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Lab Safety 101: Gear, Guidelines, and Best Practices

A practical guide to working safely, protecting your research, and building better lab habits from day one A laboratory is a place of discovery, but it is also a place where small mistakes can have outsized consequences. A misplaced label,…

World Cancer Day: Remembering, Resisting, Continuing

World Cancer Day

Cancer does not arrive with ceremony. It enters families, clinics, and communities with a silence that feels almost impolite for the damage it leaves behind. In South Africa, and across the African continent, its impact is written into hospital corridors,…

Must-Have Lab Supplies for Every New Researcher

Lab products

Lab supplies are the foundation of starting strong, working safely, and avoiding costly beginner mistakes as a new researcher. Starting out as a new researcher is both exciting and overwhelming. Whether you are stepping into your first postgraduate research role,…

How to Implement Lean Practices in Your Laboratory

Lab Essentials

As the year is drawing to an end, many laboratories across South Africa take stock of their operations, budgets, research productivity and overall workflow efficiency. It is the perfect moment to reflect on what worked well, what caused delays and…

How to Extend the Life of Your Lab Instruments

Lab instruments

Have you ever paused to ask yourself, “How well am I maintaining the instruments that keep my lab running every day” Lab instruments are the backbone of scientific work, whether you are running a research facility, a diagnostic laboratory or…

World Science Day for Peace and Development

Lab Employees

When you think about science, what comes to mind first? Precision, data, and discovery? Or perhaps long hours spent in the lab, testing, measuring, and analysing? Behind all these moments of curiosity and innovation lies something deeper, a shared belief…

How to Safely Store Lab Chemicals and Reagents

Lab Chemicals and Reagents

Have you ever paused to ask yourself, “Where am I currently storing my lab chemicals and reagents?” When you think about lab chemicals and reagents, safety and integrity are everything. Poor storage can lead to accidents, degradation, cross-contamination, and severe…