Table 5.
Sample Shipment
| |
What type of samples do you regularly exchange with other institutions? |
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|---|---|---|
| Q1—MR | HBM4EU (n = 36) | ESBB (n = 28) |
| Nonregulated samples | 16/30 (53%) | 12/24 (50%) |
| Category B samples | 16/30 (53%) | 14/24 (58%) |
| Category A samples | 1/30 (3%) | 2/24 (8%) |
| Other | 1/30 (3%) | 1/24 (4%) |
| No answer | 6 | 4 |
| |
What packaging do you use? |
|
|---|---|---|
| Q2—MR | HBM4EU (n = 36) | ESBB (n = 28) |
| Compliant with PI 620 |
1/24 (4%) |
3/21 (14%) |
| Compliant with PI 650 |
12/24 (50%) |
14/21 (67%) |
| Compliant with PI 650 light |
1/24 (4%) |
4/21 (19%) |
| Compliant with PI 959 |
1/24 (4%) |
4/21 (19%) |
| Regular parcel |
8/24 (33%) |
7/21 (33%) |
| Other |
3/24 (13%) |
2/21 (10%) |
| No answer | 12 | 7 |
| |
Do you inform the recipient before sample shipment? |
|
|---|---|---|
| Q3—SC | HBM4EU (n = 36) | ESBB (n = 28) |
| Yes |
29/30 (97%) |
24/24 (100%) |
| No |
1/30 (3%) |
0/24 (0%) |
| No answer | 6 | 4 |
| |
Do you send an electronic manifest to the recipient before sample shipment? |
|
|---|---|---|
| Q4—SC | HBM4EU (n = 36) | ESBB (n = 28) |
| Yes |
16/27 (59%) |
21/24 (87.5%) |
| No |
11/27 (41%) |
3/24 (12.5%) |
| No answer | 9 | 4 |
| |
What information does this manifest include? (only participants answering Q4 with yes) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Q5—MR | HBM4EU (n = 16) | ESBB (n = 21) |
| Name and contact details of shipper |
15/16 (94%) |
19/20 (95%) |
| Name and contact details of recipient |
13/16 (81%) |
17/20 (85%) |
| Shipping temperature |
10/16 (62%) |
15/20 (75%) |
| Date of sample shipment |
14/16 (88%) |
18/20 (90%) |
| Biological substance category |
9/16 (56%) |
11/20 (55%) |
| Sample type |
15/16 (94%) |
20/20 (100%) |
| Sample ID |
13/16 (81%) |
20/20 (100%) |
| Sample volume |
12/16 (75%) |
19/20 (95%) |
| Type of sample container |
5/16 (31%) |
10/20 (50%) |
| Number of samples and/or aliquots |
15/16 (94%) |
19/20 (95%) |
| Prior informed consent |
2/16 (12%) |
5/20 (25%) |
| Material transfer agreement |
6/16 (38%) |
11/20 (55%) |
| Other |
1/16 (6%) |
1/20 (5%) |
| No answer | 0 | 1 |
| |
How do you log sample temperature when shipping samples |
|
|---|---|---|
| Q6—MR | HBM4EU (n = 36) | ESBB (n = 28) |
| No logging |
20/31 (65%) |
14/26 (54%) |
| Continuous logging |
7/31 (23%) |
9/26 (35%) |
| Logging at sending and reception |
6/31 (19%) |
6/26 (23%) |
| No answer | 5 | 2 |
Presented are the type of question (SC; MR), the total number of survey participants, as well as ratio and percentage (in brackets) of survey participants choosing a given answer. The number of survey participants not providing an answer is noted under “no answer.”
The information marked in bold is the most relevant result.