Outsourcing key functions, from equipment service and environmental monitoring to specialized testing and biobanking, offers a way to expand capacity, manage risk, and access expertise. However, it isn’t just about finding the right vendor; it’s a decision about where work should live, how you use your team’s skills, and how your budget is distributed. Each choice has consequences for productivity, safety, quality, and compliance.
This eBook takes a closer look at these choices. It walks through lab activities where external partners can be an asset, including equipment support, relocation, monitoring, sample storage, calibration, staffing, and experimental work. The goal is to help you match these services to your lab’s needs, so they support your team rather than adding complexity or confusion.
Download our Outsourcing Resource Guide to explore:
- How to evaluate the return on investment for outsourcing
- Frameworks for assessing internal capacity and determining where external partners add the most value
- Insights on optimizing service coverage without overspending
- Practical steps for maintaining continuity when expertise or resources are stretched thin
