Your automated virtual sample catalogue

Catalogue by NorayBanks is a web solution in which the activity of the biobank/institution can be made visible, its collection catalogue can be published and the requests for samples received from the scientific community can be fully managed.

Allows the creation of collaborative catalogues between different biobanks and institutions working in a network and is especially aimed at biobanks and research centres.

Catalogue by NorayBanks main features

The biobank creates the catalogue and publishes samples

  • Catalogue configuration
  • Publication of samples
  • File-based or automatic catalogue update

The researcher searches for the samples in the catalogue and makes the request.

  • Streamlined and intuitive search engine
  • User registration
  • Registration of the request
  • Provision of project documentation

The biobank manages the request and sends the sample

  • Ongoing communication with the researcher
  • Approval management
  • Sample preparation
  • Documentation and information for the researcher

Closing of the application

  • Biobank and researcher close the application
  • Monitoring of the level of service offered

Why should you choose Catalogue by NorayBanks?

  • Accessibility

    Catalogue with public access and registration/management of sample requests with private access.

  • Security

    An independent and isolated database in which only the information of the collection to be published is collected.

  • Configuration/customisation

    It allows you to configure the information on the collections and samples you wish to publish, as well as the information/documentation that the scientific community must provide when requesting samples.

  • Interoperability

    Integrable with your biobank/institution’s sample management software, allowing automatic catalogue updates.

BENEFITS FOR THE BIOBANK/INSTITUTION

  • Catalogue continuously updated automatically.

  • Visibility of the biobank/institution and sample collections.

  • Minimisation of workloads for catalogue maintenance staff.

  • Integration in a single tool of different applications and databases (samples, requesters, requests, shipments…).

  • Standardisation and harmonisation of the information published in the catalogue.

  • Possibility to create collaborative networks between different biobanks/institutions.

  • Exploitation of information to identify trends and new market needs.

BENEFITS TO THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY

  • Facilitating access to information about the biobank/institution and its collections and samples.

  • Facilitation of sample ordering procedures.

  • Optimisation of communication between the scientific community and the biobank/institution.