How Monitoring Increases Laboratory Equipment Value

December 20, 2023

It's a common challenge within life science organizations to maintain and maximize equipment functionality, while still mitigating and minimizing any[..]

Pros and Cons of Onsite vs Offsite Calibration

June 12, 2023

As a scientist, a large part of your job is to minimize variability. The calibration process - which is adjusting and validating the accuracy of measuring[..]

The Global, Commercial Lab: 3 Components to Monitor For Success

October 17, 2022

Monitoring Solutions for the Mid-Sized Laboratory

August 31, 2022

7 Steps To Take Before Implementing a Monitoring Solution

August 15, 2022

3 Key Things Startup Labs Should Look Out For

July 12, 2022

Defining Dry Contact Alarms and Their Use in the Lab

April 25, 2022

No, it’s not about contact lenses. Dry contacts are alarms that are “volt free.” They are not connected to circuitry, but rather, they operate as a single[..]

Guide: What to Look for When Buying Used Lab Equipment

March 30, 2022

Why You Can't Rely on Display Screen Data for Monitoring

March 14, 2022

Still using display screen data for lab equipment record keeping? What you see might not be what you get.

BMS in the Clinical Lab: is it Enough?

February 22, 2022

The differences, similarities, and redundancies between building management systems and environmental monitoring systems, and what it means for[..]

Lab monitoring: Wireless? Wired? The choice is clear.

September 07, 2021

Laboratory monitoring equipment and solutions come in two flavors: wireless and wired. Which makes the most sense for your facility, machinery, and[..]

Critical parameters for safe & successful fertility clinics

July 14, 2021

Fertility clinics: in many ways, their work is life itself. This makes it essential for every IVF lab to take every possible step to improve the chances[..]

Water Quality in the Lab

June 15, 2021

As any clinical lab manager knows, water isn’t just water. Just like the water being used in a facility’s irrigation system is unlike what’s in its water[..]

Modern Manifold Management: What You Don't Know Can Ruin You

May 26, 2021

If you’re like most people, you have seen a gas manifold and said to yourself, “What the heck is that thing?”

What’s your IAQ IQ? What’s in (or out of) your control?

April 27, 2021

In the lab, as in life, there are events within your control, and events well outside of it. However, in the lab (but not necessarily always in life),[..]

Environmental Monitoring of Cleanrooms

March 16, 2021

In the realm of cleanroom environments, the process becomes the product. If you don’t have control over your process, you don’t have control over your[..]

Lab Disaster Planning: How to Prepare, Respond, and Recover

January 28, 2021

Can your lab predict and prevent disasters? Learn how to prepare, respond, and recover in the event of a disaster occurring.

Vaccine Storage Best Practices

January 13, 2021

Before 2020, vaccine storage was not too much of a hot topic. But, in case you missed it — COVID changed the narrative.

Monitoring Relative Temperature & Humidity in Real-Time

October 14, 2020

Life science facilities are not strangers to the notoriously difficult task of keeping samples and equipment free from humidity damage. Despite the[..]

Making Data Meaningful with Real-Time Facility Monitoring

August 13, 2020

Real-time reporting and monitoring is the delivery of continuously updated information streaming at zero or low latency. Real-time reporting of[..]

Temperature Mapping in Real-Time for Your Facility

July 28, 2020

High-quality temperature monitoring is critical to life science organizations due to the strong influence that temperature can have on environmental[..]

7 Common Problems with Data Loggers — and How to Solve Them

June 22, 2020

A data logger is an electronic device that records the data output of sensors in the lab for equipment functionality and environmental conditions at[..]

Safeguard Specimen Integrity

May 29, 2020

Effective management of laboratory testing is only possible through consistent application of a continuous quality improvement approach to all processes[..]

Streamlining Laboratory Equipment Management

October 17, 2019

In state-of-the-art, pharmaceutical research and development facilities there can be many difficulties faced when managing maintenance contracts with[..]

Freezer Fails: Rare Samples And Decades Of Research Lost

September 18, 2019

Murphy’s law states that “anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.” This truism tragically manifested in 2012 when The Harvard Brain Tissue Resource[..]

Have You Been Left to Your Own Devices?

August 15, 2019

Does your laboratory require monitoring to ensure all equipment and facility conditions are functioning optimally?

Best Practices for Lab Monitoring

July 18, 2019

With developing and implementing laboratory and environmental monitoring programs, determining the appropriate balance between an efficient allocation of[..]

The Future of Lab Asset Monitoring & Management

June 18, 2019

Proper monitoring and management of laboratory assets is not just a critical component of any lab, but also something that can easily become very time[..]

3 Areas Automated Reporting Makes Labs More Efficient

May 28, 2019

With increasingly fast-paced competition to innovate in life science industries, constantly improving laboratory operations is not just a good idea, it is[..]

10 Things About Lab Monitoring That Keep You Up at Night

March 12, 2019

Laboratory monitoring can be challenging. It is often difficult to determine the best methods and practices for implementing and maintaining a robust[..]

The Dangers of Manual Records on Refrigerators and Freezers

January 17, 2019

For many years, in many laboratory facilities, it has been common practice to manually log records when equipment, such as refrigerators and freezers,[..]

Benefits of Paperless Lab Monitoring

January 15, 2019

Video: Hear from Xander, a Laboratory Professional with a background in biotech and pharma research, why he decided to make the switch from tedious[..]

Preventive Maintenance for Laboratory Equipment

January 08, 2019

Laboratory workers and researchers must be cognizant that laboratory equipment can malfunction without adequate monitoring and regularly scheduled[..]

Mitigate Risks in Your Cryotank Storage

December 04, 2018

For professionals in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors, safeguarding sample integrity is fundamental. The commitment to preserve scientific[..]

How to Safeguard Against Employee Errors

November 27, 2018

Nobody likes to make mistakes, either in their personal or professional lives, but we’re all human, and mistakes can and do happen

What You Should Know About FDA Laboratory Regulations

November 06, 2018

The United States’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the federal government’s oldest consumer protection body, having existed in various guises and[..]