October 18, 2016 - Rhön-Klinikum Hospitals to Study How IBM Watson Can Support Doctors in the Diagnosis of Rare Diseases
Today, RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG (RKA), a private hospital group in Germany, has announced, that by the end of the year, it will begin piloting a Watson-powered cognitive assistance system to help support physicians at the group's Centre for Undiagnosed and Rare Diseases located at the University Hospital Marburg.
October 17, 2016 - Grupo Oncoclínicas Expands Treatment Capabilities with Varian Advanced Radiotherapy Equipment and Software
Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) today announced Grupo Oncoclínicas, the largest private cancer center network in Latin America, acquired thirteen medical linear accelerators, five TrueBeam™ and eight VitalBeam™, as part of a multi-phase program to expand the radiotherapy capabilities in its centers across Brazil.
October 17, 2016 - Agility Clinical Chooses TransPerfect as eTMF Provider
TransPerfect Life Sciences, a leading provider of global development and commercialization solutions to the life sciences industry, today announced that Agility Clinical has implemented Trial Interactive as its electronic Trial Master File (eTMF).
October 17, 2016 - Pediatric Research Consortia announce CAVATICA Platform for Analyzing Research Data on Pediatric Cancers and Rare Diseases
Today the Children's Brain Tumor Tissue Consortium (CBTTC), whose Operations Center is located at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Pacific Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Consortium (PNOC) have committed to share their extensive data collection on rare pediatric diseases and pediatric cancer with the broader medical research community through CAVATICA, a cloud-based biomedical data analysis platform created in partnership with Seven Bridges.
October 12, 2016 - Expedited LIMS Data to GIS/AutoCAD Reporting
The successive and successful relationship between environmental based laboratories and engineering companies has long been vital for both entities. Fortunately, with the adoption of modern LIMS in laboratories, in conjunction with advanced software tools available to engineering companies, these important ties have become quicker, less labor intensive, and more reliable.
October 11, 2016 - Core Informatics Introduces OData API for Platform for Science
Core Informatics today introduced a new API (application programming interface) leveraging the Open Data Protocol (OData) standard for RESTful web-services. The new API is available as part of Core Connect, Core's software integration product, in version 5.2 of Core's Platform for Science. The API turns the Platform for Science into a producer of OData, making it easier for users to build integrations.
October 11, 2016 - Siemens Healthineers and IBM Watson Health Forge Global Alliance for Population Health Management
IBM and Siemens Healthineers today announced a five year, global strategic alliance in Population Health Management (PHM). The alliance aims to help hospitals, health systems, integrated delivery networks, and other providers deliver value-based care to patients with complex, chronic and costly conditions such as heart disease and cancer.
October 7, 2016 - New NIST Test Bed Makes the ‘Digital Thread’ Accessible
Researchers at the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) celebrated Manufacturing Day(link is external) today by launching the Smart Manufacturing Systems (SMS) Test Bed. The test bed is an innovative model factory that will facilitate the advanced manufacturing technology known as the “digital thread” and help manufacturers cut costs, shorten production time, reduce errors and provide higher quality goods
October 5, 2016 - OCTOBER 19, 2016 2:00PM EDT: “Oh the Places You’ll Go” – The Future of Lab Informatics
In this final CSols’ webinar of calendar year 2016, we will review the current state of Lab Informatics, and through an understanding of what has happened in the past, peer over the horizon to examine what the future may hold.
October 5, 2016 - Quality Control and the University Application of a COTS LIMS
Proper quality control is critical for the production of any valid laboratory data, whether regulatory or research. However, how this quality control is applied may vary greatly depending upon the application. In the regulated environmental community, set rules are applied to the type, limits of and number of quality control samples. These rules are well established and published by various organizations.
October 5, 2016 - OpenText Announces Fax2Mail for Healthcare to Eliminate Paper and Digitize Clinical Workflows
OpenText™, a global leader in Enterprise Information Management (EIM), today announced OpenTextTM Fax2Mail for Healthcare, a cloud-based fax solution that enables the digital transformation of the healthcare industry. OpenText Fax2Mail for Healthcare is the only full-featured cloud fax solution built specifically to simplify healthcare workflows and improve patient care.
