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Laboratory work needs to respond to changing sample volumes, priorities and methods. Flexibility does not mean suspending standards whenever demand changes. It emerges when people know what may change, what must remain stable and how the interface between the two is controlled.

A highly utilised instrument or a full bench may appear productive. For the laboratory process as a whole, however, the decisive question is whether samples, data and decisions move reliably through every connected step. If one stage starts or passes on more work than the next constrained stage can absorb, queues, additional handovers and less visible delays can develop.

Which sample should be processed next? The decisive factors are not only urgency and the time of receipt, but also the completeness of the information, available resources and the next steps in the process.

Defined workstations and visible status indicators can aid decision-making. The workflow must clearly define who sets priorities and who authorises the start of a process. Storage conditions, stability and permissible waiting times remain mandatory.

Who decides in your laboratory what can be started now?

Better Basics was a guest on “Labor im Ohr,” the podcast of the Laborimpulsforum. Host Maike Kranz, lab planner at Carpus+Partner, spoke with our co-founder and CEO Mario Schneider about the founding story of Better Basics, the origins of the SmartRack®, and the role of modern organization systems in everyday lab work.

Better Basics at FarmaForum Madrid HibLab Solutions, a company of the Wesemann Group, is exhibiting its laboratory solutions at the FarmaForum trade fair in Madrid. Better Basics is once again taking part with its integrative organisation solutions for laboratory fume cupboards and benches, demonstrating how straightforwardly our solutions integrate into

On 31 August 2026, Better Basics was welcomed as a guest of medical:forge, the co-working initiative run by leap:up life science within Leipzig’s biocity — a visit whose origins lie in Better Basics’ own membership of biosaxony: it was at the network’s New Year reception that a first conversation swiftly gave rise to the idea of a dedicated showroom. That idea has now taken tangible form. Two SmartRail TP units (SmartRail designed for trays and benchtops), each fitted with a different configuration of modules, together with a SmartRack mini and its accessories, have found a permanent home in the biocity, ensuring that Better Basics’ solutions are now a lasting, tangible presence on site.

Since this spring, Better Basics has been using a new, state-of-the-art plastic shot blasting system. It handles the post-processing of our SLS-manufactured components made of polyamide 12—thereby improving a crucial step between 3D printing and the final Better Basics products.

CellColab has opened its Shared Lab in Cologne – and set a clear standard for every co-working tenant from the start: safety workbenches are equipped with the SmartRack classic mini by Better Basics.

Lab modernisation does not always have to start with a major refurbishment. Many current discussions in the laboratory sector focus on automation, audit readiness, GMP-related processes and more efficient workflows. One aspect is often underestimated: organisation directly at the workplace. Even modern laboratories can lose time and clarity in day-to-day

Together with qualitype GmbH, Better Basics Laborbedarf is offering a free efficiency improvement package for biosaxony members.
The focus is on recurring laboratory workflows where avoidable friction often slows down daily work: searching for materials, media breaks, unclear standards, failed attempts, sample loss or time-consuming onboarding.