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'''LIMSwiki''' is a collaborative wiki dedicated to the scientific community, featuring organized, documented, and up-to-date content regarding all aspects of [[laboratory informatics]], [[bioinformatics]], and [[health informatics]]. LIMSwiki also strives to maintain relevant knowledge about laboratory equipment as well as commercial and [[:Category:Open-source software|open-source]] software likely to be used in a [[laboratory]] setting. This also includes the [[:Category:Vendors|vendors]] of such equipment and software.
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If you're new to editing a wiki, the best place to start learning editing syntax is the [[Help:Contents|Basic Text Formatting]] help file. <br>&nbsp;<br>Below are some links to introduce you to LIMSwiki:
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* [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents_User's_Guide A Wiki User's Guide]
 
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What does it mean to be "key" for the purpose of this ranking? The criterion for a vendor selling proprietary commercial laboratory informatics software being listed here: the vendor's LIMSwiki page must have a ''cited'' (from a publicly-available source) price list. Those with demonstration videos are given higher preference; items ranked by number of videos. Go [[:Category:Vendors|here]] for all listed vendors in the wiki.
 
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1. [[LabLynx, Inc.]]<br />
2. [[Two Fold Software Limited]]<br />
3. [[Scilligence Corporation]]<br />
4. [[LabArchives, LLC]]<br />
5. [[Research Innovations Limited]]<br />
6. [[BioData Inc.]]<br />
7. [[eBioSys Pty. Ltd.]]<br />
8. [[AgileBio]]<br />
9. [[Biomatters Ltd.]]<br />
10. [[RURO Inc.]]<br />
11. [[Cognium Systems SA]]<br />
12. [[LABVANTAGE Solutions, Inc.]]<br />
13. [[Thermo Scientific]]
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14. [[Agilent Technologies, Inc.]]<br />
15. [[BiochemLab Solutions]]<br />
16. [[NoteBookMaker, LLC]]<br />
17. [[Sibio SAS]]<br />
18. [[LABTrack, LLC]]<br />
19. [[The Edge Software Consultancy Ltd.]]<br />
20. [[Autoscribe Ltd.]]<br />
21. [[Blaze Systems Corporation]]<br />
22. [[EZQuant Ltd.]]<br />
23. [[LabWare, Inc.]]<br />
24. [[SparkLix Bio IT Corp.]]<br />
25. [[STARLIMS Corporation]]<br />
26. [[Bridge-Soft, LLC]]
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27. [[Bytewize AB]]<br />
28. [[ChemBytes]]<br />
29. [[ChemWare, Inc.]]<br />
30. [[Dynamic Databases, LLC]]<br />
31. [[FORMULATOR Software, LLC]]<br />
32. [[Lemm Tech Enterprises, Inc.]]<br />
33. [[Mountain States Consulting, LLC]]<br />
34. [[PerkinElmer Inc.]]<br />
35. [[SPLhost, Inc.]]<br />
36. [[Summit Research Services]]<br />
37. [[System Approach, Ltd.]]<br />
38. [[YourLabData.com]]
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Are you looking for [[LIMS]] software? An [[electronic laboratory notebook]]? Or perhaps laboratory equipment? Try these suggestions:
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[[File:EDSAC (21).jpg|thumb|left|Thankfully data storage and analysis in the lab has gotten easier.]]'''Yes, this wiki is still alive!''' It's strange to think it's been almost a year since it was introduced. Since then those with the time to spare have added a wide variety of infrastructure and some content. It has been a slow process, however, and like any major wiki project, more knowledgeable and dedicated editors are needed.


