challenges associated with the latest trends. Join the Hamilton Storage Technologies and Hamilton Robotics workshop to learn how our innovative solutions for liquid handling and automated sample storage address the puzzle pieces of biobanking. Tuesday, May 17th

Evolution of a Cost Recovery Model at a Large Biorepository Sponsored by Fisher BioServices

ISBER Platinum Corporate Partner


Conference Theater (Ballroom Level) Speakers: Kathleen H. Groover, PhD, CIH, Project Director, NCI Frederick Central Repository Services, Fisher BioServices Workshop Description: In these challenging times cost recovery has become a necessary element to ensure sustainable business for the biorepository. This workshop shares Fisher BioServices’ experience in the development and application of a cost recovery model to operations at the NCI Frederick Central Repository. We will explore elements of the model, integration of the billing and inventory systems, as well as the challenges associated with adjusting the model to address rising costs and changing work scope.

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Creating a Centralized Digital Slide Repository: The Challenges and Benefits Sponsored by Aperio


Jefferson Room (Third Floor) Speakers: Samantha Cauberg, Tissue Bank Coordinator, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Marie Gouin, Northeast Sales Manager, Aperio Chris Tully, Image Analysis Specialist, Aperio Workshop Description: This workshop is designed to provide you with an overview of digital pathology and the many diverse applications this cutting edge technology can bring to Biobanking. Learn how the Victorian Cancer Biobank, a not-for-profit consortium of Tissue Banks, has utilized Aperio to implement a centralized digital slide repository. Hear about both the challenges that they encountered, and the benefits that they are achieving. Find out how to support research on a cost recovery basis. Specific examples of research support from the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre will be discussed detailing how slides are scanned for researchers and made available for researcher annotation, digital analysis, remote image access (for external collaborators) and/or use in presentations and publications.

Automation Challenges and Solutions for Nucleic Acid Extraction in Biobank Repositories Sponsored by Tecan


Kennedy Room (Third Floor) Speakers: John Smith, Applications Development Specialist, Tecan US, Inc. Workshop Description: This presentation will review sample handling, sample id tracking, and preferred chemistry for nucleic acid extraction. Automation solutions for low volume and high volume nucleic acid extraction will be illustrated.

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ISBER Workshops:

The Human Biospecimen: A 360° Approach Sponsored by the ISBER Education & Training Committee

Monday, May 16th 4:30pm – 6:30pm

Regency Ballroom E (Ballroom Level) Workshop Overview: The need for good quality biospecimens (blood, solid tissue, DNA/ RNA, tissue derivatives) in research cannot be over emphasized. Currently, numerous discussions are on ongoing regarding how to ensure biospecimens are “fit for purpose” so that the experiments they are used for will produce reliable and reproducible results. However, procuring the sample itself involves a number of complexities. These complexities arise from the fact that the procurement process involves individuals who may not fully comprehend how or why a specimen needs to be “fit for purpose”. Furthermore, the end users of the banked samples (researchers) are sometimes not aware of the challenges involved in specimen acquisition, processing and storage. The purpose of this workshop is to bring all the stakeholders together to discuss the perceptions, needs, and challenges of the different players in order to increase awareness and understanding of these issues and to identify how to best work together to facilitate the establishment of quality biobanking programs. Workshop Facilitators: Renata Greenspan, MD, COL, MC (USA, RET); Patrick Adegboyega, MD; Stella Somiari, PhD Renata Greenspan, MD is the Director of the BioSpecimen Network (BSN). The BSN was established by the Military Cancer Institute to address the need for a comprehensive and centralized repository of high quality and well annotated biosamples in support of cancer research in the military. The BSN is located at Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) in Washington, D.C. Patients are recruited and consented by BSN in collaboration with surgical oncology services at WRAMC. Biosamples are collected in collaboration with Department of Pathology and Area Laboratory Services (DPALS). Research related demographics, clinical and ancillary data is collected and managed by Virtual Data Warehouse (VDW) software. The BSN Translational Research Facility is scheduled to open in September 2011 as part of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Patrick Adegboyega, MD is a Professor of Pathology and the Director of the Tissue & Serum Repository at Feist-Weiler Cancer Center, LSU Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana (LSUHSC-S). He runs an associated histopathology core laboratory for facilitating translational research projects at the institution and also oversees the day to day procurement, storage and distribution of blood samples, fresh tissue samples, frozen tissue samples and paraffin embeded tissue samples for research purposes. The biospecimen collection program at LSUHCS-S supports reasearch projects at both academic and commercial labratories and also at the laboratories of government agencies. Stella Somiari, PhD is a Senior Director at the Windber Research Institute (WRI), Windber, PA, USA. She has been the pioneer director of the repository at WRI and was involved in its design and development in 2001. The repository at WRI supports the collection of tissue (blood and solid breast tissue from surgical procedures) for the Clinical Breast Care Project (CBCP), a Department of Defense funded project. Over the years the repository has supported other research programs and currently manages the collection, storage and distribution of a wide variety of biospecimens. Tissue from the repository at WRI is being utilized for some National Institute of Health/National Cancer Institute funded research programs. Who Should Attend? The workshop is for researchers (both in academia and the pharmaceutical industry), surgeons, pathologists, pathology assistants, lab technicians, research nurses, commercial biobankers, and others involved in the collection, distribution and utilization of biospecimens.

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Goals of the Workshop: To provide the opportunity for all stakeholders to meet and talk (face-to-face) To provide an opportunity for these individuals to discuss the benefits, barriers and expectations

regarding specimen banking To provide a better understanding of the needs of the various stakeholders and discuss how success can

be achieved through harmonization of the efforts of these different stakeholders

Putting It All Together... Essential Components of a Biospecimen-Related Protocol

Sponsored by the ISBER Education & Training Committee

Monday, May 16th 4:30pm – 6:30pm

Regency Ballroom F (Ballroom Level) Workshop Overview: This workshop will present essential components of a successful biospecimen-related protocol. Participants will receive expert guidance in matters regarding regulatory issues, cooperative group inclusion, sponsor-based protocol preparation, and international concerns. Presenters will promote the use of NCI and ISBER Best Practices in developing a protocol for the collection, storage, distribution and use of high-quality biospecimens. Attendees are encouraged to share difficulties encountered and successful approaches that they have used at their own institutions/facilities (document samples are highly encouraged). The goal of the workshop is to share successful methods of preparing a protocol for efforts that may include the collection, processing, retention, distribution and/or destruction of biospecimens. Workshop Facilitators: Nicole Sieffert, BA; Marianna Bledsoe; Kristen Rosati; Amelia Warner; Dr. Nik Zeps Nicole Sieffert is the Program Director for Tissue Banking Oversight in the Clinical Research Support Center at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. She managed the Institutional Tissue Bank (ITB) from 2002 – 2007 and has been heavily involved in the development of the Institutional Tissue Bank (ITB) and its satellite banking system since its inception in 1999. Marianna Bledsoe is Senior Program Manager for Biorepositories and Tissue Banking in the Office of Research & Development at the Department of Veterans Affairs where she provides strategic direction and oversight of the VA’s tissue repository efforts. Prior to this position, she was the Deputy Associate Director of the Clinical Research Policy Analysis and Coordination (CRpac) Program in the Office of Biotechnology Activities in the Office of Science Policy, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health. In this position, Ms. Bledsoe led a high priority initiative to facilitate research using human specimens and data while protecting subjects and promoting the ethical conduct of such research. Kristen Rosati is a partner in the law firm of Coppersmith Schermer & Brockelman PLC, where her practice focuses on collaborative research, the creation of data warehouses and biospecimen banks, “secondary” use of health information, and health information exchange. Ms. Rosati is working with the Arizona Biomedical Research Commission to build clinical and translational research capacity in Arizona, including the creation of a “virtual” biospecimen bank. She also is assisting with the creation of the FDA Sentinel Initiative to monitor medical product safety, and is serving on the Privacy Panel for the “Mini-Sentinel Coordinating Center” at Harvard Pilgrim. Ms. Rosati was a founding Executive Committee member of the Arizona State University Center for Health Care Innovation and Clinical Trials, is a member of the Advisory Board for the ASU Biomedical Informatics Department, and received her J.D. from the University of Michigan. Ms. Rosati’s complete CV is at http://www.csblaw.com/bios/rosati.html.

