LabGard ES (Energy Saver) NU-540 Class II, Type A2 Biological Safety Cabinet

In this white paper, NuAire presents evidence-based guidance for laboratory professionals, facility designers, and biosafety officers on optimal biological safety cabinet (BSC) positioning. Authored by industry experts Bill Peters, Dan Hillman, and Ron Trower, the paper explores how environmental variables—including HVAC systems, airflow patterns, and personnel movement—can influence containment performance at the cabinet’s critical work access opening.

Through rigorous testing, including bacterial aerosol challenge studies, the white paper evaluates the impact of placing BSCs side by side or in close proximity. It references key standards such as NSF/ANSI 49 and the CDC/NIH Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) guidelines to support its findings.

Among the core recommendations is the establishment of adequate clearance between adjacent cabinets to preserve airflow integrity and containment reliability. The paper also underscores the importance of accounting for laboratory layout, room air velocities, and staff traffic patterns when planning BSC placement.

This resource offers practical, scientifically validated strategies to help ensure that BSCs perform to their intended safety specifications—contributing to a safer and more efficient laboratory environment.

Access the white paper to optimize your BSC installation strategy and uphold the highest biosafety standards.

This expert-designed infographic provides essential guidance for scientists, laboratory managers, and pharmacy professionals on the correct placement of Class II, Type A2 biosafety cabinets (BSCs) within laboratory or cleanroom environments. It outlines how improper positioning—particularly near disruptive air currents—can compromise airflow integrity, increasing the risk of contamination.

The infographic details how high-velocity cross-drafts may interfere with the cabinet’s inflow and exhaust dynamics, especially at the vulnerable exhaust HEPA filter area. Such disturbances can overwhelm the cabinet’s protective air barrier, reducing operational safety and compromising sample integrity.

Additionally, the resource addresses critical exhaust considerations for cabinets used in procedures involving trace amounts of radionuclides or small quantities of non-flammable, non-explosive, volatile, toxic chemicals. Guidance is provided on the role of properly functioning canopy exhaust systems in maintaining compliance and ensuring safe handling.

Download to support the correct and compliant installation of your BSC and promote a safe, contamination-controlled workspace.

In this whitepaper, NuAire discusses its custom airflow solutions for robotics and automation in the pharmaceutical industry. The paper highlights a specific case study with the French pharmaceutical company Sanofi, which partnered with NuAire to develop custom class II biosafety cabinets to accommodate the increasing need for automation and oversized equipment in its labs. NuAire's expertise in custom design helped Sanofi overcome standard biosafety cabinets' limitations and safely interact with samples in a large-scale format. The paper also describes the custom design process, which begins with an in-depth interview and progresses through an iterative exchange of engineering drawings and models.

This resource is shared as part of the global #CLINICAL24 conversation

Laboratory safety has come a long way over the years. From biological safety cabinets to fume hoods, incubators, and animal handling products, explore some of the key innovations that have transformed the modern-day lab and find out where one of the world's leading providers of lab equipment came from and where it is headed.

In this guide, NuAire outlines its top ten precautionary measures for you to take before and during work with hazardous materials in a biosafety cabinet (BSC). Follow these top ten tips to protect your lab workers and the surrounding environment in the event of a spill.

From arm movements to ergonomics and airflow checks, discover the 5 most important rules to stay safe when working in a biological safety cabinet and how you can improve your practices, in this downloadable infographic.

The basic setup for a cell culture laboratory consists of several core pieces of equipment which play a vital role in maintaining the appropriate environmental conditions, storing and preparing samples and, crucially, preventing contamination of cell cultures, as well as the safety of laboratory staff. Here, we look at some of the most important considerations for your lab setup that will help you to achieve effective cell culture.

In this application eBook we cover:

• Important considerations for cell culture

• Essential lab equipment for cell culture
  • Biosafety cabinet basics
  • Choosing your CO2 incubators
  • ULT freezer maintenance tips
  • Maximize centrifuge performance

• Lab products to optimize your cell culture workflow

This infographic presents a flow chart for USP 797 and USP 800 Pec Requirements when preparing drugs in healthcare settings.

Like many layers of an onion, there are unanswered questions on the intricate details of USP 800-related engineering control parameters. In addition, the multitude and flexibility of theengineering controls can seem daunting to the independent pharmacy owner. Even more concerning, and certainly at the forefront of all of the independent pharmacy owners’ minds, is the cost associated with being compliant with USP 800. The costs associated with building a new facility or remodeling an existing space, are proving to be as equally subjective as the choice of engineering controls. The focus of this white paper is to discuss the details for consideration of a good working design of a USP 800 compliant compounding lab.

There is a looming deadline on December 1, 2019 and that is the implementation of USP chapter <800>-Hazardous Drugs, Handling in Healthcare Settings. State Boards of Pharmacy (SBOP) are forming task forces and committees to determine if their state will fully implement the chapter or if they will only implement certain components of the chapters. And yet there are other states that are unsure what to do and may push the enforcement further down the timeline. Regardless of what your SBOP has determined regarding USP <800> enforcement, it is still wise to examine the risks associated with hazardous drug chemical handling in your entity. Mitigating risk may not be at the forefront of your mindset, but like the USP <800> deadline, the issue of chemical exposure risk is looming in all healthcare facilities that handle hazardous drugs (HDs).

