A tiny p-Chip on a fingertip next to an Avantor laboratory tube.

Life sciences

Identity that stays
with the workflow.

Connect specimens and consumables with their authorized records at the handoffs where identity matters most.

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01

Laboratory operations

Identify slides, tissue cassettes, vials and other carriers at the point of work.

02

Biorepositories

Evaluate readability in your cold-storage environment, including the effect of frost and ice.

03

Patient-specific workflows

Support recorded identity checks at custody changes and critical transfers.

From collection to result

Every handoff is a chance
to confirm the connection.

Specimens move through containers, processes, storage locations and systems. A fixed identifier on the carrier helps confirm which registered item is present at each checkpoint.

When material moves to a new container, an explicit association step connects the source and destination records. The chip identifies the carrier; controlled procedures establish the identity of its contents.

Read the published biorepository study (opens in a new tab)
Laboratory vials, tubes, slides, a rack and microplate with small identity chips.

A configured workflow

Read. Match. Record.

Each checkpoint connects the physical item with the record the process expects.

  1. 01

    Register

    Associate the tagged carrier with the authorized accession or material record.

  2. 02

    Verify

    Read the identity at receipt, processing, transfer or storage.

  3. 03

    Record

    Connect the outcome to your LIMS or other configured system.

Application questions

Know what
to expect.

Are Smart Consumables available for my application?

Avantor and p-Chip announced a co-development collaboration in October 2025. Product-family availability and evaluation options are confirmed during an application review.

Does the chip identify the specimen itself?

The chip identifies the tagged container or carrier. Initial registration, material transfers and the configured record relationships establish the connection to the specimen.

Will I need to change my laboratory systems?

The integration is scoped around your existing system of record. Interfaces, qualification and workflow changes depend on the configuration.

Let’s make it work

Start with one
critical checkpoint.

Tell us what you need to identify, what it has to withstand, and where the record needs to go.

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