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Vendor:Eusoft Srl

2015-11-03T16:09:39Z

Eusoft srl:

{{Infobox company
|company_name = '''Eusoft Srl'''
|company_logo = [[File:Eusoft_Logo.gif]]
|company_type = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRL Società a Responsabilità Limitata]
|traded_as =
|industry = [[Laboratory informatics]]
|genre =
|fate =
|predecessor =
|successor =
|company_slogan = More than a LIMS
|foundation = 1997
|founder =
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|location_city = Via Marco Partipilo, 38, Bari
|location_country = Italy
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|area_served = Europe
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}}
'''Eusoft Srl''' develops and distributes the [[laboratory information management system]] EuSoft.Lab. Eusoft is a software company specialized in laboratory management software, so as laboratories are able to comply with the quality standards and the requirements of the accreditation bodies. The EuSoft.Lab LIMS has always been the core product of EuSoft. Eusoft.Lab includes functionality that allows for the use of the [[software as a service]] (SaaS) model on cloud computing platforms.

==History==
The first version of the product Eusoft.Lab, a LIMS ([[laboratory information management system]]) designed to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories, was released by Eusoft in 1997<ref name="EL10">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/new-eusoft.lab-10-is-ready |title=New Eusoft.Lab 10 is ready |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=24 October 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> through the collaboration with an accredited laboratory by SINAL (currently Accredia, the Italian national body for the accreditation of laboratories according to UNI CEI ISO / IEC 17025).<ref name="ELHome">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/solutions/lims_/ |title=LIMS |publisher=Eusoft Srl |accessdate=13 October 2015}}</ref>

On June 11, 2012, the company announced it would change its name from "Eurosoft" to "Eusoft".<ref name="NameChange">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/eurosoft-changes-brand-and-becomes-eusoft |title=EuroSoft changes brand and becomes EuSoft |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=11 June 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> On October 24, 2012 the company released Eusoft.Lab 10, a re-engineered version of version 6.0 that includes web-based technology.<ref name="EL10" />

==Technology and products==

===Eusoft.Lab===

Eusoft.Lab is a modular [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) that's designed "to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories."<ref name="ELHome" /> EuSoft.Lab combines the functionality of a LIMS system with web technologies, natively integrating the functionalities that enable its use as a [[software as a service|SaaS]] application in cloud computing platforms and on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Eusoft.Lab includes a wide variety of implementation options, each dedicated to specific areas of activity, complete with packets of data pre-loaded to facilitate the configuration of the system. The company states it has collaborated with accredited and certified laboratories, giving them the ability to better identify and automate all the life cycle phases of a lab's information flow.<ref name="ELHome" />

====Features====

{{Ombox productfeature}}

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|-
! colspan="2"| Product: [http://www.eusoft.it/en/solutions/lims_/ EuSoft.Lab]
|-
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| report_printing = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| label_support = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| barcode_support = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| export_pdf = Y<ref name="ELModule" />
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| email_integration = Y<ref name="ELModule" />

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| messaging = Y<ref name="ELModule" />
| multilingual = Y<ref name="ELHome" />
| network = Y<ref name="ELTech">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/solutions/lims_/architecture/ |title=LIMS Architecture |publisher=Eusoft Srl |accessdate=13 October 2015}}</ref>
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| saas_model = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| usage_cost =
| industries = contract services, environmental, general, manufacturing and R&D
}}
|-
|}

====Pricing====

No specific public pricing available.

====Demonstration videos and other media====

The following videos are available for Eusoft.Lab:

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1Nzrwby-Kg Overview Eusoft Lab]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXSS_e4TIeA Eusoft - Over the LIMS]

====Additional information====

* [http://www.eusoft.it/en/request-demo/ Request a demo]
* [http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZID6tcTZ4YrQBvqT_vbdEQ Eusoft on YouTube]

==References==
<references/>


[[Category:Contract services LIMS]]
[[Category:Environmental LIMS]]
[[Category:General LIMS]]
[[Category:LIMS vendor]]
[[Category:Manufacturing and R&D LIMS]]
[[Category:Vendors]]

Vendor:Eusoft Srl

2015-11-03T16:09:26Z

Eusoft srl:

{{Infobox company
|company_name = '''Eusoft Srl'''
|company_logo = [[File:Eusoft_logo.gif]]
|company_type = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRL Società a Responsabilità Limitata]
|traded_as =
|industry = [[Laboratory informatics]]
|genre =
|fate =
|predecessor =
|successor =
|company_slogan = More than a LIMS
|foundation = 1997
|founder =
|defunct =
|location_city = Via Marco Partipilo, 38, Bari
|location_country = Italy
|locations = Bari, Milan
|area_served = Europe
|key_people =
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|service =
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|footnotes =
|intl = No
}}
'''Eusoft Srl''' develops and distributes the [[laboratory information management system]] EuSoft.Lab. Eusoft is a software company specialized in laboratory management software, so as laboratories are able to comply with the quality standards and the requirements of the accreditation bodies. The EuSoft.Lab LIMS has always been the core product of EuSoft. Eusoft.Lab includes functionality that allows for the use of the [[software as a service]] (SaaS) model on cloud computing platforms.

==History==
The first version of the product Eusoft.Lab, a LIMS ([[laboratory information management system]]) designed to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories, was released by Eusoft in 1997<ref name="EL10">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/new-eusoft.lab-10-is-ready |title=New Eusoft.Lab 10 is ready |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=24 October 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> through the collaboration with an accredited laboratory by SINAL (currently Accredia, the Italian national body for the accreditation of laboratories according to UNI CEI ISO / IEC 17025).<ref name="ELHome">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/solutions/lims_/ |title=LIMS |publisher=Eusoft Srl |accessdate=13 October 2015}}</ref>

On June 11, 2012, the company announced it would change its name from "Eurosoft" to "Eusoft".<ref name="NameChange">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/eurosoft-changes-brand-and-becomes-eusoft |title=EuroSoft changes brand and becomes EuSoft |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=11 June 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> On October 24, 2012 the company released Eusoft.Lab 10, a re-engineered version of version 6.0 that includes web-based technology.<ref name="EL10" />

==Technology and products==

===Eusoft.Lab===

Eusoft.Lab is a modular [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) that's designed "to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories."<ref name="ELHome" /> EuSoft.Lab combines the functionality of a LIMS system with web technologies, natively integrating the functionalities that enable its use as a [[software as a service|SaaS]] application in cloud computing platforms and on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Eusoft.Lab includes a wide variety of implementation options, each dedicated to specific areas of activity, complete with packets of data pre-loaded to facilitate the configuration of the system. The company states it has collaborated with accredited and certified laboratories, giving them the ability to better identify and automate all the life cycle phases of a lab's information flow.<ref name="ELHome" />

====Features====

{{Ombox productfeature}}

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|-
! colspan="2"| Product: [http://www.eusoft.it/en/solutions/lims_/ EuSoft.Lab]
|-
| style="background-color:white; border-style:none;"| {{Databox LIMSfeature
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| sample_batch = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| task_event_sched = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| manual_entry = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
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| data_analysis = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
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| query =
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| eln_support =
| export_msexcel = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| export_raw =
| data_warehouse = Y<ref name="ELModule">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/solutions/lims_/modules/ |title=Additional Modules |publisher=Eusoft Srl |accessdate=13 October 2015}}</ref>
| deadline_control =
| production_control =
| project_task_man = Y<ref name="ELBenefit">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/solutions/lims_/advantages-lims/ |title=Advantages to Have a LIMS |publisher=Eusoft Srl |accessdate=13 October 2015}}</ref>
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| document_man = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| case_man =
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| billing_man = Y<ref name="ELModule" />

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| performance_eval = Y<ref name="ELModule" />
| audit_trail = Y<ref name="ELBenefit" />
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| data_val = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| data_encrypt =
| version_control = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| data_backup =
| enviro_monitoring =

| custom_reporting = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| report_printing = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| label_support = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| barcode_support = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| export_pdf = Y<ref name="ELModule" />
| export_msword =
| export_htmlxml =
| fax_integration = Y<ref name="ELModule" />
| email_integration = Y<ref name="ELModule" />

| admin_manage =
| modular = Y<ref name="ELHome" />
| instrument_inter = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| mobile_device =
| alarms_alerts = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| work_timetrack =
| voice_rec =
| external_monitor = Y<ref name="ELModule" />
| messaging = Y<ref name="ELModule" />
| multilingual = Y<ref name="ELHome" />
| network = Y<ref name="ELTech">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/solutions/lims_/architecture/ |title=LIMS Architecture |publisher=Eusoft Srl |accessdate=13 October 2015}}</ref>
| web_client =
| online_help =
| saas_model = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| usage_cost =
| industries = contract services, environmental, general, manufacturing and R&D
}}
|-
|}

====Pricing====

No specific public pricing available.

====Demonstration videos and other media====

The following videos are available for Eusoft.Lab:

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1Nzrwby-Kg Overview Eusoft Lab]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXSS_e4TIeA Eusoft - Over the LIMS]

====Additional information====

* [http://www.eusoft.it/en/request-demo/ Request a demo]
* [http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZID6tcTZ4YrQBvqT_vbdEQ Eusoft on YouTube]

==References==
<references/>


[[Category:Contract services LIMS]]
[[Category:Environmental LIMS]]
[[Category:General LIMS]]
[[Category:LIMS vendor]]
[[Category:Manufacturing and R&D LIMS]]
[[Category:Vendors]]

Vendor:Eusoft Srl

2015-11-03T16:09:02Z

Eusoft srl:

{{Infobox company
|company_name = '''Eusoft Srl'''
|company_logo = [[File:Logo more.jpg]]
|company_type = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRL Società a Responsabilità Limitata]
|traded_as =
|industry = [[Laboratory informatics]]
|genre =
|fate =
|predecessor =
|successor =
|company_slogan = More than a LIMS
|foundation = 1997
|founder =
|defunct =
|location_city = Via Marco Partipilo, 38, Bari
|location_country = Italy
|locations = Bari, Milan
|area_served = Europe
|key_people =
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|production =
|service =
|revenue =
|operating_income =
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|aum =
|assets =
|equity =
|owner =
|num_employees =
|parent =
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|subsid =
|homepage = [http://www.eusoft.it/ Eusoft.it]
|footnotes =
|intl = No
}}
'''Eusoft Srl''' develops and distributes the [[laboratory information management system]] EuSoft.Lab. Eusoft is a software company specialized in laboratory management software, so as laboratories are able to comply with the quality standards and the requirements of the accreditation bodies. The EuSoft.Lab LIMS has always been the core product of EuSoft. Eusoft.Lab includes functionality that allows for the use of the [[software as a service]] (SaaS) model on cloud computing platforms.

==History==
The first version of the product Eusoft.Lab, a LIMS ([[laboratory information management system]]) designed to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories, was released by Eusoft in 1997<ref name="EL10">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/new-eusoft.lab-10-is-ready |title=New Eusoft.Lab 10 is ready |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=24 October 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> through the collaboration with an accredited laboratory by SINAL (currently Accredia, the Italian national body for the accreditation of laboratories according to UNI CEI ISO / IEC 17025).<ref name="ELHome">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/solutions/lims_/ |title=LIMS |publisher=Eusoft Srl |accessdate=13 October 2015}}</ref>

On June 11, 2012, the company announced it would change its name from "Eurosoft" to "Eusoft".<ref name="NameChange">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/eurosoft-changes-brand-and-becomes-eusoft |title=EuroSoft changes brand and becomes EuSoft |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=11 June 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> On October 24, 2012 the company released Eusoft.Lab 10, a re-engineered version of version 6.0 that includes web-based technology.<ref name="EL10" />

==Technology and products==

===Eusoft.Lab===

Eusoft.Lab is a modular [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) that's designed "to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories."<ref name="ELHome" /> EuSoft.Lab combines the functionality of a LIMS system with web technologies, natively integrating the functionalities that enable its use as a [[software as a service|SaaS]] application in cloud computing platforms and on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Eusoft.Lab includes a wide variety of implementation options, each dedicated to specific areas of activity, complete with packets of data pre-loaded to facilitate the configuration of the system. The company states it has collaborated with accredited and certified laboratories, giving them the ability to better identify and automate all the life cycle phases of a lab's information flow.<ref name="ELHome" />

====Features====

{{Ombox productfeature}}

{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="border-style:none;" background="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
|-
! colspan="2"| Product: [http://www.eusoft.it/en/solutions/lims_/ EuSoft.Lab]
|-
| style="background-color:white; border-style:none;"| {{Databox LIMSfeature
| sample_login_man = Y<ref name="ELCore">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/solutions/lims_/funzionalita-lims/ |title=Basic LIMS Functionalities |publisher=Eusoft Srl |accessdate=13 October 2015}}</ref>
| sample_track = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| sample_batch = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| task_event_sched = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| manual_entry = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| multiple_view = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| data_analysis = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| data_sharing =
| custom_fields = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| query =
| import_data =
| data_linking_int =
| data_linking_ext = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| eln_support =
| export_msexcel = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| export_raw =
| data_warehouse = Y<ref name="ELModule">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/solutions/lims_/modules/ |title=Additional Modules |publisher=Eusoft Srl |accessdate=13 October 2015}}</ref>
| deadline_control =
| production_control =
| project_task_man = Y<ref name="ELBenefit">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/solutions/lims_/advantages-lims/ |title=Advantages to Have a LIMS |publisher=Eusoft Srl |accessdate=13 October 2015}}</ref>
| inventory_man = Y<ref name="ELModule" />
| document_man = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| case_man =
| workflow_man =
| spec_man =
| customer_man = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| billing_man = Y<ref name="ELModule" />

| reg_compliance = Y<ref name="ELHome" />
| qa_qc = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| performance_eval = Y<ref name="ELModule" />
| audit_trail = Y<ref name="ELBenefit" />
| chain_custody =
| roles_security = Y<ref name="ELBenefit" />
| data_norm = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| data_val = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| data_encrypt =
| version_control = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| data_backup =
| enviro_monitoring =

| custom_reporting = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| report_printing = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| label_support = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| barcode_support = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| export_pdf = Y<ref name="ELModule" />
| export_msword =
| export_htmlxml =
| fax_integration = Y<ref name="ELModule" />
| email_integration = Y<ref name="ELModule" />

| admin_manage =
| modular = Y<ref name="ELHome" />
| instrument_inter = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| mobile_device =
| alarms_alerts = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| work_timetrack =
| voice_rec =
| external_monitor = Y<ref name="ELModule" />
| messaging = Y<ref name="ELModule" />
| multilingual = Y<ref name="ELHome" />
| network = Y<ref name="ELTech">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/solutions/lims_/architecture/ |title=LIMS Architecture |publisher=Eusoft Srl |accessdate=13 October 2015}}</ref>
| web_client =
| online_help =
| saas_model = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| usage_cost =
| industries = contract services, environmental, general, manufacturing and R&D
}}
|-
|}

====Pricing====

No specific public pricing available.

====Demonstration videos and other media====

The following videos are available for Eusoft.Lab:

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1Nzrwby-Kg Overview Eusoft Lab]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXSS_e4TIeA Eusoft - Over the LIMS]

====Additional information====

* [http://www.eusoft.it/en/request-demo/ Request a demo]
* [http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZID6tcTZ4YrQBvqT_vbdEQ Eusoft on YouTube]

==References==
<references/>


[[Category:Contract services LIMS]]
[[Category:Environmental LIMS]]
[[Category:General LIMS]]
[[Category:LIMS vendor]]
[[Category:Manufacturing and R&D LIMS]]
[[Category:Vendors]]

File:Logo more.jpg

2015-11-03T16:07:30Z

Eusoft srl:

Vendor:Eusoft Srl

2015-11-03T16:05:55Z

Eusoft srl:

{{Infobox company
|company_name = '''Eusoft Srl'''
|company_logo = [[File:Eusoft_Logo.gif]]
|company_type = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRL Società a Responsabilità Limitata]
|traded_as =
|industry = [[Laboratory informatics]]
|genre =
|fate =
|predecessor =
|successor =
|company_slogan = Over the LIMS
|foundation = 1997
|founder =
|defunct =
|location_city = Via Marco Partipilo, 38, Bari
|location_country = Italy
|locations = Bari, Milan
|area_served = Europe
|key_people =
|products = Eusoft.Lab
|production =
|service =
|revenue =
|operating_income =
|net_income =
|aum =
|assets =
|equity =
|owner =
|num_employees =
|parent =
|divisions =
|subsid =
|homepage = [http://www.eusoft.it/ Eusoft.it]
|footnotes =
|intl = No
}}
'''Eusoft Srl''' develops and distributes the [[laboratory information management system]] EuSoft.Lab. Eusoft is a software company specialized in laboratory management software, so as laboratories are able to comply with the quality standards and the requirements of the accreditation bodies. The EuSoft.Lab LIMS has always been the core product of EuSoft. Eusoft.Lab includes functionality that allows for the use of the [[software as a service]] (SaaS) model on cloud computing platforms.

==History==
The first version of the product Eusoft.Lab, a LIMS ([[laboratory information management system]]) designed to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories, was released by Eusoft in 1997<ref name="EL10">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/new-eusoft.lab-10-is-ready |title=New Eusoft.Lab 10 is ready |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=24 October 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> through the collaboration with an accredited laboratory by SINAL (currently Accredia, the Italian national body for the accreditation of laboratories according to UNI CEI ISO / IEC 17025).<ref name="ELHome">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/solutions/lims_/ |title=LIMS |publisher=Eusoft Srl |accessdate=13 October 2015}}</ref>

On June 11, 2012, the company announced it would change its name from "Eurosoft" to "Eusoft".<ref name="NameChange">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/eurosoft-changes-brand-and-becomes-eusoft |title=EuroSoft changes brand and becomes EuSoft |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=11 June 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> On October 24, 2012 the company released Eusoft.Lab 10, a re-engineered version of version 6.0 that includes web-based technology.<ref name="EL10" />

==Technology and products==

===Eusoft.Lab===

Eusoft.Lab is a modular [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) that's designed "to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories."<ref name="ELHome" /> EuSoft.Lab combines the functionality of a LIMS system with web technologies, natively integrating the functionalities that enable its use as a [[software as a service|SaaS]] application in cloud computing platforms and on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Eusoft.Lab includes a wide variety of implementation options, each dedicated to specific areas of activity, complete with packets of data pre-loaded to facilitate the configuration of the system. The company states it has collaborated with accredited and certified laboratories, giving them the ability to better identify and automate all the life cycle phases of a lab's information flow.<ref name="ELHome" />

====Features====

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! colspan="2"| Product: [http://www.eusoft.it/en/solutions/lims_/ EuSoft.Lab]
|-
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| messaging = Y<ref name="ELModule" />
| multilingual = Y<ref name="ELHome" />
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| web_client =
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| saas_model = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| usage_cost =
| industries = contract services, environmental, general, manufacturing and R&D
}}
|-
|}

====Pricing====

No specific public pricing available.

====Demonstration videos and other media====

The following videos are available for Eusoft.Lab:

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1Nzrwby-Kg Overview Eusoft Lab]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXSS_e4TIeA Eusoft - Over the LIMS]

====Additional information====

* [http://www.eusoft.it/en/request-demo/ Request a demo]
* [http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZID6tcTZ4YrQBvqT_vbdEQ Eusoft on YouTube]

==References==
<references/>


[[Category:Contract services LIMS]]
[[Category:Environmental LIMS]]
[[Category:General LIMS]]
[[Category:LIMS vendor]]
[[Category:Manufacturing and R&D LIMS]]
[[Category:Vendors]]

Vendor:Eusoft Srl

2015-11-03T16:04:07Z

Eusoft srl:

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'''Eusoft Srl''' develops and distributes the [[laboratory information management system]] EuSoft.Lab. Eusoft is a software company specialized in laboratory management software, so as laboratories are able to comply with the quality standards and the requirements of the accreditation bodies. The EuSoft.Lab LIMS has always been the core product of EuSoft. Eusoft.Lab includes functionality that allows for the use of the [[software as a service]] (SaaS) model on cloud computing platforms.

==History==
The first version of the product Eusoft.Lab, a LIMS ([[laboratory information management system]]) designed to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories, was released by Eusoft in 1997<ref name="EL10">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/new-eusoft.lab-10-is-ready |title=New Eusoft.Lab 10 is ready |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=24 October 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> through the collaboration with an accredited laboratory by SINAL (currently Accredia, the Italian national body for the accreditation of laboratories according to UNI CEI ISO / IEC 17025).<ref name="ELHome">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/solutions/lims_/ |title=LIMS |publisher=Eusoft Srl |accessdate=13 October 2015}}</ref>

On June 11, 2012, the company announced it would change its name from "Eurosoft" to "Eusoft".<ref name="NameChange">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/eurosoft-changes-brand-and-becomes-eusoft |title=EuroSoft changes brand and becomes EuSoft |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=11 June 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> On October 24, 2012 the company released Eusoft.Lab 10, a re-engineered version of version 6.0 that includes web-based technology.<ref name="EL10" />

==Technology and products==

===Eusoft.Lab===

Eusoft.Lab is a modular [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) that's designed "to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories."<ref name="ELHome" /> EuSoft.Lab combines the functionality of a LIMS system with web technologies, natively integrating the functionalities that enable its use as a [[software as a service|SaaS]] application in cloud computing platforms and on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Eusoft.Lab includes a wide variety of implementation options, each dedicated to specific areas of activity, complete with packets of data pre-loaded to facilitate the configuration of the system. The company states it has collaborated with accredited and certified laboratories, giving them the ability to better identify and automate all the life cycle phases of a lab's information flow.<ref name="ELHome" />

====Features====

{{Ombox productfeature}}

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|-
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|-
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| sample_track = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| sample_batch = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| task_event_sched = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| manual_entry = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| multiple_view = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| data_analysis = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| data_sharing =
| custom_fields = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| query =
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| data_linking_int =
| data_linking_ext = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| eln_support =
| export_msexcel = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| export_raw =
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| deadline_control =
| production_control =
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| document_man = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| case_man =
| workflow_man =
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| billing_man = Y<ref name="ELModule" />

| reg_compliance = Y<ref name="ELHome" />
| qa_qc = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
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| audit_trail = Y<ref name="ELBenefit" />
| chain_custody =
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| data_norm = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| data_val = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| data_encrypt =
| version_control = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| data_backup =
| enviro_monitoring =

| custom_reporting = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| report_printing = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| label_support = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| barcode_support = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| export_pdf = Y<ref name="ELModule" />
| export_msword =
| export_htmlxml =
| fax_integration = Y<ref name="ELModule" />
| email_integration = Y<ref name="ELModule" />

| admin_manage =
| modular = Y<ref name="ELHome" />
| instrument_inter = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| mobile_device =
| alarms_alerts = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| work_timetrack =
| voice_rec =
| external_monitor = Y<ref name="ELModule" />
| messaging = Y<ref name="ELModule" />
| multilingual = Y<ref name="ELHome" />
| network = Y<ref name="ELTech">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/solutions/lims_/architecture/ |title=LIMS Architecture |publisher=Eusoft Srl |accessdate=13 October 2015}}</ref>
| web_client =
| online_help =
| saas_model = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| usage_cost =
| industries = contract services, environmental, general, manufacturing and R&D
}}
|-
|}

====Pricing====

No specific public pricing available.

====Demonstration videos and other media====

The following videos are available for Eusoft.Lab:

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1Nzrwby-Kg Overview Eusoft Lab]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXSS_e4TIeA Eusoft - Over the LIMS]

====Additional information====

* [http://www.eusoft.it/en/request-demo/ Request a demo]
* [http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZID6tcTZ4YrQBvqT_vbdEQ Eusoft on YouTube]

==References==
<references/>


[[Category:Contract services LIMS]]
[[Category:Environmental LIMS]]
[[Category:General LIMS]]
[[Category:LIMS vendor]]
[[Category:Manufacturing and R&D LIMS]]
[[Category:Vendors]]

Vendor:LIMS vendor

2014-01-13T11:28:19Z

Eusoft srl: /* Active LIMS vendors */

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<br />

A '''LIMS vendor''' is an entity (business, company, corporation, etc.) which provides [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) software or software packages. The LIMS software may be very generalized to handle a great number of [[laboratory]] situations, or it may be very specific to handle the needs of a certain field of study. Of course, every LIMS may have a different [[LIMS feature|feature set]] based upon its intended focus.

== Active LIMS vendors ==

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| text = '''To find LIMS vendors by the industry or industries they serve''', please see the categorical organization tool ''[[:Category:LIMS vendors by industry|LIMS vendors by industry]]''.<br />
}}
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<blockquote>'''Note''': The columns of this table are sortable for your convenience. Simply click the small arrows in the title of each column to use this feature. Additionally, if you wish to sort by column X and then column Y, simply left-click the desired arrow for the first column to sort by, and then hold the Shift key and left-click the desired arrow for the second column to sort by.</blockquote>

<div style="text-align: left;">
{| class="sortable" id="LIMSvendor" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"
! Vendor
! Key LIMS offering(s)
! Headquarters<br />(Country)
! Additional notes

|-
| [[2nd Sight Solutions]]
| OhNo!
| Canada
|
|-

|-
| [[3rd Millennium, Inc.]]
| ARDAS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[AAC Infotray AG]]
| Limsophy LIMS
| Switzerland
|
|-

|-
| [[ABB Ltd.]]
| ABB LIMS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Accelrys, Inc.]]
| Accelrys LIMS
| United States
| Accelrys LIMS was introduced in March 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/accelrys-expands-process-management-and-compliance-suite-with-groundbreaking-laboratory-information-management-system-198546951.html |title=Accelrys Expands Process Management and Compliance Suite with Groundbreaking Laboratory Information Management System |publisher=PR Newswire; Accelrys, Inc |accessdate=10 April 2013}}</ref>
|-

|-
| [[Adifo NV]]
| BESTMIX LIMS
| Belgium
| Former product Laboras now seems defunct.
|-

|-
| [[Advanced Business Software]]
| PHIMS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Advanced Technical Software]]
| uniLIME
| Austria
| Former product q/LIME seems no longer supported.
|-

|-
| [[Advanced Technology Corp.]]
| VADDS, VETSTAR
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Agaram Technologies Pvt. Ltd.]]
| QuaLIS
| India
|
|-

|-
| [[AgiLab SAS]]
| AgiLIMS
| France
|
|-

|-
| [[AgileBio]]
| LabCollector
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Agilent Technologies, Inc.]]
| LimsLink
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[AJ Blomesystem GmbH]]
| LABbase, readyLIMS
| Germany
| FIVAS, LABcua, and LABpharma appear to no longer be offered as of 2013.<br />New readyLIMS appeared in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.analytik-jena.de/en/company/press/press-releases/latest-news/article/detail/aj-blomesystem-launches-new-laboratory-information-management-system-readylims-on-the-market.html |title=AJ Blomesystem Launches New Laboratory Information Management System readyLIMS® on the Market |publisher=AJ Blomesystem GmbH |accessdate=10 April 2013}}</ref>
|-

|-
| [[Alcor SPRL]]
| CI-Master, LabTec
| Belgium
|
|-

|-
| [[Alpha Technologies US, LP]]
| ECLIPSE, Enterprise ULTIMA
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[ALTIK SAS]]
| SOLUTION Laboratoire
| France
|
|-

|-
| [[Ambidata Digital Innovation Solutions & Consulting, Lda.]]
| LabWay-LIMS
| Portugal
|
|-

|-
| [[Analytical Information Systems, Ltd.]]
| AIS LIMS
| United Kingdom
|
|-

|-
| [[arivis AG]]
| scarabLIMS
| Germany
|
|-

|-
| [[ASM Soft SL]]
| ASM-LIMS
| Spain
|
|-

|-
| [[Assaynet Inc.]]
| LIMS2010, LIMS.net
| Canada
| Previous name for LIMS2010 was LIMS2003.
|-

|-
| [[Asystance V.O.F.]]
| Alis LIMS
| Netherlands
|
|-

|-
| [[ATGC Labs, LLC]]
| ActiveLIMS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Aurora Systems, Inc.]]
| VisuaLab
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Autoscribe Ltd.]]
| Matrix Gemini
| United Kingdom
| North American distributor/support team was [[Zumatrix, Inc.]]<br />until it was absorbed into new entity Autoscribe Informatics Inc.<ref>{{cite web_short |url=http://www.autoscribe.co.uk/about/company-news |title=Autoscribe launches US operation |publisher=Autoscribe Ltd. |accessdate=02 March 2012}}</ref>
|-

|-
| [[BARTELT GmbH]]
| datalabX
| Austria
|
|-

|-
| [[Baytek International, Inc.]]
| MicroBLISS, WebBLISS, WebSQC, WinBLISS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Baze Technology AS]]
| BazeLab LIMS
| Norway
|
|-

|-
| [[Beijing Teleh Electronic Tech Co., Ltd.]]
| Bio-2000, TL LAB2000
| China
|
|-

|-
| [[BGASoft, Inc.]]
| LIMS ABC
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Bika Lab Systems (Pty) Ltd.]]
| Bika LIMS
| South Africa
| Also available at [http://sourceforge.net/projects/bika/ SourceForge.net] under GPL.
|-

|-
| [[Bio-ITech BV]]
| eLabJournal
| Netherlands
|
|-

|-
| [[BioData Inc.]]
| Labguru
| United States
| Labguru replaced LabLife and BioKM on December 5, 2011.<ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.digital-science.com/biodata-launches-labguru/ |title=BioData Launches Labguru, a Collaborative Research Management Web Application for Academic Labs |publisher=DigitalScience.com|date=5 December 2011|accessdate=5 December 2011}}</ref>
|-

|-
| [[Biomatters Ltd.]]
| Geneious
| New Zealand
|
|-

|-
| [[BioTeam Inc.]]
| MiniLIMS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[bizzApps]]
| Quality Manager
| Netherlands
|
|-

|-
| [[Blaze Systems Corporation]]
| BlazeLIMS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Bode Technology Group, Inc.]]
| BodeLIMS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Bruker Corporation]]
| SampleTrack
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[BTLIMS Technologies]]
| BTLIMS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Bytewize AB]]
| O3 LIMS, O3 LIMSXpress
| Sweden
|
|-

|-
| [[Caliber Technologies Pvt. Ltd.]]
| CaliberLIMS, Caliber Pet-LIMS
| India
| Caliber Pet-LIMS was previously Caliber Petro-LIMS.
|-

|-
| [[CambridgeSoft Corporation]]
| Workflow LIMS
| United States
| Bought by [[PerkinElmer Inc.]]<ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2011/03/perkinelmer_agr_1.html|title=PerkinElmer agrees to buy CambridgeSoft|publisher=Boston.com|date=24 March 2011|accessdate=25 May 2011}}</ref> Previous offering called Discovery LIMS.
|-

|-
| [[Camin Cargo Control, Inc.]]
| POLARIS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Cargotrader, Inc.]]
| Cargotester.com
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[ChemWare, Inc.]]
| HORIZON Central
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[ChikPea, Inc.]]
| ChikPea LIMS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Chromasoft GmbH]]
| Lab21 LIMS
| Germany
|
|-

|-
| [[Cimarron Software, Inc.]]
| SDK
| United States
| Cimarron creates custom LIMS solutions<br> using a source development kit.
|-

|-
| [[Civil Systems, Inc.]]
| CSi LIMS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Clinical Systems Ltd.]]
| ClinAxys II
| United Kingdom
|
|-

|-
| [[CliniSys]]
| WinPath Enterprise
| United Kingdom
|
|-

|-
| [[CliniSys Group Limited]]
| See vendors [[CliniSys]] and [[MIPS]]
| United Kingdom
|
|-

|-
| [[Clyde Computing Ltd.]]
| Q-SYS LIMS
| United Kingdom
|
|-

|-
| [[Codon Software Private Limited]]
| Codon LIMS
| India
|
|-

|-
| [[Columbia Energy & Environmental Services, Inc.]]
| OmniLIMS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Common Cents Systems, Inc.]]
| ApolloLIMS
| United States
| Formerly marketed Cirrus and M/LAB as preceding products
|-

|-
| [[CompuDrug International, Inc.]]
| Laboratory Manager Plus
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Computing Solutions, Inc.]]
| LabSoft LIMS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Condition Monitoring International, LLC]]
| LabTrak
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Contec Group International Ltd.]]
| MADCAP
| New Zealand
|
|-

|-
| [[Core Informatics, LLC]]
| Core LIMS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[CSS GmbH Dresden]]
| eGECKO LIMS
| Germany
|
|-

|-
| [[Data Unlimited International, Inc.]]
| Starfruit CrimeLab, Starfruit DNA,<br />Starfruit GeneTell, Starfruit IdentiTrack,<br />Starfruit Toxicology
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Desert Oasis Software Company, LLC]]
| ALIS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[dialog EDV Systementwicklung GmbH]]
| diaLIMS
| Germany
|
|-

|-
| [[DIPOLE SARL]]
| DipLABO
| France
|
|-

|-
| [[Dynamic Databases, LLC]]
| limsExpress
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[e-BiOnary Technologies Ltd.]]
| e-BiOData
| India
|
|-

|-
| [[eBioSys Pty. Ltd.]]
| eLab
| Australia
|
|-

|-
| [[ElmTree Systems, LLC]]
| ElmTree System
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[entimo AG]]
| PhaLIMS
| Germany
|
|-

|-
| [[EthoSoft, Inc.]]
| X-LIMS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Eusoft Srl]]
| EuSoft.Lab
| Italy
|
|-

|-
| [[Finalist Software Noord Nederland C.V.]]
| FinaLims
| Netherlands
|
|-

|-
| [[Forensic Advantage Systems]]
| Forensic Advantage
| United States
| A division of TCSC, Inc.
|-

|-
| [[Future Technologies, Inc.]]
| DNA LIMS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Genee Group, LLC]]
| LabScout LIMS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Genesis MicroSystems, Inc.]]
| LAB-2000
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Genohm BVBA]]
| SLims
| Belgium, Switzerland
|
|-

|-
| [[GenoLogics Life Sciences Software Inc.]]
| Clarity LIMS
| Canada
| Geneus, Omix, and Proteus seem to have been phased out in 2011.<br />GenoLogics LIMS was phased out in 2012, replaced by Clarity LIMS.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.genologics.com/press-release-oct-08-2012 |title=GenoLogics Unveils Clarity LIMS for CLIA-Certified Next Generation Sequencing Labs |date=09 October 2012 |accessdate=10 April 2013}}</ref>
|-

|-
| [[GoInformatics, Inc.]]
| GoLIMS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[GyroDimensions, Inc.]]
| BioInfoStream
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[H&A Scientific, Inc.]]
| IntelliLIMS, SLIM
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Hach Company]]
| Hach WIMS
| United States, Germany
|
|-

|-
| [[Hamsoo IT Consultants Co.]]
| PetroLab
| Iran
|
|-

|-
| [[HiTec Zang GmbH]]
| HiLIMS
| Germany
|
|-

|-
| [[HM-Software]]
| HM-LIMS
| Germany
|
|-

|-
| [[Honeywell Process Solutions]]
| Honeywell LIMS, Uniformance Process Studio
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Hollison Technologies]]
| CIMS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[IBS AG]]
| CAQ=QSYS LIMS
| Germany
|
|-

|-
| [[ICD. GmbH]]
| LABS/Q, LABS/QM, LABS/R
| Germany
|
|-

|-
| [[iLab Solutions, LLC]]
| Core Facility Management, Lab Management
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Illumina, Inc.]]
| Illumina LIMS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[In Siliflo, Inc.]]
| In Siliflo LIMS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Inflection Point Solutions, LLC]]
| PIMS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Infomed C.S.]]
| Lab@link
| Greece
|
|-

|-
| [[Information Management Services, Inc.]]
| BSI, SEER*DMS,<br />SQUISH
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[INLOG SA]]
| ANALYS, EDGELab
| France, Germany
|
|-

|-
| [[Instem LSS Limited]]
| Centrus, Provantis
| United Kingdom
|
|-

|-
| [[Instrumentos Científicos SA]]
| NevisLIMS
| Spain
|
|-

|-
| [[Integromics SL]]
| OmicsHub, OmicsOffice
| Spain
| Former product was called ArrayHub (now defunct)
|-

|-
| [[Interface Engineering Co. Ltd.]]
| Nova-LIMS
| South Korea
|
|-

|-
| [[Interpec Corporation]]
| INQAS, INTRACES
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[InterSystems Corporation]]
| TrakCare Lab
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Jova Solutions Inc.]]
| FermWorks
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[JusticeTrax, Inc.]]
| LIMS-plus
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[jwConsulting GmbH]]
| jwLIMS
| Germany
|
|-

|-
| [[Kenny Agrisoft Ltd.]]
| DairyLIMS
| Ireland
|
|-

|-
| [[Khemia Software, Inc.]]
| Omega 11 LIMS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Kriti Microsystems Pvt. Ltd.]]
| Kriti LIMS
| India
|
|-

|-
| [[Labage SA]]
| benchsys
| Belgium
|
|-

|-
| [[LabCloud, Inc.]]
| LabCloud
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[LabKey Corporation]]
| LabKey Server
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[LabLite, LLC]]
| LabLite SQL LIMS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[LabLogic Systems Limited]]
| Debra 5, PETra, Sara 5
| United Kingdom
|
|-

|-
| [[LabLynx, Inc.]]
| ELab, webLIMS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[LabPro 2000 Ltd.]]
| LabPro, eQual
| New Zealand
|
|-

|-
| [[Labsoft Tecnologia Ltda.]]
| myLIMS
| Brazil
| Not to be confused with [[Odysis SA|Odysis SA's]] myLIMS product.
|-

|-
| [[LabTech, Inc.]]
| Kuiper-LIMS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[LABVANTAGE Solutions, Inc.]]
| LABVANTAGE
| United States
| Products formerly called SAPPHIRE and SQL*LIMS.
|-

|-
| [[LabWare, Inc.]]
| LabWare LIMS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Latent Logics Infosoft Pvt. Ltd.]]
| Lab Pro 2004
| India
|
|-

|-
| [[Laucks Technical Services, LLC]]
| iLIMS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[LeanRP]]
| Q-Cent
| India
|
|-

|-
| [[Lemm Tech Enterprises, Inc.]]
| Labvironment
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[LIMS at work GmbH]]
| Labmatica LIMS
| Germany
|
|-

|-
| [[lims+WARE]]
| lims+WARE/ASP, lims+WARE/Networks,<br>lims+WARE/Results, lims+WARE/UNIX
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[LINKSolutions SAA]]
| LINKS V3.3 LIMS
| Peru
|
|-

|-
| [[Loc@soft]]
| Lims.net
| France
|
|-

|-
| [[LTech Australia Pty. Ltd.]]
| Lims1
| Australia
|
|-

|-
| [[Lyons Information Systems, Inc.]]
| LLMS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[MAQSIMA GmbH]]
| MAQSIMA LAB+
| Germany
|
|-

|-
| [[Megaware, Inc.]]
| LIAS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Micronic Europe BV]]
| Track-IT
| Netherlands
|
|-

|-
| [[MIPS NV]]
| GLIMS
| Belgium
|
|-

|-
| [[Modul-Bio SAS]]
| MBioLIMS
| France
|
|-

|-
| [[Mongoose Coding]]
| Mongoose LIMS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Mountain States Consulting, LLC]]
| MSC-LIMS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Moxie Informatics, LLC]]
| Moxie
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Myfab]]
| Myfab LIMS
| Sweden
|
|-

|-
| [[National Cancer Institute]]
| caLIMS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Novatek International]]
| NOVA-LIMS
| Canada
|
|-

|-
| [[Oasis Infotech Pvt. Ltd.]]
| EnviroLIMS EWM, LIMZ-RD, OasisLIMS, True-LIMZ CTL
| India
|
|-

|-
| [[Ocimum Biosolutions Ltd.]]
| Biotracker LIMS
| India
|
|-

|-
| [[Odysis SA]]
| myLIMS
| Switzerland
| Not to be confused with [[Labsoft Tecnologia Ltda.|Labsoft Tecnologia Limitada's]] myLIMS product.
|-

|-
| [[Online LIMS Canada Limited]]
| OnRepo
| Canada
|
|-

|-
| [[OnQ Software Pty. Ltd.]]
| QLIMS
| Australia
|
|-

|-
| Open-source software solution
| [[Bika LIMS]]
| N/A
| See [[Bika Lab Systems (Pty) Ltd.]] for more info.
|-

|-
| Open-source software solution
| [[National Cancer Institute#caBIG Clinical Trials, caLIMS, and caTissue|caLIMS]]
| N/A
| See [[National Cancer Institute]] for more info.
|-

|-
| Open-source software solution
| [[Krishagni Solutions Pvt. Ltd.#caTissue Plus|caTissue Plus]]
| N/A
| More information found on the [[Krishagni Solutions Pvt. Ltd.]] page.
|-

|-
| Open-source software solution
| [[GNomEx]]
| N/A
| More information found on [http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnomex/ SourceForge.net].
|-

|-
| Open-source software solution
| [[LAMA]]
| N/A
| More information found on [https://launchpad.net/mousedb the project website].
|-

|-
| Open-source software solution
| [[Open-LIMS]]
| N/A
| More information found on [http://www.open-lims.org/home.html the project website].
|-

|-
| Open-source software solution
| [[openBIS]]
| N/A
| More information found on [http://www.cisd.ethz.ch/software/openBIS the project website].
|-

|-
| Open-source software solution
| [[OpenELIS]]
| N/A
| More information found on [http://openelis.org/ the project website].
|-

|-
| Open-source software solution
| [[Screensaver HTS LIMS]]
| N/A
| More information found on [http://sourceforge.net/projects/screensaver/ SourceForge.net].
|-

|-
| [[Open.Co Srl]]
| ProLab.Q Chemical & Manufacturing, ProLab.Q Food & Beverage,<br />ProLab.Q LIMS, ProLab.Q Wine
| Italy
|
|-

|-
| [[Oracle Corporation]]
| Oracle Health Sciences Clinical Development Analytics,<br />Oracle Health Sciences LabPas
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Orsyx]]
| eL@b
| Israel
|
|-

|-
| [[PANalytical BV]]
| SPARCS
| Netherlands
|
|-

|-
| [[Pardus d.o.o.]]
| eQMS::LIMS
| Croatia
|
|-

|-
| [[Pathology Data Systems Ltd.]]
| PathData, ReproData, ToxData
| Switzerland
|
|-

|-
| [[pdv-software GmbH]]
| pdv-lims 3
| Germany
|
|-

|-
| [[PerkinElmer Inc.]]
| LABWORKS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Persistent Systems Ltd.]]
| ChemLMS
| United States
| Acquired from [[Agilent Technologies, Inc.|Agilent]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-05-31/news/29604386_1_persistent-systems-life-sciences-anand-deshpande |title=Persistent system to acquire french software business of Agilent Technologies |publisher=The Economic Times |date=31 May 2011 |accessdate=10 April 2013}}</ref>
|-

|-
| [[Phylum SARL]]
| Phylum.Laboratoire
| France
|
|-

|-
| [[Polisystem Informatica Srl]]
| Analisi
| Italy
|
|-

|-
| [[Porter Lee Corporation]]
| Crime Fighter BEAST
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Prevas AB]]
| Mikon LIMS
| Sweden
|
|-

|-
| [[ProBioData GmbH]]
| BioProcessDB
| Germany
|
|-

|-
| [[Process Solutions Canada Limited]]
| LDMS
| Canada
|
|-

|-
| [[Prog4biz Software Solutions Ltd.]]
| BookitLab
| Canada
|
|-

|-
| [[Progeny Software, LLC]]
| Progeny LIMS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Promadis Pty. Ltd.]]
| Caseman
| Australia
|
|-

|-
| [[Promium, LLC]]
| Element LIMS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[QBCon (Pty) Ltd.]]
| Lab-i
| South Africa
|
|-

|-
| [[QUALIMS SARL]]
| QUALIMS
| France
|
|-

|-
| [[Quality Systems International Corporation]]
| VersaLIMS.NET, WinLIMS.NET
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[RJ Lee Solutions, LLC]]
| THEMIS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[RDS Nordest Srl]]
| CQT2000 LIMS
| Italy
|
|-

|-
| [[Ross Group Inc.]]
| UVIS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[RURO Inc.]]
| ezColony, FreezerPro,<br />LIMS 24/7
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[SampleNavigator BV]]
| SampleNavigator
| Netherlands
|
|-

|-
| [[Sapio Sciences, LLC]]
| Exemplar Biomarker Discovery, Exemplar Dx LIMS,<br />Exemplar Research LIMS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Sarla Technologies Pvt. Ltd.]]
| PLIMS
| India
|
|-

|-
| [[Sciformatix Corporation]]
| SciLIMS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Shimadzu Corporation]]
| LIMSsolution
| Japan
|
|-

|-
| [[Sibio SAS]]
| custom LIMS
| France
| Previous products were called SibioCLE and TraceLite.
|-

|-
| [[Siemens AG]]
| SIMATIC IT Unilab
| Germany
|
|-

|-
| [[SkySource Ltd.]]
| LabHQ
| United Kingdom
|
|-

|-
| [[Sofcom (Private) Limited]]
| Spectrum
| Pakistan
|
|-

|-
| [[SoftTrace Ltd.]]
| SoftTrace LIMS
| Ireland
|
|-

|-
| [[Software for Life Sciences BV]]
| LabScores
| Netherlands
|
|-

|-
| [[Software Point Oy]]
| LabVantage BioBanking, LabVantage LIMS,<br />LABVANTAGE Medical Suite, TasteBOSS<br />WilabLIMS/LimsBOSS
| Finland
| Acquired by [[LABVANTAGE Solutions, Inc.|LABVANTAGE]] in April 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.labvantage.com/newsroom/index.php/2011/04/labvantage-acquires-long-time-partner-software-point/ |title=LABVANTAGE Acquires Long-Time Partner Software Point |publisher=LABVANTAGE Solutions, Inc |date=5 April 2011 |accessdate=2 January 2012}}</ref> C5 LIMS was renamed to<br />"LABVANTAGE Medical Suite" in December 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.softwarepoint.com/news.html |title=Software Point - News |publisher=Software Point Oy |date=21 December 2012 |accessdate=10 April 2013}}</ref>
|-

|-
| [[Softwaresysteme Keeve GmbH]]
| RHAPSODY LIMS
| Germany
|
|-

|-
| [[Spectra QEST Australia Pty. Ltd.]]
| QESTField, QESTLab
| Australia
|
|-

|-
| [[STaCS DNA Inc.]]
| STaCS
| Canada
|
|-

|-
| [[STARLIMS Corporation]]
| STARLIMS
| United States
| Bought by Abbott in 2010.
|-

|-
| [[Stone Bond Technologies, LP]]
| EE-LIMS, MicroLIMS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Summit Research Services]]
| Metabase
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Sylab Méditerranée]]
| CALYPSO LIMS
| France
|
|-

|-
| [[System Approach, Ltd.]]
| Lab Keeper
| Russia
|
|-

|-
| [[TechWare Incorporated]]
| Logbook Discovery, TechWare MainTrac
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[The Edge Software Consultancy Ltd.]]
| BioRails LIMS
| United Kingdom
|
|-

|-
| [[Thermo Scientific]]
| Darwin, Galileo, Nautilus,<br>SampleManager, Watson
| United States
| Note: a division of [[Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.]]
|-

|-
| [[Timeless Medical Systems]]
| Timeless LIMS
| Canada
|
|-

|-
| [[Tieto Corporation]]
| Seamless LIMS
| Finland
|
|-

|-
| [[Tribal Software, Inc.]]
| LIMS Lyte, Tribal-LIMS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Triestram & Partner GmbH]]
| lisa.lims
| Germany
|
|-

|-
| [[Trilogy Group Limited]]
| HAND, STAR, TAPS, TIME
| United Kingdom
|
|-

|-
| [[Two Fold Software Limited]]
| Qualoupe LIMS
| United Kingdom
|
|-

|-
| [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|U.S. EPA]]
| FORMS II Lite
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[UNIConnect LC]]
| UNIFlow
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Valdata Systems USA, Inc.]]
| Valdata LIMS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Ventyx, Inc.]]
| CCLAS
| United States
| [[Mincom Pty. Ltd.]] absorbed into Ventyx along with CCLAS<br />on February 6, 2012.<ref name="VentMinInt">{{cite web |url=http://www.ventyx.com/en/company/news/press/20120206-integration-complete |title=Ventyx Completes Integration of Mincom; Goes to Market as "Ventyx, an ABB Company" |publisher=Ventyx, Inc |date=06 February 2012 |accessdate=20 September 2013}}</ref>
|-

|-
| [[Visual Access Health Systems Pvt. Ltd.]]
| VATIM
| India
|
|-

|-
| [[Wavefront Software, Inc.]]
| Wavefront LIMS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[WESTcom Logiciels et Services SARL]]
| ARES, EDIlab, LimsOnLine
| France
|
|-

|-
| [[White Point Systems, Inc.]]
| NAPIS
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[YourLabData.com]]
| Your Lab Data
| Unknown
|
|-

|-
| [[Yullin Technologies Co., Ltd.]]
| LabMate Enterprise
| South Korea
|
|-
|}
</div>

