Reduced Reagent Usage & Reliable Tissue Processing with Thermo Scientific Excelsior
As part of the South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, Torbay hospital serves a population of around 370,000 people. With such a high demand, and the associated targets for turnaround time, it is vital that tissue processing instrumentation is reliable and cost-effective.
In 2004 Torbay hospital made the decision to replace their old, inefficient tissue processors. They trialled all available instruments in the market, with key criteria including reliability, ease of use and reagent change. During the trial the Thermo Scientific Excelsior proved its worth and two instruments were purchased. “It was easier to use and cheaper compared to anybody else’s on the market”, commented the Laboratory Manager. “It was innovative, and with the auto rotation is very easy to use.”
After graduating with a pharmacology degree, I began my career in scientific publishing and communications. Now with more than 16 years of experience in this field, my career has seen me heading up editorial and writing teams at Datamonitor, Advanstar and KnowledgePoint360 group. My past experiences have taught me something very important – that you have to enjoy working with, and have respect for your colleagues. It’s this that drew me to Texere where I now work with old colleagues and new. Though we are a hugely diverse team, we share several things in common – a real desire to work hard to succeed, to be the best at what we do, never to settle for second best, and to have fun while we do it. I am now honored to serve as Editor of The Pathologist and Editorial Director of Texere Publishing.
