Thought Leadership Articles | Today's Clinical Lab

Safety Issues Plague Cell and Gene Therapy Trials. Single-Cell Analysis Can Help

Brittany Enzmann, PhD

Single-cell DNA and omic characterization can help avoid costly clinical holds and potential harm to patients

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Is Remote Work Working? The Data Behind Video Meeting Fatigue

Aruna Ravichandran

How we can guard against meeting fatigue and protect employee well-being

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Continuous Temperature Monitoring: Not Just Another COVID-19 Trend

John Gannon

Continuous temperature monitoring has the potential to improve inpatient and outpatient care

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Automating Synthetic Biology’s Future

Rajan Kapadia

Automation is fueling the future of synthetic biology

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The Rapid Adoption of Digital Pathology

Joseph Nollar

Scalable digital pathology workflows are critical to a lab’s growth and ability to provide patient-centric care

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Biocontainment at Clinical Trial Sites: The Institutional Biosafety Committee Perspective

Christopher Doyle, PhD

The most significant site-level safety concerns for trials are related to improper use of sterile compounding equipment

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Solving Cell Therapy’s “Garbage in, Garbage out” Problem with Automation

Tony Ward

Despite industry’s emphasis on cell engineering and expansion, better starting materials are the foundation of the manufacturing revolution

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Moving Pregnancy Health Toward Proactive and Preventive Care

Maneesh Jain

Implementing modern day breakthrough technology can lead to better outcomes for moms and babies

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A Fully Automated Approach to Today’s Genomics Labs

Zahraa Chorghay, PhD

Boost the efficiency of your genomics lab with manufacturing-standard automation

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Simplifying and Standardizing Organoid Cryopreservation

Zahraa Chorghay, PhD

Latest cryopreservation media are convenient, reliable, and follow regulatory guidelines

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Finding the Next COVID-19 Variant

Brittany Niccum, PhD

To predict the next SARS-CoV-2 variants, researchers must pool their resources—and their samples

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What Factors Impact Adoption of Total Laboratory Automation?

Thia Denae

A new study aims to establish an understanding of automated workflow adoption among clinical labs

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Getting Proactive About Your Lab’s Power Environment

Peter Huss

Factoring power quality into lab design can help reduce costly equipment downtime and ensure its accuracy and reliability

Taking the Toxins Out of Cell Therapy Storage: A New Cryopreservation Molecule

Xiaoxi Wei, PhD

Inspired by nature, a new type of cryoprotectant has emerged as a safer alternative to traditional chemicals

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Cancer Treatment Monitoring: The Value of Minimal Residual Disease Testing

Jeremiah McDole, PhD

Highly sensitive ddPCR-based liquid biopsies can detect residual cancer DNA, improving treatment decisions

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Five Trends in Biomedicine and Precision Wellness for the Next Decade

Katherine Tran, Maryam Goudarzi, PhD

Expect to see more streamlined integration of the state-of-the-art technologies

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Creating an Automated Lab that Inspires Employees

Santiago Galvez

Involving clinical lab staff in the design process is key to fostering a culture of innovation

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Digital Solutions for Chemical Inventory Management

Zahraa Chorghay, PhD

Reduce the time and cost of managing chemical inventory in your clinical lab

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Identifying, Tracking, and Mitigating Future Outbreaks

Arvind Kothandaraman, MBS

A global surveillance model would help minimize the risk of the next pandemic

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For High-Confidence Results, Focus on Your Molecular Controls

John Hedges, PhD

Incorporating high-quality controls in a workflow helps ensure reliable patient results