September 05, 2013      
Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update

 Volume 11, Issue 32

 

In This Issue

 Webcast Focus

09/18/2013 - CSols Webinar: Lab Informatics and FSMA Compliance

This one's for the Food & Beverage Industry: We'll be taking a look into the passing of the Food Safety Modernization Act and how the FDA has significantly heightened the requirements for all companies who produce, manufacture, process, pack, transport, or hold food.
 Event Focus

10/28/2013 - FAST: Functional Analysis & Screening Technologies Congress

October 28-30, 2013, Cambridge, MA With the tremendous expense of bringing new drugs to market, a focus on improving the outcome of first-stage research is critical. Recent evidence confirms the need for innovative screening systems utilizing assay design on three-dimensional tissue models and phenotypic models. This functional analysis will allow for more accurate biological response. Cambridge Healthtech Institute is pleased to introduce FAST: Functional Analysis & Screening Technologies Congress to bring together drug research and development teams for practical discussion, solutions and case studies for refining these first-stage drug discovery methods.
 Bid / RFP / RFI Opportunities

08/22/2013 - Request for Proposal - Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)

The University of Montana ("University") is seeking a contractor to provide LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) for Flathead Lake Biological Station Freshwater Research Lab (FRL)
 Recent News

09/04/2013 - SLAS Expands Global Operations with New Office in Europe

The Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) is proud to announce the opening of the Society’s European office in Brussels, Belgium. The SLAS Europe office becomes the Society’s third on three different continents, joining operations in Shanghai, China, and SLAS Global Headquarters in suburban Chicago, Illinois, USA.

09/04/2013 - Biobank Data Management

Autoscribe will be showing the Matrix Gemini Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) at ESBB 2013. This provides a highly configurable environment that needs no custom coding and is suitable for all aspects of biobank and biorepository management in biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical research. A data management solution can be designed quickly to represent exact user requirements in terms of workflows, screen designs, menu designs, terminology, report designs and much more.

09/04/2013 - Matrix Gemini Offers Both LIMS And Business Quality Management

Autoscribe will be showing the Matrix Gemini Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) at Lab Innovations 2013. However, Matrix Gemini is much more than an easily configurable LIMS for applications in a wide variety of laboratories including, food, pharmaceutical, chemicals, veterinary, healthcare, and environmental information management systems. It also provides a systematic quality management resource for tracking, storage, auditing and reporting of data across all segments of a business or company.

09/04/2013 - RURO Adds Critical Level Monitoring Functionality to its Transgenic Animal Management Software ezColony.

RURO, Inc., a developer of research software and inventory solutions introduces a second additional module to its ezColony software. Developed specifically for growing breeding and transgenic laboratories, the Advanced Alerts Module allows users to send custom notifications to designated contacts, such as when animal count falls below a pre-defined level. This critical level monitoring makes tracking animal lines and breeding or replenishment order timing even easier.

09/03/2013 - Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program Announces Decision to Acquire COPAN's WASPLab, the Next Generation Full Laboratory Automation and Digital Bacteriology System

The Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program, one of the largest lab networks in Canada, serving more than 1.4 million residents across the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Local Health Integration Network (HNHB LHIN), announced today the decision to purchase COPAN's WASPLab, the latest generation of full laboratory automation and digital microbiology system. Installation is scheduled for the last quarter of 2013 at Hamilton General Hospital.

09/03/2013 - Lab7 Systems Launches BioBuilds, SeqSigma, and DashO3 to Accelerate and Streamline Genomic Data Processing

Lab7 Systems, Inc., announced today that it has released a free software toolkit and new service offerings for the next-generation DNA sequencing (NGS) bioinformatics community, along with the latest beta version of its Lab7 Dashboard. BioBuildsTM is a reference collection of Open Source bioinformatics tools for genomics, pre-built for Linux and Mac OS X platforms.

09/03/2013 - Accelrys Acquires Environmental Health and Safety Leader ChemSW

Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACCL), a leading provider of scientific innovation lifecycle management software, today announced that it has acquired ChemSW, Inc., an Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) compliance solutions provider. This acquisition furthers Accelrys' scientific innovation lifecycle management strategy by providing solutions for managing and tracking the source, use and disposal of chemicals along the entire lab-to-plant value chain.

08/28/2013 - Cambridge Isotope Laboratories Selects Accelrys Lab Automation Software for Improved Quality Control and Regulatory Compliance

Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACCL), a leading provider of scientific innovation lifecycle management software, announced today thatCambridge Isotope Laboratories, Inc. (CIL) is deploying the Accelrys Laboratory Execution System (LES) and three applications within the Accelrys Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) to enhance quality control and regulatory compliance as the company experiences increased demand for its products
 Upcoming Events

09/26/2013 - CHI's 11th Annual Discovery on Target

Cambridge Healthtech Institute will host its 11th Annual Discovery on Target meeting showcasing current and emerging “hot” targets for the pharmaceutical industry from September 24-26, 2013 in Boston, MA. Spanning three days, the meeting attracts 700+ attendees, composed of scientists/technologists, executives, directors, and managers from biopharma, academic, and healthcare organizations. The meeting is comprised of 12 meeting tracks

09/24/2013 - ILMAC 2013

ILMAC is an internationally recognized tradeshow for process and laboratory technology from the fields of pharmaceuticals, chemistry, food, beverages, cosmetics and biotechnology. ILMAC 2013 covers all the industrial applications of process engineering, including research, development, production, and environmental engineering. This trade show is an excellent opportunity to establish and nourish networking connections in Europe.
 Upcoming Webcasts

09/12/2013 - Understanding the New USP Chapter <1224> for Transfer of Analytical Methods

This webinar will explain the final version of USP Chapter <1224> and FDA guidance for conducting and documenting method transfer between laboratories and sites, and provide tools for effective implementation.

09/10/2013 - The Hero of Manufacturing Contamination Control - The Microbiology Lab

This webinar on Contamination Control will discuss, how the micro lab can be more effectively utilized to prevent or head off microbial contamination issues as well as effectively resolve problems like recurring micro failures, investigations, and ineffective CAPAs.
 Job Postings

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