Sample Handling in Tennessee

Strategic Lab Partners (SLP) is a US-based, FDA-registered kitting and logistics provider headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. The company designs, manufactures, and distributes custom healthcare kits for clinical trials, decentralized research programs, precision medicine initiatives, and direct-to-consumer health programs. SLP specializes in FDA Class I & II specimen collection and transport devices, including saliva sampling kits, DNA/RNA collection systems, and multi-analyte panel containers. The company has delivered over 55 million kits to more than 400 clients worldwide. SLP's core offering is Universal Kitting—a fully integrated ecosystem combining protocol-to-kit translation, FDA-registered production, serialized kit assembly, private labeling, nationwide 3PL fulfillment, climate-controlled warehousing, and real-time chain-of-custody tracking via the proprietary SLP CONNECT™ digital platform. Services include supply chain analysis, cost savings modeling, bulk healthcare supplies sourcing, and lab partner introduction. SLP CONNECT™ provides scan-based chain-of-custody from kit assembly through final dataset delivery, inventory management, shipment visibility, and exception alerting. The company emphasizes pre-analytical integrity, reduced specimen redraws, improved clinic and OR efficiency, and regulatory compliance (FDA, IVDR). Target markets include women's health programs, biotech firms, clinical research organizations, government services, retail health providers, and multi-omics research centers. SLP operates a centralized production hub in Tennessee with controlled nationwide distribution and secure warehousing infrastructure.

Starplex Scientific Corp. is a manufacturer of leakproof specimen collection and transport containers, microbial and viral collection systems, and premium pharmaceutical/nutraceutical bottles. The company produces a comprehensive range of medical devices and consumables for laboratory, clinical, and healthcare facility use, including specimen containers, swabs, transport vials, and specialized collection systems. Key product lines include StarCLICK100™, Leakbuster™ containers, Starswabs II® bacteriology systems, Multitrans transport media for viruses and intracellular organisms, Histoplex™ cytology containers, Sanicult environmental sampling systems, VersaTube™ digestion products, and Starplex Pharma Bottles. The company operates manufacturing facilities in Canada and the southeastern United States, employing stringent safety and quality protocols with automation and capacity management to serve thousands of hospitals, laboratories, and healthcare facilities. Starplex maintains industry certifications appropriate to medical device manufacturing and disposable production. The company is focused on innovative, reliable solutions for specimen collection, transportation, and packaging across multiple facets of the healthcare industry.