Voices of Sample Management

Bringing together experts in the life sciences sample management space to share lessons learned, tips and tricks, and generally all things sample management.

Best Practice Webinars

Introducing the Voices of Sample Management best practice webinars.

A series of monthly webinars that take on different sample management topics and provide learnings, ideas, tips and tricks to help anyone working in sample management.

The Voices of Sample Management videos and podcast began in early 2024, providing a platform for industry experts to share experiences, stories and learnings from their time in the sample management industry.

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Upcoming Webinars

Barcoding Your Way
to Better Lab
Efficiency →

Wednesday, September 25, 202408:00 PDT | 11:00 EDT | 16:00 BST

Tired of sample mix-ups? Discover how barcoding can streamline your lab operations.

Mastering Unique Sample Identifiers for Efficient Tracking

Wednesday, October 30, 2024
08:00 PDT | 11:00 EDT | 16:00 BST

Protect the integrity of your samples with a robust identification system.

Registration opening soon

Standardize for Success:
Improving Sample Data Management

Monday, November 25, 202408:00 PDT | 11:00 EDT | 16:00 BST

Tired of data entry headaches? Discover how standardized sample information can save you time and money.

Registration opening soon

Watch or listen to the Voices of Sample Management Podcast

Episode 0: Making sample management better for everybody

Here to help introduce Voices of Sample Management, Ruth Petersen and Toby Winchester explain the thinking behind the series and how it aims to 'make sample management better for everyone'.

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Episode 1: From Playstation to Tecan Fluent improvements

Toby Winchester and Arthur Yarwood discuss some of the developments between Mosaic 8 and 9 as well as breaking down abbreviations used by Titian and others in the Mosaic community.

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Episode 2: Eco-Smart Practices - From Freezers to Plasma Cleaners

From the energy needed to run a lab freezer to the goals and strategies implemented by large pharma and academia, Marcus Oxer brings a wealth of knowledge to this episode.

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Episode 3: From Mobile Robots to Sales Reps

Derrick Miyao, Vice President of Molecular Foundry at DeepCure, discusses mobile robots, build versus buy for lab software and why sample managers should view sales reps as partners!

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Episode 4: The Penguin Phenomenon - Impact on Sample Store Choice

Cory Tiller, Product Manager at SPT Labtech explains the pros and cons of different types of stores, plus a deeper look into impact of temperature on samples, and how the 'penguin effect' plays a part!

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Episode 5: The Effect of AI on Sample Management and Software Development

Exploring the world of AI in sample management software, Gergely Bandi explains how machine learning and AI can be used to automate processes, but with a stark warning that it can't do everything!

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Episode 6: The Multifaceted Nature of Sample Requesting

From different types of ordering to the flexibility needed by scientists and lab operators Matt Peel, Technical Product Manager explores the different options for requesting systems and the considerations you need to take into account.

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Episode 7: The Impact of Hydration on DMSO Sample Integrity

Stuart Naylor, Owner of Roylan Developments, discusses the sample integrity challenges that come with potential effect of hydration of DSMO stocks on scientific assays.

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Episode 8: From parking lot meat fridges to flatbed scanners

Neil Benn, founder and former managing director at Ziath, explores 30 years of rack and tube scanning solutions and look into what the future rack scanning industry could look like.

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