R&D Archives - The EquipNet Blog

Laboratory technician servicing an HPLC system to prevent unplanned instrument downtime

EquipNet October 19, 2026

Preventive Maintenance vs. Reactive Repair: Protecting Uptime on HPLC, GC, and Mass Spec Systems

The most expensive instrument in your lab may be the one that isn’t running. For a lab manager, supervisor, or director, instrument uptime is not simply a maintenance metric. It […]

EquipNet technician preparing sensitive laboratory equipment for a lab relocation

Pharma/Biotech October 5, 2026

Moving a Laboratory Is Not a Moving Job. It Is a Continuity Plan.

There is a particular kind of nervousness that comes with watching someone else move your laboratory equipment. You know the instrument. You know which components are sensitive, which connections cannot […]

R&D August 22, 2025

Turning Industry Shifts into Opportunity: Premium Lab & Manufacturing Assets from Resilience Available

In bioprocessing, change is constant. Market demand, funding cycles, and operational priorities evolve, and sometimes that means even state-of-the-art labs and manufacturing plants wind down. Recently, Resilience announced an operational […]

Asset Management March 19, 2025

The Smart Way to Relocate Your Lab: EquipNet LabMoves

Relocating a laboratory can be a complex endeavor that requires meticulous planning, specialized expertise, and a deep understanding of the unique challenges involved. Whether your facility is renovating, expanding, outgrowing […]

R&D March 18, 2024

Maximizing Sustainable Asset Management in Laboratories with EquipNet

As laboratories play a pivotal role in research and innovation, sustainable practices are not just beneficial but essential. By offering laboratories a pathway to optimize efficiency while reducing their environmental […]

R&D October 8, 2023

The Benefits of Pre-Owned Lab Equipment

Every industry, including laboratory operations, are making conscious efforts to reduce its environmental footprint. One practical and more sustainable choice is to consider purchasing pre-owned lab equipment. Purchasing new laboratory […]

Pharma/Biotech April 10, 2023

The Benefits of Using a Pre-Owned HPLC

High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is a powerful analytical tool that is widely used in many different industries and laboratories. HPLCs are used to separate, identify, and quantify the components in […]

R&D February 4, 2021

A Pressing Need for Global Research and Development Support

The World Health Organization has studied previous disease outbreaks, and as COVID-19 began to spread, the agency activated its R&D Blueprint to help accelerate research into understanding the virus as […]

R&D January 26, 2021

Is Research and Development the Most Invincible Industry?

Undoubtedly one of the most important and necessary industries that also plays an important role in other industries, the Research and Development Industry is seeing exciting growth and increases in […]

EquipNet September 28, 2020

The Importance of University Research, and How EquipNet Can Help

Research in universities is an integral, yet often overlooked, aspect of higher education. The benefits can be seen in countless aspects of the education system, including with both students and […]

Featured August 11, 2020

The Evolving Landscape of the Pharmaceutical Industry and Its Supply Chains

The uncertain times the world finds itself in during this unprecedented health crisis has certainly opened everyone’s eyes to areas that could use more attention or development. As research continues […]

Asset Management June 16, 2020

Striving for Sustainability, and How EquipNet Can Help

Taking sustainability into account when making any decision is incredibly important, not just for the environment, but for your own personal success and happiness. When it comes to equipment, the […]

EquipNet June 9, 2020

What’s In a Vaccine?

It’s a familiar sight at a doctor’s office. The small clear vial that the doctor dips a syringe into. “Which arm?” the doctor says. It’s a vaccine. Countless people around […]

Featured May 27, 2020

Where We Stand with the Coronavirus Vaccine

Scientists everywhere are working day and night to develop a vaccine for the Coronavirus currently making its way around the world. But, not all vaccines are the same, and each […]

Featured August 12, 2019

How Does a Mass Spectrometer Work?

Chemists and physicists use mass spectrometry to separate mixtures of substances into their components. They turn them into beams of particles then use a different technique to bend them with […]

Consumer Packaged Goods March 2, 2018

Lab-Made Meat – The Next Food Revolution?

There is a general consensus among experts in the food production industry that animal food supplies may not be able to keep pace with worldwide demand over the next two […]

R&D January 11, 2018

Available Now: Siemens Analyzer System

EquipNet is working with a leading Research and Development company to help sell its surplus equipment. The featured item available now is a Siemens Microscan Walkaway 40 Plus Microbiology Analyzer […]

R&D July 20, 2017

The Basics of Laboratory Incubators

What is a Laboratory Incubator? Incubators are storage devices used to provide a sterile and controlled environment for a number of laboratory applications, such as cell and tissue cultures, growth […]