March 23, 2026
Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update

Volume 24, Issue 12

In This Issue

Featured Books

The AI-Ready Laboratory: A Decision-Maker’s Guide to Building Smarter, Faster, More Profitable Lab Operations

Learn how forward-thinking labs are using AI, machine learning, and predictive analytics to cut costs, strengthen compliance, and scale without proportional headcount increases. This guide gives decision-makers ROI models, governance frameworks, and a phased roadmap for building an AI-ready lab powered by modern LIMS infrastructure. [Free Download]

Featured Content

LIMS Madness: 16 Lab Pain Points Go Head-to-Head in the Ultimate Laboratory Bracket

LabLynx seeded 16 of the most common laboratory pain points into a March Madness-style bracket across four regions: Data, Compliance, Integration, and Operations. From manual data entry and data silos to regulatory gaps and sample tracking errors, each matchup breaks down the real-world impact and explores how a modern LIMS eliminates the challenge.[Read More]


If AI is everywhere, why isn’t the impact evenly distributed?

AI investment in life sciences is surging, but enterprise-wide impact remains uneven. SapioCon 2026 explored why: the bottleneck isn't capability, it's coordination. With 65% of scientists repeating experiments due to lost context and over half of organizational data trapped in silos, the real challenge is building workflows where AI can deliver end to end.[Read More]


Clinical Supply Chain Application Implementation for a Global Biopharmaceutical Company

A global biopharma company replaced two legacy systems and Excel-based tracking tools with a unified clinical supply chain application. Kalleid led Communications, Training, and SOP workstreams across US and Japan sites, driving organizational change management through a complex, multi-team harmonization effort spanning hundreds of clinical trials.[Read More]


S02 E04: Transforming Labs with Predictive Analytics

Stop focusing on what happened in your lab and start predicting what’s next. In this episode, expert Ken Alves reveals how to shift from reactive firefighting to "predictive control." While LIMS tracks the past, Ken explains how an intelligence layer—powered by AI and digital twins—can anticipate instrument failures and design compliance directly into your workflows.[Read More]


Astrix Podcast – Optimizing Business Processes in IT and Scientific Analysis

In this Astrix podcast, consulting leader Trisha St-Fleur and Semaphore's Meghan Bowman explore how to optimize business processes in IT and scientific analysis. They cover the role of business processes in IT implementations, process modeling and optimization best practices, and practical lessons learned from real-world laboratory informatics projects.[Read More]


How to Begin Making Lab Data FAIR

This CSols white paper provides a phased roadmap for labs to transition from siloed, manual data management to a modern, AI-ready environment using FAIR data principles. It covers baseline data maturity assessments across five key dimensions and quick-win actions like centralizing data catalogs and standardizing metadata to build long-term scalability.[Read More]


How to Choose an Electronic Lab Notebook: A Buyer’s Guide for Research Labs

Choosing an ELN is a workflow decision that affects how your entire team documents, shares, and retrieves research. This buyer's guide walks through how to assess your lab's needs, run a hands-on evaluation with real experiments, ask the right vendor questions, spot red flags, and plan for adoption that sticks beyond the first month.[Read More]

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