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Watch On Demand: Expert Insights on Cleanroom Design
Lab Design’s on-demand webinar, How to Build a Cleanroom, guides viewers through the full cleanroom lifecycle, showing how to design and maintain adaptable facilities that meet evolving research, manufacturing, and regulatory needs
Lab Design Conference Speaker Profile: Chen Qin
At the 2026 Lab Design Conference, DLR Group’s Chen Qin will co-lead an interactive roundtable focused on how strategic material selection and chemical transparency can improve occupant health and environmental sustainability in laboratory design
Transforming Office into Innovation: Inside Avantor’s New Jersey Center
Avantor’s new Innovation Center in Bridgewater, NJ, transforms a traditional office building into a cutting-edge, collaborative lab ecosystem—combining BSL-2 labs, cleanrooms, pilot production, and integrated office and training spaces—to accelerate next-generation biopharmaceutical and materials research
The Importance of Early Planning for Laboratory Equipment and Instrumentation
Laboratory expansions and relocations succeed only when facility planning fully accounts for the interdependence of intellectual property, people, and especially instrumentation, since overlooked equipment requirements can compromise workflows, data quality, and overall scientific productivity
Smarter Labs: AI, Compliance, and Energy in Sync
independent data layers, continuous monitoring, and AI-driven analytics are transforming laboratory facilities by improving transparency, detecting operational drift, sustaining lifecycle performance, and enabling safer, more energy-efficient, and data-informed design decisions
2026 Lab Design Conference Lab Tour Preview: Florida Polytechnic University
Attendees of the Lab Design Conference can join a guided tour to explore the Barnett Applied Research Center and the Innovation, Science and Technology Building at Florida Polytechnic University, gaining behind-the-scenes insight into two architecturally striking, high-performance facilities designed to support advanced STEM education, applied research, and industry collaboration
Where Sustainability Meets Scientific Discovery
The Paul J. DiMare Center at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School sets a new benchmark for sustainable, flexible laboratory design, supporting more than 70 research teams while demonstrating strategies for integrating high-performance systems and adaptable infrastructure within a dense campus environment
Peer Review as Risk Management in Lab Renovations
Peer review serves as a structured risk management tool in laboratory renovations—especially in aging buildings—by objectively evaluating infrastructure, safety, and design decisions early, helping teams identify hidden gaps, prevent costly changes, maintain alignment with owner goals, and ensure flexible, high-performing facilities
Just-in-Time Lab Logistics: Loading Dock & Supply Design
By transitioning from massive on-site warehousing to high-frequency, just-in-time delivery models, facility planners can shrink the non-scientific footprint and reallocate premium real estate to active research and development.
Glasswash & Autoclave Logistics: The Dirty-to-Clean Flow
Discover glasswash workflow principles to optimize decontamination. Learn how to use dirty clean flow and sterilization center design to maximize autoclave throughput.