If things are not going well at work, many people try to go the extra mile. They work harder to meet expectations. They get stressed and start doubting themselves. Knocking on their boss’s door asking for help is often avoided,  unless the employer has shown a constant commitment to the well-being of the employee. CLS Services, a specialist in recruitment and secondment in the life sciences and chemistry, wants to be such an employer. ‘Prevention is better than a cure’, says director Jan Paul Favier.

De opkomst van microbioomonderzoek, zowel in de medische sector als in de voedselketen, vraagt om goede opslag in biobanken. Het Europese project MicrobiomeSupport werkt aan de standaarden.