FSMA 204 Moved to 2028. Your Retail Customers’ Deadlines Did Not.

The FDA pushed its Food Traceability Rule to July 2028, but Kroger, Walmart, Sam's Club, Albertsons, Target, and KeHE never moved theirs, and most now require traceability data on all foods rather than only listed ones. This breaks down what the retailer requirements actually involve, where an ASN build leaves lab records unjoined, and what to fix first.[Read More]

Lab Portal: Client Sample Submission, Powered by Your ELabELN

At many labs, sample intake still runs on emailed PDFs, phone calls, and requisitions re-keyed by hand. The ELabELN Lab Portal replaces that with a secure, branded site where clients submit requisitions, track live status, and download their reports. Every submission writes straight into the lab's own ELabELN, so there is no second database to reconcile.[Read More]

Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 24, Issue 30

July 27, 2026
Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update

Volume 24, Issue 30

In This Issue

Featured Books

The Ultimate Guide to Smarter Sample Management

This guide explores how modern labs can improve sample management by integrating IoT, automation, and smart tracking systems.

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We are seeking a LIMS Consultant – SampleManager

CSols Inc. is hiring a junior to mid-level SampleManager LIMS configuration developer, remote in the USA or Canada. The role blends configuration and customization work, using Workflows, Forms, C#, and VGL to turn lab and business requirements into working LIMS solutions. Ideal candidates know lab processes, sample lifecycle, and instrument integration.[Read More]

Unlocking AI’s True Potential in Drug Discovery: Why Ontologies Are the Semantic Foundation

Artificial intelligence is transforming pharmaceutical R&D, yet fragmented, inconsistently annotated data across legacy systems limits what AI can reliably deliver. Kalleid casts ontologies as the semantic backbone linking human expertise to machine reasoning, turning scattered knowledge into AI-ready structures that accelerate trustworthy drug discovery.[Read More]

Moving Your Lab Off Google Docs, OneNote, and Spreadsheets (Without Losing the Work You’ve Already Done)

A lab's protocols in Google Docs, data in Excel, notes in OneNote: it works until a reviewer asks about an experiment from fourteen months ago, or the person who owns the file leaves. ELabELN lays out how to move that record into an electronic lab notebook without losing the work already done, and without stopping the lab to do it.[Read More]

Migrating Off Spreadsheets and Access to a LIMS Without Disrupting Active Work

Most labs delay leaving spreadsheets and Access not over cost, but over the fear that switching systems means stopping work. LabLynx explains how a phased migration to a LIMS runs alongside the old setup, moving one workflow at a time so samples keep flowing and the lab never goes dark, while dirty data gets cleaned before anything moves.[Read More]

A Lab Manager’s Guide to ROI from AI

For lab managers who need to justify AI spending, CSols lays out how to identify, measure, and prove both the cost savings and the operational value of AI in the lab. The guide offers cost-avoidance formulas and a Crawl, Walk, Run framework to audit data readiness and build an executive-ready business case for AI expansion.[Read More]

The Strategic Guide to Computer Systems Validation (CSV) in Life Sciences

The FDA's February 2026 guidance on Computer Software Assurance now favors critical thinking and risk over paperwork. Astrix maps out a risk-based approach to Computer Systems Validation that helps life sciences teams reach audit readiness, stay 21 CFR Part 11 compliant, and cut validation cycle times without compromising data integrity.[Read More]

CSols Is Hiring: Remote Business Development Manager (Western/Central US)

CSols, Inc. is hiring a remote Business Development Manager for the Western and Central US. It is a consultative role, acting as a strategic advisor to labs transforming their scientific data management, finding new opportunities and nurturing relationships across informatics strategy, validation, and implementation. Must reside in the territory.[Read More]

Transforming Canadian Energy & Chemical Labs with AI Readiness

CSols walks Canadian energy and chemical labs through building AI readiness, from evaluating data quality and harmonization to unlocking anomaly detection and dashboards in SampleManager v21. Attendees get a practical, incremental path for scaling AI without disrupting daily lab operations, moving from reactive testing toward predictive, data driven decisions.[Read More]

Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 24, Issue 29

July 20, 2026
Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update

Volume 24, Issue 29

In This Issue

Featured Books

The Ultimate Guide to Smarter Sample Management

This guide explores how modern labs can improve sample management by integrating IoT, automation, and smart tracking systems.

…

Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 24, Issue 28

July 13, 2026
Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update

Volume 24, Issue 28

In This Issue

Featured Books

The Ultimate Guide to Laboratory Compliance

Struggling to keep up with lab regulations?

Discover how to turn compliance from a headache into a competitive edge.

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Is Your Lab Actually Ready for AI? The 5-Pillar Data Assessment

Most lab AI projects fail, and not because the algorithms are weak. They fail on messy, siloed data. CSols lays out a 5-pillar framework for AI data readiness and a quick assessment that benchmarks a lab's current infrastructure, scores it, and maps the exact steps to bridge the gap between raw data and AI excellence.[Read More]

Kalleid Announces Premier Sponsorship with PHUSE to Advance Clinical and Nonclinical Data Innovation

Kalleid, a laboratory IT consulting firm serving science since 2014, is now a Premier Sponsor of PHUSE, a leading global forum for data scientists. It is joining the PHUSE Nonclinical Topics Working Group to help shape non-clinical data standards, bridge regulatory requirements, and drive efficiencies from early research through clinical development.[Read More]

What Is a Lab Informatics Platform? Differentiating LIMS, ELNs, and Data Management Systems

The lab informatics landscape is crowded with overlapping terms, and choosing the right platform is now one of a lab's most strategic decisions. Sapio breaks down what a Lab Informatics Platform really is, how it differs from a LIMS and an ELN, and why integrating them into one system is critical for data integrity, compliance, and AI-ready insights.[Read More]

Has Your Lab Outgrown Spreadsheets?

If your team cannot tell which spreadsheet is the latest, whether a sample is done, or where the approval email went, your lab may have outgrown spreadsheets, emails, and manual coordination. As workloads grow, visibility drops and traceability suffers. WebLab offers a smarter alternative for managing critical lab processes.[Read More]

5 Manual Lab Tasks a LIMS Handles For You

Most labs are not replacing an old system, they are running on spreadsheets, paper logs, and a shared drive only one person understands. That works until sample volume climbs or an auditor wants a full history. LabLynx walks through five repetitive tasks a LIMS takes off your team, so analysts spend their day on science instead of data entry.[Read More]

LIMS and Instrument Integration in the AI Era

Legacy data pipelines cannot keep up with modern lab demands, and custom code and dark data create integrity gaps that stall analytics and complicate compliance. Join CSols to explore the shift from brittle, one-way instrument connections to semantic, bi-directional integration, with a practical framework to advance integration maturity and secure your scientific data.…

When Trainees Rotate Out, What Happens to Your Lab’s Knowledge?

Academic labs lose more than a researcher when a trainee moves on, they lose protocols, context, and data no one else can find. This piece explains what continuity actually requires and how ELabELN keeps that knowledge in the lab with protocol versioning, full text search, and unlimited users so onboarding the next rotation student costs nothing.[Read More]
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