The Lab Insights team recently caught up with Professor Tony Badrick, sitting President of the Asia Pacific Federation for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine (APFCB), to discuss his work at the helm of IFCC’s Environmental Impact of Laboratory Medicine task force. As Chair of the task force, he aims to work with all stakeholders to raise awareness on the topic of environmental sustainability and why it should matter to clinical laboratories.

In this Q&A, Professor Badrick outlines the environmental challenges faced by clinical labs today, what they can do to take action, and why it may not be as difficult as one might think.