Webinar: Elevate Your Lab: How to Choose the Right LIMS Solution
“Every organization has unique needs regarding its laboratory processes, workflows, and overall mission. When considering ways to meet those needs, an organization must evaluate the potential resources they can implement, from laboratory instrumentation to software solutions. The goal is to add value and increase optimization.…
LAB-SUPPLY 2024 Regional Fair – Münster
An annual regional trade fair for instrumental analytics, laboratory technology, laboratory chemicals, and biotechnology…
Digitalization concepts in academic bioprocess development
In this 2024 paper published in the journal Engineering in Life Sciences, Habich and Beutel review the potential technological transformation processes that await the academic bioprocess laboratory, moving from paper-based workflows to electronic ones. Noting multiple challenges facing these academic labs, the authors look at multiple laboratory informatics and automation technologies in the scope of the FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable) data principles, standardized communication protocols, digital twins, and more. After going into detail about these and other related technologies (including electronic laboratory notebooks and laboratory information management systems), the authors present digitalization strategies for academic bioprocess labs. They conclude that "when supported by digital assistants, using connected devices, more intuitive user interfaces, and data gathering according to FAIR data principles, academic research will become less time consuming and more effective and accurate, as well as less prone to (human) error." They add that experiment reproducibility, instrument integration, and other aspect also benefit, though no one-size-fits-all approach exists for these labs.
Webinar: Key Strategies to Improve the Efficiency of Your Biobank
“Laboratories and facilities worldwide, regardless of scale, are consistently striving to enhance biobanking standards and practices to preserve sample quality. In this webinar, Ila Bharati Summitt, sustainability program manager at My Green Labs, and Amy Armstrong, senior product manager, and Wilfredo Marin, senior applications specialist, from Thermo Fisher Scientific will delve into innovative and economical product technologies and storage methods aimed at optimizing sample security, traceability, and operational efficiency.”…
Request for Proposal: LIMS System for Forensic Science
Solicitation #: JUS-RFP24-0224GW
“The State of Montana, State Procurement Bureau, on behalf of the Department of Justice, Forensic Sciences Division, is issuing this Request for Proposal (RFP) to provide a comprehensive laboratory information management system (LIMS). A more complete description of the service is provided in the Scope of Services document within the Prerequisites tab.…
LabWare 2024 North America Customer Education Conference
An annual LabWare customer education conference for the North American region…
Invitation to Quote: Toxicity Testing, Whole Effluent
Solicitation #: 24-0242-ITQ
“Chronic testing must be conducted at South Cross Bayou Water Reclamation Facility (SCBWRF), 7401 54th Ave North, St. Petersburg, FL 33709, at least once every three (3) months as specified in the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit.…
Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 22, Issue 16
April 18, 2024 Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update Volume 22, Issue 16 In This Issue Featured Books The Complete Guide to LIMS and Laboratory Informatics - 2024 Edition Featured Content Does the LabLynx ELab LIMS offer automatic and customizable reporting?While manual reporting is possible, it can be time-consuming and error-prone. A LIMS with automatic and customizable reporting features offers several benefits. The LabLynx ELab LIMS allows labs to generate reports automatically based on predefined templates and event triggers. Reports can also be customized to meet their needs, such as incorporating your lab’s logo and unique graphics, selecting the data fields…Does the LabLynx ELab LIMS offer automatic and customizable reporting?
