The ZAS Infrastructure
Powerful in structure, excellent in performance
From logistics with our own fleet to 50+ high security archives, we have everything in place for seamless handling of any archiving need. Leverage our comprehensive infrastructure and enjoy peace of mind, whether it’s operational efficiency, on-demand scalability, short lead times, or competitive pricing.
Logistics
EU-wide pick-up and retrieval logistics are expertly managed by the ZAS fleet or by partners on a global level. We seamlessly handle all your logistics needs, ensuring a comprehensive solution with clear legal oversight.
- On demand GxP (GMP, GLP, GCP)-compliant transport operated by trained professionals
- Responsibility transitions to ZAS immediately upon handover
- Temperature-control
- Seamless track and trace from the moment of handover
- International organization of import permissions and transfer agreements from outside the EU
50+ High Security Archives
50+ specifically qualified archive rooms with multi-layered safety measures protect your archives and safeguard every single good.
- CO2 fire protection in selected areas
- Storage rooms equipped with units for heating, cooling, freezing, and liquid nitrogen storage,
- Temperature range from -196°C to +40°C
- e.g. climatized GxP paper archives, safes for data carriers, tissue block archives, non-GxP archives, wet tissue sample archives, slides archives
- Biosafety Level 2 rooms and laboratories
- Genetic engineering safety area S2
- Room qualification incl. temperature mapping
Administration
- Consolidated Telesto online client interface
- Seamless registration, indexing, and handling
- Periodic consistency and integrity controls
- Complete life cycle management
- Compliant destruction
- Autoclave for GMO material
Certified laboratory
Our in-house GCP/GLP-certified lab possesses all the necessary certifications to meticulously control and, if necessary, rescue the integrity of samples.
- Consistency control of samples
- Wet sample refilling
- Sample rescue
- Destruction of GMOs
Qualified and Validated Computerized Systems
Our GxP understanding follows requirements on IT software validation and system qualification especially defined in GLP and GMP legislation and guidelines.
- Software validation according to GAMP5
- Hardware qualification
- Qualified server hardware, on-premise in test facility