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Amelia Wall Warner, PharmD is Head of Clinical Pharmacogenomics and Clinical Specimen Management for Merck Research Laboratories. Dr. Warner oversees all clinical pharmacogenomics projects, oversees policies and procedures for biosample collection and storage for clinical trial samples, and is co-chair of the pharmacogenomics Strategic Scientific Oversight Committee. She is the current co-lead of the Pharmacogenomics Integration Workstream for Merck and will be setting up the new department of Clinical Pharmacogenomics and Clinical Specimen Management. Before her current role she was Associate Director in the department of Early Clinical Research and Experimental Medicine at Schering-Plough. Prior to Schering-Plough, she was at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals in the Global Medical Affairs Anti-infectives division. Nik Zeps, PhD works for St John of God Pathology and in the department Radiation Oncology at Perth’s Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. He is an adjunct senior lecturer in the School of Surgery at the University of Western Australia, involved in translational research in breast, gastrointestinal and gynecological malignancies. He is chair of the National Research Advisory Group of Cancer Australia, the Research Group of the Clinical Oncological Society of Australia and of the Biological Research committee of the Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group. Dr. Zeps is the Australian representative on the Consent and Data Access Advisory Committee of the International Cancer Genome Consortium and a founding member of the Australasian Biospecimen Network. He is also a member of the Australian Health Ethics Committee (AHEC) and Research Committee, two principal committees of the National Health and Medical Research Council. Who should attend? Anyone who is interested in or responsible for the preparation, submission, review, implementation, management and/or oversight of biospecimen-related protocols is encouraged to attend. Benefits of the Workshop: Identify essential components of biospecimen-related clinical, banking, collaborative, sponsored and international protocols to answer the following questions:

What are the key elements of a well written biobanking protocol? What information is important to include regarding:

o Subject recruitment, characteristics, tests, procedures o Specimen collection, processing, distribution, use and/or disposal, data collection, sharing & use,

and research results o Governance and oversight mechanisms

What information should be included in protocols to ensure authorized use of previously collected specimens?

What kinds of information should be avoided to limit later protocol revisions? What elements are important to include when drug companies, cooperative groups, multiple, or

international sites are involved, and how might that impact consent documents and/or waivers? Are modular protocols possible?

Presenters will discuss use of NCI and ISBER Best Practices in developing protocols for the collection, storage, distribution and use of high-quality biospecimens Attendees are encouraged to bring samples of existing documents to be shared and discussed Attendees will have an opportunity to: Make connections with other biospecimen professionals Share difficulties and successful approaches while learning from the experience of others Receive reference materials for later use Participate in the potential development of a workgroup, whitepaper, and/or tools for broad-based use

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Exploring the Need for Universal Standardization of Good Storage Practices: Should a Regulating Body Govern Sample Storage Best Practices?

Sponsored by the ISBER Education & Training Committee


Regency Ballroom F (Ballroom Level)

Workshop Overview:

Human samples are often the cornerstone of new pharmaceutical product developments, medical research initiatives and donor programs; however, they are frequently handled and stored in suboptimal conditions. Many times samples are stored in an ad hoc manner without standardized processes and lack the robust and scalable information systems necessary to delineate collections and maximize their use in current and future research. Accordingly, this workshop will emphasize the role standardization can play in encouraging the adherence to specific protocols and processes, which will ultimately help hold Good Storage Practice (GSP) to the same level of integrity, transparency and compliance as other GxP environments.

Workshop Facilitator: F. John Mills, MD, PhD; Lori A. Ball, MBA

Dr. F. John Mills sets the strategic direction, quality standards and client service values that position BioStorage Technologies as the benchmark in sample management. This vision is grounded in years of practical experience managing global responsibilities for clinical research management and support services.

Prior to founding BioStorage Technologies, Mills served for three years as corporate senior vice president and president of clinical support services for Covance, Inc. (NYSE: CVD), a leading contract research organization headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey. While there, Mills was responsible for a $300 million per year clinical services division that employed more than 2,000 staff members globally. This group included Covance’s central laboratory operations in the United States, Europe, Australia, Singapore and South Africa, as well as clinical trial packaging facilities in the United States and Europe. For six years prior, Mills was based in the United Kingdom as corporate vice president for Covance’s European clinical division where he oversaw operations in a dozen European countries. Prior to his career with Covance, Mills held senior positions in Asia and Europe with Janssen Pharmaceutica, a division of Johnson & Johnson, Inc. His expertise includes extensive knowledge of pharmaceutical development.

Mills received his M.D. from Cambridge University and his Ph.D. in endocrinology from Surrey University in the United Kingdom. He holds diplomas in pharmaceutical medicine, aviation medicine and marketing and has authored more than 40 scientific papers as well as a textbook on aviation medicine.

Lori Ball leads BioStorage Technologies global and domestic operations, including strategic business development, the implementation of global growth strategies, and overseeing the company’s North American and European facilities. She also maintains senior management responsibilities for sales, marketing, logistics and information technology.

Formerly at Covance, Inc., she served as global head of sales/business development and global head of supply chain management and logistics. While there, Ball had a proven track record of sales and revenue growth and was responsible for overseeing multiple lines of management.

Ball earned an M.B.A. from Indiana Wesleyan University and a B.A. in Education from Anderson University, Indiana. She holds Six Sigma Green Belt credentials and has completed Six Sigma Executive and Champion training. Additionally, she is a known industry speaker and an expert on specimen transportation.

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Who should attend?

This workshop is geared towards:

Biorepository operators Quality assurance personnel Clinical trial team leaders Sample logistics managers Individuals who manage various functions of sample management

Benefits of the workshop:

Thought-provoking debate on whether there is a true need for a governing body, such as the FDA, to standardized best practices for sample storage.

Discussion of relevant topics, including:

Standards for temperature mapping Standards for specimen sample transport Standards for data capture and flow Standards for equipment maintenance Standards for patient consent management Standards for business continuity plans

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Plan your Schedule/Itinerary at the Meeting… Working Group Breakfasts Tuesday, May 17th 7:30am – 8:20am Session Name: _____________________________________________ Session Location: ___________________________________________ Wednesday, May 18th 7:30am – 8:20am Session Name: _____________________________________________ Session Location: ___________________________________________ Education & Training Workshops Monday, May 16th 4:30pm – 6:30pm Workshop Name: ____________________________________________ Workshop Location: __________________________________________ Wednesday, May 18th 8:30am – 10:30am Workshop Name: ____________________________________________ Workshop Location: __________________________________________ Lunch Sessions (Networking Lunch in Exhibit Hall/Corporate Workshops) Monday, May 16th 12:30pm – 2:00pm Workshop Name: ____________________________________________ Workshop Location: __________________________________________ Tuesday, May 17th 12:30pm – 2:00pm Workshop Name: ____________________________________________ Workshop Location: __________________________________________