While manual reporting is possible, it can be time-consuming and error-prone. A LIMS with automatic and customizable reporting features offers several benefits. The LabLynx ELab LIMS allows labs to generate reports automatically based on predefined templates and event triggers. Reports can also be customized to meet their needs, such as incorporating your lab’s logo and unique graphics, selecting the data fields to include, defining the layout, and choosing the output format. [Read More]
Three Ways AI (Artificial Intelligence) is Being Used to Streamline Clinical Trials
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been continuously integrated into the field of clinical research. A formerly time-consuming workflow has now been shifted into an efficient process with lowered cost, less labor and improved clinical trial outcomes. As society shifts into a technology and digital driven era, it is important to see how this can be leveraged within clinical trials. We will take a look at 3 prominent ways that AI has been streamlining the clinical trial process since the shift into the digital age. AI in clinical trials will continue to become a dominant theme among clinical technology and strategy professionals for the foreseeable future. [Read More]
STARLIMS Unveils Advanced Analytics 2.0
We are thrilled to announce the launch of STARLIMS Advanced Analytics 2.0, our new Advanced Analytics platform that allows customers to make critical decisions faster with better data. With a more powerful analytics engine and new capabilities like natural language processing (NLP), Advanced Analytics 2.0 will help customers make better, data-driven business decisions that improve laboratory operations and allow their organizations to drive revenue faster. [Read More]
Benefits of Digitally Connected QA Lab
The promises of digital transformation for laboratories are significant. As well as enhanced processes for laboratory technicians and analysts, there’s a raft of broader business benefits too like remote working capabilities and better turnaround times. Start by building the foundations to do basics brilliantly, then accelerate your transformation with data-driven insights and emerging technologies including automation and artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline workflows and shift from a reactive to predictive quality assurance (QA). [Read More]
Nextcloud.com and Laboratory Informatics
Nextcloud is a potentially useful solution to laboratory informatics. It removes the operating system from being a limiting factor in conducting lab work, provides levels of security missing in popular operating systems (except UNIX), and includes tools for personnel communications that could improve the ability of labs to carry out their work. However, it's likely best used in tandem with a system like a laboratory information management system (LIMS) and instrument data system (IDS). This article examines the current state of the open-source Nextcloud and how it could be applied to laboratory operations. [Read More]
Haga Hospital laboratory extends contract with Clinisys for 10 years
The Haga Hospital in The Hague (The Netherlands), and Clinisys have been working together for 20 years. And the hospital intends to continue this cooperation for quite a while: in July, it signed a new framework agreement with Clinisys for another 10 years. But this doesn’t mean that everything will remain the same. In fact, a lot is going to happen over the next two years. As a first step, the laboratory is planning to upgrade its GLIMS Laboratory Information System (LIS). Then, it will connect a new laboratory and completely redesign the LIS. [Read More]
Webinar: NCBI Pathogen Detection: Part 2 – Advanced Pathogen Detection Concepts Live
“In this webinar, we will provide advanced concepts of the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Pathogen Detection system which integrates sequence and associated metadata for foodborne and other pathogen surveillance activities.
This session will provide an introduction to functions to tools used to analyze sequence data, and a description of the Pathogen Detection Pipeline process.…
Webinar: Navigating Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Complexity in Healthcare: A Smarter Path to Secure Application Delivery
“Join us as we delve into the complexities and challenges of managing hybrid/multi-cloud application delivery environments. Our experts will address cost and operational management as well as the technical hurdles that businesses face, shedding light on common pitfalls and misconceptions.
More importantly, we’ll offer actionable insights and strategies to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and streamline operations across hybrid and multi-cloud platforms.…
analytica Anacon India – Mumbai
An annual international trade fair for laboratory technology, analysis, and biotechnology…
India Lab Expo 2024 – Mumbai
An annual trade show on laboratory and bioinformatics…
Webinar: Informatics and the modern clinical laboratory: How to work with your hospital information technology team
“Clinical laboratories often interact their information technology (IT) department, especially when installing new instruments, adding new tests to the menu, defining critical values, analyzing ordering patterns, and developing clinical decision support (CDS) for test orders and results. Despite the need to work closely together, medical laboratory professionals may feel uncomfortable approaching IT, delaying potential improvements in laboratory workflows and patient care.…
Request for Information: Laboratory Information Management System with Biobanking and ELN Functionality
Solicitation #: 2024010108
“The University of British Columbia (UBC), The Wellington Laboratory invites qualified vendors to submit proposals for a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) with integrated biobanking features, Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN), and Workflow Tracking functionalities. The Wellington Laboratory is a dynamic research facility housing both clinical and preclinical teams.”…
