Autoscribe is pleased to announce the availability of Issue 1 of Matrix Matters, a newsletter dedicated to the LIMS market. The first issue contains article extracts relating to both system implementation and system configuration supplemented by details of the “How to buy a LIMS” guide. Life science topics include biobanking, radio-pharmacy laboratory management and PET (Positron Emission Tomography) LIMS. There is also an extract from a case study involving the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation. The unique benefits of Matrix Gemini are discussed and information on recent customer surveys, conducted by Autoscribe, is also included. Full articles on all of these topics, and much more, will be available using a response form supplied with the newsletter. Autoscribe Limited is a leader in the development and supply of innovative configured solutions within the scientific laboratory and business markets.

IDBS, the leading worldwide provider of research data management and analytics solutions to R&D organizations, today announced the availability of E-WorkBook Suite 8.2, the newest release of its next-generation electronic lab notebook (ELN).

First version of SORD compound library for pharmaceutically relevant compounds now commercially available.

Labtronics Inc. announces the new Instrument Integration Standard which eliminates 85% of the time and effort required to design, test and implement interfaces between any instrument and LIMS or SAP.

Contur Software has signed a framework contract with Karolinska Institutet, Uppsala and Umeå Universities for the electronic laboratory notebook system ConturELN. The system has the potential of being deployed by up to 5,500 scientists at the universities.

Promium, LLC announced today the broad availability of a subscription service offering for Element DataSystem(R), the company’s popular laboratory information management system (LIMS) application. Element had previously been available primarily as a licensed desktop software application.

McAllister Software Systems, Inc. today announced full integration between AVImark veterinary software and the IDEXX VetLab® Station. Powered by IDEXX InterLink™ technology, the two-way connection allows diagnostic test requisitions and patient data to be sent automatically to the IDEXX VetLab Station from any AVImark workstation in a veterinary practice.

Sunquest, a leading provider of healthcare diagnostic information technology and requesting and reporting solutions, proudly announces the latest release of its global Integrated Clinical Environment™ (ICE™) solution. ICE provides web-based services and a comprehensive range of software applications for use in primary and secondary care NHS Trusts. Sunquest’s expertise in clinical and demographic data and communication systems enables ICE to communicate with all installed PAS, LIMS, RIS, and departmental systems.

The 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) will take place February 22-27, 2010, at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in downtown Seattle. This year's theme, Putting Our Forensic House in Order: Determining Validation and Expelling Incompetence, picks up on the February 2009 Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward report by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS).

Labtronics Inc. announces the "Nexxis ELN Go Paperless Package", an all inclusive, fixed-cost package that takes laboratories from paper to paperless in just 3 days. Labtronics has developed a revolutionary new process for converting all of their paper worksheets into electronic forms, ready to be used in Nexxis ELN, Labtronics' versatile web-based Electronic Laboratory Notebook. Thousands of paper worksheets can be converted in a couple of minutes.

IDBS, the leading worldwide provider of research data management and analytics solutions to R&D organizations, today announced that its Biomarker Discovery and Validation Solution will be a key component in an $11 million National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) award to create a molecular roadmap for chronic lung diseases.

Integration of InforSense and E-WorkBook Suites Delivers First Biomarker ELN. IDBS, the leading worldwide provider of research data management and analytics solutions to R&D organizations, today announced the launch of the IDBS Biomarker Discovery and Validation Solution, which streamlines biomarker research and improves collaboration, intellectual property (IP) management and scientific understanding of complex disease, leading to new therapies.

In the begining were Medical Records. Then came ELECTRONIC Medical Records (EMR). Today’s EMRs have evolved even further. See the latest in EMR trends, technology and offerings presented by industry expert Clint Crowe of MDDigest.com. The meaningful use requirements have been released pending public comment and the race is on to transform organizations from siloed EHR 1.0 solutions to robust interoperable EHR 2.0. What should your EHR be doing for you now that the playing field has changed? Find out how new modular, substitutional EHR foundations can make meaningful use easier to accomplish. Presented by the Laboratory Informatics Institute, this is no ordinary monotone powerpoint sleep-inducer. You can look forward to a lively and interactive 30-minute production as host Alan Vaughan poses your questions and a few of his own. So if you’d like to know more about this topic – you won’t want to miss this

PACS is in its 26th year of providing spectroscopy courses and services. Services include laboratory testing, data validation, interpretation of data for clients, instrument selection, method development, on-site instrument set-up and operation and other consulting services requested by clients.

Sunquest Information Systems, Inc. announced that its laboratory data systems help laboratories manage the H1N1 influenza epidemic by facilitating easy transfer of health results to the Centers for Disease Control or state public health departments. This enables Sunquest customers to meet a number of the new “Meaningful Use” guidelines spelled out in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Sunquest, a leading provider of healthcare diagnostic information technology and outreach solutions, announces three major product updates for its popular laboratory software. The updates include the release of Sunquest Collection Manager™ v4.1, which provides new workflow efficiencies and performance enhancements, an educational tutorial program for Transfusion Manager™ v1.0, and a new release of Sunquest Commercial Lab™ software, making it easier for clients to migrate from earlier versions.

Optibrium, a provider of software solutions for drug discovery, today launches StarDrop 4.3. The intuitive software offers advantages over traditional predictive modeling platforms as it specifically helps users to identify chemistries with a high chance of success and focus expensive in-house resources.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, will showcase its latest informatics solutions within booth 101/202, hall B1 at Analytica 2010, being held from March 23-26 in Munich, Germany. In line with the `Progress Starts Here` theme of its Thermo Scientific-branded products, the company will unveil a range of innovative informatics solutions that lower costs, increase productivity and maximize uptime in the laboratory through superior data management.

ArtusLabs, Inc., today announced a partnership with the David H. Murdock Research Institute (DHMRI), to enable groundbreaking research at the North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC). DHMRI’s partnership with ArtusLabs focuses on the use of the Ensemble Electronic Lab Notebook™ (E2LN™) platform.

Agilent Technologies, Inc. and Galderma R&D today announced that Galderma has adopted the Agilent Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) to automate scientific data management at its main R&D center, the largest facility of its type devoted to dermatological research and development.