Exhibitor Meetings

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Aamodt, Roger Aamodt Enterprises 1813 Blue Jay Drive Roseville, CA 95661 USA 916 865-4533 [email protected] Adams, Mike Nexus Biosystems 14100 Danielson Street Bldg 100 Poway, CA 92064 USA (858) 527-7000 [email protected] Adams, Mike Fisher BioServices 14665 Rothgeb Drive Rockville, MD 20850 USA (301) 315-8506 [email protected] Ahn, Kyung-Sook Korea National Research Resource Center 710 Seoultechnopark, 138 Gongneung2dong, Nowongu Seoul, 139-743 Republic of Korea +82 2 944 6693 [email protected] Albert, Monique Ontario Institute for Cancer Research 101 College Street, Suite 800 Toronto, ON M5G 0A3 Canada (647) 258-4311 [email protected] Allen, Antonette 1405 Hawaii Avenue Severn, MD 21144 USA [email protected] Allen, Dominic Integrated BioBank of Luxembourg 6 Rue Nicolas Ernest Barble Luxembourg, L 1210 Luxembourg +352 27 4464 38 [email protected] Andersson, Torbjorn Nexus Biosystems Weststrasse 12 Oberdiessbach, 3603 Switzerland +41 31 770 70 80 [email protected]

Anthony, John George Anthony - Lee Associates, Inc. 7828 Beechcraft Avenue Gaithersburg, MD 20879 USA (301) 670-6100 [email protected] Ashton, Garry Manchester Cancer Research Centre Wilmslow Road Manchester, M20 4BX United Kingdom +44 -161 446 3026 [email protected] Aurelio, Jim TGEN-VARI 445 N 5th Street Phoenix, AZ 85004 USA (602) 343-8434 [email protected] Ayers, Leona Ohio State University 2001 Polaris Parkway Room-2060 Columbus, OH 43240 USA (614) 293-3882 [email protected] Ball, Lori BioStorage Technologies Inc. 2910 Fortune Circle West, Ste. E Indianapolis, IN 46241 USA (317) 390-1866 [email protected] Barbour, Natasha UCSF - Immune Tolerance Network 3 Bethesda Center Metro, Suite 400 Bethesda, MD 20814 USA (240) 235-6160 [email protected] Basque, Todd CryoXtract 2111 Wilson Blvd Arlington, VA 22201 USA 703-875-8777 [email protected] Beach, Janis Information Management Services, Inc 12501 Prosperity Dr Ste 200 Silver Spring, MD 20904 USA (301) 680-9770 [email protected]

Berman, Steven SeraCare BioServices 217 Perry Pkwy Gaithersburg, MD 20877 USA [email protected] Beskow, Anna Uppsala Biobank Dag Hammarkjolds vag 14B Uppsala, 75185 Sweden +46 18 611 3932 [email protected] Betsou, Fay Integrated BioBank of Luxembourg 6 rue Ernest Barble Strassen, L-1210 Luxembourg +352 27 44 64 56 [email protected] Billings, Paul U Alabama Sch of Medicine 703 South 19th Street ZRB 449 Birmingham, AL 35294-0007 USA (205) 934-6071 [email protected] Birney, Jim Asterand, Inc Tech One Suite 501 440 Burroughs Detroit, MI 48202 USA 313-263-0960 [email protected] Bisceglia, Michelle UPMC/Presbyterian Hosp, W602.6 5230 Centre Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15232 USA (412) 623-1042 [email protected] Bischof, Alois Elpro Services Inc. Langaulistraasse 62 Buchs, CH-9470 Switzerland +41 81 750 0311 [email protected] Bjugn, Roger Oslo University Hospital Kirkeveien 166 Oslo, N-0407 NORWAY +47 480 16217 [email protected]

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Black, Jodi NHLBI, NIH 6701 Rockledge Drive Rockledge Building 2, Room 7104 Bethesda, MD 20892 USA (301) 496-5861 [email protected] Blanc, Victoria Asterand plc 440 Burroughs, Tech One, Suite-501 Detroit, MI 48202 USA (313) 263-0985 [email protected] Blazes, Michael Wheaton Science Products 1501 North 10th Street Millville, NJ 08332 USA (856) 825-1100 [email protected] Bledsoe, Marianna Department of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Ave NW, 121E Washington, DC 20420 USA (202) 443-5781 [email protected] Blosser, Rachel Indiana University 980 W Walnut Street, C 254 Indanapolis, IN 46202 USA (317) 278-5454 [email protected] Bowell, Sarah U Minnesota Academic Health Center 420 Delaware St MMC 609 Mayo Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA (612) 273-6652 [email protected] Bradt, Ed Titian Software, Inc. 200 Friberg Parkway Suite-4004 Westborough, MA 01581 USA [email protected] Brennan, Sean IMS, Inc 12501 Prosperity Drive, Suite-200 Silver Spring, MD 20904 USA (301) 680-9770 [email protected]

Briley, Manlyn SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc 37 Birch St Milford, MA 01757 USA (508) 224-6400 [email protected] Brinster, Keil BD Diagnostics 1 Becton Drive Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417 USA [email protected] Brophy, Mary Therese Maveric 150 S Huntington Ave (151B) Boston, MA 02130 USA (857) 364-4201 [email protected] Brown-Polk, Charlene UT MD Anderson Cancer Center 1515 Holcombe Street, Box 085 Houston, TX 77030 USA (713) 745-7047 [email protected] Brunson, Linda Henry M Jackson Foundation 4301 Jones Bridge Road Bethesda, MD 20814 USA (301) 295-4612 [email protected] Bullett, Glenn BioRepository Resources, LLC 50 Division Avenue, Suite-49 Millington, NJ 07946 USA (908) 647-6888 [email protected] Burgess, Michael University of British Columbia Canada (604) 827-5262 [email protected] Burr, Tony Tecan 4022 Stirrup Creek Drive, Suite 310 Durham, NC 27703 USA [email protected] Butler, Carol National Museum of Natural History P O Box 37012, 10th St & Constitution NMNH ADRC MRC 106 Washington, DC 20013-7012 USA (202) 633-0836 [email protected]

Button, Michael Asterand, Inc Tech One suite 501 440 Burroughs Detroit, MI 48202 US 313-263-0960 [email protected] Cada, Mark LabVantage Solutions Inc. 1160 US Highway 22 East 2nd Floor Bridgewater, NJ 08807 USA (484) 202-0442 [email protected] Campbell, Lori D. ATCC 10801 University Blvd Manassas, VA 20110 USA (770) 339-5942 [email protected] Campos, Antonio Hugo A.C. Camargo Hospital Rua Professor Antonio Prudente, 211 Sao Paulo, 01509-900 Brazil +55 1121895185 [email protected] Canzonieri, Vincenzo Aviano National Cancer Center - Biobank Via F. Gallini,2 Aviano, NA 33081 ITALY 003-904-34659618 [email protected] Carnahan, Jason Mayo Foundation Rochester, MN 55901 USA (507) 538-0709 [email protected] Carpenter, Jane Australian Breast Cancer Tissue Bank, Univ of Sydney at the Westmead Millenium Inst Darcy Rd Westmead, NSW, 2145 Australia +61 02 9845 9006 [email protected] Carpentieri, David Francis Phoenix Children's Hospital 1919 E Thomas Rd Phoenix, AZ 85016 USA (602) 546-1285 [email protected]

