LiMSforum.com passes the 4,000 member mark! Join the undisputed leading, independent LIMS User’s Group today.

It seems like only yesterday that the LIMSforum.com group on Linkedin was at 3,000 members. In just a little over a month 1,000 new member joined the largest LIMS user community. If you are not already a member of LIMSforum.com you will want to join today. There are hundreds of discussion and career opportunities in LIMS and Laboratory, Scientific and Health Informatics.

LIMS industry follows the LabLynx lead in web hosted LIMS

In 1997 LabLynx was the first with a 100% web browser based LIMS. In 1998 LabLynx was the first to host LIMS for customers as an Application Service Provider. Now, over a decade later, the LIMS industry has acknowledged that both web browser based LIMS and web hosted SaaS (Software as a Service) LIMS are both the present and the future of LIMS. Expect to see more LIMS companies follow the LabLynx lead by offering web hosted SaaS LIMS built on web browser technologies. Read: SaaS – Is a web hosted LIMS right for your laboratory?

Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 8, Issue 12

March 23, 2010      Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update  Volume 8, Issue 12   In This Issue  Bid / RFP / RFI Opportunities 03/15/2010 - Request for Quote - Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) - professional services to assist with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) Implementation 03/01/2010 - Request for Proposal - Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) SHSU needs to purchase a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) for evidence management, analytical reporting and data management for a Regional Crime Lab. The RFP includes for software, hardware, installation & configuration, on-site…

Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 8, Issue 11

March 16, 2010      Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update  Volume 8, Issue 11   In This Issue  Bid / RFP / RFI Opportunities 03/15/2010 - Request for Quote - Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) - professional services to assist with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) Implementation 03/03/2010 - Request for Proposal - (LIMS) Laboratory Information Management System Request for Proposal - (LIMS) Laboratory Information Management System LIMS Louisville Water Company - Louisville, Kentucky 03/01/2010 - Request for Proposal - Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) SHSU needs to purchase a Laboratory…

Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 8, Issue 10

March 09, 2010      Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update  Volume 8, Issue 10   In This Issue  Bid / RFP / RFI Opportunities 03/03/2010 - Request for Proposal - (LIMS) Laboratory Information Management System Request for Proposal - (LIMS) Laboratory Information Management System LIMS Louisville Water Company - Louisville, Kentucky 03/01/2010 - Request for Proposal - Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) SHSU needs to purchase a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) for evidence management, analytical reporting and data management for a Regional Crime Lab. The RFP includes for software, hardware, installation & configuration, on-site training , and maintenance support services. 03/01/2010 - Request…

How well does your LIMS do reporting and data extraction & analysis?

One of the main purposes of having a laboratory is to generate data and subsequently, information for customers of the laboratory. Data is usually the raw analytical elements and quality control associated with the analysis. With this, the lab compiles this data into meaningful information that the customers of the laboratory use to make intelligent decisions

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Enterprise Level LIMS – Reaping the Benefits of Integration

Dave Champagne, Vice President and General Manager, Informatics, Thermo Fisher Scientific

With drug development times of approximately 15 years and subsequent costs approaching $2 billion by 2010, pharmaceutical companies are increasingly in search of processes that can help them consistently deliver a return on investment during the patent life of a drug. Enterprise level laboratory information management systems (LIMS) are key contributors in this effort. Delivering advanced functionality that is specific to each stage of the drug development process, sophisticated, purpose-built LIMS streamline processes and costs and present organizations with unique integration opportunities. These LIMS provide superior capabilities by delivering real-time analysis and reports, facilitating regulatory compliance and product quality, integrating with the company’s broader network and providing secure access to key data throughout the organization.

Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 8, Issue 9

March 02, 2010      Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update  Volume 8, Issue 9   In This Issue  Bid / RFP / RFI Opportunities 03/01/2010 - Request for Proposal - Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) SHSU needs to purchase a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) for evidence management, analytical reporting and data management for a Regional Crime Lab. The RFP includes for software, hardware, installation & configuration, on-site training , and maintenance support services. 03/01/2010 - Request for Proposal - Laboratory Information Management System Request for Proposal - Laboratory Information Management System - Hampton Roads Sanitation District - Virginia Beach, Virginia 02/20/2010 - Request…

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts (timeo Danaos et dona ferentis)

I wrote the following article over a year ago entitled “Beware of Greeks bearing gifts”. Today I was shown a real world example of what I was writing about, by reference to a law suit by one LIMS vendor against another. The law suit is a bit of a soap opera and really is quite sad to see the lengths that vendors will go to in attempts to disparage each other to clients.

Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 8, Issue 8

February 23, 2010      Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update  Volume 8, Issue 8   In This Issue  Bid / RFP / RFI Opportunities 02/20/2010 - Request for Proposals - Laboratory Information Management System Request for Proposals for an "off the shelf" Laboratory Information Management System for Saint Paul Regional Water Services 02/08/2010 - Presolicitation Notice - caLIMS2 Laboratory Information Management System Department of Health and Human Services - National Institutes of Health - National Cancer Institute  Upcoming Webcasts 03/05/2010 - AACC ANNOUNCES WEBINAR ON CUSTOMIZING QUALITY CONTROL FOR IMPROVED PATIENT SAFETY The American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) announces a webinar on Customizing…

LiMSforum.com passes the 3,000 member mark! Join the largest independent LIMS User’s Group today.

Today, the LIMSforum.com User’s Group has over 3,000 members. LiMSforum is the largest & most active User’s Group for Laboratory, Scientific & Health Informatics professionals to meet, post articles, jobs, videos, downloads & SaaS Applications for LIMS, ELN, CDS, SDMS, LIS, EMR, Robotics, Chromatography, Spectroscopy, Bioinformatics, Life Sciences & more…