ACM Medical Laboratory, one of New York State’s largest clinical laboratories, partnered with Diamond Packaging to produce ACM’s new KitKaddy™, which streamlines the distribution of diagnostic specimen kits for clinical trials. This relationship ensures that healthcare jobs remain in New York, and also is an example of the synergistic partnership between two companies that are expanding their offerings in the global marketplace.

ACM was looking to partner with a company that could provide design, assembly and distribution services for the specimen kits, which were previously assembled and distributed by ACM's own Kit Building division.

The ACM KitKaddy™ diagnostic specimen kits were uniquely designed to collect specimens for clinical trials in a thorough, yet convenient manner. The kits provide and organize all of the necessary components for a clinical trial, making it easy for physicians to pull the correct materials and maintain protocol integrity throughout the study. Once the specimens are collected physicians simply send them in their approved packaging directly to ACM Medical Laboratory for testing. The space-saving design and size make it easy to track and control inventory.

The ACM KitKaddy™ container is produced at Diamond Packaging, then assembled and distributed by Diamond Contract Manufacturing (DCM), their contract manufacturing and packaging division. DCM incorporated a unique, multi-ply, single part 95 kPa pressure vessel, compliant with IATA 650 packaging requirements, for the shipment of diagnostic specimens. This cost-effective solution eliminated a second component and further simplified the collection process. DCM ships the kits directly to ACM Medical Laboratory's clinical trial investigator sites, manages the reorder and restocking program for ongoing trials, and also procures time-sensitive materials and incorporates them into the kits on a FIFO and JIT basis.