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Carr, Katie Analytical Biological Services, Inc (ABS) 701-4 Cornell Business Park Wilmington, DE 19801 USA 302-654-4492 [email protected] Carroll, Leslie NHLBI 6701 Rockledge Drive Bethesda, MD 20892 USA [email protected] Carter, Anne National Cancer Research Institute Angel Building 407 St John Street London, EC1V 4AD UNITED KINGDOM +44 20 3469 5075 [email protected] Cauberg, Samantha Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre St Andrews Place East Melbourne, Victoria, 3032 Australia +61 3 9656 3787 [email protected] Chadwick, Dianne University Health Network 200 Elizabeth Street, 11th - 216 Toronto, ON M5G 2C4 Canada [email protected] Chakrabarty, Ramkrishna Children's Hospital Boston Biorepository 300 Longwood Avenue Boston, MA 02215 USA (865) 566-2110 [email protected] Chan, Chun-Hung Sanford Health 2301 E 60th Street North Sioux Falls, SD 57104 USA 605-312-6403 [email protected] Cheong Kar Yang, Ivy Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd 7 Hospital Drive, #01-15, Block B Singapore, 169611 Singapore +65 6236 7814 [email protected]

Chin, Larry RTS Life Science, Ltd Gilchrist Road, Iriam Northbank Industrial Park Manchester, Lancashire, M44 5AY United Kingdom [email protected] Cho, Sang Yun Korea National Institute of Health OHTAC, Yeonje-ri, Gangoe-myeon Cheongwon-gun, 363-951 Republic of Korea +82 43 719 8931 [email protected] Christ, Nancy Michigan Neonatal BioBank 440 Burroughs, Suite 320 Detroit, MI 48202 USA (313) 577-0551 [email protected] Chuaqui, Rodrigo NIH/NCI 6130 Executive Blvd Rm-6035A Rockville, MD 20892 USA (301) 594-5786 [email protected] Clements, Judith Queensland University of Technology 60 Musk Avenue Kelvin Grove, QL 4171 Australia +61 7 3138 6198 [email protected] Coddington, Jonathan A Smithsonian Institution - National Museum of Natural History P O Box 37012 NMNH ADRC MRC 106 Washington, DC 20013 USA (202) 633-0830 [email protected] Cohen, Yehudit Sheba Medical Center Lung Institute, Room 8 Ramat Gan Tel Hashomer, TA 52621 Israel 972-353-08153 [email protected] Cohn, Vicki Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 140 Huguenot Street 3rd Floor New Rochelle, NY 10801 USA 914-740-2100 [email protected]

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Edel, Bruce MVE-Chart Industries 2200 Airport Industrial Drive, Ste. 500 Ball Ground, GA 30107 USA (770) 721-7700 [email protected] Edgar, Joanne Maree Victorian Cancer Bank 1 Rathdowne Street Carlton, Victoria, 3053 Australia +61 3 9635 5362 [email protected] Eliason, James Great Lakes Stem Cell Commercialization Center 440 Burroughs TechOne Building, Suite 520 Detroit, MI 48202 USA (313) 405-7705 [email protected] Ellis, Megan ALLG Tissue Bank/Queensland Health Princess Alexandra Hospital Ipswich Rd Woolloongabba, QLD, 4102 Australia +61 07 32405835 [email protected] Elson, Hannah Fisher BioServices 625 Lofstrand Lane Rockville, MD 20850 USA (301) 340-1620 [email protected] Eng, Chon Boon NUH/NUS Tissue Repository - National University Hospital 5 Lower Kent Ridge Rd Main Building 1 Level 3 Singapore, 119074 SINGAPORE 65 67722379 [email protected] Engelmark, Malin Uppsala Biobank Dag Hammarskjolds Vag 14B Uppsala, 75135 Sweden + 46 18 611 0354 [email protected] Fallen, Dennis Fisher BioServices 14665 Rothgeb Drive Rockville, MD 20850 USA (301) 315-8450 [email protected]

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Hamilton, Matthew Hamilton Storage Technologies 103 South Street Hopkinton, MA 01760 USA (508) 544-7000 [email protected] HamlinIi, Melvin H. Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Inc 615 Davis Dr., Suite 500 Durham, NC 27713 USA (919) 998-9009 [email protected] Handorf, Charles U Tennessee 930 Madison Ave., #500 Memphis, TN 38163 USA (901) 448-7020 [email protected] Haraga, Liana Pfizer Inc 401 N. Middletown Road Bldg.180 124B 3 Pearl River, NY 10965 USA 845-602-1695 [email protected] Harris, Micalyn Elpro Services Inc. 210 Millcreek Rd Marietta, OH 45750 USA (740) 568-9900 [email protected] Harris, James TGen VARI 445 N. 5th Street, Suite 600 Phoenix, AZ 85004 USA (602) 343-8850 [email protected] Harris, Jennifer NIH Silver Spring, MD 20910 USA (301) 402-8771 [email protected] Hart, Brian Ventana Medical Systems 1910 E Innovation Park Drive Tucson, AZ 85755 USA (520) 877-7147 [email protected]

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Mills, F. John BioStorage Technologies Inc. 2910Fortune Circle West, Ste. E Indianapolis, IN 46241 USA (317) 390-1866 [email protected] Mintzer, Joseph Coriell Institute for Medical Research 403 Haddon Avenue Camden, NJ 08103 USA 856-757-4824 [email protected] Miranda, Lisa Biobusiness Consulting, Inc Greater Boston Area, MA USA 978 323 9834 [email protected] Mistry, Gita Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group University of Leicester Leicester, LE1 6TH United Kingdom +44 116 249 4476 [email protected] Mitchell, Colleen Indiana University 980 W Walnut Street R3-C155 Indianapolis, IN 46202 USA (317) 278-9016 [email protected] Mook, Linda String of Pearls Initiative (Parelsnoer Initiatief) Tafelbergweg 51 Amsterdam, 1105 BD Netherlands +31 20 533 8260 [email protected] Moore, Robert Fluidx Monks Health Hall, Chelford Road Nether Alderlay, Cheshire United Kingdom [email protected] Morrin, Helen Cancer Soc Tissue Bank, Univ of Otago, Christchurch P O Box 4345 2 Riccarton Avenue Christchurch, 8140 NEW ZEALAND +64 3 364 0558 [email protected]

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O'Brien, Barbara Westat 1600 Research Blvd. Rockville, MD 20850 USA (301) 294-3965 barbarao'[email protected]

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O'Donoghue, Sheila BC BioLibrary 1081 Burrard Street Rm-166, Burrard Building Vancouver, BC V6Y 1Z6 Canada (604) 209-2782 [email protected] Olorungbounmi, Opeyemi Chinyere Indiana School of Medicine 635 Barnhill Drive, Rm-A128 Indianapolis, IN 46202 USA (317) 918-1635 [email protected] O'Rourke, Pearl Partners HealthCare System, Inc. 50 Staniford Street, Suite 1001 Boston, MA 02114 USA [email protected] Oste, Christian Bioscope International Calle Berruguete, 120, 4-1 Barcelona, E-08035 Spain +34 669 571654 [email protected] Otridge, John BioFortis, Inc. 10320 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Ste. 410 Columbia, MD 21044 USA [email protected] Pan, Huaqin RTI International 3040 Cornwallis Road, RTP, NC 27709 USA 919-541-5997 [email protected] Parry-Jones, Alison Wales Cancer Bank Grove Mews, 1 Coronation Rd Birchgrove, Cardiff, CF14 4QY United Kingdom 44 29 2052 9226 [email protected] Pe Benito, Ruth Garvan Institute of Medical Research 384 Victoria St Darlinghurst, 2010 Australia +02 92958348 [email protected] Peacock, Cathy Dow AgroSciences 9330 Zionsville Road Indianapolis, IN 46268 USA (317) 337-3420 [email protected]

