Abstract: The present invention relates to a sampling housing and to a modular controller formed by this sampling housing when it is connected to a control station. This housing comprises a device supporting an assembly (3) consisting of a well plate (4), of a cap adapter (5) comprising as many orifices as there are wells and arranged on said well plate (4), and of caps (6), each cap (6) cooperating with a single well of the plate (4). The invention is applicable in the field of analyzing biological samples.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for analyzing solid biological elements and to a device for implementing same. The device comprises a plate (1) of tubes, the lower ends (2) of which are perforated and the upper ends (4) of which are open on the tube plate (1) to allow the introduction of an element to be analyzed (5), a deep-well plate (6) into which the tube plate (1) is inserted and a lifter (7) for raising the tube plate (1) from the deep-well plate (6). Each tube (3) in the tube plate (1) comprises at least one opening (9) toward its upper end (4) to allow air to pass through and each tube (3) can be closed at its upper end (4) with a stopper (8). The invention is applicable particularly in the medical, agri-food and forensic science fields.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for the ambient-temperature storage of biological material, comprising at least one container (1) formed by a base (5) and a side wall. The internal side wall of the container (1) comprises a means for maintaining a substrate, such as a ring (3), above and separate from the base of the container, said substrate being suitable for containing the biological material to be stored. The present invention also relates to a device for the ambient temperature storage of biological material, comprising an assembly (4) rigidly secured to a plurality of devices according to the invention, and a device for archiving biological materials, which can receive at least two assemblies (4) according to the invention. The present invention further relates to a method for storing biological material and a method for unarchiving biological material.

Abstract: A device for collecting biological material, characterized in that it comprises a rod having, at one end, a dry absorbent body having a surface area of between approximately 1 and approximately 3.14 mm2, said absorbent body comprising surfactants and denaturing agents. The present invention also relates to the use of said device for sampling biological material from a biological trace having any surface area greater than a micro surface area of around 1 mm2 or having any volume greater than a micro-volume of around 1 microliter, and to a method for collecting biological material and a method for collecting and analyzing and/or identifying biological material, comprising a step of putting said device in contact with said biological material.

Abstract: A device for collecting biological material, characterized in that it comprises a rod having, at one end, a dry absorbent body having a surface area of between approximately 1 and approximately 3.14 mm2, said absorbent body comprising surfactants and denaturing agents. The present invention also relates to the use of said device for sampling biological material from a biological trace having any surface area greater than a micro surface area of around 1 mm2 or having any volume greater than a micro-volume of around 1 microliter, and to a method for collecting biological material and a method for collecting and analyzing and/or identifying biological material, comprising a step of putting said device in contact with said biological material.