As more therapeutic proteins enter the market, an even larger number accumulate in biopharmaceutical drug pipelines. In order to improve assay quality and manage the growing workload, automated systems are needed to provide qualitative and quantitative information.

Reliably tracking samples as they make their way throughout the scientific process is difficult yet absolutely necessary. Nevertheless, transcription errors, wrong versions of files or other mistakes are all too common and can lead to delayed product rollouts—or may even result in a product never making it to market.

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

Automation offers improved productivity, reduced manual input and the elimination of Safety Health and Environment (SHE) issues associated with solvent exposure.

Regardless of what stage your lab is in, planning is essential to the successful application of automation and information technologies.

Three instruments represent the cutting edge of lab equipment development, I would like to step back and look at what insight into future trends in lab innovation might be gleaned from these instruments.

The latest equipment, instrument and system introductions to the laboratory market at Pittcon 2009.

Electronic vacuum control pays for itself in cost savings and lab productivity gains.