September 1, 2025
Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update

Volume 23, Issue 35

 

In This Issue

 Featured Books

Justifying LIMS Acquisition and Deployment within Your Organization

Equip your organization with a robust framework to build a compelling business case that emphasizes real ROI, efficiency gains, regulatory compliance, and superior data management. This guide helps shift the conversation from upfront costs to long-term strategic value, offering clear strategies, quantitative justifications, and stakeholder alignment. Ideal for lab managers and decision-makers, it empowers you to confidently secure approval and funding for transformative lab technology implementations. [Free Download]

 Featured Content

Minimize Cross Contamination in Food Testing Labs with a LIMS

Cross contamination in food testing labs can lead to costly errors, recalls, and compliance risks. Standardized workflows, traceability, and instrument integration with a LIMS help safeguard accuracy, improve efficiency, and ensure consistent results while protecting public health. [Read More]


Achieving Quality Control with LIMS Software

Quality control plays an essential role in ensuring the excellence of products and services in many industries. It is a discipline whose objective is to monitor and evaluate the conformity of products, processes and services with respect to predefined standards to ensure that they meet or exceed customer expectations. In this article, we will explore what quality control is, its importance, and how to manage it effectively. [Read More]


Understanding Taxonomies and Ontologies in Lab Informatics

Whether your lab catalogs thousands of test methods or tracks samples through workflows, how you organize information impacts efficiency, compliance, and scalability. Clear, consistent structures are key. Taxonomies and ontologies are two tools for modeling lab data—each with distinct purposes. Understanding their differences helps labs manage data effectively and design smarter informatics systems that support growth. [Read More]


Bidirectional LIMS Interfacing: The Key to Faster, More Reliable Laboratory Data Management

Bidirectional interfacing for a LIMS enables seamless two-way communication between laboratory instruments and the system, reducing errors, improving efficiency, and ensuring compliance. This blog post explores how the technology streamlines data exchange, prevents duplications, and strengthens regulatory adherence, with technical details and practical examples of its impact on modern labs. [Read More]


Environmental Disaster Response Labs: The Critical Science Behind Containing Catastrophe

When disaster strikes, laboratories play a vital role in safeguarding communities. By rapidly analyzing water, soil, and air samples, response labs identify hazards, guide cleanup efforts, and ensure regulatory compliance. Advanced tools and processes enable faster decisions that protect public health and the environment. [Read More]


What Pharma & Biotech R&D Companies Need to Know About Digital Transformation

Pharmaceutical and biotech companies are under pressure to manage complex data, maintain compliance, and stay efficient in a rapidly changing research environment. To support this digital transformation, Astrix and Uncountable have partnered to deliver a comprehensive solution. Uncountable’s powerful informatics platform streamlines workflows and unifies fragmented data, while Astrix provides the consulting, implementation, and ongoing support needed to ensure lasting organizational impact. [Read More]


Best Electronic Lab Notebook 2025

The scientific landscape is rapidly evolving, with growing data complexity, digital transformation, and accelerated drug discovery making ELNs more critical than ever. A robust ELN streamlines everything from experimental design and data capture to reporting and IP protection, while reducing manual processes and compliance risks. This guide highlights key factors in choosing the right ELN, explores 2025 market trends, and compares leading solutions, including Sapio Sciences’, to support informed decision-making. [Read More]

 Upcoming Webinars

09/17/2025 - Astrix Webinar – From BPMN to Knowledge Graph: Enabling FAIR Data and AI-Ready Audit Trails in Modern LIMS


09/04/2025 - Accelerating Lab Throughput with Seamless LIMS Workflow Integration

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