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Until recently, a lack of specialized services meant there was no definitive method for safely and effectively decontaminating plastic waste for reuse in new consumables. As a result, this waste was incinerated or diverted to landfill. The start-up company LabCycle has tackled this issue head-on, with its innovative approach to laboratory waste management. Technology Networks recently had the pleasure of speaking with LabCycle’s co-founder and chief technology officer Dr. Helen Liang, to learn more about its circular economy for laboratory plastic waste.

Neil Ward tells us about the role that genomics can play in conserving biodiversity and how innovative technologies such as HiFi sequencing are helping biodiversity projects.

In this interview, Dr. Mason tells us about her career path and experiences along the way, as well as sharing advice for women considering a career in science.

In this interview, John Finn tells us more about PGI, how it compares to other genome editing approaches and the benefits it could bring to genomic medicine discovery.

As the use of generative AI tools expands, and their potential in scientific research is better understood, there are ethical considerations to be made. Dr. Dror Kolodkin-Gal explores some of the issues and potential solutions.

Bio-Rad's Jeremiah McDole explores the benefits of bringing molecular testing in-house and how ddPCR technology can be applied in oncology workflows.

In this interview, James Brayer delves into some of the current obstacles hindering the widespread adoption of genomic medicine and highlights how nanopore-based sequencing can help to address them.

We spoke to Amit Patel, product marketing director at PacBio, to learn more about PacBio Compatible, the new collaborations and what benefits they will bring to customers.

A recent study has shown the clinical value of proactive, sequencing-based screening in apparently healthy newborns for medically actionable conditions. How might these findings impact the current NBS landscape and what does it mean to the healthcare system on the global level?

With growing sustainability demands, companies are looking for ways to demonstrate their green credentials. We spoke to Dr. Michael Frank to find out what ACT accreditation means for a company and why he thinks schemes like this are so important.