April, 2010

Cureline BioSpecial
Newsletter
April, 2010
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Upcoming conferences
NEW: ORDER Cureline Products ONLINE
ISBER Workshop
Quick Links
Dear Colleague:
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Cureline started 2010 with accepting an award from the National Institutes of Health. Under this contract, Cureline will provide NCI's "The Cancer Genome Atlas" (TCGA) program with a wide range of clinically annotated biospecimens.

The NCI is expanding its basic and translational research programs that rely heavily on sufficient availability of high quality well annotated biospecimens from cancer patients suitable for use in genomic studies. The NCI's goal with such programs is to improve the ability to diagnose, treat, and prevent cancer. TCGA is a comprehensive and coordinated effort to accelerate our understanding of the molecular basis of cancer through the application of genome analysis technologies.

Cureline is a global biospecimen management company that collaborates with major clinical and research centers in Europe, Asia, and the US on human tissue acquisition projects. We collect, preserve and process a diverse range of human biospecimens while specializing in custom study design, tissue-based laboratory projects (Cureline BioPathology) and special collection protocols.


Olga Potapova, PhD
Founder and CEO
Upcoming conferences
Cureline is presenting its services at the upcoming conferences and would like to invite you to visit our booth to discuss current and prospective scientifically challenging tissue research projects with Cureline's management team.

Visit us at:

AACR 101st  Annual Meeting 2010, April 17 - 21, 2010  (Washington DC) - Booth #1517


ASIP Annual Meeting at Experimental Biology 2010, April 24 - 28, 2010  (Anaheim, CA) - Booth #829


At ISBER 2010 Annual Meeting, May 11-14, 2010 - (Rotterdam, Netherlands) - attend the  "New Tissue Preservations Technologies Improving Commercialization of Human Biospecimens" workshop organized by Cureline on April 14 at 9:30 am.
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NEW: ORDER Cureline Products ONLINE
onlinestorecartDear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that Cureline has launched a new online ordering system www.order.cureline.com. Now you can order a wide range of clinically annotated human biospecimens using this convenient tool. Cureline online ordering system will help you to plan your study budget and save your time.

We invite you to create a new account today. First 30 customers that placed their order online  by June 30, 2010 will receive a major discount and a special gift from Cureline.
ISBER Workshop
You are invited to attend a workshop "New Tissue Preservations Technologies Improving Commercialization of Human Biospecimens" organized by Cureline on May 14 at 9:30 am at ISBER 2010 Annual Meeting, in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
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Workshop Overview
Standard methods for preservation of tissue specimens for molecular analyses, including freezing and embedding in paraffin, have not undergone significant improvements for many years, are not energy efficient, and require long-term investments in complex and expensive infrastructure. Cureline is an experienced player in the international biobanking arena, and we collaborate with various institutions on development of tissue procurement technologies that may improve commercialization of human biospecimens. An overview of existing cutting edge methods and new trends for tissue preservation will be given. A special emphasis will be on methods developed recently for preservation of solid tissue specimens. An access to these powerful technologies can bring any biobanking organization to a new level of servicing academic investigators and  the biopharmaceutical industry. The presentation will be supported with real examples/speakers and discussion of new trends in tissue preservation and commercialization.

Workshop Facilitators: Olga Potapova, PhD, Irina Zaytseva, MBA
Dr. Potapova and Ms. Zaytseva from Cureline, Inc. a global biospecimen management company that collaborates with major clinical and research centers in Europe, Asia, and the USA on human tissue acquisition projects. Cureline has an internal Human Tissue Biorepository   (about 100,000 fully-annotated biospecimens).

Who Should Attend?
Scientists working with human tissues, and biobanking managers determining the tissue procurement procedures.

How you will benefit from this Workshop:
?  Learning about the most advanced tissue procurement methods and technologies in the biobanking.
? Learning how the novel technologies can improve the commercialization of human biospecimens.
?   You will be able to interact with leading specialists on the subject presenting their research and produicts.
?   Participate in an open discussion with end users of presented technologies and learn from their experience.