Before a laboratory is built, someone has to approve the budget. The investment memorandum is the document for that meeting: equipment, costs, space, risks and timeline in one place, derived from your answers rather than from a catalogue. It takes about 30 minutes and needs no registration.
Clinical diagnostics, food safety, pharmaceutical QC, oil & gas, chemical or forensic.
10 to 15 sections: goals, test menu, volumes, workflow, budget, regulatory context, premises.
Instruments are scored per category. Keep, drop or change quantities — the list is yours to edit.
A 14-section PDF, ready to put in front of a board or an investor.
A forensic laboratory and a food-safety laboratory share almost nothing, so the questions differ by segment:
| Clinical diagnostics | 10 sections · 38 questions — test menu across haematology, chemistry, immunoassay and coagulation; automation; LIMS; workflow |
|---|---|
| Food safety | 15 sections · 52 questions — GOST/EAEU versus ISO, microbiology, toxicology, water analysis, media preparation |
| Pharmaceutical QC | 10 sections · 38 questions — GMP/GLP, dissolution, stability, pharmacopoeia standards, clean room |
| Oil & gas | 10 sections · 42 questions — upstream and downstream, ASTM methods, flash point, viscosity, elemental analysis |
| Chemical | 10 sections · 44 questions — process QC, R&D, environmental, chromatography, spectrometry |
| Forensic | 10 sections · 39 questions — DNA, toxicology, trace evidence, chain of custody, court testimony |
Every recommendation comes from the same four factors, weighted as follows. The highest score per category becomes the primary recommendation; the next ones are listed as alternatives, so the choice stays with you.
Capacity against your declared sample volume. The closest fit scores highest — not the biggest machine.
Matches your preference from manual to fully automated, within budget.
Newer models score higher — current technology and longer service availability.
Manufacturers with an established global service network score slightly higher.
Clean-room needs are part of every memorandum, from basic laboratory ventilation to ISO 5 classified space — air-change rates, particle monitoring and gowning included. Your answers stay confidential.
The memorandum is a starting point for a decision, not a purchase order. When the budget is approved, the same equipment list goes into procurement — with certification, delivery, installation and training under one contract.
About 30 minutes, no registration.
Find the environment level the work actually requires.
The instruments behind the recommendations.
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