- ***PRESS RELEASE***Lab2Lab integrated into workflows at top ten pharma company. TTP LabTech secures installation of its novel automated sample transport system
***PRESS RELEASE***Lab2Lab integrated into workflows at top ten pharma company. TTP LabTech secures installation of its novel automated sample transport system
Royston, UK. TTP LabTech today announced that it has entered into an agreement with a Top 10 global pharmaceutical company for the installation of its latest product, Lab2Lab, an automated sample transport system. This placement highlights the company’s position as an innovative solution provider for sample management.
Lab2Lab is a sample transport system designed for connecting remote laboratories and instrumentation across research facilities, regardless of location. Sample transport is rapid at around 5ms-1 and the system provides on-demand delivery of sample microtubes to any instrument, storage facility or sampling point, thus optimising the use of expensive analytical equipment.
“In an ideal world every lab would be equipped with all the necessary equipment required for its users. However, the cost of some analytical instrumentation makes this uneconomical. In addition it often makes sense to group instrumentation together for the purpose of regular maintenance”, commented Jason Mundin, Commercial Manager at TTP LabTech, “Lab2Lab has been designed to address this situation by connecting scientists to any piece of analytical instrumentation regardless of location thus helping to speed up workflows in a cost effective manner.”
This innovative system is based on the proven pneumatic technology that has been successfully used in TTP LabTech’s comPOUND sample stores. In its simplest form Lab2Lab consists of a sender unit, a router to direct microtubes to the correct location, a receiver unit to transfer microtubes to analytical equipment, an optional buffer unit to hold microtubes for overnight analysis, and a network of flexible tubing to connect the system together. Each microtube is barcoded for sample traceability and has electronic instructions that detail the precise analytical methods to be used and the destined analytical instrument. Lab2Lab is easy to expand as each router can connect up to 30 sender/receiver units and more than one router can be used. Furthermore, the system is simple to retrofit in any building providing a transport system that can adapt as needs change.