Impact of Global Warming on the Fishing Industry
Climate change has the potential to damage marine ecosystems, leaving coastal regions with diminished food supplies and economic instability. The LabLynx ELab LIMS for environmental laboratories enables labs to schedule and manage sample collection, allows for chain of custody tracking, and produces quality control charts and reports. [Read More]
Invitation for Bid: Wastewater and Well Water Testing Contract for Falls Lake State Recreation Area
Solicitation #: 46-DNCR-23-1850
“The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, Falls Lake State Recreation Area, (hereinafter ‘Department’) requires a qualified Vendor to provide wastewater and well water testing. The Vendor shall provide all necessary materials, tools, and equipment.”
Due date: 28 March 2023, 11:30 a.m.…
Webinar: Updates in Autoimmune Neurology: Phenotype-Specific Testing and Avoiding Misdiagnosis
"Autoimmune neurology is a rapidly growing field, with new antibodies, syndromes, and treatment strategies developing every year. While individual antibody-mediated neurologic diseases are rare, autoimmune causes of encephalitis are as common as infectious causes. This presentation provides a brief overview of autoimmune neurology, discusses strategies for testing for these rare diseases, and reviews some of the common pitfalls that can lead to misdiagnosis."
Sources Sought: Platinum Geochemical Analytical Services
Solicitation #: 140G0323Q0092
“The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is conducting market research to determine the availability of qualified businesses capable of providing professional geochemistry analytical laboratory for geochemical analytical services for full platinum group element and gold characterization of 300 deep-ocean ferromanganese crust, manganese nodule, sulfide, phosphorite and sediment samples as described in the attached Statement of Work.”…
Understanding cybersecurity frameworks and information security standards: A review and comprehensive overview
In this 2022 journal article published in Electronics, University Canada West's Hamed Taherdoost presents a narrative literature review of a variety of cybersecurity standards and frameworks as a means to "help organizations select the cybersecurity standard or framework that best fits their cybersecurity requirements." After providing a brief introduction, Taherdoost speaks generally about cybersecurity standards and frameworks, and what they help organizations of all types achieve with their own cybersecurity. The author then goes into greater detail of those standards and frameworks, as well as their supporting documentation. Taherdoost then presents the methodology for his literature review, followed by a discussion of the results of that review. The author concludes that the presented standards and frameworks help organizations "ensure the security of data against cyber threats," though one standard or framework "may not fulfill all the demands of an organization, and it may be necessary to employ a combination of standards in order to ensure security against cyber threats and data loss."
Webinar: Collaborative Development of a PACS-Integrated Quality Control Dashboard
"Regular communication between technologists and radiologists is necessary for maintaining optimal diagnostic image quality throughout a radiology practice. In a large hospital system with multiple sites, this task becomes increasingly difficult without simultaneously causing significant disruptions in the clinical workflow and decreased throughput. Thus, establishing a system for quality control reporting that enables effective communication in a seamless and convenient manner is imperative. Learn about the development of a new integrated system, in collaboration with our PACS vendor, with tools that allow for instant reporting of quality errors and dashboards providing real-time up-to-date quality data across our hospital system, directly accessible from PACS. To date, 8,167 quality reports have been logged in our new system with roughly 355 submissions per month. Early user engagement and consensus feedback among radiologists and technologists have been positive suggesting an overall improvement from prior systems. Based upon the October 2022 of the Collaborative Development of a PACS-Integrated Quality Control Dashboard, JDI article, this webinar will help inform other imaging enterprises seeking to improve quality control reporting within their clinical practice."
Request for Information: Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) for The Canadian Grain Commission
Solicitation #: 100001 – LIMS – CGC – Stage 2 – RFI
“The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) is a federal government department that administers the provisions of the Canada Grain Act (CGA). The object of the Commission (as set out in the CGA) is, “…in the interests of the grain producers, establish and maintain standards of quality for Canadian grain and regulate grain handling in Canada, to ensure a dependable commodity for domestic and export markets.”…
Request for Quotes: Drinking Water Surveillance
The 48th Fighter Wing, 100th Air Refueling Wing, and 501st Combat Support Wing is required to ensure safe and potable water via sampling and surveillance in accordance with the current FGS-UK. Manpower to receive sampling kits, collect samples, and return to an assigned laboratory is readily available. What is not readily available are sampling kits, laboratory equipment, and technical expertise to analyze the samples.Webinar: Advances in Diagnostic Testing for the Bacteria, Viruses, and Parasites Behind Infectious Gastroenteritis
"To bring clinical laboratory leaders up to date about the challenges of infectious gastroenteritis and diagnostic testing, Dark Daily will host an educational webinar Thursday, March 23, 2023, at 1 p.m. Eastern, featuring Davidson Hamer, MD, from the Boston University School of Public Health and Chobanian and Avesidian School of Medicine.
