Overbrook’s Lab Lifecycle Management Process Featured in Lab Manager Magazine
Overbrook President Ted Palashis was featured in the May 2020 issue of Lab Manager Magazine to explain the five key phases of laboratory lifecycle management. This important concept addresses the needs of the laboratory from start up to exit. Everything from maintenance, monitoring, relocation, and divestment need to be taken into account throughout the lifecycle of the laboratory. Lab Manager’s slogan is “run your lab like a business” and these strategies outlined by Palashis are focused on exactly that.
Each stage along this timeline has unique requirements; the way that they are approached can dramatically improve your laboratory’s operations. While startups need the instrumentation and assets necessary to operate, established, mature labs may need to relocate or expand as productivity is at its highest. These phases have their own challenges and require experienced oversight and management for success.
The five stages of a laboratory’s lifecyle include:
- Startup – Acquiring essential equipment
- Operational – Ascertain the mission criticality of the assets
- Expansion (or Relocation) – Organization for a smooth transition
- Maturity – Managing services and asset compliance
- Exit – Repurposing, decommissioning, divestiture of equipment
Based in Boston, Massachusetts, Overbrook is a professional laboratory services firm that provides a diverse range of lifecycle services including maintenance services, lab relocations, asset management and new and reconditioned instrumentation.
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