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This series explores advanced strategies to enhance viral vector production, focusing on combining filtration and chromatography for purity, mitigating batch-to-batch variations, and leveraging industry expertise for capsid separation. Key insights include optimizing processes for different viral vectors, ensuring consistency and regulatory compliance, and fostering collaboration to innovate and refine production methods for efficient and high-quality therapeutics.

Efficiency, compliance, and quality are the cornerstones of success for clinical testing laboratories. This multi-part series discusses the importance of maintaining integrity during specimen collection, transport, and testing; how to develop a quality management system; and highlights tools and solutions to help small- to mid-size testing labs overcome challenges while staying competitive in this evolving market.

Take a deep dive into the world of cell and gene therapy (CGT) and discover what it has to offer. From the latest advances to best practices recommended by biomedical scientists, this series features everything you need to know about how CGT, alongside viral vectors, has transformed the landscape of medical research. Spanning in-depth research and analysis as well as valuable insights from today's industry leaders, learn about the history behind CGT, the development of qPCR techniques, modern innovations in digital PCR techniques, and how to preserve the integrity of viral genomes.

Data integrity and security are closely connected. Labs must prioritize security to protect the integrity of the data they generate, in turn protecting their bottom line and reputation. This series explores the interplay between data integrity and security, including what lab managers must know about data backups, the principles of managing data integrity, and how electronic lab notebooks (ELNs) contribute to a lab's security profile.

This series delivers essential guidance on leveraging data for optimal laboratory operations. Learn about the core pillars of lab ops as well as the tools and strategies that can help your lab excel. From enhancing sustainability to streamlining workflows, this series equips lab managers with actionable insights to drive excellence. 

Protein sequencing methods and technologies are rapidly evolving. In this multi-part series, we review the pros and cons of current methods, such as mass spectrometry and immunoassays, and highlight new, cutting-edge technologies revolutionizing protein identification. We also discuss the integration of protein sequencing into multiomics approaches, which holds promise for deeper insights into biological processes and personalized medicine.

This multi-part article series explores modern sustainable energy sources, including wind power, solar energy, biofuels, and lithium-ion batteries. Delve into each technology's development, efficiency, and potential impact on renewable energy systems. Through in-depth analysis, these articles provide valuable insights to inform future research and innovation in the pursuit of a more sustainable energy future.

Cell line development is an essential process in drug discovery and development. This multi-part series highlights some of the emerging tools that are helping labs to streamline this complex process and shares the benefits of 3D cell culture models, among other insights for those involved in pharmaceutical research and development. 

This multi-part series delves into the crucial role lab managers play in fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within scientific organizations, including how to create an inclusive work environment, incorporating DEI elements into lab design, embracing neurodiverse staff members, and advocating for underrepresented groups in the lab. Throughout the series, lab managers gain insights into practical approaches, tools, and best practices for championing DEI in scientific research settings, ultimately enhancing both scientific outcomes and the overall work environment.

3D biology and organoids are currently revolutionizing the fields of therapeutic development, disease modeling, and more. From studying pathologic brain development to innovating drug discovery, organoids are having a profound impact in combatting diseases. This series will delve into the scientific breakthroughs, technical challenges, and future prospects of organoids and 3D biology.

Ensuring lab quality is a challenge that requires a multifaceted approach. Implementing a quality management system (QMS) is vital to a quality strategy, but lab managers must go beyond that to bring the lab into regulatory compliance. Learn how to deliver what's needed for a QMS, prepare for FDA GxP inspections, minimize errors, and more in this four-part series.

Gas generators offer a range of benefits to laboratories, including reliability, on-demand availability, enhanced safety, and sustainability. Thanks to these advantages, many labs are opting to replace their gas cylinders with gas generators. But the purchase and installation of your new asset is just the first step—the right service partner will help you to maximize efficiency throughout the entire life cycle of your gas generator. This series provides detailed insight into the purchase, service, and support of laboratory gas generators.