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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.
'''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.


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 consider [[:Special:RequestAccount|requesting an account]].</div>
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 [[:Special:RequestAccount|request an account]] and get started.</div>
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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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What does it mean to be "key" for the purpose of this ranking? The criterion for a vendor 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; vendors are ranked by number of videos.
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:
* [[:Category:Vendors|All currently added vendors of laboratory equipment and software]]
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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.
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1. [[LabLynx, Inc.]]<br />
* [[Bika LIMS]] via [[Bika Lab Systems (Pty) Ltd.|Bika Lab Systems]]<br />
2. [[Bika Lab Systems (Pty) Ltd.]]<br />
* [[LabKey Server]] via [[LabKey Corporation]]<br />
3. [[Two Fold Software Limited]]<br />
* [[Galaxy (biomedical software)|Galaxy]] via Penn State & Emory University<br />
4. [[LabKey Corporation]]<br />
* [[Indigo ELN]] via GGA Software Services, LLC<br />
5. [[BioData Inc.]]<br />
* [[LabTrove]] via University of Southampton<br />
6. [[eBioSys Pty. Ltd.]]<br />
* [[openBIS]] via Center for Information Science and Databases - ETHZ<br />
7. [[AgileBio]]<br />
* [[openCDMS]] via University of Manchester<br />
8. [[Biomatters Ltd.]]<br />
* [[OpenMRS]] via its dev team<br />
9. [[LABVANTAGE Solutions, Inc.]]<br />
* [[OpenELIS]] via Univ. of Iowa and Univ. of Washington<br />
10. [[Thermo Scientific]]<br />
* [[GNomEx]] via Huntsman Cancer Institute
11. [[OpenELIS|OpenELIS development team]]<br />
* [[SeqWare]] via its dev team<br />
12. [[Sibio SAS]]<br />
13. [[Autoscribe Ltd.]]
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14. [[Blaze Systems Corporation]]<br />
* [[Krishagni Solutions Pvt. Ltd.|caTissue Plus]] via Krishagni Solutions
15. [[LabWare, Inc.]]<br />
* [[open enventory]] via Technische Universität Kaiserslautern<br />
16. [[STARLIMS Corporation]]<br />
* [[OpenClinica]] via OpenClinica, LLC<br />
17. [[Bridge-Soft, LLC]]<br />
* [[OpenChrom]] via its dev team<br />
18. [[Bytewize AB]]<br />
* [[GNU Health]] via GNU Solidario<br />
19. [[ChemWare, Inc.]]<br />
* [[ms-lims]] via Ghent University and VIB<br />
20. [[Dynamic Databases, LLC]]<br />
* [[MISO]] via The Genome Analysis Centre<br />
21. [[Lemm Tech Enterprises, Inc.]]<br />
* [[OpenEMR]] via its dev team<br />
22. [[Mountain States Consulting, LLC]]<br />
* [[LabWiki]] via PHP Labware<br />
23. [[National Cancer Institute]]<br />
* [[LabStoRe]] via PHP Labware<br />
24. [[Screensaver HTS LIMS|Screensaver HTS LIMS development team]]<br />
* [[Caisis]] via Caisis Foundation
25. [[Summit Research Services]]<br />
26. [[System Approach, Ltd.]]
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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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Are you looking for [[LIMS]] software? An [[electronic laboratory notebook]]? Or perhaps laboratory equipment? Try these suggestions:
10. NoteBookMaker via [[NoteBookMaker, LLC]]<br />
* [[:Category:Vendors|All currently added vendors of laboratory equipment and software]]
11. BioRails DM via [[The Edge Software Consultancy Ltd.]]<br />
* [[CDMS vendor|CDMS vendors past and present]]
12. LABTrack via [[LABTrack, LLC]]<br />
* [[ELN vendor|ELN vendors past and present]]
13. SparkLix via [[SparkLix Bio IT Corp.]]<br />
* [[LIMS vendor|LIMS vendors past and present]]
14. Datacloud via [[SPLhost, Inc.]]<br />
* [[LIS vendor|LIS vendors past and present]]
15. O3 Lims via [[Bytewize AB]]<br />
* [[SDMS vendor|SDMS vendors past and present]]
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:
Looking for open-source software solutions to make your lab or office more efficient? Try these locations:
* [[:Category:Open-source software|Open-source software options]]
* [[:Category:Open-source software|All open-source software options, by category]]
* [[:Category:Laboratory information management systems (open_source)|Open-source LIMS software]]
* [[:Category:Electronic laboratory notebooks (open source)|Open-source ELN software]]
* [[:Category:Laboratory information management systems (open source)|Open-source LIMS software]]
* [[:Category:Laboratory information systems (open source)|Open-source LIS software]]
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<h2 style="font-size:105%; font-weight:bold; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em; width:50%;">April 10, 2012:</h2>
'''The front page has received a facelift.''' A major complaint of the wiki so far has been that it's not terribly clear where to find the most usable material on the wiki at the moment. We've been so concerned with the content that other aspects have been taken for granted. Hopefully this front page overhaul makes it a bit easier to find the juiciest tidbits. As new material continues to be added, we'll be vigilant and update the front page as necessary.


[[User:Shawndouglas|Shawn Douglas]] 20:24, 10 April 2012 (EDT)
<h2 style="font-size:105%; font-weight:bold; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em; width:50%;">April 05, 2013:</h2>
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'''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.
<h2 style="font-size:105%; font-weight:bold; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em; width:50%;">February 22, 2012:</h2>
 
[[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.<br />
[[User:Shawndouglas|Shawn Douglas]] 19:30, 5 April 2013 (EDT)
So what has been going on with the wiki? The initial focus was to get some of the major concepts like...<br />
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<h2 style="font-size:105%; font-weight:bold; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em; width:50%;">October 26, 2012:</h2>
[[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.


[[Main Page/news|Read more of this and other archived news...]]
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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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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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