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How to ‘go all Google’ - feeding time at the local laboratory
Added: 7 Oct 2021
With absolutely no ulterior motives… Fox’s Party Ring fan, Dr Matthew Partridge discusses the not-s…
What is AI’s role in the lab?
Added: 21 Sep 2021
In this article Gerald Law, one of this year’s exhibitors at Lab Innovations, evaluates the strengt…
From Lab to market: Navigating venture capital in life sciences
Added: 31 Aug 2021
Venture capital (VC) is a vital form of funding for taking scientific ideas from lab to market, but…
3 Ingredients for Effective Pharmaceutical Cybersecurity
Added: 26 Aug 2021
The pharmaceutical industry faces growing pressure from cyber threats. Attacks on manufacturers and…
The one hundredth column from a heart-filled nerd
Added: 20 Aug 2021
Never doing anything by halves and much to the relief of friends, family, and this editor, Russ Swa…
Driving precision medicine into frontline healthcare
Added: 16 Aug 2021
Improved patient safety demands greater specificity to ensure therapeutic efficiency. Here, Tom Ren…
The mind-boggling complexity of scientific waste
Added: 30 Jul 2021
Why is scientific waste disposal complicated? Dr Matthew Partridge muses on that gap in student and…
The journey to net zero carbon science
Added: 26 Jul 2021
With a 2050 deadline for all buildings in the UK to be operationally net zero carbon, Tim Fry discu…
Tackling underlying respiratory conditions for this pandemic and next
Added: 5 Jul 2021
Innovation ecosystems are crucial to improving outcomes for patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronc…
How to improve energy efficiency in your lab
Added: 17 Jun 2021
Much of the literature on energy efficiency and reducing energy usage is directed at residential ho…
Sedentarism and other physical health risks for laboratory workers
Added: 9 Jun 2021
During the course of the last year, many more people have had to get used to working from home. The…
Retargeting space: converting offices to labs
Added: 7 Jun 2021
With laboratory space in high demand, Darius Umrigar discusses how commercial space can be quickly …
Scientific research opens doors to unexpected careers
Added: 1 Jun 2021
Humans have an innate sense of curiosity, making us natural scientists from the moment we come into…
The iron is hot for life science recruitment
Added: 21 May 2021
The life science industry has been hard at work throughout the current crisis, demonstrating the ou…
Lab Babble - It’s all just personality testes
Added: 20 May 2021
Go on... you know you want to because, as scientists, it’s a built-in imperative. Just by bringing …
How to keep your research on target
Added: 30 Apr 2021
Is a lack of focus baffling your team? Dr Matthew Partridge recommends setting research goals and s…
COVID lessons to be learned across the cross-channel cultural divide
Added: 29 Apr 2021
Has the cross-channel cultural divide impacted Covid outcomes? Bringing a unique perspective on the…
What should the new Advanced Research & Invention Agency look like?
Added: 15 Apr 2021
Following the announcement of the proposed launch of the new Advanced Research & Invention Agency (…
Scientists urge swift action to prepare for next pandemic: calls for an Advanced Information System
Added: 7 Apr 2021
An international team of researchers led by Wladek Minor, a University of Virginia School of Medici…
Ensuring quality through accreditation in our Lighthouse Labs: IBMS response to BBC Panorama
Added: 31 Mar 2021
Following the BBC Panorama’s undercover investigation into a COVID-19 lighthouse laboratory, the In…
