JusticeTrax LIMS Administrator
SNA International (SNA) is searching for a JusticeTrax Forensic Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) Administrator to support LIMS analysis, upgrade of JusticeTrax, and administration. The JusticeTrax LIMS Administrator will lead a project that partners with SNA staff, client laboratory personnel, client IT personnel, and other supporting groups to maintain and improve the organization’s JusticeTrax-based LIMS.…
Proscia® Granted U.S. Patent for Computer-Implemented Method of Evaluating Medical Images
Proscia, a leading provider of AI-enabled digital pathology software, has been granted a U.S. Patent relating to techniques for evaluating medical images, including whole slide images, in a networked computer environment to streamline pathologist review and accelerate the collection of data to train and validate artificial intelligence (AI) applications.Water Outlook integration added to QLIMS
OnQ Software is pleased to announce the release of our new off the shelf integration to WaterOutlook, an operational data management system, to combine lab results with data from SCADA and field staff.
The addition to our integrations catalogue allows customers to maximise the use and benefits of both LIMS and WaterOutlook by allowing data to transfer securely and easily between the two. They may then use the data to make better decisions while having the peace of mind that the integration is fully supported.
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Considerations for Cloud Hosting Your Laboratory Informatics Systems
Traditional on-premise informatics systems in scientific laboratories are often accompanied by significant operational costs – securing the data, applying patches, providing backup and disaster recovery, hardware maintenance, etc. Public, multi-tenant cloud-based systems accessed “as a service” share infrastructure across several customers and deliver value by managing those systems with shared resources and procedures that drive efficiency. For customers, costs are accrued as a monthly operating expense as opposed to a capital-intensive purchase that requires months of planning.
While the public cloud software as a service (SaaS) model is well established, there are other cloud computing models.
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New Thermo Scientific NanoDrop QC Software Simplifies Sample Quality Control for Industrial Users
Thermo Fisher Scientific today released the Thermo Scientific NanoDrop QC Software for the Thermo Scientific NanoDrop OneC Spectrophotometer. Advanced features enable chemists to measure highly-concentrated samples without dilution.
Configurable LIMS Highlighted at PITTCON
Known for its ease of configurability the latest version of Matrix Gemini LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) from Autoscribe Informatics will be on show at PITTCON 2020. Unique among LIMS vendors every customer LIMS is based on the same software with configurable workflows and screen designs to suit any industry. The graphical configuration tools allow controlled changes to be made to the system without the need for software coding skills (C#, Java etc.), ensuring the business and operational needs of laboratories across a range of industries are met.
Autoscribe Informatics Appoints Nano Life Quest as our LIMS Distributor in Malaysia
Autoscribe Informatics are pleased to announce the appointment of Nano Life Quest SDN BHD as our distributor in Malaysia for the Matrix family of Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) products. Nano Life Quest, based in Shah Alam, Selangor, are one of the fastest growing scientific products distribution companies based in Malaysia.
The role of LIMS in digital transformation strategies
Digital transformation uses digital technologies throughout an organization to fundamentally improve or change how businesses operate and provide value to their customers. Digital transformation may encompass multiple systems and technologies including robotics, workflow automation, advanced data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI) and Cloud technologies. While this may require the implementation of new systems there is great potential for improvement by applying the ideas to existing systems. Digital transformation is a natural extension of the so-called fourth industrial revolution, and as such requires seamless multi-directional flows of data and information from every facet of the business. This creates a data ecosystem characterized by complex relationships. Done correctly this has the potential to link tacit data (data known only to a single person), and group data or tribal data (data known to a limited number people often within a single team) to help create and protect that most valuable resource – corporate knowledge. Nowhere are these ideas more applicable than in the laboratory environment.
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Future Advances in LIMS and ELN Technology
The human construct of time provides us with a frame of reference for discussing a sequence of events. It helps our consciousness make sense of the physical world around us. In some schools of thought, the future doesn’t exist. As scientists, engineers, and laboratory informatics professionals, however, it’s your job to plan for the future, if not to chart a path for getting there.
In the run-up to New Year’s Day, we saw many retrospective takes on what changes the last decade brought. In this blog post, we’ll take a look at some possible advances that the coming decade might bring to the world of laboratory informatics. In almost all of the writing that has already been done about the Lab of the Future, data has a central role. As informatics consultants, we can’t disagree with this assessment.