What You'll Learn
* Overview of infectious gastroenteritis for reference laboratory, physician office, and nurse leaders
* Why identifying cause of infectious gastroenteritis is difficult (causes and spread)
* Advances in molecular diagnostics for infectious gastroenteritis compared to traditional culture and microscopy procedures (testing methods)
* New perspectives in the clinical utility of limited sets of pathogenic targets"
Webinar: Patient Blood Management: The Why, or Better Yet, Why Not?
"The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged all member states to implement Patient Blood Management (PBM) as the global standard of care. PBM is evidence-based practice which includes management of anemia, optimization of hemostasis, and utilizing multidisciplinary strategies to provide better patient outcomes with a truly patient-centered approach. PBM cannot be successful without a multidisciplinary team. Laboratory professionals possess a special skill set which augments PBM practice and must be a part of a comprehensive PBM program.
Learn about PBM and how you are poised to play a key role in solidifying PBM at your institution."
Webinar: Food Safety Tech Hazards Series: Preparing for and Responding to Contamination Events
"Despite best practices and vigilance, foodborne illness-causing pathogens will enter your facility. When they are detected, next steps are key to preventing contaminated foods from reaching consumers. In this [two-hour] webinar, we will look at how businesses can prepare for contamination events, and how to respond when an event occurs."
Request for Information: Laboratory instrumentation/analyser middleware software
Solicitation #: CHI 10032023
Children Health Ireland requires “a laboratory instrumentation/analyser middleware software to interface between laboratory instruments (and manufacturer middlewares) and CHIs Laboratory Information System – Epic Beaker. CHI requires an undertaking to interface with any manufacturer laboratory instrument type and proven, muti-project experience of doing so with Epic Beaker …
The purpose of this PIN Request For Information is to inform CHI as to possible solutions available from vendors in the market.…
Astrix Webinar – Solving Technical Challenges of Transitioning from On-Premises Server to Cloud Services for Empower 3 CDS
As organizations seek to modernize their IT infrastructures and move to the cloud, there are a number of technical challenges that need to be addressed. One of these challenges is the process of moving a chromatography data system like Waters Empower 3 CDS from an on-premises server to a cloud-based service. A successful migration to the cloud can result in increased scalability, flexibility, and accessibility of the chromatography data system, as well as improved collaboration and cost savings for the organization.
Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 21, Issue 12
March 22, 2023 Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update Volume 21, Issue 12 In This Issue Featured Books LIMS Selection Guide for Food Safety and Quality Featured Content A LIMS Mitigates Risks for Paper-Based LabsMaintaining a paper-based system poses several risks to your lab including unintelligible, unreachable, rigid data that is difficult to share, store, and secure. A laboratory information management system (LIMS) is the solution to a paper-based laboratory’s challenges and risks. [Read More] Key Success Factors in Laboratory Instrument ManagementIn today’s fast-paced world, laboratories are expected to produce research at a rapid rate. All too often, organizations attempt to…
A LIMS Mitigates Risks for Paper-Based Labs
Maintaining a paper-based system poses several risks to your lab including unintelligible, unreachable, rigid data that is difficult to share, store, and secure. A laboratory information management system (LIMS) is the solution to a paper-based laboratory’s challenges and risks. [Read More]
Key Success Factors in Laboratory Instrument Management
In today’s fast-paced world, laboratories are expected to produce research at a rapid rate. All too often, organizations attempt to face this challenge by simply purchasing faster, newer instruments and overlook the keys to successfully getting the most out of their investments – automation and instrument management. To maximize the efficiency and utilization of equipment and instruments while minimizing risk and waste, it is crucial that automated laboratories efficiently manage their laboratory equipment lifecycle through every phase...[Read More]
Streamlining Data-Intensive Scientific Workflows and Supply Chains Through FAIR Data, Data Models, and Applications
With increasingly complex manufacturing and supply chains in the life sciences, there is a requirement for flexible and extensible tools to support data management. Through partnership, L7 Informatics and SciBite are leveraging FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) to deliver an ontology-backed data unification solution to address this unmet and growing need. This connection, and use of both systems, will help you end up making use of your data, and providing limitless data intelligence. [Read More]
Save Time and Effort with Agilent SLIMS predefined configurations
Agilent SLIMS was developed to facilitate you digital transformation. SLIMS uses a modular approach to support any type of lab and integrate with laboratory equipment. To make setup even easier, we have prepackaged configurations to install from the SLIMS Store to save you time and money during the process. [Read More]
