In every life science lab, plastic consumables, like pipette tips and syringes, are essential for daily operations. As throughput demands increase, so does the volume of plastic used every day. These items must also meet rigorous standards to ensure accurate and reliable results, especially in sensitive clinical and biological research. In this episode we sit down with Helen and Paresh from SPT labtech, to discuss everything consumables. From production to packaging and shipping, they share the consideration and innovation that goes into reducing the environmental footprint of lab consumables while maintaining their high standards.

Synthace, known for their expertise in software, supports biologists with their platform that digitizes experiment design and simulation, unifies automation, and harmonizes data, providing a complete digital record that facilitates faster and more streamlined workflows. As part of their organization-wide initiatives, the team has used their experience with software to promote sustainable lab practices by centrally monitoring and managing instrument booking systems and environmental parameters. This centralization not only enhances communication and resource organization for better collaboration, but also raises awareness amongst the team of the environmental impact of their work. Francesco and Fatima discuss the challenges they've faced and the lessons they've learned in implementing a lab-wide sustainability initiative, and how they’ve leveraged their collective knowledge to drive meaningful change.

In the first episode of labtech unplugged, we're kicking off our conversation with Carey Rooks and Joby Jenkins from SPT Labtech around sustainability in the lab, discussing the progress that has been made so far and key areas where improvements can still be made. No matter what the next steps are, it's clear that we need to take responsibility for our own choices and actions, and that collaboration will be a key driver in creating a more sustainable future.