CURRENT ISSUE | VOLUME 14 - ISSUE 6 | July 2019
COVER STORY
Laboratory Trends
Labor automation has always been a polarizing subject, approached alternately with hushed caution and with a tendency to rant and rave, to smash and rend
Products in Action
PRO Homogenizers and generator probes are precision designed to provide reliable, reproducible results
Erlab’s dedicated R&D laboratory has developed the most advanced molecular air filtration technology in the industry
Starline helps Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory plan ahead for future facility
Laboratory Technology
Labor automation has always been a polarizing subject, approached alternately with hushed caution and with a tendency to rant and rave, to smash and rend
This month, Lab Manager features instruments and services that support cannabis sample preparation and analysis
Research-Specific Labs
Novel solutions help solve medical challenges
Multimedia
Opioid testing is challenging, as many illicit synthetic opioids are designed to elude detection
Lenny goes a little overboard in following the latest lab trends
In Focus
Formal training can help labs create better operations and management systems and improve performance for greater competence and consumer confidence
Lab Health and Safety
Using solvents safely in the lab
Business Management
Inaugural conference addresses lab managers’ greatest challenges
Lab Design and Furnishings
A project manager and relocation team can help navigate all stages of a laboratory move
How it Works
How can I refine cannabinoid extract faster and increase my production capacity?
An acoustic ejection mass spectrometry system delivers significantly greater throughput and efficiency in screening and quantitation assays
Leadership and Staffing
How to provide growth opportunities for the next generation of scientists
When building your teams, include a mix of new hires and existing staff whose skills and strengths will play well off each other
INSIGHTS
Cannabis potency varies between products, and different analytical methods are used to quantify active ingredients and contaminants
Ask the Expert
Dr. Ronald J. Kendall is head of the Wildlife Toxicology Laboratory and professor of Environmental Toxicology in the Department of Environmental Toxicology at Texas Tech University
Product Focus
The expansion of global biopharmaceutical markets, particularly within nations where electricity and refrigeration are unreliable, drives lyophilization markets
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) has long been a valuable tool to facilitate confirmation of molecular structure through analysis of spectra in comparison to reference spectra
The latest trends in laboratory information management systems
Thermogravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry deliver a one-two analytical punch