Don’t Try Your Luck at a Solo LIMS Selection-Work with an Expert
Everyone feels lucky on St. Patrick’s Day (unless you’re an island-dwelling snake). It takes wisdom, however, to recognize that “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” So, today is your lucky day; this is your opportunity to learn what preparation you need to undertake a successful LIMS selection process. It’s our business to impress upon you, in plain English, the wisdom of working with a consultant in making your LIMS selection. [Read More]
Things to consider while choosing a LIMS Solution in 2023
In today’s global scientific community, laboratories worldwide are recognizing the importance and necessity of implementing a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS). The implementation of a LIMS provides a plethora of advantages to laboratories, including the ability to eliminate paper records, reduce human error, increase precision, streamline data management, improve efficiency, and automate processes. [Read More]
What is Energy Independence and Is It Attainable?
When a US election season is in full swing or gas prices at the pumps start to rise, the discussions among partisan politicians and constituents alike turn to the phrase “energy independence.” But what does energy independence mean, and is it reasonable to expect the United States to ever achieve it? [Read More]
Biorepository Solution
The Biorepository Solution is an implementation and validation accelerator which uses industry-standard features, expertise, and experience to expedite return on investment and reduce project risk.
Learn more about how Thermo Scientific SampleManager software provides industry-leading laboratory, process, and data management capabilities, with the foundation to track and manage samples securely. [Read More]
The benefits of AWS for QLIMS customers
AWS (Amazon Web Services) brings significant benefits to QLIMS customers by providing a secure and scalable cloud-based infrastructure for comprehensive laboratory data management. With AWS, QLIMS users can enjoy easy access to their data from anywhere, powerful computing resources for data processing and a range of security and compliance features to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of their data. [Read More]
Astrix Adds Industry Veteran to Help Drive Next Stage of Growth
Astrix, a market leader in creating and delivering innovative strategies, solutions, and people to the life science community, today announced the appointment of industry veteran John Moran as Vice President of Strategic Clients and Channels. [Read More]
Bridging data management platforms and visualization tools to enable ad-hoc and smart analytics in life sciences
In this 2022 journal article published in Journal of Integrative Bioinformatics, Panse et al. discuss the state of research-based core facilities that share research resources across institutions or organizations, in particular in regards to data and information management. The authors note that the "interdisciplinary nature of such scientific projects requires a powerful and flexible platform for data annotation, communication, and exploration," and the authors—associated with the Functional Genomics Center Zurich (FGCZ)—present B-Fabric, their solution to data and information management in such settings. After providing a brief background, the authors discuss the development and application of B-Fabric at FGCZ, along with lessons learned. They conclude that with systems like B-Fabric, "ad-hoc visualizations and analytics can be realized on top of an integrative platform that captures and processes any kind of data and scientific processes." The platform is also able "to decouple metadata management from data processing and visualization components" while also optimizing specific software software environments for different research areas.
Health Informatics for Better and Safer Healthcare
This is an IsraelX-created course that is released on the edX platform. The introductory eight-week course is designed to help learners "to bridge the current gaps in health informatics education and introduce the major aspects of the field to novice and advanced clinical and technical audiences." The course is free to take. A verified certificate of completion, via a Verified track from IsrealX, is available afterwards for $49 USD. The course stated in March 2023, with the free audit track ending April 17.
Expomed Eurasia 2023
An annual international trade fair for the healthcare industry (formerly LabtechMED Eurasia)…
Webinar: Reimagine your healthcare IT and PACS Journey with Hyperconverged Infrastructure
"Healthcare organizations depend on efficient and resilient technology to manage their clinical imaging workflow. Join Legacy Health and Nutanix to reimagine a better way for hospitals and all healthcare organizations to manage their PACS and CPACS workflow. Learn how Legacy Health innovated with scalable, simple-to-use, highly resilient, intelligent compute, storage, and networking infrastructure and how they improved CPACS performance with a quick code upgrade.
Learning Objectives
During this session, subject-matter experts will discuss:
* How Legacy Health reimagined its clinical imaging technology journey as they sought simplicity of application management and operational efficiencies.
* How Legacy Health and Nutanix addressed the most common clinical imaging and PACS technology challenges.
* How Nutanix ensured excellent Legacy Health end user experience and high availability."
