In the populated world of LIMS, it is sometimes hard to tell whether you have been given a new software feature or bug. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder or is it the opinion of the developer?
With the advances in DNA sequencer-based technologies, it has become possible to automate several steps of the genotyping process leading to increased throughput. To efficiently handle the large amounts of genotypic data generated and help with quality control, there is a strong need for a software system that can help with the tracking of samples and capture and management of data at different steps of the process.
This white paper is the result of observations from professionals at Inflection Point Solutions, LLC who have managed multiple Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) projects over the past fifteen years. This paper addresses LIMS from the unique perspective of the water/wastewater industry, and does not attempt to present pros and cons for each LIMS vendor or system; rather it expresses opinion on the current state of the industry.
Demo and trial software for SPC charting & reporting -NWA Quality Analyst and teststation data collection - NWA Quality Monitor
There is no denying that virtualization is a hot trend in IT. Intel and AMD are baking virtualization into the next generation of chips and VMWare and Microsoft are giving away their software virtualization products for Intel-based servers. Could this trend apply to the LIMS industry, too?
The Life Sciences industry can’t afford not to invest in new ways to support virtual, distributed, cross functional global teams and alliances for all aspects of R&D. Reducing costs by compromising safety or efficacy is not an acceptable prescription for a new drug launch. However, there is a great opportunity to reduce the sting of clinical development costs associated with manual, paper-based, repetitive processes. Some examples include investigator recruitment, financial disclosure requirements, patient enrollment, and clinical supply management. These processes are the same for every clinical trial regardless of therapeutic area or the size of the clinical trial.
The pharmaceutical supply chain is under siege. Simply put, techniques have not kept up with advances in science and technology. Today, much has been written about the "regulatory bar being raised." Moving from today's static production to scientific manufacturing requires data sharing and process collaboration between development and manufacturing. John Russell, Executive Editor, Bio-IT World provides his insight as Michael Ricci, Client Service Partner, IBM Business Consulting Services, explores the case for change, and a framework for action across the supply chain in a regulatory environment, in this on-demand webcast.
Healthcare providers are interested in designing infrastructures that provide the highest
levels of flexibility and availability to improve clinical workflow and operational
efficiencies.
LIMS is not just for sample tracking anymore. Learn more about how a modern LIMS provides enterprise level functionality for all of your Laboratory Data Management needs.
The ability to efficiently handle HL7 messages is vital to successful healthcare integration. This demonstration shows Ensemble’s built-in capabilities for rapidly integrating healthcare applications, including:
I was reading a very interesting blog this evening about the problems that Bausch & Lomb is experiencing with their Contact Lense Fluids and the relation to Fusarium Keratitis, an eye fungus that can possibly cause blindness in contact lens wearers. The blog author provides a great idea about integration of public health and incident data using SOA (Service Oriented Architecture).
I was reading a blog on the Internet today. In reading his blog, it was critical of LABLynx and Perkin Elmer for not posting enough information on their respective web sites concerning their products. It reminded me of the old commercial that asks: “Where’s the beef?” I wonder why LABLynx and Perkin Elmer were singled out. As far as I can tell, none of the other LIMS vendors provide much by way of detailed product information.
I once wrote a blog about Thermo clearly gaining the lead in the LIMS market with their acquisition of Innaphase. There were some good points made by the president of Labware to counter my opinion at that time.
Chemical measurement data are often the basis for critical decisions on vital matters, including the health of individuals, environmental protection, and the production of safe, reliable, and useful products and services. As a result, the demand for measurement data is ever increasing, and therefore, measurement data must be with reliable with unequivocal evidence to prove accuracy and precision. The philosophy and procedures by which data users can obtain proof of the reliability accuracy of measurements is commonly referred to as quality assurance.
I have found a pretty cool tool to extract your Outlook Emails to individual PDF files in bulk. If you are like me you have thousands of emails in Outlook and need a way to extract those emails to a common format for archiving or sharing.
Please tell us how satisfied you are with your LIMS Vendor / Product. Take the LIMS Customer Satisfaction Survey. It takes less than 2 minutes. You can even update your responses when you want. Make your voice heard!
Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) are by nature complex to design and build. They can be successfully applied across almost every facet of lab work, or once built, unfortunately, turn out to be essentially worthless.
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I recently wrote a blog on the failure of the LIMS at the FBI and provided a link to the article in the newspaper that reported the failure. Now the US DoJ, Office of the Inspector General Audit Division, has released, what I would consider, a very excellent and thorough report which provides an analysis of the cause and the recommendations. You can read more and view the entire report here.
Spectro Analytical Instruments, a Division of Ametek, has introduced a new low-cost but powerful Inductively-Coupled Plasma (ICP) called the GENESIS, specifically targeted to the environmental laboratory and waste water analysis markets.
