Healthcare

Laboratory personnel were invited to participate in an online survey in June 2014. A total of 366 laboratory decision makers qualified to complete the survey, answering questions about their use of laboratory information management systems (LIMS). Respondents organization types include academic laboratory or core facility; federal, state, or local...

Readers of the Lab Manager Magazine were invited to participate in an online survey in September 2014. To qualify for survey participation, readers were required to play a role in their laboratory’s purchasing process, be familiar with their laboratories’ product budgets, and represent a laboratory that either uses or plans to use products in o...

Healthcare delivery and accessibility are critical to the economic development of a country. Using key indicators reflective of the healthcare scenario in a country and comparing them with government expenditure has demonstrated that some countries have improved healthcare conditions despite minimal spending. Innovation in service delivery is key t...

The overall research objective was to capture and analyze global next-generation (NGS) sequencing trends and use. Most researchers outsource NGS technologies; however, in-house NGS technology use is expected to increase within the next 12 months. Data accuracy and operating costs are the top criteria for purchasing sequencing instruments. Disease-r...

The overall objective of this study was to provide contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs) a sound basis for formulating an effective strategy to compete in the market, including areas of opportunities and threats. As far as the market dynamics and CMO selection are concerned, overall satisfaction and likelihood of contract renewal are in the 4...

The overall research objective was to capture and analyze global next-generation (NGS) sequencing trends and use. Most researchers outsource NGS technologies; however, in-house NGS technology use is expected to increase within the next 12 months. Data accuracy and operating costs are the top criteria for purchasing sequencing instruments. Disease-r...

Burden of Disease or Conditions Decision Support Database provides information on exhaustive list of Measurements on Incidence, Prevalence and Mortality for different types of Communicable and Non Communicable Disease.

This survey of 170 laboratory managers and researchers investigates budgets for these product categories: instruments, equipment, chemicals, life science reagents and kits, glassware, plasticware, and general laboratory supplies over the 2011-2013 period. Budgets for service and repair of instruments and equipment also are presented. Additionally,...

Malaysia is a Federal Parliamentary Democracy with a Constitutional Monarch and has a stable political system. The economic environment is upbeat and the economy has registered good growth rates, averaging 6.2 percent over 2010 and 2011. The healthcare industry, heavily driven by the public sector, represents one of the most efficient industries in...