Sample Submission and Sample Shipping
Follow these three simple steps for sample submission and sample shipping to our Accugenix® laboratories for accurate, rapid microbial identification and strain typing results.
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Step 1. Sample Preparation
Depending on the testing service required, we have multiple options for preparing your samples for submission and shipping. Simply determine the service and preferred method of sample preparation, and our guides will assist you with the process.
From the table below, determine the testing you would like and the sample preparation method available. Click on the guides to assist you with the process.
Services & Technology AccuGENX-ID® AccuPRO-ID® AccuGENX-ST® Live Culture YES YES YES Alkaline Lysis DNA Extraction YES NO YES Dried Ethanol Prep YES YES YES Liquid Ethanol Prep YES YES YES DNA Extraction (Commercial System) YES NO YES -
Step 2. Completing the Identification Request
Sample submission for any of our services can be done directly through our Customer Web Portal. If you would like us to set up a web portal account for you or if you need assistance filling out the forms, please contact Technical Support at 1.800.886.9654 or 1.302.292.8888. Alternatively, you can contact us via email at [email protected]. We are here to help you.
An Identification Request Form (IRF) must be completed in order to process your sample submission and to complete your sample shipping procedure to Accugenix laboratories. The IRF should be completed using our Accugenix Customer Web Portal.
The web portal makes sample submissions easy and reduces redundant entries of information over time. Your stored demographic information is automatically populated to save time and increase efficiency. Our portal is compliant with FDA 21 CFR Part 11 and offers the highest level of data encryption plus secured login and password credentials to safeguard your confidential information, reports and data.
Be sure to print out the Identification Request Form (IRF) and include a copy with the samples being shipped.
To learn more about the Accugenix Customer Web Portal, go to myaccount.accugenix.com
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Step 3. Sample Shipping
We will assist you with packing your samples and shipping them from anywhere in the world. There are detailed guides that also describe handling individual types of sample preparations.
Follow these simple tips for sample shipping to ensure your samples arrive intact and ready to be processed upon arrival at the Accugenix laboratory:
- Ensure that the codes on your samples match the sample identification codes on the Identification Request Form (IRF)
- Enclose a completed and signed IRF with each shipment
- Use triple containment with absorbent material when shipping live organisms
- Pack samples with cushioning material to prevent damage in shipping
- Ship for overnight delivery or early morning delivery for same-day TAT results
- We recommend ambient temperature for sample shipment.
Download one of the guides below for detailed instructions for sample shipment.- Guide to Shipping Samples – Within the US
- Guide to Shipping Samples – EU to USA
- Guide to Shipping Samples – International (non-EU) to USA
- Guide to Shipping Samples – Canada to USA
- Guide to Shipping Samples – Within the EU to Charles River
- Guide to Shipping Samples – International (non-EU) to Charles River Europe
- Guide to Shipping Samples – Latin America to USA
- Guide to Shipping Samples – Singapore
- Guide to Shipping NGS Samples – Global
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Addresses for Sample Shipment
North and South America*:
Charles River, USA
614 Interchange Boulevard
Newark, DE 19711 USAAustralia:
Charles River Laboratories Australia Pty Ltd.
6 Anzed Court
Mulgrave
VIC 3170Brazil:
Charles River Brasil
Av. Manuel Bandeira, 291 - Bloco C, Cjs. 12/13
Vila Leopoldina, São Paulo – SPFrance*:
Charles River
9 Allée Moulin Berger
69130 Ecully
FranceGermany:
Charles River Microbial Solutions Germany GmbH
Labor Accugenix
Detlev-Karsten-Rohwedder Strasse 7
41564 Kaarst
GermanyIndia*:
Charles River India Pvt. Ltd.
502, Lakhani's Centrium, Plot No. 27,
Sector 15, CBD Belapur,
Navi Mumbai – 400 614Ireland*:
Charles River
Unit 649
Greenogue Business Park
Rathcoole, Dublin
D24 NF21, IrelandKorea*:
Charles River
S13, Sondgo Technopark IT Center
32 Songdogwahak-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, 21984
KoreaSingapore*:
Charles River Endotoxin and Microbial Detection Singapore Pte Ltd.
33 Ubi Avenue 3
#06-17/18 Vertex (Tower B)
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Turnaround Time (TAT)
Our turnaround times are based on business days. We offer same-day through 5-day TATs. Click on the links below for detailed explanations of turnaround times for results.
Charles River, Newark, DE (US) – Accugenix
Charles River, Europe – Accugenix
Charles River, Australia – Accugenix
Charles River, India – Accugenix
Charles River, Brazil – Accugenix
Charles River, Singapore – Accugenix
For same-day TAT results (BACSEQ-0, FUNITS-0 or ACCUPRO-ID-0), we require notification prior to the arrival of your samples. Please contact the appropriate location:Charles River, Delaware, Newark (USA) – Accugenix
- Contact Technical Support at +1.302.292.8888 with the shipper and tracking number
- Samples must be shipped for arrival at Charles River by 8:30 AM ET.
- We cannot guarantee results by 5:00 PM ET for samples received later than 8:30 AM ET.
- Results for same-day TAT samples received after 8:30 AM ET will be sent as soon as available; however, no later than 12:00 PM ET the next business day (same-day TAT charge will still apply).
Charles River, Ecully, France – Accugenix- Contact +33 (0) 474 01 6932 with the shipper and tracking number
- Samples must be shipped for arrival at our Charles River, France facility by 8:30 AM Central European Time (CET).
- We cannot guarantee results by 24:00 CET for samples received later than 8:30 AM CET.
- Results for same-day TAT samples received after 8:30 Central European Time (CET) will be sent as soon as available the next business day (same-day TAT charge will still apply).
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