==Inactive LIMS vendors==

<div style="text-align: left;">
{| class="sortable" id="LIMSvendor" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"
! Vendor
! Key LIMS offering(s)
! Headquarters<br />(Country)
! Additional notes

|-
| [[4S Information Systems Ltd.]]
| DAWN LIMS
| United States
| While 4S still actively develops clinical software,<br />it no longer develops/distributes DAWN LIMS.
|-

|-
| [[Agencourt Bioscience Corp.]]
| Galaxy LIMS
| N/A
| Bought by [[Beckman Coulter, Inc.]] in 2005.<ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2005/04/25/daily40.html|title=Agencourt Bioscience garners $100M in sale to Beckman|publisher=Boston Business Journal|date=27 April 2005|accessdate=18 May 2011}}</ref>
|-

|-
| [[Amersham Biosciences Corp.]]
| Scierra LWS
| N/A
| Bought by General Electric.<ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.in-pharmatechnologist.com/Industry-Drivers/Amersham-GE-merger-on-track-for-April|title=Amersham, GE merger on track for April|publisher=DDDMag.com|date=22 January 2004|accessdate=20 May 2011}}</ref>
|-

|-
| [[APAC GmbH]]
| APA-LIMS
| Germany
| Company is still active but seems to no longer offer APA-LIMS.
|-

|-
| [[Applied Biosystems, Inc.]]
| SQL*LIMS
| N/A
| Merged with Invitrogen Corporation in November 2008<br>to form Life Technologies Corporation.<ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.dddmag.com/news-invitrogen-applied-biosystems-merger-update.aspx|title=Invitrogen, Applied Biosystems will be Life Technologies Corporation|publisher=DDDMag.com|date=05 November 2008|accessdate=17 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2008/11/17/daily103.html|title=Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen complete $6.7 billion merger|publisher=San Francisco Business Times|date=21 November 2008|accessdate=30 May 2011}}</ref><br>[[LABVANTAGE Solutions, Inc.]] purchased<br>SQL*LIMS from Life Technologies in 2009.<ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.labvantage.com/newsroom/index.php/2009/08/labvantage-completes-acquisition-of-life-technologies-corporations-sqllims-business-2/|title=LabVantage Completes Acquisition of Life Technologies Corporation’s SQL*LIMS Business|publisher=LabVantage|date=10 August 2009|accessdate=17 May 2011}}</ref>
|-

|-
| [[Bridge-Soft, LLC]]
| QMS, VDP
| N/A
| Per owner, LIMS no longer offered and business will be closed by end of 2014.
|-

|-
| [[CARDIAC AS]]
| IMATIS LIMS
| N/A
| Split into two entities: [[Baze Technology AS]]<br>and [[IMATIS AS]]<ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.cardiac.no/|title=Cardiac.no|publisher=CARDIAC AS|accessdate=18 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.imatis.com/imatis/Imatis-About-Us.html|title=Imatis - About Us|publisher=Imatis AS|accessdate=18 May 2011}}</ref>
|-

|-
| [[Clondiag Chip Technologies GmbH]]
| PARTISAN arrayLIMS
| N/A
| Rebranded to [[Alere Technologies GmbH]]<br>in 2010<ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.life-sciences-germany.com/organisation/clondiag-chip-technologies-gmbh-alere-group-1998-jena-2001-6025.html|title=Clondiag Chip Technologies GmbH|publisher=Life Sciences Germany|accessdate=19 May 2011}}</ref>, apparently ending PARTISAN.
|-

|-
| [[Creon Lab Control AG]]
| Q-DIS/QM
| N/A
| Bought by [[Waters Corporation]].<ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.scientificcomputing.com/waters-acquires-creon-149-lab.aspx|title=Waters Acquires Creon • Lab • Control|publisher=Scientific Computing|accessdate=20 May 2011}}</ref> LIMS phased out?
|-

|-
| [[Datasign AG]]
| KinLIMS
| N/A
| Bought by Unilog S.A. in 2001.<ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-78628607.html|title=Unilog Acquires Swiss Information Services Group DataSign|publisher=HighBeam.com|date=26 September 2001|accessdate=18 May 2011}}</ref>
|-

|-
| [[EKM Corporation]]
| LABTrack
| N/A
| Former reseller of [[LABTrack, LLC]]'s LABTrack software.
|-

|-
| [[GraphLogic, Inc.]]
| Sequencing LIMS, Service Center LIMS
| N/A
| The company dissolved November 21, 2011.<ref name="GLDiss">{{cite web |url=http://www.concord-sots.ct.gov/CONCORD/online?sn=PublicInquiry&eid=9740 |title=Business Inquiry: Business ID 0749574 |publisher=Secretary of the State of Connecticut |accessdate=26 September 2013}}</ref>
|-

|-
| [[Green Mountain Logic, Inc.]]
| LabPas
| N/A
| Bought by [[Phase Forward Incorporated]] in 2007. LabPas<br>also carried on to Phase Forward.<ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.phaseforward.com/labpas/default.aspx|title=LabPas At-A-Glance|publisher=Phase Forward|accessdate=18 May 2011}}</ref>
|-

|-
| [[i-punkt Software GmbH]]
| LABORA
| N/A
| Bought by [[MAQSIMA GmbH]] in 2001.<ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.maqsima.de/content.php?id=17|title=Firmenprofil - Spektrum|publisher=MAQSIMA|accessdate=18 May 2011}}</ref>
|-

|-
| [[IMR Technologies LLC]]
| MATware
| N/A
| Originally a division of [[IMR Test Labs]],<br>both IMR Tech and MATware appear defunct.{{Citation needed|Can't find info about MATware being discontinued}}
|-

|-
| [[InnaPhase Corporation]]
| Galileo, Newton,<br />Thompson, Watson
| N/A
| Acquired by [[Thermo Scientific]] in 2004, with Thermo<br />continuing development on some products.<ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=89145&p=irol-newsArticle&t=Regular&id=612672 |title=Thermo Electron Acquires InnaPhase Corporation |publisher=[[Thermo Scientific]] |date=13 September 2004 |accessdate=09 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.scientificcomputing.com/innaphase-continues-to-deliver.aspx |title=InnaPhase Continues to Deliver |author=Pedon, Joe |publisher=Scientific Computing |accessdate=09 February 2012}}</ref>
|-

|-
| [[Instem Computer Systems Ltd.]]
| DATATOX-F1
| N/A
| Sold and changed name to Instem, Ltd. in 2000.<br> Name changed again to Capula, Ltd. in 2002.<ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/capula|title=Capula Limited|publisher=Companies in the U.K.|accessdate=18 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk/af1e7639032fa8467336565e7fee0450/compdetails |title=WebCHeck - Capula Limited |publisher=CompaniesHouse.gov.uk |accessdate=30 November 2011}}</ref><br>LIMS assumably discontinued.
|-

|-
| [[LabHQ Ltd.]]
| LabHQ
| N/A
| LabHQ LIMS was transferred to [[SkySource Ltd]], and LabHQ Ltd.<br />officially dissolved on March 5, 2013.<ref name="WebCHeck1">{{cite web |url=http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk//wcframe?name=accessCompanyInfo |title=WebCHeck: Company number 06596322 |publisher=Companies House |accessdate=27 September 2013}}</ref>
|-

|-
| [[LabIT Solutions AB]]
| LabMaster
| N/A
| Bought by [[Software Point Oy]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/software-point-aims-high-on-the-nordic-market/|title=Software Point aims high on the Nordic market|publisher=Finnfacts|date=09 April 2010|accessdate=18 May 2011}}</ref><br>LabMaster now a Software Point product.
|-

|-
| [[LabSys Ltd.]]
| LabSys LIMS
| N/A
| LabSys Ltd. officially dissolved on May 22, 2010.<ref name="CRO">{{cite web |url=http://www.cro.ie/search/CompanySearch.aspx |title=Company Search - Company Number 154509 |publisher=Companies Registration Office |accessdate=27 September 2013}}</ref>
|-

|-
| [[Management Systems Designers, Inc.]]
| FLIMS
| N/A
| Bought by Lockheed Martin in 2007.<ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.lockheedmartin.com/news/press_releases/2007/0201hq_mds.html|title=Lockheed Martin Completes Acquisition Of Management Systems Designers Incorporated|publisher=Lockheed Martin|date=01 February 2007|accessdate=09 May 2011}}</ref>
|-

|-
| [[MBIS, Inc.]]
| b.a.r.d. LIMS
| Algeria
| Formerly a product of [[Forensic Technology, Inc.]]
|-

|-
| [[Mikon AS]]
| Mikon LIMS
| N/A
| Bought by [[Prevas AB]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.prevas.com/3.html|title=Prevas Becomes Established in Norway via Industrial IT Acquisition|publisher=Prevas|date=14 August 2007|accessdate=19 May 2011}}</ref>
|-

|-
| [[Mincom Pty. Ltd.]]
| Mincom CCLAS
| N/A
| Acquired by [[ABB Ltd.|ABB Group]] on May 9, 2011<ref name="VentMinGT">{{cite web |url=http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/abb-buys-another-one-mincom-for-managing-mines/ |title=ABB Buys Another One: Mincom, for Managing Mines |author=Kanellos, Michael |publisher=Greentech Media, Inc |date=09 May 2011 |accessdate=20 September 2013}}</ref><ref name="VentMinMBT">{{cite web |url=http://www.mbtmag.com/news/2011/05/abb-acquires-mincom-expand-enterprise-software-business |title=ABB Acquires Mincom To Expand Enterprise Software Business |work=Manufacturing Business Technology |publisher=Advantage Business Media |date=09 May 2011 |accessdate=20 September 2013}}</ref> and fully integrated<br />into subsidiary [[Ventyx, Inc.]] on February 6, 2012.<ref name="VentMinInt" />
|-

|-
| [[Nuvotec, Inc.]]
| OmniLIMS
| N/A
| Merged with Pacific EcoSolutions, Inc. to form Nuvotec USA,<br>Inc.<ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.bioportfolio.com/corporate/company/29066/Pacific-Ecosolutions-Inc.html|title=Pacific EcoSolutions, Inc.|publisher=BioPortfolio.com|accessdate=19 May 2011}}</ref> Later became [[Columbia Energy & Environmental Services, Inc.]]<ref>{{cite web_short|url=https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=b33d2c85c9a57842d9f3289d1966f253&tab=core&_cview=0|title=66--OmniLIMS Maint Agreement|publisher=FedBizOpps.gov|date=09 September 2009|accessdate=19 May 2011}}</ref>
|-

|-
| Open-source software solution
| [[FreeLIMS]]
| N/A
| See the entry on [[LIMS at work GmbH]] for more info.
|-

|-
| [[Orga Lab GmbH]]
| CSI-LIMS
| Germany
| The company is operational but it no longer offers CSI-LIMS.
|-

|-
| [[Phase Forward Incorporated]]
| LabPas LIMS, Waban LIMS
| N/A
| Acquired by [[Oracle Corporation]] in August 2010.<ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://investor.phaseforward.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=177364&p=irol-IRHome|title=Investors - Phase Forward - Overview|publisher=Phase Forward Incorporated|accessdate=04 June 2011}}</ref><br />See article for full history.
|-

|-
| [[ReTiSoft Inc.]]
| Datapilot
| Canada
| Company still active, but Datapilot seems to have been phased out as of 2013.
|-

|-
| [[Telecation]]
| Aspen LIMS, Conifer LIMS
| N/A
| Telecation bought by OPS Systems in 2004.<ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.telecation.com/go.aspx?p=telecation-overview.htm|title=Telecation - Software designed by chemists for chemists|publisher=Telecation.com|accessdate=09 May 2011}}</ref><br>OPS Systems bought by [[Hach Company]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.hach.com/hc/static.template/templateName=HcWhatsNew.HcProductNewsRelease2009-February-a.htm|title=Hach Company Adds Water Information Management Solutions to Product Portfolio|publisher=Hach Company|date=February 2009|accessdate=09 May 2011}}</ref><br />[[Zumatrix, Inc.]] apparently supporting Aspen LIMS<ref>{{cite web_short |url=http://www.zumatrix.com/support/aspen.html |title=Support for Aspen LIMS | accessdate=9 November 2011}}</ref>.
|-

|-
| [[Tellac Applications]]
| TELLAC'Suite
| N/A
| Bought by APILOG Automation group in 2001.<br>Marketed as QUALIMS.<ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.qualims.com/company_story.php|title=QUALIMS - Story|publisher=QUALIMS.com|accessdate=20 May 2011}}</ref>
|-

|-
| [[Tropical Software Solutions, Inc.]]
| LabPartner
| N/A
| Per Florida Department of State, business inactive.<ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.sunbiz.org/scripts/cordet.exe?action=DETFIL&inq_doc_number=P99000090042&inq_came_from=NAMFWD&cor_web_names_seq_number=0000&names_name_ind=N&names_cor_number=&names_name_seq=&names_name_ind=&names_comp_name=TROPICALSOFTWARE&names_filing_type= |title=Florida Department of State Division of Corporations |publisher=Florida Department of State|accessdate=6 November 2011}}</ref>
|-

|-
| [[TUSC Computer Systems]]
| METRIX
| N/A
| Changed name to TUSC IT Scripts.<br>Sold METRIX to [[LabWare, Inc.]]<ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.scientificcomputing.com/Lims_Guide/Vendors.aspx?code=00006008|title=Vendor Guide> Forensics|publisher=Scientific Computing|accessdate=19 May 2011}}</ref>
|-

|-
| [[Waban Software, Inc.]]
| Waban LIMS
| N/A
| Bought by [[Phase Forward Incorporated]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2009/04/20/daily35.html|title=Phase Forward buys Waban Software for $14M|publisher=Boston Business Journal|date=22 April 2009|accessdate=20 May 2011}}</ref><br>Waban LIMS now controlled by Phase Forward.
|-

|-
| [[Wildtype Informatics LLC]]
| Wildtype Linx
| N/A
| Dissolved (see vendor article for details)
|-

|-
| [[Zumatrix, Inc.]]
| Matrix Gemini
| N/A
| Used to distribute and support [[Autoscribe Ltd.]]'s product.<br />Now absorbed into subsidiary Autoscribe Informatics Inc.<ref>{{cite web_short |url=http://www.autoscribe.co.uk/about/company-news |title=Autoscribe launches US operation |publisher=Autoscribe Ltd. |accessdate=02 March 2012}}</ref>
|-
|}
</div>

==LIMS vendors with unknown status==

<div style="text-align: left;">
{| class="sortable" id="LIMSvendor" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"
! Vendor
! Key LIMS offering(s)
! Headquarters<br />(Country)
! Additional notes

|-
| [[Afrosoft International South Africa (Pty) Limited]]
| VeriLIMS
| South Africa
| Web site defunct.
|-

|-
| [[Computerised Laboratory Applications (Pty) Ltd]]
| VeriLIMS
| South Africa
| Web site defunct. Can't verify if <br>[[Afrosoft International South Africa (Pty) Limited]]<br>and their VeriLIMS product are related.
|-

|-
| [[Dataplex Technologies, Inc.]]
| Key Solutions
| United States
| Last update seems to be from 2005. In May 2012 website is blank page.
|-

|-
| [[Finna Technologies]]
| LabAnalyst.NET
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[First Align]]
| FirstAlign Laboratory
| Unknown
| Is/was a division of Biber, Inc. FirstAlign.com dead.<br>BiberTech.com dead. BiberInc.com mostly dead.
|-

|-
| [[INAS Datentechnik GmbH]]
| QBase 5.0
| Germany
| Site under construction. LIMS/company may be defunct.
|-

|-
| [[Ingensis Limited]]
| TLIMS
| Unknown
| Website http://www.ingensis.co.uk/ not updated since 11 December 2009.
|-

|-
| [[LabPlus Technologies, Inc.]]
| LabPlus, LimsLink
| United States
| Website is defunct though business license still active. Status unknown.
|-

|-
| [[MedToxSoft, LLC]]
| MedTox LIMS
| United States
| Website is incomplete and hasn't been updated since 2011.
|-

|-
| [[MurriWare SAS]]
| SILAB
| Unknown
|
|-

|-
| Open-source software solution
| [[BonsaiLIMS]]
| N/A
| More information found on [http://sourceforge.net/projects/bonsailims/ SourceForge.net].
|-

|-
| Open-source software solution
| [[SIGLa]]
| N/A
| More information found on [http://luar.dcc.ufmg.br/sigla/ the project website].
|-

|-
| [[Qualtrace International Ltd.]]
| QualTrace LIMS
| Unknown
|
|-

|-
| [[SAME Sistemas Informáticos SA]]
| CALIBRA2002, LIMS2000i
| Spain
| Website doesn't function; status unknown.
|-

|-
| [[Siri Technologies Pvt. Ltd.]]
| SIRI LIMS
| India
| Website doesn't function; status unknown.
|-

|-
| [[Sullivan Software]]
| LABTROL
| Unknown
|
|-

|-
| [[SWAG SL]]
| QA-Lab, QA-Traza,<br />W-Instrum, WQC
| Spain
| Website doesn't function; status unknown.
|-

|-
| [[Xenco Software]]
| EnviroLIMS
| United States
| Now known as [[Xenco Laboratories]].<br>Not clear what name of LIMS is now.
|-
|}
</div>

== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}


[[Category:Vendor classes]]

Vendor:Eusoft Srl

2013-11-27T14:22:09Z

Eusoft srl: /* Pricing */

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'''Eusoft Srl''' develops and distributes the [[laboratory information management system]] EuSoft.Lab. Eusoft is a software company specialized in laboratory management software, so as laboratories are able to comply with the quality standards and the requirements of the accreditation bodies. The EuSoft.Lab LIMS has always been the core product of EuSoft. Eusoft.Lab includes functionality that allows for the use of the [[software as a service]] (SaaS) model on cloud computing platforms.

==History==
The first version of the product Eusoft.Lab, a LIMS ([[laboratory information management system]]) designed to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories, was released by Eusoft in 1997<ref name="EL10">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/new-eusoft.lab-10-is-ready |title=New Eusoft.Lab 10 is ready |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=24 October 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> through the collaboration with an accredited laboratory by SINAL (currently Accredia, the Italian national body for the accreditation of laboratories according to UNI CEI ISO / IEC 17025).<ref name="ELHome">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims |title=LIMS |publisher=Eusoft Srl |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref>

On June 11, 2012, the company announced it would change its name from "Eurosoft" to "Eusoft".<ref name="NameChange">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/eurosoft-changes-brand-and-becomes-eusoft |title=EuroSoft changes brand and becomes EuSoft |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=11 June 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> On October 24, 2012 the company released Eusoft.Lab 10, a re-engineered version of version 6.0 that includes web-based technology.<ref name="EL10" />

==Technology and products==

===Eusoft.Lab===

Eusoft.Lab is a modular [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) that's designed "to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories."<ref name="ELHome" /> EuSoft.Lab combines the functionality of a LIMS system with web technologies, natively integrating the functionalities that enable its use as a [[software as a service|SaaS]] application in cloud computing platforms and on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Eusoft.Lab includes a wide variety of implementation options, each dedicated to specific areas of activity, complete with packets of data pre-loaded to facilitate the configuration of the system. The company states it has collaborated with accredited and certified laboratories, giving them the ability to better identify and automate all the life cycle phases of a lab's information flow.<ref name="ELHome" />

====Features====

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! colspan="2"| Product: [http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims EuSoft.Lab]
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| sample_batch = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| task_event_sched = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| manual_entry = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| multiple_view = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| data_analysis = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| data_sharing =
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| query =
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| eln_support =
| export_msexcel = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| export_raw =
| data_warehouse = Y<ref name="ELModule">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims/vertical-modules |title=Vertical Modules |publisher=Eusoft Srl |accessdate=24 January 2012}}</ref>
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| project_task_man = Y<ref name="ELBenefit">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims/advantages |title=Benefits |publisher=Eusoft Srl |accessdate=24 January 2012}}</ref>
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| document_man = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| case_man =
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| billing_man = Y<ref name="ELModule" />

| reg_compliance = Y<ref name="ELHome" />
| qa_qc = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| performance_eval = Y<ref name="ELModule" />
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| data_backup =
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| custom_reporting = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| report_printing = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| label_support = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| barcode_support = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| export_pdf = Y<ref name="ELModule" />
| export_msword =
| export_htmlxml =
| fax_integration = Y<ref name="ELModule" />
| email_integration = Y<ref name="ELModule" />

| admin_manage =
| modular = Y<ref name="ELHome" />
| instrument_inter = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| mobile_device =
| alarms_alerts = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| work_timetrack =
| voice_rec =
| external_monitor = Y<ref name="ELModule" />
| messaging = Y<ref name="ELModule" />
| multilingual = Y<ref name="ELHome" />
| network = Y<ref name="ELTech">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims/architecture-and-technology |title=Architecture and Technology |publisher=Eusoft Srl |accessdate=24 January 2012}}</ref>
| web_client =
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| saas_model = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| usage_cost =
| industries = contract services, environmental, general,<br />manufacturing and R&D
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|-
|}

====Pricing====

As software as a service: montly fee per user.

====Additional information====

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXSS_e4TIeA View Eusoft - Over the LIMS]
* [http://www.eusoft.it/en/Brochure%20LIMS%20Eusoft.Lab Eusoft.Lab LIMS brochure]
* [http://www.eusoft.it/en/Sign%20up%20newsletter%20LIMS LIMS newsletter]
* [http://www.eusoft.it/en/request-a-demo%20LIMS Request a demo]

==References==
<references/>


[[Category:Contract services LIMS]]
[[Category:Environmental LIMS]]
[[Category:General LIMS]]
[[Category:LIMS vendor]]
[[Category:Manufacturing and R&D LIMS]]
[[Category:Vendors]]

LII:Laboratory, Scientific, and Health Informatics Buyer's Guide

2013-10-22T09:22:15Z

Eusoft srl: /* Commercial vendors with public pricing */

[[File:Emil Christian Hansen in the lab by Frederik Riise.jpg|right|Emil Christian Hansen (1842-1909), Danish microbiologist and mycologist]]This buyer's guide is based off the [[LIMS Buyer's Guide]], a former publication of the [[LabLynx, Inc.#Community history|Laboratory Informatics Institute]] (LII), an open trade association associated with [[LabLynx, Inc.]]<ref name="LII">{{cite web |url=http://www.limsfinder.com/BlogDetail.aspx?id=31049_0_3_0_C |title=Laboratory Informatics Institute Established |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc |date=17 July 2006 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref><ref name="LBGOrig">{{cite web |url=http://limsbook.com/ |title=The LIMSbook ...everything about LIMS |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> In late 2013, the LII and LabLynx discontinued publishing a copyrighted version and chose to release future guides to the public domain via this wiki. Per the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons license] and the [[LIMSWiki:Copyrights|copyright terms of this site]], you are free to copy, adapt, distribute, and transmit this guide as long as you 1. give proper attribution and 2. distribute the work only under the same or a similar license.

==About this guide==

What exactly is a [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) or [[laboratory information system]] (LIS) anyway? Do I need one? What options are available and how do I compare them? What about a request for information (RFI), request for proposal (RFP), or request for quotation (RFQ)? These are questions [[laboratory]] professionals typically ponder upon finding themselves charged with the mission of finding software for their lab. It can be a daunting
proposition, and there doesn't seem to be any objective reference to help with it all. This guide hopes to change that.

For this free public domain version of the guide, we've added more vendors, updated new information, and added links to video demonstrations of their systems, with the goal of providing the accurate information you need to make decisions for your lab. This guide also strives to be different from any buyer's guide that has ever come before by including pricing. For the first time you have real information as well as pricing so you can quickly pursue only the vendors and products that make sense for you and your lab. While in the past vendors have refrained from providing public pricing, the trend is arguably changing towards a more open information process, though not without its own set of caveats.<ref name="OOaLOpen">{{cite web |url=http://outonalims.com/2011/08/15/understanding-openness-and-other-marketing-tactics-in-laboratory-informatics-and-other-industries/ |title=Understanding Openness and Other Marketing Tactics in Laboratory Informatics and Other Industries |author=Metrick, Gloria |publisher=GeoMetrick Enterprises |date=15 August 2011 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> In theory, that means prices should decrease as LIMS become commodities that labs can compare and contrast in a more competitive fashion.

At the core all labs are in the business of producing reports, data... essentially [[information]].<ref name="IFlowJourn">{{cite journal |journal=Administrative Science Quarterly |year=1969 |volume=14 |issue=1 |pages=12–19 |title=Information Flow in Research and Development Laboratories |author=Allen, Thomas J.; Cohen, Stephen I. |url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/2391357 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> Everything else is just a means to that central goal. So in a very real sense, information management is the core of any lab. In a world where we use the latest technology for most of our daily tasks and pleasures, why do so many labs still rely on hand-written notes and spreadsheets? Spend thousands of dollars on a sophisticated analytical instrument yet hesitate when faced with purchasing an information management system? Why? The primary reason is price priorities.

Since LIMS are increasingly becoming commodities, driving down prices, potential buyers don't need to make the tough decision of one or the other anymore. As technology has improved, smaller LIMS companies have emerged, along with affordable [[software as a service|SaaS]] online subscription models that are trustworthy. This means any lab can put their resources where they belong: in information and its management.

===Notes about the content===

The LIMS Buyers Guide is here to help you wade through the mire. Use the information and vendor profiles to get a feel for what's out there and what makes the most sense. This guide contains information on everything from "what is a LIMS?" to maintaining and supporting your system. Additionally, whether you call it a LIMS, LIS, or even a LMS, in the end it's simply a tool to better manage your lab's data. This guide will refer to it all as “LIMS” for the sake of simplicity and consistency, though this guide may include systems officially dubbed as a LIS or [[Electronic laboratory notebook|ELN]]. ''Finally, a primary criterion for inclusion in this guide is publicly available pricing information that can thusly be cited.'' If citeable public pricing is not available, the vendor will not be listed in this guide. Any inappropriate additions will be removed.

==How do I find the right LIMS, and how much will it cost?==
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<p> </p>
OK, LIMS are getting more affordable, but where do you start? You may know the needs of your lab and how it runs, but perhaps you don't know LIMS and are intimidated by all the options. Take heart! This guide features a compiled list of major and minor players to help you make initial comparisons. However, you'll first need to gauge your lab's informatics needs in order to determine which products are worth investigating further. Of course your lab's [[LIMS feature#Data and trend analysis|analysis requirements]], [[LIMS feature#Reporting, barcoding, and printing|reporting]] and data sharing constraints, [[LIMS feature#Instrument interfacing and management|instrument interfacing]], [[LIMS feature#Barcode support|barcoding needs]], [[LIMS feature#QA/QC functions|quality assurance]] processes, etc. are very important factors. But LIMS vary in numerous ways, and other important factors exist. Price should certainly be considered, although value is ultimately more important than a low price. Other important considerations:
* Should we purchase licenses or "rent" them via subscription?
* Does the software need to be on-site, or is a [[Software as a service|SaaS]] hosted option more practical?
* Is a modular or complete system better for us?
* What is the best licensing/rental scheme for us? Show we consider site, named user, concurrent user, or workstation licenses?
* Is the company qualified and trustworthy?

===Purchase vs. subscribe===
In the past this was not an option. But much like the recent trend toward leasing cars rather than finding a large amount of money for up-front purchasing, labs can choose to pay only the cost of services (setup, training, report configuration, instrument interfaces, data migration, custom functions, etc.) and get started on a monthly subscription rather than buy licenses outright. When does this make sense? Subscriptions make sense primarily:

* ...if a large lump sum is hard to get budgeted. If your business cash flow will support the regular subscription fee but finding license fees is more problematic, then a subscription may be right for you. But do the math. Calculate project costs over a reasonable period (e.g. five years) to make sure it is a value proposition. Be sure to include maintenance and support in your figures; this is often included in a subscription but not in a license.
* ...if you may need to reduce the number of users. Once you buy licenses, they are yours. You can't "un-buy" them. But with a subscription you can raise and lower the number of users, workstations, etc. as you need to.
* ...if you may need to bail. Business decisions often need to be dynamic. Your lab may decide to go into another area of analysis, and if your LIMS isn't versatile enough to support the change, you have potentially wasted a lot of money.

On the other hand, it may be important to you to have the LIMS source code. Some subscriptions allow you just as much access to it as if you had purchased licenses, while others may not give you the access you seek. Confirm this with the vendor. Alos, ask whether you get to keep an image of the database should you decide to end your subscription.

===Onsite vs. SaaS===
A small but growing number of LIMS vendors will actually host your system on their servers for you or cloud-host it elsewhere. We refer to software accessed via the Internet rather than your workstation or server as [[software as a service]] or SaaS. Most of us already make copious use of SaaS whenever we "Google" something. Cloudhosted SaaS is characterized by multiple load-balanced servers that allow resources to be strategically used, and virtualized servers that allow for the creation of custom environments.To decide if SaaS is for you or if you should go the traditional route, here are some points to consider:
* If you have a small or overworked IT department, or none at all, then it may make sense to let the LIMS provider take care of those functions rather than invest in additional hardware, personnel, and other resources just to support your LIMS. If you are a large company with an extensive and capable IT department, then you may prefer the LIMS and its database to reside on premises.
* IT techs cite security as a major reason to keep a LIMS on lab premises. The truth is, if the vendor uses a SAS-70 or SAS 70 Type II data center to host, with GxP SOPs, your system and data are probably a lot safer than on a typical business infrastructure. Ask the vendor.
* If you decide to have your system hosted, ensure it's not by Bob and his buddy in their basement. The vendor needs to have been around awhile, have solid references, and feature good customer service.
* A reputable SaaS host will guarantee you high availability, approaching 100% up time, with quick and responsive catastrophe response. Redundant components and infrastructure (power, cooling, etc.) allow them to do that.

===Modular vs. complete===
Some LIMS are offered as a collection of [[LIMS feature#Modular|modules]] for you to select from to constitute your completed system, while others come complete with all the functionality available. Those whose LIMS are modular espouse the benefit of only paying for the functionality you need. Those whose LIMS come as a complete package say labs won't need to pay extra for any add-ons. Who's right? Well, it depends. If buying modules means you need one module for [[LIMS feature#Sample tracking|sample tracking]] and another for data entry, and still another to generate reports, then it may not be long before you run up a sizable bill just to get basic standard functionality, especially if the modules require hourly services to implement. If the modules tend to be industry-specific and complete, then they may make sense. Make sure you compare your needs with the product functionality and identify all costs associated with getting everything you need out of the software.

===Named users vs. concurrent users===
When comparing license fees, understand the difference between named users and concurrent users. If a vendor charges by named users, and your lab will have 30 people who will use the LIMS at any time, you will need 30 licenses. If the vendor charges by concurrent users, then you only need enough licenses to cover the number of users who are likely to be on the system at the same time. Typically in a lab with 30 staff, you might need a maximum of 20 concurrent user licenses. This is reduced even further if you have sites in other parts of the world whose work days differ.

===The company===
As important as the LIMS and its functions are to you, the company is at least as important. Make no mistake: this is a relationship you are entering into. This is not like selecting a piece of furniture. A LIMS is like a living, dynamic entity, and you'll need to interact with the vendor from time to time even with the most trouble-free system. Of course that interaction will be particularly intense in the beginning as they provide installation, provisioning, training, and other set-up services. Take your cue from your initial dealings with them. Just like in any relationship, they will be presenting their best side to you then. If the vendor return calls or emails late or fails to follow through with what they say they'll do, then you can bet it will be much worse once you are their customer. So yes, do the usual: research their years in business, size, staff qualifications, references, etc., but also ask yourself if you would be comfortable doing business with the vendor in the long term.

===The functionality===
And now we come to what probably has weighed most on your mind since you had the first idea you might need a LIMS: functions and features. The functionality of the LIMS is paramount, so it is important you first have an idea of what a LIMS can do, and then you can begin to decide which functions and features you need or want.

====Core functions and features====
You should expect the following functions to be demonstrated in a full-function LIMS:

* [[LIMS feature#Audit trail|audit trail]]
* [[LIMS feature#Barcode support|barcoding]]
* [[LIMS feature#Sample and result batching|batching]]
* [[LIMS feature#Chain of custody|chain of custody]]
* [[LIMS feature#Configurable roles and security|configurable]] [[LIMS feature#Administrator management|setup]]
* [[LIMS feature#Option for manual result entry|data entry]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data warehouse|data warehousing]] and [[LIS feature#Data mining|mining]]
* [[LIMS feature#Document creation and management|document management]]
* [[LIMS feature#External monitoring|electronic]] [[LIMS feature#Import data|data]] [[LIMS feature#Instrument interfacing and management|exchange]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data warehouse|data warehousing]] and [[LIS feature#Data mining|mining]]
* [[LIMS feature#Task and event scheduling|event-driven]] [[LIMS feature#Alarms and/or alerts|actions]]
* [[LIMS feature#Fax integration|fax]] and [[LIMS feature#Email integration|email integration]]
* [[LIMS feature#Test, experiment, and/or trial management|formulas]]
* [[LIMS feature#Instrument interfacing and management|instrument interfacing, calibration, and maintenance]]
* [[LIMS feature#Inventory management|inventory]]
* [[LIS feature#Sample login and management|login and accessioning]]
* multiple location/department support
* [[LIMS feature#Regulatory compliance|regulatory compliance]]
* [[LIMS feature#Custom reporting|reporting]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data validation|review and approval]]
* [[LIMS feature#Sample login and management|sample management]] and [[LIMS feature#Sample tracking|tracking]]
* [[LIMS feature#Task and event scheduling|scheduling]]
* [[LIMS feature#Performance evaluation|training tracking]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data and trend analysis|trending and control charting]]
* [[LIMS feature#Version control|version control]]
* [[LIMS feature#Project and/or task management|workload management]]
* [[LIMS feature#Workflow management|workflow management]]

====Additional useful features====
The following functions aren't necessary for all but useful for many:

* [[LIMS feature#Case management|case management]]
* [[LIMS feature#Customer and supplier management|complaints and corrective actions]]
* [[LIMS feature#Customer and supplier management|customer relationship management]]
* [[LIMS feature#ELN support or integration|electronic laboratory notebook]]
* ERP and accounting interfaces
* [[LIS feature#Billing and revenue management|invoicing]]
* [[LIMS feature#Specification management|product specification management]]
* [[LIMS feature#Project and/or task management|project management]]
* [[LIS feature#Barcode and/or RFID support|RFID]]
* [[LIS feature#Billing and revenue management|quoting]]
* safety tracking and compliance
* supervisory control and data acquisition ([[SCADA]]) interfacing
* stability management
* [[LIMS feature#Web client or portal|web client or portal]]

===How much will it cost?===
OK, now you understand what to look for in a company and its products. What you likely don't yet know: the price tag. Heck, most of us don't even know how LIMS vendors price their products or what is involved, much less how much they actually cost. In truth, there are three vital pricing components for any LIMS:

# licenses
# subscriptions
# services

The software itself never comprises the entire cost. LIMS are complex creatures, and your lab, even if it's small, is fairly complex, too. Let's go over what's involved and how much it's roughly going to cost.

====Licenses====
If the software has a purchased license type (as opposed to rented/subscription), then you will of course have to pay for those. Keep in mind what we said earlier about [[LIMS Buyer's Guide#Named users vs. concurrent users|named vs. concurrent user pricing]]. Other methods include by site, by CPU or server, by workstation, or by unlimited user corporate level licensing. Arguably the lack of standardization in this area has contributed as much as anything to the vagueness that has surrounded LIMS pricing for so long. The linked vendor profiles in the next section feature pricing information for licenses for the included vendors. (Remember: the primary criterion for inclusion is publicly available pricing.) Review and compare, but make sure you factor in pricing method.

====Subscriptions====
These include two possible items:
# rented or SaaS LIMS
# annual maintenance, support, and warranty (MSW)

The cost of LIMS rental is equivalent to the licensed type, but a lump sum up front is not required. These can run anywhere from a couple of hundred
dollars a month for a single user up to maybe $2000 or so for 20+ users. Just like purchased licenses, however, these can be priced by site, concurrent or named users, etc., so make sure you compare like with like or at least factor these considerations in as you shop. And your rental may be annual instead of monthly. In most cases it does include all IT services and maintenance, support, and warranty, including updates, at a specified level.

The second type of subscription cost is annual MSW, and you need to factor that into your budgeting if you are buying LIMS licenses. Typically it is priced at around 15 percent of the license fee and is available at graduated levels. A certain level may be standard for a certain number of licenses (for example, 10 hours of support and additional services available at $200 per hour for a 10-concurrent user LIMS), but you can buy a higher level of support and cheaper
rate for additional services if you want to pay extra. One thing to keep in mind: with an MSW you will certainly need coverage as you go through your first year. If you think you can then drop it, think again. A modern LIMS should be built on technology that can give it a much longer life span than those in years past. That is dependent on staying updated. If you lose that update path, your LIMS will expire prematurely. If you decide later to renew MSW, you may
find yourself liable for the missed years before the vendor will bring you current.

====Services====
Your LIMS is a function of the cost of the LIMS itself plus the services involved in its implementation plus, in the case of a licensed LIMS, annual MSW. Many first-time LIMS buyers neglect to factor in the cost of services when budgeting. As mentioned earlier, any LIMS will require services to get going, and you may want more if there are extras you need or want. Services break down more or less like this:

'''Basic implementation services'''

* kickoff meeting (planning, coordination, communication procedures, etc.)
* training
* setup (enter users, configure profiles, departments, tests, screens, etc.)
* create main report(s)
* go live support

'''Additional or optional services'''

* instrument interfaces
* additional reports
* data migration from a previous system
* interfaces to other systems or databases
* special customizations
* web portal configuration
* validation
* standards certification support

You may need other services. Rates for services vary from vendor to vendor, but a good rule of thumb for initial budgeting purposes is to figure service costs to be roughly equal to the licensing cost or to a year's worth of LIMS subscription.
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==Commercial vendors with public pricing==
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! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| Vendor
! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| Has cloud or<br />[[Software as a service|SaaS]] offering?
! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| # of demo<br />videos
! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| [[Laboratory information management system|LIMS]]?
! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| [[Laboratory information system|LIS]]?
! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| [[Electronic laboratory notebook|ELN]]?
! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| Additional notes
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[LabLynx, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LabLynx, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|36]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[BioData Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[BioData Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|27]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Two Fold Software Limited]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Two Fold Software Limited#Demonstration videos and other media|25]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Scilligence Corporation]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Scilligence Corporation#Demonstration videos and other media|23]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Prices for self-hosted ELN Enterprise edition are not publicly available.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[LabArchives, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LabArchives, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|15]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for non-profit entities; for-profit prices not public.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Research Innovations Limited]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Research Innovations Limited#Demonstration videos and other media|12]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Biomatters Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Biomatters Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|11]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Information Management Services, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Information Management Services, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|11]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for [[Information Management Services, Inc.#SQUISH|SQUISH]]; no public pricing available for other products.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[eBioSys Pty. Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[eBioSys Pty. Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|9]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[AgileBio]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[AgileBio#Demonstration videos and other media|8]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[RURO Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[RURO Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|7]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Cognium Systems SA]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Cognium Systems SA#Demonstration videos and other media|6]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[LABVANTAGE Solutions, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LABVANTAGE Solutions, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|6]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Thermo Scientific]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Thermo Scientific#Demonstration videos and other media|6]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Public pricing for Darwin and Galileo unavailable at this time.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Agilent Technologies, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Agilent Technologies, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|5]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Instrumentos Científicos SA]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Instrumentos Científicos SA#Demonstration videos and other media|5]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[BiochemLab Solutions]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[BiochemLab Solutions#Demonstration videos and other media|4]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Free ad-based and paid ad-free versions of ELN exist.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[NoteBookMaker, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[NoteBookMaker, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|4]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Mongoose Coding]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Mongoose Coding#Demonstration videos and other media|3]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[LABTrack, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LABTrack, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|2]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[The Edge Software Consultancy Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[The Edge Software Consultancy Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|2]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No public pricing available for ELN.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Autoscribe Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Autoscribe Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Blaze Systems Corporation]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Blaze Systems Corporation#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[ChemWare, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[ChemWare, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Dynamic Databases, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Dynamic Databases, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[EZQuant Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[EZQuant Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[LabWare, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LabWare, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[SparkLix Bio IT Corp.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[SparkLix Bio IT Corp.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[STARLIMS Corporation]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[STARLIMS Corporation#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for LIMS, not ELN.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Bridge-Soft, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Bridge-Soft, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Website wasn't working as of 09 Sep 2013.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Bytewize AB]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Bytewize AB#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[ChemBytes]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[ChemBytes#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[FORMULATOR Software, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[FORMULATOR Software, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Lemm Tech Enterprises, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Lemm Tech Enterprises, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Mountain States Consulting, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Mountain States Consulting, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[PerkinElmer Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[PerkinElmer Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for LABWORKS LIMS, not ELNs.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[SPLhost, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[SPLhost, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[System Approach, Ltd.]]
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[YourLabData.com]]
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==Additional resources and help==

===Lab Careers===
[http://www.labcareers.com Lab Careers] is a LinkedIn-associated group for the viewing and posting of job openings for laboratory, scientific, and health lab careers.

===LIMS Forum===
[http://www.limsforum.com LIMS Forum] is a LinkedIn-associated group for those interested in laboratory, scientific, and [[health informatics]].

===LIMS University===
[http://www.limsuniversity.com/ LIMS University] is a free and open-access learning and teaching resource for those wanting to learn more about [[laboratory informatics]] or [[LabLynx, Inc.|LabLynx's]] ELab system.

===LIMSfinder===
[http://www.limsfinder.com/ LIMSfinder] is a web portal for those looking for a LIMS and related information, services, products, news, events, resources, jobs, etc.

===LIMSpec===
[http://files.limstitute.com/share/limstitute/downloadlimspec.zip LIMSpec] (.zip file) is a collection of templates — from lab requirements assessment to LIMS vendor and system questionnaires, validation documents, and more — for identifying LIMS needs and matching them with what's out there. It's complete with instructions and examples to help guide you through the process.

===LIMSwiki informatics resource portal===
[[LIMSWiki:Resources|The informatics resource portal]] here at LIMSwiki features a collection of as many useful online scientific and health informatics-related materials and research tools as possible, including books, journals, blogs, web portals, education programs, conferences, and more.

==External links==
* [http://limsbook.com/ original LIMS Buyer's Guide page]

==References==
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LII:Laboratory, Scientific, and Health Informatics Buyer's Guide

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[[File:Emil Christian Hansen in the lab by Frederik Riise.jpg|right|Emil Christian Hansen (1842-1909), Danish microbiologist and mycologist]]This buyer's guide is based off the [[LIMS Buyer's Guide]], a former publication of the [[LabLynx, Inc.#Community history|Laboratory Informatics Institute]] (LII), an open trade association associated with [[LabLynx, Inc.]]<ref name="LII">{{cite web |url=http://www.limsfinder.com/BlogDetail.aspx?id=31049_0_3_0_C |title=Laboratory Informatics Institute Established |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc |date=17 July 2006 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref><ref name="LBGOrig">{{cite web |url=http://limsbook.com/ |title=The LIMSbook ...everything about LIMS |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> In late 2013, the LII and LabLynx discontinued publishing a copyrighted version and chose to release future guides to the public domain via this wiki. Per the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons license] and the [[LIMSWiki:Copyrights|copyright terms of this site]], you are free to copy, adapt, distribute, and transmit this guide as long as you 1. give proper attribution and 2. distribute the work only under the same or a similar license.

==About this guide==

What exactly is a [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) or [[laboratory information system]] (LIS) anyway? Do I need one? What options are available and how do I compare them? What about a request for information (RFI), request for proposal (RFP), or request for quotation (RFQ)? These are questions [[laboratory]] professionals typically ponder upon finding themselves charged with the mission of finding software for their lab. It can be a daunting
proposition, and there doesn't seem to be any objective reference to help with it all. This guide hopes to change that.

For this free public domain version of the guide, we've added more vendors, updated new information, and added links to video demonstrations of their systems, with the goal of providing the accurate information you need to make decisions for your lab. This guide also strives to be different from any buyer's guide that has ever come before by including pricing. For the first time you have real information as well as pricing so you can quickly pursue only the vendors and products that make sense for you and your lab. While in the past vendors have refrained from providing public pricing, the trend is arguably changing towards a more open information process, though not without its own set of caveats.<ref name="OOaLOpen">{{cite web |url=http://outonalims.com/2011/08/15/understanding-openness-and-other-marketing-tactics-in-laboratory-informatics-and-other-industries/ |title=Understanding Openness and Other Marketing Tactics in Laboratory Informatics and Other Industries |author=Metrick, Gloria |publisher=GeoMetrick Enterprises |date=15 August 2011 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> In theory, that means prices should decrease as LIMS become commodities that labs can compare and contrast in a more competitive fashion.

At the core all labs are in the business of producing reports, data... essentially [[information]].<ref name="IFlowJourn">{{cite journal |journal=Administrative Science Quarterly |year=1969 |volume=14 |issue=1 |pages=12–19 |title=Information Flow in Research and Development Laboratories |author=Allen, Thomas J.; Cohen, Stephen I. |url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/2391357 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> Everything else is just a means to that central goal. So in a very real sense, information management is the core of any lab. In a world where we use the latest technology for most of our daily tasks and pleasures, why do so many labs still rely on hand-written notes and spreadsheets? Spend thousands of dollars on a sophisticated analytical instrument yet hesitate when faced with purchasing an information management system? Why? The primary reason is price priorities.

Since LIMS are increasingly becoming commodities, driving down prices, potential buyers don't need to make the tough decision of one or the other anymore. As technology has improved, smaller LIMS companies have emerged, along with affordable [[software as a service|SaaS]] online subscription models that are trustworthy. This means any lab can put their resources where they belong: in information and its management.

===Notes about the content===

The LIMS Buyers Guide is here to help you wade through the mire. Use the information and vendor profiles to get a feel for what's out there and what makes the most sense. This guide contains information on everything from "what is a LIMS?" to maintaining and supporting your system. Additionally, whether you call it a LIMS, LIS, or even a LMS, in the end it's simply a tool to better manage your lab's data. This guide will refer to it all as “LIMS” for the sake of simplicity and consistency, though this guide may include systems officially dubbed as a LIS or [[Electronic laboratory notebook|ELN]]. ''Finally, a primary criterion for inclusion in this guide is publicly available pricing information that can thusly be cited.'' If citeable public pricing is not available, the vendor will not be listed in this guide. Any inappropriate additions will be removed.

==How do I find the right LIMS, and how much will it cost?==
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<p> </p>
OK, LIMS are getting more affordable, but where do you start? You may know the needs of your lab and how it runs, but perhaps you don't know LIMS and are intimidated by all the options. Take heart! This guide features a compiled list of major and minor players to help you make initial comparisons. However, you'll first need to gauge your lab's informatics needs in order to determine which products are worth investigating further. Of course your lab's [[LIMS feature#Data and trend analysis|analysis requirements]], [[LIMS feature#Reporting, barcoding, and printing|reporting]] and data sharing constraints, [[LIMS feature#Instrument interfacing and management|instrument interfacing]], [[LIMS feature#Barcode support|barcoding needs]], [[LIMS feature#QA/QC functions|quality assurance]] processes, etc. are very important factors. But LIMS vary in numerous ways, and other important factors exist. Price should certainly be considered, although value is ultimately more important than a low price. Other important considerations:
* Should we purchase licenses or "rent" them via subscription?
* Does the software need to be on-site, or is a [[Software as a service|SaaS]] hosted option more practical?
* Is a modular or complete system better for us?
* What is the best licensing/rental scheme for us? Show we consider site, named user, concurrent user, or workstation licenses?
* Is the company qualified and trustworthy?

===Purchase vs. subscribe===
In the past this was not an option. But much like the recent trend toward leasing cars rather than finding a large amount of money for up-front purchasing, labs can choose to pay only the cost of services (setup, training, report configuration, instrument interfaces, data migration, custom functions, etc.) and get started on a monthly subscription rather than buy licenses outright. When does this make sense? Subscriptions make sense primarily:

* ...if a large lump sum is hard to get budgeted. If your business cash flow will support the regular subscription fee but finding license fees is more problematic, then a subscription may be right for you. But do the math. Calculate project costs over a reasonable period (e.g. five years) to make sure it is a value proposition. Be sure to include maintenance and support in your figures; this is often included in a subscription but not in a license.
* ...if you may need to reduce the number of users. Once you buy licenses, they are yours. You can't "un-buy" them. But with a subscription you can raise and lower the number of users, workstations, etc. as you need to.
* ...if you may need to bail. Business decisions often need to be dynamic. Your lab may decide to go into another area of analysis, and if your LIMS isn't versatile enough to support the change, you have potentially wasted a lot of money.

On the other hand, it may be important to you to have the LIMS source code. Some subscriptions allow you just as much access to it as if you had purchased licenses, while others may not give you the access you seek. Confirm this with the vendor. Alos, ask whether you get to keep an image of the database should you decide to end your subscription.

===Onsite vs. SaaS===
A small but growing number of LIMS vendors will actually host your system on their servers for you or cloud-host it elsewhere. We refer to software accessed via the Internet rather than your workstation or server as [[software as a service]] or SaaS. Most of us already make copious use of SaaS whenever we "Google" something. Cloudhosted SaaS is characterized by multiple load-balanced servers that allow resources to be strategically used, and virtualized servers that allow for the creation of custom environments.To decide if SaaS is for you or if you should go the traditional route, here are some points to consider:
* If you have a small or overworked IT department, or none at all, then it may make sense to let the LIMS provider take care of those functions rather than invest in additional hardware, personnel, and other resources just to support your LIMS. If you are a large company with an extensive and capable IT department, then you may prefer the LIMS and its database to reside on premises.
* IT techs cite security as a major reason to keep a LIMS on lab premises. The truth is, if the vendor uses a SAS-70 or SAS 70 Type II data center to host, with GxP SOPs, your system and data are probably a lot safer than on a typical business infrastructure. Ask the vendor.
* If you decide to have your system hosted, ensure it's not by Bob and his buddy in their basement. The vendor needs to have been around awhile, have solid references, and feature good customer service.
* A reputable SaaS host will guarantee you high availability, approaching 100% up time, with quick and responsive catastrophe response. Redundant components and infrastructure (power, cooling, etc.) allow them to do that.

===Modular vs. complete===
Some LIMS are offered as a collection of [[LIMS feature#Modular|modules]] for you to select from to constitute your completed system, while others come complete with all the functionality available. Those whose LIMS are modular espouse the benefit of only paying for the functionality you need. Those whose LIMS come as a complete package say labs won't need to pay extra for any add-ons. Who's right? Well, it depends. If buying modules means you need one module for [[LIMS feature#Sample tracking|sample tracking]] and another for data entry, and still another to generate reports, then it may not be long before you run up a sizable bill just to get basic standard functionality, especially if the modules require hourly services to implement. If the modules tend to be industry-specific and complete, then they may make sense. Make sure you compare your needs with the product functionality and identify all costs associated with getting everything you need out of the software.

===Named users vs. concurrent users===
When comparing license fees, understand the difference between named users and concurrent users. If a vendor charges by named users, and your lab will have 30 people who will use the LIMS at any time, you will need 30 licenses. If the vendor charges by concurrent users, then you only need enough licenses to cover the number of users who are likely to be on the system at the same time. Typically in a lab with 30 staff, you might need a maximum of 20 concurrent user licenses. This is reduced even further if you have sites in other parts of the world whose work days differ.

===The company===
As important as the LIMS and its functions are to you, the company is at least as important. Make no mistake: this is a relationship you are entering into. This is not like selecting a piece of furniture. A LIMS is like a living, dynamic entity, and you'll need to interact with the vendor from time to time even with the most trouble-free system. Of course that interaction will be particularly intense in the beginning as they provide installation, provisioning, training, and other set-up services. Take your cue from your initial dealings with them. Just like in any relationship, they will be presenting their best side to you then. If the vendor return calls or emails late or fails to follow through with what they say they'll do, then you can bet it will be much worse once you are their customer. So yes, do the usual: research their years in business, size, staff qualifications, references, etc., but also ask yourself if you would be comfortable doing business with the vendor in the long term.

===The functionality===
And now we come to what probably has weighed most on your mind since you had the first idea you might need a LIMS: functions and features. The functionality of the LIMS is paramount, so it is important you first have an idea of what a LIMS can do, and then you can begin to decide which functions and features you need or want.

====Core functions and features====
You should expect the following functions to be demonstrated in a full-function LIMS:

* [[LIMS feature#Audit trail|audit trail]]
* [[LIMS feature#Barcode support|barcoding]]
* [[LIMS feature#Sample and result batching|batching]]
* [[LIMS feature#Chain of custody|chain of custody]]
* [[LIMS feature#Configurable roles and security|configurable]] [[LIMS feature#Administrator management|setup]]
* [[LIMS feature#Option for manual result entry|data entry]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data warehouse|data warehousing]] and [[LIS feature#Data mining|mining]]
* [[LIMS feature#Document creation and management|document management]]
* [[LIMS feature#External monitoring|electronic]] [[LIMS feature#Import data|data]] [[LIMS feature#Instrument interfacing and management|exchange]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data warehouse|data warehousing]] and [[LIS feature#Data mining|mining]]
* [[LIMS feature#Task and event scheduling|event-driven]] [[LIMS feature#Alarms and/or alerts|actions]]
* [[LIMS feature#Fax integration|fax]] and [[LIMS feature#Email integration|email integration]]
* [[LIMS feature#Test, experiment, and/or trial management|formulas]]
* [[LIMS feature#Instrument interfacing and management|instrument interfacing, calibration, and maintenance]]
* [[LIMS feature#Inventory management|inventory]]
* [[LIS feature#Sample login and management|login and accessioning]]
* multiple location/department support
* [[LIMS feature#Regulatory compliance|regulatory compliance]]
* [[LIMS feature#Custom reporting|reporting]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data validation|review and approval]]
* [[LIMS feature#Sample login and management|sample management]] and [[LIMS feature#Sample tracking|tracking]]
* [[LIMS feature#Task and event scheduling|scheduling]]
* [[LIMS feature#Performance evaluation|training tracking]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data and trend analysis|trending and control charting]]
* [[LIMS feature#Version control|version control]]
* [[LIMS feature#Project and/or task management|workload management]]
* [[LIMS feature#Workflow management|workflow management]]

====Additional useful features====
The following functions aren't necessary for all but useful for many:

* [[LIMS feature#Case management|case management]]
* [[LIMS feature#Customer and supplier management|complaints and corrective actions]]
* [[LIMS feature#Customer and supplier management|customer relationship management]]
* [[LIMS feature#ELN support or integration|electronic laboratory notebook]]
* ERP and accounting interfaces
* [[LIS feature#Billing and revenue management|invoicing]]
* [[LIMS feature#Specification management|product specification management]]
* [[LIMS feature#Project and/or task management|project management]]
* [[LIS feature#Barcode and/or RFID support|RFID]]
* [[LIS feature#Billing and revenue management|quoting]]
* safety tracking and compliance
* supervisory control and data acquisition ([[SCADA]]) interfacing
* stability management
* [[LIMS feature#Web client or portal|web client or portal]]

===How much will it cost?===
OK, now you understand what to look for in a company and its products. What you likely don't yet know: the price tag. Heck, most of us don't even know how LIMS vendors price their products or what is involved, much less how much they actually cost. In truth, there are three vital pricing components for any LIMS:

# licenses
# subscriptions
# services

The software itself never comprises the entire cost. LIMS are complex creatures, and your lab, even if it's small, is fairly complex, too. Let's go over what's involved and how much it's roughly going to cost.

====Licenses====
If the software has a purchased license type (as opposed to rented/subscription), then you will of course have to pay for those. Keep in mind what we said earlier about [[LIMS Buyer's Guide#Named users vs. concurrent users|named vs. concurrent user pricing]]. Other methods include by site, by CPU or server, by workstation, or by unlimited user corporate level licensing. Arguably the lack of standardization in this area has contributed as much as anything to the vagueness that has surrounded LIMS pricing for so long. The linked vendor profiles in the next section feature pricing information for licenses for the included vendors. (Remember: the primary criterion for inclusion is publicly available pricing.) Review and compare, but make sure you factor in pricing method.

====Subscriptions====
These include two possible items:
# rented or SaaS LIMS
# annual maintenance, support, and warranty (MSW)

The cost of LIMS rental is equivalent to the licensed type, but a lump sum up front is not required. These can run anywhere from a couple of hundred
dollars a month for a single user up to maybe $2000 or so for 20+ users. Just like purchased licenses, however, these can be priced by site, concurrent or named users, etc., so make sure you compare like with like or at least factor these considerations in as you shop. And your rental may be annual instead of monthly. In most cases it does include all IT services and maintenance, support, and warranty, including updates, at a specified level.

The second type of subscription cost is annual MSW, and you need to factor that into your budgeting if you are buying LIMS licenses. Typically it is priced at around 15 percent of the license fee and is available at graduated levels. A certain level may be standard for a certain number of licenses (for example, 10 hours of support and additional services available at $200 per hour for a 10-concurrent user LIMS), but you can buy a higher level of support and cheaper
rate for additional services if you want to pay extra. One thing to keep in mind: with an MSW you will certainly need coverage as you go through your first year. If you think you can then drop it, think again. A modern LIMS should be built on technology that can give it a much longer life span than those in years past. That is dependent on staying updated. If you lose that update path, your LIMS will expire prematurely. If you decide later to renew MSW, you may
find yourself liable for the missed years before the vendor will bring you current.

