Posted on May 1, 2026
By Kalleid
Blog
A global biopharma's R&D ecosystem was buckling under post-acquisition integration failures, legacy gaps, and SaaS migration risks that vendor support and internal IT could not resolve. This Kalleid case study shows how an embedded informatics consultant blending biology, chemistry, and software engineering restored data integrity and accelerated research.
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Posted on May 1, 2026
By Sapio Sciences
Blog
Sapio Sciences has connected Anthropic's Claude Cowork to the Sapio Platform via Sapio Elain, its AI co-scientist, giving scientists and project leaders a single conversational interface to search, analyze and act on R&D data across ELN and LIMS. Built on Model Context Protocol, every action runs with full traceability to the requesting user.
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Posted on May 1, 2026
By CSols Inc.
Blog
Most LIMS selections fail not because the software is bad, but because the demo is a vendor performance and the lab never wrote the script. CSols offers an eight-step playbook for taking control with scenario-based workflows, standardized demo data, outcome-focused scoring, and implementation reality checks that produce defensible decisions faster.
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Posted on May 1, 2026
By Labbit
Blog
In regulated labs, every system change risks triggering costly revalidation, so teams default to bundling updates into rare, high-stakes releases. This Labbit post borrows from software engineering and treats LIMS configuration as versioned changesets, giving teams clear system state, targeted validation, and faster iteration without losing control.
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Posted on April 27, 2026
By Brandon Holland
Newsletter
April 27, 2026 Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update Volume 24, Issue 17 In This IssueFeatured BooksLIMS Selection Guide for ISO/IEC 17025 LaboratoriesFeatured ContentStorage, Retrieval, and Version Control of Scientific Research Data with Lab Data Management SystemsAs AI drives renewed interest in historical lab data, pharma R&D teams face new challenges around long-term storage, retrieval, and version control. A robust Lab Data Management System provides the structure to preserve data integrity, traceability, and institutional knowledge across projects, teams, and decades of research.[Read More] ISO 17025:2025 Transition The 36-Month Clock StartedISO/IEC 17025:2025 published on September 27, 2025, and ILAC set the transition deadline at…
Posted on April 24, 2026
By Sapio Sciences
Blog
As AI drives renewed interest in historical lab data, pharma R&D teams face new challenges around long-term storage, retrieval, and version control. A robust Lab Data Management System provides the structure to preserve data integrity, traceability, and institutional knowledge across projects, teams, and decades of research.
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Posted on April 24, 2026
By CSols Inc.
Blog
When a global specialty chemicals manufacturer acquired two Canadian sites, the legacy SampleManager LIMS needed a full upgrade and integration with the parent ecosystem. CSols led the migration to v21.1, switched the backend from Oracle to SQL Server, moved the platform to Azure, and delivered a new SM-IDI/SAP interface on time and within budget.
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Posted on April 24, 2026
By Astrix Technology Group
Blog
The next generation of scientific discovery will be defined not by which labs adopted AI, but by which ones made it work inside the workflow. Success hinges on whether the underlying informatics platform embeds AI natively or bolts it on as a parallel process. A unified data model, not the AI model itself, is what determines practical value at scale.
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Posted on April 24, 2026
By ELabELN
Blog
Over 70% of scientists can't reproduce another researcher's results. The cost: $28 billion a year in wasted research. This whitepaper reveals why the crisis is fundamentally a documentation problem, what NIH and institutions are now mandating, and how an electronic lab notebook eliminates the root causes. Includes a free ELN option for academic labs.
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Posted on April 24, 2026
By Labbit
Blog
If vendors already validate their platforms, and not every feature carries equal risk, why do labs still spend months retesting everything? The shift from Computer System Validation (CSV) to Computer Software Assurance (CSA) promises a smarter, risk-based approach, but only works when labs have the change visibility to define impact with confidence.
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Posted on April 20, 2026
By Brandon Holland
Newsletter
April 20, 2026 Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update Volume 24, Issue 16 In This IssueFeatured BooksLIMS Selection Guide for ISO/IEC 17025 LaboratoriesFeatured ContentSolving the Academic Research Reproducibility CrisisOver 70% of scientists can't reproduce another researcher's results. The cost: $28 billion a year in wasted research. This whitepaper reveals why the crisis is fundamentally a documentation problem, what NIH and institutions are now mandating, and how an electronic lab notebook eliminates the root causes. Includes a free ELN option for academic labs.[Read More] Re-introducing Labbit: Our Brand and Vision for the FutureSemaphore is now Labbit. After more than a decade and 400,000 hours…
Posted on April 17, 2026
By Labbit
Blog
Semaphore is now Labbit. After more than a decade and 400,000 hours working inside complex regulated labs, the team has unified under one name and one mission: a modern LIMS designed around how labs actually operate. Learn why the rebrand reflects a platform built for flexible workflows, FAIR data, and the AI transformation reshaping lab informatics.
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