Qualtrax, Inc. Welcomes Western Maryland Regional Crime Laboratory as Newest Customer

The Western Maryland Regional Crime Laboratory in Hagerstown has selected Qualtrax as a compliance management tool for its facility.

RURO and Technical Communities Sign Government Services Partnership

RURO, Inc., an award winning developer of innovative scientific applications that facilitate asset management and increase productivity of various laboratories, today announced a new government services partnership agreement with Technical Communities, Inc., -one of the fastest growing suppliers of technical solutions to the US government.

Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 9, Issue 46

December 14, 2011      Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update  Volume 9, Issue 46   In This Issue  Demonstrations & Presentations LIMS / LIS / Case Management for Medical Examiners The ideal LIMS for Medical Examiners - The following demonstration provides details on 11 scenarios of use of LIMS in Forensic Medical Examiner offices. LIMS for the Water, Wastewater Laboratory The Ideal LIMS Solution for the Water, Wastewater Lab is a function of the right company, the right technology and the right features and functions for your needs. All supported by first class training, implementation and maintenance and support services. LABLynx is the Ideal…

Two New Software Products Position Partek Inc. as Most Complete NGS Analysis Solution

Building on their industry reputation as the leader in genomic data analysis and visualization, Partek Incorporated, announced today the release of two new products: Partek® Flow™ and Partek® Pathway™. Bookending their award winning software, Partek® Genomics Suite™, Partek Flow provides upstream alignment, QA/QC and quantification of next generation sequencing (NGS) data, whereas Partek Pathway provides contextualization of the gene relationships identified within Partek Genomics Suite.

Elsevier Acquires Ariadne Genomics, Provider of Pathway Analysis Tools and Semantic Technologies for Life Science Researchers

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical, and medical information products and services, announced today the acquisition of the business assets of Ariadne Genomics, a provider of pathway analysis tools and semantic technologies for life science researchers. Ariadne will be integrated with Elsevier’s Corporate Markets division.

NCSED Chooses Instem’s Integrated Software Suite for Preclinical Studies in China

Instem, a leading provider of early development software applications, announced today that China's National Center for Safety Evaluation of Drugs (NCSED) has selected Instem's Provantis(R) software solution suite to automate their preclinical study processes.

PathCentral, Inc. Signs Software License Agreement with China-Based Kindstar Globalgene Technology, Inc.

PathCentral, Inc., the first and only company focused exclusively on the success of the community pathologist, announced today it has entered into an agreement to provide its web-based anatomic pathology laboratory information system (APLIS) to Kindstar Globalgene Technology, Inc.

ChemAxon Moves to New European Headquarters

ChemAxon, a leader in providing chemical software development platforms and desktop applications for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, today announced its move to expanded European headquarters in Budapest, Hungary. The new offices will enable ChemAxon to meet the needs of its rapidly growing customer base, and provide a modern working environment that supports the company’s agile software development methodology.

Sirius Analytical and ACD/Labs Announce PhysChem Partnership

Advanced Chemistry Development, Inc., (ACD/Labs) and Sirius Analytical Instruments, Ltd. are pleased to announce a partnership that enables users to predict pKa, logP, and solubility values using ACD/Labs software prior to taking measurements on the SiriusT3 instrument—focusing experimental efforts.

Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 9, Issue 45

December 07, 2011      Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update  Volume 9, Issue 45   In This Issue  Demonstrations & Presentations LIMS / LIS / Case Management for Medical Examiners The ideal LIMS for Medical Examiners - The following demonstration provides details on 11 scenarios of use of LIMS in Forensic Medical Examiner offices. LIMS for the Water, Wastewater Laboratory The Ideal LIMS Solution for the Water, Wastewater Lab is a function of the right company, the right technology and the right features and functions for your needs. All supported by first class training, implementation and maintenance and support services. LABLynx is the Ideal…

Symyx Notebook by Accelrys Transforms the Role of the Electronic Notebook for Enterprise Lab Management

Accelrys, Inc., a leading scientific enterprise R&D software and services company, has announced new, out-of-the-box workflow orchestration and analysis capabilities that improve project, study, experiment and sample management for scientists.

LABOTIX® Automation to Upgrade Laboratory Automation at Maccabi Healthcare Services

LABOTIX® Automation, Inc., the leader in open automation solutions for clinical laboratories, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract by Maccabi Healthcare Services in Tel-Aviv, Israel to upgrade the clinical laboratory automation system at the MegaLab in Rehovot. LABOTIX installed the original automation solution for Maccabi over ten years ago.

BioData Launches Labguru, a Collaborative Research Management Web Application for Academic Labs

BioData Ltd., a scientific software company funded by Digital Science, a division of Macmillan Publishers, today launched Labguru, a research management tool designed for academic labs. Labguru's customizable and affordable web application helps researchers plan experiments, track progress, share results and comments, manage inventories, and organize related documents, protocols and data.

CLSI Publishes New Guideline on Establishing Molecular Testing in Clinical Laboratory Environments

The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) recently published Establishing Molecular Testing in Clinical Laboratory Environments; Approved Guideline (MM19-A). This document provides comprehensive guidance for planning and implementation of molecular diagnostic testing, including strategic planning, regulatory requirements, implementation, quality management, and special considerations for the subspecialties of molecular genetics, infectious diseases, oncology, and pharmacogenetics.

Accelrys Announces Chr. Hansen Deployment of iLabber ELN to 300 Users

Accelrys, a leading scientific enterprise R&D software and services company, is pleased to announce that Chr. Hansen has selected the on-premise iLabber electronic lab notebook (ELN) from Accelrys' wholly-owned subsidiary Contur for global knowledge management across the enterprise.