October 26, 2010      
Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update

 Volume 8, Issue 40

 

In This Issue

 Live LIMS Webinar

10/27/2010 - LIMS Deployment: An Integral Component for Manufacturing Operations Excellence -- Time: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 10:00AM EDT

 
Featured Speakers: Simon Jacobson, Research Director, Gartner, Inc. and Donald Thomas, Director of Technical Service and Quality Programs, CF Industries, Inc.

  • How to plan for a LIMS project delivering tangible results, on-time and within budget;
  • The value of incorporating LIMS as an integral component of the manufacturing supply chain;
  • What to consider when integrating LIMS with SAP® ERP;
  • Benefits of implementing a Corrective Action Preventive Action (CAPA) system;
  • How to accommodate greater levels of compliance enforcement and ensure customer satisfaction

 Bid / RFP / RFI Opportunities

10/20/2010 - Invitation to Negotiate for a Laboratory Information Management System

Florida Department of Agriculture - Division of Animal Industry: purchase, installation, maintenance and customization (if applicable) of a Division-wide Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) application and database for use by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (Department), Division of Animal Industry’s laboratories.

10/18/2010 - LIMS Needs Assessment

The City of Red Deer, Alberta, Canada is inviting proposals from qualified consultants to complete a Needs Assessment for a Laboratory Information Management System.
 Upcoming Webcasts

11/17/2010 - AACC Announces Webinar on Biological Variation: Adding Value to Laboratory Results

The American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) announces a webinar Biological Variation: Adding Value to Laboratory Results to be held on November 17, 2010, at 2:00 pm Eastern. The webinar will last 60 minutes.

11/16/2010 - Laboratory Investigation Out-of-Specification Results - Webinar By ComplianceOnline

In this Laboratory Investigation training learn what constitutes an OOS observation, what are the guidance’s process & Steps to be taken in the laboratory in the event of an OOS observation.

11/03/2010 - AACC Announces Webiners on Health Care Reform and Reimbursement & Regulatory Update 2011

The American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) announces two webinars for November 2010: Developing a Health Care Reform Game Plan on November 3; and Reimbursement and Regulatory Update 2011 on November 16. Both webinars commence at 2:00pm Eastern and will last 90 minutes.

10/27/2010 - Good Laboratory Practice Regulations - Introduction and Strategies for Implementation - Webinar By ComplianceOnline

This GLP webinar training will discuss the various US and International GLP regulations and the strategies to comply with it. Get practical recommendations from industry leading expert Dr. Ludwig Huber.

10/26/2010 - AACC Announces Webinar ‘Improving Test Utilization: The Clinical Lab’s Expanding Role

The American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) announces a webinar, Improving Test Utilization: The Clinical Lab’s Expanding Role, to be held October 26, 2010, at 2:00 pm Eastern. The webinar will last 90 minutes. The program is supported in part by an educational grant from Ortho Clinical Diagnostics.
 Recent News

10/25/2010 - Peptide Synthesis Webinar Series Introduces Second Installment: Synthesis of Difficult Peptide Sequences

Biotage, a leading supplier of tools and technology for medicinal and analytical chemistry, announced the second installment in its series of webinars focusing on peptide synthesis. The free events are in part a result of the research collaboration with Professor Knud J. Jensen at the Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, in developing new applications on the Biotage Syro Wave™ Parallel Peptide Synthesizer in the field of synthetic peptide and protein chemistry.

10/21/2010 - Qualoupe LIMS adds specialist software applications to support commercial contract laboratories

London-based Two Fold Software Limited, has added specialist application software to support the requirements of commercial contract laboratories. Two Fold Software’s easy-to-use Qualoupe LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) solution has been tailored to deliver significant benefits to contract laboratories.

10/21/2010 - Labtronics Inc. Announces Dionex Chromeleon CDS Interfaces to Nexxis ELN

Labtronics Inc., a world leader in laboratory automation is pleased to announce the release of a new interface connector between Chromeleon CDS from Dionex and Labtronics' Nexxis ELN.

10/21/2010 - Professional Analytical and Consulting Services (PACS) - Courses

PACS Courses: November in Atlanta, December in Orlando, January in San Diego, February in Atlanta. Most PACS courses can be provided at your time and place, in addition to the monthly public schedule in major cities.
 Upcoming Events

11/15/2010 - 7th Forum on Laboratory Informatics

11/15/2010 - AACC Announces Conference on Practical Applications of Mass Spectrometry in the Clinical Lab

11/15/2010 - Eastern Analytical Symposium and Exposition

11/15/2010 - Co-Located Events - RNAi Asia & Screening Asia

11/14/2010 - FIP Pharmaceutical Sciences 2010 World Congress in Association with the AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition

11/09/2010 - Co-Located Events: Advances in Metabolic Profiling, Mass Spec Europe, European Biomarkers Summit and Advances in Protein Crystallography

11/02/2010 - ALMA 31st Annual Conference

 Job Postings

5/31/2009 - Aggregated List of LIMS Jobs

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

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