Author Archives: Solmedia

STANDING ORDERS ON CORE CONSUMABLES

Are you getting the best deal on your day-to-day lab supplies?  Can you be sure?  [...]

INTO THE FUTURE WITH THE AP ITINERIS SLIDE PRINTER

LIM systems have transformed pathology labs by streamlining the processes that allow large volumes of [...]

THE GREAT AUTOMATED MICROTOMY DEBATE

There are many factors which make microtomists fearful of the automated microtome.  We are told [...]

REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE – HOW TO MINIMISE DOWNTIME

Downtime: the curse of the laboratory. But not just the laboratory; suppliers hate downtime too, [...]

TISSUE PROCESSORS: A COMPARISON OF WHAT THE MARKET HAS TO OFFER

If you are in the market for a new tissue processor, the options can seem [...]

NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS FOR THE LAB

Start 2020 with some great lab life initiatives! Little things can make a big difference [...]

WHAT A PAIN! THE ERGONOMIC RISKS OF WORKING IN THE LABORATORY

When we talk about health and safety in the laboratory, there is a tendency to [...]

THE SOLMEDIA UNSUNG HERO OF THE LAB AWARD

We know there’s at least one in every lab. They are the person who goes [...]

STRESSED OUT

Difficult physicians, the need for accuracy, lack of communication, inadequate staffing, processing errors and overwork [...]

WHY DON’T WE PUT PRICES ON OUR WEBSITE?

We’ve all been there and we know how frustrating it can be. You spend hours [...]