September 13, 2017 - Data Integrity in FDA-Regulated Laboratories

Verification of data integrity is a critical part of the FDA’s mission to ensure the safety, efficacy and quality of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, and medical devices. As such, the FDA’s expectation is that all data which is submitted to the Agency is both reliable and accurate...

September 13, 2017 - Electronic laboratory notebooks in a public–private partnership

This report shares the experience during selection, implementation and maintenance phases of an electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) in a public–private partnership project and comments on users' feedback. In particular, we address which time constraints for roll-out of an ELN exist in granted projects and which benefits and/or restrictions come with out-of-the-box solutions. We discuss several options for the implementation of support functions and potential advantages of open-access solutions.  Click Here to read the full journal article

September 6, 2017 - Accelerating Clinical Research Using Cloud Technology

With the aim of helping individuals overcome health issues, clinical research is an important field where doctors, drug experts and biologists work together to unravel the causative factors and suitable treatment plans for the most critical health problems.

September 5, 2017 - LIMS Upgrade Project – Letter to Self

It has been a long road but the LIMS upgrade is finally complete, up and running, and validated. As I look back on this journey, I wish that I knew then what I know now.

August 21, 2017 - 3 Areas a LES Can Drive Cost Savings

A Laboratory Execution System (LES) can minimize costs while maximizing quality.

August 9, 2017 - Electronic lab notebooks: Can they replace paper?

Despite the increasingly digital nature of society, there are some areas of research that remain firmly rooted in the past; in this case the laboratory notebook, the last remaining paper component of an experiment. Countless electronic laboratory notebooks (ELNs) have been created in an attempt to digitize record keeping processes in the lab, but none of them have become a "key player" in the ELN market, due to the many adoption barriers that have been identified in previous research and further explored in the user studies presented here.

August 8, 2017 - Manage Testing and Laboratory Workflows with LIMS

CloudLIMS recenty hosted a live complimentary webinar on "Manage Testing and Laboratory Workflows with LIMS", presented by Mr. Rakhil Akkali, Product Analyst at CloudLIMS.com. The webinar provided insights on how a LIMS plays a pivotal role in automatic sample accessioning, sample tracking using barcodes, managing multi-analyte tests and test Chain of Custody (CoC), automated report generation, besides helping testing laboratories follow regulatory guidelines seamlessly.

To watch the video or to download the presentation slides, please visit the webinar section: https://cloudlims.com/resources/lims-webinar.jsp

August 4, 2017 - What the FDA’s Quality Metrics Reporting Program Means for Your Lab

Quality metrics are utilized throughout the pharmaceutical industry to assure product quality and facilitate continued improvement of drug manufacturing processes. The FDA has also shown a significant interest in quality metrics, as data detailing compliance with quality standards in drug manufacturing helps the FDA establish compliance and inspection policies, predict and potentially mitigate future drug shortages, and know how to support and encourage drug manufacturers to implement stat-of-the-art quality management systems.…

August 1, 2017 - Is Your LIMS Master Data "Green?"

This blog series explores the use of green concepts (reduce, reuse, and recycle) for LIMS Master Data Management to improve productivity and efficiency.

July 31, 2017 - Interfacing instruments, data systems, and information systems to LIMS: It can wait!

The benefits are clear, but why is it that interfacing systems and instruments to a LIMS tends to be one of the last things done during a LIMS implementation if it is done at all?

July 25, 2017 - Meeting Modern Data Integrity and Compliance Requirements

Whether you are a drug manufacturer, clinical research organization (CRO) or pharmaceutical R&D company, the accuracy and completeness of data is critical for safe product development, and any breach of data integrity could have serious implications for human health.

July 18, 2017 - LabWare LIMS Dashboards – A Practical Implementation

After implementing them, LIMS dashboards can provide valuable information to help manage the LIMS, the lab operation, and the lab data and information; just like the instrument panel of a car that provides the driver the status of the car being driven.

July 12, 2017 - Cloud Technology to Enable and Accelerate Clinical Data Management in Biobanking

Clinical research and pathology laboratories need to expedite research in order to provide better, faster and innovative treatments to patients. To achieve this objective, efficient clinical data management solutions are required that can minimize the time taken for patient care biobanking, and for drug research—including development and commercialization.

July 10, 2017 - The Complete Guide to LIMS & Laboratory Informatics: Summer 2017 Edition

June 21, 2017 - LIMS for Testing Laboratories – An Overview of Features and Compliance for Testing Laboratories

A laboratory that performs any type of test can be categorized as a testing laboratory. There are different types of testing laboratories such as food and beverage, environmental, cannabis, clinical, petrochemical, etc.

June 9, 2017 - LIMS Consulting – Big vs. Boutique

While not always true, when it comes to LIMS consulting the size of the consulting company you elect to engage with does matter, but not necessarily in the way you would think.

May 31, 2017 - True or False? All LIMS are the Same.

While it can appear from a macro point of view that all LIMS are the same, real differences come to light once you start examining the inner workings of different LIMS solutions.

May 24, 2017 - Working remotely and the LIMS solutions

Now that cell phone and internet coverage are virtually everywhere, it is extremely difficult to disconnect from work. Believe me, I know; I’ve been hiking up the side of a mountain in NC and still received phone calls and emails. Answering work related phone calls while out of breath and telling your five year old to be quiet at the same time can be quite a challenge. However, that kind of service, whether in sales or technical support, is expected these days. Professionally, you are expected to be connected.

May 12, 2017 - Why did my LIMS implementation fail?

IT projects have a 70% failure rate and though LIMS projects fare a little better there are still several techniques and best practices that, when properly applied, will drive your LIMS implementation success.

May 10, 2017 - Autoscribe Demonstrates New Product Offerings at PITTCON 2017

Samuel Clark, Manager of North American Sales, discusses the unique aspects of Matrix Gemini LIMS and how each system can be configured to suit each users needs using simple to use graphical tools rather than software customization.