So what has been going on with the wiki? The initial focus was to get some of the major concepts like [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) and [[electronic laboratory notebook]] (ELN) documented at least up to a decent state of quality, with room for article improvement later on. Then a fair amount of effort went into documenting just ''who'' is [[LIMS vendor|selling LIMS]], [[LIS vendor|LIS]], [[ELN vendor|ELN]], and [[CDMS vendor|CDMS]]. More infrastructure went into place for [[All pages (Category namespace)|categories]], and a method was put in place for vendors to include a knowledge base on the wiki. Most recently work has been done to track the features LIMS vendors publicly advertise for their LIMS and document them on each vendor page. That work — along with work detailing what each piece of LIMS functionality generally does — is still in progress.
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As for the future, we hope to build a critical mass of people willing to help research, write, and cite information about all things [[laboratory informatics]]. The need for storing laboratory data, analyzing samples, and improving [[workflow]] will only become greater, and with that need comes a demand for clear and referenced information about laboratory data management and the laboratories that require it.  
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Listed below are some of the most active and supported open-source laboratory informatics software projects with articles in the wiki, as of February 2013. Go [[:Category:Laboratory informatics software (open_source)|here]] for all listed open-source laboratory informatics projects.


That's where you, the reader, come in. If you have knowledge of anything laboratory related and can contribute, please [[Special:RequestAccount|request an account]]. Thanks!
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* [[Bika LIMS]] via [[Bika Lab Systems (Pty) Ltd.|Bika Lab Systems]]<br />
* [[LabKey Server]] via [[LabKey Corporation]]<br />
* [[Galaxy (biomedical software)|Galaxy]] via Penn State & Emory University<br />
* [[Indigo ELN]] via GGA Software Services, LLC<br />
* [[LabTrove]] via University of Southampton<br />
* [[openBIS]] via Center for Information Science and Databases - ETHZ<br />
* [[openCDMS]] via University of Manchester<br />
* [[OpenMRS]] via its dev team<br />
* [[OpenELIS]] via Univ. of Iowa and Univ. of Washington<br />
* [[GNomEx]] via Huntsman Cancer Institute
* [[SeqWare]] via its dev team<br />
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[[User:Shawndouglas|Shawn Douglas]] 15:57, 22 February 2012 (EST)
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* [[Krishagni Solutions Pvt. Ltd.|caTissue Plus]] via Krishagni Solutions
* [[open enventory]] via Technische Universität Kaiserslautern<br />
* [[OpenClinica]] via OpenClinica, LLC<br />
* [[OpenChrom]] via its dev team<br />
* [[GNU Health]] via GNU Solidario<br />
* [[ms-lims]] via Ghent University and VIB<br />
* [[MISO]] via The Genome Analysis Centre<br />
* [[OpenEMR]] via its dev team<br />
* [[LabWiki]] via PHP Labware<br />
* [[LabStoRe]] via PHP Labware<br />
* [[Caisis]] via Caisis Foundation
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Need to know more about [[laboratory informatics|laboratory]] and [[Informatics|other types of informatics]]? Here is some suggested reading:
* [[Informatics (academic field)|Informatics]]
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* [[Laboratory information management system]]
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Listed below are key commercial and open-source laboratory informatics software offerings listed in the wiki that utilize the cloud or [[software as a service]] (SaaS) model. "Key" indicates vendor's (or software's) LIMSwiki page has a ''cited'' (from a publicly-available source) price list. Those with demonstration videos are given higher preference; items ranked by number of videos.
 
