Lab Planning Innovation

How intentional lab planning supports innovation

What makes innovation in life science labs possible? Breakthroughs are often attributed to bolt-of-lightning insights or lucky accidents. Serendipity does matter, but as Louis Pasteur famously noted, chance favors only the prepared mind. We can extend his idea further to say that chance also favors those who conduct research in a prepared lab.

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Life Sciences DNA

Life science construction: Ask 8 questions before investing

Life science construction is poised for expansion. That’s what we learned when we surveyed 500+ company leaders to understand their perspective on where the industry is going next: 86% predict healthy growth over the coming years.

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Efficiency is the destination. Innovation is the vehicle. Manufacturers, start your engines.

Efficiency is the destination. Innovation is the vehicle. Manufacturers, start your engines.

The life science industry is shifting gears, widening the gap in the race for next-generation solutions. This facility-focused report will help you get (and stay) ahead.

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Laboratory facility requirements: a key decision-making guide

Laboratory facility requirements: a key decision-making guide

A decision guide for the selection, conversion, and design of a lab that meets the needs of science today—and tomorrow.

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10 ways to enhance your partnership with a control systems integrator

10 ways to enhance your partnership with a control systems integrator

Control systems integration is the key to unlocking your manufacturing facility’s profitability and flexibility through digitalization. But to get there, you need a qualified control systems integrator—and a plan for making the most of that collaboration.

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lighting design

Lighting design for life sciences facilities

Life sciences facilities are unique workspaces that combine office space with highly specialized laboratory, research, and manufacturing areas. In this article, we explore the many roles lighting design plays to enhance the variety of activities that take place at these innovative companies—while at the same time improving energy efficiency and supporting employee wellness.

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7 human-centric design principles to improve the life science workplace

7 human-centric design principles to improve the life science workplace

Whether you’re leasing a lab space or building an all-new drug manufacturing facility, you’ll see a greater return on your capital investment when you deliver a workplace that fits the needs of your employees. That’s the principle behind human-centric workplace design, and it’s the key to a more resilient, flexible, and productive life science facility.

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Capital Procurement Strategy: Best Practices Amidst Supply Chain Volatility

Capital Procurement Strategy: Best Practices Amidst Supply Chain Volatility

Capital projects driven by strict schedules rely on gathering the right materials, trades, and technology at the right time. But today’s volatile market conditions can impact pricing and availability, leading to long lead times and frustrating delays.

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Contextual design: how life science architects create environments that foster innovation

Contextual design: how life science architects create environments that foster innovation

Architects who envision and develop efficient and innovative life science facilities must specialize not only in the fundamentals of any architecture project—creating a building that is safe, sustainable and aesthetically pleasing—but also in the unique considerations and constraints inherent to an industry on which lives depend.

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The control philosophy: what it is, how it works, and why every manufacturer should have one

A control philosophy defines your organization’s vision for digitalization and helps your team align current and future technology-related decisions with that vision.

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