LAVAL, Quebec--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Trans-Hit Bio (THB) is pleased to announce today a strategic partnership with Q&T Research to facilitate access by the biopharma community to large quantities of blood collected by plasmapheresis from healthy donors and ambulatory patients that can be used to prepare the large volumes of PBMC. For the vaccine industry, this partnership also promotes access to large volumes of human blood complement.
Q&T Research brings a dedicated research center to THB’s clients. Its excellence in subject recruitment, consistently meeting and surpassing study recruitment goals, enhances THB’s ability to fulfill its mission of providing the most extensive specimen collection capability through IRB-approved collections, transparency and traceability.
“This partnership provides us with a unique competitive advantage. Together, THB and Q&T Research offer unprecedented value for pharmaceutical and diagnostics R&D teams by extending our capability to procure high quality biospecimens such as large volumes of PBMCs or plasma collected by plasmapheresis from heathy donors or even from out-patients from the multiple health clinics working with Q&T,” said Pascal Puchois, Chief Executive Officer, Trans-Hit Bio.
From Pierre Gervais, President and Executive Director of Q&T: “This partnership with Trans-Hit Bio represents a new avenue for access to patients and healthy subjects. Q&T’s expertise with Phase II-III clinical research projects provides a solid foundation of patient access and trust, and this partnership opens new doors to patients interested in contributing to medical and scientific development.”
About Q&T Research
Q&T Research Sherbrooke Inc. is a
multi-therapeutic dedicated research center that has been operating
since 1994 in Sherbrooke, Canada. In association with 10+ medical
doctors, Q&T Research’s team of research specialists conduct phase
II-III clinical trials and collect human biospecimens in therapeutic
areas such as Vaccine Development, Alzheimer’s Disease, Dermatology
(e.g. psoriasis), Women’s Health, Psychiatry (mood disorders) and other
specialties.
About Trans-Hit Bio
Trans-Hit Bio is the worldwide
biospecimen access CRO with a most extensive collection capability for
biospecimens and clinical samples through an unrivalled worldwide
partnered-network of state-of-the-art biorepositories. The company, led
by a team of scientists with a solid background in biomedical research,
advises and provides Industry with the best solutions to help design and
conduct studies in various fields including oncology, infectiology, and
CNS diseases. Continuous support is provided throughout the entire
process from initial request to the moment the samples are delivered,
and beyond.
