Benefits of Retrofitting Laboratory Equipment

 

For over two decades, Scimedico LLC has aimed to deliver compelling and well-designed solutions and provide exceptional client service. Scimedico LLC, based in West Orange, New Jersey, makes safety its top priority, offering services such as safety monitoring, hygiene solutions, and laboratory retrofits.

Retrofitting is the process of bringing older buildings up to current code standards. The process involves adding reinforcement or outfitting a space with new equipment to improve safety and add functionality to a building. In a laboratory setting, retrofitting may include replacing at-risk components or managing equipment nearing the end of support. Instead of replacing an entire system or equipment, lab managers may replace aging or outdated components with new parts and technology.

Retrofitting an outdated system can significantly reduce the danger of unanticipated downtime and, consequently, the need to outsource testing. In addition, this can prevent risks associated with outsourcing equipment, such as data inaccuracies, the unfamiliarity of operating the new equipment, and disruptive data records and test setups.

Additionally, retrofitting laboratory equipment allows users to integrate newer technology into an old system to enhance efficiency and performance. Doing this eliminates the need for operator training and specialization for new equipment and saves money. Retrofitting equipment also improves safety by reducing injury and accident risks associated with aging and faulty components.

Spatial Biology - Transforming Clinical Lab Work among Pathologists

 

Located in New Jersey, Scimedico, LLC, delivers operational and safety solutions that meet the strict compliance mandates of diverse hospitals and clinics. The Scimedico, LLC, suite of services includes temporary patient care. To that end, the firm works closely with pathologists to ensure that quality work is performed. The company’s team applauds advancements in its field, including those related to spatial biology’s role in expanding the information that clinical lab experts gain from tissue specimens.

Spatial biology’s unique value is in combining large-scale data on protein and gene expression (omics technologies) with the direct visualization of intact sections of tissue. This delivers molecular profiles that are both deep and spatially resolved. At the same time, dozens and even hundreds of distinct proteins or genes can be identified in real time.

This allows for the tracking of precise target locations and identification of interactions between molecules and cells at a highly defined subcellular and single-cell resolution.

High-resolution cell population views are tied to large quantities of sample-specific molecular data, and clinicians can now investigate ways in which expressed gene locations impact patient well-being.

Scimedico's 6-Step Preventative Maintenance

Since 1998, New Jersey-based safety compliance solutions firm Scimedico, LLC, has provided services for temporary and permanent laboratory environments. Scimedico, LLC, specializes in decontamination and preventative maintenance services for laboratory and research settings in the necropsy and pathology industries.

Laboratories and companies can request preventative services up to four times a year. The service begins with a comprehensive inspection of the unit. Maintenance staff then test the unit’s electrical connection to assure safety. This is followed by a proprietary decontamination process that destroys pathogens.

Upon completion, a safety test is performed that includes checking the ventilation and electricity circuits. The entire process can take between 2 to 6 hours, depending on the equipment and setting. Companies may schedule maintenance services to take place during closing hours. After decontamination, the maintenance technicians then draft a report covering the maintenance and any suggested repairs. The company works closely with its clients’ biomed department and can support clients that wish to perform their own repairs.

Survey Aims to Inform Best Practices and Safety Protocols

A comprehensive laboratory services and maintenance firm, Scimedico LLC provides preventive maintenance solutions and lab maintenance support for pathology morgue environments across the United States. Scimedico LLC recently launched a survey to determine the impact of COVID-19 on standard safety procedures in temporary morgue settings.

The confidential survey invites morgue personnel around the country to answer specific questions about the national response to decedent management throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as to upload photos that might support and enhance their responses. Relying on this data, as well as the Scimedico Decedent Model, the survey aims to identify gaps in procedures and establish standardized safety protocols and best practices to improve operational efficiency.

The company plans to publish a white paper that will identify gaps in procedures and make recommendations for best practices and safety protocols. The report will be available as a free download for customers, government officials, and healthcare personnel. For more information or to take part in the survey, visit www.scimedico.com.