====Services====
Your LIMS is a function of the cost of the LIMS itself plus the services involved in its implementation plus, in the case of a licensed LIMS, annual MSW. Many first-time LIMS buyers neglect to factor in the cost of services when budgeting. As mentioned earlier, any LIMS will require services to get going, and you may want more if there are extras you need or want. Services break down more or less like this:

'''Basic implementation services'''

* kickoff meeting (planning, coordination, communication procedures, etc.)
* training
* setup (enter users, configure profiles, departments, tests, screens, etc.)
* create main report(s)
* go live support

'''Additional or optional services'''

* instrument interfaces
* additional reports
* data migration from a previous system
* interfaces to other systems or databases
* special customizations
* web portal configuration
* validation
* standards certification support

You may need other services. Rates for services vary from vendor to vendor, but a good rule of thumb for initial budgeting purposes is to figure service costs to be roughly equal to the licensing cost or to a year's worth of LIMS subscription.
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[LabLynx, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LabLynx, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|36]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[BioData Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[BioData Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|27]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[Two Fold Software Limited]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Two Fold Software Limited#Demonstration videos and other media|25]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[Scilligence Corporation]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Scilligence Corporation#Demonstration videos and other media|23]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Prices for self-hosted ELN Enterprise edition are not publicly available.
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[LabArchives, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LabArchives, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|15]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for non-profit entities; for-profit prices not public.
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[Research Innovations Limited]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Research Innovations Limited#Demonstration videos and other media|12]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[Biomatters Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Biomatters Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|11]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[Information Management Services, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Information Management Services, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|11]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for [[Information Management Services, Inc.#SQUISH|SQUISH]]; no public pricing available for other products.
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[eBioSys Pty. Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[eBioSys Pty. Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|9]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[AgileBio]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[AgileBio#Demonstration videos and other media|8]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[RURO Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[RURO Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|7]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Cognium Systems SA]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Cognium Systems SA#Demonstration videos and other media|6]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[LABVANTAGE Solutions, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LABVANTAGE Solutions, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|6]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Thermo Scientific]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Thermo Scientific#Demonstration videos and other media|6]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Public pricing for Darwin and Galileo unavailable at this time.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Agilent Technologies, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Agilent Technologies, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|5]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Instrumentos Científicos SA]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Instrumentos Científicos SA#Demonstration videos and other media|5]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[BiochemLab Solutions]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[BiochemLab Solutions#Demonstration videos and other media|4]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Free ad-based and paid ad-free versions of ELN exist.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[NoteBookMaker, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[NoteBookMaker, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|4]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Mongoose Coding]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Mongoose Coding#Demonstration videos and other media|3]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[LABTrack, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LABTrack, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|2]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[The Edge Software Consultancy Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[The Edge Software Consultancy Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|2]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No public pricing available for ELN.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Autoscribe Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Autoscribe Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Blaze Systems Corporation]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Blaze Systems Corporation#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[ChemWare, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[ChemWare, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Dynamic Databases, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Dynamic Databases, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[EZQuant Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[EZQuant Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[LabWare, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LabWare, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[SparkLix Bio IT Corp.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[SparkLix Bio IT Corp.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[STARLIMS Corporation]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[STARLIMS Corporation#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for LIMS, not ELN.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Bridge-Soft, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Bridge-Soft, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Website wasn't working as of 09 Sep 2013.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Bytewize AB]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Bytewize AB#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[ChemBytes]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[ChemBytes#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[FORMULATOR Software, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[FORMULATOR Software, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Lemm Tech Enterprises, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Lemm Tech Enterprises, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Mountain States Consulting, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Mountain States Consulting, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[PerkinElmer Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[PerkinElmer Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for LABWORKS LIMS, not ELNs.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[SPLhost, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[SPLhost, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Summit Research Services]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Summit Research Services#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[System Approach, Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[System Approach, Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[YourLabData.com]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[YourLabData.com#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[http://limswiki.org/index.php/Eusoft_Srl Eusoft srl]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZID6tcTZ4YrQBvqT_vbdEQ/ 3]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Montly fee per user.
|-
|}
|}

|}

==Additional resources and help==

===Lab Careers===
[http://www.labcareers.com Lab Careers] is a LinkedIn-associated group for the viewing and posting of job openings for laboratory, scientific, and health lab careers.

===LIMS Forum===
[http://www.limsforum.com LIMS Forum] is a LinkedIn-associated group for those interested in laboratory, scientific, and [[health informatics]].

===LIMS University===
[http://www.limsuniversity.com/ LIMS University] is a free and open-access learning and teaching resource for those wanting to learn more about [[laboratory informatics]] or [[LabLynx, Inc.|LabLynx's]] ELab system.

===LIMSfinder===
[http://www.limsfinder.com/ LIMSfinder] is a web portal for those looking for a LIMS and related information, services, products, news, events, resources, jobs, etc.

===LIMSpec===
[http://files.limstitute.com/share/limstitute/downloadlimspec.zip LIMSpec] (.zip file) is a collection of templates — from lab requirements assessment to LIMS vendor and system questionnaires, validation documents, and more — for identifying LIMS needs and matching them with what's out there. It's complete with instructions and examples to help guide you through the process.

===LIMSwiki informatics resource portal===
[[LIMSWiki:Resources|The informatics resource portal]] here at LIMSwiki features a collection of as many useful online scientific and health informatics-related materials and research tools as possible, including books, journals, blogs, web portals, education programs, conferences, and more.

==External links==
* [http://limsbook.com/ original LIMS Buyer's Guide page]

==References==
<references/>

LII:Laboratory, Scientific, and Health Informatics Buyer's Guide

2013-10-22T09:21:13Z

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[[File:Emil Christian Hansen in the lab by Frederik Riise.jpg|right|Emil Christian Hansen (1842-1909), Danish microbiologist and mycologist]]This buyer's guide is based off the [[LIMS Buyer's Guide]], a former publication of the [[LabLynx, Inc.#Community history|Laboratory Informatics Institute]] (LII), an open trade association associated with [[LabLynx, Inc.]]<ref name="LII">{{cite web |url=http://www.limsfinder.com/BlogDetail.aspx?id=31049_0_3_0_C |title=Laboratory Informatics Institute Established |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc |date=17 July 2006 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref><ref name="LBGOrig">{{cite web |url=http://limsbook.com/ |title=The LIMSbook ...everything about LIMS |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> In late 2013, the LII and LabLynx discontinued publishing a copyrighted version and chose to release future guides to the public domain via this wiki. Per the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons license] and the [[LIMSWiki:Copyrights|copyright terms of this site]], you are free to copy, adapt, distribute, and transmit this guide as long as you 1. give proper attribution and 2. distribute the work only under the same or a similar license.

==About this guide==

What exactly is a [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) or [[laboratory information system]] (LIS) anyway? Do I need one? What options are available and how do I compare them? What about a request for information (RFI), request for proposal (RFP), or request for quotation (RFQ)? These are questions [[laboratory]] professionals typically ponder upon finding themselves charged with the mission of finding software for their lab. It can be a daunting
proposition, and there doesn't seem to be any objective reference to help with it all. This guide hopes to change that.

For this free public domain version of the guide, we've added more vendors, updated new information, and added links to video demonstrations of their systems, with the goal of providing the accurate information you need to make decisions for your lab. This guide also strives to be different from any buyer's guide that has ever come before by including pricing. For the first time you have real information as well as pricing so you can quickly pursue only the vendors and products that make sense for you and your lab. While in the past vendors have refrained from providing public pricing, the trend is arguably changing towards a more open information process, though not without its own set of caveats.<ref name="OOaLOpen">{{cite web |url=http://outonalims.com/2011/08/15/understanding-openness-and-other-marketing-tactics-in-laboratory-informatics-and-other-industries/ |title=Understanding Openness and Other Marketing Tactics in Laboratory Informatics and Other Industries |author=Metrick, Gloria |publisher=GeoMetrick Enterprises |date=15 August 2011 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> In theory, that means prices should decrease as LIMS become commodities that labs can compare and contrast in a more competitive fashion.

At the core all labs are in the business of producing reports, data... essentially [[information]].<ref name="IFlowJourn">{{cite journal |journal=Administrative Science Quarterly |year=1969 |volume=14 |issue=1 |pages=12–19 |title=Information Flow in Research and Development Laboratories |author=Allen, Thomas J.; Cohen, Stephen I. |url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/2391357 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> Everything else is just a means to that central goal. So in a very real sense, information management is the core of any lab. In a world where we use the latest technology for most of our daily tasks and pleasures, why do so many labs still rely on hand-written notes and spreadsheets? Spend thousands of dollars on a sophisticated analytical instrument yet hesitate when faced with purchasing an information management system? Why? The primary reason is price priorities.

Since LIMS are increasingly becoming commodities, driving down prices, potential buyers don't need to make the tough decision of one or the other anymore. As technology has improved, smaller LIMS companies have emerged, along with affordable [[software as a service|SaaS]] online subscription models that are trustworthy. This means any lab can put their resources where they belong: in information and its management.

===Notes about the content===

The LIMS Buyers Guide is here to help you wade through the mire. Use the information and vendor profiles to get a feel for what's out there and what makes the most sense. This guide contains information on everything from "what is a LIMS?" to maintaining and supporting your system. Additionally, whether you call it a LIMS, LIS, or even a LMS, in the end it's simply a tool to better manage your lab's data. This guide will refer to it all as “LIMS” for the sake of simplicity and consistency, though this guide may include systems officially dubbed as a LIS or [[Electronic laboratory notebook|ELN]]. ''Finally, a primary criterion for inclusion in this guide is publicly available pricing information that can thusly be cited.'' If citeable public pricing is not available, the vendor will not be listed in this guide. Any inappropriate additions will be removed.

==How do I find the right LIMS, and how much will it cost?==
''To hide the contents of this section for easier reading of other sections, click the "Collapse" link to the right.''

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<p> </p>
OK, LIMS are getting more affordable, but where do you start? You may know the needs of your lab and how it runs, but perhaps you don't know LIMS and are intimidated by all the options. Take heart! This guide features a compiled list of major and minor players to help you make initial comparisons. However, you'll first need to gauge your lab's informatics needs in order to determine which products are worth investigating further. Of course your lab's [[LIMS feature#Data and trend analysis|analysis requirements]], [[LIMS feature#Reporting, barcoding, and printing|reporting]] and data sharing constraints, [[LIMS feature#Instrument interfacing and management|instrument interfacing]], [[LIMS feature#Barcode support|barcoding needs]], [[LIMS feature#QA/QC functions|quality assurance]] processes, etc. are very important factors. But LIMS vary in numerous ways, and other important factors exist. Price should certainly be considered, although value is ultimately more important than a low price. Other important considerations:
* Should we purchase licenses or "rent" them via subscription?
* Does the software need to be on-site, or is a [[Software as a service|SaaS]] hosted option more practical?
* Is a modular or complete system better for us?
* What is the best licensing/rental scheme for us? Show we consider site, named user, concurrent user, or workstation licenses?
* Is the company qualified and trustworthy?

===Purchase vs. subscribe===
In the past this was not an option. But much like the recent trend toward leasing cars rather than finding a large amount of money for up-front purchasing, labs can choose to pay only the cost of services (setup, training, report configuration, instrument interfaces, data migration, custom functions, etc.) and get started on a monthly subscription rather than buy licenses outright. When does this make sense? Subscriptions make sense primarily:

* ...if a large lump sum is hard to get budgeted. If your business cash flow will support the regular subscription fee but finding license fees is more problematic, then a subscription may be right for you. But do the math. Calculate project costs over a reasonable period (e.g. five years) to make sure it is a value proposition. Be sure to include maintenance and support in your figures; this is often included in a subscription but not in a license.
* ...if you may need to reduce the number of users. Once you buy licenses, they are yours. You can't "un-buy" them. But with a subscription you can raise and lower the number of users, workstations, etc. as you need to.
* ...if you may need to bail. Business decisions often need to be dynamic. Your lab may decide to go into another area of analysis, and if your LIMS isn't versatile enough to support the change, you have potentially wasted a lot of money.

On the other hand, it may be important to you to have the LIMS source code. Some subscriptions allow you just as much access to it as if you had purchased licenses, while others may not give you the access you seek. Confirm this with the vendor. Alos, ask whether you get to keep an image of the database should you decide to end your subscription.

===Onsite vs. SaaS===
A small but growing number of LIMS vendors will actually host your system on their servers for you or cloud-host it elsewhere. We refer to software accessed via the Internet rather than your workstation or server as [[software as a service]] or SaaS. Most of us already make copious use of SaaS whenever we "Google" something. Cloudhosted SaaS is characterized by multiple load-balanced servers that allow resources to be strategically used, and virtualized servers that allow for the creation of custom environments.To decide if SaaS is for you or if you should go the traditional route, here are some points to consider:
* If you have a small or overworked IT department, or none at all, then it may make sense to let the LIMS provider take care of those functions rather than invest in additional hardware, personnel, and other resources just to support your LIMS. If you are a large company with an extensive and capable IT department, then you may prefer the LIMS and its database to reside on premises.
* IT techs cite security as a major reason to keep a LIMS on lab premises. The truth is, if the vendor uses a SAS-70 or SAS 70 Type II data center to host, with GxP SOPs, your system and data are probably a lot safer than on a typical business infrastructure. Ask the vendor.
* If you decide to have your system hosted, ensure it's not by Bob and his buddy in their basement. The vendor needs to have been around awhile, have solid references, and feature good customer service.
* A reputable SaaS host will guarantee you high availability, approaching 100% up time, with quick and responsive catastrophe response. Redundant components and infrastructure (power, cooling, etc.) allow them to do that.

===Modular vs. complete===
Some LIMS are offered as a collection of [[LIMS feature#Modular|modules]] for you to select from to constitute your completed system, while others come complete with all the functionality available. Those whose LIMS are modular espouse the benefit of only paying for the functionality you need. Those whose LIMS come as a complete package say labs won't need to pay extra for any add-ons. Who's right? Well, it depends. If buying modules means you need one module for [[LIMS feature#Sample tracking|sample tracking]] and another for data entry, and still another to generate reports, then it may not be long before you run up a sizable bill just to get basic standard functionality, especially if the modules require hourly services to implement. If the modules tend to be industry-specific and complete, then they may make sense. Make sure you compare your needs with the product functionality and identify all costs associated with getting everything you need out of the software.

===Named users vs. concurrent users===
When comparing license fees, understand the difference between named users and concurrent users. If a vendor charges by named users, and your lab will have 30 people who will use the LIMS at any time, you will need 30 licenses. If the vendor charges by concurrent users, then you only need enough licenses to cover the number of users who are likely to be on the system at the same time. Typically in a lab with 30 staff, you might need a maximum of 20 concurrent user licenses. This is reduced even further if you have sites in other parts of the world whose work days differ.

===The company===
As important as the LIMS and its functions are to you, the company is at least as important. Make no mistake: this is a relationship you are entering into. This is not like selecting a piece of furniture. A LIMS is like a living, dynamic entity, and you'll need to interact with the vendor from time to time even with the most trouble-free system. Of course that interaction will be particularly intense in the beginning as they provide installation, provisioning, training, and other set-up services. Take your cue from your initial dealings with them. Just like in any relationship, they will be presenting their best side to you then. If the vendor return calls or emails late or fails to follow through with what they say they'll do, then you can bet it will be much worse once you are their customer. So yes, do the usual: research their years in business, size, staff qualifications, references, etc., but also ask yourself if you would be comfortable doing business with the vendor in the long term.

===The functionality===
And now we come to what probably has weighed most on your mind since you had the first idea you might need a LIMS: functions and features. The functionality of the LIMS is paramount, so it is important you first have an idea of what a LIMS can do, and then you can begin to decide which functions and features you need or want.

====Core functions and features====
You should expect the following functions to be demonstrated in a full-function LIMS:

* [[LIMS feature#Audit trail|audit trail]]
* [[LIMS feature#Barcode support|barcoding]]
* [[LIMS feature#Sample and result batching|batching]]
* [[LIMS feature#Chain of custody|chain of custody]]
* [[LIMS feature#Configurable roles and security|configurable]] [[LIMS feature#Administrator management|setup]]
* [[LIMS feature#Option for manual result entry|data entry]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data warehouse|data warehousing]] and [[LIS feature#Data mining|mining]]
* [[LIMS feature#Document creation and management|document management]]
* [[LIMS feature#External monitoring|electronic]] [[LIMS feature#Import data|data]] [[LIMS feature#Instrument interfacing and management|exchange]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data warehouse|data warehousing]] and [[LIS feature#Data mining|mining]]
* [[LIMS feature#Task and event scheduling|event-driven]] [[LIMS feature#Alarms and/or alerts|actions]]
* [[LIMS feature#Fax integration|fax]] and [[LIMS feature#Email integration|email integration]]
* [[LIMS feature#Test, experiment, and/or trial management|formulas]]
* [[LIMS feature#Instrument interfacing and management|instrument interfacing, calibration, and maintenance]]
* [[LIMS feature#Inventory management|inventory]]
* [[LIS feature#Sample login and management|login and accessioning]]
* multiple location/department support
* [[LIMS feature#Regulatory compliance|regulatory compliance]]
* [[LIMS feature#Custom reporting|reporting]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data validation|review and approval]]
* [[LIMS feature#Sample login and management|sample management]] and [[LIMS feature#Sample tracking|tracking]]
* [[LIMS feature#Task and event scheduling|scheduling]]
* [[LIMS feature#Performance evaluation|training tracking]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data and trend analysis|trending and control charting]]
* [[LIMS feature#Version control|version control]]
* [[LIMS feature#Project and/or task management|workload management]]
* [[LIMS feature#Workflow management|workflow management]]

====Additional useful features====
The following functions aren't necessary for all but useful for many:

* [[LIMS feature#Case management|case management]]
* [[LIMS feature#Customer and supplier management|complaints and corrective actions]]
* [[LIMS feature#Customer and supplier management|customer relationship management]]
* [[LIMS feature#ELN support or integration|electronic laboratory notebook]]
* ERP and accounting interfaces
* [[LIS feature#Billing and revenue management|invoicing]]
* [[LIMS feature#Specification management|product specification management]]
* [[LIMS feature#Project and/or task management|project management]]
* [[LIS feature#Barcode and/or RFID support|RFID]]
* [[LIS feature#Billing and revenue management|quoting]]
* safety tracking and compliance
* supervisory control and data acquisition ([[SCADA]]) interfacing
* stability management
* [[LIMS feature#Web client or portal|web client or portal]]

===How much will it cost?===
OK, now you understand what to look for in a company and its products. What you likely don't yet know: the price tag. Heck, most of us don't even know how LIMS vendors price their products or what is involved, much less how much they actually cost. In truth, there are three vital pricing components for any LIMS:

# licenses
# subscriptions
# services

The software itself never comprises the entire cost. LIMS are complex creatures, and your lab, even if it's small, is fairly complex, too. Let's go over what's involved and how much it's roughly going to cost.

====Licenses====
If the software has a purchased license type (as opposed to rented/subscription), then you will of course have to pay for those. Keep in mind what we said earlier about [[LIMS Buyer's Guide#Named users vs. concurrent users|named vs. concurrent user pricing]]. Other methods include by site, by CPU or server, by workstation, or by unlimited user corporate level licensing. Arguably the lack of standardization in this area has contributed as much as anything to the vagueness that has surrounded LIMS pricing for so long. The linked vendor profiles in the next section feature pricing information for licenses for the included vendors. (Remember: the primary criterion for inclusion is publicly available pricing.) Review and compare, but make sure you factor in pricing method.

====Subscriptions====
These include two possible items:
# rented or SaaS LIMS
# annual maintenance, support, and warranty (MSW)

The cost of LIMS rental is equivalent to the licensed type, but a lump sum up front is not required. These can run anywhere from a couple of hundred
dollars a month for a single user up to maybe $2000 or so for 20+ users. Just like purchased licenses, however, these can be priced by site, concurrent or named users, etc., so make sure you compare like with like or at least factor these considerations in as you shop. And your rental may be annual instead of monthly. In most cases it does include all IT services and maintenance, support, and warranty, including updates, at a specified level.

The second type of subscription cost is annual MSW, and you need to factor that into your budgeting if you are buying LIMS licenses. Typically it is priced at around 15 percent of the license fee and is available at graduated levels. A certain level may be standard for a certain number of licenses (for example, 10 hours of support and additional services available at $200 per hour for a 10-concurrent user LIMS), but you can buy a higher level of support and cheaper
rate for additional services if you want to pay extra. One thing to keep in mind: with an MSW you will certainly need coverage as you go through your first year. If you think you can then drop it, think again. A modern LIMS should be built on technology that can give it a much longer life span than those in years past. That is dependent on staying updated. If you lose that update path, your LIMS will expire prematurely. If you decide later to renew MSW, you may
find yourself liable for the missed years before the vendor will bring you current.

====Services====
Your LIMS is a function of the cost of the LIMS itself plus the services involved in its implementation plus, in the case of a licensed LIMS, annual MSW. Many first-time LIMS buyers neglect to factor in the cost of services when budgeting. As mentioned earlier, any LIMS will require services to get going, and you may want more if there are extras you need or want. Services break down more or less like this:

'''Basic implementation services'''

* kickoff meeting (planning, coordination, communication procedures, etc.)
* training
* setup (enter users, configure profiles, departments, tests, screens, etc.)
* create main report(s)
* go live support

'''Additional or optional services'''

* instrument interfaces
* additional reports
* data migration from a previous system
* interfaces to other systems or databases
* special customizations
* web portal configuration
* validation
* standards certification support

You may need other services. Rates for services vary from vendor to vendor, but a good rule of thumb for initial budgeting purposes is to figure service costs to be roughly equal to the licensing cost or to a year's worth of LIMS subscription.
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==Commercial vendors with public pricing==
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! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| Vendor
! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| Has cloud or<br />[[Software as a service|SaaS]] offering?
! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| # of demo<br />videos
! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| [[Laboratory information management system|LIMS]]?
! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| [[Laboratory information system|LIS]]?
! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| [[Electronic laboratory notebook|ELN]]?
! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| Additional notes
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[LabLynx, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LabLynx, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|36]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[BioData Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[BioData Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|27]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Two Fold Software Limited]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Two Fold Software Limited#Demonstration videos and other media|25]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Scilligence Corporation]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Scilligence Corporation#Demonstration videos and other media|23]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Prices for self-hosted ELN Enterprise edition are not publicly available.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[LabArchives, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LabArchives, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|15]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for non-profit entities; for-profit prices not public.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Research Innovations Limited]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Research Innovations Limited#Demonstration videos and other media|12]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Biomatters Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Biomatters Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|11]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Information Management Services, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Information Management Services, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|11]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for [[Information Management Services, Inc.#SQUISH|SQUISH]]; no public pricing available for other products.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[eBioSys Pty. Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[eBioSys Pty. Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|9]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[AgileBio]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[AgileBio#Demonstration videos and other media|8]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[RURO Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[RURO Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|7]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Cognium Systems SA]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Cognium Systems SA#Demonstration videos and other media|6]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[LABVANTAGE Solutions, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LABVANTAGE Solutions, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|6]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Thermo Scientific]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Thermo Scientific#Demonstration videos and other media|6]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Public pricing for Darwin and Galileo unavailable at this time.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Agilent Technologies, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Agilent Technologies, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|5]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Instrumentos Científicos SA]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Instrumentos Científicos SA#Demonstration videos and other media|5]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[BiochemLab Solutions]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[BiochemLab Solutions#Demonstration videos and other media|4]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Free ad-based and paid ad-free versions of ELN exist.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[NoteBookMaker, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[NoteBookMaker, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|4]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Mongoose Coding]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Mongoose Coding#Demonstration videos and other media|3]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[LABTrack, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LABTrack, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|2]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[The Edge Software Consultancy Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[The Edge Software Consultancy Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|2]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No public pricing available for ELN.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Autoscribe Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Autoscribe Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Blaze Systems Corporation]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Blaze Systems Corporation#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[ChemWare, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[ChemWare, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Dynamic Databases, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Dynamic Databases, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[EZQuant Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[EZQuant Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[LabWare, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LabWare, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[SparkLix Bio IT Corp.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[SparkLix Bio IT Corp.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[STARLIMS Corporation]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[STARLIMS Corporation#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for LIMS, not ELN.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Bridge-Soft, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Bridge-Soft, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Website wasn't working as of 09 Sep 2013.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Bytewize AB]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Bytewize AB#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[ChemBytes]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[ChemBytes#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[FORMULATOR Software, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[FORMULATOR Software, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Lemm Tech Enterprises, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Lemm Tech Enterprises, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Mountain States Consulting, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Mountain States Consulting, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[PerkinElmer Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[PerkinElmer Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for LABWORKS LIMS, not ELNs.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[SPLhost, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[SPLhost, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Summit Research Services]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Summit Research Services#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[System Approach, Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[System Approach, Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[YourLabData.com]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[YourLabData.com#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
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==Additional resources and help==

===Lab Careers===
[http://www.labcareers.com Lab Careers] is a LinkedIn-associated group for the viewing and posting of job openings for laboratory, scientific, and health lab careers.

===LIMS Forum===
[http://www.limsforum.com LIMS Forum] is a LinkedIn-associated group for those interested in laboratory, scientific, and [[health informatics]].

===LIMS University===
[http://www.limsuniversity.com/ LIMS University] is a free and open-access learning and teaching resource for those wanting to learn more about [[laboratory informatics]] or [[LabLynx, Inc.|LabLynx's]] ELab system.

===LIMSfinder===
[http://www.limsfinder.com/ LIMSfinder] is a web portal for those looking for a LIMS and related information, services, products, news, events, resources, jobs, etc.

===LIMSpec===
[http://files.limstitute.com/share/limstitute/downloadlimspec.zip LIMSpec] (.zip file) is a collection of templates — from lab requirements assessment to LIMS vendor and system questionnaires, validation documents, and more — for identifying LIMS needs and matching them with what's out there. It's complete with instructions and examples to help guide you through the process.

===LIMSwiki informatics resource portal===
[[LIMSWiki:Resources|The informatics resource portal]] here at LIMSwiki features a collection of as many useful online scientific and health informatics-related materials and research tools as possible, including books, journals, blogs, web portals, education programs, conferences, and more.

==External links==
* [http://limsbook.com/ original LIMS Buyer's Guide page]

==References==
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LII:Laboratory, Scientific, and Health Informatics Buyer's Guide

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[[File:Emil Christian Hansen in the lab by Frederik Riise.jpg|right|Emil Christian Hansen (1842-1909), Danish microbiologist and mycologist]]This buyer's guide is based off the [[LIMS Buyer's Guide]], a former publication of the [[LabLynx, Inc.#Community history|Laboratory Informatics Institute]] (LII), an open trade association associated with [[LabLynx, Inc.]]<ref name="LII">{{cite web |url=http://www.limsfinder.com/BlogDetail.aspx?id=31049_0_3_0_C |title=Laboratory Informatics Institute Established |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc |date=17 July 2006 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref><ref name="LBGOrig">{{cite web |url=http://limsbook.com/ |title=The LIMSbook ...everything about LIMS |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> In late 2013, the LII and LabLynx discontinued publishing a copyrighted version and chose to release future guides to the public domain via this wiki. Per the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons license] and the [[LIMSWiki:Copyrights|copyright terms of this site]], you are free to copy, adapt, distribute, and transmit this guide as long as you 1. give proper attribution and 2. distribute the work only under the same or a similar license.

==About this guide==

What exactly is a [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) or [[laboratory information system]] (LIS) anyway? Do I need one? What options are available and how do I compare them? What about a request for information (RFI), request for proposal (RFP), or request for quotation (RFQ)? These are questions [[laboratory]] professionals typically ponder upon finding themselves charged with the mission of finding software for their lab. It can be a daunting
proposition, and there doesn't seem to be any objective reference to help with it all. This guide hopes to change that.

For this free public domain version of the guide, we've added more vendors, updated new information, and added links to video demonstrations of their systems, with the goal of providing the accurate information you need to make decisions for your lab. This guide also strives to be different from any buyer's guide that has ever come before by including pricing. For the first time you have real information as well as pricing so you can quickly pursue only the vendors and products that make sense for you and your lab. While in the past vendors have refrained from providing public pricing, the trend is arguably changing towards a more open information process, though not without its own set of caveats.<ref name="OOaLOpen">{{cite web |url=http://outonalims.com/2011/08/15/understanding-openness-and-other-marketing-tactics-in-laboratory-informatics-and-other-industries/ |title=Understanding Openness and Other Marketing Tactics in Laboratory Informatics and Other Industries |author=Metrick, Gloria |publisher=GeoMetrick Enterprises |date=15 August 2011 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> In theory, that means prices should decrease as LIMS become commodities that labs can compare and contrast in a more competitive fashion.

At the core all labs are in the business of producing reports, data... essentially [[information]].<ref name="IFlowJourn">{{cite journal |journal=Administrative Science Quarterly |year=1969 |volume=14 |issue=1 |pages=12–19 |title=Information Flow in Research and Development Laboratories |author=Allen, Thomas J.; Cohen, Stephen I. |url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/2391357 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> Everything else is just a means to that central goal. So in a very real sense, information management is the core of any lab. In a world where we use the latest technology for most of our daily tasks and pleasures, why do so many labs still rely on hand-written notes and spreadsheets? Spend thousands of dollars on a sophisticated analytical instrument yet hesitate when faced with purchasing an information management system? Why? The primary reason is price priorities.

Since LIMS are increasingly becoming commodities, driving down prices, potential buyers don't need to make the tough decision of one or the other anymore. As technology has improved, smaller LIMS companies have emerged, along with affordable [[software as a service|SaaS]] online subscription models that are trustworthy. This means any lab can put their resources where they belong: in information and its management.

===Notes about the content===

The LIMS Buyers Guide is here to help you wade through the mire. Use the information and vendor profiles to get a feel for what's out there and what makes the most sense. This guide contains information on everything from "what is a LIMS?" to maintaining and supporting your system. Additionally, whether you call it a LIMS, LIS, or even a LMS, in the end it's simply a tool to better manage your lab's data. This guide will refer to it all as “LIMS” for the sake of simplicity and consistency, though this guide may include systems officially dubbed as a LIS or [[Electronic laboratory notebook|ELN]]. ''Finally, a primary criterion for inclusion in this guide is publicly available pricing information that can thusly be cited.'' If citeable public pricing is not available, the vendor will not be listed in this guide. Any inappropriate additions will be removed.

==How do I find the right LIMS, and how much will it cost?==
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OK, LIMS are getting more affordable, but where do you start? You may know the needs of your lab and how it runs, but perhaps you don't know LIMS and are intimidated by all the options. Take heart! This guide features a compiled list of major and minor players to help you make initial comparisons. However, you'll first need to gauge your lab's informatics needs in order to determine which products are worth investigating further. Of course your lab's [[LIMS feature#Data and trend analysis|analysis requirements]], [[LIMS feature#Reporting, barcoding, and printing|reporting]] and data sharing constraints, [[LIMS feature#Instrument interfacing and management|instrument interfacing]], [[LIMS feature#Barcode support|barcoding needs]], [[LIMS feature#QA/QC functions|quality assurance]] processes, etc. are very important factors. But LIMS vary in numerous ways, and other important factors exist. Price should certainly be considered, although value is ultimately more important than a low price. Other important considerations:
* Should we purchase licenses or "rent" them via subscription?
* Does the software need to be on-site, or is a [[Software as a service|SaaS]] hosted option more practical?
* Is a modular or complete system better for us?
* What is the best licensing/rental scheme for us? Show we consider site, named user, concurrent user, or workstation licenses?
* Is the company qualified and trustworthy?

===Purchase vs. subscribe===
In the past this was not an option. But much like the recent trend toward leasing cars rather than finding a large amount of money for up-front purchasing, labs can choose to pay only the cost of services (setup, training, report configuration, instrument interfaces, data migration, custom functions, etc.) and get started on a monthly subscription rather than buy licenses outright. When does this make sense? Subscriptions make sense primarily:

* ...if a large lump sum is hard to get budgeted. If your business cash flow will support the regular subscription fee but finding license fees is more problematic, then a subscription may be right for you. But do the math. Calculate project costs over a reasonable period (e.g. five years) to make sure it is a value proposition. Be sure to include maintenance and support in your figures; this is often included in a subscription but not in a license.
* ...if you may need to reduce the number of users. Once you buy licenses, they are yours. You can't "un-buy" them. But with a subscription you can raise and lower the number of users, workstations, etc. as you need to.
* ...if you may need to bail. Business decisions often need to be dynamic. Your lab may decide to go into another area of analysis, and if your LIMS isn't versatile enough to support the change, you have potentially wasted a lot of money.

On the other hand, it may be important to you to have the LIMS source code. Some subscriptions allow you just as much access to it as if you had purchased licenses, while others may not give you the access you seek. Confirm this with the vendor. Alos, ask whether you get to keep an image of the database should you decide to end your subscription.

===Onsite vs. SaaS===
A small but growing number of LIMS vendors will actually host your system on their servers for you or cloud-host it elsewhere. We refer to software accessed via the Internet rather than your workstation or server as [[software as a service]] or SaaS. Most of us already make copious use of SaaS whenever we "Google" something. Cloudhosted SaaS is characterized by multiple load-balanced servers that allow resources to be strategically used, and virtualized servers that allow for the creation of custom environments.To decide if SaaS is for you or if you should go the traditional route, here are some points to consider:
* If you have a small or overworked IT department, or none at all, then it may make sense to let the LIMS provider take care of those functions rather than invest in additional hardware, personnel, and other resources just to support your LIMS. If you are a large company with an extensive and capable IT department, then you may prefer the LIMS and its database to reside on premises.
* IT techs cite security as a major reason to keep a LIMS on lab premises. The truth is, if the vendor uses a SAS-70 or SAS 70 Type II data center to host, with GxP SOPs, your system and data are probably a lot safer than on a typical business infrastructure. Ask the vendor.
* If you decide to have your system hosted, ensure it's not by Bob and his buddy in their basement. The vendor needs to have been around awhile, have solid references, and feature good customer service.
* A reputable SaaS host will guarantee you high availability, approaching 100% up time, with quick and responsive catastrophe response. Redundant components and infrastructure (power, cooling, etc.) allow them to do that.

===Modular vs. complete===
Some LIMS are offered as a collection of [[LIMS feature#Modular|modules]] for you to select from to constitute your completed system, while others come complete with all the functionality available. Those whose LIMS are modular espouse the benefit of only paying for the functionality you need. Those whose LIMS come as a complete package say labs won't need to pay extra for any add-ons. Who's right? Well, it depends. If buying modules means you need one module for [[LIMS feature#Sample tracking|sample tracking]] and another for data entry, and still another to generate reports, then it may not be long before you run up a sizable bill just to get basic standard functionality, especially if the modules require hourly services to implement. If the modules tend to be industry-specific and complete, then they may make sense. Make sure you compare your needs with the product functionality and identify all costs associated with getting everything you need out of the software.

===Named users vs. concurrent users===
When comparing license fees, understand the difference between named users and concurrent users. If a vendor charges by named users, and your lab will have 30 people who will use the LIMS at any time, you will need 30 licenses. If the vendor charges by concurrent users, then you only need enough licenses to cover the number of users who are likely to be on the system at the same time. Typically in a lab with 30 staff, you might need a maximum of 20 concurrent user licenses. This is reduced even further if you have sites in other parts of the world whose work days differ.

===The company===
As important as the LIMS and its functions are to you, the company is at least as important. Make no mistake: this is a relationship you are entering into. This is not like selecting a piece of furniture. A LIMS is like a living, dynamic entity, and you'll need to interact with the vendor from time to time even with the most trouble-free system. Of course that interaction will be particularly intense in the beginning as they provide installation, provisioning, training, and other set-up services. Take your cue from your initial dealings with them. Just like in any relationship, they will be presenting their best side to you then. If the vendor return calls or emails late or fails to follow through with what they say they'll do, then you can bet it will be much worse once you are their customer. So yes, do the usual: research their years in business, size, staff qualifications, references, etc., but also ask yourself if you would be comfortable doing business with the vendor in the long term.

===The functionality===
And now we come to what probably has weighed most on your mind since you had the first idea you might need a LIMS: functions and features. The functionality of the LIMS is paramount, so it is important you first have an idea of what a LIMS can do, and then you can begin to decide which functions and features you need or want.

====Core functions and features====
You should expect the following functions to be demonstrated in a full-function LIMS:

* [[LIMS feature#Audit trail|audit trail]]
* [[LIMS feature#Barcode support|barcoding]]
* [[LIMS feature#Sample and result batching|batching]]
* [[LIMS feature#Chain of custody|chain of custody]]
* [[LIMS feature#Configurable roles and security|configurable]] [[LIMS feature#Administrator management|setup]]
* [[LIMS feature#Option for manual result entry|data entry]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data warehouse|data warehousing]] and [[LIS feature#Data mining|mining]]
* [[LIMS feature#Document creation and management|document management]]
* [[LIMS feature#External monitoring|electronic]] [[LIMS feature#Import data|data]] [[LIMS feature#Instrument interfacing and management|exchange]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data warehouse|data warehousing]] and [[LIS feature#Data mining|mining]]
* [[LIMS feature#Task and event scheduling|event-driven]] [[LIMS feature#Alarms and/or alerts|actions]]
* [[LIMS feature#Fax integration|fax]] and [[LIMS feature#Email integration|email integration]]
* [[LIMS feature#Test, experiment, and/or trial management|formulas]]
* [[LIMS feature#Instrument interfacing and management|instrument interfacing, calibration, and maintenance]]
* [[LIMS feature#Inventory management|inventory]]
* [[LIS feature#Sample login and management|login and accessioning]]
* multiple location/department support
* [[LIMS feature#Regulatory compliance|regulatory compliance]]
* [[LIMS feature#Custom reporting|reporting]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data validation|review and approval]]
* [[LIMS feature#Sample login and management|sample management]] and [[LIMS feature#Sample tracking|tracking]]
* [[LIMS feature#Task and event scheduling|scheduling]]
* [[LIMS feature#Performance evaluation|training tracking]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data and trend analysis|trending and control charting]]
* [[LIMS feature#Version control|version control]]
* [[LIMS feature#Project and/or task management|workload management]]
* [[LIMS feature#Workflow management|workflow management]]

====Additional useful features====
The following functions aren't necessary for all but useful for many:

* [[LIMS feature#Case management|case management]]
* [[LIMS feature#Customer and supplier management|complaints and corrective actions]]
* [[LIMS feature#Customer and supplier management|customer relationship management]]
* [[LIMS feature#ELN support or integration|electronic laboratory notebook]]
* ERP and accounting interfaces
* [[LIS feature#Billing and revenue management|invoicing]]
* [[LIMS feature#Specification management|product specification management]]
* [[LIMS feature#Project and/or task management|project management]]
* [[LIS feature#Barcode and/or RFID support|RFID]]
* [[LIS feature#Billing and revenue management|quoting]]
* safety tracking and compliance
* supervisory control and data acquisition ([[SCADA]]) interfacing
* stability management
* [[LIMS feature#Web client or portal|web client or portal]]

===How much will it cost?===
OK, now you understand what to look for in a company and its products. What you likely don't yet know: the price tag. Heck, most of us don't even know how LIMS vendors price their products or what is involved, much less how much they actually cost. In truth, there are three vital pricing components for any LIMS:

# licenses
# subscriptions
# services

The software itself never comprises the entire cost. LIMS are complex creatures, and your lab, even if it's small, is fairly complex, too. Let's go over what's involved and how much it's roughly going to cost.

====Licenses====
If the software has a purchased license type (as opposed to rented/subscription), then you will of course have to pay for those. Keep in mind what we said earlier about [[LIMS Buyer's Guide#Named users vs. concurrent users|named vs. concurrent user pricing]]. Other methods include by site, by CPU or server, by workstation, or by unlimited user corporate level licensing. Arguably the lack of standardization in this area has contributed as much as anything to the vagueness that has surrounded LIMS pricing for so long. The linked vendor profiles in the next section feature pricing information for licenses for the included vendors. (Remember: the primary criterion for inclusion is publicly available pricing.) Review and compare, but make sure you factor in pricing method.

====Subscriptions====
These include two possible items:
# rented or SaaS LIMS
# annual maintenance, support, and warranty (MSW)

The cost of LIMS rental is equivalent to the licensed type, but a lump sum up front is not required. These can run anywhere from a couple of hundred
dollars a month for a single user up to maybe $2000 or so for 20+ users. Just like purchased licenses, however, these can be priced by site, concurrent or named users, etc., so make sure you compare like with like or at least factor these considerations in as you shop. And your rental may be annual instead of monthly. In most cases it does include all IT services and maintenance, support, and warranty, including updates, at a specified level.

The second type of subscription cost is annual MSW, and you need to factor that into your budgeting if you are buying LIMS licenses. Typically it is priced at around 15 percent of the license fee and is available at graduated levels. A certain level may be standard for a certain number of licenses (for example, 10 hours of support and additional services available at $200 per hour for a 10-concurrent user LIMS), but you can buy a higher level of support and cheaper
rate for additional services if you want to pay extra. One thing to keep in mind: with an MSW you will certainly need coverage as you go through your first year. If you think you can then drop it, think again. A modern LIMS should be built on technology that can give it a much longer life span than those in years past. That is dependent on staying updated. If you lose that update path, your LIMS will expire prematurely. If you decide later to renew MSW, you may
find yourself liable for the missed years before the vendor will bring you current.

====Services====
Your LIMS is a function of the cost of the LIMS itself plus the services involved in its implementation plus, in the case of a licensed LIMS, annual MSW. Many first-time LIMS buyers neglect to factor in the cost of services when budgeting. As mentioned earlier, any LIMS will require services to get going, and you may want more if there are extras you need or want. Services break down more or less like this:

'''Basic implementation services'''

* kickoff meeting (planning, coordination, communication procedures, etc.)
* training
* setup (enter users, configure profiles, departments, tests, screens, etc.)
* create main report(s)
* go live support

'''Additional or optional services'''

* instrument interfaces
* additional reports
* data migration from a previous system
* interfaces to other systems or databases
* special customizations
* web portal configuration
* validation
* standards certification support

You may need other services. Rates for services vary from vendor to vendor, but a good rule of thumb for initial budgeting purposes is to figure service costs to be roughly equal to the licensing cost or to a year's worth of LIMS subscription.
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[LabLynx, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LabLynx, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|36]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[BioData Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[BioData Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|27]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[Two Fold Software Limited]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Two Fold Software Limited#Demonstration videos and other media|25]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[Scilligence Corporation]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Scilligence Corporation#Demonstration videos and other media|23]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Prices for self-hosted ELN Enterprise edition are not publicly available.
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[LabArchives, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LabArchives, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|15]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for non-profit entities; for-profit prices not public.
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[Research Innovations Limited]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Research Innovations Limited#Demonstration videos and other media|12]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[Biomatters Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Biomatters Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|11]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[Information Management Services, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Information Management Services, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|11]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for [[Information Management Services, Inc.#SQUISH|SQUISH]]; no public pricing available for other products.
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[eBioSys Pty. Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[eBioSys Pty. Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|9]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[AgileBio]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[AgileBio#Demonstration videos and other media|8]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[RURO Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[RURO Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|7]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[Cognium Systems SA]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Cognium Systems SA#Demonstration videos and other media|6]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[LABVANTAGE Solutions, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LABVANTAGE Solutions, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|6]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[Thermo Scientific]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Thermo Scientific#Demonstration videos and other media|6]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Public pricing for Darwin and Galileo unavailable at this time.
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[Agilent Technologies, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Agilent Technologies, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|5]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Instrumentos Científicos SA]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Instrumentos Científicos SA#Demonstration videos and other media|5]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[BiochemLab Solutions]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[BiochemLab Solutions#Demonstration videos and other media|4]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Free ad-based and paid ad-free versions of ELN exist.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[NoteBookMaker, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[NoteBookMaker, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|4]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Mongoose Coding]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Mongoose Coding#Demonstration videos and other media|3]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[LABTrack, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LABTrack, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|2]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[The Edge Software Consultancy Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[The Edge Software Consultancy Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|2]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No public pricing available for ELN.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Autoscribe Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Autoscribe Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Blaze Systems Corporation]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Blaze Systems Corporation#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[ChemWare, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[ChemWare, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Dynamic Databases, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Dynamic Databases, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[EZQuant Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[EZQuant Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[LabWare, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LabWare, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[SparkLix Bio IT Corp.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[SparkLix Bio IT Corp.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[STARLIMS Corporation]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[STARLIMS Corporation#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for LIMS, not ELN.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Bridge-Soft, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Bridge-Soft, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Website wasn't working as of 09 Sep 2013.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Bytewize AB]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Bytewize AB#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[ChemBytes]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[ChemBytes#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[FORMULATOR Software, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[FORMULATOR Software, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Lemm Tech Enterprises, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Lemm Tech Enterprises, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Mountain States Consulting, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Mountain States Consulting, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[PerkinElmer Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[PerkinElmer Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for LABWORKS LIMS, not ELNs.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[SPLhost, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[SPLhost, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Summit Research Services]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Summit Research Services#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[System Approach, Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[System Approach, Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[YourLabData.com]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[YourLabData.com#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[http://limswiki.org/index.php/Eusoft_Srl Eusoft srl]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZID6tcTZ4YrQBvqT_vbdEQ/ |3]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Montly fee per user.
|-
|}
|}

|}

==Additional resources and help==

===Lab Careers===
[http://www.labcareers.com Lab Careers] is a LinkedIn-associated group for the viewing and posting of job openings for laboratory, scientific, and health lab careers.

===LIMS Forum===
[http://www.limsforum.com LIMS Forum] is a LinkedIn-associated group for those interested in laboratory, scientific, and [[health informatics]].

===LIMS University===
[http://www.limsuniversity.com/ LIMS University] is a free and open-access learning and teaching resource for those wanting to learn more about [[laboratory informatics]] or [[LabLynx, Inc.|LabLynx's]] ELab system.

===LIMSfinder===
[http://www.limsfinder.com/ LIMSfinder] is a web portal for those looking for a LIMS and related information, services, products, news, events, resources, jobs, etc.

===LIMSpec===
[http://files.limstitute.com/share/limstitute/downloadlimspec.zip LIMSpec] (.zip file) is a collection of templates — from lab requirements assessment to LIMS vendor and system questionnaires, validation documents, and more — for identifying LIMS needs and matching them with what's out there. It's complete with instructions and examples to help guide you through the process.

===LIMSwiki informatics resource portal===
[[LIMSWiki:Resources|The informatics resource portal]] here at LIMSwiki features a collection of as many useful online scientific and health informatics-related materials and research tools as possible, including books, journals, blogs, web portals, education programs, conferences, and more.

==External links==
* [http://limsbook.com/ original LIMS Buyer's Guide page]

==References==
<references/>

LII:Laboratory, Scientific, and Health Informatics Buyer's Guide

2013-10-22T09:17:33Z

Eusoft srl: /* Commercial vendors with public pricing */

[[File:Emil Christian Hansen in the lab by Frederik Riise.jpg|right|Emil Christian Hansen (1842-1909), Danish microbiologist and mycologist]]This buyer's guide is based off the [[LIMS Buyer's Guide]], a former publication of the [[LabLynx, Inc.#Community history|Laboratory Informatics Institute]] (LII), an open trade association associated with [[LabLynx, Inc.]]<ref name="LII">{{cite web |url=http://www.limsfinder.com/BlogDetail.aspx?id=31049_0_3_0_C |title=Laboratory Informatics Institute Established |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc |date=17 July 2006 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref><ref name="LBGOrig">{{cite web |url=http://limsbook.com/ |title=The LIMSbook ...everything about LIMS |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> In late 2013, the LII and LabLynx discontinued publishing a copyrighted version and chose to release future guides to the public domain via this wiki. Per the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons license] and the [[LIMSWiki:Copyrights|copyright terms of this site]], you are free to copy, adapt, distribute, and transmit this guide as long as you 1. give proper attribution and 2. distribute the work only under the same or a similar license.

==About this guide==

What exactly is a [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) or [[laboratory information system]] (LIS) anyway? Do I need one? What options are available and how do I compare them? What about a request for information (RFI), request for proposal (RFP), or request for quotation (RFQ)? These are questions [[laboratory]] professionals typically ponder upon finding themselves charged with the mission of finding software for their lab. It can be a daunting
proposition, and there doesn't seem to be any objective reference to help with it all. This guide hopes to change that.

For this free public domain version of the guide, we've added more vendors, updated new information, and added links to video demonstrations of their systems, with the goal of providing the accurate information you need to make decisions for your lab. This guide also strives to be different from any buyer's guide that has ever come before by including pricing. For the first time you have real information as well as pricing so you can quickly pursue only the vendors and products that make sense for you and your lab. While in the past vendors have refrained from providing public pricing, the trend is arguably changing towards a more open information process, though not without its own set of caveats.<ref name="OOaLOpen">{{cite web |url=http://outonalims.com/2011/08/15/understanding-openness-and-other-marketing-tactics-in-laboratory-informatics-and-other-industries/ |title=Understanding Openness and Other Marketing Tactics in Laboratory Informatics and Other Industries |author=Metrick, Gloria |publisher=GeoMetrick Enterprises |date=15 August 2011 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> In theory, that means prices should decrease as LIMS become commodities that labs can compare and contrast in a more competitive fashion.

At the core all labs are in the business of producing reports, data... essentially [[information]].<ref name="IFlowJourn">{{cite journal |journal=Administrative Science Quarterly |year=1969 |volume=14 |issue=1 |pages=12–19 |title=Information Flow in Research and Development Laboratories |author=Allen, Thomas J.; Cohen, Stephen I. |url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/2391357 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> Everything else is just a means to that central goal. So in a very real sense, information management is the core of any lab. In a world where we use the latest technology for most of our daily tasks and pleasures, why do so many labs still rely on hand-written notes and spreadsheets? Spend thousands of dollars on a sophisticated analytical instrument yet hesitate when faced with purchasing an information management system? Why? The primary reason is price priorities.

Since LIMS are increasingly becoming commodities, driving down prices, potential buyers don't need to make the tough decision of one or the other anymore. As technology has improved, smaller LIMS companies have emerged, along with affordable [[software as a service|SaaS]] online subscription models that are trustworthy. This means any lab can put their resources where they belong: in information and its management.

===Notes about the content===

The LIMS Buyers Guide is here to help you wade through the mire. Use the information and vendor profiles to get a feel for what's out there and what makes the most sense. This guide contains information on everything from "what is a LIMS?" to maintaining and supporting your system. Additionally, whether you call it a LIMS, LIS, or even a LMS, in the end it's simply a tool to better manage your lab's data. This guide will refer to it all as “LIMS” for the sake of simplicity and consistency, though this guide may include systems officially dubbed as a LIS or [[Electronic laboratory notebook|ELN]]. ''Finally, a primary criterion for inclusion in this guide is publicly available pricing information that can thusly be cited.'' If citeable public pricing is not available, the vendor will not be listed in this guide. Any inappropriate additions will be removed.

==How do I find the right LIMS, and how much will it cost?==
''To hide the contents of this section for easier reading of other sections, click the "Collapse" link to the right.''

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<p> </p>
OK, LIMS are getting more affordable, but where do you start? You may know the needs of your lab and how it runs, but perhaps you don't know LIMS and are intimidated by all the options. Take heart! This guide features a compiled list of major and minor players to help you make initial comparisons. However, you'll first need to gauge your lab's informatics needs in order to determine which products are worth investigating further. Of course your lab's [[LIMS feature#Data and trend analysis|analysis requirements]], [[LIMS feature#Reporting, barcoding, and printing|reporting]] and data sharing constraints, [[LIMS feature#Instrument interfacing and management|instrument interfacing]], [[LIMS feature#Barcode support|barcoding needs]], [[LIMS feature#QA/QC functions|quality assurance]] processes, etc. are very important factors. But LIMS vary in numerous ways, and other important factors exist. Price should certainly be considered, although value is ultimately more important than a low price. Other important considerations:
* Should we purchase licenses or "rent" them via subscription?
* Does the software need to be on-site, or is a [[Software as a service|SaaS]] hosted option more practical?
* Is a modular or complete system better for us?
* What is the best licensing/rental scheme for us? Show we consider site, named user, concurrent user, or workstation licenses?
* Is the company qualified and trustworthy?

===Purchase vs. subscribe===
In the past this was not an option. But much like the recent trend toward leasing cars rather than finding a large amount of money for up-front purchasing, labs can choose to pay only the cost of services (setup, training, report configuration, instrument interfaces, data migration, custom functions, etc.) and get started on a monthly subscription rather than buy licenses outright. When does this make sense? Subscriptions make sense primarily:

* ...if a large lump sum is hard to get budgeted. If your business cash flow will support the regular subscription fee but finding license fees is more problematic, then a subscription may be right for you. But do the math. Calculate project costs over a reasonable period (e.g. five years) to make sure it is a value proposition. Be sure to include maintenance and support in your figures; this is often included in a subscription but not in a license.
* ...if you may need to reduce the number of users. Once you buy licenses, they are yours. You can't "un-buy" them. But with a subscription you can raise and lower the number of users, workstations, etc. as you need to.
* ...if you may need to bail. Business decisions often need to be dynamic. Your lab may decide to go into another area of analysis, and if your LIMS isn't versatile enough to support the change, you have potentially wasted a lot of money.

On the other hand, it may be important to you to have the LIMS source code. Some subscriptions allow you just as much access to it as if you had purchased licenses, while others may not give you the access you seek. Confirm this with the vendor. Alos, ask whether you get to keep an image of the database should you decide to end your subscription.

===Onsite vs. SaaS===
A small but growing number of LIMS vendors will actually host your system on their servers for you or cloud-host it elsewhere. We refer to software accessed via the Internet rather than your workstation or server as [[software as a service]] or SaaS. Most of us already make copious use of SaaS whenever we "Google" something. Cloudhosted SaaS is characterized by multiple load-balanced servers that allow resources to be strategically used, and virtualized servers that allow for the creation of custom environments.To decide if SaaS is for you or if you should go the traditional route, here are some points to consider:
* If you have a small or overworked IT department, or none at all, then it may make sense to let the LIMS provider take care of those functions rather than invest in additional hardware, personnel, and other resources just to support your LIMS. If you are a large company with an extensive and capable IT department, then you may prefer the LIMS and its database to reside on premises.
* IT techs cite security as a major reason to keep a LIMS on lab premises. The truth is, if the vendor uses a SAS-70 or SAS 70 Type II data center to host, with GxP SOPs, your system and data are probably a lot safer than on a typical business infrastructure. Ask the vendor.
* If you decide to have your system hosted, ensure it's not by Bob and his buddy in their basement. The vendor needs to have been around awhile, have solid references, and feature good customer service.
* A reputable SaaS host will guarantee you high availability, approaching 100% up time, with quick and responsive catastrophe response. Redundant components and infrastructure (power, cooling, etc.) allow them to do that.

===Modular vs. complete===
Some LIMS are offered as a collection of [[LIMS feature#Modular|modules]] for you to select from to constitute your completed system, while others come complete with all the functionality available. Those whose LIMS are modular espouse the benefit of only paying for the functionality you need. Those whose LIMS come as a complete package say labs won't need to pay extra for any add-ons. Who's right? Well, it depends. If buying modules means you need one module for [[LIMS feature#Sample tracking|sample tracking]] and another for data entry, and still another to generate reports, then it may not be long before you run up a sizable bill just to get basic standard functionality, especially if the modules require hourly services to implement. If the modules tend to be industry-specific and complete, then they may make sense. Make sure you compare your needs with the product functionality and identify all costs associated with getting everything you need out of the software.

