Blog | Jennifer Man

From ancient Egypt to 35 million samples

What do ancient Egyptian remains and modern biobanking have in common? More than you might think. Dr Jennifer Man, Director of Science at UK Biocentre,...

We've retained our Investors in People accreditation

UK Biocentre has retained an Investors in People accreditation, three years after we first achieved the standard. This was our first full reassessment since...

Is your Sample Storage Built for Multi-Country Science

What to check before your samples cross a border More research programmes now touch more than one country. A trial site in Germany, a partner lab in the US,...

How to protect biological samples in hot weather

Quick answer To protect biological samples in hot weather, control the ambient air temperature in the room, not just the freezers themselves. Keep ambient air...

Your six-step guide to making the business case for modernising biological storage solutions

Research leads evaluating automated storage systems face a common challenge: justifying significant capital expenditure when manual freezer costs already sit...

UK Biocentre completes 300,000 precision robotic picks from 12 million sample archive for national lipidomics programme

Biological sample storage specialist UK Biocentre has completed a laser focused retrieval and shipment of 300,000 individual frozen samples to support a...

How UK Biocentre and T-Scan transformed environmental monitoring

When we needed to upgrade our environmental monitoring infrastructure within a tight timeframe, we were looking for more than just a supplier. Through our...

10 Lessons in 10 Years: Embracing Flexibility and Team Collaboration

As we celebrate a decade of UK Biocentre, we reflect on the invaluable lessons we've learned along the way. Join our Senior Management Team as they share their...

10 Lessons in 10 Years: A Leadership Journey

As part of our 10th-anniversary series, our Chief People Officer, Linda Dunbar-Bassett, shares valuable insights from her decade of leadership. As I reflect on...

10 Lessons in 10 Years: While numbers are important, they only tell part of the story

Early in my career, I spent countless hours poring over balance sheets, meticulously preparing budgets, and forecasting financial performance. I held a simple...

10 Lessons in 10 Years: The power of effective communication

Next in our celebratory series, sharing her most valuable lesson from the past decade, is Natalie Forkin, Marketing Director at UK Biocentre. Over my time as a...

10 Lessons in 10 Years: Tailor your approach and be consistent

We bring you another lesson from our Senior Management Team. This time by Sam Willett, our Director of Operations. One lesson that has stood out to me over the...

10 Lessons in 10 Years: Be kind to yourself

As part of our 10th-anniversary series, we’re excited to feature insights from our Associate Director of Science, Jennifer Man. In this piece, Jennifer...

10 Lessons in 10 Years: The power of resilience and the necessity of planning

As we continue our 10th-anniversary article series, we’re excited to share a piece from our Head of Lab Development, Stewart McCulloch, on the most important...

10 Lessons in 10 Years: Quality isn't a task - it's a mindset

The next member of our Senior Management Team to share the key lessons she has learned over the past decade is our Quality Manager, Marianna Mikus. As a...

10 Lessons in 10 Years: Trust the data, not your gut

As we continue our series on the key lessons we've learned over the past decade, our Director of Informatics, Jim Stalker, shares what he considers the most...

UK Biocentre Partners With Azenta Life Sciences

At UK Biocentre, we are proud to announce an exciting development that reinforces our commitment to supporting cutting-edge biomedical research. In...

A Greener Future: Our Energy Efficiency and Waste Reduction Strategies

With over 25 million samples currently stored at UK Biocentre, maintaining our freezer operations requires significant energy resources. Across our two sites...

Meet the Machines - Liquid Handling

Liquid handling is fundamental to sample processing. All of the sample processing in our labs, regardless of sample type revolves around a process of liquid...

Preventing disasters in cold storage

What if your freezer system fails? What if your lab space loses electricity? What if your freezer room floods? In the current climate of uncertainty, disasters...

Meet the Machines - Sample Storage

Manual freezers have traditionally been the norm for sample storage in the past. While they are still a usable option for storing samples, we recognise the...

My experience at The Festival of Genomics 2024

I recently had the privilege of attending the Festival of Genomics 2024, and here is everything that I have to say about FoG2024. As the Head of Scientific...

Importance of Data Quality in the Age of AI/ML

When I signed up for the Multi-Omics workshop at the Festival of Genomics, I wasn't quite sure what to expect. As the Head of Scientific Development at UK...

Our Future Health and the Path to Personalised Medicine

Our Future Health is a groundbreaking and ambitious research programme. It aims to revolutionise the way to prevent, detect and treat diseases, paving the way...

From Laboratory Asset to Maintenance Liability

The -80.C freezer is such a ubiquitous and familiar item of equipment in most life science laboratories we often forget it is there. It’s an important, and...

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