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The Bead You Need: How Lyophilization is Changing Point-of-Care Diagnostics

Learn how reagent lyophilization can prevent cold chain, experimental, and storage conundrums


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Lyophilization can substantially improve the stability, reliability, and performance of diagnostic assays. Whether you're a device manufacturer striving for top-notch quality or a healthcare practitioner seeking dependable results, lyophilization can make routine research and diagnostics easier and more precise. 

Removing water from reagents and storing them as room-temperature stable lyobeads or lyocakes eliminates the need to aliquot reagents in the moment, depend on cold storage during transport, and maintain extensive cold storage facilities.

The process of lyophilizing reagents in a sterile, certified, and reliable environment requires expensive infrastructure. But not when you work with a trusted contract manufacturer. 

Download this white paper to learn:

  • How lyobeads and lyocakes differ, along with their pros and cons

  • How lyophilization can simplify your clinical work 

  • How to strategically lyophilize reagents in bulk to reduce potential loss

  • The considerations to make when scaling up lyophilization 

  • Potential pitfalls of lyophilization, such as experimental reconstitution requirements 

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