===Named users vs. concurrent users===
When comparing license fees, understand the difference between named users and concurrent users. If a vendor charges by named users, and your lab will have 30 people who will use the LIMS at any time, you will need 30 licenses. If the vendor charges by concurrent users, then you only need enough licenses to cover the number of users who are likely to be on the system at the same time. Typically in a lab with 30 staff, you might need a maximum of 20 concurrent user licenses. This is reduced even further if you have sites in other parts of the world whose work days differ.

===The company===
As important as the LIMS and its functions are to you, the company is at least as important. Make no mistake: this is a relationship you are entering into. This is not like selecting a piece of furniture. A LIMS is like a living, dynamic entity, and you'll need to interact with the vendor from time to time even with the most trouble-free system. Of course that interaction will be particularly intense in the beginning as they provide installation, provisioning, training, and other set-up services. Take your cue from your initial dealings with them. Just like in any relationship, they will be presenting their best side to you then. If the vendor return calls or emails late or fails to follow through with what they say they'll do, then you can bet it will be much worse once you are their customer. So yes, do the usual: research their years in business, size, staff qualifications, references, etc., but also ask yourself if you would be comfortable doing business with the vendor in the long term.

===The functionality===
And now we come to what probably has weighed most on your mind since you had the first idea you might need a LIMS: functions and features. The functionality of the LIMS is paramount, so it is important you first have an idea of what a LIMS can do, and then you can begin to decide which functions and features you need or want.

====Core functions and features====
You should expect the following functions to be demonstrated in a full-function LIMS:

* [[LIMS feature#Audit trail|audit trail]]
* [[LIMS feature#Barcode support|barcoding]]
* [[LIMS feature#Sample and result batching|batching]]
* [[LIMS feature#Chain of custody|chain of custody]]
* [[LIMS feature#Configurable roles and security|configurable]] [[LIMS feature#Administrator management|setup]]
* [[LIMS feature#Option for manual result entry|data entry]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data warehouse|data warehousing]] and [[LIS feature#Data mining|mining]]
* [[LIMS feature#Document creation and management|document management]]
* [[LIMS feature#External monitoring|electronic]] [[LIMS feature#Import data|data]] [[LIMS feature#Instrument interfacing and management|exchange]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data warehouse|data warehousing]] and [[LIS feature#Data mining|mining]]
* [[LIMS feature#Task and event scheduling|event-driven]] [[LIMS feature#Alarms and/or alerts|actions]]
* [[LIMS feature#Fax integration|fax]] and [[LIMS feature#Email integration|email integration]]
* [[LIMS feature#Test, experiment, and/or trial management|formulas]]
* [[LIMS feature#Instrument interfacing and management|instrument interfacing, calibration, and maintenance]]
* [[LIMS feature#Inventory management|inventory]]
* [[LIS feature#Sample login and management|login and accessioning]]
* multiple location/department support
* [[LIMS feature#Regulatory compliance|regulatory compliance]]
* [[LIMS feature#Custom reporting|reporting]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data validation|review and approval]]
* [[LIMS feature#Sample login and management|sample management]] and [[LIMS feature#Sample tracking|tracking]]
* [[LIMS feature#Task and event scheduling|scheduling]]
* [[LIMS feature#Performance evaluation|training tracking]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data and trend analysis|trending and control charting]]
* [[LIMS feature#Version control|version control]]
* [[LIMS feature#Project and/or task management|workload management]]
* [[LIMS feature#Workflow management|workflow management]]

====Additional useful features====
The following functions aren't necessary for all but useful for many:

* [[LIMS feature#Case management|case management]]
* [[LIMS feature#Customer and supplier management|complaints and corrective actions]]
* [[LIMS feature#Customer and supplier management|customer relationship management]]
* [[LIMS feature#ELN support or integration|electronic laboratory notebook]]
* ERP and accounting interfaces
* [[LIS feature#Billing and revenue management|invoicing]]
* [[LIMS feature#Specification management|product specification management]]
* [[LIMS feature#Project and/or task management|project management]]
* [[LIS feature#Barcode and/or RFID support|RFID]]
* [[LIS feature#Billing and revenue management|quoting]]
* safety tracking and compliance
* supervisory control and data acquisition ([[SCADA]]) interfacing
* stability management
* [[LIMS feature#Web client or portal|web client or portal]]

===How much will it cost?===
OK, now you understand what to look for in a company and its products. What you likely don't yet know: the price tag. Heck, most of us don't even know how LIMS vendors price their products or what is involved, much less how much they actually cost. In truth, there are three vital pricing components for any LIMS:

# licenses
# subscriptions
# services

The software itself never comprises the entire cost. LIMS are complex creatures, and your lab, even if it's small, is fairly complex, too. Let's go over what's involved and how much it's roughly going to cost.

====Licenses====
If the software has a purchased license type (as opposed to rented/subscription), then you will of course have to pay for those. Keep in mind what we said earlier about [[LIMS Buyer's Guide#Named users vs. concurrent users|named vs. concurrent user pricing]]. Other methods include by site, by CPU or server, by workstation, or by unlimited user corporate level licensing. Arguably the lack of standardization in this area has contributed as much as anything to the vagueness that has surrounded LIMS pricing for so long. The linked vendor profiles in the next section feature pricing information for licenses for the included vendors. (Remember: the primary criterion for inclusion is publicly available pricing.) Review and compare, but make sure you factor in pricing method.

====Subscriptions====
These include two possible items:
# rented or SaaS LIMS
# annual maintenance, support, and warranty (MSW)

The cost of LIMS rental is equivalent to the licensed type, but a lump sum up front is not required. These can run anywhere from a couple of hundred
dollars a month for a single user up to maybe $2000 or so for 20+ users. Just like purchased licenses, however, these can be priced by site, concurrent or named users, etc., so make sure you compare like with like or at least factor these considerations in as you shop. And your rental may be annual instead of monthly. In most cases it does include all IT services and maintenance, support, and warranty, including updates, at a specified level.

The second type of subscription cost is annual MSW, and you need to factor that into your budgeting if you are buying LIMS licenses. Typically it is priced at around 15 percent of the license fee and is available at graduated levels. A certain level may be standard for a certain number of licenses (for example, 10 hours of support and additional services available at $200 per hour for a 10-concurrent user LIMS), but you can buy a higher level of support and cheaper
rate for additional services if you want to pay extra. One thing to keep in mind: with an MSW you will certainly need coverage as you go through your first year. If you think you can then drop it, think again. A modern LIMS should be built on technology that can give it a much longer life span than those in years past. That is dependent on staying updated. If you lose that update path, your LIMS will expire prematurely. If you decide later to renew MSW, you may
find yourself liable for the missed years before the vendor will bring you current.

====Services====
Your LIMS is a function of the cost of the LIMS itself plus the services involved in its implementation plus, in the case of a licensed LIMS, annual MSW. Many first-time LIMS buyers neglect to factor in the cost of services when budgeting. As mentioned earlier, any LIMS will require services to get going, and you may want more if there are extras you need or want. Services break down more or less like this:

'''Basic implementation services'''

* kickoff meeting (planning, coordination, communication procedures, etc.)
* training
* setup (enter users, configure profiles, departments, tests, screens, etc.)
* create main report(s)
* go live support

'''Additional or optional services'''

* instrument interfaces
* additional reports
* data migration from a previous system
* interfaces to other systems or databases
* special customizations
* web portal configuration
* validation
* standards certification support

You may need other services. Rates for services vary from vendor to vendor, but a good rule of thumb for initial budgeting purposes is to figure service costs to be roughly equal to the licensing cost or to a year's worth of LIMS subscription.
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==Commercial vendors with public pricing==
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! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| Vendor
! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| Has cloud or<br />[[Software as a service|SaaS]] offering?
! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| # of demo<br />videos
! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| [[Laboratory information management system|LIMS]]?
! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| [[Laboratory information system|LIS]]?
! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| [[Electronic laboratory notebook|ELN]]?
! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| Additional notes
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[LabLynx, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LabLynx, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|36]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[BioData Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[BioData Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|27]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Two Fold Software Limited]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Two Fold Software Limited#Demonstration videos and other media|25]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Scilligence Corporation]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Scilligence Corporation#Demonstration videos and other media|23]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Prices for self-hosted ELN Enterprise edition are not publicly available.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[LabArchives, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LabArchives, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|15]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for non-profit entities; for-profit prices not public.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Research Innovations Limited]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Research Innovations Limited#Demonstration videos and other media|12]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Biomatters Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Biomatters Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|11]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Information Management Services, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Information Management Services, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|11]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for [[Information Management Services, Inc.#SQUISH|SQUISH]]; no public pricing available for other products.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[eBioSys Pty. Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[eBioSys Pty. Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|9]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[AgileBio]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[AgileBio#Demonstration videos and other media|8]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[RURO Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[RURO Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|7]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Cognium Systems SA]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Cognium Systems SA#Demonstration videos and other media|6]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[LABVANTAGE Solutions, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LABVANTAGE Solutions, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|6]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Thermo Scientific]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Thermo Scientific#Demonstration videos and other media|6]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Public pricing for Darwin and Galileo unavailable at this time.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Agilent Technologies, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Agilent Technologies, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|5]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Instrumentos Científicos SA]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Instrumentos Científicos SA#Demonstration videos and other media|5]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[BiochemLab Solutions]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[BiochemLab Solutions#Demonstration videos and other media|4]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Free ad-based and paid ad-free versions of ELN exist.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[NoteBookMaker, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[NoteBookMaker, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|4]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Mongoose Coding]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Mongoose Coding#Demonstration videos and other media|3]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[LABTrack, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LABTrack, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|2]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[The Edge Software Consultancy Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[The Edge Software Consultancy Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|2]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No public pricing available for ELN.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Autoscribe Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Autoscribe Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Blaze Systems Corporation]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Blaze Systems Corporation#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[ChemWare, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[ChemWare, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Dynamic Databases, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Dynamic Databases, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[EZQuant Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[EZQuant Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[LabWare, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LabWare, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[SparkLix Bio IT Corp.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[SparkLix Bio IT Corp.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[STARLIMS Corporation]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[STARLIMS Corporation#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for LIMS, not ELN.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Bridge-Soft, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Bridge-Soft, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Website wasn't working as of 09 Sep 2013.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Bytewize AB]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Bytewize AB#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[ChemBytes]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[ChemBytes#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[FORMULATOR Software, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[FORMULATOR Software, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Lemm Tech Enterprises, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Lemm Tech Enterprises, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Mountain States Consulting, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Mountain States Consulting, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[PerkinElmer Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[PerkinElmer Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for LABWORKS LIMS, not ELNs.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[SPLhost, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[SPLhost, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Summit Research Services]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Summit Research Services#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[System Approach, Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[System Approach, Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[YourLabData.com]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[YourLabData.com#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[http://www.eusoft.it/ Eusoft srl]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZID6tcTZ4YrQBvqT_vbdEQ/ |3]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Montly fee per user.
|-
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==Additional resources and help==

===Lab Careers===
[http://www.labcareers.com Lab Careers] is a LinkedIn-associated group for the viewing and posting of job openings for laboratory, scientific, and health lab careers.

===LIMS Forum===
[http://www.limsforum.com LIMS Forum] is a LinkedIn-associated group for those interested in laboratory, scientific, and [[health informatics]].

===LIMS University===
[http://www.limsuniversity.com/ LIMS University] is a free and open-access learning and teaching resource for those wanting to learn more about [[laboratory informatics]] or [[LabLynx, Inc.|LabLynx's]] ELab system.

===LIMSfinder===
[http://www.limsfinder.com/ LIMSfinder] is a web portal for those looking for a LIMS and related information, services, products, news, events, resources, jobs, etc.

===LIMSpec===
[http://files.limstitute.com/share/limstitute/downloadlimspec.zip LIMSpec] (.zip file) is a collection of templates — from lab requirements assessment to LIMS vendor and system questionnaires, validation documents, and more — for identifying LIMS needs and matching them with what's out there. It's complete with instructions and examples to help guide you through the process.

===LIMSwiki informatics resource portal===
[[LIMSWiki:Resources|The informatics resource portal]] here at LIMSwiki features a collection of as many useful online scientific and health informatics-related materials and research tools as possible, including books, journals, blogs, web portals, education programs, conferences, and more.

==External links==
* [http://limsbook.com/ original LIMS Buyer's Guide page]

==References==
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LII:Laboratory, Scientific, and Health Informatics Buyer's Guide

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[[File:Emil Christian Hansen in the lab by Frederik Riise.jpg|right|Emil Christian Hansen (1842-1909), Danish microbiologist and mycologist]]This buyer's guide is based off the [[LIMS Buyer's Guide]], a former publication of the [[LabLynx, Inc.#Community history|Laboratory Informatics Institute]] (LII), an open trade association associated with [[LabLynx, Inc.]]<ref name="LII">{{cite web |url=http://www.limsfinder.com/BlogDetail.aspx?id=31049_0_3_0_C |title=Laboratory Informatics Institute Established |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc |date=17 July 2006 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref><ref name="LBGOrig">{{cite web |url=http://limsbook.com/ |title=The LIMSbook ...everything about LIMS |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> In late 2013, the LII and LabLynx discontinued publishing a copyrighted version and chose to release future guides to the public domain via this wiki. Per the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons license] and the [[LIMSWiki:Copyrights|copyright terms of this site]], you are free to copy, adapt, distribute, and transmit this guide as long as you 1. give proper attribution and 2. distribute the work only under the same or a similar license.

==About this guide==

What exactly is a [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) or [[laboratory information system]] (LIS) anyway? Do I need one? What options are available and how do I compare them? What about a request for information (RFI), request for proposal (RFP), or request for quotation (RFQ)? These are questions [[laboratory]] professionals typically ponder upon finding themselves charged with the mission of finding software for their lab. It can be a daunting
proposition, and there doesn't seem to be any objective reference to help with it all. This guide hopes to change that.

For this free public domain version of the guide, we've added more vendors, updated new information, and added links to video demonstrations of their systems, with the goal of providing the accurate information you need to make decisions for your lab. This guide also strives to be different from any buyer's guide that has ever come before by including pricing. For the first time you have real information as well as pricing so you can quickly pursue only the vendors and products that make sense for you and your lab. While in the past vendors have refrained from providing public pricing, the trend is arguably changing towards a more open information process, though not without its own set of caveats.<ref name="OOaLOpen">{{cite web |url=http://outonalims.com/2011/08/15/understanding-openness-and-other-marketing-tactics-in-laboratory-informatics-and-other-industries/ |title=Understanding Openness and Other Marketing Tactics in Laboratory Informatics and Other Industries |author=Metrick, Gloria |publisher=GeoMetrick Enterprises |date=15 August 2011 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> In theory, that means prices should decrease as LIMS become commodities that labs can compare and contrast in a more competitive fashion.

At the core all labs are in the business of producing reports, data... essentially [[information]].<ref name="IFlowJourn">{{cite journal |journal=Administrative Science Quarterly |year=1969 |volume=14 |issue=1 |pages=12–19 |title=Information Flow in Research and Development Laboratories |author=Allen, Thomas J.; Cohen, Stephen I. |url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/2391357 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> Everything else is just a means to that central goal. So in a very real sense, information management is the core of any lab. In a world where we use the latest technology for most of our daily tasks and pleasures, why do so many labs still rely on hand-written notes and spreadsheets? Spend thousands of dollars on a sophisticated analytical instrument yet hesitate when faced with purchasing an information management system? Why? The primary reason is price priorities.

Since LIMS are increasingly becoming commodities, driving down prices, potential buyers don't need to make the tough decision of one or the other anymore. As technology has improved, smaller LIMS companies have emerged, along with affordable [[software as a service|SaaS]] online subscription models that are trustworthy. This means any lab can put their resources where they belong: in information and its management.

===Notes about the content===

The LIMS Buyers Guide is here to help you wade through the mire. Use the information and vendor profiles to get a feel for what's out there and what makes the most sense. This guide contains information on everything from "what is a LIMS?" to maintaining and supporting your system. Additionally, whether you call it a LIMS, LIS, or even a LMS, in the end it's simply a tool to better manage your lab's data. This guide will refer to it all as “LIMS” for the sake of simplicity and consistency, though this guide may include systems officially dubbed as a LIS or [[Electronic laboratory notebook|ELN]]. ''Finally, a primary criterion for inclusion in this guide is publicly available pricing information that can thusly be cited.'' If citeable public pricing is not available, the vendor will not be listed in this guide. Any inappropriate additions will be removed.

==How do I find the right LIMS, and how much will it cost?==
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OK, LIMS are getting more affordable, but where do you start? You may know the needs of your lab and how it runs, but perhaps you don't know LIMS and are intimidated by all the options. Take heart! This guide features a compiled list of major and minor players to help you make initial comparisons. However, you'll first need to gauge your lab's informatics needs in order to determine which products are worth investigating further. Of course your lab's [[LIMS feature#Data and trend analysis|analysis requirements]], [[LIMS feature#Reporting, barcoding, and printing|reporting]] and data sharing constraints, [[LIMS feature#Instrument interfacing and management|instrument interfacing]], [[LIMS feature#Barcode support|barcoding needs]], [[LIMS feature#QA/QC functions|quality assurance]] processes, etc. are very important factors. But LIMS vary in numerous ways, and other important factors exist. Price should certainly be considered, although value is ultimately more important than a low price. Other important considerations:
* Should we purchase licenses or "rent" them via subscription?
* Does the software need to be on-site, or is a [[Software as a service|SaaS]] hosted option more practical?
* Is a modular or complete system better for us?
* What is the best licensing/rental scheme for us? Show we consider site, named user, concurrent user, or workstation licenses?
* Is the company qualified and trustworthy?

===Purchase vs. subscribe===
In the past this was not an option. But much like the recent trend toward leasing cars rather than finding a large amount of money for up-front purchasing, labs can choose to pay only the cost of services (setup, training, report configuration, instrument interfaces, data migration, custom functions, etc.) and get started on a monthly subscription rather than buy licenses outright. When does this make sense? Subscriptions make sense primarily:

* ...if a large lump sum is hard to get budgeted. If your business cash flow will support the regular subscription fee but finding license fees is more problematic, then a subscription may be right for you. But do the math. Calculate project costs over a reasonable period (e.g. five years) to make sure it is a value proposition. Be sure to include maintenance and support in your figures; this is often included in a subscription but not in a license.
* ...if you may need to reduce the number of users. Once you buy licenses, they are yours. You can't "un-buy" them. But with a subscription you can raise and lower the number of users, workstations, etc. as you need to.
* ...if you may need to bail. Business decisions often need to be dynamic. Your lab may decide to go into another area of analysis, and if your LIMS isn't versatile enough to support the change, you have potentially wasted a lot of money.

On the other hand, it may be important to you to have the LIMS source code. Some subscriptions allow you just as much access to it as if you had purchased licenses, while others may not give you the access you seek. Confirm this with the vendor. Alos, ask whether you get to keep an image of the database should you decide to end your subscription.

===Onsite vs. SaaS===
A small but growing number of LIMS vendors will actually host your system on their servers for you or cloud-host it elsewhere. We refer to software accessed via the Internet rather than your workstation or server as [[software as a service]] or SaaS. Most of us already make copious use of SaaS whenever we "Google" something. Cloudhosted SaaS is characterized by multiple load-balanced servers that allow resources to be strategically used, and virtualized servers that allow for the creation of custom environments.To decide if SaaS is for you or if you should go the traditional route, here are some points to consider:
* If you have a small or overworked IT department, or none at all, then it may make sense to let the LIMS provider take care of those functions rather than invest in additional hardware, personnel, and other resources just to support your LIMS. If you are a large company with an extensive and capable IT department, then you may prefer the LIMS and its database to reside on premises.
* IT techs cite security as a major reason to keep a LIMS on lab premises. The truth is, if the vendor uses a SAS-70 or SAS 70 Type II data center to host, with GxP SOPs, your system and data are probably a lot safer than on a typical business infrastructure. Ask the vendor.
* If you decide to have your system hosted, ensure it's not by Bob and his buddy in their basement. The vendor needs to have been around awhile, have solid references, and feature good customer service.
* A reputable SaaS host will guarantee you high availability, approaching 100% up time, with quick and responsive catastrophe response. Redundant components and infrastructure (power, cooling, etc.) allow them to do that.

===Modular vs. complete===
Some LIMS are offered as a collection of [[LIMS feature#Modular|modules]] for you to select from to constitute your completed system, while others come complete with all the functionality available. Those whose LIMS are modular espouse the benefit of only paying for the functionality you need. Those whose LIMS come as a complete package say labs won't need to pay extra for any add-ons. Who's right? Well, it depends. If buying modules means you need one module for [[LIMS feature#Sample tracking|sample tracking]] and another for data entry, and still another to generate reports, then it may not be long before you run up a sizable bill just to get basic standard functionality, especially if the modules require hourly services to implement. If the modules tend to be industry-specific and complete, then they may make sense. Make sure you compare your needs with the product functionality and identify all costs associated with getting everything you need out of the software.

===Named users vs. concurrent users===
When comparing license fees, understand the difference between named users and concurrent users. If a vendor charges by named users, and your lab will have 30 people who will use the LIMS at any time, you will need 30 licenses. If the vendor charges by concurrent users, then you only need enough licenses to cover the number of users who are likely to be on the system at the same time. Typically in a lab with 30 staff, you might need a maximum of 20 concurrent user licenses. This is reduced even further if you have sites in other parts of the world whose work days differ.

===The company===
As important as the LIMS and its functions are to you, the company is at least as important. Make no mistake: this is a relationship you are entering into. This is not like selecting a piece of furniture. A LIMS is like a living, dynamic entity, and you'll need to interact with the vendor from time to time even with the most trouble-free system. Of course that interaction will be particularly intense in the beginning as they provide installation, provisioning, training, and other set-up services. Take your cue from your initial dealings with them. Just like in any relationship, they will be presenting their best side to you then. If the vendor return calls or emails late or fails to follow through with what they say they'll do, then you can bet it will be much worse once you are their customer. So yes, do the usual: research their years in business, size, staff qualifications, references, etc., but also ask yourself if you would be comfortable doing business with the vendor in the long term.

===The functionality===
And now we come to what probably has weighed most on your mind since you had the first idea you might need a LIMS: functions and features. The functionality of the LIMS is paramount, so it is important you first have an idea of what a LIMS can do, and then you can begin to decide which functions and features you need or want.

====Core functions and features====
You should expect the following functions to be demonstrated in a full-function LIMS:

* [[LIMS feature#Audit trail|audit trail]]
* [[LIMS feature#Barcode support|barcoding]]
* [[LIMS feature#Sample and result batching|batching]]
* [[LIMS feature#Chain of custody|chain of custody]]
* [[LIMS feature#Configurable roles and security|configurable]] [[LIMS feature#Administrator management|setup]]
* [[LIMS feature#Option for manual result entry|data entry]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data warehouse|data warehousing]] and [[LIS feature#Data mining|mining]]
* [[LIMS feature#Document creation and management|document management]]
* [[LIMS feature#External monitoring|electronic]] [[LIMS feature#Import data|data]] [[LIMS feature#Instrument interfacing and management|exchange]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data warehouse|data warehousing]] and [[LIS feature#Data mining|mining]]
* [[LIMS feature#Task and event scheduling|event-driven]] [[LIMS feature#Alarms and/or alerts|actions]]
* [[LIMS feature#Fax integration|fax]] and [[LIMS feature#Email integration|email integration]]
* [[LIMS feature#Test, experiment, and/or trial management|formulas]]
* [[LIMS feature#Instrument interfacing and management|instrument interfacing, calibration, and maintenance]]
* [[LIMS feature#Inventory management|inventory]]
* [[LIS feature#Sample login and management|login and accessioning]]
* multiple location/department support
* [[LIMS feature#Regulatory compliance|regulatory compliance]]
* [[LIMS feature#Custom reporting|reporting]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data validation|review and approval]]
* [[LIMS feature#Sample login and management|sample management]] and [[LIMS feature#Sample tracking|tracking]]
* [[LIMS feature#Task and event scheduling|scheduling]]
* [[LIMS feature#Performance evaluation|training tracking]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data and trend analysis|trending and control charting]]
* [[LIMS feature#Version control|version control]]
* [[LIMS feature#Project and/or task management|workload management]]
* [[LIMS feature#Workflow management|workflow management]]

====Additional useful features====
The following functions aren't necessary for all but useful for many:

* [[LIMS feature#Case management|case management]]
* [[LIMS feature#Customer and supplier management|complaints and corrective actions]]
* [[LIMS feature#Customer and supplier management|customer relationship management]]
* [[LIMS feature#ELN support or integration|electronic laboratory notebook]]
* ERP and accounting interfaces
* [[LIS feature#Billing and revenue management|invoicing]]
* [[LIMS feature#Specification management|product specification management]]
* [[LIMS feature#Project and/or task management|project management]]
* [[LIS feature#Barcode and/or RFID support|RFID]]
* [[LIS feature#Billing and revenue management|quoting]]
* safety tracking and compliance
* supervisory control and data acquisition ([[SCADA]]) interfacing
* stability management
* [[LIMS feature#Web client or portal|web client or portal]]

===How much will it cost?===
OK, now you understand what to look for in a company and its products. What you likely don't yet know: the price tag. Heck, most of us don't even know how LIMS vendors price their products or what is involved, much less how much they actually cost. In truth, there are three vital pricing components for any LIMS:

# licenses
# subscriptions
# services

The software itself never comprises the entire cost. LIMS are complex creatures, and your lab, even if it's small, is fairly complex, too. Let's go over what's involved and how much it's roughly going to cost.

====Licenses====
If the software has a purchased license type (as opposed to rented/subscription), then you will of course have to pay for those. Keep in mind what we said earlier about [[LIMS Buyer's Guide#Named users vs. concurrent users|named vs. concurrent user pricing]]. Other methods include by site, by CPU or server, by workstation, or by unlimited user corporate level licensing. Arguably the lack of standardization in this area has contributed as much as anything to the vagueness that has surrounded LIMS pricing for so long. The linked vendor profiles in the next section feature pricing information for licenses for the included vendors. (Remember: the primary criterion for inclusion is publicly available pricing.) Review and compare, but make sure you factor in pricing method.

====Subscriptions====
These include two possible items:
# rented or SaaS LIMS
# annual maintenance, support, and warranty (MSW)

The cost of LIMS rental is equivalent to the licensed type, but a lump sum up front is not required. These can run anywhere from a couple of hundred
dollars a month for a single user up to maybe $2000 or so for 20+ users. Just like purchased licenses, however, these can be priced by site, concurrent or named users, etc., so make sure you compare like with like or at least factor these considerations in as you shop. And your rental may be annual instead of monthly. In most cases it does include all IT services and maintenance, support, and warranty, including updates, at a specified level.

The second type of subscription cost is annual MSW, and you need to factor that into your budgeting if you are buying LIMS licenses. Typically it is priced at around 15 percent of the license fee and is available at graduated levels. A certain level may be standard for a certain number of licenses (for example, 10 hours of support and additional services available at $200 per hour for a 10-concurrent user LIMS), but you can buy a higher level of support and cheaper
rate for additional services if you want to pay extra. One thing to keep in mind: with an MSW you will certainly need coverage as you go through your first year. If you think you can then drop it, think again. A modern LIMS should be built on technology that can give it a much longer life span than those in years past. That is dependent on staying updated. If you lose that update path, your LIMS will expire prematurely. If you decide later to renew MSW, you may
find yourself liable for the missed years before the vendor will bring you current.

====Services====
Your LIMS is a function of the cost of the LIMS itself plus the services involved in its implementation plus, in the case of a licensed LIMS, annual MSW. Many first-time LIMS buyers neglect to factor in the cost of services when budgeting. As mentioned earlier, any LIMS will require services to get going, and you may want more if there are extras you need or want. Services break down more or less like this:

'''Basic implementation services'''

* kickoff meeting (planning, coordination, communication procedures, etc.)
* training
* setup (enter users, configure profiles, departments, tests, screens, etc.)
* create main report(s)
* go live support

'''Additional or optional services'''

* instrument interfaces
* additional reports
* data migration from a previous system
* interfaces to other systems or databases
* special customizations
* web portal configuration
* validation
* standards certification support

You may need other services. Rates for services vary from vendor to vendor, but a good rule of thumb for initial budgeting purposes is to figure service costs to be roughly equal to the licensing cost or to a year's worth of LIMS subscription.
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[LabLynx, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LabLynx, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|36]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[BioData Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[BioData Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|27]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[Two Fold Software Limited]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Two Fold Software Limited#Demonstration videos and other media|25]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[Scilligence Corporation]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Scilligence Corporation#Demonstration videos and other media|23]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Prices for self-hosted ELN Enterprise edition are not publicly available.
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[LabArchives, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LabArchives, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|15]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for non-profit entities; for-profit prices not public.
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[Research Innovations Limited]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Research Innovations Limited#Demonstration videos and other media|12]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[Biomatters Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Biomatters Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|11]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[Information Management Services, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Information Management Services, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|11]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for [[Information Management Services, Inc.#SQUISH|SQUISH]]; no public pricing available for other products.
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[eBioSys Pty. Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[eBioSys Pty. Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|9]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[AgileBio]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[AgileBio#Demonstration videos and other media|8]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[RURO Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[RURO Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|7]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[Cognium Systems SA]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Cognium Systems SA#Demonstration videos and other media|6]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[LABVANTAGE Solutions, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LABVANTAGE Solutions, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|6]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[Thermo Scientific]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Thermo Scientific#Demonstration videos and other media|6]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Public pricing for Darwin and Galileo unavailable at this time.
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[Agilent Technologies, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Agilent Technologies, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|5]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[Instrumentos Científicos SA]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Instrumentos Científicos SA#Demonstration videos and other media|5]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[BiochemLab Solutions]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[BiochemLab Solutions#Demonstration videos and other media|4]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Free ad-based and paid ad-free versions of ELN exist.
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[NoteBookMaker, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[NoteBookMaker, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|4]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Mongoose Coding]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Mongoose Coding#Demonstration videos and other media|3]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[LABTrack, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LABTrack, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|2]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[The Edge Software Consultancy Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[The Edge Software Consultancy Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|2]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No public pricing available for ELN.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Autoscribe Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Autoscribe Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Blaze Systems Corporation]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Blaze Systems Corporation#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[ChemWare, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[ChemWare, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Dynamic Databases, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Dynamic Databases, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[EZQuant Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[EZQuant Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[LabWare, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LabWare, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[SparkLix Bio IT Corp.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[SparkLix Bio IT Corp.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[STARLIMS Corporation]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[STARLIMS Corporation#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for LIMS, not ELN.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Bridge-Soft, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Bridge-Soft, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Website wasn't working as of 09 Sep 2013.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Bytewize AB]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Bytewize AB#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[ChemBytes]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[ChemBytes#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[FORMULATOR Software, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[FORMULATOR Software, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Lemm Tech Enterprises, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Lemm Tech Enterprises, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Mountain States Consulting, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Mountain States Consulting, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[PerkinElmer Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[PerkinElmer Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for LABWORKS LIMS, not ELNs.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[SPLhost, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[SPLhost, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Summit Research Services]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Summit Research Services#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[System Approach, Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[System Approach, Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[YourLabData.com]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[YourLabData.com#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[http://www.eusoft.it/ Eusoft srl]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZID6tcTZ4YrQBvqT_vbdEQ/3]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Montly fee per user.
|-
|}
|}

|}

==Additional resources and help==

===Lab Careers===
[http://www.labcareers.com Lab Careers] is a LinkedIn-associated group for the viewing and posting of job openings for laboratory, scientific, and health lab careers.

===LIMS Forum===
[http://www.limsforum.com LIMS Forum] is a LinkedIn-associated group for those interested in laboratory, scientific, and [[health informatics]].

===LIMS University===
[http://www.limsuniversity.com/ LIMS University] is a free and open-access learning and teaching resource for those wanting to learn more about [[laboratory informatics]] or [[LabLynx, Inc.|LabLynx's]] ELab system.

===LIMSfinder===
[http://www.limsfinder.com/ LIMSfinder] is a web portal for those looking for a LIMS and related information, services, products, news, events, resources, jobs, etc.

===LIMSpec===
[http://files.limstitute.com/share/limstitute/downloadlimspec.zip LIMSpec] (.zip file) is a collection of templates — from lab requirements assessment to LIMS vendor and system questionnaires, validation documents, and more — for identifying LIMS needs and matching them with what's out there. It's complete with instructions and examples to help guide you through the process.

===LIMSwiki informatics resource portal===
[[LIMSWiki:Resources|The informatics resource portal]] here at LIMSwiki features a collection of as many useful online scientific and health informatics-related materials and research tools as possible, including books, journals, blogs, web portals, education programs, conferences, and more.

==External links==
* [http://limsbook.com/ original LIMS Buyer's Guide page]

==References==
<references/>

LII:Laboratory, Scientific, and Health Informatics Buyer's Guide

2013-10-22T09:16:25Z

Eusoft srl: /* Commercial vendors with public pricing */

[[File:Emil Christian Hansen in the lab by Frederik Riise.jpg|right|Emil Christian Hansen (1842-1909), Danish microbiologist and mycologist]]This buyer's guide is based off the [[LIMS Buyer's Guide]], a former publication of the [[LabLynx, Inc.#Community history|Laboratory Informatics Institute]] (LII), an open trade association associated with [[LabLynx, Inc.]]<ref name="LII">{{cite web |url=http://www.limsfinder.com/BlogDetail.aspx?id=31049_0_3_0_C |title=Laboratory Informatics Institute Established |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc |date=17 July 2006 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref><ref name="LBGOrig">{{cite web |url=http://limsbook.com/ |title=The LIMSbook ...everything about LIMS |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> In late 2013, the LII and LabLynx discontinued publishing a copyrighted version and chose to release future guides to the public domain via this wiki. Per the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons license] and the [[LIMSWiki:Copyrights|copyright terms of this site]], you are free to copy, adapt, distribute, and transmit this guide as long as you 1. give proper attribution and 2. distribute the work only under the same or a similar license.

==About this guide==

What exactly is a [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) or [[laboratory information system]] (LIS) anyway? Do I need one? What options are available and how do I compare them? What about a request for information (RFI), request for proposal (RFP), or request for quotation (RFQ)? These are questions [[laboratory]] professionals typically ponder upon finding themselves charged with the mission of finding software for their lab. It can be a daunting
proposition, and there doesn't seem to be any objective reference to help with it all. This guide hopes to change that.

For this free public domain version of the guide, we've added more vendors, updated new information, and added links to video demonstrations of their systems, with the goal of providing the accurate information you need to make decisions for your lab. This guide also strives to be different from any buyer's guide that has ever come before by including pricing. For the first time you have real information as well as pricing so you can quickly pursue only the vendors and products that make sense for you and your lab. While in the past vendors have refrained from providing public pricing, the trend is arguably changing towards a more open information process, though not without its own set of caveats.<ref name="OOaLOpen">{{cite web |url=http://outonalims.com/2011/08/15/understanding-openness-and-other-marketing-tactics-in-laboratory-informatics-and-other-industries/ |title=Understanding Openness and Other Marketing Tactics in Laboratory Informatics and Other Industries |author=Metrick, Gloria |publisher=GeoMetrick Enterprises |date=15 August 2011 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> In theory, that means prices should decrease as LIMS become commodities that labs can compare and contrast in a more competitive fashion.

At the core all labs are in the business of producing reports, data... essentially [[information]].<ref name="IFlowJourn">{{cite journal |journal=Administrative Science Quarterly |year=1969 |volume=14 |issue=1 |pages=12–19 |title=Information Flow in Research and Development Laboratories |author=Allen, Thomas J.; Cohen, Stephen I. |url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/2391357 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> Everything else is just a means to that central goal. So in a very real sense, information management is the core of any lab. In a world where we use the latest technology for most of our daily tasks and pleasures, why do so many labs still rely on hand-written notes and spreadsheets? Spend thousands of dollars on a sophisticated analytical instrument yet hesitate when faced with purchasing an information management system? Why? The primary reason is price priorities.

Since LIMS are increasingly becoming commodities, driving down prices, potential buyers don't need to make the tough decision of one or the other anymore. As technology has improved, smaller LIMS companies have emerged, along with affordable [[software as a service|SaaS]] online subscription models that are trustworthy. This means any lab can put their resources where they belong: in information and its management.

===Notes about the content===

The LIMS Buyers Guide is here to help you wade through the mire. Use the information and vendor profiles to get a feel for what's out there and what makes the most sense. This guide contains information on everything from "what is a LIMS?" to maintaining and supporting your system. Additionally, whether you call it a LIMS, LIS, or even a LMS, in the end it's simply a tool to better manage your lab's data. This guide will refer to it all as “LIMS” for the sake of simplicity and consistency, though this guide may include systems officially dubbed as a LIS or [[Electronic laboratory notebook|ELN]]. ''Finally, a primary criterion for inclusion in this guide is publicly available pricing information that can thusly be cited.'' If citeable public pricing is not available, the vendor will not be listed in this guide. Any inappropriate additions will be removed.

==How do I find the right LIMS, and how much will it cost?==
''To hide the contents of this section for easier reading of other sections, click the "Collapse" link to the right.''

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<p> </p>
OK, LIMS are getting more affordable, but where do you start? You may know the needs of your lab and how it runs, but perhaps you don't know LIMS and are intimidated by all the options. Take heart! This guide features a compiled list of major and minor players to help you make initial comparisons. However, you'll first need to gauge your lab's informatics needs in order to determine which products are worth investigating further. Of course your lab's [[LIMS feature#Data and trend analysis|analysis requirements]], [[LIMS feature#Reporting, barcoding, and printing|reporting]] and data sharing constraints, [[LIMS feature#Instrument interfacing and management|instrument interfacing]], [[LIMS feature#Barcode support|barcoding needs]], [[LIMS feature#QA/QC functions|quality assurance]] processes, etc. are very important factors. But LIMS vary in numerous ways, and other important factors exist. Price should certainly be considered, although value is ultimately more important than a low price. Other important considerations:
* Should we purchase licenses or "rent" them via subscription?
* Does the software need to be on-site, or is a [[Software as a service|SaaS]] hosted option more practical?
* Is a modular or complete system better for us?
* What is the best licensing/rental scheme for us? Show we consider site, named user, concurrent user, or workstation licenses?
* Is the company qualified and trustworthy?

===Purchase vs. subscribe===
In the past this was not an option. But much like the recent trend toward leasing cars rather than finding a large amount of money for up-front purchasing, labs can choose to pay only the cost of services (setup, training, report configuration, instrument interfaces, data migration, custom functions, etc.) and get started on a monthly subscription rather than buy licenses outright. When does this make sense? Subscriptions make sense primarily:

* ...if a large lump sum is hard to get budgeted. If your business cash flow will support the regular subscription fee but finding license fees is more problematic, then a subscription may be right for you. But do the math. Calculate project costs over a reasonable period (e.g. five years) to make sure it is a value proposition. Be sure to include maintenance and support in your figures; this is often included in a subscription but not in a license.
* ...if you may need to reduce the number of users. Once you buy licenses, they are yours. You can't "un-buy" them. But with a subscription you can raise and lower the number of users, workstations, etc. as you need to.
* ...if you may need to bail. Business decisions often need to be dynamic. Your lab may decide to go into another area of analysis, and if your LIMS isn't versatile enough to support the change, you have potentially wasted a lot of money.

On the other hand, it may be important to you to have the LIMS source code. Some subscriptions allow you just as much access to it as if you had purchased licenses, while others may not give you the access you seek. Confirm this with the vendor. Alos, ask whether you get to keep an image of the database should you decide to end your subscription.

===Onsite vs. SaaS===
A small but growing number of LIMS vendors will actually host your system on their servers for you or cloud-host it elsewhere. We refer to software accessed via the Internet rather than your workstation or server as [[software as a service]] or SaaS. Most of us already make copious use of SaaS whenever we "Google" something. Cloudhosted SaaS is characterized by multiple load-balanced servers that allow resources to be strategically used, and virtualized servers that allow for the creation of custom environments.To decide if SaaS is for you or if you should go the traditional route, here are some points to consider:
* If you have a small or overworked IT department, or none at all, then it may make sense to let the LIMS provider take care of those functions rather than invest in additional hardware, personnel, and other resources just to support your LIMS. If you are a large company with an extensive and capable IT department, then you may prefer the LIMS and its database to reside on premises.
* IT techs cite security as a major reason to keep a LIMS on lab premises. The truth is, if the vendor uses a SAS-70 or SAS 70 Type II data center to host, with GxP SOPs, your system and data are probably a lot safer than on a typical business infrastructure. Ask the vendor.
* If you decide to have your system hosted, ensure it's not by Bob and his buddy in their basement. The vendor needs to have been around awhile, have solid references, and feature good customer service.
* A reputable SaaS host will guarantee you high availability, approaching 100% up time, with quick and responsive catastrophe response. Redundant components and infrastructure (power, cooling, etc.) allow them to do that.

===Modular vs. complete===
Some LIMS are offered as a collection of [[LIMS feature#Modular|modules]] for you to select from to constitute your completed system, while others come complete with all the functionality available. Those whose LIMS are modular espouse the benefit of only paying for the functionality you need. Those whose LIMS come as a complete package say labs won't need to pay extra for any add-ons. Who's right? Well, it depends. If buying modules means you need one module for [[LIMS feature#Sample tracking|sample tracking]] and another for data entry, and still another to generate reports, then it may not be long before you run up a sizable bill just to get basic standard functionality, especially if the modules require hourly services to implement. If the modules tend to be industry-specific and complete, then they may make sense. Make sure you compare your needs with the product functionality and identify all costs associated with getting everything you need out of the software.

===Named users vs. concurrent users===
When comparing license fees, understand the difference between named users and concurrent users. If a vendor charges by named users, and your lab will have 30 people who will use the LIMS at any time, you will need 30 licenses. If the vendor charges by concurrent users, then you only need enough licenses to cover the number of users who are likely to be on the system at the same time. Typically in a lab with 30 staff, you might need a maximum of 20 concurrent user licenses. This is reduced even further if you have sites in other parts of the world whose work days differ.

===The company===
As important as the LIMS and its functions are to you, the company is at least as important. Make no mistake: this is a relationship you are entering into. This is not like selecting a piece of furniture. A LIMS is like a living, dynamic entity, and you'll need to interact with the vendor from time to time even with the most trouble-free system. Of course that interaction will be particularly intense in the beginning as they provide installation, provisioning, training, and other set-up services. Take your cue from your initial dealings with them. Just like in any relationship, they will be presenting their best side to you then. If the vendor return calls or emails late or fails to follow through with what they say they'll do, then you can bet it will be much worse once you are their customer. So yes, do the usual: research their years in business, size, staff qualifications, references, etc., but also ask yourself if you would be comfortable doing business with the vendor in the long term.

===The functionality===
And now we come to what probably has weighed most on your mind since you had the first idea you might need a LIMS: functions and features. The functionality of the LIMS is paramount, so it is important you first have an idea of what a LIMS can do, and then you can begin to decide which functions and features you need or want.

====Core functions and features====
You should expect the following functions to be demonstrated in a full-function LIMS:

* [[LIMS feature#Audit trail|audit trail]]
* [[LIMS feature#Barcode support|barcoding]]
* [[LIMS feature#Sample and result batching|batching]]
* [[LIMS feature#Chain of custody|chain of custody]]
* [[LIMS feature#Configurable roles and security|configurable]] [[LIMS feature#Administrator management|setup]]
* [[LIMS feature#Option for manual result entry|data entry]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data warehouse|data warehousing]] and [[LIS feature#Data mining|mining]]
* [[LIMS feature#Document creation and management|document management]]
* [[LIMS feature#External monitoring|electronic]] [[LIMS feature#Import data|data]] [[LIMS feature#Instrument interfacing and management|exchange]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data warehouse|data warehousing]] and [[LIS feature#Data mining|mining]]
* [[LIMS feature#Task and event scheduling|event-driven]] [[LIMS feature#Alarms and/or alerts|actions]]
* [[LIMS feature#Fax integration|fax]] and [[LIMS feature#Email integration|email integration]]
* [[LIMS feature#Test, experiment, and/or trial management|formulas]]
* [[LIMS feature#Instrument interfacing and management|instrument interfacing, calibration, and maintenance]]
* [[LIMS feature#Inventory management|inventory]]
* [[LIS feature#Sample login and management|login and accessioning]]
* multiple location/department support
* [[LIMS feature#Regulatory compliance|regulatory compliance]]
* [[LIMS feature#Custom reporting|reporting]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data validation|review and approval]]
* [[LIMS feature#Sample login and management|sample management]] and [[LIMS feature#Sample tracking|tracking]]
* [[LIMS feature#Task and event scheduling|scheduling]]
* [[LIMS feature#Performance evaluation|training tracking]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data and trend analysis|trending and control charting]]
* [[LIMS feature#Version control|version control]]
* [[LIMS feature#Project and/or task management|workload management]]
* [[LIMS feature#Workflow management|workflow management]]

====Additional useful features====
The following functions aren't necessary for all but useful for many:

* [[LIMS feature#Case management|case management]]
* [[LIMS feature#Customer and supplier management|complaints and corrective actions]]
* [[LIMS feature#Customer and supplier management|customer relationship management]]
* [[LIMS feature#ELN support or integration|electronic laboratory notebook]]
* ERP and accounting interfaces
* [[LIS feature#Billing and revenue management|invoicing]]
* [[LIMS feature#Specification management|product specification management]]
* [[LIMS feature#Project and/or task management|project management]]
* [[LIS feature#Barcode and/or RFID support|RFID]]
* [[LIS feature#Billing and revenue management|quoting]]
* safety tracking and compliance
* supervisory control and data acquisition ([[SCADA]]) interfacing
* stability management
* [[LIMS feature#Web client or portal|web client or portal]]

===How much will it cost?===
OK, now you understand what to look for in a company and its products. What you likely don't yet know: the price tag. Heck, most of us don't even know how LIMS vendors price their products or what is involved, much less how much they actually cost. In truth, there are three vital pricing components for any LIMS:

# licenses
# subscriptions
# services

The software itself never comprises the entire cost. LIMS are complex creatures, and your lab, even if it's small, is fairly complex, too. Let's go over what's involved and how much it's roughly going to cost.

====Licenses====
If the software has a purchased license type (as opposed to rented/subscription), then you will of course have to pay for those. Keep in mind what we said earlier about [[LIMS Buyer's Guide#Named users vs. concurrent users|named vs. concurrent user pricing]]. Other methods include by site, by CPU or server, by workstation, or by unlimited user corporate level licensing. Arguably the lack of standardization in this area has contributed as much as anything to the vagueness that has surrounded LIMS pricing for so long. The linked vendor profiles in the next section feature pricing information for licenses for the included vendors. (Remember: the primary criterion for inclusion is publicly available pricing.) Review and compare, but make sure you factor in pricing method.

====Subscriptions====
These include two possible items:
# rented or SaaS LIMS
# annual maintenance, support, and warranty (MSW)

The cost of LIMS rental is equivalent to the licensed type, but a lump sum up front is not required. These can run anywhere from a couple of hundred
dollars a month for a single user up to maybe $2000 or so for 20+ users. Just like purchased licenses, however, these can be priced by site, concurrent or named users, etc., so make sure you compare like with like or at least factor these considerations in as you shop. And your rental may be annual instead of monthly. In most cases it does include all IT services and maintenance, support, and warranty, including updates, at a specified level.

The second type of subscription cost is annual MSW, and you need to factor that into your budgeting if you are buying LIMS licenses. Typically it is priced at around 15 percent of the license fee and is available at graduated levels. A certain level may be standard for a certain number of licenses (for example, 10 hours of support and additional services available at $200 per hour for a 10-concurrent user LIMS), but you can buy a higher level of support and cheaper
rate for additional services if you want to pay extra. One thing to keep in mind: with an MSW you will certainly need coverage as you go through your first year. If you think you can then drop it, think again. A modern LIMS should be built on technology that can give it a much longer life span than those in years past. That is dependent on staying updated. If you lose that update path, your LIMS will expire prematurely. If you decide later to renew MSW, you may
find yourself liable for the missed years before the vendor will bring you current.

====Services====
Your LIMS is a function of the cost of the LIMS itself plus the services involved in its implementation plus, in the case of a licensed LIMS, annual MSW. Many first-time LIMS buyers neglect to factor in the cost of services when budgeting. As mentioned earlier, any LIMS will require services to get going, and you may want more if there are extras you need or want. Services break down more or less like this:

'''Basic implementation services'''

* kickoff meeting (planning, coordination, communication procedures, etc.)
* training
* setup (enter users, configure profiles, departments, tests, screens, etc.)
* create main report(s)
* go live support

'''Additional or optional services'''

* instrument interfaces
* additional reports
* data migration from a previous system
* interfaces to other systems or databases
* special customizations
* web portal configuration
* validation
* standards certification support

You may need other services. Rates for services vary from vendor to vendor, but a good rule of thumb for initial budgeting purposes is to figure service costs to be roughly equal to the licensing cost or to a year's worth of LIMS subscription.
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==Commercial vendors with public pricing==
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! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| Vendor
! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| Has cloud or<br />[[Software as a service|SaaS]] offering?
! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| # of demo<br />videos
! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| [[Laboratory information management system|LIMS]]?
! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| [[Laboratory information system|LIS]]?
! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| [[Electronic laboratory notebook|ELN]]?
! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| Additional notes
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[LabLynx, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LabLynx, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|36]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[BioData Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[BioData Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|27]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Two Fold Software Limited]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Two Fold Software Limited#Demonstration videos and other media|25]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Scilligence Corporation]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Scilligence Corporation#Demonstration videos and other media|23]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Prices for self-hosted ELN Enterprise edition are not publicly available.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[LabArchives, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LabArchives, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|15]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for non-profit entities; for-profit prices not public.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Research Innovations Limited]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Research Innovations Limited#Demonstration videos and other media|12]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Biomatters Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Biomatters Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|11]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Information Management Services, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Information Management Services, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|11]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for [[Information Management Services, Inc.#SQUISH|SQUISH]]; no public pricing available for other products.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[eBioSys Pty. Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[eBioSys Pty. Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|9]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[AgileBio]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[AgileBio#Demonstration videos and other media|8]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[RURO Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[RURO Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|7]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Cognium Systems SA]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Cognium Systems SA#Demonstration videos and other media|6]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[LABVANTAGE Solutions, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LABVANTAGE Solutions, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|6]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Thermo Scientific]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Thermo Scientific#Demonstration videos and other media|6]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Public pricing for Darwin and Galileo unavailable at this time.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Agilent Technologies, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Agilent Technologies, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|5]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Instrumentos Científicos SA]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Instrumentos Científicos SA#Demonstration videos and other media|5]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[BiochemLab Solutions]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[BiochemLab Solutions#Demonstration videos and other media|4]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Free ad-based and paid ad-free versions of ELN exist.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[NoteBookMaker, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[NoteBookMaker, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|4]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Mongoose Coding]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Mongoose Coding#Demonstration videos and other media|3]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[LABTrack, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LABTrack, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|2]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[The Edge Software Consultancy Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[The Edge Software Consultancy Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|2]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No public pricing available for ELN.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Autoscribe Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Autoscribe Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Blaze Systems Corporation]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Blaze Systems Corporation#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[ChemWare, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[ChemWare, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Dynamic Databases, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Dynamic Databases, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[EZQuant Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[EZQuant Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[LabWare, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LabWare, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[SparkLix Bio IT Corp.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[SparkLix Bio IT Corp.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[STARLIMS Corporation]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[STARLIMS Corporation#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for LIMS, not ELN.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Bridge-Soft, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Bridge-Soft, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Website wasn't working as of 09 Sep 2013.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Bytewize AB]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Bytewize AB#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[ChemBytes]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[ChemBytes#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[FORMULATOR Software, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[FORMULATOR Software, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Lemm Tech Enterprises, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Lemm Tech Enterprises, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Mountain States Consulting, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Mountain States Consulting, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[PerkinElmer Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[PerkinElmer Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for LABWORKS LIMS, not ELNs.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[SPLhost, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[SPLhost, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Summit Research Services]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Summit Research Services#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[System Approach, Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[System Approach, Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[YourLabData.com]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[YourLabData.com#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[http://www.eusoft.it/ Eusoft srl]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZID6tcTZ4YrQBvqT_vbdEQ/Eusoft srl, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|3]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Montly fee per user.
|-
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==Additional resources and help==

===Lab Careers===
[http://www.labcareers.com Lab Careers] is a LinkedIn-associated group for the viewing and posting of job openings for laboratory, scientific, and health lab careers.

===LIMS Forum===
[http://www.limsforum.com LIMS Forum] is a LinkedIn-associated group for those interested in laboratory, scientific, and [[health informatics]].

===LIMS University===
[http://www.limsuniversity.com/ LIMS University] is a free and open-access learning and teaching resource for those wanting to learn more about [[laboratory informatics]] or [[LabLynx, Inc.|LabLynx's]] ELab system.

===LIMSfinder===
[http://www.limsfinder.com/ LIMSfinder] is a web portal for those looking for a LIMS and related information, services, products, news, events, resources, jobs, etc.

===LIMSpec===
[http://files.limstitute.com/share/limstitute/downloadlimspec.zip LIMSpec] (.zip file) is a collection of templates — from lab requirements assessment to LIMS vendor and system questionnaires, validation documents, and more — for identifying LIMS needs and matching them with what's out there. It's complete with instructions and examples to help guide you through the process.

===LIMSwiki informatics resource portal===
[[LIMSWiki:Resources|The informatics resource portal]] here at LIMSwiki features a collection of as many useful online scientific and health informatics-related materials and research tools as possible, including books, journals, blogs, web portals, education programs, conferences, and more.

