Case Study: Stony Brook University Hospital advances biobank data management with Freezerworks

Configurability in Action Tissue Banking from the Museum to the Hospital

Stony Brook University Hospital needed a biobanking software solution to meticulously track and manage biological samples and their associated data for clinical and translational research. The challenge was to find a highly configurable system that could document a sample's entire history, ensure data security and ethics compliance, and integrate with other databases, all without requiring a large, expensive in-house IT team to build and maintain it. They turned to the vendor, Freezerworks, for its Freezerworks Unlimited product.

The solution implemented by Freezerworks provided a flexible and customizable platform that used unique barcodes to track samples from 'cradle to grave,' including their physical location and full history. The software's compatibility allowed it to be integrated with a MySQL online database, enabling secure, restricted data access and linking to external resources like GenBank. For Stony Brook University Hospital, Freezerworks created a centralized, future-proof system capable of managing all sample and patient data, which is crucial for fostering scientific collaboration and supporting high-quality research.

Stony Brook University Hospital

Angelique Corthals

Scientific Director of the Tissue Bank