CURRENT ISSUE | VOLUME 16 - ISSUE 9 | October 2021
COVER STORY
The Lab of the Future: Big Data Enables a Big Role for AI
Big data revolutionized the lab manager's role—AI is about to do it again
Products in Action
Portable, precise, and affordable pipetting of 96- and 384-well plates
Portable, precise, and affordable pipetting of 96- and 384-well plates
Business Management
Better project planning leads to better outcomes and results
Big data revolutionized the lab manager’s role—AI is about to do it again
Learning the “languages” of other departments outside the lab is an important component of business success
Analyzing data to improve the availability and effectiveness of instruments and equipment in the lab
Labs Less Ordinary
Research at the Data Science for Social Good Lab covers inequality and diversity, public health, smart cities, and sustainability
Leadership and Staffing
A lab’s culture has a strong influence over the success of an organization’s strategic agenda
Lab Design and Furnishings
Flexible lab design plans accommodate current needs, future possibilities
University of Michigan BSB wins Excellence in Innovation prize in 2021 Lab Design Excellence Awards
Lab Health and Safety
Participation in safety activities from staff and management improves safety culture
INSIGHTS
New bioengineered protein devices allow near-instant response times, but highlight system needs
Ask the Expert
Michelle Arkin, PhD, of the University of California, San Francisco, discusses the growing applications of AI and ML with contributing editor Tanuja Koppal, PhD
The Right LIMS Can Help Organizations Improve the Quality and Safety of Products from Concept to Consumer
Product Focus
Semantic enrichment is helping overcome issues associated with vast amounts of unusable ELN data
While scalable laboratory monitoring systems can help minimize risks in the lab, they do come with challenges
A variety of bacteria resides in our guts and influence our health, such as through adsorption and secretion of metabolites
Leveraging digital PCR to improve detection of viral pathogens in wastewater
Innovations In
Important advances in mass spectrometry leading up to the 2021 ASMS conference
In Focus
Working with a vendor to create a laboratory document control system
Universal data platforms empower laboratory operations and bring the lab of the future into focus
How it Works
Air phase cryogenic storage can eliminate the need for costly, hazardous liquid nitrogen