==External links==
* [http://limsbook.com/ original LIMS Buyer's Guide page]

==References==
<references/>

LII:Laboratory, Scientific, and Health Informatics Buyer's Guide

2013-10-22T09:15:45Z

Eusoft srl: /* Commercial vendors with public pricing */

[[File:Emil Christian Hansen in the lab by Frederik Riise.jpg|right|Emil Christian Hansen (1842-1909), Danish microbiologist and mycologist]]This buyer's guide is based off the [[LIMS Buyer's Guide]], a former publication of the [[LabLynx, Inc.#Community history|Laboratory Informatics Institute]] (LII), an open trade association associated with [[LabLynx, Inc.]]<ref name="LII">{{cite web |url=http://www.limsfinder.com/BlogDetail.aspx?id=31049_0_3_0_C |title=Laboratory Informatics Institute Established |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc |date=17 July 2006 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref><ref name="LBGOrig">{{cite web |url=http://limsbook.com/ |title=The LIMSbook ...everything about LIMS |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> In late 2013, the LII and LabLynx discontinued publishing a copyrighted version and chose to release future guides to the public domain via this wiki. Per the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons license] and the [[LIMSWiki:Copyrights|copyright terms of this site]], you are free to copy, adapt, distribute, and transmit this guide as long as you 1. give proper attribution and 2. distribute the work only under the same or a similar license.

==About this guide==

What exactly is a [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) or [[laboratory information system]] (LIS) anyway? Do I need one? What options are available and how do I compare them? What about a request for information (RFI), request for proposal (RFP), or request for quotation (RFQ)? These are questions [[laboratory]] professionals typically ponder upon finding themselves charged with the mission of finding software for their lab. It can be a daunting
proposition, and there doesn't seem to be any objective reference to help with it all. This guide hopes to change that.

For this free public domain version of the guide, we've added more vendors, updated new information, and added links to video demonstrations of their systems, with the goal of providing the accurate information you need to make decisions for your lab. This guide also strives to be different from any buyer's guide that has ever come before by including pricing. For the first time you have real information as well as pricing so you can quickly pursue only the vendors and products that make sense for you and your lab. While in the past vendors have refrained from providing public pricing, the trend is arguably changing towards a more open information process, though not without its own set of caveats.<ref name="OOaLOpen">{{cite web |url=http://outonalims.com/2011/08/15/understanding-openness-and-other-marketing-tactics-in-laboratory-informatics-and-other-industries/ |title=Understanding Openness and Other Marketing Tactics in Laboratory Informatics and Other Industries |author=Metrick, Gloria |publisher=GeoMetrick Enterprises |date=15 August 2011 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> In theory, that means prices should decrease as LIMS become commodities that labs can compare and contrast in a more competitive fashion.

At the core all labs are in the business of producing reports, data... essentially [[information]].<ref name="IFlowJourn">{{cite journal |journal=Administrative Science Quarterly |year=1969 |volume=14 |issue=1 |pages=12–19 |title=Information Flow in Research and Development Laboratories |author=Allen, Thomas J.; Cohen, Stephen I. |url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/2391357 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> Everything else is just a means to that central goal. So in a very real sense, information management is the core of any lab. In a world where we use the latest technology for most of our daily tasks and pleasures, why do so many labs still rely on hand-written notes and spreadsheets? Spend thousands of dollars on a sophisticated analytical instrument yet hesitate when faced with purchasing an information management system? Why? The primary reason is price priorities.

Since LIMS are increasingly becoming commodities, driving down prices, potential buyers don't need to make the tough decision of one or the other anymore. As technology has improved, smaller LIMS companies have emerged, along with affordable [[software as a service|SaaS]] online subscription models that are trustworthy. This means any lab can put their resources where they belong: in information and its management.

===Notes about the content===

The LIMS Buyers Guide is here to help you wade through the mire. Use the information and vendor profiles to get a feel for what's out there and what makes the most sense. This guide contains information on everything from "what is a LIMS?" to maintaining and supporting your system. Additionally, whether you call it a LIMS, LIS, or even a LMS, in the end it's simply a tool to better manage your lab's data. This guide will refer to it all as “LIMS” for the sake of simplicity and consistency, though this guide may include systems officially dubbed as a LIS or [[Electronic laboratory notebook|ELN]]. ''Finally, a primary criterion for inclusion in this guide is publicly available pricing information that can thusly be cited.'' If citeable public pricing is not available, the vendor will not be listed in this guide. Any inappropriate additions will be removed.

==How do I find the right LIMS, and how much will it cost?==
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OK, LIMS are getting more affordable, but where do you start? You may know the needs of your lab and how it runs, but perhaps you don't know LIMS and are intimidated by all the options. Take heart! This guide features a compiled list of major and minor players to help you make initial comparisons. However, you'll first need to gauge your lab's informatics needs in order to determine which products are worth investigating further. Of course your lab's [[LIMS feature#Data and trend analysis|analysis requirements]], [[LIMS feature#Reporting, barcoding, and printing|reporting]] and data sharing constraints, [[LIMS feature#Instrument interfacing and management|instrument interfacing]], [[LIMS feature#Barcode support|barcoding needs]], [[LIMS feature#QA/QC functions|quality assurance]] processes, etc. are very important factors. But LIMS vary in numerous ways, and other important factors exist. Price should certainly be considered, although value is ultimately more important than a low price. Other important considerations:
* Should we purchase licenses or "rent" them via subscription?
* Does the software need to be on-site, or is a [[Software as a service|SaaS]] hosted option more practical?
* Is a modular or complete system better for us?
* What is the best licensing/rental scheme for us? Show we consider site, named user, concurrent user, or workstation licenses?
* Is the company qualified and trustworthy?

===Purchase vs. subscribe===
In the past this was not an option. But much like the recent trend toward leasing cars rather than finding a large amount of money for up-front purchasing, labs can choose to pay only the cost of services (setup, training, report configuration, instrument interfaces, data migration, custom functions, etc.) and get started on a monthly subscription rather than buy licenses outright. When does this make sense? Subscriptions make sense primarily:

* ...if a large lump sum is hard to get budgeted. If your business cash flow will support the regular subscription fee but finding license fees is more problematic, then a subscription may be right for you. But do the math. Calculate project costs over a reasonable period (e.g. five years) to make sure it is a value proposition. Be sure to include maintenance and support in your figures; this is often included in a subscription but not in a license.
* ...if you may need to reduce the number of users. Once you buy licenses, they are yours. You can't "un-buy" them. But with a subscription you can raise and lower the number of users, workstations, etc. as you need to.
* ...if you may need to bail. Business decisions often need to be dynamic. Your lab may decide to go into another area of analysis, and if your LIMS isn't versatile enough to support the change, you have potentially wasted a lot of money.

On the other hand, it may be important to you to have the LIMS source code. Some subscriptions allow you just as much access to it as if you had purchased licenses, while others may not give you the access you seek. Confirm this with the vendor. Alos, ask whether you get to keep an image of the database should you decide to end your subscription.

===Onsite vs. SaaS===
A small but growing number of LIMS vendors will actually host your system on their servers for you or cloud-host it elsewhere. We refer to software accessed via the Internet rather than your workstation or server as [[software as a service]] or SaaS. Most of us already make copious use of SaaS whenever we "Google" something. Cloudhosted SaaS is characterized by multiple load-balanced servers that allow resources to be strategically used, and virtualized servers that allow for the creation of custom environments.To decide if SaaS is for you or if you should go the traditional route, here are some points to consider:
* If you have a small or overworked IT department, or none at all, then it may make sense to let the LIMS provider take care of those functions rather than invest in additional hardware, personnel, and other resources just to support your LIMS. If you are a large company with an extensive and capable IT department, then you may prefer the LIMS and its database to reside on premises.
* IT techs cite security as a major reason to keep a LIMS on lab premises. The truth is, if the vendor uses a SAS-70 or SAS 70 Type II data center to host, with GxP SOPs, your system and data are probably a lot safer than on a typical business infrastructure. Ask the vendor.
* If you decide to have your system hosted, ensure it's not by Bob and his buddy in their basement. The vendor needs to have been around awhile, have solid references, and feature good customer service.
* A reputable SaaS host will guarantee you high availability, approaching 100% up time, with quick and responsive catastrophe response. Redundant components and infrastructure (power, cooling, etc.) allow them to do that.

===Modular vs. complete===
Some LIMS are offered as a collection of [[LIMS feature#Modular|modules]] for you to select from to constitute your completed system, while others come complete with all the functionality available. Those whose LIMS are modular espouse the benefit of only paying for the functionality you need. Those whose LIMS come as a complete package say labs won't need to pay extra for any add-ons. Who's right? Well, it depends. If buying modules means you need one module for [[LIMS feature#Sample tracking|sample tracking]] and another for data entry, and still another to generate reports, then it may not be long before you run up a sizable bill just to get basic standard functionality, especially if the modules require hourly services to implement. If the modules tend to be industry-specific and complete, then they may make sense. Make sure you compare your needs with the product functionality and identify all costs associated with getting everything you need out of the software.

===Named users vs. concurrent users===
When comparing license fees, understand the difference between named users and concurrent users. If a vendor charges by named users, and your lab will have 30 people who will use the LIMS at any time, you will need 30 licenses. If the vendor charges by concurrent users, then you only need enough licenses to cover the number of users who are likely to be on the system at the same time. Typically in a lab with 30 staff, you might need a maximum of 20 concurrent user licenses. This is reduced even further if you have sites in other parts of the world whose work days differ.

===The company===
As important as the LIMS and its functions are to you, the company is at least as important. Make no mistake: this is a relationship you are entering into. This is not like selecting a piece of furniture. A LIMS is like a living, dynamic entity, and you'll need to interact with the vendor from time to time even with the most trouble-free system. Of course that interaction will be particularly intense in the beginning as they provide installation, provisioning, training, and other set-up services. Take your cue from your initial dealings with them. Just like in any relationship, they will be presenting their best side to you then. If the vendor return calls or emails late or fails to follow through with what they say they'll do, then you can bet it will be much worse once you are their customer. So yes, do the usual: research their years in business, size, staff qualifications, references, etc., but also ask yourself if you would be comfortable doing business with the vendor in the long term.

===The functionality===
And now we come to what probably has weighed most on your mind since you had the first idea you might need a LIMS: functions and features. The functionality of the LIMS is paramount, so it is important you first have an idea of what a LIMS can do, and then you can begin to decide which functions and features you need or want.

====Core functions and features====
You should expect the following functions to be demonstrated in a full-function LIMS:

* [[LIMS feature#Audit trail|audit trail]]
* [[LIMS feature#Barcode support|barcoding]]
* [[LIMS feature#Sample and result batching|batching]]
* [[LIMS feature#Chain of custody|chain of custody]]
* [[LIMS feature#Configurable roles and security|configurable]] [[LIMS feature#Administrator management|setup]]
* [[LIMS feature#Option for manual result entry|data entry]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data warehouse|data warehousing]] and [[LIS feature#Data mining|mining]]
* [[LIMS feature#Document creation and management|document management]]
* [[LIMS feature#External monitoring|electronic]] [[LIMS feature#Import data|data]] [[LIMS feature#Instrument interfacing and management|exchange]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data warehouse|data warehousing]] and [[LIS feature#Data mining|mining]]
* [[LIMS feature#Task and event scheduling|event-driven]] [[LIMS feature#Alarms and/or alerts|actions]]
* [[LIMS feature#Fax integration|fax]] and [[LIMS feature#Email integration|email integration]]
* [[LIMS feature#Test, experiment, and/or trial management|formulas]]
* [[LIMS feature#Instrument interfacing and management|instrument interfacing, calibration, and maintenance]]
* [[LIMS feature#Inventory management|inventory]]
* [[LIS feature#Sample login and management|login and accessioning]]
* multiple location/department support
* [[LIMS feature#Regulatory compliance|regulatory compliance]]
* [[LIMS feature#Custom reporting|reporting]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data validation|review and approval]]
* [[LIMS feature#Sample login and management|sample management]] and [[LIMS feature#Sample tracking|tracking]]
* [[LIMS feature#Task and event scheduling|scheduling]]
* [[LIMS feature#Performance evaluation|training tracking]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data and trend analysis|trending and control charting]]
* [[LIMS feature#Version control|version control]]
* [[LIMS feature#Project and/or task management|workload management]]
* [[LIMS feature#Workflow management|workflow management]]

====Additional useful features====
The following functions aren't necessary for all but useful for many:

* [[LIMS feature#Case management|case management]]
* [[LIMS feature#Customer and supplier management|complaints and corrective actions]]
* [[LIMS feature#Customer and supplier management|customer relationship management]]
* [[LIMS feature#ELN support or integration|electronic laboratory notebook]]
* ERP and accounting interfaces
* [[LIS feature#Billing and revenue management|invoicing]]
* [[LIMS feature#Specification management|product specification management]]
* [[LIMS feature#Project and/or task management|project management]]
* [[LIS feature#Barcode and/or RFID support|RFID]]
* [[LIS feature#Billing and revenue management|quoting]]
* safety tracking and compliance
* supervisory control and data acquisition ([[SCADA]]) interfacing
* stability management
* [[LIMS feature#Web client or portal|web client or portal]]

===How much will it cost?===
OK, now you understand what to look for in a company and its products. What you likely don't yet know: the price tag. Heck, most of us don't even know how LIMS vendors price their products or what is involved, much less how much they actually cost. In truth, there are three vital pricing components for any LIMS:

# licenses
# subscriptions
# services

The software itself never comprises the entire cost. LIMS are complex creatures, and your lab, even if it's small, is fairly complex, too. Let's go over what's involved and how much it's roughly going to cost.

====Licenses====
If the software has a purchased license type (as opposed to rented/subscription), then you will of course have to pay for those. Keep in mind what we said earlier about [[LIMS Buyer's Guide#Named users vs. concurrent users|named vs. concurrent user pricing]]. Other methods include by site, by CPU or server, by workstation, or by unlimited user corporate level licensing. Arguably the lack of standardization in this area has contributed as much as anything to the vagueness that has surrounded LIMS pricing for so long. The linked vendor profiles in the next section feature pricing information for licenses for the included vendors. (Remember: the primary criterion for inclusion is publicly available pricing.) Review and compare, but make sure you factor in pricing method.

====Subscriptions====
These include two possible items:
# rented or SaaS LIMS
# annual maintenance, support, and warranty (MSW)

The cost of LIMS rental is equivalent to the licensed type, but a lump sum up front is not required. These can run anywhere from a couple of hundred
dollars a month for a single user up to maybe $2000 or so for 20+ users. Just like purchased licenses, however, these can be priced by site, concurrent or named users, etc., so make sure you compare like with like or at least factor these considerations in as you shop. And your rental may be annual instead of monthly. In most cases it does include all IT services and maintenance, support, and warranty, including updates, at a specified level.

The second type of subscription cost is annual MSW, and you need to factor that into your budgeting if you are buying LIMS licenses. Typically it is priced at around 15 percent of the license fee and is available at graduated levels. A certain level may be standard for a certain number of licenses (for example, 10 hours of support and additional services available at $200 per hour for a 10-concurrent user LIMS), but you can buy a higher level of support and cheaper
rate for additional services if you want to pay extra. One thing to keep in mind: with an MSW you will certainly need coverage as you go through your first year. If you think you can then drop it, think again. A modern LIMS should be built on technology that can give it a much longer life span than those in years past. That is dependent on staying updated. If you lose that update path, your LIMS will expire prematurely. If you decide later to renew MSW, you may
find yourself liable for the missed years before the vendor will bring you current.

====Services====
Your LIMS is a function of the cost of the LIMS itself plus the services involved in its implementation plus, in the case of a licensed LIMS, annual MSW. Many first-time LIMS buyers neglect to factor in the cost of services when budgeting. As mentioned earlier, any LIMS will require services to get going, and you may want more if there are extras you need or want. Services break down more or less like this:

'''Basic implementation services'''

* kickoff meeting (planning, coordination, communication procedures, etc.)
* training
* setup (enter users, configure profiles, departments, tests, screens, etc.)
* create main report(s)
* go live support

'''Additional or optional services'''

* instrument interfaces
* additional reports
* data migration from a previous system
* interfaces to other systems or databases
* special customizations
* web portal configuration
* validation
* standards certification support

You may need other services. Rates for services vary from vendor to vendor, but a good rule of thumb for initial budgeting purposes is to figure service costs to be roughly equal to the licensing cost or to a year's worth of LIMS subscription.
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[LabLynx, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LabLynx, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|36]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[BioData Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[BioData Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|27]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[Two Fold Software Limited]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Two Fold Software Limited#Demonstration videos and other media|25]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[Scilligence Corporation]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Scilligence Corporation#Demonstration videos and other media|23]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Prices for self-hosted ELN Enterprise edition are not publicly available.
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[LabArchives, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LabArchives, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|15]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for non-profit entities; for-profit prices not public.
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[Research Innovations Limited]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Research Innovations Limited#Demonstration videos and other media|12]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[Biomatters Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Biomatters Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|11]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[Information Management Services, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Information Management Services, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|11]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for [[Information Management Services, Inc.#SQUISH|SQUISH]]; no public pricing available for other products.
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[eBioSys Pty. Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[eBioSys Pty. Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|9]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[AgileBio]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[AgileBio#Demonstration videos and other media|8]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[RURO Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[RURO Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|7]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[Cognium Systems SA]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Cognium Systems SA#Demonstration videos and other media|6]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[LABVANTAGE Solutions, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LABVANTAGE Solutions, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|6]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[Thermo Scientific]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Thermo Scientific#Demonstration videos and other media|6]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Public pricing for Darwin and Galileo unavailable at this time.
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[Agilent Technologies, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Agilent Technologies, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|5]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[Instrumentos Científicos SA]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Instrumentos Científicos SA#Demonstration videos and other media|5]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[BiochemLab Solutions]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[BiochemLab Solutions#Demonstration videos and other media|4]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Free ad-based and paid ad-free versions of ELN exist.
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[NoteBookMaker, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[NoteBookMaker, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|4]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
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| style="padding:5px;" |[[Mongoose Coding]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Mongoose Coding#Demonstration videos and other media|3]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[LABTrack, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LABTrack, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|2]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[The Edge Software Consultancy Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[The Edge Software Consultancy Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|2]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No public pricing available for ELN.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Autoscribe Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Autoscribe Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Blaze Systems Corporation]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Blaze Systems Corporation#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[ChemWare, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[ChemWare, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Dynamic Databases, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Dynamic Databases, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[EZQuant Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[EZQuant Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[LabWare, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LabWare, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[SparkLix Bio IT Corp.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[SparkLix Bio IT Corp.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[STARLIMS Corporation]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[STARLIMS Corporation#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for LIMS, not ELN.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Bridge-Soft, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Bridge-Soft, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Website wasn't working as of 09 Sep 2013.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Bytewize AB]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Bytewize AB#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[ChemBytes]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[ChemBytes#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[FORMULATOR Software, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[FORMULATOR Software, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Lemm Tech Enterprises, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Lemm Tech Enterprises, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Mountain States Consulting, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Mountain States Consulting, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[PerkinElmer Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[PerkinElmer Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for LABWORKS LIMS, not ELNs.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[SPLhost, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[SPLhost, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Summit Research Services]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Summit Research Services#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[System Approach, Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[System Approach, Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[YourLabData.com]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[YourLabData.com#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[http://www.eusoft.it/ Eusoft srl]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZID6tcTZ4YrQBvqT_vbdEQ/[Eusoft srl, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|3]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Montly fee per user.
|-
|}
|}

|}

==Additional resources and help==

===Lab Careers===
[http://www.labcareers.com Lab Careers] is a LinkedIn-associated group for the viewing and posting of job openings for laboratory, scientific, and health lab careers.

===LIMS Forum===
[http://www.limsforum.com LIMS Forum] is a LinkedIn-associated group for those interested in laboratory, scientific, and [[health informatics]].

===LIMS University===
[http://www.limsuniversity.com/ LIMS University] is a free and open-access learning and teaching resource for those wanting to learn more about [[laboratory informatics]] or [[LabLynx, Inc.|LabLynx's]] ELab system.

===LIMSfinder===
[http://www.limsfinder.com/ LIMSfinder] is a web portal for those looking for a LIMS and related information, services, products, news, events, resources, jobs, etc.

===LIMSpec===
[http://files.limstitute.com/share/limstitute/downloadlimspec.zip LIMSpec] (.zip file) is a collection of templates — from lab requirements assessment to LIMS vendor and system questionnaires, validation documents, and more — for identifying LIMS needs and matching them with what's out there. It's complete with instructions and examples to help guide you through the process.

===LIMSwiki informatics resource portal===
[[LIMSWiki:Resources|The informatics resource portal]] here at LIMSwiki features a collection of as many useful online scientific and health informatics-related materials and research tools as possible, including books, journals, blogs, web portals, education programs, conferences, and more.

==External links==
* [http://limsbook.com/ original LIMS Buyer's Guide page]

==References==
<references/>

LII:Laboratory, Scientific, and Health Informatics Buyer's Guide

2013-10-22T09:14:32Z

Eusoft srl: /* Commercial vendors with public pricing */

[[File:Emil Christian Hansen in the lab by Frederik Riise.jpg|right|Emil Christian Hansen (1842-1909), Danish microbiologist and mycologist]]This buyer's guide is based off the [[LIMS Buyer's Guide]], a former publication of the [[LabLynx, Inc.#Community history|Laboratory Informatics Institute]] (LII), an open trade association associated with [[LabLynx, Inc.]]<ref name="LII">{{cite web |url=http://www.limsfinder.com/BlogDetail.aspx?id=31049_0_3_0_C |title=Laboratory Informatics Institute Established |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc |date=17 July 2006 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref><ref name="LBGOrig">{{cite web |url=http://limsbook.com/ |title=The LIMSbook ...everything about LIMS |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> In late 2013, the LII and LabLynx discontinued publishing a copyrighted version and chose to release future guides to the public domain via this wiki. Per the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons license] and the [[LIMSWiki:Copyrights|copyright terms of this site]], you are free to copy, adapt, distribute, and transmit this guide as long as you 1. give proper attribution and 2. distribute the work only under the same or a similar license.

==About this guide==

What exactly is a [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) or [[laboratory information system]] (LIS) anyway? Do I need one? What options are available and how do I compare them? What about a request for information (RFI), request for proposal (RFP), or request for quotation (RFQ)? These are questions [[laboratory]] professionals typically ponder upon finding themselves charged with the mission of finding software for their lab. It can be a daunting
proposition, and there doesn't seem to be any objective reference to help with it all. This guide hopes to change that.

For this free public domain version of the guide, we've added more vendors, updated new information, and added links to video demonstrations of their systems, with the goal of providing the accurate information you need to make decisions for your lab. This guide also strives to be different from any buyer's guide that has ever come before by including pricing. For the first time you have real information as well as pricing so you can quickly pursue only the vendors and products that make sense for you and your lab. While in the past vendors have refrained from providing public pricing, the trend is arguably changing towards a more open information process, though not without its own set of caveats.<ref name="OOaLOpen">{{cite web |url=http://outonalims.com/2011/08/15/understanding-openness-and-other-marketing-tactics-in-laboratory-informatics-and-other-industries/ |title=Understanding Openness and Other Marketing Tactics in Laboratory Informatics and Other Industries |author=Metrick, Gloria |publisher=GeoMetrick Enterprises |date=15 August 2011 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> In theory, that means prices should decrease as LIMS become commodities that labs can compare and contrast in a more competitive fashion.

At the core all labs are in the business of producing reports, data... essentially [[information]].<ref name="IFlowJourn">{{cite journal |journal=Administrative Science Quarterly |year=1969 |volume=14 |issue=1 |pages=12–19 |title=Information Flow in Research and Development Laboratories |author=Allen, Thomas J.; Cohen, Stephen I. |url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/2391357 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> Everything else is just a means to that central goal. So in a very real sense, information management is the core of any lab. In a world where we use the latest technology for most of our daily tasks and pleasures, why do so many labs still rely on hand-written notes and spreadsheets? Spend thousands of dollars on a sophisticated analytical instrument yet hesitate when faced with purchasing an information management system? Why? The primary reason is price priorities.

Since LIMS are increasingly becoming commodities, driving down prices, potential buyers don't need to make the tough decision of one or the other anymore. As technology has improved, smaller LIMS companies have emerged, along with affordable [[software as a service|SaaS]] online subscription models that are trustworthy. This means any lab can put their resources where they belong: in information and its management.

===Notes about the content===

The LIMS Buyers Guide is here to help you wade through the mire. Use the information and vendor profiles to get a feel for what's out there and what makes the most sense. This guide contains information on everything from "what is a LIMS?" to maintaining and supporting your system. Additionally, whether you call it a LIMS, LIS, or even a LMS, in the end it's simply a tool to better manage your lab's data. This guide will refer to it all as “LIMS” for the sake of simplicity and consistency, though this guide may include systems officially dubbed as a LIS or [[Electronic laboratory notebook|ELN]]. ''Finally, a primary criterion for inclusion in this guide is publicly available pricing information that can thusly be cited.'' If citeable public pricing is not available, the vendor will not be listed in this guide. Any inappropriate additions will be removed.

==How do I find the right LIMS, and how much will it cost?==
''To hide the contents of this section for easier reading of other sections, click the "Collapse" link to the right.''

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<p> </p>
OK, LIMS are getting more affordable, but where do you start? You may know the needs of your lab and how it runs, but perhaps you don't know LIMS and are intimidated by all the options. Take heart! This guide features a compiled list of major and minor players to help you make initial comparisons. However, you'll first need to gauge your lab's informatics needs in order to determine which products are worth investigating further. Of course your lab's [[LIMS feature#Data and trend analysis|analysis requirements]], [[LIMS feature#Reporting, barcoding, and printing|reporting]] and data sharing constraints, [[LIMS feature#Instrument interfacing and management|instrument interfacing]], [[LIMS feature#Barcode support|barcoding needs]], [[LIMS feature#QA/QC functions|quality assurance]] processes, etc. are very important factors. But LIMS vary in numerous ways, and other important factors exist. Price should certainly be considered, although value is ultimately more important than a low price. Other important considerations:
* Should we purchase licenses or "rent" them via subscription?
* Does the software need to be on-site, or is a [[Software as a service|SaaS]] hosted option more practical?
* Is a modular or complete system better for us?
* What is the best licensing/rental scheme for us? Show we consider site, named user, concurrent user, or workstation licenses?
* Is the company qualified and trustworthy?

===Purchase vs. subscribe===
In the past this was not an option. But much like the recent trend toward leasing cars rather than finding a large amount of money for up-front purchasing, labs can choose to pay only the cost of services (setup, training, report configuration, instrument interfaces, data migration, custom functions, etc.) and get started on a monthly subscription rather than buy licenses outright. When does this make sense? Subscriptions make sense primarily:

* ...if a large lump sum is hard to get budgeted. If your business cash flow will support the regular subscription fee but finding license fees is more problematic, then a subscription may be right for you. But do the math. Calculate project costs over a reasonable period (e.g. five years) to make sure it is a value proposition. Be sure to include maintenance and support in your figures; this is often included in a subscription but not in a license.
* ...if you may need to reduce the number of users. Once you buy licenses, they are yours. You can't "un-buy" them. But with a subscription you can raise and lower the number of users, workstations, etc. as you need to.
* ...if you may need to bail. Business decisions often need to be dynamic. Your lab may decide to go into another area of analysis, and if your LIMS isn't versatile enough to support the change, you have potentially wasted a lot of money.

On the other hand, it may be important to you to have the LIMS source code. Some subscriptions allow you just as much access to it as if you had purchased licenses, while others may not give you the access you seek. Confirm this with the vendor. Alos, ask whether you get to keep an image of the database should you decide to end your subscription.

===Onsite vs. SaaS===
A small but growing number of LIMS vendors will actually host your system on their servers for you or cloud-host it elsewhere. We refer to software accessed via the Internet rather than your workstation or server as [[software as a service]] or SaaS. Most of us already make copious use of SaaS whenever we "Google" something. Cloudhosted SaaS is characterized by multiple load-balanced servers that allow resources to be strategically used, and virtualized servers that allow for the creation of custom environments.To decide if SaaS is for you or if you should go the traditional route, here are some points to consider:
* If you have a small or overworked IT department, or none at all, then it may make sense to let the LIMS provider take care of those functions rather than invest in additional hardware, personnel, and other resources just to support your LIMS. If you are a large company with an extensive and capable IT department, then you may prefer the LIMS and its database to reside on premises.
* IT techs cite security as a major reason to keep a LIMS on lab premises. The truth is, if the vendor uses a SAS-70 or SAS 70 Type II data center to host, with GxP SOPs, your system and data are probably a lot safer than on a typical business infrastructure. Ask the vendor.
* If you decide to have your system hosted, ensure it's not by Bob and his buddy in their basement. The vendor needs to have been around awhile, have solid references, and feature good customer service.
* A reputable SaaS host will guarantee you high availability, approaching 100% up time, with quick and responsive catastrophe response. Redundant components and infrastructure (power, cooling, etc.) allow them to do that.

===Modular vs. complete===
Some LIMS are offered as a collection of [[LIMS feature#Modular|modules]] for you to select from to constitute your completed system, while others come complete with all the functionality available. Those whose LIMS are modular espouse the benefit of only paying for the functionality you need. Those whose LIMS come as a complete package say labs won't need to pay extra for any add-ons. Who's right? Well, it depends. If buying modules means you need one module for [[LIMS feature#Sample tracking|sample tracking]] and another for data entry, and still another to generate reports, then it may not be long before you run up a sizable bill just to get basic standard functionality, especially if the modules require hourly services to implement. If the modules tend to be industry-specific and complete, then they may make sense. Make sure you compare your needs with the product functionality and identify all costs associated with getting everything you need out of the software.

===Named users vs. concurrent users===
When comparing license fees, understand the difference between named users and concurrent users. If a vendor charges by named users, and your lab will have 30 people who will use the LIMS at any time, you will need 30 licenses. If the vendor charges by concurrent users, then you only need enough licenses to cover the number of users who are likely to be on the system at the same time. Typically in a lab with 30 staff, you might need a maximum of 20 concurrent user licenses. This is reduced even further if you have sites in other parts of the world whose work days differ.

===The company===
As important as the LIMS and its functions are to you, the company is at least as important. Make no mistake: this is a relationship you are entering into. This is not like selecting a piece of furniture. A LIMS is like a living, dynamic entity, and you'll need to interact with the vendor from time to time even with the most trouble-free system. Of course that interaction will be particularly intense in the beginning as they provide installation, provisioning, training, and other set-up services. Take your cue from your initial dealings with them. Just like in any relationship, they will be presenting their best side to you then. If the vendor return calls or emails late or fails to follow through with what they say they'll do, then you can bet it will be much worse once you are their customer. So yes, do the usual: research their years in business, size, staff qualifications, references, etc., but also ask yourself if you would be comfortable doing business with the vendor in the long term.

===The functionality===
And now we come to what probably has weighed most on your mind since you had the first idea you might need a LIMS: functions and features. The functionality of the LIMS is paramount, so it is important you first have an idea of what a LIMS can do, and then you can begin to decide which functions and features you need or want.

====Core functions and features====
You should expect the following functions to be demonstrated in a full-function LIMS:

* [[LIMS feature#Audit trail|audit trail]]
* [[LIMS feature#Barcode support|barcoding]]
* [[LIMS feature#Sample and result batching|batching]]
* [[LIMS feature#Chain of custody|chain of custody]]
* [[LIMS feature#Configurable roles and security|configurable]] [[LIMS feature#Administrator management|setup]]
* [[LIMS feature#Option for manual result entry|data entry]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data warehouse|data warehousing]] and [[LIS feature#Data mining|mining]]
* [[LIMS feature#Document creation and management|document management]]
* [[LIMS feature#External monitoring|electronic]] [[LIMS feature#Import data|data]] [[LIMS feature#Instrument interfacing and management|exchange]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data warehouse|data warehousing]] and [[LIS feature#Data mining|mining]]
* [[LIMS feature#Task and event scheduling|event-driven]] [[LIMS feature#Alarms and/or alerts|actions]]
* [[LIMS feature#Fax integration|fax]] and [[LIMS feature#Email integration|email integration]]
* [[LIMS feature#Test, experiment, and/or trial management|formulas]]
* [[LIMS feature#Instrument interfacing and management|instrument interfacing, calibration, and maintenance]]
* [[LIMS feature#Inventory management|inventory]]
* [[LIS feature#Sample login and management|login and accessioning]]
* multiple location/department support
* [[LIMS feature#Regulatory compliance|regulatory compliance]]
* [[LIMS feature#Custom reporting|reporting]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data validation|review and approval]]
* [[LIMS feature#Sample login and management|sample management]] and [[LIMS feature#Sample tracking|tracking]]
* [[LIMS feature#Task and event scheduling|scheduling]]
* [[LIMS feature#Performance evaluation|training tracking]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data and trend analysis|trending and control charting]]
* [[LIMS feature#Version control|version control]]
* [[LIMS feature#Project and/or task management|workload management]]
* [[LIMS feature#Workflow management|workflow management]]

====Additional useful features====
The following functions aren't necessary for all but useful for many:

* [[LIMS feature#Case management|case management]]
* [[LIMS feature#Customer and supplier management|complaints and corrective actions]]
* [[LIMS feature#Customer and supplier management|customer relationship management]]
* [[LIMS feature#ELN support or integration|electronic laboratory notebook]]
* ERP and accounting interfaces
* [[LIS feature#Billing and revenue management|invoicing]]
* [[LIMS feature#Specification management|product specification management]]
* [[LIMS feature#Project and/or task management|project management]]
* [[LIS feature#Barcode and/or RFID support|RFID]]
* [[LIS feature#Billing and revenue management|quoting]]
* safety tracking and compliance
* supervisory control and data acquisition ([[SCADA]]) interfacing
* stability management
* [[LIMS feature#Web client or portal|web client or portal]]

===How much will it cost?===
OK, now you understand what to look for in a company and its products. What you likely don't yet know: the price tag. Heck, most of us don't even know how LIMS vendors price their products or what is involved, much less how much they actually cost. In truth, there are three vital pricing components for any LIMS:

# licenses
# subscriptions
# services

The software itself never comprises the entire cost. LIMS are complex creatures, and your lab, even if it's small, is fairly complex, too. Let's go over what's involved and how much it's roughly going to cost.

====Licenses====
If the software has a purchased license type (as opposed to rented/subscription), then you will of course have to pay for those. Keep in mind what we said earlier about [[LIMS Buyer's Guide#Named users vs. concurrent users|named vs. concurrent user pricing]]. Other methods include by site, by CPU or server, by workstation, or by unlimited user corporate level licensing. Arguably the lack of standardization in this area has contributed as much as anything to the vagueness that has surrounded LIMS pricing for so long. The linked vendor profiles in the next section feature pricing information for licenses for the included vendors. (Remember: the primary criterion for inclusion is publicly available pricing.) Review and compare, but make sure you factor in pricing method.

====Subscriptions====
These include two possible items:
# rented or SaaS LIMS
# annual maintenance, support, and warranty (MSW)

The cost of LIMS rental is equivalent to the licensed type, but a lump sum up front is not required. These can run anywhere from a couple of hundred
dollars a month for a single user up to maybe $2000 or so for 20+ users. Just like purchased licenses, however, these can be priced by site, concurrent or named users, etc., so make sure you compare like with like or at least factor these considerations in as you shop. And your rental may be annual instead of monthly. In most cases it does include all IT services and maintenance, support, and warranty, including updates, at a specified level.

The second type of subscription cost is annual MSW, and you need to factor that into your budgeting if you are buying LIMS licenses. Typically it is priced at around 15 percent of the license fee and is available at graduated levels. A certain level may be standard for a certain number of licenses (for example, 10 hours of support and additional services available at $200 per hour for a 10-concurrent user LIMS), but you can buy a higher level of support and cheaper
rate for additional services if you want to pay extra. One thing to keep in mind: with an MSW you will certainly need coverage as you go through your first year. If you think you can then drop it, think again. A modern LIMS should be built on technology that can give it a much longer life span than those in years past. That is dependent on staying updated. If you lose that update path, your LIMS will expire prematurely. If you decide later to renew MSW, you may
find yourself liable for the missed years before the vendor will bring you current.

====Services====
Your LIMS is a function of the cost of the LIMS itself plus the services involved in its implementation plus, in the case of a licensed LIMS, annual MSW. Many first-time LIMS buyers neglect to factor in the cost of services when budgeting. As mentioned earlier, any LIMS will require services to get going, and you may want more if there are extras you need or want. Services break down more or less like this:

'''Basic implementation services'''

* kickoff meeting (planning, coordination, communication procedures, etc.)
* training
* setup (enter users, configure profiles, departments, tests, screens, etc.)
* create main report(s)
* go live support

'''Additional or optional services'''

* instrument interfaces
* additional reports
* data migration from a previous system
* interfaces to other systems or databases
* special customizations
* web portal configuration
* validation
* standards certification support

You may need other services. Rates for services vary from vendor to vendor, but a good rule of thumb for initial budgeting purposes is to figure service costs to be roughly equal to the licensing cost or to a year's worth of LIMS subscription.
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==Commercial vendors with public pricing==
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! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| Vendor
! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| Has cloud or<br />[[Software as a service|SaaS]] offering?
! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| # of demo<br />videos
! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| [[Laboratory information management system|LIMS]]?
! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| [[Laboratory information system|LIS]]?
! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| [[Electronic laboratory notebook|ELN]]?
! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| Additional notes
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[LabLynx, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LabLynx, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|36]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[BioData Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[BioData Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|27]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Two Fold Software Limited]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Two Fold Software Limited#Demonstration videos and other media|25]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Scilligence Corporation]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Scilligence Corporation#Demonstration videos and other media|23]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Prices for self-hosted ELN Enterprise edition are not publicly available.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[LabArchives, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LabArchives, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|15]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for non-profit entities; for-profit prices not public.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Research Innovations Limited]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Research Innovations Limited#Demonstration videos and other media|12]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Biomatters Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Biomatters Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|11]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Information Management Services, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Information Management Services, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|11]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for [[Information Management Services, Inc.#SQUISH|SQUISH]]; no public pricing available for other products.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[eBioSys Pty. Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[eBioSys Pty. Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|9]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[AgileBio]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[AgileBio#Demonstration videos and other media|8]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[RURO Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[RURO Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|7]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Cognium Systems SA]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Cognium Systems SA#Demonstration videos and other media|6]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[LABVANTAGE Solutions, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LABVANTAGE Solutions, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|6]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Thermo Scientific]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Thermo Scientific#Demonstration videos and other media|6]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Public pricing for Darwin and Galileo unavailable at this time.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Agilent Technologies, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Agilent Technologies, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|5]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Instrumentos Científicos SA]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Instrumentos Científicos SA#Demonstration videos and other media|5]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[BiochemLab Solutions]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[BiochemLab Solutions#Demonstration videos and other media|4]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Free ad-based and paid ad-free versions of ELN exist.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[NoteBookMaker, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[NoteBookMaker, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|4]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Mongoose Coding]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Mongoose Coding#Demonstration videos and other media|3]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[LABTrack, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LABTrack, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|2]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[The Edge Software Consultancy Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[The Edge Software Consultancy Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|2]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No public pricing available for ELN.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Autoscribe Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Autoscribe Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Blaze Systems Corporation]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Blaze Systems Corporation#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[ChemWare, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[ChemWare, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Dynamic Databases, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Dynamic Databases, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[EZQuant Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[EZQuant Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[LabWare, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LabWare, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[SparkLix Bio IT Corp.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[SparkLix Bio IT Corp.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[STARLIMS Corporation]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[STARLIMS Corporation#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for LIMS, not ELN.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Bridge-Soft, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Bridge-Soft, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Website wasn't working as of 09 Sep 2013.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Bytewize AB]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Bytewize AB#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[ChemBytes]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[ChemBytes#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[FORMULATOR Software, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[FORMULATOR Software, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Lemm Tech Enterprises, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Lemm Tech Enterprises, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Mountain States Consulting, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Mountain States Consulting, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[PerkinElmer Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[PerkinElmer Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for LABWORKS LIMS, not ELNs.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[SPLhost, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[SPLhost, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Summit Research Services]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Summit Research Services#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[System Approach, Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[System Approach, Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[YourLabData.com]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[YourLabData.com#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[http://www.eusot.it/ Eusoft srl]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Eusoft srl, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|3]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Montly fee per user.
|-
|}
|}

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==Additional resources and help==

===Lab Careers===
[http://www.labcareers.com Lab Careers] is a LinkedIn-associated group for the viewing and posting of job openings for laboratory, scientific, and health lab careers.

===LIMS Forum===
[http://www.limsforum.com LIMS Forum] is a LinkedIn-associated group for those interested in laboratory, scientific, and [[health informatics]].

===LIMS University===
[http://www.limsuniversity.com/ LIMS University] is a free and open-access learning and teaching resource for those wanting to learn more about [[laboratory informatics]] or [[LabLynx, Inc.|LabLynx's]] ELab system.

===LIMSfinder===
[http://www.limsfinder.com/ LIMSfinder] is a web portal for those looking for a LIMS and related information, services, products, news, events, resources, jobs, etc.

===LIMSpec===
[http://files.limstitute.com/share/limstitute/downloadlimspec.zip LIMSpec] (.zip file) is a collection of templates — from lab requirements assessment to LIMS vendor and system questionnaires, validation documents, and more — for identifying LIMS needs and matching them with what's out there. It's complete with instructions and examples to help guide you through the process.

===LIMSwiki informatics resource portal===
[[LIMSWiki:Resources|The informatics resource portal]] here at LIMSwiki features a collection of as many useful online scientific and health informatics-related materials and research tools as possible, including books, journals, blogs, web portals, education programs, conferences, and more.

==External links==
* [http://limsbook.com/ original LIMS Buyer's Guide page]

==References==
<references/>

LIMSWiki:Resources

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==Welcome to the LIMSwiki [[informatics]] resource portal==

This collection of web links represents an attempt to collate as many useful online scientific and [[health informatics|health]] informatics-related materials and research tools as possible. As entities often change the URLs of their material or delete it in total, it's quite likely you may discover a bad URL or two. We'll try to keep this updated as often as possible, but please do help if you are able.

An attempt was made to be as thorough as possible in most categories, though we realize some entities — especially non-English websites — may have escaped our search efforts. The books category is somewhat of a special case, as we tried to focus on relevant books published within the last 10 to 12 years, primarily those with positive feedback on Amazon and other online retailers. However, search tools for finding other informatics books have been included to allow you to research and decide for yourself if a particular book is worth looking into.

===Books===
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====Resources for finding books related to laboratory and other types of informatics====

[http://www.crcpress.com/search/results.jsf?_kw=informatics&category=+All+Subjects&x=0&y=0 CRC Press], informatics books

[http://www2.ispe.org/eseries/scriptcontent/orders/index_PRISM.cfm International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering] (ISPE), all books

[http://www.iospress.nl/catalogue/books/ IOS Press], all books

[http://www.jblearning.com/computing/bioinformatics/ Jones and Bartlett Learning], bioinformatics books

[http://www.nap.edu/topics.php?topic=279 The National Academies Press], computers and information technology books

[http://www.springer.com/ Springer], all books

[http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-302371.html Wiley], all books

====Informatics books====

* {{cite book |title=Electronic Health Records |editor=Carter, Jerome H. |year=2008 |pages=530 |edition=2nd |publisher=American College of Physicians |url=https://www.acponline.org/ebizatpro/ProductsandServices/BooksfromACPPress/ACPPressDetail/tabid/203/Default.aspx?ProductId=17173 |isbn=9781930513976}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Electronic-Health-Records-Second-Jerome/dp/1930513976 Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Clinical Knowledge Management: Opportunities and Challenges |author=Bali, Rajeev K. |year=2005 |pages=334 |edition=1st |publisher=IGI Global |url=http://www.igi-global.com/book/clinical-knowledge-management/155 |isbn=9781591403005}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Clinical-Knowledge-Management-Opportunities-Challenges/dp/1591403006 Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Informatics for the Clinical Laboratory: A Practical Guide |editor=Cowan, Daniel |year=2002 |pages=324 |edition=1st |publisher=Springer |url=http://www.springer.com/public+health/book/978-0-387-95362-5 |isbn=9780387244495}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Informatics-Clinical-Laboratory-Practical-Pathologist/dp/0387244492/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Health Information Technology |author=Davis, Nadinia A.; LaCour, Melissa |year=2013 |pages=604 |edition=3rd |publisher=Elsevier |url=http://www.us.elsevierhealth.com/product.jsp?isbn=9781437727364 |isbn=9781437727364}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Health-Information-Technology-Nadinia-Davis/dp/1437727360/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Collaborative Computational Technologies for Biomedical Research |editor=Ekins, Sean; Hupcey, Maggie A. Z.; Williams, Antony J.; Bingham, Alpheus |year=2011 |pages=576 |edition=1st |publisher=Wiley |url=http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470638036.html |isbn=9780470638033}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Collaborative-Computational-Technologies-Biomedical-Pharmaceutical/dp/0470638036/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=The Book of Informatics |editor=Gammack, John; Hobbs, Val; Pigott, Diarmuid |year=2011 |pages=542 |edition=1st revised |publisher=Cengage Learning |url=http://www.cengage.com/aushed/instructor.do?disciplinenumber=1003&product_isbn=9780170216005 |isbn=9780170216005}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Book-Informatics-Gammack-Hobbs-Pigott/dp/0170216004/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Handbook of Informatics for Nurses & Healthcare Professionals |author=Hebda, Toni Lee; Czar, Patricia |year=2012 |pages=624 |edition=5th |publisher=Pearson |url=http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/product/Handbook-of-Informatics-for-Nurses-Healthcare-Professionals/9780132574952.page |isbn=9780132574952}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Informatics-Nurses-Healthcare-Professionals/dp/0132574950 Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Health Informatics: Practical Guide For Healthcare And Information Technology Professionals |editor=Hoyt, Robert E.; Bailey, Nora; Yoshihashi, Ann |year=2012 |pages=490 |edition=5th |publisher=Lulu Press |url=http://www.lulu.com/shop/robert-e-hoyt-and-nora-bailey-and-ann-yoshihashi/health-informatics-practical-guide-for-healthcare-and-information-technology-professionals-fifth-edition/paperback/product-18864042.html |isbn=9781105437557}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Health-Informatics-Information-Professionals-informatics/dp/1105437558/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics |editor=International Medical Informatics Association |year=2012 |publisher=Schattauer Publishers |url=http://www.schattauer.de/en/magazine/subject-areas/journals-a-z/imia-yearbook/objectives-contents-formats/issue/special/manuscript/11851/show.html |isbn=9783794526512}}

* {{cite book |title=Informatics in Medical Imaging |editor=Kagadis, George C.; Langer, Steve G. |year=2011 |pages=367 |edition=1st |publisher=CRC Press |url=http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781439831243 |isbn=9781439831243}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Informatics-Medical-Imaging-Diagnosis-Therapy/dp/1439831246/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Data Provenance and Data Management in eScience |editor=Liu, Q.; Bai, Q.; Giugni, S.; Williamson, D.; Taylor, J. |year=2012 |pages=184 |edition=2013 |publisher=Springer |url=http://www.springer.com/engineering/book/978-3-642-29930-8 |isbn=9783642299308}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Provenance-Management-eScience-Computational-Intelligence/dp/364229930X/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Managing Technological Change: Organizational Aspects of Health Informatics |author=Lorenzi, Nancy M.; Riley, Robert T. |year=2004 |pages=305 |edition=2nd |publisher=Springer |url=http://www.springer.com/medicine/book/978-0-387-98548-0 |isbn=9781441931337}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Managing-Technological-Change-Organizational-Informatics/dp/1441931333/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Pathology Informatics: Theory and Practice |author=Pantanowitz, Liron; Tuthill, J. Mark; Balis, Ulysses G.J. |year=2012 |pages=336 |edition=1st |publisher=American Society for Clinical Pathology |url=http://www.ascp.org/Store/Books/5831.html |isbn=9780891895831}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Pathology-Informatics-Practice-Liron-Pantanowitz/dp/0891895833/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Biomedical Informatics: Computer Applications in Health Care and Biomedicine |editor=Shortliffe, Edward H.; Cimino, James J. |year=2010 |pages=1038 |edition=3rd revised |publisher=Springer |url=http://www.springer.com/public+health/book/978-0-387-28986-1 |isbn=9780387362786}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Biomedical-Informatics-Computer-Applications-Biomedicine/dp/0387289860/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=From Patient Data to Medical Knowledge: The Principles and Practice of Health Informatics |editor=Taylor, Paul |year=2006 |pages=272 |edition=1st |publisher=BMJ Books |url=http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0727917757.html |isbn=9780727917751}} ([http://www.amazon.com/From-Patient-Data-Medical-Knowledge/dp/0727917757/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Health Information Technology Basics: A Concise Guide to Principles and Practice |editor=Thomas-Brogan, Teri |year=2008 |pages=180 |edition=1st |publisher=Jones & Bartlett Learning |url=http://www.jblearning.com/catalog/9780763746872/ |isbn=9780763746872}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Health-Information-Technology-Basics-Principles/dp/0763746878/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Health Care Information Systems: A Practical Approach for Health Care Management |editor=Wager, Karen A.; Lee, Frances W.; Glaser, John P. |year=2009 |pages=544 |edition=2nd |publisher=Jossey-Bass |url=http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470387807.html |isbn=9780470387801}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Health-Care-Information-Systems-Management/dp/0470387807/ Amazon.com link])
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===Magazines, journals, and blogs===
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====Magazines====
* [http://laboratorian.advanceweb.com/ ADVANCE for Medical Laboratory Professionals]: a bi-weekly magazine that covers "the latest on compliance, marketing and professional issues" for laboratory professionals

* [http://www.americanlaboratory.com/ American Laboratory]: provides "analytical chemists and life scientists with up-to-date information about equipment, instrumentation, and applications that they use in their labs every day."

* [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/ Ariadne: Web Magazine for Information Professionals]: created "to inform policy-makers and practitioners in the higher education and research sectors of developments in the online environment."

* [http://www.bio-itworld.com/ Bio-IT World]: "provides topical news coverage and analysis of cutting-edge technologies to handle the data deluge in petascale computing and the tools to deliver individualized medicine."

* [http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/ Bioscience Technology]: "provides life science/biotechnology researchers with new product and new technology information."

* [http://www.captodayonline.com/ CAP TODAY]: a healthcare publication with "feature articles, concise news items, editorial columns, and scientific abstracts"

* [http://www.chromatographytechniques.com/ Chromatography Techniques]: "presents bylined articles, new products, technologies and application notes covering gas chromatography, liquid chromatography, ion chromatography, chemistries and columns, software, sample prep, spectroscopy and more."

* [http://clpmag.com/ Clinical Lab Products]: "focuses exclusively on products and technology for the clinical lab industry."

* [http://www.dddmag.com/ Drug Discovery & Development]: "delivers insight into the full landscape of technologies, tools, and business/regulatory strategies that help scientists and executives accelerate the pace and productivity of drug research and development."

* [http://www.ddw-online.com/ Drug Discovery World]: "examines the advances in new science and technology with a view to the commercial implications of implementing those advances and whether they can truly bring benefits to the industry as a whole" and to "the discovery and development of new therapeutics."

* [http://www.epmmagazine.com/ European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer]: keeps "readers abreast of the latest offerings and developments in R&D and manufacturing products and equipment, ingredients and contract services."

* [http://www.genengnews.com/ Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News]: covers "the entire bioproduct life cycle from early-stage R&D, to applied research including omics, biomarkers, as well as diagnostics, to bioprocessing and commercialization."

* [http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/ Health Data Management]: focuses on the process of "using information technology to achieve business goals and improve the quality of care" offered to individuals.

* [http://www.healthcare-informatics.com/ Healthcare Informatics]: covers topics like [[electronic medical record|EMR]], [[electronic health record|EHR]], wireless technologies, meaningful use policy, patient safety, point-of-care technology, health information exchange, and hospital administration.

* [http://www.labmanager.com/ Lab Manager]: "analyzes the strong link between business strategy, technological innovation and implementation."

* [http://www.labdesignnews.com/ Laboratory Design]: serves the "community involved in the design, construction, and operation of laboratory facilities, including building owners and operators, high-level lab users and managers, and the building team."

* [http://www.scientific-computing.com/lig2013/ Laboratory Informatics Guide]: a yearly special supplement to Scientific Computing World subscribers that provides articles and information about laboratory informatics.

* [http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/ Laboratory Equipment]: provides "concise and insightful information on the latest scientific instruments, software, supplies, and equipment."

* [http://www.labnews.co.uk/ Laboratory News]: provides "readers with comprehensive and detailed coverage of the issues facing contemporary science."

* [http://www.lifescienceleader.com/ Life Science Leader]: provides life science executives with the industry's best practices and "motivate[s] them to implement those best practices in their own businesses."

* [http://www.mlo-online.com/ Medical Laboratory Observer]: provides "lab professionals with peer-reviewed editorials, answers to critical questions and important product information."

* [http://www.mtbeurope.info/index.htm Medical Technology Business Europe]: covers "developments in medical technology, focusing on medical devices with electronics, and nanotechnology, diagnostics, biotechnology, and advanced prosthetics/ implants."

* [http://www.modernhealthcare.com/ Modern Healthcare]: delivers "healthcare business and policy news, research and information."

* [http://www.pharmamanufacturing.com/ Pharmaceutical Manufacturing]: covers "best practices, key trends, developments and successful applications" in the field of pharmaceutical manufacturing.

* [http://www.pharmtech.com/ Pharmaceutical Technology / Pharmaceutical Technology Europe]: provides "peer-reviewed research and expert analyses for scientists, engineers, and managers" in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, with the "Europe" version focusing on the European market.

* [http://www.pulseitmagazine.com.au/ Pulse+IT]: eHealth and health IT topics primarily targeted at the Australian and New Zealand health sectors.

* [http://www.rdmag.com/ R&D Magazine]: provides news and technical articles that focus on the research and development industry.

* [http://www.researchinformation.info/ Research Information]: provides news and articles about "online content and information management."

* [http://www.scientificcomputing.com/ Scientific Computing]: "covers the new products, services, and technologies that are available to science professionals."

