Why flexible plate mapping matters for therapeutic antibody secondary screens
Therapeutic antibodies are a revolutionary drug class that can treat a wide range of diseases. Secondary screens characterize the functional properties of candidate antibodies, narrowing the pool to those most likely to succeed in clinical trials. The wide range of micro-plate based assays that can test hundreds of variables at once requires accurate and complex plate maps that capture a variety of plate re-array options. Using LIMSense™, a modern LIMS from AduroSys, can ensure you keep track of all of your samples and identify the best antibodies for further development. [Read More]
How Artificial Intelligence (AI) Can Help Technical Writers
Technical writers use several authoring applications to create technical content. They write in Microsoft Word, Adobe FrameMaker, and many content management systems like Madcap Flare. Now, we have another tool to help our writing, the messaging-like app called the AI chatbot (“chatbot”). The chatbot is designed to communicate to end users like a person as it purportedly returns helpful information. [Read More]
What’s New in Molecular Diagnostics?
The field of molecular diagnostics has grown exponentially in recent years, as advancements in DNA testing drive patient interest in understanding how their unique genetic code impacts their overall health and well-being. In this article, we explore the latest trends in the field and how SCC Soft Computer can help laboratories streamline their molecular diagnostics workflows. [Read More]
QLIMS Introduces Exciting Package Updates
In today’s dynamic laboratory landscape, staying ahead of the curve is crucial for providing exceptional services to customers. At OnQ Software, we are excited to announce updates to our QLIMS packages that are designed to empower laboratories with enhanced capabilities and flexibility. [Read More]
Webinar: Phlebotomy Lab Operations
“Phlebotomy and specimen collection services are at the forefront of patient diagnosis. However, more often than not, they are overshadowed by testing laboratories because they deliver the final test results. The focus of this webinar is to highlight key operational metrics that will help you run a successful phlebotomy laboratory service.”…
Webinar: What Does It Take To Be A Food Safety Auditor?
“For many years industry has recognized a need to increase auditing capacity and competence in an efficient manner. Long reliant on a talent pool of retirees’ and their vast years of experience, it’s clear that developing a new source of recruits with fewer years’ experience would require more training and better learning tools to ensure their success in this critical role.…
Autoscribe Focuses on LIMS Lab Automation Using Webinar Format
The topic of digital integration was explored in a recent webinar by Autoscribe Informatics. Interfacing with laboratory instruments and external corporate systems has become an essential part of connecting laboratories in the modern world. This webinar examined how a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) helps laboratories to drive integration with external systems and instruments to reduce costs and better manage their data. [Read More]
Astrix LIMS Tech Brief – SampleManager LIMS™ Barcode Navigation
Thermo Scientific™ SampleManager™ LIMS 21.1 Barcode Navigation allows users to enter data and navigate through SampleManager with a barcode scanner. The following functions can be performed using Barcode navigation. Access this new Tech Brief from Astrix. [Read More]
Redeveloping Abandoned Mines in the US
Mines that have been abandoned pose a long-term threat to public safety, health, and the environment. The AMLER program provides funding for initiatives that use economic and community development to repurpose former coal mining areas. By converting these abandoned or polluted properties into recreation areas, training facilities, agricultural processing facilities, business parks, solar farms, and other uses, the AMLER program provides vital assistance in furthering community rehabilitation. [Read More]
Webinar: Take control of your data and instruments: Your journey starts here
“Digital transformation is a journey driven by the desire to fundamentally improve laboratory working practices by leveraging the latest advances in technology. Whether it be a need to eliminate errors, operate more efficiently, or reach confident results faster, laboratories are focusing more than ever on software.…
Webinar: Quality Control in Medical Laboratories for Beginners
“Quality control in laboratory medicine is a key element for reliable results and therefore patient safety. This webinar will explain the basic steps on how to proceed with quality control procedures as part of your laboratory’s daily routine. Examples will be provided highlighting some of the current challenges medical laboratories face in regard to quality control, and solutions will be presented to help overcome these challenges.…
Request for Proposal: Toxicology Laboratory Information Management System
Solicitation #: BPM037424
