| July 25, 2012 Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update | Volume 10, Issue 29 | | In This Issue | Bid / RFP / RFI Opportunities | 07/23/2012 - Request for Proposals - Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) This request is for proposals to provide a Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) to the Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget (DTMB) in support of the Michigan Department of State Police (MSP). The LIMS system will be specific to Forensic Biology and DNA operations, as part of an on-going program to improve the quality and efficiency of operations.
07/23/2012 - Invitation for Bids - Implementation of a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) To further enhance the York County Sheriff’s Forensic Services Unit located in York, South Carolina, the York County Purchasing Department is seeking pricing for the implementation of a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
07/19/2012 - Document 2012-428I Request for Expression of Interest (REOI) Supply of Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) The Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario, Canada is seeking Expressions of Interest from Vendors that can supply the configuration, delivery and implementation of a Commercial Off-The-Shelf Laboratory Information Management (COTS LIMS) system at the Environmental Control Laboratory to service the current and future needs of Agency’s Public Works Department.
07/10/2012 - Request for Information - Laboratory Information Management System The City of Charlotte, North Carolina is requesting information from software vendors with Laboratory Information Management Systems capable of fulfilling the information management requirements of a NELAP accredited municipal laboratory.
| Upcoming Webcasts | 08/22/2012 - Mission Possible! How to Measure the Validatoin Effort for your Project CSols, Inc. Webinar - Mission Possible! How to Measure the Validatoin Effort for your Project
| Recent News | 07/25/2012 - Autoscribe Publishes LIMS-related E-Bulletin Autoscribe, developer of the Matrix Gemini Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), is publishing a series of e-Bulletins, available by registering at http://tiny.cc/autoscribe. These short, easily digestible bulletins concentrate on topics that are of value to both existing and potential LIMS users across the food, pharmaceutical, chemicals, veterinary, healthcare, and environmental sectors, whether they are using the Autoscribe Matrix solutions or not.
07/23/2012 - Pharma IQ's Laboratory Informatics Report: Current Trends & Predictions for 2015 Pharma IQ has just published the results of an industry-wide laboratory informatics report conducted among 6,000 pharmaceutical laboratory informatics specialists.
07/23/2012 - Roka Bioscience Kicks Off Atlas on Tour, a Mobile Demonstration Vehicle for the Food Safety Industry, at IAFP Roka Bioscience introduced the Atlas on Tour vehicle at the 2012 International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) Meeting in Providence, Rhode Island. The custom-built 40-foot vehicle features a working Atlas System and provides an informational forum for food safety laboratories. The vehicle offers food safety professionals the opportunity to experience a full demonstration of the Atlas System, as well as interactive presentations on the technologies that power the system.
07/20/2012 - Accelrys Fast-tracks Scientific Innovation with Modeling and Simulation Software Release Accelrys, Inc., a leading scientific enterprise R&D software and services company, today announced the release of Accelrys Discovery Studio® 3.5 modeling and simulation software during the company's European Science Symposium in Brussels. The latest release extends Discovery Studio's portfolio of small-molecule ligand design and market-leading biological simulation tools, including a new, validated ligand-profiling database for drug repurposing studies, new science to assess the development potential of putative biologics and many additional enhancements that help deliver a highly effective life sciences modeling and simulation environment.
| Upcoming Events | 08/27/2012 - Big Data - Implications and Opportunities for Healthcare Big Data – Implications and Opportunities for Healthcare will provide insight into technology that enables researchers and doctors alike to use big data technology in a significant and strategic manner while adhering to security and patient privacy regulations.
08/20/2012 - The Bioprocessing Summit The Bioprocessing Summit brings together international leaders to discuss today's bioprocess issues from cell line selection to manufacturing. The Summit provides practical details in a relaxed, congenial atmosphere that promotes information exchange and networking. This year, a "Formulation Foci" has been added to delve into protein structure and formulations.
08/13/2012 - IMVACS 2012 The Immunotherapeutics and Vaccine Summit
| LIMS Buyers Guide | 2012 LIMS Buyer's Guide Available for Download We have finished the release of the 2012 LIMS Buyer's Guide. This new edition provides an updated list of the leading LIMS companies and products along with pricing information for each.Also, new for 2012, we have scoured Youtube and the vendors sites to find product demonstrations of their LIMS software. For each vendor that has product demos, we have posted the links to those demonstrations. The vendors are listed in the order of most demos to least number of demos.To download a free copy of the 2012 LIMS Buyer's Guide, visit: http://www.limsbook.com.
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