Substantial FFPE tissue collection of more than 1 Million samples
Substantial FFPE tissue collection of more than 1 Million samples including
whole range of tumor, inflammatory and degenerative entities
normal tissue of all organs
various combinations of matched pairs
Excellent FFPE tissue quality
Integrity of cellular structures on microstructural level
Comprehensive tissue preservation as revealed by 40× magnification images
Preservation of native tissue protein, DNA and RNA molecules
Extra short ischemic phase (< 5 min) prior to formalin fixation prevents hypoxia-triggered apoptotic degradation and/or modification of tissue molecules
Standardized formalin fixation for 16 to 24 hrs using buffered 4 vol% formaldehyde
Long-term tissue stability
Molecular and cellular structures of fixed tissues are protected by standardized paraffin embedding using a fully automated rapid histoprocessor
