https://www.limsforum.com The Global Laboratory, Informatics, Medical and Science Professional Community Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:03:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.10 https://s3.limsforum.com/www.limsforum.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-LIMSforum-Fav-32x32.png https://www.limsforum.com 32 32 https://www.limsforum.com/116245-2/116245/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=116245-2 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:45:20 +0000 https:/?p=116245 Most lab AI projects fail, and not because the algorithms are weak. They fail on messy, siloed data. CSols lays out a 5-pillar framework for AI data readiness and a quick assessment that benchmarks a lab's current infrastructure, scores it, and maps the exact steps to bridge the gap between raw data and AI excellence.[Read More]]]> https://www.limsforum.com/116249-2/116249/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=116249-2 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:45:14 +0000 https:/?p=116249 Kalleid, a laboratory IT consulting firm serving science since 2014, is now a Premier Sponsor of PHUSE, a leading global forum for data scientists. It is joining the PHUSE Nonclinical Topics Working Group to help shape non-clinical data standards, bridge regulatory requirements, and drive efficiencies from early research through clinical development.[Read More]]]> https://www.limsforum.com/116250-2/116250/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=116250-2 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:45:08 +0000 https:/?p=116250 The lab informatics landscape is crowded with overlapping terms, and choosing the right platform is now one of a lab's most strategic decisions. Sapio breaks down what a Lab Informatics Platform really is, how it differs from a LIMS and an ELN, and why integrating them into one system is critical for data integrity, compliance, and AI-ready insights.[Read More]]]> https://www.limsforum.com/116251-2/116251/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=116251-2 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:45:04 +0000 https:/?p=116251 If your team cannot tell which spreadsheet is the latest, whether a sample is done, or where the approval email went, your lab may have outgrown spreadsheets, emails, and manual coordination. As workloads grow, visibility drops and traceability suffers. WebLab offers a smarter alternative for managing critical lab processes.[Read More]]]> https://www.limsforum.com/116253-2/116253/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=116253-2 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:44:59 +0000 https:/?p=116253 Most labs are not replacing an old system, they are running on spreadsheets, paper logs, and a shared drive only one person understands. That works until sample volume climbs or an auditor wants a full history. LabLynx walks through five repetitive tasks a LIMS takes off your team, so analysts spend their day on science instead of data entry.[Read More]]]> https://www.limsforum.com/116232-2/116232/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=116232-2 Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:40:43 +0000 https:/?p=116232 Academic labs lose more than a researcher when a trainee moves on, they lose protocols, context, and data no one else can find. This piece explains what continuity actually requires and how ELabELN keeps that knowledge in the lab with protocol versioning, full text search, and unlimited users so onboarding the next rotation student costs nothing.[Read More]]]> https://www.limsforum.com/116231-2/116231/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=116231-2 Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:40:37 +0000 https:/?p=116231 LIMS pricing varies widely based on users, configuration, instruments, hosting, and compliance needs. This piece breaks down the four cost components every proposal includes and explains why the lowest quote often costs more over time. It also shows where LabLynx publishes fixed pricing and how to get a real number for your lab.[Read More]]]> https://www.limsforum.com/116222-2/116222/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=116222-2 Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:29:01 +0000 https:/?p=116222 Traditional electronic lab notebooks record experiments, but they rarely help scientists interpret results or decide what to test next. This piece explains how AI lab notebooks add governed, explainable intelligence to the ELN, linking data, models, and decisions so researchers can move from documentation to real time scientific reasoning.[Read More]]]> https://www.limsforum.com/replacing-a-legacy-lims-justifying-the-cost/116221/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=replacing-a-legacy-lims-justifying-the-cost Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:28:46 +0000 https:/?p=116221 Aging LIMS platforms come with hidden costs, custom developer retainers, compliance gaps, and integration headaches, that quietly outweigh the price of an upgrade. This piece breaks down the technical, operational, and business signals that it's time to replace a legacy system, plus the framework CSols uses to guide a smooth, low risk transition.[Read More]]]> https://www.limsforum.com/116220-2/116220/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=116220-2 Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:28:32 +0000 https:/?p=116220 Biopharma labs generate mountains of data, but AI insights often stall before reaching the bench. This piece explores how agentic AI orchestration connects dry lab reasoning to physical wet lab execution, automating workflows and closing the loop between data, decisions, and experiments across the R&D lab of the future.