“The Maryland Department of Health/Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (MDH/OCME) is issuing this Request for Proposal (RFP) to procure and implement a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) to ensure ongoing accreditation of the toxicology laboratory. A LIMS will allow OCME to produce and maintain the documentation required for International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC) 17025 accreditation, minimizing the impact of the new accreditation standards on turnaround time for toxicology analyses.…
Request for Information: Research Information Technology Capabilities for USAMRDC eIT PMO
Solicitation #: HT9425-23-R-TJB001
United States Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC) Enterprise Information Technology Project Management Office (eIT PMO) “is responsible for providing medical information technology (IT) solutions to USAMRDC in accordance with Department of Defense (DoD), Army, and Defense Health Agency (DHA) Policies and Regulations and in compliance with FDA CFR 21, Part 11.…
Request for Proposals: Statewide Laboratory Testing Services
Solicitation #: 455-23-1017
The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) “seeks analytical laboratory testing services to be performed within RRC Oil and Gas Division Districts throughout the state of Texas including, but not limited to, providing laboratory analytical services in accordance with applicable method protocols, laboratory Quality Assurance Project Plan (‘QAPP’), and all applicable rules and regulations and Laboratory analysis shall be performed in accordance with applicable published standards for analytical methods (i.e.…
Development and national scale implementation of an open-source electronic laboratory information system (OpenELIS) in Côte d’Ivoire: Sustainability lessons from the first 13 years
OpenELIS, a free open-source laboratory information system (LIS) for public health laboratories, has been around since 2012 and continue to garner new adopters. But what of the software more than a decade later? Is it still relevant and updated, and has the software demonstrated elements of sustainability for those who have installed it? In this 2023 paper published in the International Journal of Medical Informatics, He et al. examine these questions and others in a descriptive case study concerning the software's development, adoption, and use in Côte d'Ivoire. After a full introduction, the authors briefly describe their qualitative methods "to describe the implementation and collaboration around OpenELIS and its supporting activities," followed by discussion of the study results and their implications. The authors conclude that through many different efforts, OpenELIS remains relevant more than a decade later. However, those "planning to adapt and nationally scale [such a] LIS may [need to] consider the importance of HIS workforce development, financial sustainability, and institutionalization of government ownership and technical leadership" through their implementation.
Cybersecurity Compliance and System Administration
This is an IBM-created course that is released on the edX platform. The four-week course is designed to help learners "Build the background needed to understand key cybersecurity compliance and industry standards." The course is free to take and requires three to four hours of focus per week. A verified certificate of completion from IBM is available afterwards for $149 USD. The session opened in the spring of 2023, with eligibility for the audit track closing July 10.
Introduction to Cybersecurity
The self-paced six-week course is designed to help learners "gain an overview of the cybersecurity landscape as well as national (USA) and international perspectives on the field." The course is free to take, with a Verified Certificate of completion available for $199. The course requires on average two to five hours a week of effort. It began in the spring of 2023, and the free audit track ends July 24, 2023.
Health Informatics Technology in Population Healthcare Analytics
This is a Doane University-created course that is released on the edX platform. The self-paced three-week course is designed to help learners to better understand "health informatics solutions that answer population health challenges." The course is free to take, with a Verified Certificate of completion available for $149. The course requires on average five to ten hours a week of effort. Additionally, "[t]his course is part of the Certified Lifestyle Medicine Executive MicroMasters program which consists of 9 courses and a capstone exam." Access to the class started in June 2023, with the free audit track closing July 3.
Request for Proposal: Automated Soil Analysis and Processing System
Solicitation #: RFP746072
“Battelle Pacific Northwest Division, as operator of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), manages the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) for the Department of Energy. This scope requires the development and provision of an automated soil analysis and processing (ASAP) system to support ongoing research at EMSL.…
Invitation to Bid: Analytical Testing Services and Reports
Solicitation #: FY23 – 270 – 78
“Scope of Work – To conduct all analytical work for the City of Manchester Environmental Protection Division. The bidder shall provide analytical testing services and reports applicable to US EPA and NHDES protocols. The bidder must supply City of Manchester Environmental Protection Division sample bottles with preservatives, chain of custodies and coolers.…
