[Apparatus for the automated management of a plurality of biological samples each placed in a sampling jar (3a, 3b, 3c) comprising a base on which a peripheral wall is mounted and which is closed by a lid, the apparatus comprising: - at least one container for storing sampling jars (3a, 3b, 3c), having a plurality of recesses (5a, 5b, 5c) which are complementary in shape to a base of a sampling jar (3a, 3b, 3c), - at least one device in the form of a housing delimiting a cavity, which cavity is shaped to accommodate at least one container and is equipped with means (10a, 10b) for reading encoded identification data (6a, 6b) affixed to the peripheral wall and/or the lid of the sampling jars (3a, 3b, 3c) placed in the container, means for determining data representative of the position of each sampling jar (3a, 3b, 3c) within the container, characterized in that the container comprises, in the immediate vicinity of each recess, a recessed or raised shape (12a, 12b), the shape (12a, 12b) defining the data representative of the position of each sampling jar (3a, 3b, 3c) within the container, while the means for determining data representative of the position of each sampling jar (3a, 3b, 3c) within the container, with which the cavity of the device is equipped, are defined by means for detecting any shape, the cavity also being equipped with means for rotating the container, and the apparatus further comprising: - computer processing means which are connected to the device by wired or wireless data transmission means and integrate a software application which is executed to: * store in memory means, for each jar (3a, 3b, 3c), in combination, the identification data that it comprises, the data (12a, 12b) representative of its position within the container, and data relating to the history of the biological sample that it contains, * detect the occurrence of a given event in the history of each jar (3a, 3b, 3c) and generate via a user interface a list indicating the identification data of the jars (3a, 3b, 3c) for which the event is detected and the data (12a, 12b) representative of the position within the container of the jars (3a, 3b, 3c) for which the event is detected. - at least one container for storing sampling jars (3a, 3b, 3c), having a plurality of recesses (5a, 5b, 5c) which are complementary in shape to a base of a sampling jar (3a, 3b, 3c), - at least one device in the form of a housing delimiting a cavity, which cavity is shaped to accommodate at least one container and is equipped with means (10a, 10b) for reading encoded identification data (6a, 6b) affixed to the peripheral wall and/or the lid of the sampling jars (3a, 3b, 3c) placed in the container, means for determining data representative of the position of each sampling jar (3a, 3b, 3c) within the container, characterized in that the container comprises, in the immediate vicinity of each recess, a recessed or raised shape (12a, 12b), the shape (12a, 12b) defining the data representative of the position of each sampling jar (3a, 3b, 3c) within the container, while the means for determining data representative of the position of each sampling jar (3a, 3b, 3c) within the container, with which the cavity of the device is equipped, are defined by means for detecting any shape, the cavity also being equipped with means for rotating the container, and the apparatus further comprising: - computer processing means which are connected to the device by wired or wireless data transmission means and integrate a software application which is executed to: * store in memory means, for each jar (3a, 3b, 3c), in combination, the identification data that it comprises, the data (12a, 12b) representative of its position within the container, and data relating to the history of the biological sample that it contains, * detect the occurrence of a given event in the history of each jar (3a, 3b, 3c) and generate via a user interface a list indicating the identification data of the jars (3a, 3b, 3c) for which the event is detected and the data (12a, 12b) representative of the position within the container of the jars (3a, 3b, 3c) for which the event is detected. - computer processing means which are connected to the device by wired or wireless data transmission means and integrate a software application which is executed to: * store in memory means, for each jar (3a, 3b, 3c), in combination, the identification data that it comprises, the data (12a, 12b) representative of its position within the container, and data relating to the history of the biological sample that it contains, * detect the occurrence of a given event in the history of each jar (3a, 3b, 3c) and generate via a user interface a list indicating the identification data of the jars (3a, 3b, 3c) for which the event is detected and the data (12a, 12b) representative of the position within the container of the jars (3a, 3b, 3c) for which the event is detected. * store in memory means, for each jar (3a, 3b, 3c), in combination, the identification data that it comprises, the data (12a, 12b) representative of its position within the container, and data relating to the history of the biological sample that it contains, * detect the occurrence of a given event in the history of each jar (3a, 3b, 3c) and generate via a user interface a list indicating the identification data of the jars (3a, 3b, 3c) for which the event is detected and the data (12a, 12b) representative of the position within the container of the jars (3a, 3b, 3c) for which the event is detected.