IRELEC designs and manufactures a range of automated systems for storing and withdrawing biological samples kept in nitrogen boxes.
Storage in nitrogen boxes is a tried and tested method for long-term storage of biological samples.
But when done manually, the operations to add and withdraw samples constitute a serious weakness of this storage method due to the risks they involve in terms of arduousness, safety of personnel and alteration of sample quality as a result of them getting warm.
Thanks to their architecture, the IRELEC automated systems protect personnel and preserve the cold chain for all samples during these operations, which are both critical and recurrent.
These automated systems are the only ones capable of adapting to existing biobank boxes.
Completely separable, they are modular and adapt to biobanks of all sizes.
These systems are very ergonomic and offer numerous possibilities (performance of important operations without personnel needing to be present, inventories, etc.).
The Grenoble CHU (University Hospital) biobank took delivery of an IRELEC automated cell in March 2017.