Heat, pressure, and chemical systems that are housed throughout the laboratory.High-efficiency filtration systems that remove any airborne materials; these are calibrated and maintained to sterilize and make safe all air effluents before they leave the facility.Airflow equipment, critical because these assets ensure the "scouring" of air flows throughout GNL.Double and triple redundancies in biomedical and clinical equipment and systems receive predictive, routine and preventive maintenance from IBM Maximo, which identifies even the slightest sign of wear far in advance of any need for redundancy in the first place.All operations in and during chemical showers for scientists in bio-containment suits as they prepare to exit restricted laboratory areas.  For example, IBM Maximo monitors even the flow of oxygen inside the suits upon which the scientists working in restricted areas depend.Procedures to help in the shut down and securing of all laboratory assets in the case of natural disasters, which IBM Maximo can manage even during hurricanes.

The data generated by IBM software from all asset management also provide the GNL important information upon with to base financially astute decisions, reduce the cost of operations across the facility from the inside out, and meet all government reporting regulations and maintain the highest levels of public transparency concerning operations throughout the labs.

"The Galveston National Laboratory is providing one of the most compelling examples of what working smarter to change outcomes for the world really means," said Dan Pelino, general manager, IBM Global Healthcare and Life Sciences Industry.  "By becoming increasingly instrumented, interconnected and intelligent, the GNL has added new strengths to the near-flawless performance of its assets “ both critical and non critical “ and demonstrated how analysis of the data captured through the use of advanced information technology can play an essential role in the fight to protect global health."

SOURCE IBM