June 30, 2010      
Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update

 Volume 8, Issue 25

 

In This Issue

 Bid / RFP / RFI Opportunities

06/22/2010 - Request for Proposal - Laboratory Management Information System

This request for proposal is to provide the City of Valdosta and the Valdosta-Lowndes County Regional Crime Laboratory (VRCL) with a Laboratory Management Information System

05/28/2010 - Request For Information

Fuchs Lubricants Co. is seeking information on a LIMS to stream-line its Technical Services laboratory's sample processing
 Upcoming Webcasts

06/30/2010 - CSols Inc. Webinar: OQ and PQ - Horror or Pathway to Validation Zen - July 21, 2010 2pm EDT

Do you know the boundaries between OQ and PQ? Do you know how to leverage the qualification testing that your Vendor has performed? Does your environment allow for a positive outcome? Is getting started the hard part? Developing the appropriate validation strategy ensures the delivery of a controlled and defendable system with the minimum of effort. Documenting delivery of desired functionality, while ensuring ongoing control, is the primary goal of validation. Operational qualification (OQ) and performance qualification (PQ) are two often implicated constructs in the validation process. Using OQ and PQ with intention can better target the business’ limited risk-mitigation resources and reducing non-value-adding repetition in order to achieve validation’s primary goal.
 LIMS Blog Postings

LiMSforum.com, the largest independent LIMS user’s group (over 6,300 members) celebrates its 1st year anniversary

Today, www.LiMSforum.com celebrates its first year of operation and has quickly become the largest independent, non-commercial LIMS user’s group with over 6,300 members to date and today has a growth rate of nearly 1,000 new members per month.
 Recent News

06/29/2010 - New Dates for Autoscribe Free LIMS Configuration Workshops

A series of new dates in September and October for Autoscribe's Free LIMS Configuration Workshops has just been released.

06/29/2010 - Clinical Laboratory Management Association's ThinkLab '10 Surpasses Attendance Goals

The Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA) is pleased to announce the success of ThinkLab '10, the association's annual meeting, with a 30% increase in attendance and more than 30 new exhibitors.

06/28/2010 - Agilent Technologies Provides Free On-Line Access to FC24 Food Commodities and Contaminants Database

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that it has purchased access to the FC24 Food Commodities and Contaminants Database compiled by Europe's Food and Environmental Research Agency (fera), and is allowing customers worldwide to use it free of charge at www.agilent.com/chem/foods.

06/25/2010 - Ocimum Biosolutions launches the Software as a Service version of its general purpose LIMS, Biotracker™ Lite

Ocimum Biosolutions, a leading provider of Life Sciences Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) and genomic solutions, is pleased to announce that it has launched Biotracker™ Lite Saas, the Software as a Service version of its general purpose LIMS.

06/24/2010 - Ocimum Biosolutions launches the Software as a Service version of its Biotracker™ Biobanking LIMS

Ocimum Biosolutions, a leading provider of Life Sciences Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) and genomic solutions, is pleased to announce that it has launched Biotracker™ for Biobanking SaaS, the Software as a Service version of its LIMS for biorepositories.

06/24/2010 - GenoLogics deploys Translational Research Informatics Solution at London’s Top Research Institution - University College London

GenoLogics today announced it will deploy a comprehensive translational research informatics solution connecting multiple research facilities and biorepositories at University College London (UCL). Connected by a shared vision, GenoLogics will work closely with UCL on one of the largest integrated translational research informatics implementations in the world.

06/23/2010 - NextDocs Corporation Recognized as Winner of Microsoft Life Sciences Innovation Awards 2010

NextDocs Corporation today announced it is a winner of Microsoft Corp.’s Life Sciences Innovation Awards 2010. The awards, announced at the Drug Information Association’s (DIA) 46th annual meeting in Washington, D.C., were given in recognition of innovative solutions in the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry. The awards honor companies that have demonstrated the successful application of available software and devices to revolutionize medicine, bring therapeutic breakthroughs to market faster, fight serious ailments, improve health and enhance people’s quality of life.

06/23/2010 - ChemSW Releases New Best Practices White Paper on How to Successfully Contract Chemical Tracking to Managed Services Providers

ChemSW, Inc. today announced the release of a new in-depth white paper that examines best practices for contracting chemical inventory management to managed services providers. Titled “How to Successfully Contract Chemical Tracking to Managed Services Providers”, the white paper investigates the ins and outs of chemical inventory contracting.
 Upcoming Events

08/24/2010 - Stem Cells Europe/Wold Biobanking Summit/Cellular Therapy Summit

08/18/2010 - 3rd Biobanking Conference

08/16/2010 - Biopharmaceutical Nanotechnology Scientific Forum

08/02/2010 - Partnerships in Clinical Trials Latin America

08/02/2010 - IBC's Drug Discovery & Development Week

07/27/2010 - American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science Annual Meeting & Expo

07/25/2010 - AACC Annual Meeting 2010

07/17/2010 - Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting & Food Expo

07/17/2010 - 16th World Congress of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology

07/08/2010 - AgriGenomics World Congress

 Job Postings

5/31/2009 - Aggregated List of LIMS Jobs

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

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