If you've visited Lyon, France, you may have explored one of its hidden passageways: the traboules. These unique corridors, connecting buildings and courtyards, date back to the 4th century and allowed people at the time faster access to the town’s fresh water sources.
Just as traboules simplify navigation through Lyon’s complex urban layout, the UNIBIO Laboratory Group has adopted a new solution to navigate the complexity of hematology analysis and enhance operational efficiency. As one of France's largest chain laboratories, UNIBIO once faced significant challenges in optimizing workflow. Those challenges are now a thing of the past, and a smoother flow has emerged in their operations.
The Future of Hematology
One Technician, Total Automation
Guillaume Huret
Head of Hematology Department, UNIBIO
Every day, we process around 2,500 complete blood counts and 500 ESR tests. One of our key goals is to efficiently manage this high sample volume while ensuring quality results. The Mindray CAL 8000 All-in-One Solution has helped us achieve this.
Walking into UNIBIO’s central hub in Lyon, you won’t see the hectic scene of laboratory technicians bustling about amidst a flood of samples. Instead, there’s only one staff member effortlessly working on the Mindray CAL8000 Cellular Analysis Line, which efficiently transports and processes samples with ease.
The CAL 8000 All-in-One Solution has taken laboratory automation to the next level at UNIBIO. By integrating fully automated modules—including hematology analyzers, slide makers and strainers, digital cell morphology analyzers, and the new TM-1000 Sample Processing System—the high-performance line allows the lab to efficiently manage high sample volumes with just one technician. This streamlined approach has not only reduced operating costs for UNIBIO but also improved the overall quality of laboratory management.
Additionally, the All-in-One Solution can automatically generate CBC and ESR results from a single EDTA tube of sample, enhancing productivity and reducing the waiting time for patients to receive their reports.
From Chaos to Clarity
Sample Management Simplified
Nicolas Varenne
Lab Technician, UNIBIO
I can now load all my samples in bulk, and the TM-1000 organizes them onto racks for analysis.
Like many laboratories, sample management before and after analysis was once a tedious and time-consuming task at UNIBIO. However, with the TM-1000 Sample Processing System, managing samples has become a much simpler process. This system offers features like bulk loading, auto scanning and registration, intelligent track scheduling for urgent samples, as well as automatic tube sorting for storage, which effectively streamline the pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical phases with unmatched efficiency, all while ensuring the safety of staff.
The CR-30 Concentrated Reagent Delivery System, integrated with the CAL 8000, has transformed reagent management at UNIBIO. By utilizing a 30-times concentrated diluent, it reduces the frequency of reagent replacement from an average of every 2-3 days to just once every two weeks, saving time and ensuring a continuous workflow for the CAL 8000. The system provides efficient and reliable dilution preparation, ensuring stable performance of diluted reagents while remaining easy and safe to operate. Additionally, it enables real-time monitoring of reagent status, including water quality, conductivity, and concentration, thereby ensuring the accuracy of test results.
Precision Counts
Elevating Platelet Testing Standards
Guillaume Huret
Head of Hematology Department, UNIBIO
The depolymerization technique for platelet aggregates, combined with accurate platelet counting, has significantly reduced the number of slides we need to examine under the microscope.
Accurate platelet count testing presents a substantial challenge for laboratories. Mindray addresses this issue with a comprehensive, automated PLT solution that integrates innovative analysis technologies, automation, and advanced algorithms, ensuring precise and reliable platelet count results.
The MC-80 Digital Cell Morphology Analyzer is another exciting addition to UNIBIO’s toolkit, designed to boost both efficiency and accuracy in the lab. With its ability to deliver clear images, the MC-80 captures cellular abnormalities with remarkable detail. Thanks to its advanced algorithms, this powerful analyzer facilitates the precise identification of various cell types at high throughput, driving productivity to new heights.
Managing diagnostic data can often be a time-consuming task. However, with the labXpert software on the CAL 8000, UNIBIO staff can now benefit from real-time integration and seamless sharing of test results. This enables efficient data review from multiple locations, significantly enhancing workflow efficiency and saving valuable time.
A Shared Vision for Improved Patient Care
Samuel Granjon
CEO, UNIBIO
UNIBIO's values of independence, closeness, and performance align with Mindray's, all aimed at ensuring fast, reliable results for the health of our patients.
Since the introduction of the CAL 8000 All-in-One Solution, UNIBIO has experienced remarkable improvement in testing efficiency and operational performance. This collaboration between Mindray and UNIBIO exemplifies a shared vision: harnessing advanced technology to create a future that is not only more efficient and accurate but also smarter in healthcare delivery.