Perin, Tiziana Aviano National Cancer Ctr - Biobank Via F. Gallini,2 Aviano, NA 33081 ITALY 003-904-34659625 [email protected]

Perlmutter, Jane Gemini Group Ann Arbor, MI USA [email protected]

Petrakova, Eva NIAID, NIH 6700b Rockledge Dr Bethesda, MD 20982-7624 USA (301) 402-0132 [email protected] Phillips, Bob Integrated BioBank of Luxembourg 1 AIB, Rue Thomas Edison Strassen, 1445 Luxembourg +352 2744 641 [email protected]

Pinto Correia, Paul Victorian Cancer Bank 1 Rathdowne Street Carlton Vic, 3053 Australia +03 9635 5557 [email protected] Pitt, Karen E. National Cancer Institute-DCEG 6120 Executive Blvd, Suite 6110 Bethesda, MD 20892 USA (301) 402-7750 [email protected]

Polese, Matteo Air Liquide Healthcare America Corporation 12800 West Little York Road Houston, TX 77041 USA 713-896-2252 [email protected]

Poloni, Francesca Integrated BioBank of Luxembourg 6 rue Nicolas Ernest Barble, L 1210 Luxembourg [email protected]

Pouliot, Kacey Wiley Thermo Fisher Scientific 22 Friars Drive Hudson, NH 03051 USA (603) 318-9085 [email protected]

Powell, Charles A. Columbia Univ Coll Phys & Surg 630 W 168th St Box 91 New York, NY 10032 USA (212) 305-3584 [email protected] Powers, Benjamin Information Management Services, Inc 12501 Prosperity Dr Suite 200 Silver Spring, MD 20904 USA (301) 680-9770 [email protected] Prescott, Nichole Cleveland Clinic 9500 Euclid Avenue, NE50 Cleveland, OH 44195 USA (216) 445-8219 [email protected] Price, Jonathan Folio Biosciences 3 Easton Oval Suite-230 Columbus, OH 43219 USA (614) 474-0004 [email protected] Pruetz, Barbara William Beaumont Hospital 3811 W.Thirteen Mile Road, 105-RI Royal Oak, MI 48073 USA (248) 551-0428 [email protected] Qin, Ying RTI International 3040 Cornwallis Rd, Building o8 Durham, NC 27709 USA 919-316-3473 [email protected] Quinn, Melissa Accelerated Cure Project for MS 300 Fifth Avenue, 5th Floor Waltham, MA 02451 USA (781) 487-0004 [email protected] Rabbani, Ida University of Calgary 1703-3330 Hospital Dr. Nw Calgary, AB T2N 4N1 Canada (403) 210-9601 [email protected]

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Ramirez, Nilsa Nationwide Chilren's Hospital 700 Children's Dr. Research Ii Bldg, Wa1101 Columbus, OH 43205 USA 614-722-5643 [email protected] Rask, Carita Karolinska Institutet Nobels vag 12 A PO Box 281 Stockholm, SE-17177 Sweden +46 8524 87146 [email protected] Rasooly, Rebekah KUH 6707 Democracy Blvd Bethesda, MD 20892, Ste 644D USA 301-594-7717 [email protected] Rawley-Payne, Melissa Lynn Univ of Florida 1600 SW Archer Road Gainesville, FL 32610 USA (352) 273-9498 [email protected] Ray, Melissa Van Andel/TGEN 445 N 5th Street Phoenix, AZ 85004 USA (602) 343-8699 [email protected] Reinhard, Emily Lundbeck Research USA, Inc. 215 College Road Paramus, NJ 07652 USA (201) 350-0312 [email protected] Resau, James H. Van Andel Research Institute 333 Bostwick Avenue NE Grand Rapids, MI 49503 USA (616) 234-5288 [email protected] Rhodes, Claire Tecan 4022 Stirrup Creek Drive, Ste 310 Durham, NC 27703 USA (919) 361-5200 [email protected]

Riegman, Peter H.J. Erasmus Medical Center Josephine Nefkens Inst Be 235b PO Box 2040 Rotterdam, 3000 CA NETHERLANDS +31 107044421 [email protected] Ritchie, Nicholas McGuire Canadian Biosample Repository – Univ of Alberta CBSR, 4-71 Edmonton, AB T6G 2H7 Canada (780) 265-1979 [email protected] Ritchie, Scott Canadian Biosample Repository – Univ of Alberta 4-71 Medical Sciences Bldg Edmonton, AB T6G 2H7 Canada (780) 402-4574 [email protected] Robinson, Steven Edward University of Colorado, Denver 12801 E 27th Avenue, Mail Stop 8117 Aurora, CO 80045 USA (303) 724-1473 [email protected] Rogan, Jane Manchester Cancer Research Centre Wilmslow Road Manchester, M20 4BX United Kingdom +44 0161 446 3059 [email protected] Rogers, Susan RTI 701 13th St, NW Suite 750 Washington, DC 20005 USA 202-728-2494 [email protected] Rohrer, Dan Van Andel Research Institute 333 Bostwick Avenue NE Grand Rapids, MI 49525 USA (616) 234-5436 [email protected] Rosati, Kristen Coppersmith Schermer & Brockelman PLC 2800 N Central, Ste-1200 Phoenix, AZ 85022 USA (602) 381-5464 [email protected]

Rothman, Nathaniel National Cancer Institute 6120 Executive Boulevard (MSC 7242) Executive Plaza South, Room 8116 Bethesda, MD 20852-7335 USA 301-496-9093 [email protected] Rousche, Kathleen NIH 6701 Rockledge Drive Bethesda, MD 20892 USA (301) 221-0057 [email protected] Rubinstein, Yaffa NCI/NIH 6100 Executive Blvd., Rm-3B01 Rockville, MD 20852 USA (301) 402-4338 [email protected] Rumpel, Craig Univ of Virginia P O Box 800904 Charlottesville, VA 22908-0904 USA (434) 982-6453 [email protected] Sabai, Khin Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd 7 Hospital Drive, #01-15, Block B Singapore, 169611 Singapore +65 6236 7807 [email protected] Saller, Charles Analytical Biological Services, Inc (ABS) 701-4 Cornell Business Park Wilmington, DE 19801 USA (302) 654-4492 [email protected] Sandusky, George Indiana University Medical Center 635 Barnhill Drive Med Science Bldg, Rm 128 Indianapolis, IN 46202 USA (317) 274-3523 [email protected] Schmechel, Stephen U Minnesota Medical School 420 Delaware Street SE MMC 609 Mayo Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA (612) 273-5980 [email protected]

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Schreeder, Marshall Conversant Bio Huntsville, AL 35806 USA (256) 705-6000 [email protected] Schroder, Christina Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering Am Muehlenberg 13 Potsdam, Brandenbury, 14476 Germany + 49 331 5818 7227 [email protected] Schwarz, Brett Gary Bluechiip Pty Ltd 1 Dalmore Drive Caribbean Park Scoresby, VIC, 3179 Australia +61 397639763 [email protected] Selander, Teresa Mount Sinai Hospiral/SLRI 60 Murray Street Toronto, ON M5T 3L9 Canada 416-586-4800 [email protected] Selinsky, Cheryl TGen 445 North Fifth Street Phoenix, AZ 85004 USA 602-343-8538 [email protected] Sexton, Katherine University of Alabama at Birmingham 703 S. 19th Street, ZRB 449 Birmingham, AL 35294-0007 USA (205) 934-6071 [email protected] Sharma, Anupama U of Pittsburgh University Drive C, Rm- 2NE121 Pittsburgh, PA 15090-2508 USA (412) 360-6545 [email protected] Shaw, Steve MVE-Chart Industries 2200 Airport Industrial Drive, Ste-500 Ball Ground, GA 30107 USA (770) 721-7700 [email protected]