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1. webLIMS via [[LabLynx, Inc.]]<br />
2. [[Bika LIMS]] via [[Bika Lab Systems (Pty) Ltd.]]<br />
3. Scilligence ELN via [[Scilligence Corporation]]<br />
4. LabArchives via [[LabArchives, LLC]]<br />
5. Contur ELN/iLabber via [[Accelrys, Inc.]]<br />
6. eCAT via [[Research Innovations Limited]]<br />
7. Labguru via [[BioData Inc.]]<br />
8. iPad ELN via [[Cognium Systems SA]]<br />
9. LABVANTAGE via [[LABVANTAGE Solutions, Inc.]]
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10. NoteBookMaker via [[NoteBookMaker, LLC]]<br />
11. BioRails DM via [[The Edge Software Consultancy Ltd.]]<br />
12. LABTrack via [[LABTrack, LLC]]<br />
13. SparkLix via [[SparkLix Bio IT Corp.]]<br />
14. Datacloud via [[SPLhost, Inc.]]<br />
15. O3 Lims via [[Bytewize AB]]<br />
16. O3 LimsXpress via [[Bytewize AB]]<br />
17. SQUISH via [[Information Management Services, Inc.]]
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Looking for open-source software solutions to make your lab or office more efficient? Try these locations:
* [[:Category:Open-source software|All open-source software options, by category]]
* [[:Category:Electronic laboratory notebooks (open source)|Open-source ELN software]]
* [[:Category:Laboratory information management systems (open source)|Open-source LIMS software]]
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[[File:PBB GE IL10 207433 at fs.png|thumb|left|Genomics is only one branch of science that heavily depends on laboratory informatics.]]While researching modern vendors of [[laboratory informatics]] software, I stumbled across [http://www.labvantage.com/blog/index.php/2011/05/lims-eln-sdms-cdms-ecm-les-lis-edc-and-other-interesting-acronyms/ a post] by [[LABVANTAGE Solutions, Inc.|LABVANTAGE's]] Terry Smallmon from earlier this month. In it he rightfully points out that while the nomenclature of laboratory informatics has historically had distinct subdivisions such as [[LIMS]], [[ELN]], and [[CDS]], times are changing. The lines that differentiate a LIMS from a [[SDMS]], for example, have blurred significantly, almost to the point where the nomenclature is losing its meaning in some cases. Smallmon also notes that as vendors take a more modular approach to laboratory informatics, the distinctions fade even more. Finally he points out that at least for him, determining what a potential customer needs shouldn't be based on nomenclature alone, but rather on the problem(s) a customer is trying to solve.


From my limited perspective, I can't disagree with Smallmon's observations. In fact, the blurred definition of laboratory informatics solutions is referenced in several cases among the major articles. However, I feel it important to emphasize that while definitions of these solutions may be blurring, a rough majority of vendors seem to continue using the nomenclature to describe their offerings. While I can understand the trepidation and skepticism behind trying to more appropriately define the industry nomenclature, the endeavor still seems a worthy one. Sure, we'll never have full agreement on the definition of any one term; however, by making the effort to coalesce the history of laboratory informatics, the industry should in theory have more cohesion.  
<h2 style="font-size:105%; font-weight:bold; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em; width:50%;">April 05, 2013:</h2>
'''We've added a few new tools''' since last year, including expanding the front page to include useful links to existing content. The most recent addition is the [[LIMSWiki:Resources|LIMSwiki informatics resource portal]], a huge collection of web links related to bio, clinical, medical, health, and laboratory informatics (among others). This collection of resources includes books, journals, blogs, web portals, government and academic programs, conferences, trade shows, knowledge bases, research tools, and much more. A link is also added to this front page for easy access. We hope you find it useful.


As an outsider looking in, I perceive this to be a desirable goal. Laboratory informatics is an increasingly vital component of laboratories and scientific research. I recently was told a story from a programmer friend who works in genomics. He related that from his viewpoint, there's an increasingly large bottleneck between the amount of data being created in genomics labs and how it's stored and processed. This really struck home for me. As technology allows for better data collection, so should it allow for better storage and processing. And laboratory informatics is at the center of all of this. Faster and more efficient systems will be needed, and regardless of nomenclature, these solutions will solve problems.  
[[User:Shawndouglas|Shawn Douglas]] 19:30, 5 April 2013 (EDT)
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[[File:"Citation needed".jpg|thumb|left|Quality citations lend reputability to LIMSwiki content and confidence to readers.]]'''For many citations are a necessary evil.''' I try not to think of them that way. Rather, citations give the written content — whether it's about a [[LIMS]] vendor, an [[:Category:Open-source software|open-source software]] solution, or a piece of laboratory equipment — credibility, and they give readers more confidence in what they're reading. <br /><br />That said, I want to 1. remind users of the [[LIMSWiki:Citation guidelines|LIMSwiki citation guidelines]] and 2. offer a little help. I know for beginner wiki editors citations can be daunting. If after reading the guidelines you still need a little help, write a brief message on [[User talk:Shawndouglas|my talk page]], and I'll help how I can. We might even be able to organize an online tutorial together.


