Astoriom acquires Sampled’s UK stability storage business
Astoriom, a global leader in sample stability and biorepository storage for scientific research and consumer products, has acquired Roylance Stability Storage Limited and Roylance Scientific Limited. The two companies are the UK operations of life sciences stability storage provider Sampled and are based in Glasgow. Astoriom said the deal broadens its coverage, adds technical expertise and increases operational resilience for safeguarding the samples, materials and equipment that underpin scientific research and product innovation. The financial terms were not disclosed.
Continuity for Glasgow customers
Astoriom has more than 30 years’ experience providing outsourced sample storage services and technical support. It will now provide customers using Sampled’s Glasgow facility with secure, compliant and quality-led storage environments, supported by continuous monitoring, inventory controls and business continuity systems at its flagship UK facility in Rochdale.
Will Edwards, CEO of Astoriom, said: “We understand how important continuity, responsiveness and technical expertise is to ensure the security, integrity, traceability and required storage conditions of valuable samples at all times. Our utmost priority throughout this process is to maintain continuity of service, building upon the strong foundation Sampled has put in place, while providing access to the additional expertise, resources and capabilities available through Astoriom.”
Will Edwards, CEO of Astoriom
Acquisition-led growth
Supported by Limerston Capital, a UK mid-market private equity investment firm, Astoriom has grown considerably over the past two years through a long-term, international acquisition-led approach. Earlier deals include UK-based MTS Cryo Stores and Cool Repair Scientific UK, the biorepository solutions of USA-based Flagship Biosciences, and Precision Stability Storage. The company has also launched and expanded a cryo suite at its Tramore site in Ireland.
Zach Taylor, Investment Director at Limerston Capital, commented: “This acquisition is a strong continuation of Astoriom’s buy-and-build strategy. The addition of Sampled’s UK business deepens Astoriom’s stability storage and biorepository capabilities, further cementing its position as a trusted, quality-led partner of outsourced storage solutions.”
Sampled’s next phase
John DelliSanti, CEO and Chair of Sampled, said the stability storage services of Roylance Stability Storage have supported pharmaceutical customers across the UK for many years. He noted: “This transition also allows Sampled to further focus on its core strengths in biobanking, multiomics, and clinical sample management services from its headquarters in Piscataway, New Jersey, USA positioning both organisations for continued success.”
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