Dear Friends,
Happy spring! There's a lot abuzz
here at PCDworks as we're working on
some pretty exciting projects!
The economy is still top of mind and
in this
month's column, Mike shares some
insight into what businesses should
be doing to weather the current
storm.
Also in this issue, read about
what's going on in our
biology labs and a new
technology that caught our eye in
the
Technology Forum.
Thanks for letting us into your
lives each month and for
passing along our newsletter to
colleagues and friends you think
would enjoy reading along as well!
Donna Rainone |
 The
Time to Innovate is Now
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now, we all know we are in a
recession, a recession which may
well be the worst downturn in the
past half century. We could debate
for hours about how we got here, but
the more important questions are:
Who will still be here when we
emerge? And what are industry
leaders doing right this very minute
to ensure their success?
Despite the economy, or perhaps
because of it, we must anticipate
that our
competition is working right now on
ways to take away our share of the
market and put us out of business.
What is the proper response to this
downturn? Is it time to lay everyone
off, shepherd the cash until the
worst is over, and then cautiously
start again? Or is this the perfect
time to prepare to crush the
competition?
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Building
Custom Bugs, Right Down the Hall!
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now, you know that PCDworks crosses
a broad range of products and
industries, but we also specialize
in a few key areas - including the
development of medical and
biology-based products. Recently, we
expanded the capabilities of our
biological laboratory and greatly
enhanced the types of medical and
biological product development
activities we can perform in-house.
Pay us a visit and you'll see that
our biology lab is now well stocked
with incubators, cryogenic freezers,
centrifuges, hoods and sampling
equipment. And there are some
really interesting stuff going on in
those rooms.
We are using this equipment to
develop custom bacteria for
wastewater and biofuel processing,
and examine the biological
implications of new product
designs. The possibilities are
endless as we perform a broad range
of biological and medical
development testing activities.
Learn more about our science
capabilities on our
website.
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Technology
Forum: Laboratory in a Cell Phone
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 Here's
a cool new development that caught
our attention this month. This
device, called the LUCAS, uses
inexpensive, off-the-shelf parts to
turn a conventional cell phone into
a functional sampling laboratory!
The device offers the user
capabilities to read and analyze
bodily fluid. The small size, rapid
response time, low cost, and simple
design make it beneficial for third
world and first world applications
alike. Microfluidics, watch out!
Send us your favorite new
technology and we'll talk about it
in this forum. |
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About PCDworks |
Founded by Mike and Donna Rainone in
1997, PCDworks is a full-service
technology development company
specializing in breakthrough product
innovation for a broad range of
consumer, medical and military
clients. Located on a 25-acre wooded
campus outside Tyler, Texas,
PCDworks houses testing labs,
engineering shops, sleeping
accommodations and meeting
facilities. Client services include
technology problem solving, product
ideation, research, engineering,
prototype manufacturing and product
testing. The company is closely
networked with research and
production facilities in the region,
including UT Tyler and East Texas
Medical Center.
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Be a Guest Contributor
Do you have some interesting
technology news to share? We welcome
guest contributions to our
newsletter, so if you come across
breakthrough technology or weird
science, send an email to
Mike Rainone. We'll make sure to
attribute it to you. |
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