Yale Medicine noted that the US was facing, as of Fall 2022, a potential tripledemic. This entails the combination of RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), Covid-19 and the flu. The fear of the tripledemic was that it would overwhelm the healthcare…
Quality assurance in regards to liquid handling processes is a standard requirement. There is the simple expectation that liquid handling processes are both thorough and exacting in order to make sure that the data provided is of the necessary quality. …
Knowing when to introduce lab automation in your lab is not always that obvious. Many- a - lab have struggled with indecision and trying to figure out if automation is right for their lab at a given point in time.…
Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) can sound like a mouthful and it almost implies that it is highly complex. It doesn’t have to be and the purpose here is to shed some light on it and allow for a better, more…
Many times we hear from those in the lab automation space, that they struggle to convey what it is they do to others outside of life sciences (although it may also be true that some of us struggle even to…
The decision to implement an automation solution in your lab can be a daunting one. It is an investment in your lab and your team and as such, due care and attention are both necessary and required. To that end,…
There is a tendency to talk up all things lab automation and to highlight its simplicity in addition to the many concrete benefits it does actually deliver against. What is not so much spoken about is the change that it…
Labs, and indeed most businesses, depend on a well functioning supply chain and for obvious reasons. The onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted just how damaging any disruption to supply chains can be. You don’t even have to look at…
There is a lot that labs can learn from likes of a McDonalds. It almost seems quite ridiculous to say it out loud yet alone read it but there is merit in it. Think about your experiences when you have…
Food safety is a complex and multifaceted issue. Its importance is increasing as a result of the rapid human population growth which is expected to peak at just shy of 10 billion by 2050 according to the United Nations. Added…