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Cloud computing is not just for large laboratories. Data processing and storage requirements are increasing substantially for small laboratories as well. We talked about cloud computing in the April 21 edition of this blog. As noted then, cloud compu
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Last May BP promised to spend $500 million on oil spill research relating to its big Gulf of Mexico oil spill. "We must make every effort to understand (the) impact" of the spill "on the people and environment of the Gulf Coast," said BP CEO Tony Ha
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Efficient customer service plays a key role in keeping customers loyal. Effective customer service begins with selecting the right people to provide this service. The hiring process When recruiting and hiring laboratory staff, the focus is usu
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The human and environmental tragedy that continues to unfold in the Gulf of Mexico has important lessons for lab managers. I'll be writing an article for the December issue of "Lab Manager" on the lessons in crisis management that the situation holds
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Dr. David Hachey, Ph.D., offers valuable insights into future trends and the common challenges facing his lab with using mass spectrometers and in running an open-access core facility.
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There is a huge backlog of approximately 750,000 patent applications in various stages of review at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). In 2009, it took an average of 34.6 months for patent applications to be reviewed compared to an average
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How can lab managers strengthen the alignment between their staff's activities and projects and the company's business strategy? Often laboratory staff members aren't always working on the right things. This happens for a variety of reasons. Casca
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Behavior-based interviews have been common for more than a decade. However, if you aren't prepared for them, they can be largely a waste of time for both the manager and the job hunter. The people on both sides of the manager's desk have to prepare f
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Last week we talked about the problems of being a micromanager and how to break the micromanagement habit. But what if you work for a micromanager? Reporting to a micromanager can be hazardous to your career as well as endlessly frustrating. Som
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There are two sides to micromanagement. The first is the harm you do by being a micromanager. The second is the harm working for a micromanager can do to your own career. We'll talk about the first side below and the second side next week. What is
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Even if your laboratory is not allowed to hire many new employees, the long-tem unemployed – chemists, other scientists, engineers and lab technicians unemployed for six months or more – can offer a valuable resource of you can persuade your budget p
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Dr. Gregory Shipley, talks about how he goes about evaluating and investing in new technologies and reagents for carrying out real-time quantitative polymerase chain reactions (qPCR) for the various assays being conducted in his core facility.
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