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The COVID-19 pandemic catalyzed a transition to a virtual workplace as access to physical facilities was restricted during most of 2020 and 2021. Just like video conferences have replaced in-person meetings, laboratory notebooks have turned digital...
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The choice of a LIMS software solution is a critical element of a laboratory automation strategy. The Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) is the laboratory operating system. This article provides a brief overview of the LIMS market in 2021.
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Defining and executing laboratory workflows is an essential feature of modern laboratory information management systems. GenoFAB was designed from the ground up to support complex workflows. It’s a little like Google Maps for labs, a tool to navigate a...
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Laboratories depend on hundreds of scientific instruments and specialty equipment to operate. Tracking and managing these assets is essential to control cost and reproducibility.
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Laboratories rely on thousands of specialty supplies to operate. Laboratory inventory tracking methods are essential to control cost and reproducibility.
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We all wish to increase our lab productivity. We have deadlines to meet, publications to write, and patent applications to submit. Since resources are limited and demand always increasing, we are under constant pressure to increase productivity....
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There is a sort of energetic tension in the silence just after a conductor takes the stage. That lull between the clacking of their heels as they march to their place and the sharp crack of their baton against the edge of their music stand, calling the...
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Poor inventory management can lead to wastes of time, samples, and financial resources. Here is an example worth $495.
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The partnership between a LIMS company and a label manufacturer enables any lab to track laboratory samples using barcode technology.
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Expression vectors are plasmids used to express a gene of interest in a cellular host. Selecting the right expression vector is key to the success of research and biotechnology product development projects.
