June 15, 2023
Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update

Volume 21, Issue 24

 

In This Issue

 Featured Books

LIMS Selection Guide for ISO/IEC 17025 Laboratories

 Featured Content

Using LIMS Biobank Management Software to Drive ISO 20387 Biobanking Standards

Dreamstime xxl 107846497 biobank containerBiobanks and the specimens they hold are key to modern drug discovery and development. The ISO standard 20387 ‘General requirements for biobanking’ has been developed to define the requirements for competence, impartiality, and consistent operation of biobanks to ensure the quality of the specimens and data they hold. This article will describe how Autoscribe’s Matrix Biobank Management LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) can help biobanks meet the requirements of ISO 20387. [Read More]


Harnessing Informatics for Effective Lab Inspections and Audits

Laboratory inspections and audits, planned and surprised, are an ongoing fact of life. The issue is not to prepare for them but to always be prepared for them. A well-designed LIMS, like LabLynx ELab LIMS, can give you control over lab operations, documentation, testing, test results, equipment calibration schedules, and more. [Read More]


A Modern Framework for Integrated Laboratory Instrument Management (LIM)

Modern, automated labs are under immense pressure to improve operational efficiency, maximize ROI, monitor assets in real time, all while reducing waste and managing regulatory risk. Teams are expected to discover and produce at a pace once considered unthinkable. Service organizations are increasingly pursuing the realization of “Knight’s Law” in laboratory operations. This means not just growth, but that each scientist should be able to do almost double the work in the same amount of time, year over year. This can’t be achieved by just purchasing bigger and faster instruments, but requires automation and good asset management practices. [Read More]


Future-proof your laboratory IT strategy with Cloud computing

Laboratories should have a Cloud computing strategy. While security risks kept some laboratories from moving their IT infrastructure to the Cloud, it is clearer now that enterprise security protections in Cloud environments can greatly exceed a laboratory’s own on-premise security capabilities. Security experts would agree that the biggest security risk to your organisation’s information technology is in fact your employees and that computing in the Cloud can pose less risk than keeping IT on-premises. [Read More]


How to Make a LIMS Support Your Lab’s Unique Workflows

Commercial off-the-shelf laboratory information management systems (LIMS) often come with pre-built protocols to help labs get up and running quickly. But if your lab solely relies on these pre-built protocols, you’re missing out on efficiencies that could give your business a competitive advantage. [Read More]


Why flexible plate mapping matters for therapeutic antibody secondary screens

Therapeutic antibodies are a revolutionary drug class that can treat a wide range of diseases. Secondary screens characterize the functional properties of candidate antibodies, narrowing the pool to those most likely to succeed in clinical trials. The wide range of micro-plate based assays that can test hundreds of variables at once requires accurate and complex plate maps that capture a variety of plate re-array options. Using LIMSense™, a modern LIMS from AduroSys, can ensure you keep track of all of your samples and identify the best antibodies for further development. [Read More]


How Artificial Intelligence (AI) Can Help Technical Writers

Technical writers use several authoring applications to create technical content. They write in Microsoft Word, Adobe FrameMaker, and many content management systems like Madcap Flare. Now, we have another tool to help our writing, the messaging-like app called the AI chatbot (“chatbot”). The chatbot is designed to communicate to end users like a person as it purportedly returns helpful information. [Read More]


What’s New in Molecular Diagnostics?

The field of molecular diagnostics has grown exponentially in recent years, as advancements in DNA testing drive patient interest in understanding how their unique genetic code impacts their overall health and well-being.  In this article, we explore the latest trends in the field and how SCC Soft Computer can help laboratories streamline their molecular diagnostics workflows. [Read More]


QLIMS Introduces Exciting Package Updates

In today’s dynamic laboratory landscape, staying ahead of the curve is crucial for providing exceptional services to customers. At OnQ Software, we are excited to announce updates to our QLIMS packages that are designed to empower laboratories with enhanced capabilities and flexibility. [Read More]


Autoscribe Focuses on LIMS Lab Automation Using Webinar Format

The topic of digital integration was explored in a recent webinar by Autoscribe Informatics. Interfacing with laboratory instruments and external corporate systems has become an essential part of connecting laboratories in the modern world. This webinar examined how a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) helps laboratories to drive integration with external systems and instruments to reduce costs and better manage their data. [Read More]


Astrix LIMS Tech Brief – SampleManager LIMS™ Barcode Navigation

Thermo Scientific™ SampleManager™ LIMS 21.1 Barcode Navigation allows users to enter data and navigate through SampleManager with a barcode scanner. The following functions can be performed using Barcode navigation.  Access this new Tech Brief from Astrix. [Read More]


Redeveloping Abandoned Mines in the US

Mines that have been abandoned pose a long-term threat to public safety, health, and the environment. The AMLER program provides funding for initiatives that use economic and community development to repurpose former coal mining areas. By converting these abandoned or polluted properties into recreation areas, training facilities, agricultural processing facilities, business parks, solar farms, and other uses, the AMLER program provides vital assistance in furthering community rehabilitation. [Read More]

 Journal Articles

06/12/2023 - Development and national scale implementation of an open-source electronic laboratory information system (OpenELIS) in Côte d’Ivoire: Sustainability lessons from the first 13 years

OpenELIS, a free open-source laboratory information system (LIS) for public health laboratories, has been around since 2012 and continue to garner new adopters. But what of the software more than a decade later? Is it still relevant and updated, and has the software demonstrated elements of sustainability for those who have installed it? In this 2023 paper published in the International Journal of Medical Informatics, He et al. examine these questions and others in a descriptive case study concerning the software's development, adoption, and use in Côte d'Ivoire. After a full introduction, the authors briefly describe their qualitative methods "to describe the implementation and collaboration around OpenELIS and its supporting activities," followed by discussion of the study results and their implications. The authors conclude that through many different efforts, OpenELIS remains relevant more than a decade later. However, those "planning to adapt and nationally scale [such a] LIS may [need to] consider the importance of HIS workforce development, financial sustainability, and institutionalization of government ownership and technical leadership" through their implementation.

 Upcoming Webinars

06/21/2023 - Webinar: Top 5 Underused STARLIMS Modules


06/15/2023 - Astrix Webinar – Navigating the Impact of New EU Regulations (EU-CTR)

 Upcoming Trade Events

07/27/2023 - Clinical Lab Expo 2023


07/12/2023 - MedInfo 2023


06/22/2023 - Infosecurity Europe 2023

 LIMS Bid Opportunities

12/31/2023 - Request for Information: Laboratory Information Management System for Laboratory eTools Repository


07/07/2023 - Request for Information: Public Health Laboratory Information System


07/06/2023 - Request for Proposals: Purchase and Installation of a Laboratory Information Management System


07/05/2023 - Request for Qualification: LIMS for Norway's Doping Analysis Laboratory at Oslo University Hospital


06/28/2023 - Request for Tender (Pre-notice): Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) and Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)

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