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Tips for Improving Your Lab's Sustainability Practices

Today's Clinical Lab

Learn actionable strategies to reduce waste, conserve energy, and optimize water use in your lab

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A Sustainable Approach to Cancer Diagnosis

Springer Nature

Using dried serum spots instead of liquid blood storage, the new tool provides an environmentally friendly alternative to cancer diagnosis

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3 Tools to Critically Evaluate the Sustainability of Products

Jordan Willis, BSc

Do you know what to look for when evaluating the environmental sustainability of consumables and vendors?

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My Green Lab Unveils a Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative

My Green Lab

AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Bristol Myers Squibb, and Amgen join forces with My Green Lab to drive sustainable practices across industry

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My Green Lab Initiative Encourages Pharma Suppliers to Take the Greener Route

Swathi Kodaikal, MSc

The supply chain initiative aims to engage suppliers in reducing Scope 3 emissions of the corporate value chain

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How to Make Sustainable Choices When Selecting Vendors

Morgana Moretti, PhD

Best practices to engage vendors as partners in your lab sustainability efforts

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When Recruiting Gen Z Talent, Clinical Labs Should Consider Green Initiatives

Scott Wallask, BA

New report on carbon emissions examines issue that resonates with many younger workers

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Certain PFAS Compounds Linked to Thyroid Cancer Risk

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Multiple national and international institutions have declared PFAS exposure a health crisis

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PFAS Remain A Concern for Hormone Health

European Society of Endocrinology

The need for strict regulation of PFAS and other endocrine-stimulating chemicals is urgent and vital

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3 Pathbreaking Trends from 2023’s Award-Winning Pharma Manufacturing Facilities

Tom Hartman, BS ME, MBA

Sustainable, safe, efficient, and community-centric strategies add purpose to businesses and the Pharma industry

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