Lab Manager

2019 Lab Purchasing Trends Survey

June 4, 2019

Lab Manager's Purchasing Trends Survey reveals growth in research activities and investments, but also funding concerns....

Highlights from the 2019 Lab Manager Leadership Summit

May 29, 2019

Inaugural conference addresses lab managers’ greatest challenges

Making Safety an Inseparable Part of All Lab Activities

June 4, 2018

By providing guidance, suggestions, and recommendations specific to laboratory safety here, our goal is to help like-min...

Quartzy and Lab Launch Inc. Partner to Make Critical Resources Available for New Labs

April 3, 2018

Quartzy joins the Los Angeles biotech non-profit as a preferred partner to provide greater accessibility to time-saving lab m...

A More Holistic Approach to Laboratory Resource Reduction

April 2, 2018

The environmental impact of labs is nothing short of significant

WVU Center for Executive Education Helping to Connect Forensic Science and Business

March 5, 2018

The director of the state crime lab was desperate to apply business skills to forensic science, so she turned to West Vi...

Lab Management Fundamentals

November 6, 2017

Time-tested tips for stepping up your management game

CAP Releases 2017 Laboratory Accreditation Checklists with Detailed Requirements to Improve Laboratory Quality

September 12, 2017

The checklists contain approximately 3,000 requirements that are used during laboratory accreditation inspections to help lab...

Young Laboratorians Discover Path to Leadership

August 1, 2017

The path from junior laboratory scientist to senior scientist or director can be daunting

Managing from a Distance

March 9, 2016

As part of professional development and training programs, lab managers must be provided with opportunities to...

How Saving Resources and Simplifying Lab Management Works

December 8, 2015

Ordering lab supplies and equipment is a time consuming task, that, when undertaken without strategy drains budgets and ...

The SMART Lab Part II

November 9, 2015

A continuation of our look at this framework for specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-based performance goals...

Why Rapid Onboarding Isn't Always Right

July 13, 2015

In a world obsessed with speed, it’s no surprise that HR professionals feel the pressure to help new hir...

Beyond the Bench

October 2, 2014

Do you ever feel like you have hit a dead end in your career? Are you too busy attending to staff and their project...

ALMA Honors Dr. Tom York with the 2013 Excellence in Laboratory Management Award

October 31, 2013

The Association of Laboratory Managers (ALMA) has recognized an outstanding laboratory manager each year since 2002 with the ...

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