Qualification risk
A capable investigator may lose an opportunity because the site lacks a refrigerator, a −20 °C freezer or ultra-low storage.
Anhydras Cold Chain Readiness
A turnkey cold-chain service for CROs, Sponsors and research sites — hospitals and private centres of every size — built on BIOBASE equipment.
One package · included in start-up costs or purchased directly, in instalments
The site-readiness gap
Cold storage can decide whether a site is feasible
Study teams increasingly expect sites to demonstrate reliable, documented temperature-controlled storage during feasibility and start-up.
Sponsor logistics
Equipment is often rented from the Sponsor for the study only, then reclaimed at closeout — adding sourcing, delivery, installation and retrieval to the critical path.
Unequal access
Smaller private centres and hospitals may have patients and investigators, but not the infrastructure budget.
The Anhydras service
One local route from requirement to operational handover
Anhydras packages BIOBASE cold-storage equipment with the practical work needed to make it usable at the site. The final scope is defined per study, facility and contract.
Assess
Match protocol temperature ranges, capacity, room constraints, power and documentation expectations.
Deploy
Supply the selected equipment and coordinate delivery, placement, commissioning and handover.
Support
Add qualification, calibration, monitoring, maintenance and contingency modules when required.
Service architecture
A modular package, not a catalogue sale
CROs, Sponsors and sites can procure only the modules needed for a specific study, or build permanent site capability.
Readiness
- Requirement review
- Site survey
- Configuration proposal
- Commercial plan
Deployment
- Equipment supply
- Delivery coordination
- Installation handover
- Manufacturer documentation
Assurance options
- Calibration or mapping
- Qualification support
- Monitoring and alerts
- Maintenance and backup planning
BIOBASE equipment platform
Three temperature tiers cover common study needs
+2…+8°C
Discuss this tier
Laboratory and pharmacy refrigerator
BIOBASE BPR-5V368
Vaccines, sera, reagents. Electrically heated glass door, forced-air cooling holding uniformity within ±2 °C, automatic defrost and an 8-hour power-failure alarm.
- Capacity
- 368 L
- Uniformity
- ≤2 °C
- Shelves
- 5
- Power
- 230 W
Full specifications
| Temperature range | +2 °C … +8 °C |
|---|---|
| Accuracy | 0.1 °C |
| Stability | ≤3 °C |
| Recovery to 8 °C (32 °C ambient) | ≤15 min |
| Pull-down to 6 °C (32 °C ambient) | ≤70 min |
| Control / display | Microprocessor, LED |
| Alarms | High/low temperature, thermostat fault, door open, power failure (8 h) |
| Refrigeration | Air cooling, forced air; automatic defrost |
| Refrigerant | R600a, 45 g |
| Interior / exterior | Sprayed steel plate |
| Door | Electrically heated glass |
| Power supply | 220 V / 50 Hz standard; 110 V 60 Hz with external transformer |
| Interfaces | Test hole, USB |
| Options | RS485, printer, temperature recorder |
| External dimensions (W×D×H) | 650 × 600 × 2010 mm |
| Internal dimensions (W×D×H) | 566 × 475 × 1290 mm |
| Net / gross weight | 90 / 105 kg |
−10…−25°C
Discuss this tier
Laboratory freezer
BIOBASE BDF-25V100
Working samples, kits. Compact, with a small footprint and three interior drawers; pull-down to −25 °C in under an hour and a half.
- Capacity
- 100 L
- Uniformity
- ≤3 °C
- Drawers
- 3
- Power
- 100 W
Full specifications
| Temperature range | −10 °C … −25 °C |
|---|---|
| Accuracy | 0.1 °C |
| Stability | ≤3 °C |
| Recovery to −22 °C (25 °C ambient) | ≤15 min |
| Pull-down to −25 °C (25 °C ambient) | ≤1.5 h |
| Control / display | Microprocessor, LED |
| Alarms | High/low temperature, power failure, thermostat fault, door open |
| Refrigeration | Direct cooling, single compressor; manual defrost |
| Refrigerant | R600a, 48 g |
| Interior / exterior | HIPS / pre-coated steel plate |
| Door | Outer integral foam door |
| Power supply | 220 V / 50 Hz standard; 110/220 V 60 Hz optional |
| Interfaces | Test hole |
| Options | Temperature recorder |
| External dimensions (W×D×H) | 600 × 620 × 870 mm |
| Internal dimensions (W×D×H) | 410 × 440 × 630 mm |
| Net / gross weight | 37.5 / 39.5 kg |
−40…−86°C
Discuss this tier
Ultra-low temperature freezer
BIOBASE BDF-86V168T
Long-term biological storage. Dual compressor, SUS304 stainless steel interior with three insulated inner doors, a 72-hour power-failure alarm and provision for a liquid nitrogen backup system.