Shaw, Patricia University Health Network 200 Elizabeth Street, Rm-11E216 Toronto, ON M5G 2C4 Canada (416) 340-4673 [email protected] Shea, Kathryn SeraCare Life Sciences 8425 Progress Dr Frederick, MD 21701 USA (240) 306-4126 [email protected] Sheard, Simon RTS Life Science, Ltd North Bank, Irlam Manchester UNITED KINGDOM [email protected] Sheehy, Timothy National Cancer Institute P O Box B, Bldg 560, Rm-11-23 Frederick, MD 21702 USA (301) 846-1689 [email protected] Sheen, Charlie Promega Corporation 2800 Woods Hollow Rd Madison, WI 53711 USA (608) 277-2497 [email protected] Shepherd, Lois NCIC Clinical Trials Group/Queen's Univ 10 Stuart St Kingston, ON K7L 3N6 CANADA (613) 549-6666 [email protected] Siefers, Heather SeraCare Life Sciences 8425 Progress Dr., Ste-M Frederick, MD 21701 USA (240) 306-4113 [email protected] Sieffert, Nicole U Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 1400 Pressler Street, Unit 1438 Houston, TX 77030 USA 713-563-3526 [email protected]

Siesel, Peter Tecan 4022 Stirrup Creek Drive, Suite-310 Durham, NC 27703 USA (919) 361-5200 [email protected] Sika, Kelly JoAnne Genentech 1 DNA Way South San Francisco, CA 94080-4990 USA (650) 467-8020 [email protected] Silver, Sylvia The George Washington University 2300 I Street, NW, Rm-503 Washington, DC 20037 USA (202) 994-2945 [email protected] Simeon-Dubach, Daniel Stiftung Biobank-Suisse Effingerstrasse 40 Bern, 3001 SWITZERLAND +41 31 381 6030 [email protected] Singh, Gulrez Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. 4300 Hacienda Dr Pleasanton, CA 94588 USA 925-730-8335 [email protected] Skubitz, Amy P.N. U Minnesota Academic Healh Center 420 Delaware St SE MMC 609 Mayo 8609 Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA (612) 625-5920 [email protected] Smith, Jennifer Lab Corporation of America 1904 TW Alexander Dr Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 USA [email protected] Smith, James Wheaton Science Products 1501 North 10th Street Millville, NJ 08332 USA [email protected]

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Smith, Sabina Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, NW 3800 N Interstate Portland, OR 97221 USA (503) 335-6782 [email protected] Sodja, John Promega Corporation 2800 Woods Hollow Rd Madison, WI 53711 USA (608) 277-2497 [email protected]

Solis, Leslie Joanna UC Davis Cancer Center 4501 X Street, Suite 3016 Sacramento, CA 95817 USA (916) 734-3734 [email protected] Somiari, Stella Windber Research Institute 620 Seventh St. Windber, PA 15963 USA (814) 467-9844 [email protected] Sommer, Simone Greensboro, NC USA [email protected] Spahn-Lechmanik, Jennifer Information Management Services, Inc 12501 Prosperity Drive, Suite-200 Silver Spring, MD 20905 USA (301) 680-9770 [email protected] Spencer, Cleandrea Rochelle Indiana University School of Medicine 635 Barnhill Drive, Rm A128 Indianapolis, IN 46202 USA (765) 461-1731 [email protected]

Stanislas, Magalie Laboratoire National De Sante Publique Delmas 33, A Cote Hopital La Paix Port-Au-Prince, HT-6115 Haiti 509-3701-5468 [email protected]

Steffan, Agostino Aviano National Cancer Center - Biobank Via F. Gallini,2 Aviano, NA 33081 ITALY 390-434-659188 [email protected]

Stratton, Randy Nexus Biosystems 14100 Danielson Street, Bldg 100 Poway, CA 92064 USA (858) 527-7000 [email protected] Stromstedt, Lina Swedish Univ of Agricultural Sciences Ultuna, Husdjursgenetik Box 7023, Undervisningsplan 4A Uppsala, 75007 Sweden 461-867-2064 [email protected] Sullivan, Robert AutoGen, Inc. 84 October Hill Rd Holliston, MA 01746 USA (508) 429-5965 [email protected] Sullivan-Penta, Erin Norton Cancer Institute 3991 Dutchmans Parkway, Ste-405 Louisville, KY 40207 USA (502) 593-3150 [email protected] Sun, Menghong Fudan University Cancer Center 270 Dong/an Road Shanghai, 300032 China 86 21 64175590 [email protected] Sutcliffe, Cara Vanderbilt Univ 518 Light Hall Nashville, TN 37221 USA (615) 936-2744 [email protected] Sutphin, Mary Ellen NIEHS Repository, C/O EPL P O Box 13566 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 USA (919) 998-9009 ext.6 [email protected] Swifka, Janine Bayer Schering Pharma AG Aprather Weg 18a Wuppertal, D-42096 Germany +49 202 36 4367 [email protected]

Tan, Sylvia RTI International 203 Bates St. NW Washington, DC 20001 USA 202-974-7828 [email protected] Tang, Yufang Ohio State University Medical Center Innovation Centre 2001 Polaris Pkwy, Rm-1615 Columbus, OH 43240 USA (614) 366-6562 [email protected] Tee, Felicia Suan Geok National University Hospital, Singapore 5, Lower Kent Ridge Road Main Building Level 3 Singapore, 119074 Singapore 656-772-2310 [email protected] Tehan, Joseph Michael STARLIMS 4000 Hollywood Hollywood, FL 34609 USA (352) 200-9439 [email protected] ter Hoeve, Natalie UMC Utrecht Heidelberglaan 100 P.O.Box 85500 Utrecht, 3508 GA Netherlands 318-875-59868 [email protected] Terekhina, Vera RURO Inc. 3932 Braveheart Circle Frederick, MD 21704 USA 888-881-7876 [email protected] Thierfelder, Cheryl Praxair, Inc. 39 Old Ridgebury Road Danbury, CT 06810 USA [email protected] Thomas, Gerry Wales Cancer Bank Health Park Cardiff, CF14 4UJ UNITED KINGDOM 44 (0) 1792 285407 [email protected]

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Todaro, Nicole Center for Translational Research 7601 Osler Drive, 2nd Floor Towson, MD 21204 USA (410) 427-2126 [email protected] Toke, David Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 145 Bevier Road Piscataway, NJ 08854 USA 732-445-2457 [email protected] Tokiwa, George Merck (UG4D-34) 351 N Sumneytown Pike North Wales, PA 19454 USA (267) 305-2940 [email protected] Tonetta, Tracie Wheaton Science Products 1501 North 10th Street Millville, NJ 08332 USA (609) 364-3344 [email protected] Tora, Montserrat IMIM-Parc de Salut MAR Dr. Aiguader 88 Barcelona, NA 8003 Spain +34 933160777 [email protected] Torsney, Colleen Micronic North America 3901 Washington Road Suite 302 McMurray, PA 15317 USA [email protected] Tow-Keogh, Cheryl Pfizer, Inc Eastern Point Road Groton, CT 06340 USA (860) 686-3517 [email protected] Town, Susanna University of Calgary 3280 Hospital Drive, Nw Trw Bldg, 6th Floor Calgary, AB T2N 4Z6 Canada (403) 592-5052 [email protected]

