Does Lean even belong in R&D labs? Over the years BSM has developed the tools and knowledge to successfully implement Lean in laboratories all over the world, delivering impressive results for our clients. But R&D labs are significantly different from other types of laboratories. In fact R&D labs are significantly different from each other. There’s such a broad range of categories, from labs that support an R&D function with test results, to labs that develop new test methods for new products,