South East Asian Influenza Clinical Research Network (SEAICRN)

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Brady teams up with Axiope software to develop complex labeling, barcoding, and data cataloging system for
international influenza study.

The South East Asian Influenza Clinical Research Network (SEAICRN) is an international, multidisciplinary collaborative partnership funded through Oxford University by The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

SEAICRN is conducting an international study of an influenza treatment that may hold promise for the treatment of both severe and avian influenza in adults and children.Brady teamed up with Axiope, a leading provider of data management solutions for laboratories, to develop a sample labeling, barcoding, and tracking system that would allow the research team to coordinate data between eleven hospitals and seven labs working with hundreds of study participants across four countries.

SEAICRN, which aims to perform Good Clinical Practice (GCP) clinical studies on influenza, is a partnership of 11 hospitals in Bangkok, HCMC, Hanoi, Jakarta, and Bethesda, and the University of Oxford, NIH, Wellcome Trust, and WHO. SEAICRN contracted with Brady and Axiope to develop the extensive sample labeling and data management system required for their work.

Brady and Axiope first came together at a scientific conference several years ago. Axiope is the company that developed the Catalyzer software platform, the first comprehensive solution for laboratory data management, including inventory management and sample tracking, image management, and electronic lab notebook applications. Axiope identified Brady as the largest supplier of labels, labeling software, printers, and barcoding technology to the biomedical market. Both companies realized that each offered important components in the full spectrum of inventory data management.

According to Nigel Goddard, Director of Business Development at Axiope, "There wasn't the demand for cataloging software until a couple of years ago. But now, the time has come. Being able to put barcodes on things isn't enough - you can't manage it without a cataloging system."

The labeling and data tracking system for the SEAICRN study was developed and put into use within six months - an incredible accomplishment for a project of this scope. In November 2006, the SEAICRN agreed to work with both Brady and Axiope to create the labeling and sample tracking system they needed for the study. Working together, the two companies had labels and software ready for the researcher's first participant screening in April of 2007, including 90 sets of pre-printed labels for each of the eleven sample collection sites.

The size, complex design, and far-flung locations of the study presented particular sample labeling and cataloging challenges. The seven participating labs include one in the USA, two in Thailand, three in Vietnam, and one in Indonesia, each using multiple clinics to screen thousands of individuals in order to find 600 participants who fit the study's parameters and who will agree to participate in the study process.

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