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May 7, 2008 | Volume 2, Issue 10

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TurnKey Award Winners Announced
ALN® Magazine and TurnKey Award sponsor, Tecniplast, announced the winners of the 2008 TurnKey Award winners at a luncheon held April 17, 2008 at the TurnKey Conference in Baltimore, MD. Karen Gourlay, Assistant Director of the Central Animal Facility (CAF) at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada was named the 2008 TurnKey Facility Leader of the Year and the Toronto Centre for Phenogenomics (TCP) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada was named Facility of the Year.
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PRODUCT FOCUS

Web-Based Solution
The ViewPort™ Vivarium core is scheduling tasks, managing observations, reporting, messaging, and partner linking. The Partner Link application allows third party web-based applications to be linked in and be displayed on the touch screens. At the touch screen, authorized users are able to view the SOP for a task, complete a scheduled task, and enter critical observations resulting in an e-mail that will be sent to alert the appropriate personnel. Completed tasks are marked with a task, date, and time stamp. Edstrom Industries

LAB SAFETY TIP

Use Warning Signs to Designate Particular Hazards
The use of warning signs to designate particular hazards is not just a good idea -- it's the law. The OSHA Laboratory Standard 29CFR1910.1450 requires that those areas in which particularly hazardous substances (select carcinogens, reproductive toxins, and highly toxic substances) are used be clearly designated. The OSHA Hazard Communication Standard requires the labeling of hazardous chemicals in the workplace.
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Working with Contract Research Organizations
by Stacy Pritt, DVM, MBA
Contract Research Organizations (CROs) are companies with a base business of providing clients (known as Sponsors) with research services on a project or contractual basis. In the world of outsourcing, CROs are dedicated to providing their clients with fast study startup times and quality data that meets all applicable regulatory guidelines.

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