Vendor:BioData Inc.

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BioData Inc.
Type Incorporated
Industry Laboratory informatics
Headquarters 10685-B Hazelhurst Dr. #8358
Houston, Texas
, U.S.
Number of locations 2
Area served Worldwide
Products Labguru
Subsidiaries BioData Ltd.
Website BioData.com

BioData Inc. develops and distributes laboratory informatics software solutions.


History

Technology and products

Labguru

Labguru is a laboratory information management system (LIMS) solution that allows you to "meet the challenges of running a research group - from vision to execution, from knowledge to logistics."[1] BioData's Labguru product replaced their LabLife and BioKM products on December 5, 2011.[2]

Features


Product: Labguru
Sample, inventory, and data management
Sample login and management?Y[1]
Sample tracking?Y[1]
Sample and/or result batching?
Task and event scheduling?Y[1]
Option for manual result entry?
Multiple data viewing methods?
Data and trend analysis?
Data and equipment sharing?
Customizable fields and/or interface?Y[1]
Query capability?Y[1]
Import data?
Internal file or data linking?Y[1]
External file or data linking?Y[1]
ELN support or integration?
Export data to MS Excel?
Raw data management?
Data warehouse?Y[1]
Deadline control?
Production control?
Project and/or task management?Y[1]
Inventory management?Y[3]
Document creation and/or management?Y[1]
Case management?Y[1]
Workflow management?Y[3]
Specification management?
Customer and supplier management?
Billing management?
Quality, security, and compliance
Regulatory compliance?
QA / QC functions?
Performance evaluation?
Audit trail?
Chain of custody?Y[1]
Configurable roles and security?
Data normalization?
Data validation?
Data encryption?Y[4]
Version control?Y[5]
Automatic data backup?Y[4]
Environmental monitoring?
Reporting, barcoding, and printing
Custom reporting?Y[1]
Report printing?Y[1]
Label support?
Barcode support?
Export to PDF?
Export to MS Word?
Export to HTML and/or XML?
Fax integration?
Email integration?
Base functionality
Administrator management?Y[1]
Modular?Y[1]
Instrument interfacing and management?
Mobile device integration?Y[1]
Alarms and/or alerts?Y[5]
Work-related time tracking?
Voice recognition system?
External monitoring?
Messaging?
Multilingual?
Network-capable?
Web client or portal?Y[4]
Online or integrated help?
Software as a service delivery model?Y[1]
Usage-based cost?
Industries served
biotechnology, general, life sciences

Pricing

Some pricing information is available via the Labguru website.

  • Labguru is free for personal use, including standard functionality, a basic storage location package, and a 2 GB space limit.
  • Labguru costs labs $10 per month, per user, including standard functionality, an advanced storage location package, and a 300 GB space limit. It also adds equipment scheduling, collaboration, and order management functionality, as well as backups and support.
  • Labguru for industrial use has the same features as the academic version, but includes 2 TB of storage space, and it will eventually include digital signature support. Cost is $33 per month.

Demonstration videos and other media

The following demonstration videos are available for Labguru:

Additional information

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 "Labguru - Research and Lab Management Software". BioData Inc. http://www.labguru.com/features/product-overview. Retrieved 09 September 2013. 
  2. Thaney, Kaitlin (5 December 2011). "Bringing the Lab into the 21st Century". DigitalScience.com. http://www.digital-science.com/blog/posts/bringing-the-lab-into-the-21st-century. Retrieved 09 September 2013. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Labguru - Lab Manager". BioData Inc. http://www.labguru.com/customers/lab-manager. Retrieved 09 September 2013. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named LabGPlan
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Labguru - Protocols for Research". BioData Inc. http://www.labguru.com/features/knowledgebase/protocols. Retrieved 09 September 2013.