Biorepository Services

Comprehensive Sample Management Solutions – Not Just Storage

Medpace recognizes that translational medicine is driving an evolution in sample management and that samples are highly strategic assets. Biorepositories are a critical component of any clinical study, given the need for the highest quality specimen management. Therefore, the focus should be on comprehensive sample management solutions and not only the storage of samples. Key biorepository capabilities must include robust, quality processes for sample handling, storage, and tracking. Scientific expertise is a critical aspect of these project teams.

Medpace Biorepository is a regulated facility that follows essential guidance and industry standards from agencies around the world. The agencies include the College of American Pathologists (CAP), the World Health Organization Good Clinical Laboratory Practices (WHO GCLP), International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER),  and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) best practices. Our biorepository functions with the level of compliance for services spanning the clinical trial continuum (e.g., proof of concept/early phase through late-stage). Medpace Biorepository Services offers solutions for comprehensive specimen life cycle management, which can begin with providing sample collection kits to sites through to receipt, processing, storage, retrieval, and destruction.

In cooperation with Medpace’s Clinical Pharmacology Unit (CPU), our biorepository also provides opportunities to establish prospective studies for acquiring specific specimens to answer early program decisions or gain insight into clinical trial subject stratification. Medpace Laboratories is an industry leader in terms of customized, high-quality service for the pharmaceutical and biotech clinical development industries.

Biorepository or Biobank

A biobank is a type of biorepository, which typically stores only human biological samples. A biorepository is more inclusive and refers to the storage and management of specimens from animals, humans, and many other living organisms. Medpace biorepository not only has biobanking capabilities but also handles a variety of biospecimens for every stage of clinical development or academic needs.