Welcome to Lab Manager’s first issue of 2016, in which we look at a number of challenges and changes facing today’s lab managers.

“This is not your grandfather’s or grandmother’s national lab system anymore.”

Setting up a new lab can present many challenges, not least among them is managing your budget.

Used equipment can help keep your costs down, but you'll want to make sure you have the right warranty.

“Once you’re in the lab, it’s very difficult to recognize that you are two kilometers underground.”

Thanks to stricter government regulations and a closer eye on laboratory tests, accreditation and training remain as important as ever.

A workflow management system can enhance your laboratory’s operation, no matter what type of lab you have.

Models and simulations continue to connect the real lab space with the virtual world

This article addresses the three contamination types that originate from pipetting: pipette-to-sample contamination, sample-to-pipette contamination, and sample- to-sample contamination.

The equipment, instruments, and systems introduced to the laboratory market at Pittcon 2016

There are more health and safety consultants out there than you can shake a stick at. Many are very good; some are not.

To feed the world safe and consistent foods and beverages, companies need increasingly fast ways to screen products from start to finish.

Primary cells have been a key part of life sciences research, and demand for these cells is at an all-time high.

Rohan Steel, PhD, is a project leader in the Biological Research Unit at Racing Analytical Services, Ltd. (RASL), in Flemington, Australia.

Marina Sirota, PhD, discusses trends in data analysis, tools for data storage, and tackling challenges associated with big data.

Solid phase extraction (SPE) serves as the front end to numerous analytic modalities, particularly but not limited to gas and liquid chromatography. 

Most of today’s biology labs need to shake something, and often in a controlled environment. That’s a job for a temperature controlled or incubator shaker.

A material’s refractive index—essentially how much it bends lights—can be used to describe the material and its use.

Which method of reporting is appropriate for your particle sizing/characterization application?

Find out the most popular features and more from our latest titrator product survey results. 

Learn what accessories are most common and more from our latest microplate reader survey results.

Learn the most common applications and more from our latest lab oven survey results.

Find out readers’ purchasing plans and more from our latest freeze dryer survey results.

Problem: With non-automated sample management systems, searching and sharing information within and without the lab is slow and tedious.

Problem: Laboratories in the U.S. and abroad face obstacles such as limited budgets and are
constrained by inefficient workflow and a lack of qualified personnel and highly specialized
technicians to fill a growing number of professional laboratory positions.

With its elegant capacitive touch keypad, large display and a full spectrum of advanced features, the new Eclipse range of balances from Adam Equipment aligns precision and performance.

Hanna Instruments provides immediate answers and support to all titration questions before and
after the sale.

Designed to meet the demanding requirements for scientific and laboratory research.  Advanced engineered design incorporates the latest in cabinet, refrigeration, temperature control and monitoring features.  

For 50 years, PolyScience has been the market leader in liquid temperature control equipment. From un-stirred and circulating baths to industrial-sized chillers, PolyScience has the perfect, precise and reliable solution for your needs.

The new SPECTRO ARCOS analyzer represents a new pinnacle of productivity and performance for inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometers.