| May 11, 2010 Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update | Volume 8, Issue 19 | | In This Issue | Bid / RFP / RFI Opportunities | 04/16/2010 - Request for Proposals - Laboratory Information System (LIS) Government of the Northwest Territories - Implementation of a territory wide Laboratory Information System (LIS) to replace the existing systems.
| Upcoming Webcasts | 06/16/2010 - I have a LIMS – Why do I need ELN? Webinar: Have questions about ELN...Join our webinar to discuss the pros and cons of integrating ELN with LIMS to help make a better decision for your Lab.
05/25/2010 - Labtronics Inc. Announces Webcast: Go Paperless in 3 Days Join Labtronics on May 25th or 27th and learn how your laboratory can go paperless - in just 3 days. This complimentary webcast from Labtronics introduces a revolutionary new process that takes your laboratory from paper to paperless in just 3 days. It's fast, it's easy and it's guaranteed.
05/19/2010 - Leveraging Various Tools and Strategies for LIMS Validation Projects Webinar: Enhance the chance for success during your LIMS Validation project by taking these steps ahead of time.
| Articles | Elevating the Role of Laboratory Informatics to Assist Mission Critical Decision Making in the Enterprise By Kim Shah, VP Marketing & Business Development, Thermo Fisher Scientific, InformaticsOne of the key challenges faced by life science organizations today is the inability to turn the vast amount of laboratory data generated into useful information that enables management at all levels of the organization to make timely and informed decisions. Many companies still use manual processes for collecting, analyzing, and reporting data; they also use both structured and unstructured content. A worldwide market research study on laboratory information management system (LIMS) users conducted by Strategic Directions International (Los Angeles, Calif.) determined that over 70% of laboratories have less than half of their instruments interfaced with a LIMS.
Instrument Interfacing - The Great Paradox of LIMS? Blaze Systems has issued an Instrument Interfacing White Paper examining the apparent paradox evidenced by the underutilization of this powerful and cost effective adjunct to LIMS functionality. The various myths which contribute to this reality are discussed, evaluated, and examined under the illuminating light of reality.
| Recent News | 05/10/2010 - Phase Forward Introduces New Version of Phase Forward™ Clinical Development Center Phase Forward (NASDAQ: PFWD), a leading provider of data management solutions for clinical trials and drug safety, today announced the latest version of the Phase Forward™ Clinical Development Center (CDC), a centralized solution for integrating, managing and analyzing clinical information.
05/10/2010 - Sunquest Information Systems Announces Product Upgrade To Collection Manager Software Sunquest Information Systems, Inc.®, a leading provider of healthcare diagnostic information technology and outreach solutions, announced that it has released upgrades to its popular Collection Manager laboratory information system (LIS) software. The new version 6.3 includes enhanced features for defect corrections, establishment of generic fee-for-service requests, and minor enhancements to address workflow issues and improvements.
05/07/2010 - Electronic Laboratory Notebooks at Karolinska Institutet Karolinska Institutet will use ConturELN for documenting all kinds of research activities. Karolinska Institutet plans a roll-out of ConturELN starting 2010. The system will be offered to all groups and will replace the bound paper books.
05/06/2010 - Rescentris Announces Dedicated iPad Client and Enhanced Mobile Access Options for Electronic Lab Notebook Rescentris, Inc. today announced iPad and iPhone platform clients to extend mobile use of its award-winning CERF Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN). CERF is a scalable, cross-platform software solution that helps life sciences and other R&D organizations migrate away from paper-based recordkeeping to increase efficiency and collaboration.
05/05/2010 - Attikon Hospital implements sLis Attikon Hospital, serving 700 concurrent internal patients, is one of the biggest Public hospitals in Greece. Its laboratory provides full medical services, performing over 2.5 million tests per year. Attikon Hospital executes routine medical laboratory tests for the internal patients, along with pathology/cytology services, while operates as reference laboratory by receiving specimens from all over the perfecture of Athens as well as from neighbouring municipalities and perfectures.
| Upcoming Events | 06/30/2010 - Clinically Relevant Drug Transporters 06/22/2010 - Beyond Sequencing: Strategies for Success 06/14/2010 - Collaborative Innovation in Biomedicine 06/08/2010 - Advances in Antibody and Peptide Therapeutics 06/08/2010 - Cancer Proteomics 05/25/2010 - PAT and Quality by Design for Biopharmaceuticals 2010 05/25/2010 - Lab-on-a-Chip European Congress 05/25/2010 - Single Cell Analysis Congress 05/25/2010 - Advances in Microarray Technology 05/25/2010 - Advances in BioDetection Technologies 05/23/2010 - 110th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology 05/20/2010 - SBS 2010 Biopharmaceutical Symposium 05/17/2010 - PEGS: the essential protein engineering summit 05/17/2010 - Internationaql Pharmaceutical Regulatory and Compliance Congress and Best Practices Forum 05/16/2010 - 2010 AAPS National Biotechnology Conference | Job Postings | 5/31/2009 - Aggregated List of LIMS Jobs 05/31/2009 - LIMS / LIS & Laboratory Careers | | | Contact Us | Questions or Comments? We'd like to hear your comments and suggestions. E-mail your feedback or questions to us at cjones@limsinstitute.org Copyright Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc. P.O. Box 813301 Smyrna, GA 30081 770-313-8185Copyright Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc. P.O. Box 813301 Smyrna, GA 30081 770-313-5827 | |