The articles listed below were written before the LAE work was transferred from Delphinus. The content reflects the original thinking that went into LAE's development.

"Technology Management: Product Life Cycle", Laboratory Manager Magazine, July/August 2008

What effect will product upgrades, version changes, and retirement have on your lab’s operations? Are you prepared for it? Access to lab data and processes stored in intelligent devices will become a concern as systems are upgraded, changed, or mature as part of their life cycle. The matter is more pressing for computer controlled data acquisition/analysis systems since they are not single products, but layered products each with its own separate life cycle plan. Link to article on magazines web site.

"Outsourcing Laboratory Work - Establishing the Necessary Policies and Practices", Supplement to BioPharm International, April 2008

Discusses the need for laying the groundwork needed to take advantage of outsourcing to extend the labs capabilities, and carry out development projects. Link to article on magazines web site.

"Management's Role in Laboratory Automation", Laboratory Manager Magazine, January 2008, vol. 3, no. 1, pgs 13-18

Discusses laboratory managers role in technology management, and, defining policies and practices for technology utilization. Link to Magazines web site

"Laboratory Managements Role in Scientific Technology Management"

This note, published in David Sands "The Robotic Laboratory" (February 2008 issue), covers the need for laboratory management to take a more active role in the management of the hardware / software technologies that laboratories have come to depend on.

"Are You a Laboratory Automation Engineer"

Journal of the Association for Laboratory Automation (JALA 2006;11:157–162) This is the initial article that describes the need for, and characteristics of, a Laboratory Automation Engineer.