The Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) announced today that Francis Collins, Director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, will deliver a keynote presentation at SLAS2015, the Fourth Annual Conference and Exhibition of the Society, taking place Feb. 7-11, 2015

Common Cents Systems, Inc. (ApolloLIMS) and Translational Software have successfully collaborated to improve Pharmacogenetic (PGx) testing and reporting processes. This strategic collaboration combines Apollo’s platform for operational excellence with Translational Software’s PGx decision support system to enable their customers to improve turnaround time, decrease errors, and make test results more relevant for clinicians.

This FDA warning letter closeout program will discuss how to successfully complete warning letter close out program which will help firm to obtain a closeout letter from FDA.

This training on pharmaceutical stability studies will highlight the key factors that would affect the shipping and distribution of drug products. It will explain the stability studies that need to be done to support shipping and distribution of drugs.

GenoLogics Life Sciences Software, a leading provider of laboratory information management systems (LIMS) specifically designed for omics labs, announced today that Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab) has implemented Clarity LIMS to support next generation sequencing workflows as part of their mission to establish a strong research community and to address challenging health and environmental issues.

The 5th Annual SCOPE Summit will offer three stimulating days of in-depth discussions in11 different conferences focused on issues related to each aspect of clinical trial planning and management: Data Integration, Feasibility, Site Selection and Management, Recruitment and Retention, Social Media and Mobile Tech, Project Management, Forecasting, Aggregate Spend Compliance, Post-Marketing Studies, and Sample Logistics.

The entire clinical trial process is becoming more and more data driven. From study design to recruitment and trail management, to data analysis and publication of a study manuscript, we are dealing with data, and the overall result of a study very much depends on how well we manage it. This trend is escalating because of the rapid development and optimization of electronic health records and health care IT in general. CHI’s 6th Annual “Electronic Data in Clinical Trials” is designed to feature the latest trends in clinical trials data management. It will bring together clinical IT experts and their colleagues from clinical development departments to discuss system approach to data management in the era of new medical data landscape.

This webinar will discuss the legal requirements for labeling pet or animal food. It will cover aspects of labeling such as the product name, the guaranteed analysis, the nutritional adequacy statement, feeding directions, and calorie statements.

This webinar will provide an introduction to the FDA’s regulation of Over-the-Counter (OTC) drug products and the various methods for bringing such a product to market. You will learn the various options for marketing an OTC drug, gain an understanding of FDA’s relevant labeling and promotional rules, and learn strategies for mitigating the potential risk for FDA regulatory enforcement.

This 90-minute webinar will show how you can design a robust microbiological audit program for pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical product manufacturing, that effectively assesses your facility and that of your supplier to ensure your facilities and products are free from microbial contamination.

Dotmatics, a leading provider of scientific informatics solutions and services, is pleased to announce the release of Cascade, its new web-based test request and tracking application. Cascade is a configurable solution that maps laboratory workflows and business practises, even if they change regularly.

This social media training for healthcare professionals will provide attendees best practices to ensure compliance with social media policies and avoid HIPAA violations and the resulting penalties and lawsuits.

This training on medical foods will provide an introduction to FDA’s regulation of medical products, assist you in identifying when it may be appropriate to market a product as a medical food; recommend strategies for marketing such products; and summarize recent FDA enforcement actions in the area to help companies mitigate the risk of potential Agency enforcement action.

GenoLogics Life Sciences Software, a leading provider of laboratory information management systems (LIMS) specifically designed for omics labs, announced today that the coming release of Clarity LIMS will support next generation sequencing workflows and integrations for the Illumina HiSeq X™ Ten. The functionality will be used and beta-tested by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney Australia.

Blaze Systems Corporation announces the release of BlazeLIMS SaaS for a risk-free fast track to BlazeLIMS automation and benefits. BlazeLIMS SaaS removes the barriers to the breakthrough improvements in laboratory effectiveness that BlazeLIMS, a comprehensive COTS LIMS, provides to a laboratory by automating and streamlining operation and data management.

Khemia Software will be onsite at PITTCON, the premier venue for the laboratory science industry held March 2-6 at McCormick Place in Chicago to show attendees the value of Khemia’s premier provider of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) and software solutions. Come see us at Booth # 3862

This environmental regulation training will explain in details the differences between California Environmental Regulations and U.S. EPA and Other State Requirements.

This training on legal writing for regulatory submissions will provide practical tips that have proven to enhance the persuasiveness of regulatory submissions and help you succeed even if some of your test results or other supporting information are lacking.

The Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) welcomed a record-setting 5,819 participants from 46 countries to SLAS2014, the Third Annual SLAS Conference and Exhibition, at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Calif., Jan. 18-22, 2014. This five-day annual event convened scientists, academicians, business leaders and students from around the globe to gain new information, ideas and insight about laboratory science and technology.

A new case study, describing the use of the Matrix Tracker software in the mortuary in an NHS Hospital Trust, has been published by Autoscribe Ltd and is available for download.