Imagine completely eliminating the need for cold storage of samples. Imagine the dramatic reductions in transport costs with no sacrifice of the integrity of biological molecules in the specimen. ViveBio (Atlanta, Ga.) has a strategy to revolutionize the way sample transport and logistics systems are managed. DTET recently spoke to Timothy Murray, ViveBio’s president, about the advantages afforded by the company’s dried sample transport and storage technologies, as well as the company’s impending launch of its first laboratory developed test (LDT). How do the ViveST and the Vive Plasma Separation Card (PSC) technologies improve sample collection and transport? ViveST and VivePSC have applications both within molecular and outside of molecular testing. We are very excited. There is nothing like either of these products on the market. ViveST is generally used for high-volume sample transport and storage. It can accommodate up to 1.5 mL of liquid specimen—serum, plasma, urine, cerebrospinal fluid, you name it. It dries the specimen using our proprietary polymer chemistry and stabilizes the biological molecules in that specimen, whether it is DNA, RNA, or proteins. The PSC takes the place of a plasma separation tube and utilizes a fingerstick or a heel prick. Using three to five drops […]