Thermo Scientific iAutomate online tool for automation platform configuration
16 May, 2013Thermo Fisher Scientific has launched its online automation system configuration tool iAutomate. As a self-serve, free-to-use tool, it is designed to reduce the time associated with configuring and trialling an automation set-up.
Global molecular science facility features Enware fit-out
03 May, 2013One of Australia’s premier research facilities, the newly refurbished La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, has installed an extensive range of Enware safety, laboratory and specialist plumbing solutions into its teaching, research and laboratory facilities.
Australia celebrates 60 years of nuclear innovation
15 April, 2013Sixty years ago today, Federal Parliament passed the Atomic Energy Act - Australia’s first tentative step along a scientific path that led to the formation of one of our country’s leading public research organisations, which has benefited millions of people around the world.
Creating a diamond standard in health and medical research
09 April, 2013The South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) is building an innovative 25,000 m2 facility, designed to foster researchers’ creativity and productivity. Together with Schneider Electric Life Sciences solution experts, SAHMRI will realise its vision of a highly intelligent and responsive facility.
Waters opens solution centre in Singapore
04 March, 2013Waters Corporation, an analytical science solutions developer and provider headquartered in Massachusetts, has announced the opening of a new solution centre in Singapore.
Institute continues pioneering medical research with $185m redevelopment
22 November, 2012The new redeveloped Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) of Medical Research was officially opened today. The WEHI research facility, in Parkville, Victoria, will accommodate the institute’s rapidly expanding research programs in cancer, infectious disease and chronic inflammatory disease.
SIMS allows scientists to fish for facts
29 August, 2012 by Lauren DavisHidden on the foreshores of Chowder Bay, Mosman, the Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS) has recently completed a 12-month upgrade at the cost of over $20 million, thanks to federal and state government funding. Once crammed into one small space, the facility now boasts seven laboratories, upgraded aquaria facilities, offices, conference rooms and more.
Environmentally friendly disinfection of a pharmaceutical cleanroom
23 July, 2012 by Christopher Fournier, Mar Cor PurificationWith the growing need for microbiological clean environments, room disinfection is becoming ever more critical.
No bad blood at Melbourne Processing Centre
22 June, 2012 by Erin Lagoudakis and Lauren DavisOn 30 April 2012, the Australian Red Cross Blood Service opened the Melbourne Processing Centre - the largest blood processing facility in the Southern Hemisphere. Redesigned from a one-time car factory, the centre now processes all of Victoria’s and Tasmania’s blood; about 1500 blood donations, or 30% of the nation’s blood supply, per day.
Modern bio-decontamination solutions
25 March, 2012 by Richard Lucas, PhD, Bioquell UK LtdBio-processing is presenting new challenges as the size and scale of operations increase. Maintaining clean facilities can be problematic as traditional methods of sterilisation become difficult to deploy in a controlled and regulatory compliant way.This article looks at the role and requirements of a modern bio-decontamination solution. It explores the key areas that need to be considered when seeking a solution and provides an illustration of the application of hydrogen peroxide vapour bio-decontamination technology within the biological production industry.
Redesigning and refurbishing laboratories in hospitals
05 May, 2010 by Gary Martinic*The Centre for Transplant and Renal Research (CTRR) laboratories of the Westmead Millennium Institute for Medical Research (WMI) at the Westmead Hospital campus have been redesigned and refurbished. Gary Martinic used his significant experience with laboratory and animal facility design and refurbishment to centralise four separate laboratories into one in just eight weeks. This article should serve as a useful guide for those new to the laboratory refurbishment process.
Humidity measurement in cleanrooms
04 March, 2010 by Jim Tennermann, Regional Market Manager, Controlled Environment, Vaisala, USAThoughts on selecting and using appropriate humidity measurement equipment for cleanrooms.
Pass through hatches
08 January, 2009Cleanrooms Australia manufactures commercial quality, double-glazed Pass Through Hatches which are constructed of stainless steel or 2 mm steel, with a powder coat, epoxy brush #4 or electroplating finish.
Research lab/office for lease
09 August, 200633 Royal Parade is in the heart of the Parkville biomedical/research precinct and is the northern most of four buildings on the Monash University College of Pharmacy Campus. Due for completion in December 2006, the buildings design makes it ideal for laboratory/research/office space as it boasts substantial chemical and waste handling facilities with full wet laboratory provisions to each floor.
Good design makes safety a pleasure
08 November, 2005When Orica Consumer Products (OCP) sold its industrial paints division in 1998 to focus its attention on the decorative coatings business, it asked Tony Green to design a New Technology Centre
