Steve Miller from Eversource brings ‘positive energy’ for environmental stewardship to biotech, pharma and academic labs, seen here in Cambridge Massachusetts..

Empowering scientists in laboratories: Q&A with Steve Miller from Eversource

Nicole Kelesoglu April 22, 2020

There is an invisible obstacle to running an environmentally responsible laboratory. It’s something that is easily forgotten, easily dismissed, or even totally unrecognized. Since it is relatively inexpensive and intangible it appears immaterial to pollution. None the less it contributes to the surprising fact that pharma emits more greenhouse gases than the auto industry. Have you guessed yet? The invisible obstacle is saving electricity.

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Laboratory sustainability in the Coronavirus crisis

Nicole Kelesoglu March 17, 2020

Laboratory sustainability is designed to both protect our environment and to target laboratory operational efficiency. Today, lab efficiency is being tested as scientists tackle vaccine development., low lab stocks and lab disinfection concerns.

The CSL labs in Montreal are about 15 minutes away from the Biosphere, the only museum in the Americas dedicated to understanding and protecting ecosystems. Isn’t the Saint Lawrence river lovely?

ECCC Aquatics Labs ensured transparency for a new mixed lab plastics recycling program

Nicole Kelesoglu January 13, 2020

A team of nine women working in the aquatics labs at the Centre St-Laurent (CSL) in Montreal has launched a lab plastic recycling program that overcomes some of today’s biggest challenges - #1 finding a service that will accept mixed lab plastics and #2 making the process user-friendly. Most importantly, this lab recycling program establishes transparency.

That familiar view of HeLa cells stained with Coomassie blue.

Could Ozone be used to overcome single use plastic waste in cell culture?

Nicole Kelesoglu November 7, 2019

Cell culture vessels are one of the most challenging areas of single-use plastics to consider eliminating from biology labs. Never known for complacency, scientists are seeking are already seeking higher performance to optimize cell culture conditions. From a “labconsicous” perspective, ideally, both cell culture growth conditions and sustainability could be improved. This post considers a controversial idea. Could a system for reusable mammalian cell culture plastic flasks ever be developed?

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University of Cambridge Chemists collaborated with Genlab engineers to design a faster, safer and more energy efficient lab dryer: the E3

Nicole Kelesoglu October 15, 2019

Scientists depend on an ecosystem of supporters to run laboratories. Today’s blog features a collaboration initiated by University of Cambridge chemists with Genlab engineers, that resulted in a revamp of the humble lab drying cabinet. The result of this design collaboration is the e3. It’s a machine that dries faster, has precise digital temp settings and can save 72% of energy.

Figure 1: A mobile device displays the Elemental Machines platform equipment utilization overview page. Equipment utilization is determined through open door events. The platform also tracks open door duration and also provides some open door statis… — Figure 1: A mobile device displays the Elemental Machines platform equipment utilization overview page. Equipment utilization is determined through open door events. The platform also tracks open door duration and also provides some open door statistics.

Go Green and Maximize Laboratory Productivity with AI lab equipment monitoring

Sridhar Iyengar, Ph.D. September 23, 2019

There’s a common misconception that going green is expensive and a distracting obligation for large organizations. Few realize that it’s possible to create a greener lab space while actually reducing costs! Artificial intelligence tools can offer significant insight to any organization. Laboratories can reduce energy consumption and thus save money while simultaneously increasing lab productivity and protecting precious lab samples. Let's examine this technology in further detail.

Tackling Waste: 5 Steps to Less Plastic Waste in the Lab

Dr. Kerstin Hermuth-Kleinschmidt September 9, 2019

Life sciences laboratories are another area in which plastic waste can be reduced. Approximately 5.5 million tons of plastic waste are produced every year in life sciences laboratories alone, including items like pipette tips, nitrile gloves and cell culture flasks. In the age of global waste pollution and the ubiquity of plastic in the world around us, this is definitely too much. It can’t all be changed, but improvements are possible in some areas.

Rheaply's pitch video for Verge 19's Accelerate competition.

Rheaply’s Virtual Lab Surplus Platform is a semi-finalist for VERGE19 Accelerate

Garry Cooper, PhD August 25, 2019

To get to the stage at VERGE, Rheaply is depending on scientific community members (like YOU) to vote by August 30th. This would not only be an opportunity for Rheaply’s platform to be seen by many. It’s a big opportunity to promote awareness of the millions of tons of surplus and equipment that could be shared by scientists across the country.

Empowering scientists in laboratories: Q&A with Steve Miller from Eversource

Laboratory sustainability in the Coronavirus crisis

ECCC Aquatics Labs ensured transparency for a new mixed lab plastics recycling program

Could Ozone be used to overcome single use plastic waste in cell culture?

University of Cambridge Chemists collaborated with Genlab engineers to design a faster, safer and more energy efficient lab dryer: the E3

Go Green and Maximize Laboratory Productivity with AI lab equipment monitoring

Tackling Waste: 5 Steps to Less Plastic Waste in the Lab

Rheaply’s Virtual Lab Surplus Platform is a semi-finalist for VERGE19 Accelerate

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