The Pharmaster Team knows well that the success of a research project is largely depends on the quality of biological samples. The team is skilled in performing prospective sample collections and assists its clients during every steps of the process:
- Study design
- Obtaining ethical approval
- Patient enrollment including screening to meet exact inclusion/exclusion criteria
- Collection and preparation of human biological samples
- Stabilization and preservation of human biological samples
- Collection of detailed clinical data related to the biospecimens collected
- Contacting and collaborating with hospitals, doctors, nurses
- Logistical support
We undertake the collection of tissue samples; tissue samples include pathological specimens such as tumour biopsies as well as normal tissue samples. This customized approach is not restricted to a specific disease area. High quality of samples is guaranteed through samplespecific, optimized sample collection protocols.
Our prospective collections adhere to the strictest ethical, regulatory, and legal guidelines:
- IRB approved specimen collection protocols and registered sites
- IRB approved informed consent forms
- Protection of privacy includes assignment of unique de-identified and anonymized patient identifiers