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Ingenuity, Patents, & the Drive to Evolve the Lab Label

Labels are an essential component of many labs, for good reason; they are the best means of identifying thousands and sometimes millions of samples...

Putting the “Lab” in Labeling

The opportunity to build a lab has been exciting, stressful, educational, and enlightening. In this post, I aim to provide tips and tricks for...

5 Tips for Creating a Successful Laboratory Training Program

Laboratory training is integral to a functional lab; students, post-docs, senior scientists, and professors alike require training sessions when learning to use new methods...

Genomic Platforms & Translational Medicine

Genomic platforms and databases have become integral parts of genome informatics, enjoying exponential growth in the post-genomic era. A variety of platforms know exist,...

Breakthrough: GA International Announces the Launch of XyliSTUCK®

Summary: GA International has developed a new line of xylene-resistant labels for laboratories, XyliSTUCK, that provides extreme resistance to xylene immersion for more than...

10 Unforgivable Labeling Mistakes People Make When Using Labels (& How to Fix them)

Labeling isn’t just a laboratory task; it can be science itself, requiring the right amount of technical expertise and testing to get it just...

The Most Innovative Ways Scientists are Integrating RFID into their Labs

Radio-frequency identification (RFID) has quickly become the trendy new method of identification in bioscience and pharmaceutical labs. While most have adapted RFID labels and...

GatorCUT Technology and the Need for Speed

Working in a research laboratory usually entails long days of continuous, strenuous work. It’s no surprise then that many strive to cut down the...

Implementing Automation in the Clinical Laboratory

Automation is an emerging trend in the healthcare field that has the potential to positively impact patient service, lab productivity, and staff safety. In...

RFID Boosts Electronic Witnessing System Capabilities in IVF Clinics

Artificial reproduction technology (ART) facilities and in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinics rely on a host of measures to prevent mix-ups from occurring. The most...

4 Cost-Effective Ways to Simplify Label Peeling & Application

Sample identification is an important step throughout all laboratory processes. However, just like pipetting, picking up labels from their liners and applying them to...

The Benefits of Manual vs. Automatic Pipetting in the Lab

Researchers and lab scientists have long relied on a variety of pipetting methods to conduct their various experiments. This has typically involved manually pipetting...

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How Identification Systems Can Help Preserve Research Integrity

Maintaining research integrity is a serious issue in the field of scientific research, especially when it comes to academic research. Funded by taxpayers, there...

4 Tips for Shipping Samples from Your Lab

Shipping samples is a necessary process for many laboratory facilities across the world. While some ship samples more than others, specific key SOPs should...

4 Tips for Managing & Maintaining Ultra-Low Temperature Freezers

Freezer maintenance is one of the most critical aspects of laboratory management, with so much riding on the various samples stored for long periods...

What to Look for in a Custom Label

It is possible that, when initiating a new laboratory application or SOP, current methods of sample identification do not meet the new requirements of...