| Offering government users greater access and savings on automated sample storage management systems |
SAN BRUNO, CA and HOPKINTON, MA, JANUARY 25, 2011 —-Technical Communities, Inc., the company technical organizations who sell to the government rely on for proven go-to-market solutions to grow sales, lower costs and reduce risks, today announced a new government services partnership agreement with Hamilton Storage Technologies, a leader in affordable, adaptable and easy-to-use automation solutions to customers in life science and clinical research.
The partnership agreement authorizes Technical Communities to distribute Hamilton Storage Technologies products including:
- • Sample Access Manager (SAM), a fully automated -20°C / -80°C sample management system for microplates and cryotube racks;
- • asm System, a fully integrated, modular and scalable tube/plate management system for 2D bar-coded microtubes;
- • asmST System, a fully integrated, modular and scalable microplate management system for shallow well microplates sealed with proprietary SealTite technology;
- • Hamilton DeCapper, de-caps and caps up to 96 screw cap vials;
- • SAMple Picker/Puncher, has the ability to pick or punch tubes up to 100mm in height and up to 16mm in width at a quick and efficient throughput rate of more than 100 tubes per hour.
More product information is available at www.hamiltonstorage.gsamart.com.
“Our partnership with Technical Communities provides Hamilton Storage with increased visibility to the government markets and helps streamline the acquisition of our automated storage systems,” said Matt Hamilton, Vice President of Hamilton Storage Technologies, Inc.
“Technical Communities is excited to offer the federal government automated sample storage solutions from Hamilton Storage Technologies” said Peter Ostrow, President and CEO of Technical Communities. “We are determined to help Hamilton Storage Technologies achieve greater access to government organizations.”
Hamilton Storage Technologies products are under General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) managed by Technical Communities, which will provide content, transaction, marketing, sales support, and reporting services around them. Technical Communities also will provide presentation and order processing through the GSA’s e-commerce web site, www.gsaadvantage.gov, and the company’s own online marketplaces, www.gsamart.com, www.testmart.com, and www.navicpmart.com