Townsend, Brett MVE-Chart Industries 2200 Airport Industrial Drive, Ste-500 Ball Ground, GA 30107 USA [email protected] Townsend, Mary Brigham & Womens Hospital & Harvard Medical School Channing Blood Lab 221 Longwood Ave, Rm#611 Boston, MA 02115 USA (617) 525-2764 [email protected] Tran, Tram Anh Children's Hospital Boston Biorepository 3 Blackfan Circle, CLS 15027 Boston, MA 02115 USA (617) 919-3384 [email protected] Tsao, Philip Stanford Univ School of Medicine 300 Pasteur Drive, Falk 267 Stanford, CA 94305-5406 USA (650) 498-6317 [email protected] Tybring, Gunnel Karolinska Institutet PO Box 281 Stockholm, SE-171 77 Sweden +46 852483690 [email protected] van Duijn, Cornelia Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, 3015 CE Netherlands +31 (0)10 70 43394 [email protected] Van Kappel, Anne Linda Cryo Bio System Group IMV Technologies 27 rue Taitbout Paris, 75009 FRANCE +33 1492 40505 [email protected] Van Niekerk, Johann REMP AG Weststrasse 12 Oberdiessbach, 3672 Switzerland +41 3177 07070 [email protected]

Vander Pol, Stacy National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 331 Fort Johnson Road Charleston, SC 29412 USA 843-762-8994 [email protected] VanVeen, Evert Medlawcosult PO Box 11500 Den Haag, NA 2595 TB Netherlands 317-035-89772 [email protected] Vatanian, Negin Walter Reed Army Medical Center 6900 Georgia Avenue NW Washington, DC 20307 USA (202) 782-2998 [email protected] Vayntrub, Tamara Roche Molecular Diagnostics 4300 Hacienda Drive Pleasanton, CA 94588 USA (925) 730-8782 [email protected] Vincent, Eric Promega Corporation 2800 Woods Hollow Rd Madison, WI 53711 USA (608) 274-4330 [email protected] Von Menchhofen, Zachery CHTN Eastern Divistion 3400 Spruce Street 566 Dulles Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA (215) 662-4570 [email protected] Waddington, Michael SeraCare Life Sciences 8425 Progress Drive Frederick, ME 21701 USA (240) 306-4114 [email protected] Wagner, Elizabeth NHLBI 6701 ROckledge Drive MSC7950 Bethesda, MD 20892 USA (301) 451-9491 [email protected]

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Walsh, Mike Digi-Trax Corp Lincolnshire, IL 60069 USA [email protected] Walter, Mary NIH/NIDDK Bldg 10, Rm 9C-103 Bethesda, MD 20892 USA (301) 445-7366 [email protected] Warner, Amelia Merck 351 Sumneytown Pike North Wales, PA 19454 USA [email protected] Warth, Rainer Foundation Biobank-Suisse 52 Effinger Str. Bern, 3000 SWITZERLAND +41 76 375 6812 [email protected] Watson, Peter BC Cancer Agency 2410 Lee Avenue Victoria, BC V8R 6V5 CANADA 250-519-5710 [email protected] Weil, Carol National Cancer Institute 11400 Rockville Pike, Floor 700 Rockville, MD 20852 USA 301-594-2212 [email protected] Werner, Eddie Micronic North America 3901 Washington Road, Suite 302 McMurray, PA 15317 USA [email protected] West, Sandra University of Miami 1501 NW 10th Avenue, M-860 Miami, FL 33136 USA (305) 243-3821 [email protected] Wetzel, Nancy Eli Lilly and Company 355 E. Merrill Street Indianapolis, IN 46225 USA 317-433-2863 [email protected]

Whitehouse, Don UCSF - ITN 3 Bethesda Center Metro, Suite-400 Bethesda, MD 20814 USA (240) 235-6130 [email protected] Williams, Elise FluidX North America 71 Commercial Street #226 Boston, MA 02109 USA [email protected] Williams, Madeline Huron Consulting Group 1000 Fell Street, #519 Baltimore, MD 21231 USA (312) 479-3374 [email protected] Wilson, Scott TUCI 600 Jefferson Ave, Suite 200 Memphis, TN 38105 USA 901-385-4239 [email protected] Wittke, Maybeth Genentech 1 DNA Way, MS# 47-1A South San Francisco, CA 94080-4990 USA 650-467-8058 [email protected] Wolf, Sheryl Gen-Probe Inc. 10210 Genetic Center Drive San Diego, CA 92126 USA (858) 410-8854 [email protected] Wolf, Wendy Children's Hospital Boston Biorepository 3 Blackfan Circle, CLS 15027 Boston, MA 02115 USA (617) 919-3384 [email protected] Wolf, Susan University of Minnesota Law School Mondale Hall, Suite N140 229 19th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55404 USA [email protected] Worachek, Tony Forte Research Systems, Inc 708 Heartland Trail, Suite-1800 Madison, WI 53717 USA (608) 830-6764 [email protected]

Worzella, Tracy Promega Corporation 2800 Woods Hollow Rd Madison, WI 53711 USA (608) 277-2497 [email protected] Wright Clayton, Ellen Vanderbilt University School of Law 2525 West End Ave, Suite 400 Nashville, TN 37203 USA [email protected] Wu, Jianlei SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc 37 Birch St Milford, MA 01757 USA [email protected] Wyatt, Kathleen ATCC 10801 University Blvd Manassas, VA 20110 USA (703) 365-2700 [email protected] Wyza, Robert Case Western Reserve University 10900 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44106 USA (216) 844-5389 [email protected] Xu, Lyn Le Ling National University Hospital,Singapore 5, Lower Kent Ridge Road Main Building Level 3 Singapore, 119074 Singapore 656-772-2310 [email protected] Yeadon, Trina Australian Prostate Cancer Bio-Resource Queensland University of Technology 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove Brisbane Queensland, 4059 Australia +617 3138 6267 [email protected] Zaytseva, Irina Cureline, Inc 290 Utah Avenue, Suite-300 South San Francisco, CA 94080 USA (650) 875-6400 [email protected] Zeps, Nikolajs St John of God Pathology P O Box 646 Wemble, WA, 6914 AUSTRALIA +61 400223097 [email protected]

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I N T E R N AT I O N A L S O C I E T Y F O R B I O L O G I C A L A N D E N V I R O N M E N TA L R E P O S I T O R I E S

2011 ISBER Membership Application

Organizational Members are organizations and vendors from

government, academia, and industry that manage repositories and provide

services and products for specimen collection and repository

management. Organizational members designate one Official Delegate to

represent the organization/company as well as Alternate Delegates as

follows:

Small Organization: One Alternate Delegate

Medium Organization: Three Alternate Delegates

Large Organization: Five Alternate Delegates

Member Benefits:

� Delegates and all Alternate Delegates receive access to the ISBER Members-only listserv. Additional company employees can be added

to the ISBER Member Listserv for an additional fee of $85/year.

� ISBER MarketPlace on the ISBER website - Members can choose to have descriptions of their products and services, logo, links, and their

company contact information listed.

� ISBER provides a perfect forum for organizations and companies to reach their target/niche audience. Through links and announcements

on the ISBER website, ads, peer-reviewed articles in Biopreservation and Biobanking (BIO), and exhibits at the annual meeting, members

can interact directly with, and showcase their products very cost-

effectively to, the repository community.

� Online subscription to BIO, the official journal of the Society, for Delegates only.

� Delegates may choose to upgrade to the Print subscription of BIO and Alternate Delegates and employees of Organizational Members

may subscribe to BIO online and/or in print at a reduced rate

� Periodic ISBER newsletters published in BIO and online at www.isber.org

� Reduced registration for Society meetings for all employees

� Discounted exhibit space rental at the Annual Meeting

� Members receive one vote, to be cast by the Delegate.

