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Understood as the ability to identify and follow the path of a product or sample until its successful arrival at its final destination, traceability system in a gamete bank plays a fundamental role. Thanks to this exhaustive tracking, gamete banks manage to ensure the viability and safety of the egg from the moment it leaves the bank until it arrives at the collaborating centre.
As a pioneer in Europe, Ovobank created a digitalised system to guarantee the total safety of the eggs and, in addition, to avoid human errors during the process. This digital application is called Ovotracker.
Thanks to Ovotracker, a digital system with barcodes, QR tags and specialised software was born that records every movement and handling of egg and sperm shipments. It is also capable of knowing fundamental parameters for the survival of the eggs such as temperature or the GPS location of each batch, as well as performing real-time audits and detailed reports that ensure that the chain of custody is not broken.
Certificate of quality and ethics
Ovobank, in its commitment to guarantee quality and traceability, has obtained ISO 9001: 2015 certification in integrated egg bank and sperm donor management, audited by Bureau Veritas. For the transport of samples, Ovobank uses DRY SHIPPERS containers, approved for land, air and sea transport of biological samples.
Legality: the basis for ensuring traceability system
Ovobank complies with the Spanish Assisted Reproduction Act 14/2006 and with Royal Decree-Law 09/2014 on cell and tissue banks in quality systems (both transpositions of European directives 2004/23/EC, 2006/17/EC and 2006/86/EC to Spanish national territory, which regulate the collection, donation, analysis, traceability, storage and distribution of donated gametes). The bank has obtained authorisation from the Spanish health authorities as a human egg bank.
Ovobank, Europe’s leading gamete bank
Thanks to the advanced and demanding system of transport, storage and traceability of samples, Ovobank is positioned as the leading gamete bank in Europe. With more than 480 collaborating centres, the security provided by the digital traceability systems makes the recipients of shipments choose Ovobank over other gamete banks.