* [http://www.scientific-computing.com/ Scientific Computing World]: "dedicated to the computing and information technology needs of professionals working in science, technology, engineering, and medicine."

* [http://www.the-scientist.com/ The Scientist]: "dedicated to covering a wide range of topics central to the study of cell and molecular biology, genetics, and other life-science fields."

====Journals====
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Numerous journals concerning many types of scientific informatics pursuits — from nursing informatics to cancer informatics — are produced for the scientific community and beyond. Many are only accessible through subscription or purchase, while others are open-access journals, available to anyone with Internet access.
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Click the link above for the compiled list of related journals and journal resources.
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====Blogs====

'''Individual blogs'''

* [http://www.aushealthit.blogspot.com/ Australian Health Information Technology]: informs and provides a discussion platform for eHealth topics in Australia and beyond.

* [http://tissuepathology.com/category/digital-pathology-news/laboratory-informatics/ The Digital Pathology Blog - Laboratory Informatics News]: "educate[s] and inform[s] the pathology and laboratory community about digital pathology."

* [http://ehealth.johnwsharp.com/ eHealth]: features eHealth and health IT topics from John Sharp, an IT manager for a major medical center in Northeast Ohio.

* [http://elnblog.axiope.com/ The Electronic Lab Notebook Blog]: features [[electronic laboratory notebook|ELN]] topics from Rory Macneil, CEO of Research Space.

* [http://blogs.plos.org/mfenner/ Gobbledygook]: features topics on how the Internet is changing scholarly communication, by medical doctor and cancer researcher Martin Fenner.

* [http://www.healthit.gov/buzz-blog/ Health IT Buzz]: features topics on the United States' transition to electronic health records," from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.

* [http://blogs.msdn.com/b/healthblog/ HealthBlog]: "thoughts, comments, news, and reflections about healthcare IT from Microsoft's worldwide health senior director Bill Crounse, MD."

* [http://www.healthcareguy.com/ The Healthcare IT Guy]: focuses on "healthcare IT with an emphasis on e-health, EHR/EMR, meaningful use, data integration, medical device connectivity, health informatics, and legacy modernization," by software analyst Shahid Shah.

* [http://histalk2.com/ HIStalk]: offers news and opinion on healthcare IT.

* [http://hodges-model.blogspot.com/ Hodge's Model]: "provides a space for reflections on a health, social care, and informatics model with universal potential in terms of application and users," by mental health nurse and informatics specialist Peter Jones.

* [http://informaticsprofessor.blogspot.com/ Informatics Professor]: "maintains the thoughts on various topics related to biomedical and health informatics by Dr. William Hersh, Professor and Chair, Department of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Health & Science University"

* [http://theintegratedlab.com/ The Integrated Lab]: provides information and open discussion on any topic dealing with laboratory integration.

* [http://www.modernhealthcare.com/section/blogs02 IT Everything]: covers healthcare IT, by reporter and editor Joseph Conn.

* [http://labsoftnews.typepad.com/lab_soft_news/ Lab Soft News]: covers topics of healthcare IT and pathology informatics, by Bruce Friedman, Emeritus Professor of Pathology in the Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School

* [http://managingdisinformation.blogspot.co.uk/ The Management of Disinformation]: covers topics of healthcare IT and telemedicine, by copywriter and telecare consultant Guy Dewsbury.

* [http://www.meaningfulhitnews.com/ Meaningful HIT News]: covers meaningful topics regarding healthcare IT, by professional healthcare IT journalist Neil Versel.

* [http://community.advanceweb.com/blogs/nurses_18/default.aspx Nursing Informatics & Technology]: covers the topics of "healthcare informatics, technological development and implementation."

* [http://oninformatics.com/ On Informatics]: "dedicated to uncovering the meanings and applications of medical informatics."

* [http://outonalims.com/ Out on a LIMS]: covers the topics of [[laboratory information management system|LIMS]], [[electronic laboratory notebook|ELN]], and other aspects of laboratory informatics, by Gloria Metrick of GeoMetrick Enterprises.

* [http://www.rxinformatics.com/ RX Informatics]: "seeks to better the healthcare, pharmacy, and information technology community by providing an online presence for collaboration."

* [http://socialinformaticsblog.com/ Social Informatics Blog]: covers topics on the "intersections of technology, information, and media as well as countless other paths of research."

* [http://thetelecareblog.blogspot.com/ The Telecare Blog]: covers the topic of telecare, by copywriter and telecare consultant Guy Dewsbury.

* [http://telecareaware.com/category/c1-telecare-telehealth-news/ Telehealth & Telecare Aware]: aims to help telecare and telehealth "suppliers and service providers around the world keep up to date with what each other are doing."

'''Corporate blogs'''

* [http://www.abb-conversations.com/?category=abb-review ABB Blog]: the official blog of power and industrial automation equipment and software developer [[ABB Ltd.]]

* [https://community.accelrys.com/community/accelrys_blog Accelrys Blog]: the official blog of laboratory informatics software developer [[Accelrys, Inc.]]

* [http://blog.agfahealthcare.com/ Agfa HealthCare Blog]: the official blog of healthcare IT developer [[Agfa HealthCare NV].

* [http://www.ambidata.pt/news.aspx Ambidata Blog]: the official blog of laboratory informatics software developer [[Ambidata Digital Innovation Solutions & Consulting, Lda.]]

* [http://limssystem.co.uk/ LIMS System]: the official blog of laboratory informatics software developer [[Autoscribe Ltd.]]

* [http://blog.labguru.com/ BioData Blog]: the official blog for laboratory informatics software developer [[BioData Inc.]]'s Labguru product.

* [http://http://eusoftlimsblog.wordpress.com/ Eusoft LIMS Blog]: the official blog for laboratory informatics software developer [http://www.eusoft.it/ Eusoft srl].

* [http://cerner.com/blog/ Cerner Blog]: the official blog of healthcare IT developer [[Cerner Corporation]].

* [http://blog.elekta.com/ Elekta BLog]: the official blog of healthcare IT developer [[Elekta AB]].

* [http://blog.idbs.com/ ID Business Solutions Blog]: the official blog of data management and analytic software developer [[ID Business Solutions Ltd.]]

* [http://www.kinematik.com/blog/ KineMatik Blog]: the official blog of laboratory informatics software developer [[KineMatik Ltd.]]

* [http://www.labkey.com/blog/ LabKey Blog]: the official blog of laboratory informatics software developer [[LabKey Corporation]].

* [http://www.labvantage.com/blog/ LABVANTAGE Blog]: the official blog of laboratory informatics software developer [[LABVANTAGE Solutions, Inc.]]

* [http://www.orchardsoft.com/blog/ Orchard Software Blog]: the official blog of laboratory informatics software developer [[Orchard Software Corporation]].

* [http://blog.cambridgesoft.com/ PerkinElmer Informatics Blog]: the official informatics blog of [[PerkinElmer Inc.]]

* [http://www.getthemis.com/blog/ RJ Lee Solutions Blog]: the official blog for [[RJ Lee Solutions, LLC|RJ Lee Solutions]]' THEMIS LIMS.

* [http://www.ruro.com/about/news-room/blog RURO Blog]: the official blog of laboratory informatics software developer [[RURO Inc.]]

* [http://chromblog.thermoscientific.com/blog Thermo Scientific Chromatography Blog]: the official chromatography blog for [[Thermo Scientific]].

'''Open-source project blogs'''

* [http://www.open-lims.org/news.html Open-LIMS News]: the news blog for the open-source [[Open-LIMS]].

* [http://openchrom.wordpress.com/ OpenChrom Blog]: the blog for the open-source [[OpenChrom]].

* [http://blog.openclinica.com/ OpenClinica Blog]: the blog for the open-source [[OpenClinica]].

* [http://openelis.blogspot.com/ OpenELIS Global Blog]: the global blog for the open-source [[OpenELIS]].

* [http://openmrs.org/2013/ OpenMRS Blog]: the news blog for the open-source [[OpenMRS]].
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===Web portals===
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This is a collection of web portals that relate to anything from dental informatics to healthcare IT. If you don't find the site you're looking for here, it may be in the ''[[LIMSWiki:Resources#Blogs|Blogs]]'' or ''[[LIMSWiki:Resources#Knowledge base, research, and reference|Knowledge base, research, and reference]]'' sections of the resources page.
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* [http://www.americanehr.com/Home.aspx AmericanEHR Partners]: "an online community of clinicians who use information technology to deliver care to Americans"

* [http://www.analytica-world.com/en/ analytica-world.com]: an information portal for analytics and lab technology, complementing ''analytica'', the International Trade Fair for Laboratory Technology, Analysis, and Biotechnology

* [http://www.bioafrica.net/index.php BioAfrica.net]: a "bioinformatics portal for human life in Africa," produced by the Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal

* [http://www.chicorporate.com/ Cambridge Healthtech Institute]: a life science portal by the Cambridge Healthtech Institute

* [http://www.dentalinformatics.org/ Dental Informatics Online Community]: a "virtual, global community for anyone interested in dental informatics," funded by the U.S. National Library of Medicine

* [http://www.ehi.co.uk/ E-Health Insider]: a web portal with "news, comment and analysis about healthcare IT in the UK"

* [http://www.ecoinformatics.org/ Ecoinformatics.org]: a web portal acting as an "online resource for managing ecological data and information"

* [http://www.fiercehealthit.com/ FierceHealthIT]: a web portal for "healthcare IT news with a special focus on CPOE, EMR adoption, HIPAA compliance, and other critical areas"

* [http://www.govhealthit.com/ Government Health IT]: a web portal with "news and information on how government is driving the adoption of information technology in healthcare"

* [http://www.healthinformaticsforum.com/ Health Informatics Forum]: an information portal acting as "a social network for health informatics professionals and students"

* [http://www.knowledge.scot.nhs.uk/his.aspx Health Informatics Scotland]: an NHS-based web portal for the Scottish health informatics community

* [http://www.healthtechnologyreview.com/ Health Technology Review]: a healthcare portal with "information, articles, reviews, ratings and news on today's leading healthcare technologies, with a special focus on electronic medical records and medical billing software"

* [http://www.health-e-directory.com.au/ Health-e-Directory]: a portal providing "a comprehensive listing of products and service solutions for e-Health"

* [http://www.healthcareitnews.com/ Healthcare IT News]: a news portal for healthcare IT executives that offers information on "new technologies, IT strategies and tactics, statutory and regulatory issues, as well as provider and vendor updates"

* [http://www.healthitpages.com/ HealthITPages]: an online directory of healthcare IT pages

* [http://www.hitsphere.com/ HITSphere]: a web portal for "blogs, news, tools, and other items of interest to the healthcare IT community"

* [http://www.jwatch.org/ Journal Watch]: a web portal "providing brief, clearly written, clinically focused perspectives on the medical developments that affect practice"

* [http://www.labcompliance.com/ LabCompliance.com]: a pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry portal of free and fee-based "information on how to improve quality and to comply with FDA and other regulations" including standards

* [http://www.limsfinder.com/ LIMSfinder.com]: an online portal of information devoted to [[laboratory information management system]]s and other laboratory informatics products

* [http://www.pflebit.de/doku.php PflebIT]: a nursing informatics portal and knowledgebase (in German)

* [http://www.pharma-iq.com/ Pharma IQ]: "an international online community focusing on providing pharmaceutical and biotechnology professionals with knowledge, information and biotechnology articles"

* [http://www.p-jones.demon.co.uk/linksTwo.htm Science Knowledge Domain Links]: a large collection of science- and research-related web links, many of them dealing with informatics

* [http://www.separationsnow.com/ seperationsNOW.com]: a Wiley-backed portal of information about sample preparation, electrophoresis, chromatography, genomics, and laboratory informatics

* [http://www.spectroscopynow.com/ spectroscopyNOW.com]: a Wiley-backed portal of information about numerous spectroscopic techniques

* [http://www.technologynetworks.com/ Technology Networks]: a wide collection of web resources pertaining to numerous scientific communities and topics, including informatics
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===Organizations, not-for-profits, and special interest groups===
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Organization, associations, special interest groups, institutes, and not-for-profits related to scientific informatics pursuits exist all over the world. Many have open membership while a few are very selective in their acceptance.
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Click the link above for a compiled list of these entities from around the world.
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===Government and academic===

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'''Bulgaria'''
* [http://ncphp.government.bg/en National Center of Public Health and Analyses, Ministry of Health]: "carries out activities for protecting public health, promoting health and preventing diseases, [and] providing information for healthcare management"

'''Canada'''

* [https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/ Canada Health Infoway]: "works as a strategic investor of funds provided by the Federal Government, in collaboration with the provinces and territories" towards the effort of "transforming health care through health information technology"

* [http://www.cihi.ca/ Canadian Institute for Health Information]: strives to "collect, analyze and publish data and information in a standardized way ... that allows every jurisdiction to understand, compare and use the data and information effectively to make the decisions that lead to healthier Canadians"

* [http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/index.html National Research Council Canada]: "provide[s] innovation support, strategic research, scientific and technical services"

'''Cuba'''

* [http://www.sld.cu/ Infomed, National Center for Medical Science Information, Public Health Ministry]: a portal for physicians, students, others to access a wide variety of health resources inside and outside the country

'''European Union'''

* [http://cordis.europa.eu/home_en.html CORDIS - Community Research and Development Information Service]: "devoted to European research and development (R&D) activities and technology transfer"

'''Germany'''

* [http://www.dimdi.de/static/de/index.html German Institute of Medical Documentation and Information]: "publishes classifications for coding diagnoses and operations and maintains medical term systems" as well as "operates information systems for drugs, medical devices and evaluates medical procedures"

'''Global'''

* [http://www.gbif.org/index.php?id=269 Global Biodiversity Information Facility]: "an international government-initiated and funded initiative focused on making biodiversity data available to all and anyone, for scientific research, conservation and sustainable development"

'''Hungary'''

* [http://www.eski.hu/index_en.php National Institute for Quality and Organizational Development in Healthcare and Medicines]: "coordinates health sector IT, ensures the multi-purpose use of sectoral data assets, analyzes health systems from an international perspective, and maintains the National Health Policy Library"

'''India'''

* [http://www.imtech.res.in/bic/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51 Bioinformatics Centre, Institute of Microbial Technology, Department of Biotechnology]: works to develop software and provide technological infrastructure for the country's biotechnology efforts

* [http://ernet.in/ ERNET India]: "provides IT connectivity to a range of institutional centers" in India

* [http://www.nielit.in/ National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology]: provides "quality assurance in computer education among the nation's non-formal institutes"

* [http://www.scfbio-iitd.res.in/ Supercomputing Facility for Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, IIT Delhi]: "committed towards providing bioinformatics and computational biology tools and software freely accessible to bioinformatics community"

'''Poland'''

* [http://genesilico.pl/ Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Protein Engineering, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw]: a group performing "theoretical and experimental research on nucleic acids and proteins" and developing and using "computer programs for modeling of protein three-dimensional structures"

'''United States of America'''

* [http://www.ahrq.gov/ Agency for Healthcare R Development]: "delivers insight into the full landscape of technologies, tools, and business/regulatory strategies that help scientists and executives accelerate the pace and productivity of drug research and development."

* [http://www.ddw-online.com/ Drug Discovery World]: "examines the advances in new science and technology with a view to the commercial implications of implementing those advances and whether they can truly bring benefits to the industry as a whole" and to "the discovery and development of new therapeutics."

* [http://www.epmmagazine.com/ European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer]: keeps "readers abreast of the latest offerings and developments in Research and Quality]: works "to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans"

* [http://healthit.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt/community/ahrq_national_resource_center_for_health_it/650 AHRQ National Resource Center for Health IT]: an "initiative [that] is part of the Nation's strategy to put information technology to work in health care"

* [http://www.cit.nih.gov/ Center for Information Technology]: works "to provide, coordinate and manage information technology and to advance computational science" in the U.S.

* [http://lhncbc.nlm.nih.gov/cgsb_site/servlet/Turbine Cognitive Science Branch, Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications]: "applies linguistic, statistical, and knowledge-based research and development in the investigation of techniques for improving access to biomedical information"

* [http://compbio.ornl.gov/ Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Group, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory]: "conduct[s] genetics research and system development in genomic sequencing, computational genome analysis, and computational protein structure analysis"

* [http://chirr.nlm.nih.gov/ Consumer Health Informatics Research Resource]: "provides a resource of outcome variables and suggested measures to guide a comprehensive consumer health informatics assessment;" part of the U.S. National Library of Medicine

* [http://www.data.gov/ Data.gov]: strives to "increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government"

* [http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/brp/hcirb/index.html Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute]: "supports research that examines the fundamental processes and effects of health communication and informatics on cancer-related outcomes across the cancer control continuum"

* [http://www.healthit.gov/ HealthIT.gov]: "support[s] the adoption of health information technology and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care"

* [http://dcb.cit.nih.gov/hpcio/ High Performance Computing and Informatics Office, Division of Computational Bioscience, Center for Information Technology, National Institutes of Health]: "provides expertise and resources in high performance computing, computational science, biomedical informatics, and modern information technology to the NIH scientific community" ([http://hpcio.cit.nih.gov/ alternate URL])

* [http://www.cdc.gov/osels/lspppo/index.html Laboratory Science, Policy and Practice Program Office; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]: "provide[s] leadership, advocacy and cross-cutting services to continuously strengthen the quality of laboratory science, policy and practice at CDC, in the U.S. and globally"

* [http://lhncbc.nlm.nih.gov/ Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications]: "conducts biomedical informatics research in support of the U.S. National Library of Medicine"

* [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives and Records Administration]: nation's record keeper of important legal and historical documents and materials

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ National Center for Biotechnology Information]: "advances science and health by providing access to biomedical and genomic information"

* [http://www.ncbcs.org/ National Center for Biomedical Computing]: "the core of the networked national effort to build the computational infrastructure for biomedical computing in the nation;" funded by the National Institutes of Health

* [http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/ National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics]: "serve[s] as an advisory body to the Department of Health and Human Services on health data, statistics and national health information policy"

* [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/ National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology]: "improving the collection, storage, analysis, retrieval, and dissemination of health services research"

* [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ National Library of Medicine]: makes available various print and electronic documents; "supports and conducts research, development, and training in biomedical informatics and health information technology"

* [http://www.cdph.ca.gov/data/informatics/Pages/PHIP.aspx Public Health Informatics Program, California Department of Public Health]: "responsible for the enterprise collaboration of public health informatics across the California Department of Public Health"

* [http://www.science.gov/ Science.gov]: "searches over 55 databases and over 2100 selected websites from 13 federal agencies, offering 200 million pages of authoritative U.S. government science information including research and development results"

* [http://www.tatrc.org/ Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center, US Army Medical Research and Matériel Command]: "performs medical reconnaissance and special operations to address critical gaps that are underrepresented in [Department of Defense] medical research programs"
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====Educational programs, training, and certifications====
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Bio, health, laboratory, medical, and nursing informatics education programs are arguably abundant in higher learning institutes and other entities. This compilation attempts to cover those academic programs, department, and facilities.
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Click the link above for the full list of resources.
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===Conferences and trade shows===

====Conferences====
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Scientific informatics is unsurprisingly an advancing field with a lot to talk about and share with others. Societies, associations, or professional groups will often turn to the conference to better disseminate and share information and ideas with other like-minded individuals and entities.
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Click the link above for the full list of scientific informatics conferences.

====Trade shows====
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Like conferences, trade shows are another way for individuals in broad or very focused scientific pursuits to learn about the technology affecting their field. Information, ideas, and innovative product demonstrations can be shared with attendees looking to learn more about or gain a competitive advantage in their trade.
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Click the link above for the full list of scientific informatics trade shows.
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===Discussion groups and social networks===
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* [http://www.linkedin.com/groups/BCS-Health-Informatics-Forum-1058857 BCS Health Informatics Forum]: a non-official British Computer Society (BCS) LinkedIn group discussing the field of healthcare informatics

* [http://www.biotechspin.com/ Biotechspin]: "the largest network for biotech, medtech, pharma, agrotech, healthcare, cosmetics, chemistry and cleantech professionals with multiple very helpful free tools and databases"

* [http://www.dentalinformatics.org/ Dental Informatics Online Community]: a "virtual, global community for anyone interested in dental informatics"

* [http://fhts.ac.in/index.php/forum-2/?mingleforumaction=viewforum&f=1.0 Foundation of Healthcare Technologies Society Forum]: a forum for discussing technology in healthcare

* [http://dir.gmane.org/ GMANE]: a public mail / bulletin board system for numerous fields of science and tech; related tools include: [http://dir.gmane.org/search.php?match=informatics bioinformatics GMANEs] and [http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.science.biology.informatics.bulletin the BiO Bulletin Board]

* [http://www.healthinformaticsforum.com/ Health Informatics Forum]: "a social network for health informatics professionals and students"

* [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/iami_gen IAMI_Gen at Google Groups]: the Indian Association for Medical Informatics on Google Groups

* [https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/ JISCMail]: "a large collection of groups which enable academics, support staff and researchers to collaborate"

* [http://my.lrig.org/LRIG/Communities/ViewCommunities/GroupDetails/ Laboratory Robotics Interest Group]: this special interest group has their own set of discussion boards

* [http://www.linkedin.com/groups/LiMS-forum-professional-network-LIMS-2069898 LiMS Forum - Laboratory Informatics Institute user's group]: a LinkedIn user group for laboratory informatics topics

* [http://www.linkedin.com/groups/LIMS-Laboratory-Informatics-36640 LIMS/Laboratory Informatics user's group]: a LinkedIn user group for laboratory informatics and [[LIMS]] topics

* [[LIMSWiki:LIMSforum and LIMS/LI annual top 50|LIMSforum and LIMS/LI annual top 50]]: a collection of the most active and commented posts from LiMS Forum and LIMS/Laboratory Informatics

* [http://www.informaticsnurse.com/index.php Nursing Informatics Online]: a forum for professionals to discuss the topic of nursing informatics
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===Market studies and reports===
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Rather than linking directly to specific studies and reports, this list focuses on entities that provide (occasionally or frequently) studies and reports related to healthcare, healthcare IT, and scientific applications of informatics as well as broader fields of research.

* [http://www.arcweb.com/market-studies/pages/default.aspx ARC Advisory Group]: a list of "studies [that] cover the full breadth of enterprise software, manufacturing applications, automation products, and related services"

* [http://www.bharatbook.com/researchIndex.asp Bharat Book Bureau]: market reports and research into almost any imaginable topic

* [http://www.chilmarkresearch.com/research/reports/ Chilmark Research]: a research group focusing solely on health IT

* [http://www.klasresearch.com/klasreports/myreports/ KLAS Enterprises]: "helps healthcare providers make informed technology decisions by reporting accurate, honest, and impartial vendor performance data"

* [http://www.pharma-iq.com/survey/ Pharma-IQ - Surveys]: surveys conducted concerning pharmaceutical manufacturing

* [http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ostp/pcast/docsreports President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology]: a U.S. "advisory group of the nation's leading scientists and engineers who directly advise the President and the Executive Office of the President;" the group occasionally releases science and technology reports and documents to the public

* [http://www.researchandmarkets.com/ Research and Markets]: declares itself the "world's largest market research resource"

* [http://www.research2guidance.com/shop/index.php research2guidance]: "provide[s] market intelligence on the mobile applications market"

* [http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com/ Transparency Market Research]: "a market intelligence company providing global business research reports" into pharmaceuticals, medical devices, chemicals and materials, technology, and more
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===Knowledge base, research, and reference===
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There are a variety of Internet-based tools available for people researching about or in the field of scientific informatics.
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===Specifications and standards===
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'''Resources for researching specifications and standards'''

[http://www.ansi.org/ American National Standards Institute]: "oversees the creation, promulgation and use of thousands of norms and guidelines that directly impact businesses in nearly every sector"

[http://www.astm.org/ ASTM International]: handles the "development and delivery of international voluntary consensus standards"

[http://medical.nema.org/ Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine]: "the international standard for medical images and related information"

[http://www.findacode.com/ FindACode]: "an online database of medical billing codes and information"

[http://www.nlm.nih.gov/healthit.html Health Information Technology and Health Data Standards at NLM]: "the central coordinating body for clinical terminology standards within the Department of Health and Human Services"

[http://www.ncpdp.org/ National Council for Prescription Drug Programs]: develops "ANSI-accredited standards, and guidance for promoting information exchanges related to medications, supplies, and services within the healthcare system"

[http://www.nist.gov/director/sco/index.cfm National Institute of Standards and Technology - Standards Coordination Office]: aims "to equip U.S. industry with the standards-related tools and information necessary to effectively compete in the global marketplace"

'''Specific specifications and standards'''

* [http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=5ff3a0efed913ef8fae9e225869688a2&rgn=div5&view=text&node=21:1.0.1.1.7&idno=21 21 CFR Part 11]: provides compliance information regarding electronic records and electronic signatures

* [http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=5ff3a0efed913ef8fae9e225869688a2&rgn=div5&view=text&node=40:1.0.1.1.3&idno=40 40 CFR Part 3]: provides for electronic reporting (in lieu of a paper document) to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

* [http://www.abccodes.com/ali/ ABC Codes]: five-digit [[Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act]]-compliant (HIPAA) alpha codes (e.g., AAAAA) used by licensed and non-licensed healthcare practitioners on standard healthcare claim forms ([http://www.findacode.com/abc/abc-code-set.html additional ABC Codes resource])

* [http://www.x12.org/ ASC X12]: develops and maintains electronic data interchange (EDI) and context inspired component architecture (CICA) standards as well as XML schema

* [http://www.astm.org/COMMIT/SUBCOMMIT/E13.htm ASTM Standards Under the Jurisdiction of E13 - Molecular Spectroscopy and Separation Science]: ASTM Committee E13 on Molecular Spectroscopy and Separation Science; most if not all standards are relevant to laboratory informatics professionals, and all can be found with this link; especially of interest:
: Committee E13.15 on Analytical Data
:: • [http://www.astm.org/Standards/E386.htm E386-90(2011) Standard Practice for Data Presentation Relating to High-Resolution Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy]
:: • [http://www.astm.org/Standards/E1578.htm E1578-06 Standard Guide for Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)]
:: • [http://www.astm.org/Standards/E1947.htm E1947-98(2009) Standard Specification for Analytical Data Interchange Protocol for Chromatographic Data]
:: • [http://www.astm.org/Standards/E1948.htm E1948-98(2009) Standard Guide for Analytical Data Interchange Protocol for Chromatographic Data]
:: • [http://www.astm.org/Standards/E1989.htm E1989-98(2004) Standard Specification for Laboratory Equipment Control Interface (LECIS) (Withdrawn 2009)]
:: • [http://www.astm.org/Standards/E2066.htm E2066-00(2007) Standard Guide for Validation of Laboratory Information Management Systems]
:: • [http://www.astm.org/Standards/E2077.htm E2077-00(2010) Standard Specification for Analytical Data Interchange Protocol for Mass Spectrometric Data]
:: • [http://www.astm.org/Standards/E2078.htm E2078-00(2010) Standard Guide for Analytical Data Interchange Protocol for Mass Spectrometric Data]

* [http://www.astm.org/COMMIT/SUBCOMMIT/E31.htm ASTM Standards Under the Jurisdiction of E31 - Healthcare Informatics]: ASTM Committee E31 on Healthcare Informatics ([http://www.astm.org/COMMITTEE/E31.htm alternate URL])

* [http://www.amia.org/biomedical-informatics-core-competencies Biomedical Informatics Core Competencies, AMIA]: the American Medical Informatics Association's attempt "to develop a formal definition of biomedical informatics and to specify the core competencies that should drive curriculum and course design for graduate training in the field"

* [http://medical.nema.org/standard.html DICOM Standard]: official listing of the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine standards

* [http://www.ispe.org/good-automated-manufacturing-practice-gamp-resources GAMP Resources]: a Good Automated Manufacturing Practice resource list from the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering

* [http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/HIPAA-Administrative-Simplification/HIPAAGenInfo/TheHIPAALawandRelated-Information.html HIPAA Law and Related Information]: HIPAA resources from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

* [http://www.hl7.org/implement/standards/index.cfm HL7 International Standards]: "a framework (and related standards) for the exchange, integration, sharing, and retrieval of electronic health information"

* [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/icd.htm ICD-9 and ICD-10]: the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) code set "used to code and classify mortality data from death certificates;" tools for looking up ICD-9 and -10 codes: [http://www.icd9data.com/ IDC9Data.com] and [http://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/staticpages/icd-9-code-lookup.aspx CMS code lookup]

* [http://www.icn.ch/pillarsprograms/international-classification-for-nursing-practice-icnpr/ ICNP]: the International Classification for Nursing Practice "establishes an international standard to facilitate description and comparison of nursing practice"

* [http://www.iso.org/iso/home/store/catalogue_ics.htm ISO Standards Catalogue]: international standards for products and services

* [http://loinc.org/ LOINC: Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes]: "a universal code system for identifying laboratory and clinical observations"

* [http://www.ncpdp.org/standards.aspx NCPDP Telecommunication Standard Version 5.1]: "provide[s] a standard format for the electronic submission of third-party drug claims"

* [http://www.omahasystem.org/overview.html The Omaha System]: a standardized health care terminology consisting of an assessment component, an intervention component, and an outcomes component

* [http://www-test.openehr.org/programs/specification/releases/currentbaseline openEHR Specification Project]: an electronic health record (EHR) specification project

* [http://www.cdc.gov/informaticscompetencies/ Public Health Informatics Competencies, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]: a comprehensive list of competencies that define the discipline of public health informatics and its skillsets

* [http://www.ihtsdo.org/snomed-ct/ SNOMED CT]: a set of "comprehensive, multilingual clinical healthcare terminology"

* [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/ UMLS: Unified Medical Language System]: "integrates and distributes key terminology, classification and coding standards, and associated resources to promote creation of more effective and interoperable biomedical information systems and services"

* [http://www.wfmc.org/xpdl.html XPDL Support and Resources]: a process definition exchange framework
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===Jobs and career search===
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While you can search any online job board, these sites specifically seem to contain a significant number of science and medical informatics jobs.

* [http://www.biohealthmatics.com/ Biohealthmatics.com]: a "career networking portal for biotechnology and healthcare IT" in the U.S. and U.K markets

* [https://bioinformatics.ca/jobs Bioinformatics.ca - Job Postings]: the informatics and bioinformatics job focus is mostly in Canada, though jobs in the U.S., U.K., and other parts of the world occasionally show up; job posting limited to Bioinformatics.ca members

* [http://www.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/Jobs/JobResults.aspx?SB%3Asbkw=Laboratory+Informatics CareerBuilder.com - Laboratory informatics]: a "laboratory informatics" job search at CareerBuilder.com; modify your search for other careers

* [http://jobs.ehealthcareers.ca/ eHealthCareers.ca]: the eHealthCareers job board

* [http://jobs.healthinformaticsforum.com/a/jobs/find-jobs Health Informatics Jobs]: health informatics job postings at the Health Informatics Forum; may include other informatics jobs

* [http://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=Laboratory+Informatics&l= Indeed.com - Laboratory Informatics]: a "laboratory informatics" job search at Indeed.com; modify your search for other careers

* [http://labcareers.jobamatic.com/a/jobs/find-jobs LabCareers.com]: all job postings at LabCareers.com; seems to be a good source for [[laboratory information management system|LIMS]]- and [[laboratory information system|LIS]]-related work

* [http://my.lrig.org/LRIG/Careers/JobOpenings Laboratory Robotics Interest Group job board]: this special interest group has a section for users to make job postings

* [http://www.linkedin.com/groups?jobs=&gid=36640&trk=anet_ug_jobs&goback=%2Egmr_36640 LIMS/Laboratory Informatics Group on LinkedIn]: this links to the "Jobs" section of this LinkedIn group; you may need to request access to the group

* [http://www.informaticsnurse.com/index.php?page=nursing_informatics_jobs Nursing Informatics Online - Jobs]: latest job posting from the Nursing Informatics Online forum

* [http://www.simplyhired.com/a/jobs/list/q-laboratory+informatics Simply Hired - Laboratory Informatics]: a "laboratory informatics" job search at SimplyHired.com; modify your search for other careers
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===Miscellaneous===
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====Projects====

* [http://www.beliefproject.org/ BELIEF]: a set of "different projects and initiatives involving researchers from across the world" working with e-Infrastructures in Europe

* [http://www.epsos.eu/ epSOS – the European eHealth Project]: "aims to design, build and evaluate a service infrastructure that demonstrates cross-border interoperability between electronic health record systems in Europe"

* [http://www.myopennotes.org/ OpenNotes]: "an initiative that invites patients to review their visit notes written by their doctors, nurses, or other clinicians"

* [http://p-medicine.eu/ p-medicine Project]: a European initiative to create "an innovative and integrated technological solution to enable personalised medicine"

* [http://statehieresources.org/ State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program]: a U.S. initiative "designed to promote health information exchange (HIE) across the health care system"

====Datasets====

* [http://bioinformatics.ca/links_directory/?filter=databases Bioinformatics Links Directory - Databases]: "features curated links to molecular resources, tools and databases;" link filters to show databases only

* [http://www.data.gov/ Data.gov]: a U.S. initiative "to increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government"

* [http://www.opendoar.org/ Directory of Open Access Repositories]: "an authoritative directory of academic open access [data] repositories"

* [http://wwwcf.nlm.nih.gov/hsrr_search/index.cfm Health Services and Sciences Research Resources, U.S. National Library of Medicine]: "information about research datasets and instruments/indices employed in health services research, behavioral and social sciences, and public health;" choose "Search Datasets only" before you begin your search

* [http://adatgyujtes.gyemszi.hu/IMEA/IMEAIndex.jsp Internet-based Hungarian Health Datawarehouse]: contains "various data on Hungarian health care"

* [http://www.informatics.jax.org/ Mouse Genome Informatics]: a massive collection of resources (books, datasets, analysis tools, etc.) related to the study of the mouse genome

* [http://www.evidence.nhs.uk/nhs-evidence-content/journals-and-databases NHS Evidence - Journals and Databases]: "enables access to authoritative clinical and non-clinical evidence and best practice through a web-based portal"

* [https://iview.ic.nhs.uk/ NHS iView]: "a free resource that provides flexible access to a wide range of health and social care data"

* [http://roar.eprints.org/ Registry of Open Access Repositories]: "promote[s] the development of open access by providing timely information about the growth and status of repositories throughout the world"

* [http://worldwidescience.org/ WorldWideScience.org]: "a global science gateway comprised of national and international scientific databases and portals"

====Research centers and organizations====

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_government_scientific_research_organizations Canadian government scientific research organization list] on Wikipedia

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_university_scientific_research_organizations Canadian university scientific research organization list] on Wikipedia

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_genetics_research_organizations Genetics research organization list] on Wikipedia

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_research_institutes_in_Pakistan Pakistani research institute list] on Wikipedia

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==Welcome to the LIMSwiki [[informatics]] resource portal==

This collection of web links represents an attempt to collate as many useful online scientific and [[health informatics|health]] informatics-related materials and research tools as possible. As entities often change the URLs of their material or delete it in total, it's quite likely you may discover a bad URL or two. We'll try to keep this updated as often as possible, but please do help if you are able.

An attempt was made to be as thorough as possible in most categories, though we realize some entities — especially non-English websites — may have escaped our search efforts. The books category is somewhat of a special case, as we tried to focus on relevant books published within the last 10 to 12 years, primarily those with positive feedback on Amazon and other online retailers. However, search tools for finding other informatics books have been included to allow you to research and decide for yourself if a particular book is worth looking into.

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====Resources for finding books related to laboratory and other types of informatics====

[http://www.crcpress.com/search/results.jsf?_kw=informatics&category=+All+Subjects&x=0&y=0 CRC Press], informatics books

[http://www2.ispe.org/eseries/scriptcontent/orders/index_PRISM.cfm International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering] (ISPE), all books

[http://www.iospress.nl/catalogue/books/ IOS Press], all books

[http://www.jblearning.com/computing/bioinformatics/ Jones and Bartlett Learning], bioinformatics books

[http://www.nap.edu/topics.php?topic=279 The National Academies Press], computers and information technology books

[http://www.springer.com/ Springer], all books

[http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-302371.html Wiley], all books

====Informatics books====

* {{cite book |title=Electronic Health Records |editor=Carter, Jerome H. |year=2008 |pages=530 |edition=2nd |publisher=American College of Physicians |url=https://www.acponline.org/ebizatpro/ProductsandServices/BooksfromACPPress/ACPPressDetail/tabid/203/Default.aspx?ProductId=17173 |isbn=9781930513976}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Electronic-Health-Records-Second-Jerome/dp/1930513976 Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Clinical Knowledge Management: Opportunities and Challenges |author=Bali, Rajeev K. |year=2005 |pages=334 |edition=1st |publisher=IGI Global |url=http://www.igi-global.com/book/clinical-knowledge-management/155 |isbn=9781591403005}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Clinical-Knowledge-Management-Opportunities-Challenges/dp/1591403006 Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Informatics for the Clinical Laboratory: A Practical Guide |editor=Cowan, Daniel |year=2002 |pages=324 |edition=1st |publisher=Springer |url=http://www.springer.com/public+health/book/978-0-387-95362-5 |isbn=9780387244495}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Informatics-Clinical-Laboratory-Practical-Pathologist/dp/0387244492/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Health Information Technology |author=Davis, Nadinia A.; LaCour, Melissa |year=2013 |pages=604 |edition=3rd |publisher=Elsevier |url=http://www.us.elsevierhealth.com/product.jsp?isbn=9781437727364 |isbn=9781437727364}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Health-Information-Technology-Nadinia-Davis/dp/1437727360/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Collaborative Computational Technologies for Biomedical Research |editor=Ekins, Sean; Hupcey, Maggie A. Z.; Williams, Antony J.; Bingham, Alpheus |year=2011 |pages=576 |edition=1st |publisher=Wiley |url=http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470638036.html |isbn=9780470638033}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Collaborative-Computational-Technologies-Biomedical-Pharmaceutical/dp/0470638036/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=The Book of Informatics |editor=Gammack, John; Hobbs, Val; Pigott, Diarmuid |year=2011 |pages=542 |edition=1st revised |publisher=Cengage Learning |url=http://www.cengage.com/aushed/instructor.do?disciplinenumber=1003&product_isbn=9780170216005 |isbn=9780170216005}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Book-Informatics-Gammack-Hobbs-Pigott/dp/0170216004/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Handbook of Informatics for Nurses & Healthcare Professionals |author=Hebda, Toni Lee; Czar, Patricia |year=2012 |pages=624 |edition=5th |publisher=Pearson |url=http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/product/Handbook-of-Informatics-for-Nurses-Healthcare-Professionals/9780132574952.page |isbn=9780132574952}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Informatics-Nurses-Healthcare-Professionals/dp/0132574950 Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Health Informatics: Practical Guide For Healthcare And Information Technology Professionals |editor=Hoyt, Robert E.; Bailey, Nora; Yoshihashi, Ann |year=2012 |pages=490 |edition=5th |publisher=Lulu Press |url=http://www.lulu.com/shop/robert-e-hoyt-and-nora-bailey-and-ann-yoshihashi/health-informatics-practical-guide-for-healthcare-and-information-technology-professionals-fifth-edition/paperback/product-18864042.html |isbn=9781105437557}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Health-Informatics-Information-Professionals-informatics/dp/1105437558/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics |editor=International Medical Informatics Association |year=2012 |publisher=Schattauer Publishers |url=http://www.schattauer.de/en/magazine/subject-areas/journals-a-z/imia-yearbook/objectives-contents-formats/issue/special/manuscript/11851/show.html |isbn=9783794526512}}

* {{cite book |title=Informatics in Medical Imaging |editor=Kagadis, George C.; Langer, Steve G. |year=2011 |pages=367 |edition=1st |publisher=CRC Press |url=http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781439831243 |isbn=9781439831243}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Informatics-Medical-Imaging-Diagnosis-Therapy/dp/1439831246/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Data Provenance and Data Management in eScience |editor=Liu, Q.; Bai, Q.; Giugni, S.; Williamson, D.; Taylor, J. |year=2012 |pages=184 |edition=2013 |publisher=Springer |url=http://www.springer.com/engineering/book/978-3-642-29930-8 |isbn=9783642299308}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Provenance-Management-eScience-Computational-Intelligence/dp/364229930X/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Managing Technological Change: Organizational Aspects of Health Informatics |author=Lorenzi, Nancy M.; Riley, Robert T. |year=2004 |pages=305 |edition=2nd |publisher=Springer |url=http://www.springer.com/medicine/book/978-0-387-98548-0 |isbn=9781441931337}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Managing-Technological-Change-Organizational-Informatics/dp/1441931333/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Pathology Informatics: Theory and Practice |author=Pantanowitz, Liron; Tuthill, J. Mark; Balis, Ulysses G.J. |year=2012 |pages=336 |edition=1st |publisher=American Society for Clinical Pathology |url=http://www.ascp.org/Store/Books/5831.html |isbn=9780891895831}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Pathology-Informatics-Practice-Liron-Pantanowitz/dp/0891895833/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Biomedical Informatics: Computer Applications in Health Care and Biomedicine |editor=Shortliffe, Edward H.; Cimino, James J. |year=2010 |pages=1038 |edition=3rd revised |publisher=Springer |url=http://www.springer.com/public+health/book/978-0-387-28986-1 |isbn=9780387362786}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Biomedical-Informatics-Computer-Applications-Biomedicine/dp/0387289860/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=From Patient Data to Medical Knowledge: The Principles and Practice of Health Informatics |editor=Taylor, Paul |year=2006 |pages=272 |edition=1st |publisher=BMJ Books |url=http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0727917757.html |isbn=9780727917751}} ([http://www.amazon.com/From-Patient-Data-Medical-Knowledge/dp/0727917757/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Health Information Technology Basics: A Concise Guide to Principles and Practice |editor=Thomas-Brogan, Teri |year=2008 |pages=180 |edition=1st |publisher=Jones & Bartlett Learning |url=http://www.jblearning.com/catalog/9780763746872/ |isbn=9780763746872}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Health-Information-Technology-Basics-Principles/dp/0763746878/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Health Care Information Systems: A Practical Approach for Health Care Management |editor=Wager, Karen A.; Lee, Frances W.; Glaser, John P. |year=2009 |pages=544 |edition=2nd |publisher=Jossey-Bass |url=http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470387807.html |isbn=9780470387801}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Health-Care-Information-Systems-Management/dp/0470387807/ Amazon.com link])
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===Magazines, journals, and blogs===
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====Magazines====
* [http://laboratorian.advanceweb.com/ ADVANCE for Medical Laboratory Professionals]: a bi-weekly magazine that covers "the latest on compliance, marketing and professional issues" for laboratory professionals

* [http://www.americanlaboratory.com/ American Laboratory]: provides "analytical chemists and life scientists with up-to-date information about equipment, instrumentation, and applications that they use in their labs every day."

* [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/ Ariadne: Web Magazine for Information Professionals]: created "to inform policy-makers and practitioners in the higher education and research sectors of developments in the online environment."

* [http://www.bio-itworld.com/ Bio-IT World]: "provides topical news coverage and analysis of cutting-edge technologies to handle the data deluge in petascale computing and the tools to deliver individualized medicine."

* [http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/ Bioscience Technology]: "provides life science/biotechnology researchers with new product and new technology information."

* [http://www.captodayonline.com/ CAP TODAY]: a healthcare publication with "feature articles, concise news items, editorial columns, and scientific abstracts"

* [http://www.chromatographytechniques.com/ Chromatography Techniques]: "presents bylined articles, new products, technologies and application notes covering gas chromatography, liquid chromatography, ion chromatography, chemistries and columns, software, sample prep, spectroscopy and more."

* [http://clpmag.com/ Clinical Lab Products]: "focuses exclusively on products and technology for the clinical lab industry."

* [http://www.dddmag.com/ Drug Discovery & Development]: "delivers insight into the full landscape of technologies, tools, and business/regulatory strategies that help scientists and executives accelerate the pace and productivity of drug research and development."

* [http://www.ddw-online.com/ Drug Discovery World]: "examines the advances in new science and technology with a view to the commercial implications of implementing those advances and whether they can truly bring benefits to the industry as a whole" and to "the discovery and development of new therapeutics."

* [http://www.epmmagazine.com/ European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer]: keeps "readers abreast of the latest offerings and developments in R&D and manufacturing products and equipment, ingredients and contract services."

* [http://www.genengnews.com/ Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News]: covers "the entire bioproduct life cycle from early-stage R&D, to applied research including omics, biomarkers, as well as diagnostics, to bioprocessing and commercialization."

* [http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/ Health Data Management]: focuses on the process of "using information technology to achieve business goals and improve the quality of care" offered to individuals.

* [http://www.healthcare-informatics.com/ Healthcare Informatics]: covers topics like [[electronic medical record|EMR]], [[electronic health record|EHR]], wireless technologies, meaningful use policy, patient safety, point-of-care technology, health information exchange, and hospital administration.

* [http://www.labmanager.com/ Lab Manager]: "analyzes the strong link between business strategy, technological innovation and implementation."

* [http://www.labdesignnews.com/ Laboratory Design]: serves the "community involved in the design, construction, and operation of laboratory facilities, including building owners and operators, high-level lab users and managers, and the building team."

* [http://www.scientific-computing.com/lig2013/ Laboratory Informatics Guide]: a yearly special supplement to Scientific Computing World subscribers that provides articles and information about laboratory informatics.

* [http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/ Laboratory Equipment]: provides "concise and insightful information on the latest scientific instruments, software, supplies, and equipment."

* [http://www.labnews.co.uk/ Laboratory News]: provides "readers with comprehensive and detailed coverage of the issues facing contemporary science."

* [http://www.lifescienceleader.com/ Life Science Leader]: provides life science executives with the industry's best practices and "motivate[s] them to implement those best practices in their own businesses."

* [http://www.mlo-online.com/ Medical Laboratory Observer]: provides "lab professionals with peer-reviewed editorials, answers to critical questions and important product information."

* [http://www.mtbeurope.info/index.htm Medical Technology Business Europe]: covers "developments in medical technology, focusing on medical devices with electronics, and nanotechnology, diagnostics, biotechnology, and advanced prosthetics/ implants."

* [http://www.modernhealthcare.com/ Modern Healthcare]: delivers "healthcare business and policy news, research and information."

* [http://www.pharmamanufacturing.com/ Pharmaceutical Manufacturing]: covers "best practices, key trends, developments and successful applications" in the field of pharmaceutical manufacturing.

* [http://www.pharmtech.com/ Pharmaceutical Technology / Pharmaceutical Technology Europe]: provides "peer-reviewed research and expert analyses for scientists, engineers, and managers" in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, with the "Europe" version focusing on the European market.

* [http://www.pulseitmagazine.com.au/ Pulse+IT]: eHealth and health IT topics primarily targeted at the Australian and New Zealand health sectors.

* [http://www.rdmag.com/ R&D Magazine]: provides news and technical articles that focus on the research and development industry.

* [http://www.researchinformation.info/ Research Information]: provides news and articles about "online content and information management."

* [http://www.scientificcomputing.com/ Scientific Computing]: "covers the new products, services, and technologies that are available to science professionals."

* [http://www.scientific-computing.com/ Scientific Computing World]: "dedicated to the computing and information technology needs of professionals working in science, technology, engineering, and medicine."

* [http://www.the-scientist.com/ The Scientist]: "dedicated to covering a wide range of topics central to the study of cell and molecular biology, genetics, and other life-science fields."

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Numerous journals concerning many types of scientific informatics pursuits — from nursing informatics to cancer informatics — are produced for the scientific community and beyond. Many are only accessible through subscription or purchase, while others are open-access journals, available to anyone with Internet access.
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====Blogs====

'''Individual blogs'''

* [http://www.aushealthit.blogspot.com/ Australian Health Information Technology]: informs and provides a discussion platform for eHealth topics in Australia and beyond.

* [http://tissuepathology.com/category/digital-pathology-news/laboratory-informatics/ The Digital Pathology Blog - Laboratory Informatics News]: "educate[s] and inform[s] the pathology and laboratory community about digital pathology."

* [http://ehealth.johnwsharp.com/ eHealth]: features eHealth and health IT topics from John Sharp, an IT manager for a major medical center in Northeast Ohio.

* [http://elnblog.axiope.com/ The Electronic Lab Notebook Blog]: features [[electronic laboratory notebook|ELN]] topics from Rory Macneil, CEO of Research Space.

* [http://blogs.plos.org/mfenner/ Gobbledygook]: features topics on how the Internet is changing scholarly communication, by medical doctor and cancer researcher Martin Fenner.

* [http://www.healthit.gov/buzz-blog/ Health IT Buzz]: features topics on the United States' transition to electronic health records," from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.

* [http://blogs.msdn.com/b/healthblog/ HealthBlog]: "thoughts, comments, news, and reflections about healthcare IT from Microsoft's worldwide health senior director Bill Crounse, MD."

* [http://www.healthcareguy.com/ The Healthcare IT Guy]: focuses on "healthcare IT with an emphasis on e-health, EHR/EMR, meaningful use, data integration, medical device connectivity, health informatics, and legacy modernization," by software analyst Shahid Shah.

* [http://histalk2.com/ HIStalk]: offers news and opinion on healthcare IT.

* [http://hodges-model.blogspot.com/ Hodge's Model]: "provides a space for reflections on a health, social care, and informatics model with universal potential in terms of application and users," by mental health nurse and informatics specialist Peter Jones.

* [http://informaticsprofessor.blogspot.com/ Informatics Professor]: "maintains the thoughts on various topics related to biomedical and health informatics by Dr. William Hersh, Professor and Chair, Department of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Health & Science University"

* [http://theintegratedlab.com/ The Integrated Lab]: provides information and open discussion on any topic dealing with laboratory integration.

* [http://www.modernhealthcare.com/section/blogs02 IT Everything]: covers healthcare IT, by reporter and editor Joseph Conn.

* [http://labsoftnews.typepad.com/lab_soft_news/ Lab Soft News]: covers topics of healthcare IT and pathology informatics, by Bruce Friedman, Emeritus Professor of Pathology in the Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School

* [http://managingdisinformation.blogspot.co.uk/ The Management of Disinformation]: covers topics of healthcare IT and telemedicine, by copywriter and telecare consultant Guy Dewsbury.

* [http://www.meaningfulhitnews.com/ Meaningful HIT News]: covers meaningful topics regarding healthcare IT, by professional healthcare IT journalist Neil Versel.

* [http://community.advanceweb.com/blogs/nurses_18/default.aspx Nursing Informatics & Technology]: covers the topics of "healthcare informatics, technological development and implementation."

* [http://oninformatics.com/ On Informatics]: "dedicated to uncovering the meanings and applications of medical informatics."

* [http://outonalims.com/ Out on a LIMS]: covers the topics of [[laboratory information management system|LIMS]], [[electronic laboratory notebook|ELN]], and other aspects of laboratory informatics, by Gloria Metrick of GeoMetrick Enterprises.

* [http://www.rxinformatics.com/ RX Informatics]: "seeks to better the healthcare, pharmacy, and information technology community by providing an online presence for collaboration."

* [http://socialinformaticsblog.com/ Social Informatics Blog]: covers topics on the "intersections of technology, information, and media as well as countless other paths of research."

* [http://thetelecareblog.blogspot.com/ The Telecare Blog]: covers the topic of telecare, by copywriter and telecare consultant Guy Dewsbury.

* [http://telecareaware.com/category/c1-telecare-telehealth-news/ Telehealth & Telecare Aware]: aims to help telecare and telehealth "suppliers and service providers around the world keep up to date with what each other are doing."

'''Corporate blogs'''

* [http://www.abb-conversations.com/?category=abb-review ABB Blog]: the official blog of power and industrial automation equipment and software developer [[ABB Ltd.]]

* [https://community.accelrys.com/community/accelrys_blog Accelrys Blog]: the official blog of laboratory informatics software developer [[Accelrys, Inc.]]

* [http://blog.agfahealthcare.com/ Agfa HealthCare Blog]: the official blog of healthcare IT developer [[Agfa HealthCare NV].

* [http://www.ambidata.pt/news.aspx Ambidata Blog]: the official blog of laboratory informatics software developer [[Ambidata Digital Innovation Solutions & Consulting, Lda.]]

* [http://limssystem.co.uk/ LIMS System]: the official blog of laboratory informatics software developer [[Autoscribe Ltd.]]

* [http://blog.labguru.com/ BioData Blog]: the official blog for laboratory informatics software developer [[BioData Inc.]]'s Labguru product.

* [http://http://eusoftlimsblog.wordpress.com/ Eusoft LIMS Blog]: the official blog for laboratory informatics software developer [[http://www.eusoft.it/ Eusoft srl]].

* [http://cerner.com/blog/ Cerner Blog]: the official blog of healthcare IT developer [[Cerner Corporation]].

* [http://blog.elekta.com/ Elekta BLog]: the official blog of healthcare IT developer [[Elekta AB]].

* [http://blog.idbs.com/ ID Business Solutions Blog]: the official blog of data management and analytic software developer [[ID Business Solutions Ltd.]]

* [http://www.kinematik.com/blog/ KineMatik Blog]: the official blog of laboratory informatics software developer [[KineMatik Ltd.]]

* [http://www.labkey.com/blog/ LabKey Blog]: the official blog of laboratory informatics software developer [[LabKey Corporation]].

* [http://www.labvantage.com/blog/ LABVANTAGE Blog]: the official blog of laboratory informatics software developer [[LABVANTAGE Solutions, Inc.]]

* [http://www.orchardsoft.com/blog/ Orchard Software Blog]: the official blog of laboratory informatics software developer [[Orchard Software Corporation]].

* [http://blog.cambridgesoft.com/ PerkinElmer Informatics Blog]: the official informatics blog of [[PerkinElmer Inc.]]

* [http://www.getthemis.com/blog/ RJ Lee Solutions Blog]: the official blog for [[RJ Lee Solutions, LLC|RJ Lee Solutions]]' THEMIS LIMS.

