Making LIMS RFPs Effective

Selecting the right Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) for your current and future needs is a nontrivial endeavor.  Learning about LIMS and what particular LIMS solutions provide and support, as well as the capabilities and culture of the prospective LIMS supplier can be done in a myriad of ways.  Personal experience, internet research, advice from peers, information attained at conferences and trade shows, are all legitimate sources of information that should be pursued.  However, by far the best way that pertinent, critical information will be attained in any LIMS selection process is through the development, dissemination, and analysis of a LIMS Request for Proposal (RFP).

There are many places you can search to learn what should be included in a LIMS RFP such as: document sharing sites, Wikipedia pages, non-profit LIMS sites, and even LIMS vendors’ sites.  The sections that are generally included in any LIMS RFP include, but are not limited to… [Read More]

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CSols, Inc. 
Informatics Insider 

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