Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 3, Issue 12

March 29, 2005Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update  Volume 3, Issue 12   In This Issue  Announcements - Call for Papers, Articles & Case Studies    Recent News 03/28/2005 - LabPro 2000 Ltd - eQual Laboratory Information Management System 03/28/2005 - Experiment Design Automation helps Proteomics Lab Tackle Challenges of Dynamic Sample Processing 03/28/2005 - The LEGO Company Selects National Instruments LabVIEW to Increase Test Throughput by Up to 20 Times 03/24/2005 - Blaze Systems Releases BlazeLIMS Enterprise Plus v5.1 at PITTCON 2005 03/24/2005 - Worldwide Electronic Lab Notebooks Industry Symposium Co-Sponsored by Synthematix, Symyx IntelliChem & Waters, Apr 4-5 in Boston…

Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 3, Issue 11

March 15, 2005Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update  Volume 3, Issue 11   In This Issue  Announcements - Call for Papers, Articles & Case Studies    Articles 03/08/2005 - Fantasy LIMS, you know... for the kids, not for your lab    Recent News 03/14/2005 - NI SoftMotion Development Module for LabVIEW Wins Control Engineering Engineers' Choice Award 03/14/2005 - Agilent Technologies' Automated Lab-on-a-Chip platform receives international design award 03/10/2005 - PITTCON a Huge Success for Labtronics 03/10/2005 - Image Systems Takes CFS Calibration Software to the Next Level 03/10/2005 - Chembio Submits Veterinary Tuberculosis Test To USDA; Initial Product Targeting Pharmaceutical Research…

Fantasy LIMS, you know… for the kids, not for your lab

An interesting, recent press release on this website prompted a very funny picture in my head that I thought I would write about...

Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 3, Issue 10

March 8, 2005Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update  Volume 3, Issue 10   In This Issue  Announcements - Call for Papers, Articles & Case Studies    Articles 02/20/2005 - Do-it-yourself LIMS, Potential Disruptive Technology, No?    Recent News 03/06/2005 - LabLogic User Group Program Announced 03/04/2005 - Infotrieve Announces Coming Launch of the Life Science Research Center, Search & Discovery Tool for Simplifying Research & Development Processes 03/03/2005 - Scitegic Announces Expanded Commitment to Pipeline Pilot at Unilever 03/02/2005 - Eliminate Data Analysis Bottlenecks in Drug Discovery 03/02/2005 - ProVation Medical Announces Release of ProVation MD Cardiology Software for Clinical Procedure Documentation…

Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 3, Issue 9

March 1, 2005Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update  Volume 3, Issue 9   In This Issue  Announcements - Call for Papers, Articles & Case Studies    Articles 02/20/2005 - Do-it-yourself LIMS, Potential Disruptive Technology, No?    Recent News 02/28/2005 - FDA Utilizes Pharsight Consultants During Model Development 02/28/2005 - Major Indonesian Laboratory Group Implements Comlabs CCLAS LIMS 02/28/2005 - Applied Biosystems/MDS SCIEX and Biocrates Announce Metabolomics Collaboration 02/28/2005 - Agilent Technologies introduces Lab Resource Management service for large laboratories 02/28/2005 - Thermo Introduces On-line Inspection for Water Bottles 02/28/2005 - Thermo Electron Announces New Solutions at PITTCON 2005 02/27/2005 - ACD/Labs Announces…

Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 3, Issue 8

February 22, 2005Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update  Volume 3, Issue 8   In This Issue    Articles 02/20/2005 - Do-it-yourself LIMS, Potential Disruptive Technology, No?    Recent News 02/21/2005 - Announcing the Launch of Sunridge Technologies; Sunridge Technologies to Serve Healthcare Industry by Offering Software and Solutions That Utilize Fingerprint Biometrics 02/21/2005 - DEBRA AND LAURA FOR ASTRAZENECA ALDERLEY PARK 02/18/2005 - ARISGLOBAL INTRODUCES inforMED 1.2, A COMPLETE WEB-BASED MEDICAL INFORMATION SOLUTION 02/18/2005 - Trinity DNA Solutions Operates Data Unimited International's Starfruit LIMS 02/17/2005 - University of Cambridge Applies ACD/Labs Property-based Design Tools to Natural Product Research 02/16/2005 - Free Web…

Do-it-yourself LIMS, Potential Disruptive Technology, No?

There are over 130 LIMS companies world wide and most industry reports estimate the annual LIMS market to be around $300 million per year. There is something very wrong with this picture.

Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 3, Issue 7

February 15, 2005Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update  Volume 3, Issue 7   In This Issue    Recent News 02/14/2005 - Haematologic Technologies Inc. selects LabPAS Adaptive LIMS 02/14/2005 - iAnywhere Simplifies RFID Network Deployments With New Software Solution 02/14/2005 - Northwest Analytical Selects ICR3 Cientifica of Brazil to Distribute SPC Software in South America 02/11/2005 - LabLogic Introduces Sara - a New LIMS for Soil Metabolism Studies 02/11/2005 - Seacoast Laboratory Data Systems Adds Six New Clients in 2004; 2005 Begins Strong 02/09/2005 - Infotrieve Acquires GenSys Software, Enters Electronic Laboratory Notebook Space 02/08/2005 - NFR Security Launches VoIP Protection Package…

Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 3, Issue 6

February 8, 2005Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update  Volume 3, Issue 6   In This Issue    Recent News 02/07/2005 - National Instruments Acquires Design Automation Company Electronics Workbench 02/06/2005 - Transgenic Software Initiates a New Comprehensive Global Marketing Campaign for its Flagship Product Villager Transgenic Animal Management System 02/04/2005 - Autoscribe Ltd. announces a new web site focused on the company's LIMS, Scientific and Business data management systems and services 02/03/2005 - GenoLogics Introduces ProteusLIMS Version 2.0 02/03/2005 - LabCorp(R) Completes Acquisition of US Pathology Labs, Inc. 02/03/2005 - Rosetta Biosoftware Integrates Affymetrix GeneChip Operating Software with the Rosetta Resolver System…

Me thinks ye protests too much…

About 3 to 4 months ago, I wrote an article entitled: "The King is Dead, Long live the King". Today I read a rebutal to that article from the servant of the old King. I found the article lively and entertaining to say the least but I do believe it went a little over the top.

FBI Case Management System. Another case of failed IT projects?

The FBI recently announced the cancellation of a major IT project where nearly $170 Million dollars and 3 years were spent to end up with a system that only does 10% of what was envisioned.

LIMS Streamlines Diagnostic Testing

In an era of increased competitiveness, economic uncertainty, ever-increasing regulation and global turmoil, companies are striving to continually improve operational efficiency. Many are looking to information technology to provide reductions in operating costs and increased efficiency by automating and streamlining existing business processes. This article outlines the experiences of one company, Altrix Heathcare plc as they implemented their laboratory information management system.