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 Instead of replacing an entire system or equipment, lab managers may replace aging or outdated components with new parts and technology.

Retrofitting an outdated system can significantly reduce the danger of unanticipated downtime and, consequently, the need to outsource testing.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 LLC Gains Significant New Preventive Maintenance Contract

Scimedico LLC is a New Jersey provider of nationwide laboratory design and maintenance solutions that meet the diverse requirements of medical examiners, coroners, and educational institutions. Over the past several months, Scimedico LLC has achieved a number of high profile contracts for its laboratory services targeting public and private sector clients.

Major contracts include the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, which has a multidisciplinary environment and a team of 7,000 staff members. Another major Scimedico LLC contract is with PathGroup and involves the provision of preventive maintenance solutions at the Lewis Gale Medical Center’s pathology and histology lab. 

In between lab visits for preventative maintenance, the firm will provide a range of predefined services, as well as necessary repairs. The services are cost effective, with appropriate service levels provided and customers able to request additional repair work as required. The preventive maintenance package helps to ensure that working environments are safe and hygienic, and experience minimal equipment downtime.

The American Red Cross New Jersey Region

Providing a full range of laboratory services and solutions, Scimedico, LLC, caters to entities in the healthcare, government, and academic sectors nationwide. Based in West Orange, New Jersey, Scimedico, LLC, gives back to the community as a supporter of the American Red Cross.

A humanitarian organization that provides disaster relief, disaster preparedness education, emergency assistance, and blood donation services, the Red Cross relies on volunteers and donations to be able to help others in times of need. The American Red Cross New Jersey Region serves the entire state of New Jersey with offices in six locations: Princeton, Fairfield, Summit, Ocean, Pennsauken, and Pleasantville. In 2017 the New Jersey Region responded to 823 disasters in the locality, helping 1,894 displaced families.

Red Cross New Jersey Region also provided more than 113,000 individuals with life-saving skills training in first aid, CPR, aquatics, and AED use. It also provided case services to 4,181 military families with counseling, referrals, and emergency messages, among others. These services were all made possible through the help of more than 5,300 volunteers. To find out more about the New Jersey Region of the Red Cross and how to help, visit www.redcross.org/local/new-jersey.

National Association of Medical Examiners to Hold Annual Conference

Based in West Orange, New Jersey, Scimedico, LLC, offers planning, equipment installation, and maintenance equipment it provides to scientific laboratories serving the healthcare, law enforcement, and education industries. As a full-service company, Scimedico, LLC, maintains membership in several industry-related organizations, including the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME).

Founded in 1966, NAME serves as the national professional organization representing physician medical examiners and death-investigation system administrators. The organization seeks to grow the profession and provide members with information vital to improve the industry. To keep these members informed, NAME hosts an annual conference.

The 2018 conference, scheduled October 12-16, takes place in West Palm Beach, Florida. The event has a theme of Forensic Pathology in the Palm of Your Hand. Those interested in submitting abstracts can also participate in short- or long-platform presentations and workshops. Awards will be presented to recognize the best affiliate and student posters, best affiliate and resident papers, and the most significant public health impact.