Testifying before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health today, Alan Mertz, President of the American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA), expressed concern to lawmakers that additional, duplicative regulation imposed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) would cause a harmful ripple effect throughout the laboratory industry that could hamper diagnostic discoveries and preclude patients from timely access to life saving treatments.

Astrix Technology Group (Astrix) announced today it has launched its SampleManager 11 Upgrade Offer. Consisting of a comprehensive analysis and detailed evaluation, the offer is designed to provide a clear roadmap to guarantee a successful upgrade. SampleManager 11, the latest Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) release from Thermo Scientific, contains many features to improve laboratory efficiency and reduce costs.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Lab Automation Global Market - Forecast to 2020" report to their offering. Laboratory automation involves the process, technology, device and software which enable automated workflow process in the laboratories and thus reduce manual steps and errors. Lab automation incorporates both hardware (devices) and software.

GenoLogics today announced it has been selected by Illumina as the preferred laboratory information management system (LIMS) provider to support HiSeq X Ten sequencing system customers.

September 03, 2014 – PAIN WEEK ApolloLIMS will exhibit at PAIN WEEK 2014. PAINWeek is an annual conference held for practitioners in pain management to assemble for a week of learning and communication.

LabLogic's PET LIMS system PETra is proving to be a global hit following successful installations in Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Singapore, the UK and the US.