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| | August 22, 2012
Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update | Volume 10, Issue 33 | | | In This Issue | | Upcoming Webcasts | 10/17/2012 - Mission Possible! How to Measure the Validation Effort for your Project CSols, Inc. Webinar - Mission Possible! How to Measure the Validation Effort for your Project
08/28/2012 - Laboratory Investigation Out-of-Specification Results - Webinar By ComplianceOnline In this 90-minute training on laboratory Out-of-specification (OOS) investigations, you will learn what constitutes an OOS observation, what is the OOS investigation process described in the OOS guidance and steps to be taken in the laboratory in the event of an OOS observation.
08/28/2012 - Laboratory Water Quality This 90-minute course will is designed to help you logically investigate and define the specific quality attributes that your lab water systems need. By attending this training, you will be able to determine the potential deficiencies in your chosen solutions to providing water for your laboratories, rectify them and ensure regulatory compliance.
| | Recent News | 08/22/2012 - Announcing the 2nd Annual SLAS Conference and Exhibition Why should you take part in SLAS2013 – the 2nd Annual SLAS Conference and Exhibition? Because it’s where 4,500 of the best global laboratory science and technology minds -- innovative scientists, engineers, researchers and technologists from academic, government and commercial laboratories -- come together to learn, explore and gain repeatable inspiration from leaders in the field.
08/22/2012 - Matrix Gemini from Autoscribe offers LIMS and ELN functionality Matrix Gemini from Autoscribe provides a complete laboratory data management capability that combines features that would be expected in either a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) or an Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN). This single unified technology means that laboratory managers no longer need to choose between adopting either a LIMS or an ELN, nor do they have to choose both and attempt to integrate both types of system.
08/21/2012 - 2012 and 2013 Spectroscopy Course Schedule PACS Laboratories has provided Spectroscopy Courses and Laboratory Testing Services for 32 years. A wide variety of problems have been solved for clients. PACS has helped clients set-up and maximize Atomic Absorption ICP and AA equipment.
08/21/2012 - WWEM 2012 to focus on the quality of monitoring WWEM 2012, the 5th in a series of highly successful environmental monitoring events, will return to the Telford International Centre on 7th and 8th November 2012 to provide visitors with the latest information on regulations, standards, methods and technologies employed in laboratory, field and process monitoring applications.
08/21/2012 - Leica Biosystems To Acquire Aperio Leica Biosystems announced that an affiliate has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Aperio, a leading provider of ePathology solutions.
08/21/2012 - U.S. Army Licenses Simulations Plus Software Simulations Plus, Inc., a leading provider of simulation and modeling software for pharmaceutical discovery and development, today announced that the U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) Operational Toxicology Department has joined its ever-growing customer base.
| | Upcoming Events | 09/24/2012 - 10th Anniversary Cold Chain & Temperature Global Management Forum The 10th Annual Cold Chain & Temperature Control Global Forum will examine the modern cold chain – including all temperature range products and their regulatory requirements – as well as evolving sectors such as Medical Devices & Diagnostics, Generics, APIs, Clinical and Biologics and cell therapies.
09/10/2012 - Protein Formulation Development Summit Accelerating your protein therapeutic through analytical characterization, formulation development, delivery device selection and container closure Protein formulation development and how to develop an effective, marketable protein drug is a hugely important area for the pharmaceutical industry. Selecting different formulation compositional elements, ensuring minimal aggregation through effective predictive methods and undertaking novel delivery techniques through efficient early preformulation are just a sample of some the areas in need of focus.
08/27/2012 - Big Data - Implications and Opportunities for Healthcare Big Data – Implications and Opportunities for Healthcare will provide insight into technology that enables researchers and doctors alike to use big data technology in a significant and strategic manner while adhering to security and patient privacy regulations.
| | Bid / RFP / RFI Opportunities | 07/10/2012 - Request for Information - Laboratory Information Management System The City of Charlotte, North Carolina is requesting information from software vendors with Laboratory Information Management Systems capable of fulfilling the information management requirements of a NELAP accredited municipal laboratory.
| | LIMS Buyers Guide | 2012 LIMS Buyer's Guide Available for Download  We have finished the release of the 2012 LIMS Buyer's Guide. This new edition provides an updated list of the leading LIMS companies and products along with pricing information for each.Also, new for 2012, we have scoured Youtube and the vendors sites to find product demonstrations of their LIMS software. For each vendor that has product demos, we have posted the links to those demonstrations. The vendors are listed in the order of most demos to least number of demos.To download a free copy of the 2012 LIMS Buyer's Guide, visit: http://www.limsbook.com.
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