Common Clinical & Diagnostic Laboratory Challenges

Clinical Trials
  • Turnaround Time Pressure

    Delayed specimen pickup or slow delivery directly impacts result turnaround — and ultimately, patient care.

  • Specimen Integrity & Temperature Risk

    A single temperature excursion can compromise specimen viability, require recollection, and delay results.

  • Inconsistent Collection Kitting

    Kit variation across draw sites and physician offices increases pre-analytical errors — tube mismatches, missing requisitions, and incorrect containers are all preventable.

  • Fragmented Vendor Landscape

    Separate providers for courier, kitting, temperature control, and storage create coordination complexity and accountability gaps across your network.

Our Solutions

Everything Your Laboratory Operation Depends On

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Specialty Courier & Specimen Transport

Dedicated healthcare courier network with stat, scheduled, and on-demand options.

  • Scheduled and on-demand specimen pickup from physician offices, draw sites, and collection locations
  • Stat and time-critical delivery to reference and processing labs
  • Multi-stop courier routing optimized for your collection network
  • OSHA and BBP-trained couriers experienced in specimen handling
  • Real-time GPS tracking and electronic proof of delivery

 

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Specimen Collection Kitting

Lab-specified collection kits built to your exact protocols and delivered consistently across every collection point.

  • Custom specimen collection kit assembly built to your exact tube types and protocol requirements
  • Requisition form integration and custom labeling
  • ISO 13485-compliant assembly with full lot documentation
  • Inventory management and auto-replenishment to prevent supply gaps
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Temperature-Controlled Logistics

For specimens that require controlled transport conditions — available as a dedicated service for temperature-sensitive shipments.

  • Validated packaging solutions for temperature-sensitive specimens
  • Continuous temperature monitoring throughout transport
  • Excursion alerts and full temperature documentation for every shipment
  • Available for stat, scheduled, and on-demand temperature-sensitive shipments
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Biostorage

Secure, compliant storage for specimens and biological materials — integrated with BioTouch’s courier and cold chain network.

  • Refrigerated, frozen, and ambient storage at monitored, controlled facilities
  • 24/7 temperature monitoring with immediate excursion alerts
  • Chain-of-custody documentation from intake through retrieval
  • Redundant systems and controlled access
  • Full integration with BioTouch courier network for coordinated pickup and delivery

Why BioTouch?

The logistics partner labs can rely on. 

  • Healthcare-Only Courier Network

    Every courier is trained to meet OSHA, HIPAA, BBP, IATA, and TSA requirements. 

  • 24/7 Courier Dispatch Oversight

    Active shipment monitoring and exception management around the clock —  so delays are caught and resolved before they impact your results. 

  • Standardized Collection Kitting

    Lab-specified kits built to your protocols and delivered consistently across every collection point — eliminating pre-analytical variability at the source.

  • One Partner

    Courier, kitting, cold chain, and biostorage under one roof — one contract, one account manager, one consolidated performance dashboard.