4 New Year’s Resolutions for Medical Research Labs

It won’t be too long before we’ll be saying goodbye to 2017 and hello to 2018. The start of a new year is always a great time to reflect on the past year and set some goals for the new year. While making personal resolutions is commendable, as medical researchers, it’s even more important to set goals each year that keep our labs continually improving. Here are a few resolutions that will help you have a successful year in your lab.

Be More Organized

Being organized will go a long way to operating your lab more efficiently and improving its sustainability. Set up a regular cleaning schedule and take note of the dates on your chemicals and samples. Make sure you check dates frequently so expired materials aren’t being used in your research. Everything in the lab should have its own place so it’s easy for staff to find things when they need them. Lab procedures should be clearly outlined and communicated to staff.

Delegate

Sometimes it can be difficult to ask for help – especially when you’re running a medical research lab where there’s no room for error. Delegating tasks can help you focus your time where you’re most needed. Outsourcing some of your lab work to a trusted life sciences product and service provider is a no-fail way to delegate. Outsourcing offers a number of additional benefits such as making it easier to comply with regulations and protecting against disasters. When you choose a company that’s ISO certified, you know you’re guaranteed to receive quality outsourced products and services.

Reduce Costs

Cutting costs involves conducting a cost audit regularly so you can see where you are spending your money and then make the necessary improvements where you’re overspending. Other cost cutting tips include maintaining and replacing equipment regularly, educating staff, and ordering in bulk. When you train your staff to organize the freezer in such a way that you can store more in it, as well as turning off lights and machines that aren’t in use, you save money.

Increase Efficiency

Efficiency can refer to energy efficiency as well as being more productive in the lab. When you do need to replace equipment, check to see if there is a more efficient model you can use. This will help with energy efficiency and productivity. When it comes to the productivity of your staff, it’s useful to check-in with them and make sure the work they are doing isn’t just busy work. It may be more efficient to outsource the less productive work, so your staff can focus their time and efforts on the tasks that they are most skilled at.

Lifecycle Biotechnologies wishes you all the best for the new year. We offer various outsourced services including custom and semi-custom aqueous reagents and chemicals for pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical testing and manufacturing applications. Whether you are looking to improve efficiency, be more organized, cut costs, or outsource, we can help. Contact us today to learn more about how we can help you stick to your resolutions this year.