Lab Manager Magazine helps provide a forum and a framework to help lab professionals hire and supervise staff, establish a laboratory, and plan a coherent research program, while keeping the goals of good science and scientific discovery at the forefront.

Most lab managers, by education and experience, are thoroughly capable of handling the technical aspects of their jobs, but their managerial skills are often obtained haphazardly.

Lab Manager Magazine is written with those managers in mind and has the distinct editorial mission of providing practical information on business, strategy, leadership and staffing as well as the industry and technology news needed to effectively manage today's lab.

Managerial skills for most lab managers are often obtained haphazardly.

Lab Manager Magazine is written with those managers in mind and has the distinct editorial mission of providing practical information on business,  leadership and staffing as well as the industry and technology news needed to effectively manage today's lab.

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Competitive Spirit
A competitive spirit within any organization—business or research lab—is only fostered when management is trusted and members of that organization feel that their talents and contributions are appreciated and nurtured. Create that atmosphere and winning will happen.
Daryl S. Paulson, MBA, PhD

Perspective On: A Pharmaceutical Lab
Getting a new drug into the hands of patients is no easy feat. Pharmaceutical companies have to go through a myriad of tests in cell cultures, animals and humans before discovering and developing treatments for illnesses.
Sara Goudarzi

LEADERSHIP & STAFFING
16 Rebuilding High-performance Work Teams
Staff reductions and corporate restructuring frequently result in fragmentation of high-performance work teams. Because they are often a cost-effective means of accomplishing corporate goals, some of these teams need to be reconstructed. How do lab managers do this?
John K. Borchardt

TECHNOLOGY & OPERATIONS
22 Green: The Better Color of Vacuum
Whether vacuum is utilized for analytical purposes in corporate R&D or in government or university laboratory settings, those who depend on vacuum pumps do not expect vacuum to have color. However, in very significant and measurable ways, vacuum can be green.
Mike Delong

26 On Balance
Out-of-level situations are so detrimental to the results of an experiment that balances can now be equipped to document levelness via an “alibi” memory, which will allow managers and external auditors to see when weighing if results could possibly be tainted.
Ryan Titmas

LAB DESIGN & FURNISHINGS
28 Flexible Lab Zones
A dynamic shift in the way researchers conduct their work has had a profound effect on the design of their facilities. Emphasis has focused on three main components: establishing large open labs, the distribution of utilities to and within the lab, and the auxiliary spaces that support the research and promote collaboration.
Stacy Wyman and Dan Watch

BUSINESS & FINANCE
40 Freeing Up Time for Science
To increase efficiency and drive down costs, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies are increasingly turning to multi-vendor asset management service providers for maintenance of their equipment throughout its life cycle—from financing to disposal. Masao Moriyama

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EDITOR'S NOTE
There’s No “I” in “Team”
Every manager worth his or her salt recognizes that without an inspired and happy team, their job is impossible. And while other demands may take attention away from supporting and communicating with one’s team, a lab manager does so at his or her peril.

In this issue of Lab Manager Magazine we focus on this important management responsibility, the one tied most directly to the success of a lab.

Daryl Paulson, in this month’s feature article, examines the dynamic of objective and subjective realms within both individuals and organizations. Based on the work of humanistic psychologist, Abraham Maslow, Paulson contends that within every person is a strong desire to realize his or her full potential. Recognizing this and creating an atmosphere that fosters trust and enables meaningful contribution, Paulson argues is the best recipe for competitive advantage. ...

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