Ocimum Biosolutions Awarded US Patent for Gene Expression Data Quality Metrics

Ocimum Biosolutions has announced issuance of United States Patent No. 7,558,411 B2 for developing a method and system for managing and querying gene expression data according to quality.

PerkinElmer Awarded U.S. Patent on Method to Ensure Accuracy of Automated Thermal Desorption Gas Chromatography

Automatic Verification of ATD Packing Integrity Saves Time and Gives Users Confidence in Analytical Results

NovImmune Selects Medidata Solutions’ Trial Planning Products to Support Growing Pipeline of Biologics

Medidata Solutions, a leading global provider of hosted clinical development solutions, today announced Switzerland-based NovImmune has selected Medidata’s Trial Planning product suite to support the development of its diverse pipeline of biologics for immune-related disorders.

Phase Forward Reaches 3,000 InForm™ Trials Milestone

Phase Forward, a leading provider of data management solutions for clinical trials and drug safety, today announced its InForm™ electronic data capture (EDC) solution has been utilized in more than 3,000 live or completed clinical trials to date with end users in 112 countries across the globe.

Federal Research Public Access Act introduced

Washington, DC – Senators Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) and John Cornyn (R-TX) today introduced the Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA), a bill to ensure free, timely, online access to the published results of research funded by eleven U.S. federal agencies. The proposed bill is welcomed by the Alliance for Taxpayer Access, a coalition of research institutions, consumers, patients, and others formed to support open public access to publicly funded research.

Managing and Analyzing Next-Generation Sequence Data

Centralized Bioinformatics Core Facilities provide shared resources for the computational and IT requirements of the investigators in their department or institution. As such, they must be able to effectively react to new types of experimental technology. Recently faced with an unprecedented flood of data generated by the next generation of DNA sequencers, these groups found it necessary to respond quickly and efficiently to the informatics and infrastructure demands. Centralized Facilities newly facing this challenge need to anticipate time and design considerations of necessary components, including infrastructure upgrades, staffing, and tools for data analyses and management.

Thermo Fisher Scientific to Deliver LIMS System to Leading Chilean Analytical Testing Lab

ermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that Analab Chile SA, a leading South American analytical testing laboratory, has selected SampleManager LIMS (laboratory information management system) for use in its laboratories in Chile.

AACC Anounces Press Briefing On Why Toxicology Testing Takes Time To Identify Cause Of Death

Forensic toxicology is the post-mortem testing for lethal and/or foreign substances in body fluids and tissues, and it can be a very time-consuming process.

Need Help Justifying Your LIMS Project? We Can Help! July 15, 2009 2-3pm EDT

CSols would like to invite you and your team to attend our upcoming free webinar to discuss how to calculate your Return on Investment (ROI) to justify the implementation of your LIMS system and the benefits.

Linguamatics Extends License to its Agile Text Mining Platform for AstraZeneca

Linguamatics, a leader in enterprise text mining for the life science and other markets, today announced that AstraZeneca, a customer of Linguamatics since 2003, has extended its license to the I2E semantic knowledge-discovery platform with a further multi-year deal.

See the new PET and RadioPharmacy LIMS in Edmonton

Autoscribe and Zumatrix will be exhibiting their new PET and RadioPharmacy LIMS products at ISRS18, Edmonton July 13-16, 2009. Stop by Booth 18 for your personal demonstration or to request further information.

LIMS for Commercial Contract Testing Laboratories.

Despite the very wide variety of materials and associated testing that are serviced by commercial (for profit) testing laboratories, all share many requirements together. These requirements are well addressed by the unique features offered by Matrix Gemini LIMS, clearly shown by this market segment representing over 20% of the total user group.

Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 7, Issue 26

July 08, 2009      Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update  Volume 7, Issue 26   In This Issue  Announcements LIMSfinder.com adds Forums to Linkedin.com to provide more resources to LIMS professionals LIMSfinder.com is pleased to announce that we have moved our LIMS discussion forums to Linkedin.com. Visit the LIMS Forum and post articles, questions, jobs and network with thousands of other LIMS professionals. Visit http://www.limsforum.com today and join in. It is quick, easy, free and informative. There are 7,712 subscribers to LIMSfinder who are also members of Linkedin.com. LIMSfinder and Linkedin represent the best sites for LIMS professionals to network, collaborate and stay informed.…

LIMSfinder.com adds Forums to Linkedin.com to provide more resources to LIMS professionals

LIMSfinder.com is pleased to announce that we have moved our LIMS discussion forums to Linkedin.com.

Visit the LIMS Forum and post articles, questions, jobs and network with thousands of other LIMS professionals. Visit http://www.limsforum.com today and join in. It is quick, easy, free and informative.

There are 7,712 subscribers to LIMSfinder who are also members of Linkedin.com. LIMSfinder and Linkedin represent the best sites for LIMS professionals to network, collaborate and stay informed. The tight integration of LIMSfinder content and LIMS career opportunities with the Linkedin forums provides the LIMSfinder readers with the most dynamic and interactive LIMS community in existence.

AACC ANNOUNCES LABORATORY AUTOMATION CONFERENCE IN KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA

The American Association for Clinical Chemistry announces the third in its series of Laboratory Automation conferences to be held in Asia. This conference, being held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on October 22-23, will address Laboratory Automation: Integrating Quality with Efficiency.

Invitrogen Launches Life Science Industry’s First Complete Resource for Cellular Technologies and Education

Invitrogen, part of Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE), today announced the launch of the life-science industry’s first comprehensive online resource for cell biology information and technology.

Request for Proposal – Lab Information Management System (LIMS)

State of North Dakota - Crime Lab - Lab Information Management System (LIMS) Request for Proposal

The Internet has all but killed off print media. Will Pittcon be the next victim?

A number of years ago, I wrote a blog entitled, "The king is dead, long live the king". You have probably been hearing about the demise of the numerous, old and venerable newspapers. It is clear now, while the print media king is not dead yet, there is not much life left. Now consider the fate of such trade shows as Pittcon and how much life is left for this particular king. Why would the survival of Pittcon be in question? The simple answer is that there are good alternative technologies that make Pittcon redundant.

Ambient ID Unveils LabTrack™ Diagnostic Specimen Tracking Solution

Proven Automatic Identification and Business Information Management Technologies Improve Diagnostic Laboratory Operations, Reduce Testing Costs

Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 7, Issue 25

July 01, 2009      Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update  Volume 7, Issue 25   In This Issue  Announcements Join the LIMS Jobs Group at Linkedin.com and build your professional network A new LIMS professional network group has been formed at Linkedin.com.  Be sure to join this group by visiting: http://www.limsjobs.com.  Bid / RFP / RFI Opportunities 06/22/2009 - Request for Proposal - Laboratory Information Management System City of Boca Raton, Florida - RFP for Laboratory Information Management System Software with implementation services, training and support.  Recent News 06/30/2009 - Phase Forward Customer GlaxoSmithKline Signs Multi-Year Agreements Phase Forward, a leading provider of data…
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