* [http://www.ruro.com/about/news-room/blog RURO Blog]: the official blog of laboratory informatics software developer [[RURO Inc.]]

* [http://chromblog.thermoscientific.com/blog Thermo Scientific Chromatography Blog]: the official chromatography blog for [[Thermo Scientific]].

'''Open-source project blogs'''

* [http://www.open-lims.org/news.html Open-LIMS News]: the news blog for the open-source [[Open-LIMS]].

* [http://openchrom.wordpress.com/ OpenChrom Blog]: the blog for the open-source [[OpenChrom]].

* [http://blog.openclinica.com/ OpenClinica Blog]: the blog for the open-source [[OpenClinica]].

* [http://openelis.blogspot.com/ OpenELIS Global Blog]: the global blog for the open-source [[OpenELIS]].

* [http://openmrs.org/2013/ OpenMRS Blog]: the news blog for the open-source [[OpenMRS]].
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===Web portals===
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This is a collection of web portals that relate to anything from dental informatics to healthcare IT. If you don't find the site you're looking for here, it may be in the ''[[LIMSWiki:Resources#Blogs|Blogs]]'' or ''[[LIMSWiki:Resources#Knowledge base, research, and reference|Knowledge base, research, and reference]]'' sections of the resources page.
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* [http://www.americanehr.com/Home.aspx AmericanEHR Partners]: "an online community of clinicians who use information technology to deliver care to Americans"

* [http://www.analytica-world.com/en/ analytica-world.com]: an information portal for analytics and lab technology, complementing ''analytica'', the International Trade Fair for Laboratory Technology, Analysis, and Biotechnology

* [http://www.bioafrica.net/index.php BioAfrica.net]: a "bioinformatics portal for human life in Africa," produced by the Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal

* [http://www.chicorporate.com/ Cambridge Healthtech Institute]: a life science portal by the Cambridge Healthtech Institute

* [http://www.dentalinformatics.org/ Dental Informatics Online Community]: a "virtual, global community for anyone interested in dental informatics," funded by the U.S. National Library of Medicine

* [http://www.ehi.co.uk/ E-Health Insider]: a web portal with "news, comment and analysis about healthcare IT in the UK"

* [http://www.ecoinformatics.org/ Ecoinformatics.org]: a web portal acting as an "online resource for managing ecological data and information"

* [http://www.fiercehealthit.com/ FierceHealthIT]: a web portal for "healthcare IT news with a special focus on CPOE, EMR adoption, HIPAA compliance, and other critical areas"

* [http://www.govhealthit.com/ Government Health IT]: a web portal with "news and information on how government is driving the adoption of information technology in healthcare"

* [http://www.healthinformaticsforum.com/ Health Informatics Forum]: an information portal acting as "a social network for health informatics professionals and students"

* [http://www.knowledge.scot.nhs.uk/his.aspx Health Informatics Scotland]: an NHS-based web portal for the Scottish health informatics community

* [http://www.healthtechnologyreview.com/ Health Technology Review]: a healthcare portal with "information, articles, reviews, ratings and news on today's leading healthcare technologies, with a special focus on electronic medical records and medical billing software"

* [http://www.health-e-directory.com.au/ Health-e-Directory]: a portal providing "a comprehensive listing of products and service solutions for e-Health"

* [http://www.healthcareitnews.com/ Healthcare IT News]: a news portal for healthcare IT executives that offers information on "new technologies, IT strategies and tactics, statutory and regulatory issues, as well as provider and vendor updates"

* [http://www.healthitpages.com/ HealthITPages]: an online directory of healthcare IT pages

* [http://www.hitsphere.com/ HITSphere]: a web portal for "blogs, news, tools, and other items of interest to the healthcare IT community"

* [http://www.jwatch.org/ Journal Watch]: a web portal "providing brief, clearly written, clinically focused perspectives on the medical developments that affect practice"

* [http://www.labcompliance.com/ LabCompliance.com]: a pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry portal of free and fee-based "information on how to improve quality and to comply with FDA and other regulations" including standards

* [http://www.limsfinder.com/ LIMSfinder.com]: an online portal of information devoted to [[laboratory information management system]]s and other laboratory informatics products

* [http://www.pflebit.de/doku.php PflebIT]: a nursing informatics portal and knowledgebase (in German)

* [http://www.pharma-iq.com/ Pharma IQ]: "an international online community focusing on providing pharmaceutical and biotechnology professionals with knowledge, information and biotechnology articles"

* [http://www.p-jones.demon.co.uk/linksTwo.htm Science Knowledge Domain Links]: a large collection of science- and research-related web links, many of them dealing with informatics

* [http://www.separationsnow.com/ seperationsNOW.com]: a Wiley-backed portal of information about sample preparation, electrophoresis, chromatography, genomics, and laboratory informatics

* [http://www.spectroscopynow.com/ spectroscopyNOW.com]: a Wiley-backed portal of information about numerous spectroscopic techniques

* [http://www.technologynetworks.com/ Technology Networks]: a wide collection of web resources pertaining to numerous scientific communities and topics, including informatics
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===Organizations, not-for-profits, and special interest groups===
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Organization, associations, special interest groups, institutes, and not-for-profits related to scientific informatics pursuits exist all over the world. Many have open membership while a few are very selective in their acceptance.
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Click the link above for a compiled list of these entities from around the world.
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===Government and academic===

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'''Bulgaria'''
* [http://ncphp.government.bg/en National Center of Public Health and Analyses, Ministry of Health]: "carries out activities for protecting public health, promoting health and preventing diseases, [and] providing information for healthcare management"

'''Canada'''

* [https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/ Canada Health Infoway]: "works as a strategic investor of funds provided by the Federal Government, in collaboration with the provinces and territories" towards the effort of "transforming health care through health information technology"

* [http://www.cihi.ca/ Canadian Institute for Health Information]: strives to "collect, analyze and publish data and information in a standardized way ... that allows every jurisdiction to understand, compare and use the data and information effectively to make the decisions that lead to healthier Canadians"

* [http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/index.html National Research Council Canada]: "provide[s] innovation support, strategic research, scientific and technical services"

'''Cuba'''

* [http://www.sld.cu/ Infomed, National Center for Medical Science Information, Public Health Ministry]: a portal for physicians, students, others to access a wide variety of health resources inside and outside the country

'''European Union'''

* [http://cordis.europa.eu/home_en.html CORDIS - Community Research and Development Information Service]: "devoted to European research and development (R&D) activities and technology transfer"

'''Germany'''

* [http://www.dimdi.de/static/de/index.html German Institute of Medical Documentation and Information]: "publishes classifications for coding diagnoses and operations and maintains medical term systems" as well as "operates information systems for drugs, medical devices and evaluates medical procedures"

'''Global'''

* [http://www.gbif.org/index.php?id=269 Global Biodiversity Information Facility]: "an international government-initiated and funded initiative focused on making biodiversity data available to all and anyone, for scientific research, conservation and sustainable development"

'''Hungary'''

* [http://www.eski.hu/index_en.php National Institute for Quality and Organizational Development in Healthcare and Medicines]: "coordinates health sector IT, ensures the multi-purpose use of sectoral data assets, analyzes health systems from an international perspective, and maintains the National Health Policy Library"

'''India'''

* [http://www.imtech.res.in/bic/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51 Bioinformatics Centre, Institute of Microbial Technology, Department of Biotechnology]: works to develop software and provide technological infrastructure for the country's biotechnology efforts

* [http://ernet.in/ ERNET India]: "provides IT connectivity to a range of institutional centers" in India

* [http://www.nielit.in/ National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology]: provides "quality assurance in computer education among the nation's non-formal institutes"

* [http://www.scfbio-iitd.res.in/ Supercomputing Facility for Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, IIT Delhi]: "committed towards providing bioinformatics and computational biology tools and software freely accessible to bioinformatics community"

'''Poland'''

* [http://genesilico.pl/ Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Protein Engineering, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw]: a group performing "theoretical and experimental research on nucleic acids and proteins" and developing and using "computer programs for modeling of protein three-dimensional structures"

'''United States of America'''

* [http://www.ahrq.gov/ Agency for Healthcare R Development]: "delivers insight into the full landscape of technologies, tools, and business/regulatory strategies that help scientists and executives accelerate the pace and productivity of drug research and development."

* [http://www.ddw-online.com/ Drug Discovery World]: "examines the advances in new science and technology with a view to the commercial implications of implementing those advances and whether they can truly bring benefits to the industry as a whole" and to "the discovery and development of new therapeutics."

* [http://www.epmmagazine.com/ European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer]: keeps "readers abreast of the latest offerings and developments in Research and Quality]: works "to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans"

* [http://healthit.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt/community/ahrq_national_resource_center_for_health_it/650 AHRQ National Resource Center for Health IT]: an "initiative [that] is part of the Nation's strategy to put information technology to work in health care"

* [http://www.cit.nih.gov/ Center for Information Technology]: works "to provide, coordinate and manage information technology and to advance computational science" in the U.S.

* [http://lhncbc.nlm.nih.gov/cgsb_site/servlet/Turbine Cognitive Science Branch, Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications]: "applies linguistic, statistical, and knowledge-based research and development in the investigation of techniques for improving access to biomedical information"

* [http://compbio.ornl.gov/ Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Group, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory]: "conduct[s] genetics research and system development in genomic sequencing, computational genome analysis, and computational protein structure analysis"

* [http://chirr.nlm.nih.gov/ Consumer Health Informatics Research Resource]: "provides a resource of outcome variables and suggested measures to guide a comprehensive consumer health informatics assessment;" part of the U.S. National Library of Medicine

* [http://www.data.gov/ Data.gov]: strives to "increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government"

* [http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/brp/hcirb/index.html Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute]: "supports research that examines the fundamental processes and effects of health communication and informatics on cancer-related outcomes across the cancer control continuum"

* [http://www.healthit.gov/ HealthIT.gov]: "support[s] the adoption of health information technology and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care"

* [http://dcb.cit.nih.gov/hpcio/ High Performance Computing and Informatics Office, Division of Computational Bioscience, Center for Information Technology, National Institutes of Health]: "provides expertise and resources in high performance computing, computational science, biomedical informatics, and modern information technology to the NIH scientific community" ([http://hpcio.cit.nih.gov/ alternate URL])

* [http://www.cdc.gov/osels/lspppo/index.html Laboratory Science, Policy and Practice Program Office; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]: "provide[s] leadership, advocacy and cross-cutting services to continuously strengthen the quality of laboratory science, policy and practice at CDC, in the U.S. and globally"

* [http://lhncbc.nlm.nih.gov/ Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications]: "conducts biomedical informatics research in support of the U.S. National Library of Medicine"

* [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives and Records Administration]: nation's record keeper of important legal and historical documents and materials

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ National Center for Biotechnology Information]: "advances science and health by providing access to biomedical and genomic information"

* [http://www.ncbcs.org/ National Center for Biomedical Computing]: "the core of the networked national effort to build the computational infrastructure for biomedical computing in the nation;" funded by the National Institutes of Health

* [http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/ National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics]: "serve[s] as an advisory body to the Department of Health and Human Services on health data, statistics and national health information policy"

* [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/ National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology]: "improving the collection, storage, analysis, retrieval, and dissemination of health services research"

* [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ National Library of Medicine]: makes available various print and electronic documents; "supports and conducts research, development, and training in biomedical informatics and health information technology"

* [http://www.cdph.ca.gov/data/informatics/Pages/PHIP.aspx Public Health Informatics Program, California Department of Public Health]: "responsible for the enterprise collaboration of public health informatics across the California Department of Public Health"

* [http://www.science.gov/ Science.gov]: "searches over 55 databases and over 2100 selected websites from 13 federal agencies, offering 200 million pages of authoritative U.S. government science information including research and development results"

* [http://www.tatrc.org/ Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center, US Army Medical Research and Matériel Command]: "performs medical reconnaissance and special operations to address critical gaps that are underrepresented in [Department of Defense] medical research programs"
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====Educational programs, training, and certifications====
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Bio, health, laboratory, medical, and nursing informatics education programs are arguably abundant in higher learning institutes and other entities. This compilation attempts to cover those academic programs, department, and facilities.
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Click the link above for the full list of resources.
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===Conferences and trade shows===

====Conferences====
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Scientific informatics is unsurprisingly an advancing field with a lot to talk about and share with others. Societies, associations, or professional groups will often turn to the conference to better disseminate and share information and ideas with other like-minded individuals and entities.
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Click the link above for the full list of scientific informatics conferences.

====Trade shows====
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Like conferences, trade shows are another way for individuals in broad or very focused scientific pursuits to learn about the technology affecting their field. Information, ideas, and innovative product demonstrations can be shared with attendees looking to learn more about or gain a competitive advantage in their trade.
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Click the link above for the full list of scientific informatics trade shows.
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===Discussion groups and social networks===
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* [http://www.linkedin.com/groups/BCS-Health-Informatics-Forum-1058857 BCS Health Informatics Forum]: a non-official British Computer Society (BCS) LinkedIn group discussing the field of healthcare informatics

* [http://www.biotechspin.com/ Biotechspin]: "the largest network for biotech, medtech, pharma, agrotech, healthcare, cosmetics, chemistry and cleantech professionals with multiple very helpful free tools and databases"

* [http://www.dentalinformatics.org/ Dental Informatics Online Community]: a "virtual, global community for anyone interested in dental informatics"

* [http://fhts.ac.in/index.php/forum-2/?mingleforumaction=viewforum&f=1.0 Foundation of Healthcare Technologies Society Forum]: a forum for discussing technology in healthcare

* [http://dir.gmane.org/ GMANE]: a public mail / bulletin board system for numerous fields of science and tech; related tools include: [http://dir.gmane.org/search.php?match=informatics bioinformatics GMANEs] and [http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.science.biology.informatics.bulletin the BiO Bulletin Board]

* [http://www.healthinformaticsforum.com/ Health Informatics Forum]: "a social network for health informatics professionals and students"

* [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/iami_gen IAMI_Gen at Google Groups]: the Indian Association for Medical Informatics on Google Groups

* [https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/ JISCMail]: "a large collection of groups which enable academics, support staff and researchers to collaborate"

* [http://my.lrig.org/LRIG/Communities/ViewCommunities/GroupDetails/ Laboratory Robotics Interest Group]: this special interest group has their own set of discussion boards

* [http://www.linkedin.com/groups/LiMS-forum-professional-network-LIMS-2069898 LiMS Forum - Laboratory Informatics Institute user's group]: a LinkedIn user group for laboratory informatics topics

* [http://www.linkedin.com/groups/LIMS-Laboratory-Informatics-36640 LIMS/Laboratory Informatics user's group]: a LinkedIn user group for laboratory informatics and [[LIMS]] topics

* [[LIMSWiki:LIMSforum and LIMS/LI annual top 50|LIMSforum and LIMS/LI annual top 50]]: a collection of the most active and commented posts from LiMS Forum and LIMS/Laboratory Informatics

* [http://www.informaticsnurse.com/index.php Nursing Informatics Online]: a forum for professionals to discuss the topic of nursing informatics
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===Market studies and reports===
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Rather than linking directly to specific studies and reports, this list focuses on entities that provide (occasionally or frequently) studies and reports related to healthcare, healthcare IT, and scientific applications of informatics as well as broader fields of research.

* [http://www.arcweb.com/market-studies/pages/default.aspx ARC Advisory Group]: a list of "studies [that] cover the full breadth of enterprise software, manufacturing applications, automation products, and related services"

* [http://www.bharatbook.com/researchIndex.asp Bharat Book Bureau]: market reports and research into almost any imaginable topic

* [http://www.chilmarkresearch.com/research/reports/ Chilmark Research]: a research group focusing solely on health IT

* [http://www.klasresearch.com/klasreports/myreports/ KLAS Enterprises]: "helps healthcare providers make informed technology decisions by reporting accurate, honest, and impartial vendor performance data"

* [http://www.pharma-iq.com/survey/ Pharma-IQ - Surveys]: surveys conducted concerning pharmaceutical manufacturing

* [http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ostp/pcast/docsreports President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology]: a U.S. "advisory group of the nation's leading scientists and engineers who directly advise the President and the Executive Office of the President;" the group occasionally releases science and technology reports and documents to the public

* [http://www.researchandmarkets.com/ Research and Markets]: declares itself the "world's largest market research resource"

* [http://www.research2guidance.com/shop/index.php research2guidance]: "provide[s] market intelligence on the mobile applications market"

* [http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com/ Transparency Market Research]: "a market intelligence company providing global business research reports" into pharmaceuticals, medical devices, chemicals and materials, technology, and more
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===Knowledge base, research, and reference===
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There are a variety of Internet-based tools available for people researching about or in the field of scientific informatics.
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===Specifications and standards===
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'''Resources for researching specifications and standards'''

[http://www.ansi.org/ American National Standards Institute]: "oversees the creation, promulgation and use of thousands of norms and guidelines that directly impact businesses in nearly every sector"

[http://www.astm.org/ ASTM International]: handles the "development and delivery of international voluntary consensus standards"

[http://medical.nema.org/ Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine]: "the international standard for medical images and related information"

[http://www.findacode.com/ FindACode]: "an online database of medical billing codes and information"

[http://www.nlm.nih.gov/healthit.html Health Information Technology and Health Data Standards at NLM]: "the central coordinating body for clinical terminology standards within the Department of Health and Human Services"

[http://www.ncpdp.org/ National Council for Prescription Drug Programs]: develops "ANSI-accredited standards, and guidance for promoting information exchanges related to medications, supplies, and services within the healthcare system"

[http://www.nist.gov/director/sco/index.cfm National Institute of Standards and Technology - Standards Coordination Office]: aims "to equip U.S. industry with the standards-related tools and information necessary to effectively compete in the global marketplace"

'''Specific specifications and standards'''

* [http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=5ff3a0efed913ef8fae9e225869688a2&rgn=div5&view=text&node=21:1.0.1.1.7&idno=21 21 CFR Part 11]: provides compliance information regarding electronic records and electronic signatures

* [http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=5ff3a0efed913ef8fae9e225869688a2&rgn=div5&view=text&node=40:1.0.1.1.3&idno=40 40 CFR Part 3]: provides for electronic reporting (in lieu of a paper document) to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

* [http://www.abccodes.com/ali/ ABC Codes]: five-digit [[Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act]]-compliant (HIPAA) alpha codes (e.g., AAAAA) used by licensed and non-licensed healthcare practitioners on standard healthcare claim forms ([http://www.findacode.com/abc/abc-code-set.html additional ABC Codes resource])

* [http://www.x12.org/ ASC X12]: develops and maintains electronic data interchange (EDI) and context inspired component architecture (CICA) standards as well as XML schema

* [http://www.astm.org/COMMIT/SUBCOMMIT/E13.htm ASTM Standards Under the Jurisdiction of E13 - Molecular Spectroscopy and Separation Science]: ASTM Committee E13 on Molecular Spectroscopy and Separation Science; most if not all standards are relevant to laboratory informatics professionals, and all can be found with this link; especially of interest:
: Committee E13.15 on Analytical Data
:: • [http://www.astm.org/Standards/E386.htm E386-90(2011) Standard Practice for Data Presentation Relating to High-Resolution Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy]
:: • [http://www.astm.org/Standards/E1578.htm E1578-06 Standard Guide for Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)]
:: • [http://www.astm.org/Standards/E1947.htm E1947-98(2009) Standard Specification for Analytical Data Interchange Protocol for Chromatographic Data]
:: • [http://www.astm.org/Standards/E1948.htm E1948-98(2009) Standard Guide for Analytical Data Interchange Protocol for Chromatographic Data]
:: • [http://www.astm.org/Standards/E1989.htm E1989-98(2004) Standard Specification for Laboratory Equipment Control Interface (LECIS) (Withdrawn 2009)]
:: • [http://www.astm.org/Standards/E2066.htm E2066-00(2007) Standard Guide for Validation of Laboratory Information Management Systems]
:: • [http://www.astm.org/Standards/E2077.htm E2077-00(2010) Standard Specification for Analytical Data Interchange Protocol for Mass Spectrometric Data]
:: • [http://www.astm.org/Standards/E2078.htm E2078-00(2010) Standard Guide for Analytical Data Interchange Protocol for Mass Spectrometric Data]

* [http://www.astm.org/COMMIT/SUBCOMMIT/E31.htm ASTM Standards Under the Jurisdiction of E31 - Healthcare Informatics]: ASTM Committee E31 on Healthcare Informatics ([http://www.astm.org/COMMITTEE/E31.htm alternate URL])

* [http://www.amia.org/biomedical-informatics-core-competencies Biomedical Informatics Core Competencies, AMIA]: the American Medical Informatics Association's attempt "to develop a formal definition of biomedical informatics and to specify the core competencies that should drive curriculum and course design for graduate training in the field"

* [http://medical.nema.org/standard.html DICOM Standard]: official listing of the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine standards

* [http://www.ispe.org/good-automated-manufacturing-practice-gamp-resources GAMP Resources]: a Good Automated Manufacturing Practice resource list from the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering

* [http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/HIPAA-Administrative-Simplification/HIPAAGenInfo/TheHIPAALawandRelated-Information.html HIPAA Law and Related Information]: HIPAA resources from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

* [http://www.hl7.org/implement/standards/index.cfm HL7 International Standards]: "a framework (and related standards) for the exchange, integration, sharing, and retrieval of electronic health information"

* [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/icd.htm ICD-9 and ICD-10]: the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) code set "used to code and classify mortality data from death certificates;" tools for looking up ICD-9 and -10 codes: [http://www.icd9data.com/ IDC9Data.com] and [http://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/staticpages/icd-9-code-lookup.aspx CMS code lookup]

* [http://www.icn.ch/pillarsprograms/international-classification-for-nursing-practice-icnpr/ ICNP]: the International Classification for Nursing Practice "establishes an international standard to facilitate description and comparison of nursing practice"

* [http://www.iso.org/iso/home/store/catalogue_ics.htm ISO Standards Catalogue]: international standards for products and services

* [http://loinc.org/ LOINC: Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes]: "a universal code system for identifying laboratory and clinical observations"

* [http://www.ncpdp.org/standards.aspx NCPDP Telecommunication Standard Version 5.1]: "provide[s] a standard format for the electronic submission of third-party drug claims"

* [http://www.omahasystem.org/overview.html The Omaha System]: a standardized health care terminology consisting of an assessment component, an intervention component, and an outcomes component

* [http://www-test.openehr.org/programs/specification/releases/currentbaseline openEHR Specification Project]: an electronic health record (EHR) specification project

* [http://www.cdc.gov/informaticscompetencies/ Public Health Informatics Competencies, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]: a comprehensive list of competencies that define the discipline of public health informatics and its skillsets

* [http://www.ihtsdo.org/snomed-ct/ SNOMED CT]: a set of "comprehensive, multilingual clinical healthcare terminology"

* [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/ UMLS: Unified Medical Language System]: "integrates and distributes key terminology, classification and coding standards, and associated resources to promote creation of more effective and interoperable biomedical information systems and services"

* [http://www.wfmc.org/xpdl.html XPDL Support and Resources]: a process definition exchange framework
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===Jobs and career search===
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While you can search any online job board, these sites specifically seem to contain a significant number of science and medical informatics jobs.

* [http://www.biohealthmatics.com/ Biohealthmatics.com]: a "career networking portal for biotechnology and healthcare IT" in the U.S. and U.K markets

* [https://bioinformatics.ca/jobs Bioinformatics.ca - Job Postings]: the informatics and bioinformatics job focus is mostly in Canada, though jobs in the U.S., U.K., and other parts of the world occasionally show up; job posting limited to Bioinformatics.ca members

* [http://www.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/Jobs/JobResults.aspx?SB%3Asbkw=Laboratory+Informatics CareerBuilder.com - Laboratory informatics]: a "laboratory informatics" job search at CareerBuilder.com; modify your search for other careers

* [http://jobs.ehealthcareers.ca/ eHealthCareers.ca]: the eHealthCareers job board

* [http://jobs.healthinformaticsforum.com/a/jobs/find-jobs Health Informatics Jobs]: health informatics job postings at the Health Informatics Forum; may include other informatics jobs

* [http://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=Laboratory+Informatics&l= Indeed.com - Laboratory Informatics]: a "laboratory informatics" job search at Indeed.com; modify your search for other careers

* [http://labcareers.jobamatic.com/a/jobs/find-jobs LabCareers.com]: all job postings at LabCareers.com; seems to be a good source for [[laboratory information management system|LIMS]]- and [[laboratory information system|LIS]]-related work

* [http://my.lrig.org/LRIG/Careers/JobOpenings Laboratory Robotics Interest Group job board]: this special interest group has a section for users to make job postings

* [http://www.linkedin.com/groups?jobs=&gid=36640&trk=anet_ug_jobs&goback=%2Egmr_36640 LIMS/Laboratory Informatics Group on LinkedIn]: this links to the "Jobs" section of this LinkedIn group; you may need to request access to the group

* [http://www.informaticsnurse.com/index.php?page=nursing_informatics_jobs Nursing Informatics Online - Jobs]: latest job posting from the Nursing Informatics Online forum

* [http://www.simplyhired.com/a/jobs/list/q-laboratory+informatics Simply Hired - Laboratory Informatics]: a "laboratory informatics" job search at SimplyHired.com; modify your search for other careers
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===Miscellaneous===
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====Projects====

* [http://www.beliefproject.org/ BELIEF]: a set of "different projects and initiatives involving researchers from across the world" working with e-Infrastructures in Europe

* [http://www.epsos.eu/ epSOS – the European eHealth Project]: "aims to design, build and evaluate a service infrastructure that demonstrates cross-border interoperability between electronic health record systems in Europe"

* [http://www.myopennotes.org/ OpenNotes]: "an initiative that invites patients to review their visit notes written by their doctors, nurses, or other clinicians"

* [http://p-medicine.eu/ p-medicine Project]: a European initiative to create "an innovative and integrated technological solution to enable personalised medicine"

* [http://statehieresources.org/ State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program]: a U.S. initiative "designed to promote health information exchange (HIE) across the health care system"

====Datasets====

* [http://bioinformatics.ca/links_directory/?filter=databases Bioinformatics Links Directory - Databases]: "features curated links to molecular resources, tools and databases;" link filters to show databases only

* [http://www.data.gov/ Data.gov]: a U.S. initiative "to increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government"

* [http://www.opendoar.org/ Directory of Open Access Repositories]: "an authoritative directory of academic open access [data] repositories"

* [http://wwwcf.nlm.nih.gov/hsrr_search/index.cfm Health Services and Sciences Research Resources, U.S. National Library of Medicine]: "information about research datasets and instruments/indices employed in health services research, behavioral and social sciences, and public health;" choose "Search Datasets only" before you begin your search

* [http://adatgyujtes.gyemszi.hu/IMEA/IMEAIndex.jsp Internet-based Hungarian Health Datawarehouse]: contains "various data on Hungarian health care"

* [http://www.informatics.jax.org/ Mouse Genome Informatics]: a massive collection of resources (books, datasets, analysis tools, etc.) related to the study of the mouse genome

* [http://www.evidence.nhs.uk/nhs-evidence-content/journals-and-databases NHS Evidence - Journals and Databases]: "enables access to authoritative clinical and non-clinical evidence and best practice through a web-based portal"

* [https://iview.ic.nhs.uk/ NHS iView]: "a free resource that provides flexible access to a wide range of health and social care data"

* [http://roar.eprints.org/ Registry of Open Access Repositories]: "promote[s] the development of open access by providing timely information about the growth and status of repositories throughout the world"

* [http://worldwidescience.org/ WorldWideScience.org]: "a global science gateway comprised of national and international scientific databases and portals"

====Research centers and organizations====

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_government_scientific_research_organizations Canadian government scientific research organization list] on Wikipedia

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_university_scientific_research_organizations Canadian university scientific research organization list] on Wikipedia

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_genetics_research_organizations Genetics research organization list] on Wikipedia

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_research_institutes_in_Pakistan Pakistani research institute list] on Wikipedia

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====Bids and RFPs====

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==Welcome to the LIMSwiki [[informatics]] resource portal==

This collection of web links represents an attempt to collate as many useful online scientific and [[health informatics|health]] informatics-related materials and research tools as possible. As entities often change the URLs of their material or delete it in total, it's quite likely you may discover a bad URL or two. We'll try to keep this updated as often as possible, but please do help if you are able.

An attempt was made to be as thorough as possible in most categories, though we realize some entities — especially non-English websites — may have escaped our search efforts. The books category is somewhat of a special case, as we tried to focus on relevant books published within the last 10 to 12 years, primarily those with positive feedback on Amazon and other online retailers. However, search tools for finding other informatics books have been included to allow you to research and decide for yourself if a particular book is worth looking into.

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====Resources for finding books related to laboratory and other types of informatics====

[http://www.crcpress.com/search/results.jsf?_kw=informatics&category=+All+Subjects&x=0&y=0 CRC Press], informatics books

[http://www2.ispe.org/eseries/scriptcontent/orders/index_PRISM.cfm International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering] (ISPE), all books

[http://www.iospress.nl/catalogue/books/ IOS Press], all books

[http://www.jblearning.com/computing/bioinformatics/ Jones and Bartlett Learning], bioinformatics books

[http://www.nap.edu/topics.php?topic=279 The National Academies Press], computers and information technology books

[http://www.springer.com/ Springer], all books

[http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-302371.html Wiley], all books

====Informatics books====

* {{cite book |title=Electronic Health Records |editor=Carter, Jerome H. |year=2008 |pages=530 |edition=2nd |publisher=American College of Physicians |url=https://www.acponline.org/ebizatpro/ProductsandServices/BooksfromACPPress/ACPPressDetail/tabid/203/Default.aspx?ProductId=17173 |isbn=9781930513976}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Electronic-Health-Records-Second-Jerome/dp/1930513976 Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Clinical Knowledge Management: Opportunities and Challenges |author=Bali, Rajeev K. |year=2005 |pages=334 |edition=1st |publisher=IGI Global |url=http://www.igi-global.com/book/clinical-knowledge-management/155 |isbn=9781591403005}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Clinical-Knowledge-Management-Opportunities-Challenges/dp/1591403006 Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Informatics for the Clinical Laboratory: A Practical Guide |editor=Cowan, Daniel |year=2002 |pages=324 |edition=1st |publisher=Springer |url=http://www.springer.com/public+health/book/978-0-387-95362-5 |isbn=9780387244495}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Informatics-Clinical-Laboratory-Practical-Pathologist/dp/0387244492/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Health Information Technology |author=Davis, Nadinia A.; LaCour, Melissa |year=2013 |pages=604 |edition=3rd |publisher=Elsevier |url=http://www.us.elsevierhealth.com/product.jsp?isbn=9781437727364 |isbn=9781437727364}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Health-Information-Technology-Nadinia-Davis/dp/1437727360/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Collaborative Computational Technologies for Biomedical Research |editor=Ekins, Sean; Hupcey, Maggie A. Z.; Williams, Antony J.; Bingham, Alpheus |year=2011 |pages=576 |edition=1st |publisher=Wiley |url=http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470638036.html |isbn=9780470638033}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Collaborative-Computational-Technologies-Biomedical-Pharmaceutical/dp/0470638036/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=The Book of Informatics |editor=Gammack, John; Hobbs, Val; Pigott, Diarmuid |year=2011 |pages=542 |edition=1st revised |publisher=Cengage Learning |url=http://www.cengage.com/aushed/instructor.do?disciplinenumber=1003&product_isbn=9780170216005 |isbn=9780170216005}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Book-Informatics-Gammack-Hobbs-Pigott/dp/0170216004/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Handbook of Informatics for Nurses & Healthcare Professionals |author=Hebda, Toni Lee; Czar, Patricia |year=2012 |pages=624 |edition=5th |publisher=Pearson |url=http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/product/Handbook-of-Informatics-for-Nurses-Healthcare-Professionals/9780132574952.page |isbn=9780132574952}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Informatics-Nurses-Healthcare-Professionals/dp/0132574950 Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Health Informatics: Practical Guide For Healthcare And Information Technology Professionals |editor=Hoyt, Robert E.; Bailey, Nora; Yoshihashi, Ann |year=2012 |pages=490 |edition=5th |publisher=Lulu Press |url=http://www.lulu.com/shop/robert-e-hoyt-and-nora-bailey-and-ann-yoshihashi/health-informatics-practical-guide-for-healthcare-and-information-technology-professionals-fifth-edition/paperback/product-18864042.html |isbn=9781105437557}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Health-Informatics-Information-Professionals-informatics/dp/1105437558/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics |editor=International Medical Informatics Association |year=2012 |publisher=Schattauer Publishers |url=http://www.schattauer.de/en/magazine/subject-areas/journals-a-z/imia-yearbook/objectives-contents-formats/issue/special/manuscript/11851/show.html |isbn=9783794526512}}

* {{cite book |title=Informatics in Medical Imaging |editor=Kagadis, George C.; Langer, Steve G. |year=2011 |pages=367 |edition=1st |publisher=CRC Press |url=http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781439831243 |isbn=9781439831243}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Informatics-Medical-Imaging-Diagnosis-Therapy/dp/1439831246/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Data Provenance and Data Management in eScience |editor=Liu, Q.; Bai, Q.; Giugni, S.; Williamson, D.; Taylor, J. |year=2012 |pages=184 |edition=2013 |publisher=Springer |url=http://www.springer.com/engineering/book/978-3-642-29930-8 |isbn=9783642299308}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Provenance-Management-eScience-Computational-Intelligence/dp/364229930X/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Managing Technological Change: Organizational Aspects of Health Informatics |author=Lorenzi, Nancy M.; Riley, Robert T. |year=2004 |pages=305 |edition=2nd |publisher=Springer |url=http://www.springer.com/medicine/book/978-0-387-98548-0 |isbn=9781441931337}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Managing-Technological-Change-Organizational-Informatics/dp/1441931333/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Pathology Informatics: Theory and Practice |author=Pantanowitz, Liron; Tuthill, J. Mark; Balis, Ulysses G.J. |year=2012 |pages=336 |edition=1st |publisher=American Society for Clinical Pathology |url=http://www.ascp.org/Store/Books/5831.html |isbn=9780891895831}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Pathology-Informatics-Practice-Liron-Pantanowitz/dp/0891895833/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Biomedical Informatics: Computer Applications in Health Care and Biomedicine |editor=Shortliffe, Edward H.; Cimino, James J. |year=2010 |pages=1038 |edition=3rd revised |publisher=Springer |url=http://www.springer.com/public+health/book/978-0-387-28986-1 |isbn=9780387362786}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Biomedical-Informatics-Computer-Applications-Biomedicine/dp/0387289860/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=From Patient Data to Medical Knowledge: The Principles and Practice of Health Informatics |editor=Taylor, Paul |year=2006 |pages=272 |edition=1st |publisher=BMJ Books |url=http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0727917757.html |isbn=9780727917751}} ([http://www.amazon.com/From-Patient-Data-Medical-Knowledge/dp/0727917757/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Health Information Technology Basics: A Concise Guide to Principles and Practice |editor=Thomas-Brogan, Teri |year=2008 |pages=180 |edition=1st |publisher=Jones & Bartlett Learning |url=http://www.jblearning.com/catalog/9780763746872/ |isbn=9780763746872}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Health-Information-Technology-Basics-Principles/dp/0763746878/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Health Care Information Systems: A Practical Approach for Health Care Management |editor=Wager, Karen A.; Lee, Frances W.; Glaser, John P. |year=2009 |pages=544 |edition=2nd |publisher=Jossey-Bass |url=http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470387807.html |isbn=9780470387801}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Health-Care-Information-Systems-Management/dp/0470387807/ Amazon.com link])
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===Magazines, journals, and blogs===
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====Magazines====
* [http://laboratorian.advanceweb.com/ ADVANCE for Medical Laboratory Professionals]: a bi-weekly magazine that covers "the latest on compliance, marketing and professional issues" for laboratory professionals

* [http://www.americanlaboratory.com/ American Laboratory]: provides "analytical chemists and life scientists with up-to-date information about equipment, instrumentation, and applications that they use in their labs every day."

* [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/ Ariadne: Web Magazine for Information Professionals]: created "to inform policy-makers and practitioners in the higher education and research sectors of developments in the online environment."

* [http://www.bio-itworld.com/ Bio-IT World]: "provides topical news coverage and analysis of cutting-edge technologies to handle the data deluge in petascale computing and the tools to deliver individualized medicine."

* [http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/ Bioscience Technology]: "provides life science/biotechnology researchers with new product and new technology information."

* [http://www.captodayonline.com/ CAP TODAY]: a healthcare publication with "feature articles, concise news items, editorial columns, and scientific abstracts"

* [http://www.chromatographytechniques.com/ Chromatography Techniques]: "presents bylined articles, new products, technologies and application notes covering gas chromatography, liquid chromatography, ion chromatography, chemistries and columns, software, sample prep, spectroscopy and more."

* [http://clpmag.com/ Clinical Lab Products]: "focuses exclusively on products and technology for the clinical lab industry."

* [http://www.dddmag.com/ Drug Discovery & Development]: "delivers insight into the full landscape of technologies, tools, and business/regulatory strategies that help scientists and executives accelerate the pace and productivity of drug research and development."

* [http://www.ddw-online.com/ Drug Discovery World]: "examines the advances in new science and technology with a view to the commercial implications of implementing those advances and whether they can truly bring benefits to the industry as a whole" and to "the discovery and development of new therapeutics."

* [http://www.epmmagazine.com/ European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer]: keeps "readers abreast of the latest offerings and developments in R&D and manufacturing products and equipment, ingredients and contract services."

* [http://www.genengnews.com/ Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News]: covers "the entire bioproduct life cycle from early-stage R&D, to applied research including omics, biomarkers, as well as diagnostics, to bioprocessing and commercialization."

* [http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/ Health Data Management]: focuses on the process of "using information technology to achieve business goals and improve the quality of care" offered to individuals.

* [http://www.healthcare-informatics.com/ Healthcare Informatics]: covers topics like [[electronic medical record|EMR]], [[electronic health record|EHR]], wireless technologies, meaningful use policy, patient safety, point-of-care technology, health information exchange, and hospital administration.

* [http://www.labmanager.com/ Lab Manager]: "analyzes the strong link between business strategy, technological innovation and implementation."

* [http://www.labdesignnews.com/ Laboratory Design]: serves the "community involved in the design, construction, and operation of laboratory facilities, including building owners and operators, high-level lab users and managers, and the building team."

* [http://www.scientific-computing.com/lig2013/ Laboratory Informatics Guide]: a yearly special supplement to Scientific Computing World subscribers that provides articles and information about laboratory informatics.

* [http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/ Laboratory Equipment]: provides "concise and insightful information on the latest scientific instruments, software, supplies, and equipment."

* [http://www.labnews.co.uk/ Laboratory News]: provides "readers with comprehensive and detailed coverage of the issues facing contemporary science."

* [http://www.lifescienceleader.com/ Life Science Leader]: provides life science executives with the industry's best practices and "motivate[s] them to implement those best practices in their own businesses."

* [http://www.mlo-online.com/ Medical Laboratory Observer]: provides "lab professionals with peer-reviewed editorials, answers to critical questions and important product information."

* [http://www.mtbeurope.info/index.htm Medical Technology Business Europe]: covers "developments in medical technology, focusing on medical devices with electronics, and nanotechnology, diagnostics, biotechnology, and advanced prosthetics/ implants."

* [http://www.modernhealthcare.com/ Modern Healthcare]: delivers "healthcare business and policy news, research and information."

* [http://www.pharmamanufacturing.com/ Pharmaceutical Manufacturing]: covers "best practices, key trends, developments and successful applications" in the field of pharmaceutical manufacturing.

* [http://www.pharmtech.com/ Pharmaceutical Technology / Pharmaceutical Technology Europe]: provides "peer-reviewed research and expert analyses for scientists, engineers, and managers" in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, with the "Europe" version focusing on the European market.

* [http://www.pulseitmagazine.com.au/ Pulse+IT]: eHealth and health IT topics primarily targeted at the Australian and New Zealand health sectors.

* [http://www.rdmag.com/ R&D Magazine]: provides news and technical articles that focus on the research and development industry.

* [http://www.researchinformation.info/ Research Information]: provides news and articles about "online content and information management."

* [http://www.scientificcomputing.com/ Scientific Computing]: "covers the new products, services, and technologies that are available to science professionals."

* [http://www.scientific-computing.com/ Scientific Computing World]: "dedicated to the computing and information technology needs of professionals working in science, technology, engineering, and medicine."

* [http://www.the-scientist.com/ The Scientist]: "dedicated to covering a wide range of topics central to the study of cell and molecular biology, genetics, and other life-science fields."

====Journals====
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Numerous journals concerning many types of scientific informatics pursuits — from nursing informatics to cancer informatics — are produced for the scientific community and beyond. Many are only accessible through subscription or purchase, while others are open-access journals, available to anyone with Internet access.
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Click the link above for the compiled list of related journals and journal resources.
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====Blogs====

'''Individual blogs'''

* [http://www.aushealthit.blogspot.com/ Australian Health Information Technology]: informs and provides a discussion platform for eHealth topics in Australia and beyond.

* [http://tissuepathology.com/category/digital-pathology-news/laboratory-informatics/ The Digital Pathology Blog - Laboratory Informatics News]: "educate[s] and inform[s] the pathology and laboratory community about digital pathology."

* [http://ehealth.johnwsharp.com/ eHealth]: features eHealth and health IT topics from John Sharp, an IT manager for a major medical center in Northeast Ohio.

* [http://elnblog.axiope.com/ The Electronic Lab Notebook Blog]: features [[electronic laboratory notebook|ELN]] topics from Rory Macneil, CEO of Research Space.

* [http://blogs.plos.org/mfenner/ Gobbledygook]: features topics on how the Internet is changing scholarly communication, by medical doctor and cancer researcher Martin Fenner.

* [http://www.healthit.gov/buzz-blog/ Health IT Buzz]: features topics on the United States' transition to electronic health records," from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.

* [http://blogs.msdn.com/b/healthblog/ HealthBlog]: "thoughts, comments, news, and reflections about healthcare IT from Microsoft's worldwide health senior director Bill Crounse, MD."

* [http://www.healthcareguy.com/ The Healthcare IT Guy]: focuses on "healthcare IT with an emphasis on e-health, EHR/EMR, meaningful use, data integration, medical device connectivity, health informatics, and legacy modernization," by software analyst Shahid Shah.

* [http://histalk2.com/ HIStalk]: offers news and opinion on healthcare IT.

* [http://hodges-model.blogspot.com/ Hodge's Model]: "provides a space for reflections on a health, social care, and informatics model with universal potential in terms of application and users," by mental health nurse and informatics specialist Peter Jones.

* [http://informaticsprofessor.blogspot.com/ Informatics Professor]: "maintains the thoughts on various topics related to biomedical and health informatics by Dr. William Hersh, Professor and Chair, Department of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Health & Science University"

* [http://theintegratedlab.com/ The Integrated Lab]: provides information and open discussion on any topic dealing with laboratory integration.

* [http://www.modernhealthcare.com/section/blogs02 IT Everything]: covers healthcare IT, by reporter and editor Joseph Conn.

* [http://labsoftnews.typepad.com/lab_soft_news/ Lab Soft News]: covers topics of healthcare IT and pathology informatics, by Bruce Friedman, Emeritus Professor of Pathology in the Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School

* [http://managingdisinformation.blogspot.co.uk/ The Management of Disinformation]: covers topics of healthcare IT and telemedicine, by copywriter and telecare consultant Guy Dewsbury.

* [http://www.meaningfulhitnews.com/ Meaningful HIT News]: covers meaningful topics regarding healthcare IT, by professional healthcare IT journalist Neil Versel.

* [http://community.advanceweb.com/blogs/nurses_18/default.aspx Nursing Informatics & Technology]: covers the topics of "healthcare informatics, technological development and implementation."

* [http://oninformatics.com/ On Informatics]: "dedicated to uncovering the meanings and applications of medical informatics."

* [http://outonalims.com/ Out on a LIMS]: covers the topics of [[laboratory information management system|LIMS]], [[electronic laboratory notebook|ELN]], and other aspects of laboratory informatics, by Gloria Metrick of GeoMetrick Enterprises.

* [http://www.rxinformatics.com/ RX Informatics]: "seeks to better the healthcare, pharmacy, and information technology community by providing an online presence for collaboration."

* [http://socialinformaticsblog.com/ Social Informatics Blog]: covers topics on the "intersections of technology, information, and media as well as countless other paths of research."

* [http://thetelecareblog.blogspot.com/ The Telecare Blog]: covers the topic of telecare, by copywriter and telecare consultant Guy Dewsbury.

* [http://telecareaware.com/category/c1-telecare-telehealth-news/ Telehealth & Telecare Aware]: aims to help telecare and telehealth "suppliers and service providers around the world keep up to date with what each other are doing."

'''Corporate blogs'''

* [http://www.abb-conversations.com/?category=abb-review ABB Blog]: the official blog of power and industrial automation equipment and software developer [[ABB Ltd.]]

* [https://community.accelrys.com/community/accelrys_blog Accelrys Blog]: the official blog of laboratory informatics software developer [[Accelrys, Inc.]]

* [http://blog.agfahealthcare.com/ Agfa HealthCare Blog]: the official blog of healthcare IT developer [[Agfa HealthCare NV].

* [http://www.ambidata.pt/news.aspx Ambidata Blog]: the official blog of laboratory informatics software developer [[Ambidata Digital Innovation Solutions & Consulting, Lda.]]

* [http://limssystem.co.uk/ LIMS System]: the official blog of laboratory informatics software developer [[Autoscribe Ltd.]]

* [http://blog.labguru.com/ BioData Blog]: the official blog for laboratory informatics software developer [[BioData Inc.]]'s Labguru product.

* [http://http://eusoftlimsblog.wordpress.com/ Eusoft LIMS Blog]: the official blog for laboratory informatics software developer [ http://www.eusoft.it/ Eusoft srl].

* [http://cerner.com/blog/ Cerner Blog]: the official blog of healthcare IT developer [[Cerner Corporation]].

* [http://blog.elekta.com/ Elekta BLog]: the official blog of healthcare IT developer [[Elekta AB]].

* [http://blog.idbs.com/ ID Business Solutions Blog]: the official blog of data management and analytic software developer [[ID Business Solutions Ltd.]]

* [http://www.kinematik.com/blog/ KineMatik Blog]: the official blog of laboratory informatics software developer [[KineMatik Ltd.]]

* [http://www.labkey.com/blog/ LabKey Blog]: the official blog of laboratory informatics software developer [[LabKey Corporation]].

* [http://www.labvantage.com/blog/ LABVANTAGE Blog]: the official blog of laboratory informatics software developer [[LABVANTAGE Solutions, Inc.]]

* [http://www.orchardsoft.com/blog/ Orchard Software Blog]: the official blog of laboratory informatics software developer [[Orchard Software Corporation]].

* [http://blog.cambridgesoft.com/ PerkinElmer Informatics Blog]: the official informatics blog of [[PerkinElmer Inc.]]

* [http://www.getthemis.com/blog/ RJ Lee Solutions Blog]: the official blog for [[RJ Lee Solutions, LLC|RJ Lee Solutions]]' THEMIS LIMS.

* [http://www.ruro.com/about/news-room/blog RURO Blog]: the official blog of laboratory informatics software developer [[RURO Inc.]]

* [http://chromblog.thermoscientific.com/blog Thermo Scientific Chromatography Blog]: the official chromatography blog for [[Thermo Scientific]].

'''Open-source project blogs'''

* [http://www.open-lims.org/news.html Open-LIMS News]: the news blog for the open-source [[Open-LIMS]].

* [http://openchrom.wordpress.com/ OpenChrom Blog]: the blog for the open-source [[OpenChrom]].

* [http://blog.openclinica.com/ OpenClinica Blog]: the blog for the open-source [[OpenClinica]].

* [http://openelis.blogspot.com/ OpenELIS Global Blog]: the global blog for the open-source [[OpenELIS]].

* [http://openmrs.org/2013/ OpenMRS Blog]: the news blog for the open-source [[OpenMRS]].
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===Web portals===
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This is a collection of web portals that relate to anything from dental informatics to healthcare IT. If you don't find the site you're looking for here, it may be in the ''[[LIMSWiki:Resources#Blogs|Blogs]]'' or ''[[LIMSWiki:Resources#Knowledge base, research, and reference|Knowledge base, research, and reference]]'' sections of the resources page.
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* [http://www.americanehr.com/Home.aspx AmericanEHR Partners]: "an online community of clinicians who use information technology to deliver care to Americans"

* [http://www.analytica-world.com/en/ analytica-world.com]: an information portal for analytics and lab technology, complementing ''analytica'', the International Trade Fair for Laboratory Technology, Analysis, and Biotechnology

* [http://www.bioafrica.net/index.php BioAfrica.net]: a "bioinformatics portal for human life in Africa," produced by the Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal

* [http://www.chicorporate.com/ Cambridge Healthtech Institute]: a life science portal by the Cambridge Healthtech Institute

* [http://www.dentalinformatics.org/ Dental Informatics Online Community]: a "virtual, global community for anyone interested in dental informatics," funded by the U.S. National Library of Medicine

* [http://www.ehi.co.uk/ E-Health Insider]: a web portal with "news, comment and analysis about healthcare IT in the UK"

* [http://www.ecoinformatics.org/ Ecoinformatics.org]: a web portal acting as an "online resource for managing ecological data and information"

* [http://www.fiercehealthit.com/ FierceHealthIT]: a web portal for "healthcare IT news with a special focus on CPOE, EMR adoption, HIPAA compliance, and other critical areas"

* [http://www.govhealthit.com/ Government Health IT]: a web portal with "news and information on how government is driving the adoption of information technology in healthcare"

* [http://www.healthinformaticsforum.com/ Health Informatics Forum]: an information portal acting as "a social network for health informatics professionals and students"

* [http://www.knowledge.scot.nhs.uk/his.aspx Health Informatics Scotland]: an NHS-based web portal for the Scottish health informatics community

* [http://www.healthtechnologyreview.com/ Health Technology Review]: a healthcare portal with "information, articles, reviews, ratings and news on today's leading healthcare technologies, with a special focus on electronic medical records and medical billing software"

* [http://www.health-e-directory.com.au/ Health-e-Directory]: a portal providing "a comprehensive listing of products and service solutions for e-Health"

* [http://www.healthcareitnews.com/ Healthcare IT News]: a news portal for healthcare IT executives that offers information on "new technologies, IT strategies and tactics, statutory and regulatory issues, as well as provider and vendor updates"

* [http://www.healthitpages.com/ HealthITPages]: an online directory of healthcare IT pages

* [http://www.hitsphere.com/ HITSphere]: a web portal for "blogs, news, tools, and other items of interest to the healthcare IT community"

* [http://www.jwatch.org/ Journal Watch]: a web portal "providing brief, clearly written, clinically focused perspectives on the medical developments that affect practice"

* [http://www.labcompliance.com/ LabCompliance.com]: a pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry portal of free and fee-based "information on how to improve quality and to comply with FDA and other regulations" including standards

* [http://www.limsfinder.com/ LIMSfinder.com]: an online portal of information devoted to [[laboratory information management system]]s and other laboratory informatics products

* [http://www.pflebit.de/doku.php PflebIT]: a nursing informatics portal and knowledgebase (in German)

* [http://www.pharma-iq.com/ Pharma IQ]: "an international online community focusing on providing pharmaceutical and biotechnology professionals with knowledge, information and biotechnology articles"

* [http://www.p-jones.demon.co.uk/linksTwo.htm Science Knowledge Domain Links]: a large collection of science- and research-related web links, many of them dealing with informatics

* [http://www.separationsnow.com/ seperationsNOW.com]: a Wiley-backed portal of information about sample preparation, electrophoresis, chromatography, genomics, and laboratory informatics

* [http://www.spectroscopynow.com/ spectroscopyNOW.com]: a Wiley-backed portal of information about numerous spectroscopic techniques

* [http://www.technologynetworks.com/ Technology Networks]: a wide collection of web resources pertaining to numerous scientific communities and topics, including informatics
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===Organizations, not-for-profits, and special interest groups===
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Organization, associations, special interest groups, institutes, and not-for-profits related to scientific informatics pursuits exist all over the world. Many have open membership while a few are very selective in their acceptance.
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Click the link above for a compiled list of these entities from around the world.
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===Government and academic===

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'''Bulgaria'''
* [http://ncphp.government.bg/en National Center of Public Health and Analyses, Ministry of Health]: "carries out activities for protecting public health, promoting health and preventing diseases, [and] providing information for healthcare management"

'''Canada'''

* [https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/ Canada Health Infoway]: "works as a strategic investor of funds provided by the Federal Government, in collaboration with the provinces and territories" towards the effort of "transforming health care through health information technology"

* [http://www.cihi.ca/ Canadian Institute for Health Information]: strives to "collect, analyze and publish data and information in a standardized way ... that allows every jurisdiction to understand, compare and use the data and information effectively to make the decisions that lead to healthier Canadians"

* [http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/index.html National Research Council Canada]: "provide[s] innovation support, strategic research, scientific and technical services"

'''Cuba'''

* [http://www.sld.cu/ Infomed, National Center for Medical Science Information, Public Health Ministry]: a portal for physicians, students, others to access a wide variety of health resources inside and outside the country

'''European Union'''

* [http://cordis.europa.eu/home_en.html CORDIS - Community Research and Development Information Service]: "devoted to European research and development (R&D) activities and technology transfer"

'''Germany'''

* [http://www.dimdi.de/static/de/index.html German Institute of Medical Documentation and Information]: "publishes classifications for coding diagnoses and operations and maintains medical term systems" as well as "operates information systems for drugs, medical devices and evaluates medical procedures"

'''Global'''

* [http://www.gbif.org/index.php?id=269 Global Biodiversity Information Facility]: "an international government-initiated and funded initiative focused on making biodiversity data available to all and anyone, for scientific research, conservation and sustainable development"

'''Hungary'''

* [http://www.eski.hu/index_en.php National Institute for Quality and Organizational Development in Healthcare and Medicines]: "coordinates health sector IT, ensures the multi-purpose use of sectoral data assets, analyzes health systems from an international perspective, and maintains the National Health Policy Library"

'''India'''

* [http://www.imtech.res.in/bic/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51 Bioinformatics Centre, Institute of Microbial Technology, Department of Biotechnology]: works to develop software and provide technological infrastructure for the country's biotechnology efforts

* [http://ernet.in/ ERNET India]: "provides IT connectivity to a range of institutional centers" in India

* [http://www.nielit.in/ National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology]: provides "quality assurance in computer education among the nation's non-formal institutes"

* [http://www.scfbio-iitd.res.in/ Supercomputing Facility for Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, IIT Delhi]: "committed towards providing bioinformatics and computational biology tools and software freely accessible to bioinformatics community"

'''Poland'''

* [http://genesilico.pl/ Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Protein Engineering, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw]: a group performing "theoretical and experimental research on nucleic acids and proteins" and developing and using "computer programs for modeling of protein three-dimensional structures"

'''United States of America'''

* [http://www.ahrq.gov/ Agency for Healthcare R Development]: "delivers insight into the full landscape of technologies, tools, and business/regulatory strategies that help scientists and executives accelerate the pace and productivity of drug research and development."

