January 26, 2022 - Manufacturing LIMS Webinar Draws a Crowd

One of the best attended Autoscribe Informatics’ educational webinars in 2021 was the webinar on LIMS for manufacturing environments, titled: ‘Unraveling the role of LIMS in a Manufacturing Environment’. [Read More]

January 19, 2022 - Top 5 Challenges Impacting Data Integrity in Life Sciences

1. Inadequate Identification and Implementation of Controls of Electronic Records. Regulatory guidance regarding controls for electronic records include requirements for implementing appropriate controls to ensure the integrity of data... [Read More]

January 19, 2022 - Morning in the Lab of the Future—A Company-wide Data Management Strategy

It’s early spring, 2023. The company-wide informatics upgrades you committed to in 2022 after reading this blog post are now implemented and validated. This morning, the technicians in your lab will produce reports on a larger volume of samples and more complex tests than ever before. [Read More]

January 19, 2022 - QLIMS Certified Developers’ Program & Inaugural Members

We would like to start 2022 with an important announcement for our current and prospective customers. The launch of the QLIMS Certified Developers’ Program. [Read More]

January 12, 2022 - Case Study: SAP Augmentation via LabWare Integration

Astrix LabWare Integration enabled a global company with operations across 54 countries to streamline their process for entering, documenting, and reporting their compliance with environmental regulations associated with water quality, including ISO/IEC 17025. In under six months... [Read More]

January 12, 2022 - Software Architecture: What Makes it Good, or Not?

Clinical diagnostic laboratories must have high-quality software in order to run reliably and efficiently. But quality is about more than just the software code. Quality must also be the foundation of the software architecture.
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January 5, 2022 - 10 Ways to Ensure Data Integrity

Data Integrity can be expressed as the consistency and trustworthiness of data over the course of its lifecycle. The status of your data, or the process of guaranteeing the quality and validity...[Read More]

January 5, 2022 - Why Data Integrity is Important to Life Sciences Organizations

What is data integrity?
Data Quality versus Data Integrity. Data Quality refers to the traits that determine the ability of information to suit an intended function, such as planning, decision making, and operations... [Read More]

January 5, 2022 - Labs of the 21st Century: The Age of Digital Transformation

The life sciences industry is rapidly changing and always seeking to research and innovate in the most efficient and accurate way possible. The development of digital technologies opened the door to a world of possibilities for many scientific industries, especially those that are data-driven and rely on... [Read More]

December 22, 2021 - How to Create Solid User Requirements for a System Application

A laboratory informatics solution (e.g., LIMS, ELN, CDS) is only as strong as its foundation. The strongest foundation for a laboratory informatics solution implementation is a thorough user requirements document, generated to identify exactly what the system is intended to do. [Read More]

December 22, 2021 - New Developments in Diagnostics: Ways to Strengthen Your Lab’s Business Model

As we reflect on 2021, the ApolloLIMS team has noticed some interesting developments in the diagnostics space. The combination of the COVID-19 pandemic along with some other general developments within the biotech sector overall have combined to impact the diagnostic space for the better. [Read More]

December 22, 2021 - Four Popular Search Topics for Labs in 2021

This past year presented many difficulties and challenges for everyone, especially for labs dealing with the demands of COVID testing and working to share their data with other health systems. Learn more about the trends we saw affecting clinical labs in 2021, and what topics most readers were interested in on our blog.
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December 22, 2021 - Customers Make Use of the Highly Configurable Nature of Matrix Gemini LIMS to Meet Their Diverse Needs

Too often companies implementing multi-site, multi-national, multi-discipline LIMS do so based on the needs of a single lead site. This may potentially ignore the needs of other sites; a mistake that only shows itself when trying to roll out the LIMS solution across the globe. [Read More]

December 15, 2021 - Hire, Retain and Grow Talent Today without Breaking the Bank

As anyone who has tried to fill Life Science positions lately can tell you, skilled individuals in a handful of industry sectors have become extremely difficult to find and hire. Growth in the Life Sciences industry is underscored by what’s happening in the real estate market. [Read More]

December 15, 2021 - Accelerating Medicinal Chemistry Cycle Times Through Cloud-Accessible Smart Automated Labs

We are excited to share that Strateos’ SVP of Strategy & Operations, Daniel Sipes, will be delivering a presentation entitled Accelerating Medicinal Chemistry Cycle Times Through Cloud-Accessible Smart Automated Labs at the upcoming 2022 Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening Conference & Exhibition between February 5-9th. [Read More]

December 15, 2021 - How using a LIMS Improves Business Profitability and Efficiency

Quality management is at the basis of every successful business or organisation and, especially for biobank facilities and research and development centres, being able to keep a complete track record for each sample stored is crucial. [Read More]

December 8, 2021 - Software Quality and Lab Quality: What’s the Difference?

Quality is critical in clinical diagnostics labs because errors in any step of the testing process could result in dire consequences for the patient. Just as regulated laboratories have implemented QA and QC for lab processes, do you have strict quality measures for your lab software as well?
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December 8, 2021 - Validation 4.0 Model for a Digital Transformation of the Life Sciences Industry

Validation 4.0 requires a high level of data integration, increased supply chain visibility and resiliency, and that the right processes, skillset and technology are leveraged. In order to ensure success of Validation 4.0 implementation, organizations need to understand how Validation 4.0 maps to the Product Life Cycle (PLC)... [Read  More]

December 1, 2021 - What Your Lab Can Do to Save Costs in a LIMS Implementation

A laboratory information management system (LIMS) is a significant investment and, as with most infrastructure costs, it can be hard to justify making the spend when your current laboratory data processes are working. In many cases, the choice boils down to not what’s working in your lab, but what could be working better. [Read More]

December 1, 2021 - Lab Innovations 2021 – Great to See You!

Lab Innovations is the UK’s annual laboratory conference. Like the PITTCON conference in the US it attracts a wide audience from all laboratory sectors. Indeed, the last in-person event I attended with Autoscribe was Pittcon 2020, roughly 18 months previously. [Read More]