LIMS Lab Software Directory for Laboratory Information Management Systems By LIMSfinder

August 12, 2009
Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update

Volume 7, Issue 31

In This Issue

Announcements

Laboratory, Scientific & Health Informatics Software Download Library added to the Linkedin.com LIMS Forum Group

The LIMSforum, a user group of the Laboratory Informatics Institute is pleased to announce a new Linkedin.com Group (www.LIMSforum.com), which provides posts and links to free downloads of laboratory, scientific and health informatics software.

LIMS Blog Postings

SaaS Myths Debunked – Laboratories and Scientific industries reap the benefits of SaaS

I’m using this post to comment on the most popular Software as a Service (SaaS) myths which seem to be circulating the Web in what I believe is a feverish pitch and last ditch effort by non-SaaS software companies trying to inject FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt) to slow the most impressive industry movement and technology disruption we have witnessed in at least the last 20 years.

If you can believe the advertisement, every vendor is a world, market, industry or some other "Leader"

Today, while surfing the web, I ran across dozens of companies that claim to be the world's leader at one thing or another. It looks like all those creative marketing folks all went to the same world leading marketing school. A funny video came to mind as I was reading about all these leaders.

It’s not what you know, it’s who you know – Social Media opens doors to the “Old Boy Network”

“It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” The adage still holds true and in a tight economy with jobs at a premium it can be a critical issue for those outside the inner circle. But just like so many other issues in various industries, it’s technology to the rescue; this is especially true in the laboratory, scientific and technical professions.

Recent News

08/11/2009 - Labtronics Adds Laboratory Training Management to Nexxis iLAB

Labtronics Inc., a world leader in laboratory data integration and management solutions is pleased to announce the latest addition to Nexxis iLAB, the integrated laboratory solution where instruments, systems and people are able to automatically share and access information, as they need it.

08/11/2009 - New LIMS/LIS Distributors Required

New LIMS/LIS distributors are required throughout the world for Autoscribe’s successful Matrix Gemini LIMS, Scientific and Business software solutions.

08/11/2009 - Laboratory, Scientific & Health Informatics Software Download Library added to the Linkedin.com LIMS Forum Group

Atlanta, GA - August 11, 2009 -- The LIMSforum, a user group of the Laboratory Informatics Institute is pleased to announce a new Linkedin.com Group (www.LIMSforum.com), which provides posts and links to free downloads of laboratory, scientific and health informatics software.

08/11/2009 - University Hospitals Case Medical Center Selects STEMSOFT Software for Entire BMT Program

The University Hospitals Case Medical Center has selected STEMSOFT Software's industry leading clinical and laboratory blood and marrow transplant (BMT) software to track, analyze and integrate the program's patient and product information.

08/11/2009 - Pharsight Launches PKS Online™, Bringing Benefits of Leading PK Data Management Solution to Customers On-Demand

Internet-Accessible Version of Pharsight Knowledgebase Server Enables Productivity and Compliance Benefits in Cost Efficient, Scalable Offering

08/10/2009 - LabVantage® Completes Acquisition of Life Technologies Corporation’s SQL*LIMS® Business

LabVantage today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Life Technologies Corporation’s SQL*LIMS business, uniting the premier thin-client LIMS with a significant global footprint of experienced LIMS professionals.

08/10/2009 - ISI Unveils Prestigious Speaker Line-Up for eSolutions Conference in Barcelona

Image Solutions Inc. (ISI), a leading provider of electronic submissions management and publishing solutions for the life sciences industry, has unveiled a prestigious line-up of speakers for its annual eSolutions Conference in Barcelona, Spain, this September to support an agenda aimed at reinventing the regulatory function.

08/10/2009 - U.S. FDA Expands GastroPlus™ Software Licenses

Simulations Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ: SLP), a leading provider of software for pharmaceutical discovery and development, today announced that it has received a purchase order from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to expand the number of licenses for the Company’s GastroPlus™ simulation software.

Upcoming Events

10/26/2009 - 5th Forum on Laboratory Informatics 2009

The 5th Forum on Laboratory Informatics will bring together informatics professionals to discuss case studies and best practices in overcoming data management challenges with storage, organization, consolidation and integration. Key topics to be addressed include: ELN deployment & LIMS system integration, legal & regulatory compliance strategies and emerging technologies & their impact on the lab informatics.

10/22/2009 - AACC ANNOUNCES LABORATORY AUTOMATION CONFERENCE IN KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA

The American Association for Clinical Chemistry announces the third in its series of Laboratory Automation conferences to be held in Asia. This conference, being held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on October 22-23, will address Laboratory Automation: Integrating Quality with Efficiency.

09/21/2009 - 5th Compound Management & Integrity Summit

The 5th Compound Management & Integrity Summit is about: leading practices, strategies and technologies in compound handling, storage, and integrity and automation. Hear Industry Case Studies and Gain Practical and Expert Knowledge

09/21/2009 - Metabolic Diseases Drug Discovery & Development

IQPC’s Metabolic Diseases Program is designed to bring together valuable case studies, lessons learned and best practices in the forms of panel session in drug discovery and development.

09/16/2009 - Oncology Biomarkers Conference

Oncology Biomarkers Advance Cancer Detection, Prognosis & Treatment with Biomarker Discovery, Validation and Practical Applications in Clinical Trials.

09/14/2009 - Product Enhancement Technologies in Pharmaceutical Life-Cycle Management

Pharma Life Cycle will focus on designing and implanting patent strategies aligning to product life cycle management, benchmarking your organization by listening to major case studies and discovering novel techniques in life cycle management such as co-crystalization and new drug development methods, among many other topics. Hear From Wyeth, Abbott Laboratories, Merck and Co., IMPAX Pharmaceuticals, PTC Therapeutics and many others

08/18/2009 - Thermo Fisher Scientific – Laboratory Informatics Symposium 2009 – Mining Industry in Brazil

Thermo Fisher Scientific will host it’s 2009 Laboratory Informatics Symposium (LIS) in Brazil. The symposium will focus on the specific data management requirements of the mining industry and will include presentations from leading mining services organization Sao Paolo-based Interfusao.

Bid / RFP / RFI Opportunities

07/21/2009 - Invitation to Negotiate - Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)

Invitation to Negotiate for the development, customization, implementation and maintenance of a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) for use by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (Department), Division of Food Safety, and its Bureau of Food Laboratories and Bureau of Chemical Residue Laboratories

Job Postings

5/31/2009 - Aggregated List of LIMS Jobs

The following is a real-time aggregated list of LIMS jobs pulled from job sites all over the Internet. The list is kept up to date in nearly real time.

05/31/2009 - LIMS / LIS & Laboratory Careers

LIMSfinder.com is pleased to announce an improved job board that combines both LIMS and Laboratory Career opportunities. The service is free for our member sponsors and all job seekers. The new job board offers a job search feature and allows for posting of Featured Jobs for less than $1 per day. Candidates can also subscribe to our weekly newsletter that highlights all of the Featured and Sponsored job openings.

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