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A container unit for the storage and protection of laboratory substances includes a protective housing and at least one dosage-dispensing unit. The at least one dosage-dispensing unit includes a reservoir container and a dispensing head. To prepare the at least one dosage-dispensing unit for operati

A container unit for the storage and protection of laboratory substances includes a protective housing and at least one dosage-dispensing unit. The at least one dosage-dispensing unit includes a reservoir container and a dispensing head. To prepare the at least one dosage-dispensing unit for operation, the protective housing can be removed from the dosage-dispensing unit. The protective housing has a bottom part with at least one suitably shaped recess to provide a stable seat for the at least one dosage-dispensing unit, as well as a bell-shaped top. The top can be connected to the bottom part, so as to form a tightly sealed interior space. For transportation and storage purposes, the at least one dosage-dispensing unit is arranged in the interior space of the closed protective housing.

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1. A container unit for transportation, storage and protection of a laboratory substance, comprising: a protective housing, comprising a bottom part with at least one recess and a top that selectively connects to the bottom part to form a gas tight sealed interior space surrounding the recess;a cham

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A container unit for transportation, storage and protection of a laboratory substance, comprising: a protective housing, comprising a bottom part with at least one recess and a top that selectively connects to the bottom part to form a gas tight sealed interior space surrounding the recess;a chamber for receiving a treatment agent, formed in at least one of the bottom part or in the top of the protective housing and separate from the interior space;a passage opening, directed towards the interior space and connecting the chamber thereto;a dosage-dispensing unit, sized and adapted to be selectively seated in a stable manner in the recess of the interior space with the top and bottom part connected, the dosage dispensing unit comprising a reservoir container in which the laboratory substance is contained and a dispensing head having an outlet opening that selectively retains the laboratory substance in the reservoir container, such that the dosage-dispensing unit is separated from the protective housing to dispense the laboratory substance; andon the protective housing, at least one of a gas connector port and a vacuum connector port, wherein each connector port, whether for gas or vacuum, is connected to a check valve, so that a gas atmosphere or a sub-ambient atmospheric pressure can be repeatedly established in the interior space. 2. The container unit of claim 1, wherein: the dispensing head of the dosage-dispensing unit is sized and adapted to be selectively seated in the recess. 3. The container unit of claim 1, further comprising: a securing portion of the protective housing top that secures the dosage-dispensing unit in the recess when the protective housing is closed. 4. The container unit of claim 1, further comprising: a flat bottom of the protective housing that forms a stable base on which the container unit stands. 5. The container unit of claim 1, further comprising: a closure element for providing a gas-tight seal of the chamber in the passage opening. 6. The container unit of claim 1, further comprising at least one of: an indicator; anda sensor,either or both of which are arranged in at least one of: the chamber and the interior space. 7. The container unit of claim 6, wherein: the sensor is present and is communicated to a monitoring unit, either physically, or by wireless connection. 8. The container unit of claim 1, further comprising: an observation window on the chamber. 9. The container unit of claim 1, wherein: at least one of: the reservoir container, at least a housing part of the dispensing head, the top and the bottom part is made of transparent material. 10. The container unit of claim 9, wherein: the transparent material inherently filters light of certain wavelengths. 11. The container unit of claim 9, wherein: the transparent material filters light of certain wavelengths due to a coating thereon that is arranged in the interior space that possesses at least one of: indicator properties and treatment agent properties. 12. The container unit of claim 1, further comprising: a gas cartridge, in communication with the protective housing to selectively flood the interior space when actuated. 13. The container unit of claim 1, further comprising: an identifier means, connected to at least one of: the reservoir container, the dispensing head and the protective housing, the identifier means selected from the group consisting of: an RFID tag, a barcode- or matrix code label, a printed adhesive label and a hand-written adhesive label. 14. The container unit of claim 1, further comprising: a tamper-proof protective label that has to be visibly broken to remove the dosage-dispensing unit from the protective housing. 15. The container unit of claim 1, further comprising: an insert in the recess to bind particles of the laboratory substance. 16. A method for filling, transporting and storing a laboratory substance container unit, comprising the steps of: providing a container unit according to claim 1;filling at least partially the reservoir container of the dosage-dispensing unit with the laboratory substance, and connecting the dispensing head to the at least partially-filled reservoir container;setting the at least partially-filled dosage-dispensing unit into the recess, allowing access through the passage opening by removing or opening the closure element; andenclosing the at least partially filled dosage-dispensing unit in the protective housing by connecting the bottom part with the top. 17. A method for dispensing a laboratory substance, comprising the steps of: providing a container unit of claim 1, the container unit filled at least partially with the laboratory substance;allowing access to the dosage-dispensing unit from the protective housing by separating the top from the bottom part;connecting the dosage-dispensing unit to an actuating device and moving the dosage-dispensing unit into position above a receiving container;dispensing at least one dosage of the laboratory substance from the dosage-dispensing unit into at least one receiver container;disconnecting the dosage-dispensing unit from the actuating device after the dosages of laboratory substance have been dispensed; andsetting the dosage-dispensing unit into the recess of the bottom part, and enclosing the dosage-dispensing unit in the protective housing by connecting the bottom part with the top, providing a tightly-sealed interior space in the protective housing. 18. A method for monitoring a laboratory substance container unit according to claim 7, which has been filled and put into storage, comprising the steps of: establishing and maintaining a measurement signal connection between the sensor and the monitoring unit;receiving and recording measurement signals transmitted by the sensor;comparing at least one received measurement signal or a measurement value obtained from the measurement signal, to at least one threshold value that is stored in the monitoring unit; andtransmitting a warning signal to an output unit in communication with the monitoring unit or the indicator, if the threshold value has been exceeded.