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Running Your Lab like a Business
What makes a good scientist? Are those the same skills that make a good manager? As lab professionals establish their laboratory and build their research programs, they are becoming aware that research skills are only part - albeit a critical part - of what they need to succeed. Learn how researchers are developing management techniques and tools to run their labs like a business.

Moving a Lab
There are many factors to consider in the time-consuming and complex process of relocating a lab, including the special considerations for labs in heavily regulated environments. The goal is to minimize downtime and ensure compliance, pre-testing and inspection of equipment before a move, shipping, setup and qualification - even moving of chemicals and samples, insurance, customs, and more.

Other exciting stories: Becoming a Successful Lab Manager, Design a Flexible Lab on a Budget, Technology Management

The next issue of Lab Manager Magazine® will be delivered this July. Subscribe to Lab Manager Magazine®.

: :FEATURED ARTICLES
What is RoHS?
June 2008
The RoHS Directive stands for the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. This Directive bans the placing on the EU market of new electrical and electronic equipment containing more than agreed levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants.
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Liquid Handling Quality Assurance
June 2008
Water quality laboratories analyze countless samples of water each day to ensure that the more than one billion glasses of water consumed daily are void of harmful substances. Statutes and regulations mandate that quality control be performed regularly using a recognized method for all critical laboratory processes, including pipette calibration. Pipettes are essential in water testing processes and are used to conduct a large number of volume-dependent contaminant identification tests.
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FDA looking to fill more than 1,300 positions within the next several months
May 2008
Biologists, chemists, medical officers, mathematical statisticians and investigators are among the experts in demand as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration begins a multi-year hiring initiative. The FDA is hiring hundreds of individuals with science and medical backgrounds to help meet the agency's responsibilities to assure the safety and/or efficacy of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, food, cosmetics and products that emit radiation.
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: :INDUSTRY NEWS
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Adept Technology Announces Expansion into India Market

Thursday, July 3, 2008
QIAGEN Acquires Corbett Life Science

Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Millipore Unveils Expanded Drug Discovery Development Facility in St. Charles, Missouri

Wednesday, July 2, 2008
PerkinElmer Introduces Easy-To-Use LIMS Solutions to Simplify Data Analysis in Water Laboratories

Wednesday, July 2, 2008
New Pipette Tracker - Enhanced Speed & Flexibility for Pipette Calibrations

Thursday, June 26, 2008
Molecular Profiles Demonstrates Technique for Measuring Surface Physical Properties of Pharmaceutical Materials for Inhalation

Thursday, June 26, 2008
Lumencor Introduces Next Generation Smart Light Engines for Bioanalytical Instrument Manufacturers and Researchers

Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Number of People with Diabetes Increases to 24 Million

: :MANAGEMENT TIPS
• Making Change Stick
• June 13th is Blame Someone Else Day
• Eight Tips to Encourage Meaningful Work Conflict
• Quick Follow-ups Move Projects Forward
• Don't DO Anything
• What's Strategic Planning Anyway?
» See more management tips.

: :LAB SAFETY TIPS
• Develop Specific Work Practices for Individual Experiments
• Require Good Housekeeping Practices in all Areas
• Use Warning Signs to Designate Particular Hazards
• Avoid Purchasing Unnecessary Quantities of Chemicals
• Store Incompatible Chemicals Separately
• Keep Emergency Phone Numbers Next to Every Phone
» See more lab safety tips.

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