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Distiller - BioBank Information Management System

Any biospecimen collection is only as good as the clinical metadata accompanying the biospecimens.

The emergence of regulations on establishing, maintaining and using biobanks are forcing issues of sample collection, storage, processing and ethical considerations to the forefront of biobank management. A first step in ensuring compliance with international best practices requires the adoption of a biobank data management system capable of integrating all the heterogeneous data types associated with a sample in a secure and accessible manner.

Coupled with regulation and administration requirements is the pressing need to provide a data management platform that readily allows the selection of appropriate patient/sample population for studies based on heterogeneous search criteria across epidemiological, clinical and omic data domains.

Slidepath Distiller is a web based information management solution ideal for secure multi-site sharing of data and digital slides. Distiller effectively integrates clinical data, patient records, research findings, multimedia files and digital slides into one searchable dataset and is ideal for the management of both large and small biorepsoitories generated by multi-site clinical trials.

Examples of data domains specific to biospecimen management which Distiller easily integrates include:

• Protocol metadata covering, ethical and legal characteristics of the collection, such as permissible use of sample and data granted by informed consent.
• Donor metadata describing historical, current, and on-going clinical status of the donar, such as diagnosis or treatment and response.
• Biospecimen metadata that describes the sample, such as histopathology, collection protocol, and physical formats (e.g., embedded in paraffin)
• Biospecimen tracking/logistics/material management data that describe physical location, tracking, shipping/receiving, and control of access.
• Quality Control data collected during various processes, including sample collection, clinical data validation, the quality of analytes extracted from samples.
• Integrates processed data endpoints for transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics and conventional toxicology data.

Additional features of Distiller include:

• Integration of TMA workflow management module.
• Integration with Image Analysis module.
• XML driven API for integration with third part statistical packages.
• XML driven API for integration with third existing LIMS packages.

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To determine if Distiller is suitable for your biobank management needs please contact informatics@SlidePath.com