How Much Does Not Having a LIMS Cost?
The topic of the “cost of LIMS” or the “true cost of LIMS” or “saving costs with LIMS”, have all been previously discussed in a number of forums and mediums (blogs, white papers, webinars, videos, etc.). Interestingly, these discussions tend to focus on hard costs and measurable cost savings with only the occasional reference to non-monetary costs or qualitative measures. What has not been fully explored is the converse of this concept of the cost of implementing a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS). That is, what is the cost of notimplementing a LIMS in a lab organization?
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CloudLIMS December Newsletter is out!
CloudLIMS December 2018 newsletter contains information about our latest releases, including a Blog Post, Version Releases and Feature Enhancements news.Biomax Informatics launches the NeuroXM™ Brain Science Suite
Biomax Informatics AG announced the launch of its latest product, the NeuroXM™ Brain Science Suite, this week at the Biomax-ETRI Symposium on Cognitive Brain Informatics held in Planegg, Germany. Following a successful early-adaptor program, the company launched the NeuroXM suite of tools and features for working with multimodal high-dimensional brain data ready for clinical use.MathWorks Introduces Sensor Fusion and Tracking Toolbox
MathWorks today introduced Sensor Fusion and Tracking Toolbox, which is now available as part of Release 2018b. The new toolbox equips engineers working on autonomous systems in aerospace and defense, automotive, consumer electronics, and other industries with algorithms and tools to maintain position, orientation, and situational awareness.Autoscribe Informatics Appoints New LIMS Distributor in Bangladesh
Autoscribe Informatics has appointed Labcom Technology as distributor in Bangladesh for the Matrix family of Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) products. Labcom Technology is a leading consultant and supplier to the laboratory scientific instrument industries and ICT industries in Bangladesh, with a strong customer base in both industrial and educational sectors.
Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 16, Issue 50
December 19, 2018 Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update Volume 16, Issue 50 In This Issue Journal Articles Open data in scientific communicationIn this brief paper published in Folia Forestalia Polonica, Series A – Forestry, Dorota Grygoruk of Poland's Forest Research Institute presents the development of the open data concept within the context of Poland and other countries, while also addressing how data sharing and management is challenged by the paradigm. Grygoruk first defines the open data and open access concepts and then describes how policy in Poland and the European Union has been adopted to specify those concepts within institutions.…Open data in scientific communication
In this brief paper published in Folia Forestalia Polonica, Series A – Forestry, Dorota Grygoruk of Poland's Forest Research Institute presents the development of the open data concept within the context of Poland and other countries, while also addressing how data sharing and management is challenged by the paradigm. Grygoruk first defines the open data and open access concepts and then describes how policy in Poland and the European Union has been adopted to specify those concepts within institutions. The author then analyzes the challenges of implementing data sharing inherent to research data management, including within the context of forestry informatics. The conclusion? The "organizational and technological solutions that enable analysis" are increasingly vital, and " it becomes necessary for research institutions to implement data management policies," including data sharing policies.Bay Labs Announces Collaboration with Edwards Lifesciences to Utilize AI Software to Improve Heart Disease Detection
Bay Labs, a medical technology company at the forefront of applying artificial intelligence (AI) to cardiovascular imaging, announced today a collaboration with Edwards Lifesciences focused on improving the detection of heart disease.Build vs. Buy LIMS
Post-genomic era led to a generation of large volumes of data, making it necessary for laboratories to modernize their approach for managing and tracking data. As a result, an increasing trend is observed in laboratories to switch their laboratory operations from paper records to a technologically powerful and secure Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).Laura for PET – the “go-to” chromatography software at MSKCC
The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York City, the world’s oldest and largest private cancer center, uses Laura for PET, LabLogic's PET/SPECT radiochromatography data collection and analysis software.Why System Requirements are an Essential Part of Your Informatics Project
Laboratory informatics projects can be extremely complex and costly. LIMS projects, for example, require large investments of money, resources and time – costing anywhere from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars, while requiring hundreds to thousands of resource hours, to implement. Given the financial, regulatory and operational risk to your organization that a laboratory informatics project represents, it is imperative that you get the project right the first time.
One of the keys to a successful laboratory informatics project is the development of a comprehensive set of functional and technical requirements for the system in question. Properly developed requirements are critical to guide and inform many different aspects of a successful informatics project. Too often, companies fail to do the necessary work in this area and end up deploying a system that fails to realize the potential business benefits that served as motivation for the project in the first place.
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Factors to Consider When Choosing Between an On-Premise, Managed Hosting, or SaaS LIMS
Laboratory information management systems (LIMS) capabilities have expanded dramatically in recent years in order to better serve scientific laboratories. As LIMS technology has changed, so has the number of factors that need to be considered when choosing the best LIMS for your laboratory.
A variety of different architectures are now available for modern LIMS, and these different architectures determine the way LIMS are installed, managed and utilized. Key factors to consider when selecting a LIMS is the type of architecture that is best aligned with your business goals, as well as the standards your organization’s IT group has established for IT architecture.
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User Requirements Workshops Bring Added Benefits
Defining user requirements is not only one of the most important aspects of purchasing a LIMS but frequently one of the most challenging. If it is not dealt with in sufficient detail, it can impact the quoted costs and lead to complications and delays at the later stages of the project. Recognizing the importance of this, we have undertaken a number of user requirement workshops in recent months with prospective customers.
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TrendMiner Continues to Expand with Latest Software Release 2018.R2
TrendMiner has expanded its advanced self-service analytics capabilities with ContextHub, a new central location for starting a time-series data analytics journey based on contextual information captured, entered or imported from a wide variety of sources.Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 16, Issue 49
December 12, 2018 Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update Volume 16, Issue 49 In This Issue Journal Articles Simulation of greenhouse energy use: An application of energy informaticsIn the inaugural issue of the journal Energy Informatics, Watson et al. of the University of Georgia - Athens provide research and insight into how databases, data streams, and schedulers can be joined with an information system to drive more cost-effective energy production for greenhouses. Combining past research and new technologies, the authors turn their sights to food security and the importance of developing more efficient systems for greater sustainability. They conclude that an…Simulation of greenhouse energy use: An application of energy informatics
In the inaugural issue of the journal Energy Informatics, Watson et al. of the University of Georgia - Athens provide research and insight into how databases, data streams, and schedulers can be joined with an information system to drive more cost-effective energy production for greenhouses. Combining past research and new technologies, the authors turn their sights to food security and the importance of developing more efficient systems for greater sustainability. They conclude that an energy informatics framework applied to controlled-environment agriculture can significantly reduce energy usage for lighting, though "engaging growers will be critical to adoption of information-systems-augmented adaptive lighting."
Common Mistakes in Computer System Validation
Modern scientific laboratories increasingly rely on computerized informatics systems (e.g., LIMS, ELN, CDS, etc.) to process and manage data. To ensure product safety and effectiveness, it is important for these systems to be validated in a process known as computer system validation (CSV) to confirm the accuracy and integrity of processed data.
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Top 4 Reasons to Implement a LIMS
Laboratory organizations have a myriad of reasons for choosing to implement a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS). The key reasons can vary dramatically depending upon the industry and type of science being conducted in the laboratory as well as the type of laboratory to be automated and managed with the LIMS. That being said, we have compiled our top four reasons that drive organizations to implement a LIMS include.
