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BlogbyLisa ScimemiOctober 7, 2026October 5, 2026

Why Storage Strategy Is a Clinical Decision, Not an Operational One

Why Storage Strategy Is a Clinical Decision, Not an Operational One Storage decisions are often relegated to operations teams, framed as questions of freezer capacity, cost, and logistics. In translational…

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BlogbyLisa ScimemiSeptember 30, 2026October 2, 2026

Custom Assays for Companion Diagnostic Development

Custom Assays for Companion Diagnostic Development Companion diagnostics now function as structural components of therapeutic development rather than ancillary tools. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) defines a companion…

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BlogbyLisa ScimemiSeptember 23, 2026October 5, 2026

What Makes a “Research-Grade” Blood Sample?

What Makes a “Research-Grade” Blood Sample? Not all blood samples are created equal. While a routine clinical specimen may be sufficient to answer a specific diagnostic question, research demands a…

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BlogbyLisa ScimemiSeptember 16, 2026October 2, 2026

RNA Extraction Best Practices: Preserving the Blueprint of Gene Expression

RNA Extraction Best Practices: Preserving the Blueprint of Gene Expression Unlike DNA, which remains relatively stable after collection, RNA begins degrading almost immediately once cells are removed from the body.…

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BlogbyLisa ScimemiSeptember 9, 2026October 5, 2026

Organoids in Translational Research: Why Sample Architecture Determines Success

Organoids in Translational Research: Why Sample Architecture Determines Success Organoids are often presented as a breakthrough in translational research, offering three-dimensional models that better approximate human tissue architecture than traditional…

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BlogbyLisa ScimemiSeptember 2, 2026October 2, 2026

10 Things That Can Go Wrong Before a Blood Sample Reaches the Lab

10 Things That Can Go Wrong Before a Blood Sample Reaches the Lab Every blood sample tells a story, but that story can change long before any laboratory instrument begins…

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BlogbyLisa ScimemiAugust 26, 2026October 5, 2026

Customizable Biospecimen Panels for Precision Medicine Research

Customizable Biospecimen Panels for Precision Medicine Research Precision medicine depends on interrogating biology at increasingly fine resolution while maintaining clinical relevance. As therapeutic strategies become more targeted, biospecimen requirements have…

Why End-to-End Laboratory Services Reduce Study Risk

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BlogbyLisa ScimemiAugust 19, 2026August 19, 2026

Why End-to-End Laboratory Services Reduce Study Risk

Why End-to-End Laboratory Services Reduce Study RiskClinical research depends on far more than sophisticated analytical instruments or advanced bioinformatics. Every study begins with a biospecimen, and every decision made before,…

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BlogbyLisa ScimemiAugust 12, 2026October 5, 2026

Quality Control in Biospecimen Procurement: Best Practices for Front-Loading Reliability

Quality Control in Biospecimen Procurement: Best Practices for Front-Loading Reliability Quality control failures in translational research can originate well before the instrument or analytical stage. Biospecimen procurement introduces critical variables…

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BlogbyLisa ScimemiAugust 5, 2026October 2, 2026

Functional Immune Assays: Measuring What Immune Cells Actually Do

Functional Immune Assays: Measuring What Immune Cells Actually Do Identifying immune cells is only part of understanding the immune system. Two patients may have similar numbers of T cells, B…

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