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Enabling miniaturisations of automated organoid drug screens
Added: 10 Oct 2022
Advanced cell-based models have grown in popularity for drug testing applications. The use of nanof…
Knowledge is power: In silico modelling of Covid-19
Added: 3 Oct 2022
Scientific research takes time. But, as the Covid-19 pandemic highlighted, sometimes that’s a luxur…
Doppelganger effect
Added: 26 Sep 2022
Ethical and medical challenges combined with technological advances and improved data capabilities …
How to minimise the risk of cross-contamination in laboratories
Added: 26 May 2022
Cross-contamination is a major concern for any laboratory and can lead to false and inaccurate resu…
Reducing microbiological growth in your lab
Added: 12 May 2022
Microbes are invisible to the naked eye. Every laboratory user carries a microbiome load of c.100 t…
Lab furniture design for health and hygiene
Added: 10 May 2022
Unlike cleanrooms, many laboratories aren’t ISO 14644 registered when it comes to air particle coun…
Are virtual audits sustainable post-pandemic?
Added: 5 May 2022
With a mindful eye on the low environmental impact offered by virtual audits, Kate Coleman investig…
How to create an inclusive workplace
Added: 22 Mar 2022
According to research, working women and minorities in the workplace have been disproportionately a…
Diversabilities in the lab
Added: 17 Mar 2022
Just because someone can’t do everything, doesn’t mean they can’t be a great scientist. The inclusi…
Supporting Carers in the workplace
Added: 15 Mar 2022
Five million people juggle care responsibilities with work in the UK alone. Ruth Watson explains th…
Transitioning your values for gender neutrality
Added: 8 Mar 2022
The world is in transition, and we must evolve along with it. Understanding and adopting the langua…
Personalised medicine demands diversity in clinical trials
Added: 23 Feb 2022
Equity requires us to recognise and celebrate our differences, especially when it comes to health. …
Laboratory worker allergies go under the microscope
Added: 8 Feb 2022
To date, there are relatively few studies on the relationship between exposure to laboratory allerg…
Going viral: How Covid changed science forever
Added: 14 Dec 2021
In the 2021 Royal Institutions Christmas Lectures, Jonathan Van-Tam will be joined by expert Britis…
How to create a successful life sciences development
Added: 13 Dec 2021
With fresh funding and growth in investment across the market, Jennifer Townsend looks at three key…
AI and healthcare: future opportunities and challenges
Added: 9 Dec 2021
Reflecting on six decades of progress, Steven Wolfe looks at the application of artificial intellig…
Unlocking the Chinese R&D Puzzle Box
Added: 12 Nov 2021
China is the world’s second largest drug market after the US and is predicted to take a 30% share o…
Lab Awards 2021 Winners
Added: 3 Nov 2021
Congratulations to the winners of the inaugural Lab Awards 2021!
The awards were brought to you by…
Better choices for health and wellbeing – for you and the planet
Added: 1 Oct 2021
With a significant trend towards more widespread acceptance of flexitarian plant-based diets, Adria…
Eliminating food waste – now is the time for your FLW initiative
Added: 31 Aug 2021
The staggering statistics around food loss and waste (FLW), from field to consumer, highlight the n…
