Sysmex America Leads Educational Offerings Focused on Healthcare Reform’s Impact on the Clinical Laboratory
Sysmex America, Inc., a global leader in medical diagnostic testing equipment and information systems technology, today announces that it is leading a robust curriculum of educational offerings this Fall to benefit clinical laboratory professionals and help them prepare for a new era of healthcare reform. October 23 webinar takes aim at reimbursement levels for laboratory testing
November 14-15 scientific symposium spotlights "accountable care" laboratory models that reshape healthcare at the clinical laboratory level.
Varian Medical Systems Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for RapidPlan™ Knowledge-Based Treatment Planning Software for Radiation Oncology
Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) today announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a radiotherapy treatment planning tool designed to enhance quality, consistency, and efficiency in radiotherapy treatment planning.
Agilent Technologies and Healex Systems Ltd. Collaborate on Remote Instrument Access and Control Software
Agilent Technologies Inc. and Healex Systems Ltd. today announced that Healex's ChemLaunch remote instrument access and control software now operates with Agilent's OpenLAB CDS ChemStation Edition chromatography data system software. ChemLaunch, in combination with OpenLAB CDS, provides an integrated software environment for large-scale, distributed analytical labs.
Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 11, Issue 38
October 17, 2013 Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update Volume 11, Issue 38 In This Issue Event Focus 10/28/2013 - FAST: Functional Analysis & Screening Technologies Congress October 28-30, 2013, Cambridge, MA With the tremendous expense of bringing new drugs to market, a focus on improving the outcome of first-stage research is critical. Recent evidence confirms the need for innovative screening systems utilizing assay design on three-dimensional tissue models and phenotypic models. This functional analysis will allow for more accurate biological response. Cambridge Healthtech Institute is pleased to introduce FAST: Functional Analysis & Screening Technologies Congress to bring together drug research and…CSols Webinar: Extending your LabWare LIMS Beyond the Lab
Understand the significant business benefits that may be realized by extending your LIMS beyond the Lab. Spend an hour learning how these benefits have been realized through the utilization of a Simplica front-end.
QIAGEN Launches Empowered Genome Community, Invites Citizen Scientists and Researchers to Pool and Collaboratively Interpret Human Genomes
QIAGEN N.V. Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced the Empowered Genome Community, which is a first-of-its-kind initiative to help people who have had their genomes sequenced share, explore, and interpret their data with researchers and each other.
Pathology, Inc. Leverages TigerConnect to Expedite Delivery of Critical Lab Results to Physicians
TigerText, the leader in secure, real-time messaging for the enterprise, today announced that Pathology, Inc., the West Coast’s premier women’s health laboratory, has selected the TigerConnect platform to directly deliver critical lab results to doctors’ mobile devices.
Indigo Biosystems Converts ASCENT Enterprise Software to Cost Effective SaaS Model
Indigo BioSystems, Inc., an industry leader in automated data analysis for analytical laboratories, is excited to announce the availability of ASCENT 2.0. This updated version of its flagship product, ASCENT, represents a major shift to an online, hosted solution that can be utilized by any lab across the country.
Falsifying Data in clinical trials. What to report?
This webinar on falsifying data in clinical trials will look at several case studies to provide examples of fraudulent activities and what should be reported. It will also discuss the regulations governing the ethical conduct of human subjects research.
Request for Proposal for a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
The intent of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to provide the City of Olathe, Kansas a commercial off the shelf (COTS) Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).Verification of Compendial Methods According to the Revised USP Chapter <1226>
This webinar on verification of compendial methods will give a good understanding of the revised USP Chapter and FDA requirements and provide recommendations and tools for effective implementation.
See RURO in Italy at ESBB – European Society for Biopreservation & Biobanking, Verona, Italy, October 9-11, 2013
See full line of RURO products for biobanking and sample management. Get a chance to chat with RURO experts in both biobanking and laboratory informatics. See the new model of SmartFreezer in action and preview the upcoming FreezerPro update.
HIPAA Business Associates – 2013 New Requirements and Responsibilities for Compliance
This webinar will highlight the changes to HIPAA HITECH act and how it affects the role and usual business practices of HIPAA business associates and what they need to do to comply with it. The importance of the business associate agreement, new enforcement penalty structure and the latest plans for audits by HHS OCR will also be discussed in this webinar.
Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 11, Issue 37
October 09, 2013 Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update Volume 11, Issue 37 In This Issue Webcast Focus 10/16/2013 - CSols Webinar: Extending your LabWare LIMS Beyond the Lab Understand the significant business benefits that may be realized by extending your LIMS beyond the Lab. Spend an hour learning how these benefits have been realized through the utilization of a Simplica front-end. Event Focus 10/28/2013 - FAST: Functional Analysis & Screening Technologies Congress October 28-30, 2013, Cambridge, MA With the tremendous expense of bringing new drugs to market, a focus on improving the outcome of first-stage research is critical. Recent evidence confirms…Accelrys Receives Highest Rating in Gartner’s Latest Laboratory Informatics System Report
Accelrys, Inc., a leading provider of scientific innovation lifecycle management software, today announced that Gartner, Inc., the leading provider of research and analysis on the global information technology industry, has rated the company "very high" in a recent report on Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) vendors.
Persistent Systems Attains ISO 13485:2003 Certification, the International Quality Management Systems Standard for Medical Device Software
Persistent Systems (BSE & NSE: PERSISTENT), the global leader in software product and technology services today announced it has been successfully certified according to ISO13485:2003, the international standard for quality management systems for medical devices. The certification bestows official recognition on the company for its quality management system governing software product design, development, testing, enhancement and support for Medical Device Software.
Washington Health System Transitions to eClinicalWorks EHR
eClinicalWorks®, a leader in ambulatory healthcare IT solutions, today announced that Pennsylvania’s Washington Health System (WHS) has selected eClinicalWorks comprehensive electronic health records (EHR) solution for its 87 employed physicians and 21 residents in its Family Practice residency program.
Illumina Launches TruSight One Sequencing Panel
Illumina, Inc. today announced the launch of the TruSight One Sequencing Panel, the industry’s broadest sequencing panel that targets 4,813 genes with known associated clinical phenotypes. Clinical research laboratories can use this panel to expand existing menus, streamline workflows, or create an entire portfolio of sequencing options, with benefits including increased productivity, reduced handling errors, and decreased costs.
Digital PCR Technologies and Tools for Precision Diagnostics
The Second Annual Digital PCR event will bring together industry visionaries and early adopters to discuss digital PCR's capabilities, limitations, and future applications. Researchers will examine applications in cancer biomarker and rare mutation detection, non-invasive fetal DNA analysis, and infectious disease quantification, particularly in HIV. Novel digital PCR devices from startups and academic labs will be showcased. Other topics to be addressed include digital PCR integration with existing technologies, solutions for processing difficult samples as well as increasing sample throughput, and guidelines and best practices for digital detection.
