Cover Story | Volume 15 - Issue 11 | December 2020
Collaborative Robots: Mobile and Adaptable Labmates
The scale and versatility of 'cobots' signal a revolution in high-throughput applications, from drug discovery to COVID-19 testing
Sections
Leadership and Staffing
Three Keys to Implementing Gratitude in the Lab
Most people neither experience nor practice gratitude at work—here’s why they should
Finding Balance in and Out of the Lab, during a Pandemic
Lab leaders share their strategies for ensuring their staff have time to decompress from the added stress
Laboratory Technology
Collaborative Robots: Mobile and Adaptable Labmates
The scale and versatility of ‘cobots’ signal a revolution in high-throughput applications, from drug discovery to COVID-19 testing
High Throughput Experimentation Drives Better Outcomes
Automation and informatics fuel HTE programs across scientific fields
Ask Linda: Using Collaborative Automation to Screen Faster
By implementing high throughput experimentation, you’ll be able to run far more experiments than your lab can complete using traditional methods
Labs Less Ordinary
Automated Brewing Lab Helps Hone Biochemistry Skills
Universities use the brewing process as a model for industrial biochemical processes, for biochemistry studies in their professional bachelors and masters programs
Products in Action
VACUU·PURE® 10C—Pure Vacuum. Nothing Else.
This new chemically resistant pump provides oil-free vacuum from atmospheric pressure down to 10-3 MBAR for cases that demand clean processes and pure products
Labconco Logic® Vue Class II Enclosures
Safe, convenient, and intelligent containment you can count on for big biosafety tasks
Business Management
Automation in Regulated Labs
When deciding whether automation will benefit your lab operations, there are several things to consider
Purchasing Tips for Pre-Owned GC-MS
Pre-owned systems offer many advantages, provided labs do their homework
In Focus
Scrap the Paper Records and Preserve Data Integrity with Automatic Data Collection
Fully automatic, electronic technology tracks, records, stores, and transfers data for greater accuracy
Lab Design and Furnishings
Designing Labs for a Post-COVID-19 World
Future labs will need more space and altered layout plans
Increasing Speed and Efficiency through Lab Automation
Quest Diagnostics to open flagship lab facility in New Jersey
Management Tips
Quick Tips from Linda: Working With IT
No matter the type of laboratory that you are managing, if the network or other informatics systems are down, the entire workflow of the laboratory stops
Lab Health and Safety
How to Prevent Uncontrolled Mixing of Chemicals in the Lab
To prevent uncontrolled mixing, we need to segregate incompatible materials
Multimedia
Cell Culture Media
Finding the right mix for cell survival and growth
Ask the Expert
Recent Developments in Proteolysis Targeting Chimeras
In this Q&A, Craig Crews, PhD, discusses the discovery and development of proteolysis targeting chimeras, a new modality that is being explored for both drug discovery and therapeutic application
Product Focus
Protein Imaging and the Automation of Western Blotting
Automation of western blotting can increase its throughput and reproducibility, bringing biochemical protein expression analysis into line with modern techniques in genetics
What to Consider When Buying Glove Boxes
Glove boxes can complement biosafety cabinets for reproducible biological experiments
Ion Chromatography in Biopharmaceutical Processing
Filtration and analysis techniques combine to improve therapeutics
The Latest in High-Throughput Thermal Cyclers
Both real-time and endpoint-based PCR studies can benefit from the drive toward automation with high-throughput thermal cyclers