Maintaining precise control over laboratory environments is critical in the biotech world. As innovations in cloud technology and advanced monitoring systems continue to evolve, they make environmental monitoring in labs faster, easier, and more customizable.

These cutting-edge tools provide real-time data and alerts and leverage cloud connectivity to make it easier than ever to detect and respond to changes in the lab environment.

Using these technological advancements, biotech companies can create customized solutions to enhance their lab safety, improve operational efficiency, ensure compliance, and ultimately, drive more reliable research outcomes.

Here are some of the ways new technology can improve critical-condition monitoring.

Third-party sensor integration

Environmental monitoring can encompass many things, such as moisture detection, temperature fluctuations, and the presence of toxic gasses. Older technological solutions required customers to purchase specific equipment and sensors to monitor each environmental change they wished to detect. New tech incorporates third-party sensor integration, making it possible to continue using existing sensors with new monitoring technology rather than having to replace your existing infrastructure.

Hardwired alarm tech

Hardwired alarm tech scans for changes every 30 seconds, ensuring that components are all functioning as expected and that lab conditions haven’t changed. These frequent scans ensure the system can provide escalation scenarios for nights and weekends.

A rich solution for event tracking and notifications

Cloud-based tech lets users easily access their monitoring dashboard online from any computer or smartphone.

You can customize the system to automatically send notifications to your chosen recipients in their preferred format if a sensor detects unfavorable environmental changes. Notifications can be sent as:

• Text messages
• Push notifications within the monitoring system app
• Visual system notifications via email
• Local audible/visual alarms from the device within the lab
• Alerts that are relayed through Central Station (if environment monitoring is integrated with a monitored security system)

With this level of alert customization, you can tailor response protocols based on the type of sensor that triggers. For instance, a sensor that notifies when an eyewash station is in use would have a different response protocol than if a toxic gas is detected in the lab environment. You may even choose to send alerts to different team members in each of these scenarios.

Alerts are also sent if a sensor goes down, making it easy to ensure the monitoring system is always fully functional.

Users can store and access up to three years of data and generate customized reports as needed. This

Option to integrate environmental monitoring with your alarm system

Integrating your critical-condition monitoring technology with your security system and central station monitoring offers a seamless approach to safeguarding critical lab environments.

This integration allows for real-time data synchronization, ensuring that any deviations from preset conditions trigger immediate alerts to both the on-site security team and central monitoring operators.

Combining environment monitoring with security systems helps biotech companies quickly address issues before they escalate, protecting both research integrity and personnel.

Integration also ensures you receive notifications, even when a lab’s local network is down. Standalone systems can’t generate notifications if they lose network connection. American Alarm’s system integrations use redundant communications via the Internet and cellular. This ensures you receive alerts, even if you lose your network connection.

New tech offers enhanced flexibility for environmental monitoring

New tech in critical-environmental monitoring makes it easier for biotech companies to maintain critical lab conditions. These advancements allow the integration of third-party sensors and the use of both hardwired and cloud-based systems. They also enable customizable alert protocols. This combination provides unparalleled flexibility, reliability, and efficiency. By integrating these tools with an existing security system and central station monitoring, biotech companies can ensure comprehensive protection and swift response to any environmental changes.

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