Genefast s.r.l. (Laboratorio Genefast)

Test Discovery- GTP In House Testing ISO Accredited/LAB ISO Accredited/tests Non-Participant Other Recognized Accreditation Out Sourced Testing

General Information

Name

Data Up to Date

2019

GTP Code

LG1

URL

https://www.genefast.com

info@genefast.com

Telephone

+39 0543705473

Address

Via Jolanda Baldassari, 6

City

Forlì (FC)

Zip Code/ Postal Code

47122

Country

Italy

Participant Since:

2019

People

Staff Counts

6 to 10

Lab/Company Director

Maria Elena Turba

Lab/Company Director Profile

qualified in Veterinary Medicine in 2003, PhD in " Biotechnology applications in neurophysiology" in 2007. In 2013, she earned an Executive Master on Business Administration at the Bologna Business School. Research activities are focused on the molecular basis of neoplastic disorders in companion animals. Maria Elena?s other area of interest is the developing of new molecular diagnostic method for infectious and genetic diseases and qualitative traits detection and antibiotic resistance.

Lead Scientist/ Geneticist

Fabio Gentilini

Lead Scientist/ Geneticist Profile

Expert from University of Bologna

Lead Veterinarian

Maria Elena Turba

Laboratory Manager

Maria Elena Turba

Qualified Laboratory Technicians

Yes

Description of Lab Tech Qualifications

Degree in biotechnology

Licensed veterinarian(s)

Yes

Quality Indicators - GTP

Non-Participant

Year Established

2003

In House Testing

Out Sourced Testing

Out Sourced Lab(s) in HGTD

Yes

ISO Accredited/LAB

ISO Accredited/tests

Number of Tests with ISO/ details

ISO Info

ISO17025

Other Recognized Accreditation

Details of Other Accreditation

Italian official Kennel Club for DNA banking and parentage verification

Laboratory SOPs

Yes

ISAG Parentage Panel Used

Yes

GTP Service Description

>90% of tests done in house

Outsourced Lab(s) Accredited

Yes

Quality Indicators - Procedures/ Services

Sample collected by - GTP specific

Breeders, owners, referral centres or laboratory

Sample Identification

We have a software dedicated to medical application and samples management; this software creates a sequential number and a label with this number is applied to the sample, to its accompanying form and the tubes employed on the downstream applications. We register name of animal, sex, species, breed, chip, pedigree number, age, name of owner, name of billing address

Animal ID/ Sample Submission

Samples must be accompanied by our request form signed by the vet and the owner; in our registration procedure sample must be checked on order to verify correspondence between name on the request and name on the form; then a label is applied on both, and at the moment of first sample processing lab technician does a further check for sample id and analysis choice (to avoid any unrequired processing due to technical misunderstanding). In case of error by the vet/owner concerning type of analysis, breed-specificity or type of matrix, samples are pending till errors are solved

Animal ID/ by GTP

Samples are identified by a label with a code that identifies in an unambiguous way that sample; original sample, if possible, is kept stored for at least 12 months; in case of DNA/RNA samples they are stored for at least 3 years

Techincal handling proceedures - GTP specific

Label printed with unique serial number on primary tube and secondary tubes; after sample registration software generates a working file with the indication of the analysis list of each sample registered in the same day; this working file accompanying samples throughout all the analysis phases with recording special annotation, comments and results that are finally inserted in the software, validated and sent to the client. Samples are then kept stored till 3 years, if required for repetitions.

Test Result information

In the report there is our internal unique code with the date of registration; all the signaling info registered; name of analysis and the number of the corresponding method number; results; quality control results; comment on how to interpret the analysis; special notes

Test results provided to

In general results are sent to the person who committed the analysis; we can share with other people if clearly stated in the request form

Test Faults Protocol

Yes

Faults Protocol Details

For each analysis we run an internal control for sample quality checking and an analysis positive and negative controls

Results Query Protocol

We have a special form that client has to fill to report a discrepancy or unexpected result or delayed results, etc?

Laboratory Mishandling Protocol

Quality Assurance and Issue Resolution

When a client fills in the complaining form and it is demonstrated that a complaint is proved, we undertake a formal and technical revision (primarily sample identification, working file checking, raw data control, correspondence between results indicated in the working file and in the software). If we discover a glitch or an error we guarantee to refund to the client the entire price of the analysis; if we do not find any type of problem we offer to the client to send us a new sample for a second check for free; if the result is confirmed we further send the sample to a second laboratory

Contact for Queries

info@genefast.com

Breeding Advice

Advice Details

In our price list there is the indication of the specific breeds for a test; at the moment of sample registration our procedure includes breed checking for the required test; in case of incongruity, the owner/breeder/vet is alerted

Research

Test Discovery- GTP

Test Discovery Details

We have discovered 2 genetic disorder; Bernard-Souliere in Cocker Spaniel and Ligneous Conjunctivitis

Ethics Committee/Board

Test Development In-House

Research Collaborator

We have regular collaborations with 3 Italian Veterinary Faculties (Bologna, Pisa and Camerino); furthermore we have some occasional collaborations with non-Italian veterinary faculties

Refereed Publications list

Please see Turba Me on Pubmed for the peer reviewed publications of the laboratory