April 8, 2024—Streck announced the launch of its Protein Plus BCT direct draw whole blood collection tube to provide sample integrity during storage, shipping, and handling of blood samples. The tube contains a preservative reagent that minimizes ex vivo hemolysis and platelet activation in collected samples, limits the interference of proteins released from blood cells, and maintains draw-time concentrations of plasma proteins during whole blood storage at ambient temperature. It is compatible with mass spectrometry and immunoassay-based proteomic analysis and for research use only.
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Tuesday, July 21, 2026, 11:00-11:30 AM CT
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- Explain how transparency and manufacturer partnerships improve quality, consistency, and decision-making confidence in specimen management.
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- Assess the potential risk points when using a blood collection device that has not been cleared for a specific purpose.
Roundtable presenters Nick Fingland, PhD, PMP, Senior Director, R&D Operations and Science, BD, and Chris Farnsworth, PhD, D(ABCC), Section Head of Clinical Chemistry, Professor of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Wednesday, July 29, 2026, 1:00-2:00 PM ET
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Webinar presenters Scott Hammond, Senior Systems Consultant, Digital Pathology Division, Wexner Medical Center, Department of Pathology, and Ursula Hofer, Imaging Technologist, Pathology Digital Imaging Lab, Wexner Medical Center, Department of Pathology, and Sandra Banky, PA(ASCP), Director of Operations, Wexner Medical Center, Department of Pathology.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY