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18 Years & Counting: Cryogenic Barcode Labels for Maryland Testing Lab 

No surprise, Maryland ranks among the top ten states for having the best healthcare systems in the United States! Did you know that Maryland is home to about 500 biotechnology companies? One of our customers, a diagnostic testing laboratory, has been part of that ongoing health story for years with their work screening for various infectious […]

The Importance of Piggyback Labels: Enhancing Efficiency & Organization in Healthcare 

Discover how piggyback labels optimize efficiency and address specific healthcare industry challenges in this month’s Customer Spotlight!  We recently had the pleasure of working with a small, family-focused neonatology pharmaceutical company in New York. As a leader in creating critically important products for treating premature infants, their mission is to improve outcomes for premature babies […]

Our Top 5 Cold Temp Labels that Can Really Take the Chill

With these cold temperature labels, you can navigate the icy terrain with ease, knowing that your labeling needs are taken care of. Get ready to conquer the cold and stay organized with our curated selection of labels that are built to endure the chill. Surviving cold temperatures requires knowledge – the bone-chilling cold can be […]

Nine Chemical Labeling Tips to Boost Your Lab’s Efficiency

Chemical labels are key to keeping a lab organized, efficient, and safe. Proper labeling practices can help avoid time-consuming mistakes, improve lab workflows, and even protect everyone involved from potential hazards. Here are nine practical tips to help ensure that your lab’s chemical labels work effectively, boost efficiency, and stay compliant with OSHA’s Hazard Communication […]

How To Ensure Proper Traceability in Vaccine Labeling

You’re overseeing a vaccine production line where dozens of glass vials roll past at breakneck speed. Each vial contains a life-saving product, yet without clear, accurate labels, these vials could be rendered virtually useless. Regulatory compliance becomes harder to manage, and traceability from manufacturing to distribution is compromised. Vaccine labeling is a vital piece of […]

How to Buy Lab Labels that Work for Hologic® ThinPrep® 5000 Machines

What kind of lab labels work for Hologic machines like the ThinPrep 5000? Lab labels from vetted Hologic Preferred Suppliers are your best bet. Verified Preferred Suppliers (like The Label Experts!) know how to format your labels so they are readable by Hologic’s complex machinery and individualized for your labs’ unique needs. Early on, we […]

Pharmaceutical Testing Labels

Companies that discover and develop innovative products for healthcare patients and consumers worldwide rely on superior supporting materials. One such corporation is an international leader in pharmaceutical drugs, vaccines, diagnostic tests and devices that came to us for their pharmaceutical testing labels. Their extensive studies are often complicated and entail harsh testing processes―for example, in […]

Bug Labels—A Key to Ecosystem Research

Since our founding in 1987, EIM has always specialized in all kinds of lab labels. From cryo labels to chemical resistant barcodes and even QR codes for sample tracking. However, you may be surprised to learn that we even supply research facilities and universities, like Harvard, with bug labels. Yes, you heard that correctly, bug […]

Cryo Seed Storage Labels – Banking on our Ecological Future

Did you know that every day FOUR plant species risk extinction? Alright, imagine if various kinds of vegetation vanished altogether… How would mankind sustain its existence, you ask? Plant species are absolutely essential to our survival as they recreate vital plant organisms that produce oxygen and maintain nourishing food sources. And we get to help […]

Color-Coding Cryogenic Tubes (VIDEO)

Upgrade your test-tube labeling with cryogenic colored labels. Color-coding cryogenic tubes is proven to increase quick recognition and efficiency, color-coding allows you to sort your test tubes 35% faster. Watch below to learn why!

Printing Ribbon – Choosing the Right One for Your Lab

So, you’ve graduated to the big leagues ―to the pinnacle of label printing―into the world of thermal transfer printing? Your laboratory labeling challenges have exceeded the capabilities of the lowly laser printer and even the constrictions of direct thermal printing, eh? You need really durable labels—these other technologies will simply not do the job. While […]

Security Labeling in Equestrian Olympic Sports – Customer Spotlight

The Veterinary Genetics Laboratory (VGL) of the School of Veterinary Medicine, is renowned for its precision in animal DNA testing. Their work encompasses a wide amount of animal lineage verification, forensics, genetics and disease research. One of their interesting programs involves DNA drug testing for equestrian sports. Here blood and urine samples are taken to […]

Microscope Labels – An Optical Reunion: Customer Spotlight

One of our interesting customers that purchases microscope labels has a remarkable history dating back to the mid-1800’s when they first opened their doors as a workshop for precision mechanics and optics in Germany. Their incredibly complex work covered a wide range of product development. By defining the criteria of sharper imaging in optical lenses, […]

Cryovial Labels – MESA: Saving Arteries One Label at a Time

Atherosclerosis, hardened arteries, a condition of plaque build-up in the arteries… Studies have been conducted throughout the years, but none such as the one MESA has put into action. MESA―short for the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis―is sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health, has made headway in […]

Scientific Study Labels – University Study on Umbilical Cord Infections

Scientific Study Labels – A Case Study “Research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I’m doing.”  – Wernher Von Braun Among all the research being done in the world, some very important work is performed right in our neck of the woods, that is― in New England. The work the university’s Center […]

Shoe Insert Labels – If the Shoe Fits: Customer Spotlight

Here at EIM, we have plenty of experience working with clinical laboratories, collegiate research facilities, diagnostic facilities, and small to large healthcare facilities. But every so often, The Label Experts are met with unique opportunities within the medical industry. Such was the case when we had the privilege to assist one of our friends in […]

Cryogenic Labels for Dental Research

Having a reliable way to label samples is a must for research laboratories of all types. Hearing about the research our labels are a part of is one of the greatest perks of being a Label Expert. Recently we’ve been working closely with a University who were kind enough to fill us in on their […]

Forensics Labels & Freezer Labels – Customer Spotlight

Forensics Labels Help Solve the Crime! C’mon now – you want to make it right – don’t you? Leaving mysterious crimes unsolved isn’t in your nature; it’s not something you’re capable of. The wicked don’t rest and you won’t either until you get to the bottom of their twisted ways. It’s almost as if you […]

Lab Sterilization Labels – What They Have to Handle

Lab sterilization labels go through a lot! Laboratories use sterilization to remove microbial contamination such as bacteria, fungi and viruses. These infective agents can be found not only on the surface of lab tables, specimen containers and equipment, but also within fluids, medications and, of course, lab cultures. Clean, sterile environments are crucial in both […]

Donor Lung Tags – Customer Spotlight

Ex Vivo. Out of the Living. Donor Lung Tags. 1. Organ Donation. Ex Vivo. Rehabilitation. Artificial Environment. Perfusion. Novel Lung Trial. Transplantation. Lives Saved. 2. Safety Measure. Anodized Aluminum. Autoclave. Barcoded Tags. Sutured to Tissue. Right Lung. Left Lung. Suitable. Lungs Saved. 3. Donor Organs. 83% Discarded. Unsuitable. Marginal Lungs. Chronic Lung Disease. Even if […]

Differences Amongst Laboratories

Shortly after we came up with the idea to write an article about the many different types of laboratories found throughout the world, we realized we were taking on a much larger task than we had initially thought! None-the-less, we wanted to carry on with the challenge… and challenge, it certainly was! We changed the […]

Poultry Testing Labels: Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road?

How Poultry Laboratories Keep Consumers (and Chickens) Safe with Poultry Testing Labels We’re not “egg-xactly” sure when/why/how chicken jokes became so popular and goofy, but our guess is that it dates back―at the very least―to the popularity of chickens and chicken breeding in the mid-to-late 1800s, into the early 1900s. It was during that time […]

Tube Labels – Cap and Wrap® CryoLabel®, Helping in Advancing Personalized Patient Care

Tube Labels for the Caps & the Tubes Complex data analysis, algorithms, mass spectrometry, multivariate tests, molecular profile, differential diagnosis, therapeutic intervention… oh my! Early stage research, personalized medicine, serum proteomic test, advanced non-small cell lung cancer, epidermal growth factor inhibitor… huh?! Don’t worry. It’s complex for us—yes, but not for one of our clients. […]

CryoLabel® Choices – Taking the Confusion Out of Finding the Right Label

Since 1987, Electronic Imaging Materials has been offering labels for cryogenic storage. Along the way, we have tweaked and improved our CryoLabel® products to fit many different types of extreme cold temperature applications. For instance, our 563 White CryoLabel® that is very conformable and suitable for most cryogenic applications. If you have frozen tubes to […]

Frozen Tube Labels Are the Key to Accurate and Reliable Tracking

n any research or clinical environment, proper sample identification can be the difference between groundbreaking discoveries and months of setbacks. Yet standard labels often don’t stand a chance in ultra-cold freezers, let alone in liquid nitrogen storage. That’s why frozen tube labels have become indispensable in modern laboratories. Designed to tolerate temperatures reaching as low […]

Glove-Friendly Labels – Do You Need a Glove-Friendly Adhesive?

