{"id":578,"date":"2020-01-07T20:57:04","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T20:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/blog\/life-in-the-lab\/?p=578"},"modified":"2020-04-24T23:48:48","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T23:48:48","slug":"reducing-risk-in-buffer-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/blog\/life-in-the-lab\/reducing-risk-in-buffer-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"Reducing Risk in Buffer Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"float: right\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/blog\/life-in-the-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/01\/col110097-310x210_1-10-20.jpg\" width=\"310\" height=\"210\" \/>No choice comes without potential risk and it is up to you to decide which risks you are willing to take. But are all risks created equal?<\/p>\n<p>When deciding whether to prepare buffer in-house or to outsource, you have an opportunity to balance risk with reward.<\/p>\n<p>Your considerations might include:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Risks in preparing and storing buffer in-house<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Loss of investment and wastage \u2013 if the full amount of buffer cannot be used in time<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Safety concerns \u2013 due to additional caustic\/toxic chemicals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Risks in outsourcing buffer preparation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Loss of control means<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Quality of buffer may deviate from what is expected or required<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Having correct buffer where and when you need it is not guaranteed<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There is, however, a key difference in how you assess these risks.<\/p>\n<p>If you collaborate in the right way, you can mitigate or remove risks associated with outsourcing, while also removing risks associated with in-house preparation.<\/p>\n<p>But removing the risks associated with in-house buffer preparation, without outsourcing, is not so simple.<\/p>\n<p>To discover more about how the risks, and opportunities, associated with outsourcing buffer preparation stack up, read our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/uk\/en\/home\/products-and-services\/promotions\/buffer-preparation-outsourcing.html?icid=BPD_CC_LITLblog_20200110_reducingrisk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">whitepaper<\/a>\u00a0or speak to one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/uk\/en\/home\/global\/forms\/biopro-info-gibco-bioprocessing.html?icid=BPD_CC_LITLblog_20200110_reducingrisk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">team<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No choice comes without potential risk and it is up to you to decide which risks you are willing to take. 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