iSpecimen and TriMetis Life Sciences Announce Strategic Partnership to Help Transform Tissue-Based Research

Partnership Aims to Optimize Quality Control and Assurance Through Digital AI Histopathology Services

LEXINGTON, Mass., Jan. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- iSpecimen Inc. (Nasdaq: ISPC) (“iSpecimen” or the “Company”), an online global marketplace that connects scientists requiring biospecimens for medical research with a network of healthcare specimen providers, announced today that it entered into a pilot program agreement with TriMetis Life Sciences, LLC (“TriMetis”), a provider of digital pathology, laboratory and AI workflow and automation solutions for hospitals, pathology, diagnostic and pharmaceutical companies. This agreement aims to establish a strategic partnership between iSpecimen and TriMetis, providing opportunities for iSpecimen, its suppliers and customers to utilize technology solutions from TriMetis.

By combining iSpecimen’s global network of suppliers and researchers with TriMetis’ AI-powered, automated digital pathology solutions, this partnership is working to address industry challenges, reduce the risk of errors associated with manual processes and revolutionize tissue assessment for preclinical research.

Focusing initially on a substantial subset of solid tumor types utilizing TriMetis’ Computer-Assisted Pathology (TCAP) Quality Control AI, the partnership will help standardize and enhance tissue sample evaluation. This initiative will make significant strides in the comprehensive analysis of cancer tissues through the integration of Immunohistochemical (“IHC”) Methods and Fluorescent in Situ Hybridization (“FISH”) assessments. This is accomplished by providing researchers and suppliers access to TriMetis’ ARCH Ecosystem, including the ARCH Marketplace and ARCH LabFlow for end-to-end management of digital images, biospecimens, associated data and AI-enhanced information via the integration of TriMetis’ solutions into iSpecimen’s platform. The data and these visuals are crucial for researchers to make informed decisions, ensuring they choose the samples that fit their specific research needs.

“This pilot program exemplifies the fusion of two online portals, leveraging cutting-edge technological tools to both enhance customer service and elevate industry standards,” said Tracy Curley, Chief Executive Officer of iSpecimen. Ms. Curley continued, “For both iSpecimen and TriMetis, the focus is first and foremost on establishing best practices for quality control and assurance. By incorporating AI readings and images, our goal is to enhance the standardization of tissue-based oncology samples on the iSpecimen Marketplace, contributing to a transformative shift in the quality assessments of tissue samples. Our collaboration with TriMetis represents a milestone in advancing tissue research quality, streamlining procurement processes and setting new industry-wide benchmarks through this innovative process that will further increase accuracy.”