Volume 3 Issue 2 | July 2008
Running Your Lab Like A Business
Research skills are only part - albeit a critical part - of what lab managers need to succeed. Fortunately, scientists are learners and as such can put this skill to work in developing management techniques and tools to run their labs as businesses.
More Questions and Answers on Fume Hoods
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The purpose of a fume hood is to contain contaminants and prevent their escape into the laboratory. This is accomplished by drawing contaminates within the hoods work area away from the user, so that inhalation and contact are minimized. Here are a f
The Four Stages of Management, Part 1
Each stage of development has its challenges but the rewards are success and ease in the role of manager.
Technology Management: Product Life Cycle
What effect will product upgrades, version changes, and retirement have on your labs operations? Are you prepared for it?
Achieving Flexible Lab Design on a Budget
Unlike offices, laboratories require infrastructure that is costly and not readily available in commercial real estate.
Save money, increase instrument performance, and improve workforce productivity by understanding the costs associated with instrument and equipment ownership throughout the entire life cycle.
Laboratory relocation requires expertise in managing the complexities associated with moving scientific instruments and samples. This article discusses some key considerations in evaluating potential relocation providers.
When Things Go Boom in the Lab
As we say over and over again, chemical safety begins with a good working knowledge of the chemicals you use and their hazardous properties. When incompatible materials contact each other the result can lead to explosion, the evolution of toxic or fl
Protecting RNA Samples at Room Temperature
RNA samples are notoriously difficult to work with given their highly labile nature and tendency to degrade even under carefully controlled RNase-free conditions and maintenance in cold environments. Exposure to slightly elevated temperatures for eve
The way laboratories perform analysis and operate is changing. The market is demanding that laboratories become more efficient and reduce overall operating costs. At the same time, less skilled personnel are available or can be afforded to perform th
My lesson to you is this: come up with an offbeat title like this, give it to the editor of a periodical in jest, and the next thing you know, youll be writing an article to match. Still, the title is true. Informatics permeates the modern lab.
In the Product Focus on Fume Hoods in the July/August 2008 issue of Lab Manager, three industry experts shared some ideas on what you should know before purchasing a fume hood and how to get the most out of one.
Water Purification and Filtration
Because impurities can be a critical factor in many research experiments, water purity ranks high in importance.
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