Summary of Presentation Aside from the laboratory’s personnel, its instrumentation is its most important tangible asset. As laboratory
operations are extremely complex and instrumentation requirement profiles constantly change, the required
skills to properly manage those assets cannot be underestimated.
Making the proper decisions how a laboratory’s instrumentation will be managed throughout their life cycle
can determine the success of the business and whether needed drugs, products, innovation and cures
get to market.
Asset management needs to align with the lifecycle of the laboratory, viewed as
an arc of its maturity and the corresponding requirements to properly
manage those assets.