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Biosero Releases New Green Button Go™ Software that Increases Traceability, Visibility and Compliance in the Lab
Biosero, Inc. will release new Green Button Go™ software products and features, as well as a version that is certified 21 CFR Part 11 compliant, at the 2020 Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening Conference (SLAS 2020) in San Diego, California.Dutch Hospital Expands its Use of Sectra’s Medical Imaging Solution to Include Digital Pathology
Sectra has signed a digital pathology contract with the Dutch hospital Zuyderland MC. A digital pathology workflow makes it possible to access and share images and information between departments and hospitals. Storing, reviewing and sharing digital pathology images increases efficiency in primary diagnostics and improves cancer care by facilitating the handling of complex cases.HighRes Biosolutions and Novo Nordisk partner to transform drug discovery in automated Lab of the Future
HighRes Biosolutions and Novo Nordisk A/S today announced that they will collaborate to design a state-of-the-art robotic platform for high-throughput biologics engineering and characterisation. The integration of a multi-system robotics platform with sophisticated software control architecture will enable a digital transformation and accelerated discovery for Novo Nordisk’s peptide and large molecule therapeutics research.Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 18, Issue 4
January 28, 2020 Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update Volume 19, Issue 3 In This Issue Upcoming Webinars 02/11/2020 - Webinar: Protecting Healthcare Institutions from Cyber Attacks02/27/2020 - Astrix Webinar – Best Practices for Conducting Data Integrity Assessments Journal Articles A security review of local government using NIST CSF: A case studyIn this 2018 article published in The Journal of Supercomputing, Ibrahim et al. present the results of their application of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework to a custom assessment tool for gauging the cybersecurity preparedness of an organization. In this paper, the authors used their…A security review of local government using NIST CSF: A case study
In this 2018 article published in The Journal of Supercomputing, Ibrahim et al. present the results of their application of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework to a custom assessment tool for gauging the cybersecurity preparedness of an organization. In this paper, the authors used their assessment tool to assess a Western Australian government. After discussing the formula involved with the assessment tool and visualization of results using Microsoft Power BI, the authors conclude that using their tool and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, organizations can better "identify the specific people, processes, and technology areas that require improvement" and improve threat mitigation. The authors also cite the user-friendly nature of the framework.
2019 Lab Informatics Year in Review
Since 1995, Astrix Technology Group has been serving the scientific community by helping our customers improve laboratory business processes, source the right talent, and harmonize quality processes by employing the right technology. Our core mission is to build value and trust with the clients we serve, and ultimately help our customers do the important scientific work that improves the world we live in.
2019 was a really great year for Astrix. Over this past year, we doubled our practice servicing federal agencies, reached an important milestone of 750 total employees, and grew by an amazing 34%. Along the way, we added new services, conducted industry surveys, produced helpful white papers and blog posts, sponsored and gave presentations at several important industry conferences, and provided a number of information-packed webinars to support the scientific community. Let’s take a closer look at some of our key contributions and achievements which helped make 2019 such an exciting year for the Astrix family.
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Waters to Acquire Andrew Alliance
Waters Corporation announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Andrew Alliance, an innovator in specialty laboratory automation technology, including software and robotics.Launch of Syngene’s next generation GeneSys image capture software
Syngene is announces its GeneSys software is now available with the addition of new ChemiRapid, Signal Accumulation Calculator (SAC) and Enhanced Image features designed to improve chemiluminescence imaging workflow and quality. The software, available for free download to users of specific Syngene imaging systems, offers picture perfect chemi blot images.CE Mark for PromarkerD Hub
Proteomics International Laboratories Ltd announces it has secured CE Mark registration for the PromarkerD Hub as an IVD medical device (in vitro diagnostic). PromarkerD Hub is a software tool used to calculate the risk of kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes. It forms part of the PromarkerD# test system which is the only test available in the Europe Union (EU) for predicting the onset of diabetic kidney disease (DKD).Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 18, Issue 3
January 21, 2020 Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update Volume 18, Issue 3 In This Issue Upcoming Webinars 01/22/2020 - Computer System Validation – The Big Picture01/28/2020 - Astrix Webinar – Supporting Your Laboratory Informatics Ecosystem with Laboratory Informatics as a Service (LIaaS) Featured Books Laboratory Information Management for Cannabis Quality Assurance Journal Articles One tool to find them all: A case of data integration and querying in a distributed LIMS platformIn this early 2019 journal article published in the journal Database, Grand et al. of the Candiolo Cancer Institute present the fine details of their laboratory information management system (LIMS)…One tool to find them all: A case of data integration and querying in a distributed LIMS platform
In this early 2019 journal article published in the journal Database, Grand et al. of the Candiolo Cancer Institute present the fine details of their laboratory information management system (LIMS) Laboratory Assistant Suite (LAS) for cancer and other genomic research. Citing "a substantial mismatch between the LIMS solutions on offer and the functional requirements dictated by research practice," the authors describe the requirements they had for a LIMS in their institution and how they went about creating it. After describing the data models, functionalities, modular architecture, and its usage, the authors conclude that their LAS, in conjunction with a custom data management module, allows researchers to "execute complex queries without any knowledge of query languages or database structures, and easily integrate heterogeneous data stored in multiple databases," while also resulting in an improvement in data quality, a reduction in data entry and retrieval, and new insights with the enabled data interconnections.