Request for Proposals: Analytical Chemistry Laboratory Services for Environmental Samples
Solicitation #: W912DR23T0002
“The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District requires a service contract to ensure continuity of restoration activities under several environmental regulatory programs. The analytical testing of various environmental samples is often a significant part of these activities.…
Webinar: How Robotic Automation and Machine Vision Can Improve Your Lab’s Throughput, Accuracy, and Traceability
"Whether you operate in a clinical, analytical, or forensic laboratory, throughput, accuracy, and traceability are top concerns, but these priorities often compete with one another. This webinar will explain how robotic automation and machine vision can help laboratories overcome the challenges of worker errors and variability by standardizing work and improving sample tracking and data collection. Attendees will learn how to evaluate their current situation and decide if automation makes sense, determine which processes are the most suitable for automation, and choose a partner that can help them successfully implement a system that meets their specific goals and requirements."
Webinar: Setting the Precedent for Artificial Intelligence and Full Laboratory Automation
"COPAN Diagnostics is pleased to release presentations given at an event held during ASM Microbe 2023. During this popular live event guests learned about the benefits of using technology for improved laboratory results and faster turnaround times. Due to the popularity of the event, requests flooded in for a transcript of the presentation and now you can access these presentations along with live discussion Q&A with the presenters ...
Learning Objectives:
* Discuss new updates in automated digital microbiology and artificial intelligence
* Describe the challenges facing the laboratory which are driving the need for automation
* Review current experiences, research, and data regarding the performance and accuracy of automated disk diffusion susceptibility testing and artificial intelligence and automation in the Microbiology lab"
Semaphore Solutions presents “Clarity LIMS Office Hours”
Are you building a custom workflow and have questions not covered in the documentation or forums? Would you like to talk with leading industry experts in Illumina’s Clarity LIMS?
Semaphore Solutions’ Dr. Mark Luszniak and Katharine Kaye are leading subject matter experts translating complex laboratory workflows into Clarity LIMS. Mark and Katharine have worked cumulatively with hundreds of clients and have respectively 16 and 7 years of experience with Clarity LIMS.
Webinar: Forecasting the Emerging Technologies of the Laboratory of the Future
"This session will review the application of digital imaging, next generation sequencing, and host response diagnostics and the impact of these technologies in the microbiology laboratory of tomorrow. Specifically, this webinar will explore how these technologies may be employed in academic and community hospitals laboratories for the diagnosis of infectious diseases.
A certificate of participation will be granted to each participant based on 1.0 contact hours of instruction toward credit."
Webinar: The past, present, and future of food safety testing
"Food analytical testing is essential for us all, but do you know why? And how can testing labs address current food safety challenges whilst anticipating future concerns?
Through some enlightening interviews with food testing scientists and industry experts, SelectScience®, in partnership with Thermo Fisher Scientific, explores the changes in approach to food safety testing over time, across a wealth of innovative content.
From the foundations of food testing to modern challenges and important technological advancements, we've collated an assortment of content for you in this free SelectScience® Broadcast, covering three key areas of concern: pesticides, mycotoxins, and food contact materials. Presented by SelectScience’s associate editor Cameron Smith-Craig, this broadcast is a first of its kind, in-depth analysis of the current food testing landscape."
Request for Proposal: Genetic Testing and Reporting The Mississippi State Department of Health
Solicitation #: 1301-23-R-RFPR-00003
“The Mississippi State Department of Health – Genetic Services is seeking to establish a contract for the purpose of selecting a qualified laboratory for the right to provide newborn screening laboratory testing and reporting services for Mississippi birthed newborns.…
Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 21, Issue 11
March 15, 2023 Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update Volume 21, Issue 11 In This Issue Featured Books LIMS Selection Guide for ISO/IEC 17025 Laboratories Featured Content Four Data Visualization Tools Applied to Life SciencesData visualization is a crucial element of any life science work, and it is especially important in communicating the work coming out of labs. The ability to explore and mine complex datasets is essential for communicating meaningful conclusions. Life sciences researchers rely on a variety of data visualization tools to help them analyze and interpret their data, including graphs, charts, and other more complex digital representations like…Four Data Visualization Tools Applied to Life Sciences
Data visualization is a crucial element of any life science work, and it is especially important in communicating the work coming out of labs. The ability to explore and mine complex datasets is essential for communicating meaningful conclusions. Life sciences researchers rely on a variety of data visualization tools to help them analyze and interpret their data, including graphs, charts, and other more complex digital representations like artificial neural networks (ANN) and machine learning (ML). In this blog post, we’ll discuss four common data visualization techniques. [Read More]
A LIMS is the Most Valuable Lab Instrument
Starting and operating a laboratory is a vast and challenging undertaking. The right tools and equipment for a laboratory's purpose are essential to the operation. But there is no instrument more valuable than a well-designed laboratory information management system (LIMS) customized to fit your lab's unique workflows and data management procedures. [Read More]