That said, collecting the history and relevant information surrounding the field can only help unify the effort to create better solutions. The names and definitions of those solutions may change with time, but it doesn't mean we shouldn't make the effort. Just as we document the never-ending changes of language in dictionaries, so should we document the changes of the laboratory informatics industry. It's poised to play an important role in humanity's advancement.
[[User:Shawndouglas|Shawn Douglas]] 13:53, 26 October 2012 (EDT)
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Welcome to LIMSwiki.org, the laboratory, health, and science informatics encyclopedia.
Users have contributed: 3,164 articles.

LIMSwiki is a collaborative wiki dedicated to the scientific community, featuring organized, documented, and up-to-date content regarding all aspects of laboratory informatics, bioinformatics, and health informatics. LIMSwiki also strives to maintain relevant knowledge about laboratory equipment as well as commercial and open-source software likely to be used in a laboratory setting. This also includes the vendors of such equipment and software.

Like any community wiki, the value and success of LIMSwiki is dependent upon the scientific community contributing their vast knowledge through the creation of relevant articles and editing of existing articles where knowledge is absent. If you wish to enrich the content of this wiki or have something of value to add, please request an account and get started.


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Key commercial laboratory informatics vendors

What does it mean to be "key" for the purpose of this ranking? The criterion for a vendor selling proprietary commercial laboratory informatics software being listed here: the vendor's LIMSwiki page must have a cited (from a publicly-available source) price list. Those with demonstration videos are given higher preference; items ranked by number of videos. Go here for all listed vendors in the wiki.


Laboratory informatics software and products
Open-source laboratory informatics software

Listed below are some of the most active and supported open-source laboratory informatics software projects with articles in the wiki, as of February 2013. Go here for all listed open-source laboratory informatics projects.


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Key cloud- or SaaS-based laboratory informatics software

Listed below are key commercial and open-source laboratory informatics software offerings listed in the wiki that utilize the cloud or software as a service (SaaS) model. "Key" indicates vendor's (or software's) LIMSwiki page has a cited (from a publicly-available source) price list. Those with demonstration videos are given higher preference; items ranked by number of videos.

1. webLIMS via LabLynx, Inc.
2. Bika LIMS via Bika Lab Systems (Pty) Ltd.
3. Scilligence ELN via Scilligence Corporation
4. LabArchives via LabArchives, LLC
5. Contur ELN/iLabber via Accelrys, Inc.
6. eCAT via Research Innovations Limited
7. Labguru via BioData Inc.
8. iPad ELN via Cognium Systems SA
9. LABVANTAGE via LABVANTAGE Solutions, Inc.

10. NoteBookMaker via NoteBookMaker, LLC
11. BioRails DM via The Edge Software Consultancy Ltd.
12. LABTrack via LABTrack, LLC
13. SparkLix via SparkLix Bio IT Corp.
14. Datacloud via SPLhost, Inc.
15. O3 Lims via Bytewize AB
16. O3 LimsXpress via Bytewize AB
17. SQUISH via Information Management Services, Inc.


Open-source software

Looking for open-source software solutions to make your lab or office more efficient? Try these locations:


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Latest news

April 05, 2013:

We've added a few new tools since last year, including expanding the front page to include useful links to existing content. The most recent addition is the LIMSwiki informatics resource portal, a huge collection of web links related to bio, clinical, medical, health, and laboratory informatics (among others). This collection of resources includes books, journals, blogs, web portals, government and academic programs, conferences, trade shows, knowledge bases, research tools, and much more. A link is also added to this front page for easy access. We hope you find it useful.

Shawn Douglas 19:30, 5 April 2013 (EDT)

October 26, 2012:

Quality citations lend reputability to LIMSwiki content and confidence to readers.
For many citations are a necessary evil. I try not to think of them that way. Rather, citations give the written content — whether it's about a LIMS vendor, an open-source software solution, or a piece of laboratory equipment — credibility, and they give readers more confidence in what they're reading.

That said, I want to 1. remind users of the LIMSwiki citation guidelines and 2. offer a little help. I know for beginner wiki editors citations can be daunting. If after reading the guidelines you still need a little help, write a brief message on my talk page, and I'll help how I can. We might even be able to organize an online tutorial together.

Shawn Douglas 13:53, 26 October 2012 (EDT)

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