Posted on August 31, 2026
By Brandon Holland
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August 31, 2026
Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update
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Volume 24, Issue 35
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Comprehensive Guide to Developing and Implementing a Cybersecurity Plan
 Uncover the ultimate roadmap to safeguard your lab’s valuable data from sophisticated cyber threats. Harnessing the power of a well-configured Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), this guide details top-notch cybersecurity measures like access control, encryption, audit trails, and vulnerability management to ensure data integrity and regulatory compliance.
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Posted on August 27, 2026
By SciY
Blog, Featured Content
Spreadsheets, emails, repeated data entry, and manual approvals may work for a while, but they often become barriers as laboratory operations grow. If your team spends too much time tracking status, searching for information, or managing disconnected processes, it may be time for a different approach.
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Posted on August 27, 2026
By CSols Inc.
Blog, Featured Content
LIMS upgrades can take anywhere from 1–18+ months, depending on scope, resources, and lab-specific requirements. This blog explores the key factors that drive delays and practical strategies to accelerate execution, including data cleaning, out-of-the-box functionality, dedicated backfill staff, and risk-based Computer Software Assurance (CSA).
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Posted on August 27, 2026
By Astrix Technology Group
Blog, Featured Content
The FDA and EMA’s 2026 Good AI Practice principles establish a framework for responsible AI use across the drug product life cycle. Regulatory Affairs is uniquely positioned to lead AI governance while ensuring GxP compliance, data integrity, and regulatory confidence. The challenge: accelerating AI adoption while meeting evolving compliance standards.
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Posted on August 27, 2026
By Kalleid
Blog, Featured Content
Our team attended the July 29, 2026 PHUSE webinar, “Building a Trustworthy RWD Analytic Platform,” presented by SAS. The session highlighted modern RWD/RWE architecture considerations. Below is our perspective on the webinar’s key themes and how Kalleid supports validation of RWD analytics environments, with a focus on reproducible, compliant, transparent, and audit-ready outputs.
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Posted on August 27, 2026
By Kalleid
Blog, Featured Content
Modern drug discovery relies on vast amounts of proprietary data, making R&D environments prime targets for cyber threats. Protecting genomics, screening, clinical, and AI-driven systems requires more than traditional defenses. Domain-aware cybersecurity is essential for safeguarding IP, data integrity, and research continuity.
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Posted on August 24, 2026
By LabLynx
Blog, Featured Content
A LIMS is easy to buy but difficult to implement. Success depends on decisions made early—often before a contract is signed. A LIMS makes the sample the unit of record, linking every transfer, method, instrument reading and approval in a traceable history. How well it works ultimately depends on four key decisions made before purchase.
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Posted on August 24, 2026
By ELabELN
Blog, Featured Content
Lab automation pays when a task is high volume, low judgement and methodologically stable. When any condition is missing, exceptions can erase the savings. That’s why candidate selection matters more than technology choice. Labs often prioritize tasks by how annoying they are—a poor predictor of automation’s return.
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Posted on August 24, 2026
By Brandon Holland
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August 24, 2026
Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update
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Volume 24, Issue 34
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Comprehensive Guide to Developing and Implementing a Cybersecurity Plan
Uncover the ultimate roadmap to safeguard your lab’s valuable data from sophisticated cyber threats. Harnessing the power of a well-configured Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), this guide details top-notch cybersecurity measures like access control, encryption, audit trails, and vulnerability management to ensure data integrity and regulatory compliance. | | |
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Posted on August 21, 2026
By CSols Inc.
Blog, Featured Content
This white paper explores common data visualization techniques for biotechnology and pharmaceutical laboratory settings, with examples of how different data sets can be communicated visually. Designed for stakeholders in Canada, it provides practical ideas for presenting complex laboratory information clearly and enabling faster understanding at a glance.
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Posted on August 21, 2026
By Astrix Technology Group
Blog, Featured Content
As FDA’s QMSR became mandatory in 2026, biopharma organizations face growing pressure to modernize and securely migrate laboratory data. This article outlines a regulatory-first framework for validated, AI-ready data migration that protects data integrity, minimizes downtime, supports evolving LDT oversight, and reduces compliance and breach risks.
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Posted on August 21, 2026
By Kalleid
Blog, Featured Content
Drug discovery has evolved from an empirical, wet-lab discipline into a data-driven enterprise powered by AI, genomics, CRISPR, and multi-omics. As life sciences harness massive datasets to accelerate discovery, a key challenge remains: finding analytics talent with the specialized expertise needed to turn data into breakthroughs.
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Posted on August 19, 2026
By CSols Inc.
Past Events, Webinars
Needs assessments alone no longer carry a digital transformation. CSols senior consultant Alexios Chronis explains why data, not any single system, belongs at the center of an informatics strategy, and how to build a technical framework that scales without over engineering. Attendees learn to separate high value needs from costly wants.
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Posted on August 17, 2026
By CSols Inc.
Blog, Featured Content
CSols is hiring a Junior to Mid-level SampleManager LIMS Configuration SME/Developer (Remote, US or Canada) with Business Analyst experience. The role involves gathering client requirements, configuring SampleManager LIMS (Workflows, Forms, C#, VGL), integrating instrumentation and systems, and providing user training and support.
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Posted on August 17, 2026
By Kalleid
Blog, Featured Content
Kalleid's case study shows how 3 embedded engineers helped a global biopharma tackle data fragmentation and slow target evaluation by building an agentic AI platform. Results included Okta authentication, expanded discovery criteria, multi-specific visualization tools, and an LLM testing framework.
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Posted on August 17, 2026
By Astrix Technology Group
Blog, Featured Content
Astrix outlines the shift from siloed clinical operations to a unified, interoperable stack built on four pillars: EDC, CTMS, eTMF, and IRT. With ICH E6(R3) and CSA-style validation reshaping compliance expectations, the guide covers decentralized trials, ALCOA+ data integrity, and AI governance for 2026.
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Posted on August 17, 2026
By SciY
Blog, Featured Content
For small and medium-sized laboratories, the benefits of a LIMS are often immediate: fewer duplicate entries, less time spent chasing sample status, faster reporting, more consistent execution, and stronger audit readiness. Want to build the business case? Our experts can help you create a personalized analysis tailored to your lab’s needs.
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Posted on August 17, 2026
By CSols Inc.
Blog, Featured Content
MODA-EM transforms lab environmental monitoring from a compliance burden into a strategic advantage, enabling paperless data collection, real-time trending, and instrument integration. CSols highlights where expert laboratory software consulting boosts implementation, ensures regulatory compliance, and streamlines reporting for QC microbiology teams.
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Posted on August 17, 2026
By Brandon Holland
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August 17, 2026
Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update
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Volume 24, Issue 33
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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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Posted on August 12, 2026
By Astrix Technology Group
Past Events, Webinars
Implementing AI and digital transformation in the lab often meets resistance rooted in established practices and workflows. This Astrix session shares proven strategies to overcome it and drive lasting adoption: piloting with small groups, refining with feedback, scaling with executive sponsorship, and reinforcing both people and process.…
