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May 2009 Contents

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Competitive Spirit

A competitive spirit within any organization—business or research lab—is only fostered when management is trusted and members of that organization feel that their talents and contributions are appreciated and nurtured. Create that atmosphere and winning will happen.

 

Perspective On: A Pharmaceutical Lab

Getting a new drug into the hands of patients is no easy feat. Pharmaceutical companies have to go through a myriad of tests in cell cultures, animals and humans before discovering and developing treatments for illnesses.

 
LEADERSHIP & STAFFING
 

Rebuilding High-performance Work Teams

Staff reductions and corporate restructuring frequently result in fragmentation of high-performance work teams. Because they are often a cost-effective means of accomplishing corporate goals, some of these teams need to be reconstructed. How do lab managers do this?

 
TECHNOLOGY & OPERATIONS
 

Green: The Better Color of Vacuum

Whether vacuum is utilized for analytical purposes in corporate R&D or in government or university laboratory settings, those who depend on vacuum pumps do not expect vacuum to have color. However, in very significant and measurable ways, vacuum can be green.

 

On Balance

Out-of-level situations are so detrimental to the results of an experiment that balances can now be equipped to document levelness via an "alibi" memory, which will allow managers and external auditors to see when weighing if results could possibly be tainted.

 
LAB DESIGN & FURNISHINGS
 

Flexible Lab Zones

A dynamic shift in the way researchers conduct their work has had a profound effect on the design of their facilities. Emphasis has focused on three main components: establishing large open labs, the distribution of utilities to and within the lab, and the auxiliary spaces that support the research and promote collaboration.

 
BUSINESS & FINANCE
 

Freeing Up Time for Science

To increase efficiency and drive down costs, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies are increasingly turning to multi-vendor asset management service providers for maintenance of their equipment throughout its life cycle—from financing to disposal.

 
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Biosecurity Regulations

By most accounts, America’s biosecurity culture remains a work in progress as scientists adapt to new regulatory performance standards and policy makers grapple with the emerging tensions between the new regulations and the best interests of scientific research.

 

Science Matters

Latest Trends Shaping the Scientific Workforce

 

Technology News

The latest equipment, instrument and system introductions to the laboratory market.

 

Product Focus

DNA Sequencing

RNA Technology

High Throughput Screening

Microarray Technology

 

Lab Safety

Handle with Care

A primer on protective gloves

 

How It Works

Reduced Energy Operating Mode for BSCs

Automating Quantitative and Qualitative Protein Analyses

 

Spotlight On Software

New approaches to laboratory information management offer easy, cost-effective methods for solving a ubiquitous problem

 

Now What?

My Company Merged With Another Company And Will Combine Its Laboratory Informatics... Now What?

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