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September 11, 2013
Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update

Volume 11, Issue 33

In This Issue

LIMS Blog Postings

All new LIMS Book & Buyer's Guide released on-line for 2013/14

The new on-line edition of the LIMS Book & Buyer's Guide (http://www.limsbook.com) has just been released today with over double the number of listed vendor products from the 2012 edition. The guide provides a catalog of the industry's top tier vendors with product pricing information and technical details to allow you to compare LIMS/LIS and ELN products. The guide also contains a LIMSpec on each listed product with even more technical details as well as product demonstration videos.

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.

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.

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

09/10/2013 - Accelrys Transforms Innovation by Bridging Cheminformatics and Bioinformatics

Accelrys, Inc., a leading provider of scientific innovation lifecycle management software, has announced the completion of an initiative to standardize chemical structure perception across the Accelrys Enterprise Platform and the Accelrys Direct data cartridge for Oracle. Harmonized cheminformatics technology from Accelrys enables scientists to represent molecules, reactions, biologics and conjugates consistently across applications developed using the Accelrys Enterprise Platform and Accelrys Direct.

09/09/2013 - ACD/Labs Announces the Release of ACD/ChemAnalytical Workbook

ACD/Labs, a leading chemistry software company that develops and commercializes enterprise and desktop solutions to support R&D efforts, and preserve and re-use legacy chemical and analytical knowledge, today announced the commercial availability of ACD/ChemAnalytical Workbook. This new software application on the ACD/Spectrus Platform provides an all-in-one experiment, workflow, and data management tool for scientists that use multiple analytical techniques in a problem-solving capacity, in industries including coatings, lubricants, fragrances, forensics, petrochemicals, food, and formulated healthcare products.

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 - Ventana and EMC join forces to take digital pathology into the world of Big Data

Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (Ventana), a member of the Roche Group, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with data storage and IT infrastructure industry leader EMC Corporation (EMC) to offer a highly scalable and flexible solution to store and archive medical images as part of the VENTANA digital pathology solution for anatomical pathology labs.

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.

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.

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