CURRENT ISSUE | VOLUME 14 - ISSUE 4 | May 2019
COVER STORY
Agile Spaces
Effective design solutions for lab and technical facilities
Products in Action
Drive laboratory productivity with the innovative Thermo Scientific TriPlus 500 Gas Chromatography Headspace Autosampler
Solis analytical balances provide an outstanding solution for a variety of lab applications
Using any INTEGRA electronic multichannel pipette, this compact system offers laboratory automation at an affordable price
Lab Design and Furnishings
Effective design solutions for lab and technical facilities
The unique security, regulation, and instrumentation requirements of a cannabis testing lab
Expanding your laboratory space allows you to better serve your team and ensures research goals are being met
Bigger projects and changing research means Linda and her benchmates need to redesign their lab
Research-Specific Labs
The Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) is world-renowned for a variety of reasons
In Focus
Nitrogen and hydrogen gases are essential for different analytical techniques used to assess cannabis potency and safety
Breakthrough ultralow temperature freezer technology delivers outstanding reliability and efficiency to reduce operating costs and provide peace of mind
Between managing finances, purchasing equipment, and hiring staff, setting up a new laboratory requires you to operate with a business mindset
Business Management
Plan ahead to ensure instruments arrive safely
Leadership and Staffing
The challenges, pitfalls, and rewards
Lab Health and Safety
UV light equipment in biological safety cabinets, germicidal lamps, transluminators, and Wood’s lamps can all have harmful effects
How it Works
Avoiding cross-contamination during manual qpcr set-up is essential for reliable results, but can be a tedious, time-consuming process
INSIGHTS
Advances in automation eliminate the tedious, time-consuming aspects of cell culture and cell line development
Laboratory Technology
Lab Manager features some instruments designed to improve liquid handling accuracy and precision
Ask the Expert
Dr. Christopher Brown is a co-founder, VP, and CTO of 908 Devices Inc. (Boston, MA).
Product Focus
A lab’s casework—benches, cabinets, and tables—forms the foundation of research projects
It’s worth the trouble to match the optimal centrifuge tubes with a particular application.
There has been a major push for standardization and quality control, notably through the use of gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
Modern-day complexities for legacy methods
