Novel device

A vial (10) of the type having an upwardly-facing mouth opening (11) bounded by a rim (13), the mouth opening being closed by a closure system comprising: an elastomer closure part (20) shaped to sealingly engage with the mouth opening (11), having a lower surface (21C) facing an interior of the vial and an opposite upper surface facing away from the vial, and capable of being punctured by a needle; a clamp part (30) able to engage with the vial (10), and able to bear upon the upper surface of the closure part (20) to hold the closure part in a closing relationship with the mouth opening (11), the clamp part having an aperture (36) therein through which a region (23) of the upper surface of the closure part (20) is exposed when the clamp part is engaged with the vial, and optionally a cover part (40), engageable with the clamp part (30) and/or the vial to cover (40) the said region of the closure part (20); whereby the vial (10) is engaged with a stand (50) for the vial, the stand (50) comprising a ring-shaped body having an inner perimeter (51) adapted to engage with a base (16) of the vial (10), the stand (50) having an outer perimeter (52) which extends radially beyond an outer diameter of a vial body in a direction perpendicular to a mouth opening-base axis direction of the vial retained therein, to substantially a same radial distance as a radially outermost extent of the vial and closure system.