� Delegates and Alternate Delegates are eligible to hold office on the ISBER Council and Committees.

� Contribute to planning the annual meeting and exhibits

� Communicate directly with the ISBER Council

� Online jobs board at: www.biobankingjobs.com� Delegates are ISBER Affiliate Members of the American Society for

Investigative Pathology (ASIP).

� Website: www.isber.org

Institution Name

Institution_________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

Dept.____________________________________________________

Address__________________________________________________

City__________________________State_________Zip____________

Country__________________________________________________

Tel_____________________________Fax______________________

Email____________________________________________________

Description of Institution or Organization’s repository activity:

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

Number of employees: _____________________________________

Website: ________________________________________________

2011 Membership Dues (Annual):

� Organizational Membership

� Large Organization (> 50 Employees) $1,285

� Medium Organization (11-50 Employees) $705

� Small Organization (< 11 Employees) $370

Dues include one year online subscription to Biopreservation and Biobanking for

Delegates

� Upgrade subscription to Biopreservation and Biobankingto include print version - $90

� Additional online subscriptions to Biopreservation and Biobanking - $90/subscription*

� Additional subscriptions to ISBER Listserv - $85 per person*

� Global Expansion Fund Contribution (tax-deductible)_________

TOTAL PAYMENT $ _________________

Complete the Application and Fax/Mail all pages with your Membership Dues Payment to:

ISBER, 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814-3993 (USA)

Tel: (301) 634-7949, Fax: (301) 634-7990, Email: [email protected], Web site: www.isber.org

Organizational Membership

Billing Address:

Name_______________________________________________________ Title__________________________________________________________

Institution_______________________________________________________ Address_____________________________________________________

City______________________________________________________________ State/Province_____________________________________________

Zip/Postal Code____________________________________________ Country________________________________________________________

Tel______________________________________________________ Email____________________________________________________________

Payment:� Check enclosed (made payable to ISBER) -or- � Charge my credit card: � VISA � MasterCard � American Express

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Organizational members designate 1 Official Delegate to represent

the organization/company as well as Alternate Delegates as follows:

• Small Organization: One Alternate Delegate

• Medium Organization: Three Alternate Delegates

• Large Organization: Five Alternate Delegates

Official Delegate:

Name/Degree_____________________________________________

Title_____________________________________________________

Tel____________________________Fax_______________________

Email____________________________________________________

Alternate Delegate 1:

Name/Degree_____________________________________________

Title_____________________________________________________

Tel_____________________________Fax______________________

Email____________________________________________________


Name/Degree_____________________________________________

Title_____________________________________________________

Tel_____________________________Fax______________________

Email____________________________________________________


Name/Degree_____________________________________________

Title_____________________________________________________

Tel_____________________________Fax______________________

Email____________________________________________________


Name/Degree_____________________________________________

Title_____________________________________________________

Tel_____________________________Fax______________________

Email____________________________________________________


Name/Degree_____________________________________________

Title_____________________________________________________

Tel_____________________________Fax______________________

Email____________________________________________________


2011 ISBER Membership Application (cont.)

General Information, Check all that apply� Have material stored by others

� Individual interested in repository operation

� Repository operator

� Repository sponsor

� Store biologicals

� Store environmental samples

� Store materials for others

� Store other materials

� Store own materials

� Supplier to repositories

� Utilize/purchase material from repositories

Type of Repository, Check all that apply� Animal Specimen Repository

� Environmental Repository

� Human Specimen Repository

� Microorganism Culture Collection

� Museum Repository

� Plant/Seed Repository

� Other__________________________________

Interest Groups, Check all that apply� Cell/Culture

� Cryogenics/Cell Preservation

� Legal and Ethical Issues

� Non-Human Specimens

� Repository Automation Technologies

� Repository Information Systems

How did you learn about ISBER?

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

Complete the Application and Fax/Mail both

pages with your Membership Dues Payment to:

ISBER

9650 Rockville Pike, E133

Bethesda, MD 20814-3993 (USA)

Tel: (301) 634-7949

Fax: (301) 634-7990

Email: [email protected]

Web site: www.isber.org

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Organizational Membership


2011 ISBER Membership ApplicationIndividual Members are involved in resource managementand/or have interests related to the operation of biological orenvironmental repositories, and may be employees ofOrganizational Members. Individual members are eligible to voteand hold office. (Individual member vote counts as one vote)Individual Members are ISBER Affiliate Members of the AmericanSociety for Investigative Pathology (ASIP).

Member Benefits: Access to the ISBER Members-only listserv Website: www.isber.org Online subscription to Biopreservation and Biobanking

(BIO), the official journal of the Society; Individual members are eligible to upgrade to thePrint/Online subscription of BIO

Periodic ISBER newsletters published in BIO and onlineat www.isber.org

Individual Members may cast one vote Reduced registration for Society meetings Online jobs board at: http://www.biobankingjobs.com

General Information, Check all that apply Have material stored by others Individual interested in repository operation Repository operator Repository sponsor Store biologicals Store environmental samples Store materials for others Store other materials Store own materials Supplier to repositories Utilize/purchase material from repositories

Type of Repository, Check all that apply Animal Specimen Repository Environmental Repository Human Specimen Repository Microorganism Culture Collection Museum Repository Plant/Seed Repository Other_________________________

Interest Groups, Check all that apply Cell/Culture Cryogenics/Cell Preservation Legal and Ethical Issues Non-Human Specimens Repository Automation Technologies Repository Information Systems

How did you learn about ISBER?____________________________________________________

____________________________________________________

Name____________________________________________________

Title_____________________________________________________

Institution_________________________________________________

Department_______________________________________________

Address__________________________________________________

City_____________________________________________________

State/Province_____________________________________________

Zip/Postal Code____________________________________________

Country__________________________________________________

Tel______________________________________________________

Fax_____________________________________________________

Email____________________________________________________

2011 Membership (Annual) Dues: Individual $170

Individual with an interest in repository management, eligible to vote and hold office.

Upgrade subscription to Biopreservation and Biobankingto include print version $90

Payment: Check enclosed (made payable to ISBER) Charge my credit card: VISA MasterCard American Express

Credit Card #______________________________________________

Exp. Date_________________________________________________

Card Holder Name_________________________________________

Signature________________________________________________

Billing Address:Name___________________________________________________

Title_____________________________________________________

Institution________________________________________________

Address_________________________________________________

City_____________________________________________________

State/Province_____________________________________________

Zip/Postal Code____________________________________________

Country__________________________________________________

Tel______________________________________________________

Email____________________________________________________

Note: Credit card payments are processed through theAmerican Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP)

and your credit card invoice will reflect this.

Complete the Application and Fax/Mail with your Membership Dues Payment to:ISBER, 9650 Rockville Pike, Suite E133, Bethesda, MD 20814-3993 (USA)

Tel: (301) 634-7949, Fax: (301) 634-7990, Email: [email protected], Web site: www.isber.org

Individual Membership

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Self-Assessment Tool (SAT) forISBER Best Practices

ISBER has created this online Self-Assessment

Tool (SAT) to assist repository operators in deter-

mining how well their repository follows the ISBER

Best Practices for Repositories. The assessment is

confidential and aimed at helping specimen

collection centers strengthen their practices through

the identification of areas in need of improvement.

� 158 Questions

� Sections corresponding to sections of ISBER Best Practices for Repositories

� Assessment can be completed in

approximately one hour

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� Personalized feedback for your repository

� Results are completely confidential

� Participants receive a “risk-balanced

assessment score” that will provide you a

global indicator and will allow you to identify

the most important areas for improvement

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