Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 13, Issue 43

November 04, 2015      Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update  Volume 13, Issue 43   In This Issue  Articles Does a LIMS really Benefit Management more than Scientists? It is surprising how often we hear scientists/lab technicians claiming that the LIMS only benefits Management. Why do they believe this and how can this belief be corrected in order to attain a successful LIMS project? I Hate LIMS Why do some people seem to hate LIMS so much? A lot of times, their reasoning comes down to misconceptions. It's time to clear them up.  Bid / RFP / RFI Opportunities DUE December 10, 2015: Request…

Does a LIMS really Benefit Management more than Scientists?

It is surprising how often we hear scientists/lab technicians claiming that the LIMS only benefits Management. Why do they believe this and how can this belief be corrected in order to attain a successful LIMS project?

Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 13, Issue 42

October 28, 2015      Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update  Volume 13, Issue 42   In This Issue  Articles I Hate LIMS Why do some people seem to hate LIMS so much? A lot of times, their reasoning comes down to misconceptions. It's time to clear them up.  Bid / RFP / RFI Opportunities DUE November 2, 2015: Invitation to Bid - Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) for Harris County Pollution Control Services DUE November 3, 2015: Request for Proposal - Laboratory Information System Request for Proposal for The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antoniofor Selection…

Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 13, Issue 41A

October 26, 2015 Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update Volume 13, Issue 41A In This IssueWebcast FocusIntegrated Informatics Solution: Single Vendor vs. "Best of Breed"How do you know what’s the right approach for your organization or even what the factors are that you should be considering when trying to decide between the two? Bid / RFP / RFI OpportunitiesDUE November 2, 2015: Invitation to Bid - Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) for Harris County Pollution Control ServicesDUE November 3, 2015: Request for Proposal - Laboratory Information SystemRequest for Proposal for The University of Texas Health Science Center at…

I Hate LIMS

Why do some people seem to hate LIMS so much? A lot of times, their reasoning comes down to misconceptions. It's time to clear them up.

Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 13, Issue 41

October 21, 2015      Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update  Volume 13, Issue 41   In This Issue  Webcast Focus October 21, 2015, 2:00pm: Integrated Informatics Solution: Single Vendor vs. "Best of Breed" How do you know what’s the right approach for your organization or even what the factors are that you should be considering when trying to decide between the two?  Bid / RFP / RFI Opportunities DUE November 3, 2015: Request for Proposal - Laboratory Information System Request for Proposal for The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antoniofor Selection of a Vendor to Provide a Laboratory Information System DUE…

Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 13, Issue 40

October 14, 2015      Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update  Volume 13, Issue 40   In This Issue  Webcast Focus October 21, 2015, 2:00pm: Integrated Informatics Solution: Single Vendor vs. "Best of Breed" How do you know what’s the right approach for your organization or even what the factors are that you should be considering when trying to decide between the two?  Articles How To Choose a LIMS Consultant Do you know the 5 skill sets you need to look for when choosing a LIMS consultant?  Bid / RFP / RFI Opportunities Due October 19, 2015: Request for Proposal - Case Management System Case…

Generalized procedure for screening free software and open-source software applications

Published for the first time on LIMSwiki, this 2015 article from Dr. John Joyce explains how he developed a general starting procedure for screening free and open-source applications to determine which one is best for use. In the article summary, Joyce states that the end result is a high-level survey tool "synthesized [from] a general survey process to allow us to quickly assess the status of any given type of FLOSS applications, allowing us to triage them and identify the most promising candidates for in-depth evaluation."

Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 13, Issue 39

October 07, 2015      Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update  Volume 13, Issue 39   In This Issue  Webcast Focus 10/21/2015 - Integrated Informatics Solution: Single Vendor vs. "Best of Breed" How do you know what’s the right approach for your organization or even what the factors are that you should be considering when trying to decide between the two?  Articles How To Choose a LIMS Consultant Do you know the 5 skill sets you need to look for when choosing a LIMS consultant?  Bid / RFP / RFI Opportunities 09/08/2015 - Request for Proposal - Case Management System Case Management System (CMS) for…

How To Choose a LIMS Consultant

Do you know the 5 skill sets you need to look for when choosing a LIMS consultant?

Analyzing huge pathology images with open source software

In 2013, Deroulers et al. published in the journal Diagnostic Pathology their research and development story of open-source software tools for quickly opening large pathology images. The group concludes that their new tools "open promising perspectives both to the clinician who wants to study a single slide and to the research team or data centre who do image analysis of many slides on a computer cluster."

Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 13, Issue 38

September 30, 2015      Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update  Volume 13, Issue 38   In This Issue  Articles North Pole Lab Selects Omega 11 as its LIMS With extensive research on different recording systems and professional experience, Alaska Analytical Laboratory's Laboratory Director found that Khemia’s Omega 11 Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) is the best for her small business needs.  Bid / RFP / RFI Opportunities 09/08/2015 - Request for Proposal - Case Management System Case Management System (CMS) for the Harris County Community Supervision and Corrections Department  Recent News 09/30/2015 - RURO Announces FreezerPro Cloud RURO, Inc., a leading LIMS and other…