Lab Manager February-March 2011 : Page 6#/.4%.43 Confident? 12 Our third annual confidence survey reveals that survey participants—ranging from technicians to corporate management—be-lieve their research organizations will be just slightly better off financially than they were a year ago and that business conditions in their market sectors will somewhat improve to support or attract significant research investments. Sara Goudarzi www.labmanager.com February/March 2011 Perspective On: Forensic Labs 64 28 U.S. forensic laboratories are reeling from the enfeeblement of city, state and federal budgets. And with substantive regulatory changes slated for 2011, the labs may soon experience alterations in how they are accredited and managed, how their staffers are trained and certified, and how they are funded and paid for their services. Bernard Tulsi LEADERSHIP & STAFFING Showing Off Your Lab Well-organized laboratory visits can help your company expand sales, recruit new employees and persuade people that your labora-tory is a community asset. So it’s worth spending time and effort to organize them. John Borchardt TECHNOLOGY & OPERATIONS 40 900 Seconds at XenoTech Kansas-based CRO XenoTech needed to minimize the time it took to validate its automated liquid handlers. With the help of Artel’s multichannel verification system, they were able to reduce the time it took to accurately verify each robot from four hours to 15 minutes. Paula Pou 44 Troubled Standards If standardization is such a key element to integration and the industry has been so interested in it for so long, one might ask, “Why don’t we have these standards in place?” Answer: “Because it’s really, really hard!” Gloria Metrick LAB DESIGN & FURNISHINGS 60 Lemur Research Center Updated and Expanded Life has improved dramatically for 140 diurnal lemurs and the husbandry staff and researchers who care for and study them, as a result of two new state-of-the-art facilities at the Duke Lemur Center (DLC), a refuge owned by Duke University that houses the world’s largest collection of lemurs outside of their native Madagascar. LAB SAFETY 80 Cutting it Close Every workplace involves cutting tasks where utility knives are used. By observing your various cutting operations and the type of utility knives used, you can ensure the proper tool is used for the task. Vince McLeod 84 Dangerous Gases A well-managed cylinder control program should be a top priority for every industrial, educational and research facility. Only through close control and inspection of every cylinder in inventory can an organization guarantee cylinder integrity and safety while managing life cycle costs. Ed Isom BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 90 Rent, Lease or Buy What happens when you are told that your company’s existing bank lines are insufficient? What if your company cannot qualify for bank financing due to current economic conditions? The answer may be a capital lease or rental of the equipment. Dean Stolberg COMING SOON! Lab Manager Magazine’s new and improved website! Have you been looking for a compre-hensive online source for lab equipment information? The redesigned labmanager.com website offers extensive laboratory product in-formation, including purchasing guides, product news, and application notes and papers. Contextual information is pro-vided for each product category; vendor information, purchasing and usage survey results, white papers and links to webinars and podcasts--all available from one dedicated location. You may already be using the labman-ager.com website as a trusted source for lab management feature stories, health and safety articles, and best business management practices. On the redesigned site, intuitive navigation will allow you easy access to these articles and features, as well as a thorough treatment of a wide range of lab prod-uct categories. An interactive calendar helps you stay on top of important industry events. Labmanager.com is dedicated to bringing you practical knowledge on business and lab management, industry and technology news, and the product information you need to effectively manage your lab. 6 Lab Manager February/March 2011 WWW�e;LABMANAGER�e;COM Publication List |
