ATCC Awarded Contract For NCI Biospecimen Network Program.MANASSAS, Va. -- The American Type Culture Collection American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) is a private, not-for-profit biological resource center whose mission focuses on the acquisition, authentication, production, preservation, development and distribution of standard reference microorganisms, cell lines and other materials for (ATCC ATCC American Type Culture Collection, see there (R)) announced today its award of a contract from the National Cancer Institute to design and implement a system to collect and store biological specimens and associated clinical data for use in cancer research. The NCI See Liberate. project's ultimate goal is to enhance the quality and availability of clinical biospecimens and associated data to the broader scientific community. The contract award allows ATCC to apply its core competencies in the acquisition, authentication, preservation, storage and distribution of biological reference materials to managing clinical biospecimens for cancer researchers. The contract represents a significant part of NCI's biospecimen network pilot program, aimed at speeding the discovery and validation of biomarkers for prostate cancer prostate cancer, cancer originating in the prostate gland. Prostate cancer is the leading malignancy in men in the United States and is second only to lung cancer as a cause of cancer death in men. . The need for validated standards to make research results reproducible and comparable was a major factor in NCI's selection of ATCC to design the biospecimen coordination system. ATCC is the global leader in the definition and establishment of standard biological materials necessary for consistent experimental methodology and the valid comparison of research data. "ATCC is delighted to take this role in the biospecimen network project and to team with NCI in delivering clinical biospecimen management services to cancer researchers around the world," ATCC President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Raymond Cypess, DVM/PhD, said. The Biospecimen Coordination System, which ATCC is charged with designing and implementing, will support the multi-site enrollment of patient volunteers as well as the collection of their biospecimens and associated clinical information. Harmonized har·mo·nize v. har·mo·nized, har·mo·niz·ing, har·mo·niz·es v.tr. 1. To bring or come into agreement or harmony. See Synonyms at agree. 2. Music To provide harmony for (a melody). approaches for ethical oversight, informed consent will be used. Standard operating procedures standard operating procedure Medtalk A technique, method or therapy performed 'by the book,' using a standard protocol meeting internally or externally defined criteria; a formal, written procedure that describes how specific lab operations are to be performed. for clinical data collection and biospecimen preservation, processing, storage and dissemination will be developed based on ATCC long history of expertise in this area. "With ATCC's involvement in the National Biospecimen Network, NCI-funded investigators can take advantage of our organization's technical know-how and experience in biorepository management services," Cypess added. A not-for-profit organization with 80 years of biorepository experience, ATCC continually works to improve the science and technology knowledge base that underlies authentication and preservation of biological materials through its state-of-the-art translational research and development programs. Partnering with ATCC on the NCI contract will be global consulting firm BoozAllenHamilton and the Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University, mainly at Baltimore, Md. Johns Hopkins in 1867 had a group of his associates incorporated as the trustees of a university and a hospital, endowing each with $3.5 million. Daniel C. . BAH will be designing the bioinformatics infrastructure to enable the management of the data associated with the clinical specimens. JHU JHU Johns Hopkins University will provide pathology support. About ATCC Founded in 1925, ATCC is the world's premier biological resource center. Its mission is to acquire, authenticate, preserve, produce, develop and share biological standard reference materials for the advancement of scientific knowledge. ATCC provides these core services in government, industry, education, health care and research laboratories around the world. For more information, visit us at http://www.atcc.org/. |
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