AURORA, Ill., October 7, 2026 — Diagnostic Support Services (DS2), a laboratory supply chain, kitting, and specimen collection solutions provider, today announced it has expanded availability of NanoCool™ cooling systems from Peli BioThermal across its specimen collection kit manufacturing and distribution services. Customers across the United States and Canada can now specify NanoCool temperature-controlled shippers for any kitting and logistics service that DS2 provides.
DS2 has used NanoCool cooling systems in its temperature-controlled specimen collection kits since 2019, supporting routine refrigerated transport of samples for laboratory and clinical customers. This expansion makes the full NanoCool range available through DS2, including NanoCool Cooling Systems, NanoCool Universal Systems, and NanoCool Shuttle.
NanoCool shippers hold 2–8°C using evaporative cooling activated by a single button, with no gel packs, freezers, dry ice, or pre-conditioning required. Because they are stored at room temperature until use, a collection site, clinic, or patient's home can ship a refrigerated specimen without cold-chain infrastructure or specialist training.
"Our customers rely on DS2 for consistent, straightforward management of their sample kit manufacturing and laboratory logistics," said Howard Slutsky, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of DS2. "Some of our customers have relied upon NanoCool as their preferred cold-storage transportation solution and we want to make sure the industry-standard is available to everyone. Making NanoCool available across all kitting & distribution projects we build extends our commitment to quality in specimen logistics and moves us closer to a single, connected solution for the laboratory supply chain."
DS2 continues to invest in cold-chain transportation and specimen storage, operating as the link between the patient, the sample, and the laboratory. From its FDA-registered, ISO 13485:2016-certified facility in Aurora, Illinois, DS2 manufactures specimen collection kits, distributes them to collection sites and patients, receives return-labeled samples, and integrates sample data with customer LIS, LIMS, and EHR systems, resulting in one connected workflow from collection to analysis.
DS2 manages more than 35 million specimens and produces more than 20 million collection kits each year for over 500 laboratory partners across healthcare, diagnostics, pharmaceutical, and direct-to-consumer testing, with a 99.7% on-time delivery rate.
To learn more about NanoCool availability through DS2, see temperature-controlled specimen transport, explore our custom kitting programs, or contact DS2.
About Diagnostic Support Services (DS2)
Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Aurora, Illinois, Diagnostic Support Services (DS2) provides end-to-end diagnostic support — custom kitting, medical courier logistics, phlebotomy, and technology integration — for laboratories, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and research organizations. DS2's facility is FDA registered and certified to ISO 13485:2016 and ISO 9001. The company is HIPAA compliant and DOT and IATA certified. Learn more at diagnosticsupportservices.com.
NanoCool™ is a trademark of Peli BioThermal.