April 13, 2016
Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update

Volume 14, Issue 15

In This Issue

Event Focus

APRIL 12 - 13, 2016: Compound Management in Industry and Academia Conference

The SLAS Conference on Compound Management in Industry and Academia will assemble key individuals who share the aims of providing their organizations the right compound at the right time and in the best possible quality, to allow the generation of meaningful screening, pharmacological, toxicological or ADME profiling data.

APRIL 19 - 20, 2016: 2016 Paperless Lab Academy

The Paperless Lab Academy is the ideal learning platform, for those considering consolidating, integrating and simplifying laboratory data management systems.

MAY 17 - 20, 2016: [inform] 2016

May 17 -20, 2016 | Lisbon, Portugal | [inform] 2016 [inform] 2016 is Waters Premier Informatics Users’ Conference for communicating and collaborating directly with Waters’ software partners and users in the pharmaceutical, environmental, food and chemical industries. The agenda features innovative solutions for laboratory data management. Learn how you can maximize the value of your Waters' software.

Webcast Focus

Multi-site LIMS Harmonization Webinar - April 28th - 10am EDT / 3pm BST / 4pm CET

Ensuring that a centrally-served, browser-accessed LIMS is used to its fullest potential in a multi-site deployment requires a systematic harmonization across all laboratory enterprise sites. This webinar will explore the process for capturing current state workflows and projecting future state improvements and harmonization across distributed locations and work groups.

Key LIMS Features that Increase the Return on Your Investment Webinar - April 26th - 12pm ET.

Forensic science marries a number of diverse disciplines including biological and DNA analysis, trace and chemical analysis of non-organics, pathology, and toxicology. As such, forensic science utilizes a myriad of techniques and equipment in an attempt to collect, preserve, and identify crime-scene evidence. Recently, advances in biotechnology and instrumentation have revolutionized the modern forensics lab, presenting a host of new challenges and opportunities for the forensic scientist. Join Lab Manager’s free educational webinar where our panel of experts will discuss the latest trends and tools in forensic science today.

Articles

Sample Receipt Checklist

When logging in samples, laboratories must verify the conditions under which the samples were received. The most efficient way to do this is a checklist within the LIMS. This not only helps automate the process, it also records the checklist automatically, adding to the necessary paper trail for audits.

Bid / RFP / RFI Opportunities

Request for Bids - Laboratory Information Management System for Cord Blood Bank

SUNY Upstate Medical University is seeking sealed bids from qualified vendors for a Laboratory Information Management System for cord blood bank.

Request for Proposals - Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)

The purpose of this Request for Proposals (RFP) is to solicit proposals to furnish/provide a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) for the City of Newport News Waterworks Department.

Recent News

04/13/2016 - Common Cents Systems, Inc is sponsoring and exhibiting at the Midwest Association for Toxicology and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (MATT) Annual Meeting

Common Cents Systems, Inc will be both sponsoring and exhibiting at this year’s annual meeting for the Midwest Association for Toxicology and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (MATT). The meeting is held in St. Louis, MO from April 13-15 and allows members of this regional group to meet and discuss current trends in the industry.

04/12/2016 - Fluke Calibration MET/CAL Calibration Management Software version 9 simplifies calibration processes

Fluke Calibration, a division of Fluke Corporation and certain of its affiliates, introduces version 9 of its MET/CAL® Calibration Management Software, the latest edition of the industry-leading application suite for calibration professionals who need to automate the calibration process and manage calibration assets efficiently and consistently.

04/12/2016 - Veronica Ponce de Leon joins Genohm

Veronica Ponce de Leon joins Genohm as Vice President of the US branch Genohm Inc. to lead the development of its business in the States.

04/11/2016 - New, Fully Integrated Practice Management Solution for Toxicology Laboratories

Today, BGASoft Inc introduced LIMSABC for Toxicology a new integrated practice management solution for toxicology laboratories performing drug testing and confirmation.

04/07/2016 - Luminex Corporation to Showcase CE-IVD Marked ARIES System, Revolutionary Software, and Assays at ECCMID Annual Meeting

Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX) today announced that it will showcase its recently CE-IVD marked, sample to answer ARIES® molecular diagnostic system and related assays at the annual meeting of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID)

04/06/2016 - Leading Cancer Centers Join GenomeDx's Decipher GRID

GenomeDx Biosciences today announced that it has entered into seven recent agreements with leading cancer centers to provide access to GenomeDx's genomic database and data sharing program - Decipher Genomics Resource Information Database (Decipher GRIDTM).

The LIMS Book

2016 Edition of the Complete Guide to LIMS & Laboratory Informatics released and ready for download

2016 Edition of the Complete Guide to LIMS & Laboratory Informatics released and ready for download.

Our LiMSforum group has just posted the 2016 Edition of the Complete Guide to LIMS & Laboratory Informatics. The guide has increased to 43 key LIMS vendors with published software prices and a collection of product demonstrations and over 200 other LIMS, LIS, ELN & SDMS vendors. You will want to login and access the system on-line since many of the product demonstrations are on-line videos. There is a free ebook download available as well to members of this group.Please download your own copy or you can login with your Linkedin account and read the book directly on-line:http://www.limsbook.com/the-complete-guide-to-lims-laboratory-informatics-2016-edition/

Upcoming Events

MAY 18 - 20, 2016: CEM 2016 - International Conference and Exhibition on Emissions Monitoring

The CEM event brings together the International emissions monitoring community to network, trade ideas and discuss technology, methods, applications, legislation and standardisation relevant to all atmospheric pollutants which include particulates, SO2, NOx VOC, trace elements and greenhouse gases.

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