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Lab Equipment  

 

  • STN is a 500 sqm state of the art facility with fully automated robotics
  • Automated DNA extraction systems for highest quality  genomic DNA
  • -80°C freezers for storage of up to 228,000 sample vials. All freezers are installed with CO2 back-up system
  • Liquid nitrogen tanks for storage of up to 192,800 samples at ultra-low temperature (-196°C)
  • Equipment are electronically monitored and on emergency power back-up
  • Strict security measures are in place to protect the invaluable samples that are our national resources
  • Independent back-up facility is being built which can store 169,000 vials in Liquid nitrogen tanks and 1,360,800 vials in -80°C freezers