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GX Solutions Refrigerators Support Sustainability & Reduce Cost of Ownership

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Colleen Holtkamp

Clinical laboratories need reliable cold storage to safeguard temperature sensitive patient samples, reagents, and blood products. It is now possible to implement high performance laboratory refrigeration that maintains the required temperature range, provides dependable...

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Strategies for Tackling Vaccine Hesitancy

Posted on May 18, 2021 by Kristen Yawit

Just last week, the FDA authorized the Pfizer vaccine for use in children between the ages of 12 and 15. Additional clinical trials are underway, and it is expected that Moderna will soon be available to this age group, and both vaccines will become available to younger children...

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Protect High-Cost Specialty Drugs with Medical-Grade Refrigeration

Posted on May 13, 2021 by Kristen Yawit

While there is no universal definition of a specialty drug, specialty drugs can be defined by having one or more of the following characteristics:

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Pro Line Platelet Storage: Hospital Blood Bank Case Study

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Colleen Holtkamp

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the blood bank community has been presented with challenges to the blood supply and to their ability to optimize collections to meet demand. As blood establishments begin to recover from these issues, the new challenge is to rebuild their base of...

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Webinar Recap | COVID-19 One Year Later: Vaccine Progress and New Standards for Vaccine Storage

Posted on May 06, 2021 by Kristen Yawit

Thank you to our hosts and participants for joining last week’s webinar: COVID-19: One Year Later: Vaccine Progress and New Standards for Vaccine Storage. Dr. L.J. Tan from the Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) and Helmer Scientific’s Dennis Smith, Vice President of Research...

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Infographic: GX Solutions Freezers with Innovative OptiCool™ Technology

Posted on May 04, 2021 by Colleen Holtkamp

GX Solutions are the first professional medical-grade freezers. Specifically designed for critical healthcare applications, they provide optimized control in three important areas, including temperature performance, noise reduction, and decreased energy use.

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Supporting Pharmacy Efficiency and Patient Safety

Posted on Apr 29, 2021 by Kristen Yawit

According to a 2019 National Pharmacist Workflow Study, more than 60% of pharmacists surveyed said their workloads had risen in the past year. Not long after this study was released, the COVID-19 pandemic added to the expanded workload of pharmacists. 

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GX Solutions Freezers Receive ENERGY STAR® Recognition

Posted on Apr 27, 2021 by Colleen Holtkamp

We are pleased to announce that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recently recognized additional Helmer Scientific products as meeting ENERGY STAR® program requirements. Helmer Scientific GX Solutions upright and undercounter laboratory and plasma freezers have...

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Cost Effective Centrifugation for Lipemic Samples

Posted on Apr 22, 2021 by Colleen Holtkamp

Ultracentrifuges are an expensive solution for processing lipemic samples, especially when many facilities process them only a few times a week. In addition, sending out lipemic samples can result in sample misplacement and take days to obtain outcomes, while reagents or...

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Medical-grade vaccine storage can help prevent vaccine and financial loss

Posted on Apr 20, 2021 by Kristen Yawit

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been several news headlines regarding spoiled COVID-19 vaccines due to temperature control issues or equipment failures. Improper storage and handling of vaccines can reduce vaccine potency and even result in the need to...

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