[Read More]]]> https://www.limsforum.com/116196-2/116196/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=116196-2 Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:55:35 +0000 https:/?p=116196 Walk through almost any lab and you can map its data by the computers scattered across the benches, each producing real data that never connects to the experimental record. This piece breaks down what instrument integration involves, where each approach breaks, and what separates a file that lands in a notebook from a reading you can still trust years later.[Read More]]]> https://www.limsforum.com/116197-2/116197/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=116197-2 Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:55:30 +0000 https:/?p=116197 Gartner estimates over 40% of agentic AI projects will be cancelled by 2027, often because of weak foundations rather than weak algorithms. Drawing on three keynotes from SapioCon 2026, this piece lays out the three prerequisites for practical AI in life sciences: structured data, a trusted verification layer, and the compute to act in the physical world.[Read More]]]> https://www.limsforum.com/116198-2/116198/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=116198-2 Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:55:26 +0000 https:/?p=116198 Validating laboratory informatics, cloud systems, and manufacturing technology in life sciences is never just an IT project, it must follow strict GxP rules. This piece explains why generalist, keyword-driven staffing misses the mark, and how domain-aware staffing brings the regulatory fluency and audit-ready documentation that streamlines compliance.[Read More]]]> https://www.limsforum.com/116199-2/116199/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=116199-2 Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:55:14 +0000 https:/?p=116199 Astrix has opened its second Global Center of Excellence in Kosovo, expanding its international footprint and strengthening support for its growing client base across Europe. Following the success of its first delivery center in Costa Rica, the new hub will provide specialized technical services, project execution, and customer support across the region.[Read More]]]> https://www.limsforum.com/116200-2/116200/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=116200-2 Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:55:08 +0000 https:/?p=116200 Most labs adopting their first LIMS are not replacing old software, they are moving off spreadsheets, paper logs, and an Access database nobody fully understands. The hard part is not deciding to move, it is moving without stopping the lab. This piece shows how a phased transition keeps the lab running, what happens to existing data, and how long the switch takes.[Read More]]]> https://www.limsforum.com/116166-2/116166/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=116166-2 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:16:44 +0000 https:/?p=116166 Discover how genOway transformed its lab operations by replacing manual data entry and paper-based workflows with a modern, API-based LIMS. In this webinar, learn how WebLab eliminated repetitive tasks, reduced errors, and accelerated reporting, delivering faster, more reliable results to customers. Ideal for small to mid-sized labs ready to digitalize.[Read More]]]> https://www.limsforum.com/116170-2/116170/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=116170-2 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:16:23 +0000 https:/?p=116170 For nearly three decades, software validation in life sciences has meant producing mountains of paper to satisfy auditors. The FDA's final guidance on computer software assurance changes that, steering teams away from compliance theater toward a risk-based, pragmatic framework. CSols explains why common sense, not blind automation, keeps validation meaningful.[Read More]]]> https://www.limsforum.com/116171-2/116171/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=116171-2 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:15:56 +0000 https:/?p=116171 At SapioCon 2026, one problem kept surfacing: 65% of bench scientists repeat experiments simply because they cannot find or trust earlier work, and an estimated 55% of scientific data sits dark in legacy systems. Sapio makes the case for a digital-from-day-one strategy, building the right infrastructure from the start so data becomes a trustworthy, AI-ready foundation.[Read More]]]> https://www.limsforum.com/116172-2/116172/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=116172-2 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:15:31 +0000 https:/?p=116172 Can your lab survive a collision between global chaos and the explosive rise of AI? In this first-anniversary episode of Decoding the Digital Lab, host Megan Pettyjohn sits down with industry veteran Kyle McDuffie to unpack a turbulent year in lab informatics, from AI agents to the global forces reshaping the future of science.[Read More]]]> https://www.limsforum.com/116142-2/116142/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=116142-2 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:18:37 +0000 https:/?p=116142 For pharma labs, selecting a Lab Data Management System that fully supports ASTM and HL7 standards is no longer optional. Sapio explains how standardized data exchange reduces friction in multi-site collaborations, simplifies regulatory submissions, and turns instrument data into auditable, AI-ready records across the research lifecycle.[Read More]]]>