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Spotlight: Life Science Organizations That Are Nailing Sustainability

Shannon Meirzon Pyxis Communications February 22, 2023

In this blog, Labconscious is spotlighting four life science phenoms modeling lab sustainability for universities, government research institutions, pharma, and clinical research lab services.

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In Campus Sustainability, Greening Champions Tags UCSD BrookHaven Labcorp GSK
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Max Planck Sustainability Network helps scientists share ideas

Shannon Meirzon Pyxis Communications July 28, 2022

Focusing on what you can control yourself can advance sustainability. Get inspired by the activities shared in this interview with Jan Heidelberger Ph.D., Scientific Coordinator at the Max Planck School Matter to Life.

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In Sustainable Lab News, Greening Champions Tags cell culture, biobased, fetal bovine serum, animal free
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LEAF in labs, greenwashing and sustainable science : Q & A with Martin Farley

Nicole Kelesoglu May 12, 2022

Martin Farley has helped thousands of biologists around the world to improve research capacity and quality while minimizing lab materials, energy, and time. Our thanks to Martin for sharing his insights!

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In Programs and Logistics, Reuse, Energy and Emissions, Greening Champions, Green Lab Certifications Tags LEAF program
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The Prober Lab’s Openness to a Green Chemistry Solvent

Nicole Kelesoglu March 24, 2022

Pragmatic leadership fosters sustainability in this Caltech research lab - opening eyes to a green solvent switch.

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In Green Chemistry, Greening Champions, Model Organisms Tags Caltech, Zebrafish
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How did the University of Bristol achieve 100% Green Labs?

Nicole Kelesoglu August 18, 2021

Valuing the “technicians voice” and providing best practice resources to labs synergistically leads to sustainability improvements. Check out three technicians’ experiences going green.

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In Greening Champions, Lab Certification Tags Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework, LEAF, Green labs
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Inexpensive biotechnology lab devices- featuring the Prakash Laboratory

Nicole Kelesoglu June 22, 2021

Labconscious scientists focus on sustainable lab work as a means to conserving resources and protecting nature, but the term sustainability can also be defined as” the capacity to endure”. Biotechnology is considered by the U.N. to be a frontier technology, alongside robotics, and artificial intelligence. The challenge is how to make life science methodologies accessible. Part of the answer can be found in affordable, portable, laboratory instruments. In that spirit, today’s post shares a list of frugal laboratory instruments by the Prakash Lab at Stanford University.

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In Laboratory Equipment, Greening Champions
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Sanofi Green Team Lab Freezers

How a Sanofi vaccine research group revamped their lab freezer system: Interview with EHS Head Partha Krishnan Ph.D.

Nicole Kelesoglu April 22, 2021

Scientists rely on efficient laboratory conditions to be able to focus on discovery. Learn the steps a Sanofi Pasteur vaccine research group took to radically transform their cold storage organization in this interview with Partha Krishnan, Ph.D.

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In Energy and Emissions, Greening Champions, Cold storage Tags science community, sustainable labs, Lab freezers
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Green Lab Build, Week 7 Biosafety

Erin E Fry August 25, 2015

UChicago Green Labs incorporates biosafety and chemical safety into their green labs program.

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In Lab Safety, Programs and Logistics, Greening Champions Tags green labs, Biosafety, biohazard, EHS
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