June 3, 2025 – 16:00 BST / 17:00 CEST / 11:00 EDT / 08:00 PDT

This webinar will introduce the concept of risk assessment and its role in choosing a biosafety cabinet. It will explain risk assessment in general and move to an explanation of the kinds of cabinets one can choose for their protective needs as well as the possibilities for configuring and even customizing one for their specific workflow and instruments. The webinar will also include a brief discussion of model/design certification/listing to the NSF/ANSI 49 standard.

Key learning objectives:

• Explain why lab staff should conduct a risk assessment before choosing a biosafety cabinet (BSC) for their work, and continually thereafter
• Describe the classes and types of biosafety cabinets and their function
• Explain how to plan an appropriate workflow considering ergonomic needs for work in a BSC
• Identify the reasons a laboratory may need a custom BSC for containing their equipment

Who should attend?

Lab managers, biosafety officers, and laboratory technicians.

Certificate of attendance

SelectScience is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. Continuing education units are also provided for the ABSA International Credentialing Maintenance Program. Webinar 1: Risk Assessment and Choosing a BSC is approved for 0.125 CM points, approval # 25-2574.

All webinar participants can request a certificate of attendance, including a learning outcomes summary, for continuing education purposes.

If you view the on-demand webinar, you can request a certificate of attendance by emailing editor@selectscience.net.

August 20, 2025 – 16:00 BST / 17:00 CEST / 11:00 EDT / 08:00 PDT

Proper biosafety cabinet (BSC) placement is critical to maintaining safety and performance in laboratory environments — yet many professionals face uncertainty when it comes to clearance guidelines and certification requirements. Join this webinar to gain clarity on these concepts and get practical insights to support optimal BSC installation and compliance.

Dr. Julianne L. Baron, President and owner of Science and Safety Consulting, and Dr. Lora Grainger, owner, founder, CEO, and biorisk management consultant of Project Safe Lab, LLC, discuss the importance of providing clearance around biosafety cabinets from a conceptual perspective. They will also share a series of illustrations that compare and contrast the specific guidelines given by various industry sources.

Additionally, they will explain the importance of field certification of newly installed biosafety cabinets.

Key learning objectives:

• Explain why the correct placement of a BSC in the laboratory is important to ensure its proper function
• Describe the guidelines that recommend BSC clearances and how to select an appropriate guideline to follow for your laboratory’s design
• Identify recommended clearances between BSCs and other common laboratory equipment and facility features
• Describe the importance of BSC field certification

Who should attend?

Lab managers, biosafety officers, laboratory technicians, lab planners, lab designers, and architects.

Certificate of attendance

SelectScience is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. Continuing education units are also provided for the ABSA International Credentialing Maintenance Program. Webinar 2: Lab design and where to install a BSC is approved for 0.125 CM points, approval # 25-2575.

All webinar participants can request a certificate of attendance, including a learning outcomes summary, for continuing education purposes.

The 2022 Scientists’ Choice Award for Life Sciences Video Interview of the Year has gone to an interview with Emmanuel Okwelogu, Ph.D. researcher at the University of Manchester, featuring technology by NuAire, Inc.

Here, Okwelogu shares his thoughts on the award-winning video and discusses the impact a global platform like The Scientists' Channel has on progressing scientific advancements.

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The Scientists’ Choice Award for Life Sciences Video of the Year was awarded to Dr. Aleksandra Dukic, postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital. The winning video, first published on The Scientists’ Channel, details a novel target for inhibiting glioblastoma cancer invasion into surrounding brain tissue. Hear how her work towards developing innovative cancer therapeutics using the latest technology from NuAire helps to advance the field of cancer research.

Find out more about Dr. Aleksandra Dukic's research on The Scientists' Channel >>

Hear how incubator technology from NuAire, Inc. benefits stem cell culture and differentiation at PhoenixSongs Biologicals. Plus, hear how scientists at the company have developed a new hepatic model that will revolutionize preclinical studies.

An important part of a safe work environment is making sure it is ergonomically designed to work with you, not against you. When you work in a NuAire Biosafety Cabinet, you'll experience a comfortable, ergonomically designed workspace.

Minimize air turbulence and prevent splatter or unwanted spread of aerosols by applying proper technique when working within the biological safety cabinet, shown in this video.

In this video learn steps to take before you begin work in your Biological Safety Cabinet. A proper biosafety or operations manuals will specify practices and procedures designed to minimize and eliminate risks.

In this video Nuaire Inc. describe the importance of safety in the laboratory and how the construction of its NuAire Class II Biological Safety Cabinets help protect laboratory personnel.

State of the art ergonomics elevate the LabGard 500 series Class II, Type A2 Biological Safety Cabinet to a whole new level. A closer reach into the work zone and an aerodynamic designed Arm Rest provides extra comfort, as well as an Expanded Vision Zone and Larger Work Area than other models in the industry. These are just a few of the many ergonomic features of the new 500 series that make it the best NuAire Biological Safety Cabinet ever.

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