Lab Management
In economic downtimes, businesses are apt to cut R&D projects that don't promise a speedy return on investment. But take a cue from smart science-based businesses, which view the recession as an opportunity to stoke up research and innovation for long-term competitive advantage.
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According to the National Venture Capital Assn. (NVCA), total venture capital investment for the first quarter of this year was at its lowest in 12 years, down 47% in dollar amounts from the fourth quarter of 2008, and 58% from the same period last year.
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) made its first major award under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to construct the Alaska Region Research Vessel (ARRV).
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National Science Foundation (NSF) Director Arden L. Bement, Jr. recently presented the agency's proposed $7.045 billion budget for fiscal year (FY) 2010, an 8.5 percent increase over its planned expenditures for FY 2009. The additional $555 million would increase funding for major investments in the scientific infrastructure, research endeavors and human capital.
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Setting up a high-throughput screening lab - scale and flexibility should influence buying decisions.
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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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With many companies merging with other companies and/or acquiring laboratories, many laboratories find themselves dealing with trying to get a variety of informatics solutions to work together. After the mergers or acquisitions are finalized, these labs are required to harmonize and share systems.
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Based on a recent Lab Manager Magazine survey, we learned that nearly 44 percent of you have applied for Federal Stimulus Plan grant money - 46 percent from academia, followed by 12.7 percent from hospital or medical centers, and 12.7 percent from ph
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Science-related agencies fare well in President Barack Obama's proposed federal budget for the 2010 fiscal year, according to White House science adviser John P. Holdren.
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The Halcyon Commercialization Center at Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the first space available for lease to private companies at a national laboratory, and four companies have already signed leases, officials said at a Monday afternoon open house.
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It has been more than 120 years since physician and pill pioneer W.E. Upjohn founded a company in his native city that would become one of the nation's largest drug makers.
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