The challenges for laboratory temperature monitoring systems

Temperature monitoring of sensitive goods in labs usually entails a high cost and safety risk. For pharmaceutical and medical products, but also for chemicals and samples, the shelf life and usability are often only guaranteed at certain temperature ranges and physical conditions. Monitoring of the products or chemical components over the entire period from transport to use is indispensable in many cases.

Inadequate laboratory temperature monitoring of the cold chain can render entire investigations useless. Especially the highly sensitive samples can be damaged or lose their effect even by slight temperature fluctuations, e.g. when the cold chain is exceeded or undercut.

Why using laboratory temperature monitoring systems is so important

A suitable laboratory temperature monitoring system should, on the one hand, ensure the safety of the customers and their medicines e.g. in patient diagnostics and, on the other hand, prevent financial losses due to damage e.g. against samples and the destruction of experimental series.

Laboratory temperature monitoring systems ensure product integrity at specific temperatures during experiments or other activities. For example when there’s a need for hot plates or biological agents such as viral cultures.

Laboratories may require temperature readings in remote locations for example in storage, freezers, or incubators. Data loggers provide tracking at any time and send the measured data automatically to the cloud. This helps to ensure an optimal temperature in the laboratory.