- Capacity
- 168 L
- Uniformity
- ±4 °C
- Shelves
- 2
- Power
- 830 W
Full specifications
| Temperature range | −40 °C … −86 °C |
|---|---|
| Accuracy | 0.1 °C |
| Stability | ≤6 °C |
| Recovery to −75 °C (25 °C ambient) | ≤30 min |
| Pull-down to −80 °C (25 °C ambient) | ≤7 h |
| Control / display | Microprocessor, LCD |
| Alarms | High/low temperature, thermostat fault, door open, power failure (72 h) |
| Refrigeration | Direct cooling, two compressors; manual defrost |
| Refrigerant | R290 / R170, 183 g |
| Interior / exterior | SUS304 stainless steel / sprayed steel plate |
| Doors | 1 outer foam door, 3 stainless steel inner doors |
| Power supply | 220 V / 50 Hz standard; 110/220 V 60 Hz optional |
| Interfaces | 2 test ports, USB, RS485 |
| Options | Liquid nitrogen backup system, temperature recorder |
| External dimensions (W×D×H) | 844 × 807 × 1594 mm |
| Internal dimensions (W×D×H) | 465 × 455 × 820 mm |
| Net / gross weight | 196 / 253 kg |
Specifications are drawn from the supplied BIOBASE material and are reconfirmed at quotation.
Delivery model
A clear path from feasibility to site activation
- 01
Protocol requirement
Temperature, capacity, samples, retention period and study timelines.
- 02
Site assessment
Space, access, ventilation, electrical load and operational ownership.
- 03
Configured proposal
Equipment, accessories, documentation, service modules and funding route.
- 04
Deployment
Delivery, placement, commissioning and agreed qualification activities.
- 05
Operational handover
Site records, training evidence and ongoing support plan, as contracted.
Commercial routes
The infrastructure can follow the study or stay with the site
Every route delivers the same turnkey package — equipment, deployment and support — never a stand-alone equipment sale. Only who pays, and when, changes.
Sponsor / CRO funded
A study-specific package contracted centrally or reimbursed as an approved site start-up cost.
Site purchase
The institution acquires permanent infrastructure and can use it across future studies.
Instalment route
A staged payment option may reduce the immediate capital burden, subject to commercial approval.
Availability and financing terms remain subject to quotation and approval.
Value by stakeholder
One service removes different barriers
Sponsor
Faster access to capable sites; fewer equipment logistics managed by the study team; a local point of coordination.
CRO
A practical answer during feasibility; clearer start-up planning; consistent local sourcing across sites.
Research site
Access to required infrastructure without waiting for sponsor-owned equipment; a durable capability for future trials.
Hospital / investigator
A route to qualify sites that already have the patients and clinical expertise but lack dedicated cold storage.
Qualification dossier
Documentation is defined before the equipment is ordered
The project scope can be aligned with Sponsor or CRO requirements. No qualification, validation or monitoring claim should be assumed unless it is included in the signed scope.
Equipment record
- Model and serial number
- Manufacturer specifications
- Manuals and warranty documents
Site records
- Placement and commissioning
- Calibration or mapping certificates
- Training and SOP integration
Operational controls
- Temperature records
- Alarm escalation
- Maintenance and contingency plan
27 NOV 2026 · BUCHAREST
A local cold-chain route for every research site
Anhydras will introduce the service at the 18th Bucharest International Clinical Trials Symposium on 27 November 2026 in Bucharest.
- Portfolio or study-specific site requirements
- Pilot deployment at one or more Romanian sites
- Preferred commercial and service model
- Financing route: start-up cost, direct purchase or instalments
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