Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 14, Issue 49
December 21, 2016 Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update Volume 14, Issue 49 In This Issue Featured Journal Article openBIS ELN-LIMS: An open-source database for academic laboratories Scientific recording is an essential part of research, as progress in science depends among other factors on existing knowledge and reproducibility. Recording is the process by which the scientific question, the choice of an experimental procedure, materials and methods, data analysis and interpretation of the results are gathered. Traditionally, all these details were kept in paper notebooks. Click here to read the complete Journal Article Articles Onshore vs Offshore Informatics It is common that a…The growing need for microservices in bioinformatics
In this short paper, Williams et al. of the University of Michigan provide a brief technical view of microservices and how they have the potential to improve the organization and use of bioinformatics and other healthcare applications. They propose that "a well-established software design and deployment strategy" that uses micorservices framework can improve the collaborative and patient-focused efforts of researchers and laboratorians everywhere. They conclude that bioinformaticians, pathologists, and other laboratorians "can contain ever-expanding IT costs, reduce the likelihood of IT implementation mishaps and failures, and perhaps most importantly, greatly elevate the level of service" with properly implemented microservice-based versions of the software they use.
openBIS ELN-LIMS: An open-source database for academic laboratories
Scientific recording is an essential part of research, as progress in science depends among other factors on existing knowledge and reproducibility. Recording is the process by which the scientific question, the choice of an experimental procedure, materials and methods, data analysis and interpretation of the results are gathered. Traditionally, all these details were kept in paper notebooks.
Onshore vs Offshore Informatics
It is common that a laboratory organization will supplement its internal resources with laboratory informatics subject matter experts (i.e. consultants) in order to fill their informatics project gaps while adhering to budgetary constraints, but sourcing the right resources can be challenging.Enabling Product Quality Assurance via Effective Formulations Management
Are you in charge or involved with new product development within your organization? Are you looking for an easier way to develop and manage all your product formulations throughout their lifecycle? Then this white paper will provide you with an overview of how you can utilize the Formulations Management module within LabVantage’s latest LIMS platform to ensure efficiency in product development and lifecycle management. Adequate control, documentation and reuse of information will in turn ensure your product quality, effectiveness and safety.Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 14, Issue 48
December 14, 2016 Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update Volume 14, Issue 48 In This Issue Featured Discussion Where is the LIMS industry headed? Back in 2011, I started a discussion in the LIMS forum group asking the group for thoughts about where the LIMS industry was heading. The discussion had 38 responses. It is now coming up on 2017 and I think it is time to revisit this question. Here is the original discussion: /forum/where-is-the-lims-industry-headed/ Visit the discussion and post your thoughts on the direction you would like LIMS applications to head. Webcast Focus Thursday 15th December 2016: ‘Out Of The…Where is the LIMS industry headed?
Back in 2011, I started a discussion in the LIMS forum group asking the group for thoughts about where the LIMS industry was heading. The discussion had 38 responses. It is now coming up on 2017 and I think it is time to revisit this question. Here is the original discussion: /forum/where-is-the-lims-industry-headed/Visit the discussion and post your thoughts on the direction you would like LIMS applications to head.
Critical questions for community informatics in practice from an ethical perspective
In this brief paper published in 2016, Wolske and Rhinesmith present what they call "a set of critical questions" for guiding those delving into a community informatics (CI) project. Properly using technology that allows collaboration, popular education, and asset development tools, community informatics projects are able to carry on with the primary goal of sustainably supporting community development projects. However, the authors argue, a set of ethical questions should be asked to drive the planning, development, and implementation of said CI projects. These questions, presented in this paper, have the potential to better "guide the evolution of ethical community informatics in practice, as well as the personal transformation of CI practitioners who seek to embrace all as equals and experts."Bioinformatics workflow for clinical whole genome sequencing at Partners HealthCare Personalized Medicine
Genomic data is increasingly used to provide better, more focused clinical care. Or course, its associated datasets can be large, and it can take significant processing power to utilize and manage effectively. In this 2016 paper published in Journal of Personalized Medicine, Tsai et al. of Partners Healthcare describe their "bioinformatics strategy to efficiently process and deliver genomic data to geneticists for clinical interpretation." They conclude that with more research comes improved workflows and "filtrations that include larger portions of the non-coding regions as they start to have utility in the clinical setting, ultimately enabling the full utility of complete genome sequencing."The Evolution of a COTS LIMS through One-Off Applications and Client Ideas
Like many laboratory products, LIMS change with evolving technology and regulations as well as client ideas. In the past, I’ve worked with a laboratory products manufacturer who made great profits off of client ideas for new products. There is nothing that rings the ear of a consumable products company owner like “I’d give a dollar each for…”Challenges and opportunities of big data in health care: A systematic review
In this 2016 article published in JMIR Medical Informatics, Kruse et al. of the Texas State University present the results of a systematic review of articles and studies involving big data in the health care sphere. From this review the team identified nine challenges and 11 opportunities that big data brings to health care. The group describes these challenges and opportunities, concluding that either way "the vast amounts of information generated annually within health care must be organized and compartmentalized to enable universal accessibility and transparency between health care organizations."