October 5, 2016 - Agile LIMS Implementation – A Challenge
The Agile methodology is a time boxed methodology that uses an iterative approach to rapidly develop, test, and deliver functionality. While this method has had a wide utilization in the IT field, there are several concerns and issues that can make it problematic for the implementation of LIMS, especially in a regulated environment.
October 3, 2016 - Bio-Rad Releases KnowItAll® 2017 Spectroscopy Software
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., a global provider of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, today announced the release of its KnowItAll® 2017 spectroscopy software and databases.
October 3, 2016 - CGM LABDAQ Announces Release of its Latest LIS Solution, CGM LABDAQ TELEIOS
CompuGroup Medical US (CGM), developer of CGM LABDAQ®, announced the release of its latest laboratory information system (LIS) solution, CGM LABDAQ® TELEIOS™. CGM US has leveraged its decades of experience with the market-leading LIS, CGM LABDAQ, to produce this cutting edge laboratory information system built using the latest technologies on a modern platform.
October 3, 2016 - Pilgrim Introduces Out Of Specification Management Software to Support Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Pilgrim Quality Solutions, a leading global provider of enterprise quality management software and services for the Life Sciences, today announced the validated release of SmartSolve® Out Of Specification Management (OOS) Management. Pilgrim’s out-of-specification software drives consistent OOS investigations and offers valuable reporting capabilities to identify areas for improvement in pharmaceutical laboratory and manufacturing processes.
September 29, 2016 - QIAGEN and ICMP to Develop First NGS Workflow for Identification of Missing Persons
QIAGEN N.V. and the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) today announced collaboration on a project to enhance ICMP's ability to identify missing persons using next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies. QIAGEN and ICMP will work together at the ICMP's laboratory in The Hague to develop and validate a complete NGS solution, including QIAGEN’s “Sample to Insight” GeneReader NGS System* and other QIAGEN workflow solutions, as well as innovative forensic panels designed for identification of missing persons using single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs).
September 29, 2016 - Sunquest Information Systems introduces Sunquest Clinical Collect™ for Android and iOS
Sunquest Information Systems Inc. today announced the general availability of Sunquest Clinical Collect™ for Android, iOS and Windows, enabling nursing staff to use a single device for positive patient identification in the laboratory sample collection process and other applications. The solution simplifies workflow and reduces complexity, which enhances patient safety.
September 28, 2016 - Genohm – We are hiring: we have four open positions in Durham, NC
Genohm is looking for two Java Software Engineers and two SLims Application Engineers to strengthen its team in Durham, NC.
September 28, 2016 - Interfacing LIMS to Other Commercially Available Software Packages
A LIMS by its name is a laboratory information management system. LIMS over the years have increased in their breadth of coverage, however, at no point is a LIMS a full accounting package or geographic information system (GIS) nor does a true LIMS replace a customized enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. A LIMS though may be very effectively interfaced with other software platforms to provide a business entity the full breadth of information and ability it requires.
September 28, 2016 - Smart electronic laboratory notebooks for the NIST research environment
Smart electronic laboratory notebooks for the NIST research environment
No doubt, the traditional paper laboratory notebook isn't quite enough in many of today's modern labs. The research and fabrication labs of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are no exception. This late 2015 paper published in the
Journal of Research of NIST expands upon the changing technological needs for a better and improved laboratory notebook, even beyond the largely software-focused electronic laboratory notebook (ELN). Gates et al. discuss how they added the hardware component with their push for a “smart” electronic laboratory notebook (SELN) that is portable, intuitive, collaborative, and usable on tablet-based hardware in a cleanroom. They conclude their SELN "provides a comfortable portability and connectivity crucial to its role, and could actually also serve as a desktop replacement for many who do not require extremely powerful computing resources."
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