The 2018 AABB Annual Meeting is just around the corner. It takes place from October 13 – 16, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. At Helmer Scientific, we’re looking forward to our 39th consecutive year of exhibiting at AABB. Come and see us at Booth #1833!
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CDC Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit - The Research that Led to it's Creation
In 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Office of Inspector General, conducted a study called, Vaccines for Children Program: Vulnerabilities in Vaccine Management. The study was conducted to gauge how well VFC providers were meeting certain requirements for
Read more »6 Tips & Tricks for Successful Centrifugation
Centrifuges are used to spin liquid samples. Ensuring uniformity of your samples is one of the top priorities in achieving successful results. We’ve pulled together 6 Tips and Tricks to help ensure successful centrifugation results.
Read more »Maternal Complications and Transfusion Rate Rising in the U.S.
The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has reported that the occurrence of serious complications during childbirth is on the rise in the United States. These serious complications are referred to as severe maternal...
Read more »Helmer Chili Cook-off Celebrates Generosity
Since 2012, the Helmer Scientific team has been serving up chili for charitable causes at its annual Chili Cook-off. And this year’s event was bigger than ever. Helmer welcomed almost 400 of its team members and their families along with company partners and local nonprofits to...
Read more »Reducing Ultra-Low Freezer Service Costs – By Design
Research and clinical laboratories depend on ultra-low freezers to maintain the integrity of precious patient samples and other biological products. In the event of freezer warm-ups or the failure of a compressor, often laboratories must utilize a service company to diagnose the...
Read more »Vaccine Storage: Studies Show that Storing Vaccines within the Correct Temperature Range is Still an Issue
In 2010, approximately 82 million vaccine doses were administered to an estimated 40 million children in the United States through the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program at a cost of $3.6 billion. Vaccines must be stored and handled appropriately throughout the cold chain (from...
Read more »Top 10 Questions Customers Frequently Ask Technical Service
It's our goal to make service on your refrigerators and freezers as simple and straightforward as possible in order to maintain up-time, protect what you're storing, and let you focus on providing exceptional patient care. We asked our technical service team to recap the top 10...
Read more »Hospital Pharmacy use of Medical-Grade Refrigeration: 2018 Survey Results
Pharmacy Purchasing & Productsrecently released results from their 2018 refrigeration survey. This survey contained feedback from 367 Directors of Pharmacy from US-based hospitals. The results of the survey indicate that hospital adoption of medical-grade refrigeration...
Read more »BASi® Safely Stores Samples in Ultra-Low Freezers from Helmer Scientific
BASi® (Bioanalytical Systems, Inc.) is a contract research organization headquartered in West Lafayette, Indiana. BASi® provides research services to the life sciences industry, primarily in drug research, discovery, and development. Over the past 42 years, BASi® has become...
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