A proactive maintenance program demonstrates compliance, keeps audits moving forward and can increase productivity and profitability.

Quantifying common biomolecules such as nucleic acids and proteins efficiently without significant loss of sample is a frequent problem encountered in laboratories that regularly perform molecular biology techniques.

It is still too early to gauge the exact impact of the world-wide financial meltdown on the laboratory sector. What has emerged thus far is a mixed picture based on industry and type of laboratory.

Because impurities can be a critical factor in many research experiments, water purity ranks high in importance.

Save money, increase instrument performance, and improve workforce productivity by understanding the costs associated with instrument and equipment ownership throughout the entire life cycle.

It is becoming increasingly expensive to both obtain patents and defend them in lawsuits should the need arise. An alternative is protecting your right to commercialize an invention through the strategy of defensive publications.

Just as there are a variety of options to choose from when selecting an instrument, there are a variety of ways to maintain them. One such option is the integrated service model, which seems to work best for a lab of our size, whose ouput is approximately one thousand samples a day.

Selecting the optimal instrument service model means finding the right balance between cost, risk, and quality.

While the majority of a lab manager's time and effort goes toward managing the performance of human assets, the job also carries a significant responsibility for managing the performance of capital assets.

Understanding disclosure can prevent the loss of valuable patent rights.