Category: Lab Essentials

Lab Essentials

Labs Say They’re Automated. The Workflow Tells a Different Story

Many labs consider themselves automated, but manual steps persist. Here’s where automation is working, where it’s falling short, and how some labs are starting to close the gaps.

Lab Essentials

LigoLab Reports AI and Automation Takeaways from LigoVerse 2026 Conference

LigoLab shared key takeaways from its LigoVerse 2026 conference, highlighting how AI and automation are reshaping clinical lab operations and the evolving role of laboratory information systems.

Lab Essentials

Standardizing Urine Collection Reduced Workflow Disruptions at Middlesex Health

A clinical laboratory manager describes how shifting from open cups to a closed collection system changed specimen handling, safety, and efficiency.

Biochemicals & Chemical Reagents

Lonza Adds Cytokines and Viral Production Medium to Cell Therapy Portfolio

New TheraPEAK products include mammalian-derived cytokines for immune cell expansion and chemically defined medium for AAV production.

Quality Systems

bioMérieux Acquires Accellix for Cell and Gene Therapy Quality Control

bioMérieux has acquired Accellix for about €35 million, adding rapid, automated flow cytometry to its pharmaceutical quality control portfolio for cell and gene therapy manufacturing.

Lab Automation

12 Life Science Startups Named to SLAS Europe 2026 Innovation Showcase Program

Emerging companies from six countries will exhibit enabling technologies at the Society of Laboratory Automation and Screening's annual European conference in Vienna this May.

Lab Equipment

New Electronic Pipette Features High-Resolution Touchscreen

Thermo Fisher Scientific has launched the Fluid Ease Pro ClipTip electronic pipette, featuring what the company says is the first large, high-resolution touchscreen for pipettes and advanced programming for improved laboratory workflow efficiency.

Information Technology

Quest Diagnostics Launches AI Tool to Help Patients Interpret Lab Results

The AI companion analyzes up to five years of personal lab data within the company's patient portal to explain test results and identify health trends.

Lab Safety

Modern Lab Eyewear Efficacy Safety Comfort and Standards

Emerging hazards like aerosolized chemicals and laser equipment demand upgraded protection.

Labwear & Consumables

BD Launches Three-Tube Urine Collection Cup Kit to Reduce Contamination Risk

The three-tube system is designed to reduce contamination risk and improve workflow by enabling expanded urine testing from a single specimen.