by Ashley Cogswell | Aug 30, 2021 | IT, Operations Manager
In our last blog post, we detailed the importance of conducting regular Health Checks. This week, we will take a look at the different ways that a Health Check can be done, as well as other factors that should be considered when evaluating your processes. What is a... 
by Ashley Cogswell | Jul 30, 2021 | Compliance manager, IT, Operations Manager
Purchasing laboratory management software may seem like the obvious fix for an institution’s productivity. Robust software that streamlines processes and improves workflow are highly valued and touted as a must-have for any organization with an animal research... 
by Ashley Cogswell | Jun 7, 2021 | Large Facilities, Operations Manager
Cost Accounting offers a wholistic look of recurring and onetime costs to help you establish per diem rates across species, cage types, and locations. TOPAZ offers both a Cost Accounting Module within Elements for ongoing reporting as well as a separate Cost... 
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 Central_Marketing | Oct 30, 2019 | Operations Manager, TOPAZ news
In a recent blog post, we mentioned the importance of having accurate census data and how the TOPAZ Mobile Census application is a key part of this picture. The Mobile Census application has been around, in one form or another, for over 20 years. For a while it was... 
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...