Sparta Systems Releases Latest Version of Stratas

Sparta Systems, Inc., an industry pioneer and global leader in enterprise quality management software (EQMS) solutions, today announced the release of Stratas™ 1.6, a secure, efficient, compliant solution that adds value for both manufacturers and their partners by providing a collaborative environment to resolve product quality issues.

Case Study: How Hemacare improved business productivity with QA led Sample Management software implementation

Freezerworks has released a case study detailing the implementation of its sample management software by HemaCare Bioresearch Products and Services to manage the inventory of its high quality blood product material for research.

LIMS In Action At A Radiological, Environmental And Analytical Laboratory

Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) specialist, Autoscribe Informatics, has published a new case study describing the use of the Matrix Gemini LIMS in a major Radiological, Environmental and Analytical Laboratory. The laboratory carries out radioanalytical analysis of environmental samples to provide support for characterisation and independent verification surveys. A LIMS was needed to replace its in-house relational database which could no longer be supported.

Heateflex® Introduces Demeter™ Media Preparation System for Food Microbiology Labs

Heateflex Corporation, a global leader in high-purity industrial heating systems, today introduced a new product, Demeter, designed to streamline the media preparation process in commercial food-testing labs. Demeter automates the traditionally manual, dehydrated media reagent preparation step in a lab for increased testing throughput and accuracy.

Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 13, Issue 44

November 11, 2015      Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update  Volume 13, Issue 44   In This Issue  Articles Does a LIMS really Benefit Management more than Scientists? It is surprising how often we hear scientists/lab technicians claiming that the LIMS only benefits Management. Why do they believe this and how can this belief be corrected in order to attain a successful LIMS project?  Bid / RFP / RFI Opportunities DUE December 10, 2015: Request for Response - Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS3) The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, through the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection…

Sapio Announces Exemplar NGS LIMS 2.0 with Hosted Option

Sapio Sciences has announced the release of Exemplar Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) LIMS 2.0. Exemplar NGS LIMS 2.0 was designed and built from valuable lessons learned working with Sapio’s industry leading NGS customers in both the clinical and research space. Exemplar NGS LIMS 2.0 is also now optionally able to be deployed in a cloud environment instead of installing the software at the client’s premises.

STACS DNA Software Selected by Oakland County Sheriff’s Office for New DNA Lab

STACS DNA Inc., the only DNA sample processing software provider, today announced that the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office has selected STACS-CW Enterprise for its new state-of-the art DNA laboratory.

Asuragen Launches AmplideX® PCR/CE FMR1 Reporter*, a Fully Automated Software Solution for Accurate Sizing of the FMR1 CGG Repeat Region

Asuragen, Inc., a global molecular diagnostics company, announced today the launch of AmplideX® PCR/CE FMR1 Reporter*, an automated software system that reports accurate sizing of the FMR1 CGG repeat region directly from raw capillary electrophoresis data using AmplideX® PCR/CE FMR1 Reagents* and workflow.

LifeLabs Now Offering Panorama™ NIPT in Canada via Natera’s Constellation Software Platform

Natera, Inc., a leader in non-invasive genetic testing and the analysis of circulating cell-free DNA, today announced that LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Services ("LifeLabs"), a leading Canadian laboratory services provider, is now performing the Panorama non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT) at its genetics laboratory in Toronto, leveraging Natera's proprietary technology and Constellation, Natera's cloud-based software platform, for clinical genomic analysis.

JANUARY 25, 2016: 11th Laboratory Informatics Summit

Register by Friday, November 20, 2015 and receive up to US$700 off!
January 25 - 27, 2016 - Philadelphia
Timelines are tighter than ever before and informatics teams must constantly adapt to the changing demands of research science. Furthermore, periodic updates to your systems calls for a comprehensive implementation and integration strategy to ensure compatibility with existing lab systems, and also between multiple different vendors. Learn how to better Implement, Validate, Integrate & Analyze your laboratory data and information systems at the 11th Laboratory Informatics Summit, taking place January 25-27, 2016 in Philadelphia. Download the agenda on the website for further info. See you in Philly!

DUE December 10, 2015: Request for Response – Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS3)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, through the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), is soliciting bids for the acquisition of a new Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS3)

LifeMap Sciences, a Subsidiary of BioTime, and Lab7 Systems Announce Partnership and Launch of Integrated NGS Analysis Solution

LifeMap Sciences, Inc. (“LifeMap”), a subsidiary of BioTime, Inc., andLab7 Systems, Inc., announced today a partnership and launch of an integrated solution in the next-generation genomic sequencing (NGS) field, a multi-billion dollar, rapidly growing global market.

RURO Releases Sciency ELN Cloud

RURO, Inc., a leading LIMS, and other sample management solutions provider announced that its Electronic Lab Notebook solution, Sciency® ELN, is now available as a subscription-based, cloud-hosted software service.

Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 13, Issue 43

November 04, 2015      Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update  Volume 13, Issue 43   In This Issue  Articles Does a LIMS really Benefit Management more than Scientists? It is surprising how often we hear scientists/lab technicians claiming that the LIMS only benefits Management. Why do they believe this and how can this belief be corrected in order to attain a successful LIMS project? I Hate LIMS Why do some people seem to hate LIMS so much? A lot of times, their reasoning comes down to misconceptions. It's time to clear them up.  Bid / RFP / RFI Opportunities DUE December 10, 2015: Request…

Tute Genomics Acquires Knome

Tute Genomics, the leader in clinical sequencing informatics, today announced the acquisition of key assets of Knome, a renowned human-genome interpretation company whose systems and services helped spearhead several of the greatest commercial advancements in modern human genetics.

QIAGEN Expands Clinical Decision Support for NGS in Oncology Labs

QIAGEN N.V. today announced enhancements to its QIAGEN Clinical Insight®(QCI™) clinical decision support solution, which streamlines the annotation, interpretation and reporting of next-generation sequencing results (NGS) for clinical laboratories.
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