December 29, 2025
Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update

Volume 23, Issue 51

In This Issue

 Featured Books

The Ultimate Guide to Smarter Sample Management

This guide explores how modern labs can improve sample management by integrating IoT, automation, and smart tracking systems. It highlights how real-time monitoring, barcode or RFID labeling, and automated workflows reduce errors and manual work. Labs benefit from better consistency, stronger data integrity, and improved audit readiness. [Free Download]

 Featured Content

Cybersecure Labs: How to Safeguard Data, Devices, and Discovery in a High-Risk Digital World

Lab data breaches cost an average of $10.93 million—and labs face unique threats from ransomware, IoT vulnerabilities, and credential theft. LabLynx builds cybersecurity into every solution with end-to-end encryption, role-based access controls, immutable audit trails, and compliance frameworks spanning HIPAA, FDA 21 CFR Part 11, ISO 27001, and GDPR. [Read More]


7 Signs Your Laboratory Needs a LIMS System

Is your lab struggling with manual processes and compliance headaches? Confience explores common operational bottlenecks that signal it's time to modernize, from transcription errors cutting into productivity to the nightmare of audit preparation. Learn how leading labs are transforming efficiency while meeting ISO 17025 standards. [Read More]


Navigating Compliance Challenges in 2025 and 2026: Key Updates and Strategic Solutions

Can your laboratory keep pace with evolving compliance demands? Federal overtime updates, state AI hiring regulations, and immigration changes create multi-jurisdictional complexity. As 2026 brings pay transparency mandates and expanded protections, proactive compliance strategies are essential to avoid penalties and disruptions. [Read More]


Building a Business Case for LIMS

A successful LIMS proposal must reframe the software as a strategic investment by quantifying its value in three key areas: long-term Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) reduction, robust regulatory risk mitigation, and enablement of scalable growth. To secure executive buy-in, the business case must speak directly to CEO/CFO metrics like net present value (ROI), competitive advantage, and the high financial cost of noncompliance or inaction. [Read More]


myLIMS Achieves ISO 27001 Certification, Strengthening Its Position as a Secure and Enterprise-Ready LIMS Platform

Is your laboratory data truly secure? ISO 27001 certification sets the international benchmark for information security management systems. This rigorous standard validates comprehensive controls that protect sensitive testing data, reduce operational risk, and demonstrate compliance readiness across highly regulated laboratory environments. [Read More]


Season 1, Episode 16: The Real ROI of Lab Informatics: Shifting the Conversation to Get Buy-In From Leadership

Struggling to secure LIMS funding from your C-suite? Translating laboratory needs into executive language requires shifting from feature discussions to strategic value conversations. Learn how successful teams reframe informatics investments through ROI metrics, risk mitigation strategies, and total cost of ownership that resonate with CFOs and CEOs. [Read More]


Sapio Sciences partners with the Wellcome Sanger Institute on Digital Laboratory Transformation

Managing large-scale genomics workflows across fragmented legacy systems creates coordination challenges and visibility gaps that slow scientific progress. Digital transformation initiatives address these complexities by unifying sample tracking, automating multi-step workflows, and providing real-time access to critical data across research teams. [Read More]


Mastering Laboratory Change Management: Transform Your Lab with Confidence and Experience

Resistance to new systems derailing your lab transformation? LabLynx delivers laboratory change management expertise that turns disruption into lasting success. Our configurable LIMS, ELN, and Lab Automation platforms reduce friction through seamless data migration, phased rollouts, and compliance-centric design—backed by proven training that ensures adoption sticks. [Read More]

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CSols Inc.
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Sapio Sciences
LabLynx, Inc.
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Autoscribe / Autoscribe Informatics, Inc.
Kalleid, Inc.
Semaphore Solutions
TELCOR
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