April 20, 2021 - “Lean Methodologies” Revolutionize Pharma Quality Control Labs
The pharmaceutical quality control (QC) laboratory serves one of the most vital functions in pharmaceutical production for both in-process and finished product testing and control. The QC lab is responsible for monitoring the quality of raw materials and supplies used in the manufacturing process as well as...
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April 20, 2021 - The Importance of Batch Control in Manufacturing LIMS
In batch manufacturing products move through the production process in discrete steps. Quality control checks may occur at each stage before the product is released to market or for further processing. The release of the final product only occurs on successful completion of all the QA checks in the manufacturing process. A good current example...
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April 20, 2021 - User Acceptance Testing: Tools of the Trade
Software testing and validation are essential when implementing any system designed to process, store, visualize or manage data. Most of this testing (e.g., functional testing, regression testing, security testing, integration testing, etc.) is done by IT members and developers in the development environment with...
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April 20, 2021 - File- or API-based Integrations: Which is Best for Liquid Handlers?
When you’re automating your clinical lab, one of the first things you should look for is an opportunity to integrate instruments with your laboratory information management system (LIMS). This is a great way to reduce manual processing and boost the lab’s speed, efficiency, and accuracy. Integrating liquid handlers can...
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April 12, 2021 - Reducing Barriers to User Adoption of a New LIMS
Introducing a LIMS can be the best thing that ever happened to your organization. But proper planning, akin to a military operation, ensuring a wide range of inputs and training are key to reducing the barriers to adoption. When a laboratory information management system (LIMS) is introduced into a laboratory it quickly becomes a core part of the organization’s I.T. strategy.April 12, 2021 - Sunquest – New Webinar Series: Power to the Pathologist
Join Sunquest for a two-part webinar series focused on anatomic and digital pathology. Learn how LIS technology is advancing the work of today’s busy pathologist to support comprehensive, coordinated, efficient and high-quality care.
April 12, 2021 - Towards a Modern LIMS: Dynamic Tables, No-Code Databases, and Serverless Validations
Scientific data that demands the flexibility of spreadsheets with the integrity of databases Back in 2018 I was tasked with implementing a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) for a genomic sequencing core facility at Weill Cornell Medicine. A LIMS is essentially a database with a few key features... [Read More]April 6, 2021 - The Future Vision of Lab Informatics Through the Lens of Mixed Reality
Envisioning the lab of the future is the blank canvas for initiating any digital transformation plan in the scientific laboratory. There are numerous paths of standardized approaches that one could embark upon in navigating their digital journey but few have the foresight to fully embrace new cutting edge technology that can truly revolutionize the way you work.
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April 6, 2021 - Astrix Customer Case Study – Managed Services for a Global Specialty Chemicals Company
A global specialty chemicals company was running Thermo Fisher Scientific SampleManager LIMS™ and Atlas CDS on an SQL server at a number of different sites to collect, store and report operational data. These systems were integrated with instruments, process control systems and SAP. The company initially used internal...
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April 6, 2021 - Managing a LIMS Implementation in a Dynamic, Regulated Environment
Once you’ve selected your laboratory information management system (LIMS), it’s time to implement it within your lab’s software environment. A critical part of this process for regulated labs is validating the LIMS and ensuring requirements traceability. In a nutshell, to meet regulatory requirements, your lab needs to be able to:
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April 6, 2021 - Sunquest Mitogen LIMS in Video
Sunquest Mitogen™ LIMS is a purpose-built workflow management tool for molecular and genetic testing. Watch this new video to see how it can start helping your lab become more efficient while scaling for volume and complexity.
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April 6, 2021 - ClinDx From LabLynx: The Complete Clinical LIS
Over the past year, many clinical diagnostic labs ran into the limitations of their inflexible or simply insufficient data management systems. The pandemic showed us that labs needed to support a rapidly-evolving response with testing on a scale never seen before. LabLynx’s extremely user-configurable ClinDx laboratory informatics system...
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April 6, 2021 - New Medical Canna Licenses in Georgia Means Opportunity for Labs
Georgians’ six-year wait for medical cannabis oils is almost over. State regulators are in the process of licensing cannabis oil producers and will start seeking applications for dispensary licenses later this year. Left unanswered is when —and how — testing laboratories can play a role in Georgia’s medical cannabis oil industry. Those answers will....
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April 6, 2021 - Environmental Lab? LabLynx Has the Right LIMS for YOU!
For scheduling and managing sample collection, locations and sample points and their tests and limit sets, there is no better solution than the LabLynx LIMS Solution for Environmental and Water/Wastewater! Our very existence depends on the quality of the fundamental resources needed for life – air, water, food, and our surroundings. So, what...
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April 6, 2021 - Abbott’s Informatics business announces the release of STARLIMS Life Sciences v11.2
STARLIMS Life Sciences Solution v11.2 is built on the latest Technology Platform v12.1. This version of the Technology Platform supports the Code Layering feature which manages customizations completed to the core product in a new layer, making it easier to implement future product upgrades.
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March 31, 2021 - Countering the First-Time Jitters of Master Data Creation in LabVantage LIMS
Are you about to undertake the creation of master data in a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)? The dread that comes with knowing that it’ll be laborious and potentially frustrating can cause users to be wary. This can be true if you have to create master data templates in LIMS—but it does not have to be.
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March 31, 2021 - White Paper: Five Areas Of Focus Positioning the Health System to Weather the Storm of COVID-19
Sunquest’s best-of-breed technology is best suited to deliver on both immediate and evolving laboratory needs, particularly with regard to fighting COVID-19. In this white paper, we focus on five key areas of laboratory workflow that are benefitting from technological support.
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March 31, 2021 - Chemical, Petrochemical, Biofuels Processing Labs: LabLynx has your LIMS Solution
Whether you’re doing oil and gas, petrochemical, hydrocarbons, biodiesel and alternative fuels or related testing, The LabLynx LIMS Solution for Oil and Gas provides you with all of the functionality you need, in a web-based, state-of-the-art solution. Petrochemical, biofuels and related development and processing, and the testing that supports...
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March 31, 2021 - Canna Testing Laboratories: Where the Business Is
The pandemic may have created havoc on businesses almost everywhere, but hemp and cannabis continue to thrive and even gain momentum. Besides meeting food and drug safety standards, licensed cannabis producers must pass THC potency thresholds before their crops can be used to make medicinal, adult-use, or industrial cannabis products. Hemp is strictly regulated and monitored to guarantee it meets legal limits.
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March 29, 2021 - Laboratories: Time to Transition back to Standard Clinical Diagnostics?
Daily COVID-19 testing in the United States dropped precipitously as the latest surge ebbed and vaccines made their way into the population. But has the need for testing also dropped? Or could the demand for testing return? The answers to those questions will shape the near-term future for testing labs as they decide what investments to make in their operations.
