Biobanking

ReproTech, Ltd. is proud to present RTL Biobank's Cell Safe Storage program to better serve you.

Cell Safe Storage for your Biological Repository needs.
RTL Biobank is able to provide you with a much higher level of service for your off-site redundant storage and repository needs. ReproTech, Ltd., with cryostorage centers in Florida, Minnesota, Nevada, and Texas, has been providing long-term sperm and embryo storage to fertility clinics and their patients since 1990, and non-reproductive biobanking services to industry since 1997. Today RTL Biobank clients range from bio-science divisions of food industry corporations to stem cell research institutes.

Due to the need for ReproTech to work closely with fertility centers across the United States and individually with their patients, the design of RTL Biobanks service is ideal for meeting the needs of many of the small to mid-sized companies seeking redundant storage of their very specialized cell lines. We don't claim to be the biggest, in fact, even with three regional facilities to serve your needs, we aren't even close to the size of many of the large warehouse style repositories across the country. However, our approach is designed to serve the needs of small to mid-sized companies who have very specialized requirements.

While FDA registration is required for many of the cell types which RTL Biobank stores, ReproTech takes this a step further with accreditation by the American Association of Tissue Banks. AATB accreditation is another important feature that separates RTL Biobank services from our competitors.

Our storage systems and fee schedule are both designed to allow us to serve your facility with seamless flow and economical pricing. Scalability is the key to both. Briefly, we can use our tanks or yours, we can handle liquid or vapor storage, rack and box or canister and cane storage systems. Storage fees are economically based on the number of units stored and accessed quarterly following census at the end of each quarter.

Shipping specimens to and from RTL Biobank is also seamless, once again we can use your tanks or ours, however we do maintain a fleet of dry nitrogen shippers and can provide optional shipping insurance when specimens are shipped in RTL Biobank tanks.

If you would like more information on RTL Biobank's services, please call 573-474-1756.

 

shipping container

ReproTech completes several extra steps to ensure that your specimens are safely transported:

  1. Tanks are shipped in "mushroom style" shipping containers to limit the time they may spend on their sides, and to eliminate the time they would spend inverted during transit.
  2. Proprietary locking mechanisms installed on shipping containers replacing the "zip ties" used as an industry standard.
  3. Routine shipments are initiated on Mondays by overnight delivery with return air bills included by overnight delivery to ensure shipments have completed their round trips by Thursday.
  4. We utilize an FDA Approved Cryoguard thermal indicator in every shipment, which indicates whether temperatures of -120 oC or below are maintained during shipments.
  5. Tanks are weighed out and back in for every shipment so that we can continually monitor their efficacy.
  6. Tanks are validated annually, and removed from the fleet should they not maintain hold time requirements.
  7. Tanks are maintained with a liquid fill while onsite at ReproTech to insure that they are fully charged and ready for shipment at any time.
  8. Tanks are used for only 5 years and then disposed of, regardless of hold time.
Safe Storage

Fertility Preservation

ReproTech is the only company committed exclusively to long-term storage.

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Sperm Storage

Sperm storage is fast, efficient, and reliable when you choose ReproTech.

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Embryo Storage

ReproTech, Ltd. (RTL) has been providing long-term off-site embryo storage since 1990.

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Oocyte Storage

ReproTech uses the latest improvements in technology for long-term oocyte storage.

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Ovarian Tissue

In 1990, ReproTech was founded for the sole purpose of providing long-term reproductive tissue storage.

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