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ELN vs. LIMS Software: 3 Key Differences

It’s now recognized as best practice to integrate digital platforms that prepare and monitor laboratory workflows as well as track and trace...

Common Errors During Sample Preparation & How to Avoid Them

Each laboratory technique, from PCR and Western blot to fluorescence-assisted cell sorting and histochemical staining, has its own pitfalls. However, many common...

Tips for Labeling Plants in the Lab

Specimen identification is essential in the lab, especially those managing large quantities of samples and organisms. Labeling plants is no different, with...

How Scientists are Bringing Extraterrestrial Research to the Lab

Aliens used to be considered merely science fiction, found in books and movies but never considered part of everyday life. However, signs...

Tips for Writing Better Scientific Articles

It may sound cliché for a writer to write tips on how to write, but with many years of experience in the...

How to Digitize Lab Notebooks

Many researchers across the globe are currently sitting on a treasure trove of laboratory notebooks, copiously filled with experimental protocols and priceless...

Tips for Setting Up a New Research lab

Quick decision-making is essential to starting a new research lab; you’ll need to ensure your space is properly stocked with equipment and...

Maintaining Long-Term Optimization of Lab Workflows

Integrating new strategies for the optimization of lab workflows often takes place in the short term, within a year or so; however,...

How to Track Chemical Libraries for Drug Screening

Chemical screening is an essential tool in early drug development, assisting in the discovery of small molecule therapeutics that would never have been drugs...

4 Tips for Improving Laboratory Workflows

Efficient laboratory workflows are the lynchpin of a well-run lab. When everything is managed smoothly, PhDs, post-docs, associates, and technicians perform their tasks quickly...

3 Ways Labels Make Your Lab More Secure

Lab security is important for every kind of lab, from medical labs, which need to keep patient identities confidential, to pharmaceutical labs that face...

5 Features that Every Modern LIMS Should Have

Recently, labs have turned to full digitization with the intention of enhancing their ability to track everything, from samples to consumables. Thus, the use...

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5 Tips for Handling Hazardous Chemicals in the Lab

When it comes to biomedical research labs, safety is often in the hands of the user, who continually navigates an environment filled...

3 Common Hard-to-Stick Surfaces & How to Label Them

Sample identification using barcode and/or RFID labels is now considered an essential component of laboratory workflows. However, not all labels are created...

The History of the QR Code

Barcodes are a mainstay of laboratories, healthcare facilities, and pharmaceutical manufacturing plants, used to track and trace each...

What is a Scientific Data Management System?

Laboratory digitization has become a mainstay of healthcare and research. With a variety of software to track and trace samples and manage...