by Ashley Cogswell | Jun 29, 2020 | Compliance manager, Industry news
On May 21st, the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) made an exciting announcement that it is updating the reporting period for the Annual Report in order to harmonize with the Annual Report required for the USDA (NOT-OD-20-109). This is a direct outcome of the... 
by Ashley Cogswell | Jun 1, 2020 | Industry news
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted nearly every aspect of our lives, despite whether we know anyone who has contracted the virus or not. From visits to the doctor to shopping for groceries, and working from home to furloughs and layoffs, it has affected us all. Plenty... 
by Ashley Cogswell | Apr 30, 2020 | Compliance manager, IT, Large Facilities, Operations Manager, Small Facilities
If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that normal operations can be disrupted at any time to varying degrees as a result of completely unforeseeable or underestimated events. This is why animal care and use programs must have disaster and business... 
by Ashley Cogswell | Dec 19, 2019 | TOPAZ news
2019 Was Kinda Nuts… The perpetually novel landscape of biomedical research is well suited to the dynamic environment of software development. The kinetic energy of both disciplines proves a challenging and rewarding space. In 2019, there were significant... 
by Ashley Cogswell | Oct 16, 2019 | Large Facilities, Operations Manager, Small Facilities, Vet
TOPAZ Elements has numerous modules (13 at last count!) that can be used effectively in a variety of combinations. It is true to say, however, that the Census module (along with the Protocols module) represents a sort of “hub of the wheel.” The Census module allows...