Do You Need Glove-Friendly Labels? Many customers look for tacky, aggressive adhesives that feel “extra sticky” to solve tough label applications. These adhesives are popular on dirty, contaminated & uneven surfaces. They also adhere to low-surface-energy plastics that emit out-gassing. They bond very well, but they can be a pain to die cut and put […]

Food Laboratory Boosts Efficiency with Label Design Software – Customer Spotlight

Companies and food laboratory scientists involved with the handling and packaging of food products have to be extremely careful of safety practices. Manufacturers are mandated to follow strict packaging and labeling guidelines set by federal legislation. These labels carry all sorts of information through the supply chain, such as handling instructions, inspection legend, net weight, […]

A Guide to Laboratory Barcodes

You’re juggling hundreds—or even thousands—of samples in a single week, each carrying data for a research study or patient diagnosis. Misplacing just one tube can derail entire projects or compromise patient care. Laboratory barcodes are a key solution to preventing these slip-ups. These small yet powerful codes act as your lab’s safety net, ensuring every […]

Customer Spotlight: Fertility Clinic

Infertility at a Glance A recent study by Medi-Resource Inc. showed that 11.5% to 15.7% of Canadian couples experience infertility. If you do the math, that’s nearly one in six couples. It turns out that one of the top fertility treatment centers in Canada happens to be a longtime customer of ours. In fact, their […]

Test Tube Labels Sticking to Your Gloves? We’ve Got a Fix for That! (VIDEO)

Easy to Peel Test Tube Labels Easily peel the label for your cryogenic test tube and track your vials – without getting them stuck to your gloves! We discovered our lab and healthcare customers often have a common pain point; Their cryogenic labels stick to their gloves instead of the test tubes they’re trying to […]

COVID-19 Labels & Rush Orders – Customer Spotlight

This past month, EIM has been making it a priority to rush label orders for our customers who are supporting the fight against COVID-19. We want to be here for you while you kick this virus to the curb! Different Labs, Same Fight. All need Covid-19 labels. Recently, our laboratory and healthcare customers have been […]

High Performance Labels Support Essential Workers

Although not nearly as heralded as their human counterparts (human essential workers rule, BTW), high performance labels are also essential and play a large role in helping workers accomplish their mission. Let’s take a look at how different attributes of labels can help you work effectively: Essential workers go above and beyond the call of […]

Multi-Label Sets – Made to Order: Our Lab Label Options

Got a big, unwieldy clinical study on your hands with extensive documentation needs? The Label Experts have you covered! Day to day, we keep our biomedical, hospital, and university clients readily supplied with cryogenic and color-coded multi-label sets that keep their labs running smoothly—but every now and then we get asked to bring our ingenuity […]

Customer Spotlight: Labeling COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests Across the Nation

WHOA. We did not see the dramatic spike in demand from labs, biotech and health departments coming at the beginning of the year. In our three decades of making cryogenic labels for diagnostic tests and vaccines, we’ve never had to crank out so many so It’s been a year of pivots, especially for our customers […]

Handwriting Lab Labels – Quit It! (VIDEO)

Laboratories are demanding, fast paced environments. Collecting accurate data and avoiding unnecessary confusion and errors are essential to quality research outcomes. All too often research labs and other facilities rely on writing on tape or blank labels to identify and keep track of tubes, vials, microplates, slides, and other pivotal sample and chemical components of […]

Forensic Labels for the FBI

Mitochondrial DNA. Blood-spatter evidence. Luminol testing for the presence of blood. OK—so that’s what the popular television shows serve up for forensic fare. It’s exciting and intriguing stuff. All excitement aside, however, there are very practical concerns for real-life forensic work. There must be a clear and unassailable chain of evidence—precisely where barcode labeling excels. […]