Ross Hawkins, PhD, Division of Advanced Therapies, NIBSC
"The National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC) has been Cryogatt Systems Ltd's lead customer for its Cryo Stock Control and Audit System. It has been deployed in the Division of Advanced Therapies and we are pleased to report that in February 2014 it successfully completed product acceptance tests and staff were trained in its use. The system is used for the banking of cell lines used in the production of international biological standards and in vaccine testing. As these cell banks are stored and used over decades, reliability and longevity are essential. The system is progressively being brought into routine use. Prior to February 2014 the Cryogatt system of software, RFID readers and RFID enabled cryotubes underwent a reliability trial for 12 months, gaining reliable reading of cryotubes at -190 degC." November 2014.