BAL's President/CEO, Michelle Briscoe, spent a full day last month advocating for the private commercial laboratory industry on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC as part of the "Independence Day" activities sponsored by the American Council of Independent Laboratories...
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Brooks Applied Labs is Expanding!
We are excited to announce that Brooks Applied Labs has increased its footprint from 18,000 sf to 23,500 sf through the acquisition of additional space in our current complex. This expansion was necessary to accommodate the 4 new ICP-MS instruments and nearly 20 new...
How BAL Uses Speciation to Complement Total Elemental Analyses
Most regulations – whether for the environmental, pharmaceutical, or consumer product sectors – are based on the total concentration of an element present in a given sample. Many regulatory bodies and standards organizations have promulgated methods to support...
Where are the BAL Road Warriors This Month?
The better question is, “Where are we not at this month?” Russ Gerads kicks things off in New Orleans where he is presenting on “Arsenic Speciation in Rice Products” at the ACS National Meeting & Expo on Sunday, 3/18. He then hops on a plane to meet up with Jamie...
BAL Teams up with Hopelink to Fight Hunger
Brooks Applied Labs is competing in “Can Madness,” an exciting food and fund drive tournament supporting Hopelink food banks. BAL will be matching donations made by our staff, in addition to donating $1 per can of food donated by our employees. Our goal is to raise...
Arsenic Speciation in Rice Products: One Size Does Not Fit All
Interest in the forms of arsenic in food and beverage products containing rice has significantly increased recently due to the amount of information available to the public regarding the carcinogenicity and ubiquitous nature of certain arsenic molecules. Application...
Brooks Applied Labs Wins EBI Award for Outstanding Business Achievement in 2017
BAL is honored to receive an award from Environmental Business International for outstanding business achievement in 2017. As detailed in the award description, BAL has experienced dramatic growth in revenue and earnings over the past 3 years through...
BAL Teaches 4th Graders about Groundwater
Last month BAL's Senior Project Manager, Amanda Royal, presented to the 4th grade classes of Lake Forest Park Elementary School on the topic of groundwater supply and movement through their city. Over 90 students learned about aquifers, hydraulic time of...
Pharmacokinetic Clinical Studies: Improving People’s Lives
The biological significance of metals from both pharmaceutical drug discovery and production aspects has increased significantly over the past two decades. Integration of trace metals in complex pharmaceuticals, both small and large molecule, can play a key role in...