* [http://www.ddw-online.com/ Drug Discovery World]: "examines the advances in new science and technology with a view to the commercial implications of implementing those advances and whether they can truly bring benefits to the industry as a whole" and to "the discovery and development of new therapeutics."

* [http://www.epmmagazine.com/ European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer]: keeps "readers abreast of the latest offerings and developments in Research and Quality]: works "to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans"

* [http://healthit.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt/community/ahrq_national_resource_center_for_health_it/650 AHRQ National Resource Center for Health IT]: an "initiative [that] is part of the Nation's strategy to put information technology to work in health care"

* [http://www.cit.nih.gov/ Center for Information Technology]: works "to provide, coordinate and manage information technology and to advance computational science" in the U.S.

* [http://lhncbc.nlm.nih.gov/cgsb_site/servlet/Turbine Cognitive Science Branch, Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications]: "applies linguistic, statistical, and knowledge-based research and development in the investigation of techniques for improving access to biomedical information"

* [http://compbio.ornl.gov/ Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Group, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory]: "conduct[s] genetics research and system development in genomic sequencing, computational genome analysis, and computational protein structure analysis"

* [http://chirr.nlm.nih.gov/ Consumer Health Informatics Research Resource]: "provides a resource of outcome variables and suggested measures to guide a comprehensive consumer health informatics assessment;" part of the U.S. National Library of Medicine

* [http://www.data.gov/ Data.gov]: strives to "increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government"

* [http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/brp/hcirb/index.html Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute]: "supports research that examines the fundamental processes and effects of health communication and informatics on cancer-related outcomes across the cancer control continuum"

* [http://www.healthit.gov/ HealthIT.gov]: "support[s] the adoption of health information technology and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care"

* [http://dcb.cit.nih.gov/hpcio/ High Performance Computing and Informatics Office, Division of Computational Bioscience, Center for Information Technology, National Institutes of Health]: "provides expertise and resources in high performance computing, computational science, biomedical informatics, and modern information technology to the NIH scientific community" ([http://hpcio.cit.nih.gov/ alternate URL])

* [http://www.cdc.gov/osels/lspppo/index.html Laboratory Science, Policy and Practice Program Office; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]: "provide[s] leadership, advocacy and cross-cutting services to continuously strengthen the quality of laboratory science, policy and practice at CDC, in the U.S. and globally"

* [http://lhncbc.nlm.nih.gov/ Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications]: "conducts biomedical informatics research in support of the U.S. National Library of Medicine"

* [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives and Records Administration]: nation's record keeper of important legal and historical documents and materials

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ National Center for Biotechnology Information]: "advances science and health by providing access to biomedical and genomic information"

* [http://www.ncbcs.org/ National Center for Biomedical Computing]: "the core of the networked national effort to build the computational infrastructure for biomedical computing in the nation;" funded by the National Institutes of Health

* [http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/ National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics]: "serve[s] as an advisory body to the Department of Health and Human Services on health data, statistics and national health information policy"

* [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/ National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology]: "improving the collection, storage, analysis, retrieval, and dissemination of health services research"

* [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ National Library of Medicine]: makes available various print and electronic documents; "supports and conducts research, development, and training in biomedical informatics and health information technology"

* [http://www.cdph.ca.gov/data/informatics/Pages/PHIP.aspx Public Health Informatics Program, California Department of Public Health]: "responsible for the enterprise collaboration of public health informatics across the California Department of Public Health"

* [http://www.science.gov/ Science.gov]: "searches over 55 databases and over 2100 selected websites from 13 federal agencies, offering 200 million pages of authoritative U.S. government science information including research and development results"

* [http://www.tatrc.org/ Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center, US Army Medical Research and Matériel Command]: "performs medical reconnaissance and special operations to address critical gaps that are underrepresented in [Department of Defense] medical research programs"
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====Educational programs, training, and certifications====
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Bio, health, laboratory, medical, and nursing informatics education programs are arguably abundant in higher learning institutes and other entities. This compilation attempts to cover those academic programs, department, and facilities.
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Click the link above for the full list of resources.
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===Conferences and trade shows===

====Conferences====
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Scientific informatics is unsurprisingly an advancing field with a lot to talk about and share with others. Societies, associations, or professional groups will often turn to the conference to better disseminate and share information and ideas with other like-minded individuals and entities.
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Click the link above for the full list of scientific informatics conferences.

====Trade shows====
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Like conferences, trade shows are another way for individuals in broad or very focused scientific pursuits to learn about the technology affecting their field. Information, ideas, and innovative product demonstrations can be shared with attendees looking to learn more about or gain a competitive advantage in their trade.
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Click the link above for the full list of scientific informatics trade shows.
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===Discussion groups and social networks===
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* [http://www.linkedin.com/groups/BCS-Health-Informatics-Forum-1058857 BCS Health Informatics Forum]: a non-official British Computer Society (BCS) LinkedIn group discussing the field of healthcare informatics

* [http://www.biotechspin.com/ Biotechspin]: "the largest network for biotech, medtech, pharma, agrotech, healthcare, cosmetics, chemistry and cleantech professionals with multiple very helpful free tools and databases"

* [http://www.dentalinformatics.org/ Dental Informatics Online Community]: a "virtual, global community for anyone interested in dental informatics"

* [http://fhts.ac.in/index.php/forum-2/?mingleforumaction=viewforum&f=1.0 Foundation of Healthcare Technologies Society Forum]: a forum for discussing technology in healthcare

* [http://dir.gmane.org/ GMANE]: a public mail / bulletin board system for numerous fields of science and tech; related tools include: [http://dir.gmane.org/search.php?match=informatics bioinformatics GMANEs] and [http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.science.biology.informatics.bulletin the BiO Bulletin Board]

* [http://www.healthinformaticsforum.com/ Health Informatics Forum]: "a social network for health informatics professionals and students"

* [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/iami_gen IAMI_Gen at Google Groups]: the Indian Association for Medical Informatics on Google Groups

* [https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/ JISCMail]: "a large collection of groups which enable academics, support staff and researchers to collaborate"

* [http://my.lrig.org/LRIG/Communities/ViewCommunities/GroupDetails/ Laboratory Robotics Interest Group]: this special interest group has their own set of discussion boards

* [http://www.linkedin.com/groups/LiMS-forum-professional-network-LIMS-2069898 LiMS Forum - Laboratory Informatics Institute user's group]: a LinkedIn user group for laboratory informatics topics

* [http://www.linkedin.com/groups/LIMS-Laboratory-Informatics-36640 LIMS/Laboratory Informatics user's group]: a LinkedIn user group for laboratory informatics and [[LIMS]] topics

* [[LIMSWiki:LIMSforum and LIMS/LI annual top 50|LIMSforum and LIMS/LI annual top 50]]: a collection of the most active and commented posts from LiMS Forum and LIMS/Laboratory Informatics

* [http://www.informaticsnurse.com/index.php Nursing Informatics Online]: a forum for professionals to discuss the topic of nursing informatics
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===Market studies and reports===
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Rather than linking directly to specific studies and reports, this list focuses on entities that provide (occasionally or frequently) studies and reports related to healthcare, healthcare IT, and scientific applications of informatics as well as broader fields of research.

* [http://www.arcweb.com/market-studies/pages/default.aspx ARC Advisory Group]: a list of "studies [that] cover the full breadth of enterprise software, manufacturing applications, automation products, and related services"

* [http://www.bharatbook.com/researchIndex.asp Bharat Book Bureau]: market reports and research into almost any imaginable topic

* [http://www.chilmarkresearch.com/research/reports/ Chilmark Research]: a research group focusing solely on health IT

* [http://www.klasresearch.com/klasreports/myreports/ KLAS Enterprises]: "helps healthcare providers make informed technology decisions by reporting accurate, honest, and impartial vendor performance data"

* [http://www.pharma-iq.com/survey/ Pharma-IQ - Surveys]: surveys conducted concerning pharmaceutical manufacturing

* [http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ostp/pcast/docsreports President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology]: a U.S. "advisory group of the nation's leading scientists and engineers who directly advise the President and the Executive Office of the President;" the group occasionally releases science and technology reports and documents to the public

* [http://www.researchandmarkets.com/ Research and Markets]: declares itself the "world's largest market research resource"

* [http://www.research2guidance.com/shop/index.php research2guidance]: "provide[s] market intelligence on the mobile applications market"

* [http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com/ Transparency Market Research]: "a market intelligence company providing global business research reports" into pharmaceuticals, medical devices, chemicals and materials, technology, and more
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===Knowledge base, research, and reference===
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There are a variety of Internet-based tools available for people researching about or in the field of scientific informatics.
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===Specifications and standards===
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'''Resources for researching specifications and standards'''

[http://www.ansi.org/ American National Standards Institute]: "oversees the creation, promulgation and use of thousands of norms and guidelines that directly impact businesses in nearly every sector"

[http://www.astm.org/ ASTM International]: handles the "development and delivery of international voluntary consensus standards"

[http://medical.nema.org/ Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine]: "the international standard for medical images and related information"

[http://www.findacode.com/ FindACode]: "an online database of medical billing codes and information"

[http://www.nlm.nih.gov/healthit.html Health Information Technology and Health Data Standards at NLM]: "the central coordinating body for clinical terminology standards within the Department of Health and Human Services"

[http://www.ncpdp.org/ National Council for Prescription Drug Programs]: develops "ANSI-accredited standards, and guidance for promoting information exchanges related to medications, supplies, and services within the healthcare system"

[http://www.nist.gov/director/sco/index.cfm National Institute of Standards and Technology - Standards Coordination Office]: aims "to equip U.S. industry with the standards-related tools and information necessary to effectively compete in the global marketplace"

'''Specific specifications and standards'''

* [http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=5ff3a0efed913ef8fae9e225869688a2&rgn=div5&view=text&node=21:1.0.1.1.7&idno=21 21 CFR Part 11]: provides compliance information regarding electronic records and electronic signatures

* [http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=5ff3a0efed913ef8fae9e225869688a2&rgn=div5&view=text&node=40:1.0.1.1.3&idno=40 40 CFR Part 3]: provides for electronic reporting (in lieu of a paper document) to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

* [http://www.abccodes.com/ali/ ABC Codes]: five-digit [[Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act]]-compliant (HIPAA) alpha codes (e.g., AAAAA) used by licensed and non-licensed healthcare practitioners on standard healthcare claim forms ([http://www.findacode.com/abc/abc-code-set.html additional ABC Codes resource])

* [http://www.x12.org/ ASC X12]: develops and maintains electronic data interchange (EDI) and context inspired component architecture (CICA) standards as well as XML schema

* [http://www.astm.org/COMMIT/SUBCOMMIT/E13.htm ASTM Standards Under the Jurisdiction of E13 - Molecular Spectroscopy and Separation Science]: ASTM Committee E13 on Molecular Spectroscopy and Separation Science; most if not all standards are relevant to laboratory informatics professionals, and all can be found with this link; especially of interest:
: Committee E13.15 on Analytical Data
:: • [http://www.astm.org/Standards/E386.htm E386-90(2011) Standard Practice for Data Presentation Relating to High-Resolution Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy]
:: • [http://www.astm.org/Standards/E1578.htm E1578-06 Standard Guide for Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)]
:: • [http://www.astm.org/Standards/E1947.htm E1947-98(2009) Standard Specification for Analytical Data Interchange Protocol for Chromatographic Data]
:: • [http://www.astm.org/Standards/E1948.htm E1948-98(2009) Standard Guide for Analytical Data Interchange Protocol for Chromatographic Data]
:: • [http://www.astm.org/Standards/E1989.htm E1989-98(2004) Standard Specification for Laboratory Equipment Control Interface (LECIS) (Withdrawn 2009)]
:: • [http://www.astm.org/Standards/E2066.htm E2066-00(2007) Standard Guide for Validation of Laboratory Information Management Systems]
:: • [http://www.astm.org/Standards/E2077.htm E2077-00(2010) Standard Specification for Analytical Data Interchange Protocol for Mass Spectrometric Data]
:: • [http://www.astm.org/Standards/E2078.htm E2078-00(2010) Standard Guide for Analytical Data Interchange Protocol for Mass Spectrometric Data]

* [http://www.astm.org/COMMIT/SUBCOMMIT/E31.htm ASTM Standards Under the Jurisdiction of E31 - Healthcare Informatics]: ASTM Committee E31 on Healthcare Informatics ([http://www.astm.org/COMMITTEE/E31.htm alternate URL])

* [http://www.amia.org/biomedical-informatics-core-competencies Biomedical Informatics Core Competencies, AMIA]: the American Medical Informatics Association's attempt "to develop a formal definition of biomedical informatics and to specify the core competencies that should drive curriculum and course design for graduate training in the field"

* [http://medical.nema.org/standard.html DICOM Standard]: official listing of the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine standards

* [http://www.ispe.org/good-automated-manufacturing-practice-gamp-resources GAMP Resources]: a Good Automated Manufacturing Practice resource list from the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering

* [http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/HIPAA-Administrative-Simplification/HIPAAGenInfo/TheHIPAALawandRelated-Information.html HIPAA Law and Related Information]: HIPAA resources from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

* [http://www.hl7.org/implement/standards/index.cfm HL7 International Standards]: "a framework (and related standards) for the exchange, integration, sharing, and retrieval of electronic health information"

* [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/icd.htm ICD-9 and ICD-10]: the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) code set "used to code and classify mortality data from death certificates;" tools for looking up ICD-9 and -10 codes: [http://www.icd9data.com/ IDC9Data.com] and [http://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/staticpages/icd-9-code-lookup.aspx CMS code lookup]

* [http://www.icn.ch/pillarsprograms/international-classification-for-nursing-practice-icnpr/ ICNP]: the International Classification for Nursing Practice "establishes an international standard to facilitate description and comparison of nursing practice"

* [http://www.iso.org/iso/home/store/catalogue_ics.htm ISO Standards Catalogue]: international standards for products and services

* [http://loinc.org/ LOINC: Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes]: "a universal code system for identifying laboratory and clinical observations"

* [http://www.ncpdp.org/standards.aspx NCPDP Telecommunication Standard Version 5.1]: "provide[s] a standard format for the electronic submission of third-party drug claims"

* [http://www.omahasystem.org/overview.html The Omaha System]: a standardized health care terminology consisting of an assessment component, an intervention component, and an outcomes component

* [http://www-test.openehr.org/programs/specification/releases/currentbaseline openEHR Specification Project]: an electronic health record (EHR) specification project

* [http://www.cdc.gov/informaticscompetencies/ Public Health Informatics Competencies, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]: a comprehensive list of competencies that define the discipline of public health informatics and its skillsets

* [http://www.ihtsdo.org/snomed-ct/ SNOMED CT]: a set of "comprehensive, multilingual clinical healthcare terminology"

* [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/ UMLS: Unified Medical Language System]: "integrates and distributes key terminology, classification and coding standards, and associated resources to promote creation of more effective and interoperable biomedical information systems and services"

* [http://www.wfmc.org/xpdl.html XPDL Support and Resources]: a process definition exchange framework
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===Jobs and career search===
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While you can search any online job board, these sites specifically seem to contain a significant number of science and medical informatics jobs.

* [http://www.biohealthmatics.com/ Biohealthmatics.com]: a "career networking portal for biotechnology and healthcare IT" in the U.S. and U.K markets

* [https://bioinformatics.ca/jobs Bioinformatics.ca - Job Postings]: the informatics and bioinformatics job focus is mostly in Canada, though jobs in the U.S., U.K., and other parts of the world occasionally show up; job posting limited to Bioinformatics.ca members

* [http://www.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/Jobs/JobResults.aspx?SB%3Asbkw=Laboratory+Informatics CareerBuilder.com - Laboratory informatics]: a "laboratory informatics" job search at CareerBuilder.com; modify your search for other careers

* [http://jobs.ehealthcareers.ca/ eHealthCareers.ca]: the eHealthCareers job board

* [http://jobs.healthinformaticsforum.com/a/jobs/find-jobs Health Informatics Jobs]: health informatics job postings at the Health Informatics Forum; may include other informatics jobs

* [http://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=Laboratory+Informatics&l= Indeed.com - Laboratory Informatics]: a "laboratory informatics" job search at Indeed.com; modify your search for other careers

* [http://labcareers.jobamatic.com/a/jobs/find-jobs LabCareers.com]: all job postings at LabCareers.com; seems to be a good source for [[laboratory information management system|LIMS]]- and [[laboratory information system|LIS]]-related work

* [http://my.lrig.org/LRIG/Careers/JobOpenings Laboratory Robotics Interest Group job board]: this special interest group has a section for users to make job postings

* [http://www.linkedin.com/groups?jobs=&gid=36640&trk=anet_ug_jobs&goback=%2Egmr_36640 LIMS/Laboratory Informatics Group on LinkedIn]: this links to the "Jobs" section of this LinkedIn group; you may need to request access to the group

* [http://www.informaticsnurse.com/index.php?page=nursing_informatics_jobs Nursing Informatics Online - Jobs]: latest job posting from the Nursing Informatics Online forum

* [http://www.simplyhired.com/a/jobs/list/q-laboratory+informatics Simply Hired - Laboratory Informatics]: a "laboratory informatics" job search at SimplyHired.com; modify your search for other careers
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===Miscellaneous===
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====Projects====

* [http://www.beliefproject.org/ BELIEF]: a set of "different projects and initiatives involving researchers from across the world" working with e-Infrastructures in Europe

* [http://www.epsos.eu/ epSOS – the European eHealth Project]: "aims to design, build and evaluate a service infrastructure that demonstrates cross-border interoperability between electronic health record systems in Europe"

* [http://www.myopennotes.org/ OpenNotes]: "an initiative that invites patients to review their visit notes written by their doctors, nurses, or other clinicians"

* [http://p-medicine.eu/ p-medicine Project]: a European initiative to create "an innovative and integrated technological solution to enable personalised medicine"

* [http://statehieresources.org/ State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program]: a U.S. initiative "designed to promote health information exchange (HIE) across the health care system"

====Datasets====

* [http://bioinformatics.ca/links_directory/?filter=databases Bioinformatics Links Directory - Databases]: "features curated links to molecular resources, tools and databases;" link filters to show databases only

* [http://www.data.gov/ Data.gov]: a U.S. initiative "to increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government"

* [http://www.opendoar.org/ Directory of Open Access Repositories]: "an authoritative directory of academic open access [data] repositories"

* [http://wwwcf.nlm.nih.gov/hsrr_search/index.cfm Health Services and Sciences Research Resources, U.S. National Library of Medicine]: "information about research datasets and instruments/indices employed in health services research, behavioral and social sciences, and public health;" choose "Search Datasets only" before you begin your search

* [http://adatgyujtes.gyemszi.hu/IMEA/IMEAIndex.jsp Internet-based Hungarian Health Datawarehouse]: contains "various data on Hungarian health care"

* [http://www.informatics.jax.org/ Mouse Genome Informatics]: a massive collection of resources (books, datasets, analysis tools, etc.) related to the study of the mouse genome

* [http://www.evidence.nhs.uk/nhs-evidence-content/journals-and-databases NHS Evidence - Journals and Databases]: "enables access to authoritative clinical and non-clinical evidence and best practice through a web-based portal"

* [https://iview.ic.nhs.uk/ NHS iView]: "a free resource that provides flexible access to a wide range of health and social care data"

* [http://roar.eprints.org/ Registry of Open Access Repositories]: "promote[s] the development of open access by providing timely information about the growth and status of repositories throughout the world"

* [http://worldwidescience.org/ WorldWideScience.org]: "a global science gateway comprised of national and international scientific databases and portals"

====Research centers and organizations====

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_government_scientific_research_organizations Canadian government scientific research organization list] on Wikipedia

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_university_scientific_research_organizations Canadian university scientific research organization list] on Wikipedia

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_genetics_research_organizations Genetics research organization list] on Wikipedia

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_research_institutes_in_Pakistan Pakistani research institute list] on Wikipedia

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==Welcome to the LIMSwiki [[informatics]] resource portal==

This collection of web links represents an attempt to collate as many useful online scientific and [[health informatics|health]] informatics-related materials and research tools as possible. As entities often change the URLs of their material or delete it in total, it's quite likely you may discover a bad URL or two. We'll try to keep this updated as often as possible, but please do help if you are able.

An attempt was made to be as thorough as possible in most categories, though we realize some entities — especially non-English websites — may have escaped our search efforts. The books category is somewhat of a special case, as we tried to focus on relevant books published within the last 10 to 12 years, primarily those with positive feedback on Amazon and other online retailers. However, search tools for finding other informatics books have been included to allow you to research and decide for yourself if a particular book is worth looking into.

===Books===
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====Resources for finding books related to laboratory and other types of informatics====

[http://www.crcpress.com/search/results.jsf?_kw=informatics&category=+All+Subjects&x=0&y=0 CRC Press], informatics books

[http://www2.ispe.org/eseries/scriptcontent/orders/index_PRISM.cfm International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering] (ISPE), all books

[http://www.iospress.nl/catalogue/books/ IOS Press], all books

[http://www.jblearning.com/computing/bioinformatics/ Jones and Bartlett Learning], bioinformatics books

[http://www.nap.edu/topics.php?topic=279 The National Academies Press], computers and information technology books

[http://www.springer.com/ Springer], all books

[http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-302371.html Wiley], all books

====Informatics books====

* {{cite book |title=Electronic Health Records |editor=Carter, Jerome H. |year=2008 |pages=530 |edition=2nd |publisher=American College of Physicians |url=https://www.acponline.org/ebizatpro/ProductsandServices/BooksfromACPPress/ACPPressDetail/tabid/203/Default.aspx?ProductId=17173 |isbn=9781930513976}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Electronic-Health-Records-Second-Jerome/dp/1930513976 Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Clinical Knowledge Management: Opportunities and Challenges |author=Bali, Rajeev K. |year=2005 |pages=334 |edition=1st |publisher=IGI Global |url=http://www.igi-global.com/book/clinical-knowledge-management/155 |isbn=9781591403005}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Clinical-Knowledge-Management-Opportunities-Challenges/dp/1591403006 Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Informatics for the Clinical Laboratory: A Practical Guide |editor=Cowan, Daniel |year=2002 |pages=324 |edition=1st |publisher=Springer |url=http://www.springer.com/public+health/book/978-0-387-95362-5 |isbn=9780387244495}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Informatics-Clinical-Laboratory-Practical-Pathologist/dp/0387244492/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Health Information Technology |author=Davis, Nadinia A.; LaCour, Melissa |year=2013 |pages=604 |edition=3rd |publisher=Elsevier |url=http://www.us.elsevierhealth.com/product.jsp?isbn=9781437727364 |isbn=9781437727364}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Health-Information-Technology-Nadinia-Davis/dp/1437727360/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Collaborative Computational Technologies for Biomedical Research |editor=Ekins, Sean; Hupcey, Maggie A. Z.; Williams, Antony J.; Bingham, Alpheus |year=2011 |pages=576 |edition=1st |publisher=Wiley |url=http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470638036.html |isbn=9780470638033}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Collaborative-Computational-Technologies-Biomedical-Pharmaceutical/dp/0470638036/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=The Book of Informatics |editor=Gammack, John; Hobbs, Val; Pigott, Diarmuid |year=2011 |pages=542 |edition=1st revised |publisher=Cengage Learning |url=http://www.cengage.com/aushed/instructor.do?disciplinenumber=1003&product_isbn=9780170216005 |isbn=9780170216005}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Book-Informatics-Gammack-Hobbs-Pigott/dp/0170216004/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Handbook of Informatics for Nurses & Healthcare Professionals |author=Hebda, Toni Lee; Czar, Patricia |year=2012 |pages=624 |edition=5th |publisher=Pearson |url=http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/product/Handbook-of-Informatics-for-Nurses-Healthcare-Professionals/9780132574952.page |isbn=9780132574952}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Informatics-Nurses-Healthcare-Professionals/dp/0132574950 Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Health Informatics: Practical Guide For Healthcare And Information Technology Professionals |editor=Hoyt, Robert E.; Bailey, Nora; Yoshihashi, Ann |year=2012 |pages=490 |edition=5th |publisher=Lulu Press |url=http://www.lulu.com/shop/robert-e-hoyt-and-nora-bailey-and-ann-yoshihashi/health-informatics-practical-guide-for-healthcare-and-information-technology-professionals-fifth-edition/paperback/product-18864042.html |isbn=9781105437557}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Health-Informatics-Information-Professionals-informatics/dp/1105437558/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics |editor=International Medical Informatics Association |year=2012 |publisher=Schattauer Publishers |url=http://www.schattauer.de/en/magazine/subject-areas/journals-a-z/imia-yearbook/objectives-contents-formats/issue/special/manuscript/11851/show.html |isbn=9783794526512}}

* {{cite book |title=Informatics in Medical Imaging |editor=Kagadis, George C.; Langer, Steve G. |year=2011 |pages=367 |edition=1st |publisher=CRC Press |url=http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781439831243 |isbn=9781439831243}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Informatics-Medical-Imaging-Diagnosis-Therapy/dp/1439831246/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Data Provenance and Data Management in eScience |editor=Liu, Q.; Bai, Q.; Giugni, S.; Williamson, D.; Taylor, J. |year=2012 |pages=184 |edition=2013 |publisher=Springer |url=http://www.springer.com/engineering/book/978-3-642-29930-8 |isbn=9783642299308}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Provenance-Management-eScience-Computational-Intelligence/dp/364229930X/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Managing Technological Change: Organizational Aspects of Health Informatics |author=Lorenzi, Nancy M.; Riley, Robert T. |year=2004 |pages=305 |edition=2nd |publisher=Springer |url=http://www.springer.com/medicine/book/978-0-387-98548-0 |isbn=9781441931337}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Managing-Technological-Change-Organizational-Informatics/dp/1441931333/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Pathology Informatics: Theory and Practice |author=Pantanowitz, Liron; Tuthill, J. Mark; Balis, Ulysses G.J. |year=2012 |pages=336 |edition=1st |publisher=American Society for Clinical Pathology |url=http://www.ascp.org/Store/Books/5831.html |isbn=9780891895831}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Pathology-Informatics-Practice-Liron-Pantanowitz/dp/0891895833/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Biomedical Informatics: Computer Applications in Health Care and Biomedicine |editor=Shortliffe, Edward H.; Cimino, James J. |year=2010 |pages=1038 |edition=3rd revised |publisher=Springer |url=http://www.springer.com/public+health/book/978-0-387-28986-1 |isbn=9780387362786}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Biomedical-Informatics-Computer-Applications-Biomedicine/dp/0387289860/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=From Patient Data to Medical Knowledge: The Principles and Practice of Health Informatics |editor=Taylor, Paul |year=2006 |pages=272 |edition=1st |publisher=BMJ Books |url=http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0727917757.html |isbn=9780727917751}} ([http://www.amazon.com/From-Patient-Data-Medical-Knowledge/dp/0727917757/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Health Information Technology Basics: A Concise Guide to Principles and Practice |editor=Thomas-Brogan, Teri |year=2008 |pages=180 |edition=1st |publisher=Jones & Bartlett Learning |url=http://www.jblearning.com/catalog/9780763746872/ |isbn=9780763746872}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Health-Information-Technology-Basics-Principles/dp/0763746878/ Amazon.com link])

* {{cite book |title=Health Care Information Systems: A Practical Approach for Health Care Management |editor=Wager, Karen A.; Lee, Frances W.; Glaser, John P. |year=2009 |pages=544 |edition=2nd |publisher=Jossey-Bass |url=http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470387807.html |isbn=9780470387801}} ([http://www.amazon.com/Health-Care-Information-Systems-Management/dp/0470387807/ Amazon.com link])
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====Magazines====
* [http://laboratorian.advanceweb.com/ ADVANCE for Medical Laboratory Professionals]: a bi-weekly magazine that covers "the latest on compliance, marketing and professional issues" for laboratory professionals

* [http://www.americanlaboratory.com/ American Laboratory]: provides "analytical chemists and life scientists with up-to-date information about equipment, instrumentation, and applications that they use in their labs every day."

* [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/ Ariadne: Web Magazine for Information Professionals]: created "to inform policy-makers and practitioners in the higher education and research sectors of developments in the online environment."

* [http://www.bio-itworld.com/ Bio-IT World]: "provides topical news coverage and analysis of cutting-edge technologies to handle the data deluge in petascale computing and the tools to deliver individualized medicine."

* [http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/ Bioscience Technology]: "provides life science/biotechnology researchers with new product and new technology information."

* [http://www.captodayonline.com/ CAP TODAY]: a healthcare publication with "feature articles, concise news items, editorial columns, and scientific abstracts"

* [http://www.chromatographytechniques.com/ Chromatography Techniques]: "presents bylined articles, new products, technologies and application notes covering gas chromatography, liquid chromatography, ion chromatography, chemistries and columns, software, sample prep, spectroscopy and more."

* [http://clpmag.com/ Clinical Lab Products]: "focuses exclusively on products and technology for the clinical lab industry."

* [http://www.dddmag.com/ Drug Discovery & Development]: "delivers insight into the full landscape of technologies, tools, and business/regulatory strategies that help scientists and executives accelerate the pace and productivity of drug research and development."

* [http://www.ddw-online.com/ Drug Discovery World]: "examines the advances in new science and technology with a view to the commercial implications of implementing those advances and whether they can truly bring benefits to the industry as a whole" and to "the discovery and development of new therapeutics."

* [http://www.epmmagazine.com/ European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer]: keeps "readers abreast of the latest offerings and developments in R&D and manufacturing products and equipment, ingredients and contract services."

* [http://www.genengnews.com/ Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News]: covers "the entire bioproduct life cycle from early-stage R&D, to applied research including omics, biomarkers, as well as diagnostics, to bioprocessing and commercialization."

* [http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/ Health Data Management]: focuses on the process of "using information technology to achieve business goals and improve the quality of care" offered to individuals.

* [http://www.healthcare-informatics.com/ Healthcare Informatics]: covers topics like [[electronic medical record|EMR]], [[electronic health record|EHR]], wireless technologies, meaningful use policy, patient safety, point-of-care technology, health information exchange, and hospital administration.

* [http://www.labmanager.com/ Lab Manager]: "analyzes the strong link between business strategy, technological innovation and implementation."

* [http://www.labdesignnews.com/ Laboratory Design]: serves the "community involved in the design, construction, and operation of laboratory facilities, including building owners and operators, high-level lab users and managers, and the building team."

* [http://www.scientific-computing.com/lig2013/ Laboratory Informatics Guide]: a yearly special supplement to Scientific Computing World subscribers that provides articles and information about laboratory informatics.

* [http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/ Laboratory Equipment]: provides "concise and insightful information on the latest scientific instruments, software, supplies, and equipment."

* [http://www.labnews.co.uk/ Laboratory News]: provides "readers with comprehensive and detailed coverage of the issues facing contemporary science."

* [http://www.lifescienceleader.com/ Life Science Leader]: provides life science executives with the industry's best practices and "motivate[s] them to implement those best practices in their own businesses."

* [http://www.mlo-online.com/ Medical Laboratory Observer]: provides "lab professionals with peer-reviewed editorials, answers to critical questions and important product information."

* [http://www.mtbeurope.info/index.htm Medical Technology Business Europe]: covers "developments in medical technology, focusing on medical devices with electronics, and nanotechnology, diagnostics, biotechnology, and advanced prosthetics/ implants."

* [http://www.modernhealthcare.com/ Modern Healthcare]: delivers "healthcare business and policy news, research and information."

* [http://www.pharmamanufacturing.com/ Pharmaceutical Manufacturing]: covers "best practices, key trends, developments and successful applications" in the field of pharmaceutical manufacturing.

* [http://www.pharmtech.com/ Pharmaceutical Technology / Pharmaceutical Technology Europe]: provides "peer-reviewed research and expert analyses for scientists, engineers, and managers" in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, with the "Europe" version focusing on the European market.

* [http://www.pulseitmagazine.com.au/ Pulse+IT]: eHealth and health IT topics primarily targeted at the Australian and New Zealand health sectors.

* [http://www.rdmag.com/ R&D Magazine]: provides news and technical articles that focus on the research and development industry.

* [http://www.researchinformation.info/ Research Information]: provides news and articles about "online content and information management."

* [http://www.scientificcomputing.com/ Scientific Computing]: "covers the new products, services, and technologies that are available to science professionals."

* [http://www.scientific-computing.com/ Scientific Computing World]: "dedicated to the computing and information technology needs of professionals working in science, technology, engineering, and medicine."

* [http://www.the-scientist.com/ The Scientist]: "dedicated to covering a wide range of topics central to the study of cell and molecular biology, genetics, and other life-science fields."

====Journals====
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Numerous journals concerning many types of scientific informatics pursuits — from nursing informatics to cancer informatics — are produced for the scientific community and beyond. Many are only accessible through subscription or purchase, while others are open-access journals, available to anyone with Internet access.
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====Blogs====

'''Individual blogs'''

* [http://www.aushealthit.blogspot.com/ Australian Health Information Technology]: informs and provides a discussion platform for eHealth topics in Australia and beyond.

* [http://tissuepathology.com/category/digital-pathology-news/laboratory-informatics/ The Digital Pathology Blog - Laboratory Informatics News]: "educate[s] and inform[s] the pathology and laboratory community about digital pathology."

* [http://ehealth.johnwsharp.com/ eHealth]: features eHealth and health IT topics from John Sharp, an IT manager for a major medical center in Northeast Ohio.

* [http://elnblog.axiope.com/ The Electronic Lab Notebook Blog]: features [[electronic laboratory notebook|ELN]] topics from Rory Macneil, CEO of Research Space.

* [http://blogs.plos.org/mfenner/ Gobbledygook]: features topics on how the Internet is changing scholarly communication, by medical doctor and cancer researcher Martin Fenner.

* [http://www.healthit.gov/buzz-blog/ Health IT Buzz]: features topics on the United States' transition to electronic health records," from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.

* [http://blogs.msdn.com/b/healthblog/ HealthBlog]: "thoughts, comments, news, and reflections about healthcare IT from Microsoft's worldwide health senior director Bill Crounse, MD."

* [http://www.healthcareguy.com/ The Healthcare IT Guy]: focuses on "healthcare IT with an emphasis on e-health, EHR/EMR, meaningful use, data integration, medical device connectivity, health informatics, and legacy modernization," by software analyst Shahid Shah.

* [http://histalk2.com/ HIStalk]: offers news and opinion on healthcare IT.

* [http://hodges-model.blogspot.com/ Hodge's Model]: "provides a space for reflections on a health, social care, and informatics model with universal potential in terms of application and users," by mental health nurse and informatics specialist Peter Jones.

* [http://informaticsprofessor.blogspot.com/ Informatics Professor]: "maintains the thoughts on various topics related to biomedical and health informatics by Dr. William Hersh, Professor and Chair, Department of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Health & Science University"

* [http://theintegratedlab.com/ The Integrated Lab]: provides information and open discussion on any topic dealing with laboratory integration.

* [http://www.modernhealthcare.com/section/blogs02 IT Everything]: covers healthcare IT, by reporter and editor Joseph Conn.

* [http://labsoftnews.typepad.com/lab_soft_news/ Lab Soft News]: covers topics of healthcare IT and pathology informatics, by Bruce Friedman, Emeritus Professor of Pathology in the Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School

* [http://managingdisinformation.blogspot.co.uk/ The Management of Disinformation]: covers topics of healthcare IT and telemedicine, by copywriter and telecare consultant Guy Dewsbury.

* [http://www.meaningfulhitnews.com/ Meaningful HIT News]: covers meaningful topics regarding healthcare IT, by professional healthcare IT journalist Neil Versel.

* [http://community.advanceweb.com/blogs/nurses_18/default.aspx Nursing Informatics & Technology]: covers the topics of "healthcare informatics, technological development and implementation."

* [http://oninformatics.com/ On Informatics]: "dedicated to uncovering the meanings and applications of medical informatics."

* [http://outonalims.com/ Out on a LIMS]: covers the topics of [[laboratory information management system|LIMS]], [[electronic laboratory notebook|ELN]], and other aspects of laboratory informatics, by Gloria Metrick of GeoMetrick Enterprises.

* [http://www.rxinformatics.com/ RX Informatics]: "seeks to better the healthcare, pharmacy, and information technology community by providing an online presence for collaboration."

* [http://socialinformaticsblog.com/ Social Informatics Blog]: covers topics on the "intersections of technology, information, and media as well as countless other paths of research."

* [http://thetelecareblog.blogspot.com/ The Telecare Blog]: covers the topic of telecare, by copywriter and telecare consultant Guy Dewsbury.

* [http://telecareaware.com/category/c1-telecare-telehealth-news/ Telehealth & Telecare Aware]: aims to help telecare and telehealth "suppliers and service providers around the world keep up to date with what each other are doing."

'''Corporate blogs'''

* [http://www.abb-conversations.com/?category=abb-review ABB Blog]: the official blog of power and industrial automation equipment and software developer [[ABB Ltd.]]

* [https://community.accelrys.com/community/accelrys_blog Accelrys Blog]: the official blog of laboratory informatics software developer [[Accelrys, Inc.]]

* [http://blog.agfahealthcare.com/ Agfa HealthCare Blog]: the official blog of healthcare IT developer [[Agfa HealthCare NV].

* [http://www.ambidata.pt/news.aspx Ambidata Blog]: the official blog of laboratory informatics software developer [[Ambidata Digital Innovation Solutions & Consulting, Lda.]]

* [http://limssystem.co.uk/ LIMS System]: the official blog of laboratory informatics software developer [[Autoscribe Ltd.]]

* [http://blog.labguru.com/ BioData Blog]: the official blog for laboratory informatics software developer [[BioData Inc.]]'s Labguru product.

* [http://http://eusoftlimsblog.wordpress.com/ Eusoft LIMS Blog]: the official blog for laboratory informatics software developer [Eusoft srl]'s Eusoft.Lab product.

* [http://cerner.com/blog/ Cerner Blog]: the official blog of healthcare IT developer [[Cerner Corporation]].

* [http://blog.elekta.com/ Elekta BLog]: the official blog of healthcare IT developer [[Elekta AB]].

* [http://blog.idbs.com/ ID Business Solutions Blog]: the official blog of data management and analytic software developer [[ID Business Solutions Ltd.]]

* [http://www.kinematik.com/blog/ KineMatik Blog]: the official blog of laboratory informatics software developer [[KineMatik Ltd.]]

* [http://www.labkey.com/blog/ LabKey Blog]: the official blog of laboratory informatics software developer [[LabKey Corporation]].

* [http://www.labvantage.com/blog/ LABVANTAGE Blog]: the official blog of laboratory informatics software developer [[LABVANTAGE Solutions, Inc.]]

* [http://www.orchardsoft.com/blog/ Orchard Software Blog]: the official blog of laboratory informatics software developer [[Orchard Software Corporation]].

* [http://blog.cambridgesoft.com/ PerkinElmer Informatics Blog]: the official informatics blog of [[PerkinElmer Inc.]]

* [http://www.getthemis.com/blog/ RJ Lee Solutions Blog]: the official blog for [[RJ Lee Solutions, LLC|RJ Lee Solutions]]' THEMIS LIMS.

* [http://www.ruro.com/about/news-room/blog RURO Blog]: the official blog of laboratory informatics software developer [[RURO Inc.]]

* [http://chromblog.thermoscientific.com/blog Thermo Scientific Chromatography Blog]: the official chromatography blog for [[Thermo Scientific]].

'''Open-source project blogs'''

* [http://www.open-lims.org/news.html Open-LIMS News]: the news blog for the open-source [[Open-LIMS]].

* [http://openchrom.wordpress.com/ OpenChrom Blog]: the blog for the open-source [[OpenChrom]].

* [http://blog.openclinica.com/ OpenClinica Blog]: the blog for the open-source [[OpenClinica]].

* [http://openelis.blogspot.com/ OpenELIS Global Blog]: the global blog for the open-source [[OpenELIS]].

* [http://openmrs.org/2013/ OpenMRS Blog]: the news blog for the open-source [[OpenMRS]].
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===Web portals===
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* [http://www.americanehr.com/Home.aspx AmericanEHR Partners]: "an online community of clinicians who use information technology to deliver care to Americans"

* [http://www.analytica-world.com/en/ analytica-world.com]: an information portal for analytics and lab technology, complementing ''analytica'', the International Trade Fair for Laboratory Technology, Analysis, and Biotechnology

* [http://www.bioafrica.net/index.php BioAfrica.net]: a "bioinformatics portal for human life in Africa," produced by the Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal

* [http://www.chicorporate.com/ Cambridge Healthtech Institute]: a life science portal by the Cambridge Healthtech Institute

* [http://www.dentalinformatics.org/ Dental Informatics Online Community]: a "virtual, global community for anyone interested in dental informatics," funded by the U.S. National Library of Medicine

* [http://www.ehi.co.uk/ E-Health Insider]: a web portal with "news, comment and analysis about healthcare IT in the UK"

* [http://www.ecoinformatics.org/ Ecoinformatics.org]: a web portal acting as an "online resource for managing ecological data and information"

* [http://www.fiercehealthit.com/ FierceHealthIT]: a web portal for "healthcare IT news with a special focus on CPOE, EMR adoption, HIPAA compliance, and other critical areas"

* [http://www.govhealthit.com/ Government Health IT]: a web portal with "news and information on how government is driving the adoption of information technology in healthcare"

* [http://www.healthinformaticsforum.com/ Health Informatics Forum]: an information portal acting as "a social network for health informatics professionals and students"

* [http://www.knowledge.scot.nhs.uk/his.aspx Health Informatics Scotland]: an NHS-based web portal for the Scottish health informatics community

* [http://www.healthtechnologyreview.com/ Health Technology Review]: a healthcare portal with "information, articles, reviews, ratings and news on today's leading healthcare technologies, with a special focus on electronic medical records and medical billing software"

* [http://www.health-e-directory.com.au/ Health-e-Directory]: a portal providing "a comprehensive listing of products and service solutions for e-Health"

* [http://www.healthcareitnews.com/ Healthcare IT News]: a news portal for healthcare IT executives that offers information on "new technologies, IT strategies and tactics, statutory and regulatory issues, as well as provider and vendor updates"

* [http://www.healthitpages.com/ HealthITPages]: an online directory of healthcare IT pages

* [http://www.hitsphere.com/ HITSphere]: a web portal for "blogs, news, tools, and other items of interest to the healthcare IT community"

* [http://www.jwatch.org/ Journal Watch]: a web portal "providing brief, clearly written, clinically focused perspectives on the medical developments that affect practice"

* [http://www.labcompliance.com/ LabCompliance.com]: a pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry portal of free and fee-based "information on how to improve quality and to comply with FDA and other regulations" including standards

* [http://www.limsfinder.com/ LIMSfinder.com]: an online portal of information devoted to [[laboratory information management system]]s and other laboratory informatics products

* [http://www.pflebit.de/doku.php PflebIT]: a nursing informatics portal and knowledgebase (in German)

* [http://www.pharma-iq.com/ Pharma IQ]: "an international online community focusing on providing pharmaceutical and biotechnology professionals with knowledge, information and biotechnology articles"

* [http://www.p-jones.demon.co.uk/linksTwo.htm Science Knowledge Domain Links]: a large collection of science- and research-related web links, many of them dealing with informatics

* [http://www.separationsnow.com/ seperationsNOW.com]: a Wiley-backed portal of information about sample preparation, electrophoresis, chromatography, genomics, and laboratory informatics

* [http://www.spectroscopynow.com/ spectroscopyNOW.com]: a Wiley-backed portal of information about numerous spectroscopic techniques

* [http://www.technologynetworks.com/ Technology Networks]: a wide collection of web resources pertaining to numerous scientific communities and topics, including informatics
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===Organizations, not-for-profits, and special interest groups===
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Organization, associations, special interest groups, institutes, and not-for-profits related to scientific informatics pursuits exist all over the world. Many have open membership while a few are very selective in their acceptance.
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Click the link above for a compiled list of these entities from around the world.
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===Government and academic===

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'''Bulgaria'''
* [http://ncphp.government.bg/en National Center of Public Health and Analyses, Ministry of Health]: "carries out activities for protecting public health, promoting health and preventing diseases, [and] providing information for healthcare management"

'''Canada'''

* [https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/ Canada Health Infoway]: "works as a strategic investor of funds provided by the Federal Government, in collaboration with the provinces and territories" towards the effort of "transforming health care through health information technology"

* [http://www.cihi.ca/ Canadian Institute for Health Information]: strives to "collect, analyze and publish data and information in a standardized way ... that allows every jurisdiction to understand, compare and use the data and information effectively to make the decisions that lead to healthier Canadians"

* [http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/index.html National Research Council Canada]: "provide[s] innovation support, strategic research, scientific and technical services"

'''Cuba'''

* [http://www.sld.cu/ Infomed, National Center for Medical Science Information, Public Health Ministry]: a portal for physicians, students, others to access a wide variety of health resources inside and outside the country

'''European Union'''

* [http://cordis.europa.eu/home_en.html CORDIS - Community Research and Development Information Service]: "devoted to European research and development (R&D) activities and technology transfer"

'''Germany'''

* [http://www.dimdi.de/static/de/index.html German Institute of Medical Documentation and Information]: "publishes classifications for coding diagnoses and operations and maintains medical term systems" as well as "operates information systems for drugs, medical devices and evaluates medical procedures"

'''Global'''

* [http://www.gbif.org/index.php?id=269 Global Biodiversity Information Facility]: "an international government-initiated and funded initiative focused on making biodiversity data available to all and anyone, for scientific research, conservation and sustainable development"

'''Hungary'''

* [http://www.eski.hu/index_en.php National Institute for Quality and Organizational Development in Healthcare and Medicines]: "coordinates health sector IT, ensures the multi-purpose use of sectoral data assets, analyzes health systems from an international perspective, and maintains the National Health Policy Library"

'''India'''

* [http://www.imtech.res.in/bic/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51 Bioinformatics Centre, Institute of Microbial Technology, Department of Biotechnology]: works to develop software and provide technological infrastructure for the country's biotechnology efforts

* [http://ernet.in/ ERNET India]: "provides IT connectivity to a range of institutional centers" in India

* [http://www.nielit.in/ National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology]: provides "quality assurance in computer education among the nation's non-formal institutes"

* [http://www.scfbio-iitd.res.in/ Supercomputing Facility for Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, IIT Delhi]: "committed towards providing bioinformatics and computational biology tools and software freely accessible to bioinformatics community"

'''Poland'''

* [http://genesilico.pl/ Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Protein Engineering, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw]: a group performing "theoretical and experimental research on nucleic acids and proteins" and developing and using "computer programs for modeling of protein three-dimensional structures"

'''United States of America'''

* [http://www.ahrq.gov/ Agency for Healthcare R Development]: "delivers insight into the full landscape of technologies, tools, and business/regulatory strategies that help scientists and executives accelerate the pace and productivity of drug research and development."

* [http://www.ddw-online.com/ Drug Discovery World]: "examines the advances in new science and technology with a view to the commercial implications of implementing those advances and whether they can truly bring benefits to the industry as a whole" and to "the discovery and development of new therapeutics."

* [http://www.epmmagazine.com/ European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer]: keeps "readers abreast of the latest offerings and developments in Research and Quality]: works "to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans"

* [http://healthit.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt/community/ahrq_national_resource_center_for_health_it/650 AHRQ National Resource Center for Health IT]: an "initiative [that] is part of the Nation's strategy to put information technology to work in health care"

* [http://www.cit.nih.gov/ Center for Information Technology]: works "to provide, coordinate and manage information technology and to advance computational science" in the U.S.

* [http://lhncbc.nlm.nih.gov/cgsb_site/servlet/Turbine Cognitive Science Branch, Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications]: "applies linguistic, statistical, and knowledge-based research and development in the investigation of techniques for improving access to biomedical information"

* [http://compbio.ornl.gov/ Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Group, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory]: "conduct[s] genetics research and system development in genomic sequencing, computational genome analysis, and computational protein structure analysis"

* [http://chirr.nlm.nih.gov/ Consumer Health Informatics Research Resource]: "provides a resource of outcome variables and suggested measures to guide a comprehensive consumer health informatics assessment;" part of the U.S. National Library of Medicine

* [http://www.data.gov/ Data.gov]: strives to "increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government"

* [http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/brp/hcirb/index.html Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute]: "supports research that examines the fundamental processes and effects of health communication and informatics on cancer-related outcomes across the cancer control continuum"

* [http://www.healthit.gov/ HealthIT.gov]: "support[s] the adoption of health information technology and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care"

* [http://dcb.cit.nih.gov/hpcio/ High Performance Computing and Informatics Office, Division of Computational Bioscience, Center for Information Technology, National Institutes of Health]: "provides expertise and resources in high performance computing, computational science, biomedical informatics, and modern information technology to the NIH scientific community" ([http://hpcio.cit.nih.gov/ alternate URL])

* [http://www.cdc.gov/osels/lspppo/index.html Laboratory Science, Policy and Practice Program Office; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]: "provide[s] leadership, advocacy and cross-cutting services to continuously strengthen the quality of laboratory science, policy and practice at CDC, in the U.S. and globally"

* [http://lhncbc.nlm.nih.gov/ Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications]: "conducts biomedical informatics research in support of the U.S. National Library of Medicine"

* [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives and Records Administration]: nation's record keeper of important legal and historical documents and materials

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ National Center for Biotechnology Information]: "advances science and health by providing access to biomedical and genomic information"

* [http://www.ncbcs.org/ National Center for Biomedical Computing]: "the core of the networked national effort to build the computational infrastructure for biomedical computing in the nation;" funded by the National Institutes of Health

* [http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/ National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics]: "serve[s] as an advisory body to the Department of Health and Human Services on health data, statistics and national health information policy"

* [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/ National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology]: "improving the collection, storage, analysis, retrieval, and dissemination of health services research"

* [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ National Library of Medicine]: makes available various print and electronic documents; "supports and conducts research, development, and training in biomedical informatics and health information technology"

* [http://www.cdph.ca.gov/data/informatics/Pages/PHIP.aspx Public Health Informatics Program, California Department of Public Health]: "responsible for the enterprise collaboration of public health informatics across the California Department of Public Health"

* [http://www.science.gov/ Science.gov]: "searches over 55 databases and over 2100 selected websites from 13 federal agencies, offering 200 million pages of authoritative U.S. government science information including research and development results"

* [http://www.tatrc.org/ Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center, US Army Medical Research and Matériel Command]: "performs medical reconnaissance and special operations to address critical gaps that are underrepresented in [Department of Defense] medical research programs"
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====Educational programs, training, and certifications====
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Bio, health, laboratory, medical, and nursing informatics education programs are arguably abundant in higher learning institutes and other entities. This compilation attempts to cover those academic programs, department, and facilities.
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Click the link above for the full list of resources.
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===Conferences and trade shows===

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Scientific informatics is unsurprisingly an advancing field with a lot to talk about and share with others. Societies, associations, or professional groups will often turn to the conference to better disseminate and share information and ideas with other like-minded individuals and entities.
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Click the link above for the full list of scientific informatics conferences.

====Trade shows====
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Like conferences, trade shows are another way for individuals in broad or very focused scientific pursuits to learn about the technology affecting their field. Information, ideas, and innovative product demonstrations can be shared with attendees looking to learn more about or gain a competitive advantage in their trade.
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Click the link above for the full list of scientific informatics trade shows.
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===Discussion groups and social networks===
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* [http://www.linkedin.com/groups/BCS-Health-Informatics-Forum-1058857 BCS Health Informatics Forum]: a non-official British Computer Society (BCS) LinkedIn group discussing the field of healthcare informatics

* [http://www.biotechspin.com/ Biotechspin]: "the largest network for biotech, medtech, pharma, agrotech, healthcare, cosmetics, chemistry and cleantech professionals with multiple very helpful free tools and databases"

* [http://www.dentalinformatics.org/ Dental Informatics Online Community]: a "virtual, global community for anyone interested in dental informatics"

* [http://fhts.ac.in/index.php/forum-2/?mingleforumaction=viewforum&f=1.0 Foundation of Healthcare Technologies Society Forum]: a forum for discussing technology in healthcare

* [http://dir.gmane.org/ GMANE]: a public mail / bulletin board system for numerous fields of science and tech; related tools include: [http://dir.gmane.org/search.php?match=informatics bioinformatics GMANEs] and [http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.science.biology.informatics.bulletin the BiO Bulletin Board]

* [http://www.healthinformaticsforum.com/ Health Informatics Forum]: "a social network for health informatics professionals and students"

* [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/iami_gen IAMI_Gen at Google Groups]: the Indian Association for Medical Informatics on Google Groups

* [https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/ JISCMail]: "a large collection of groups which enable academics, support staff and researchers to collaborate"

* [http://my.lrig.org/LRIG/Communities/ViewCommunities/GroupDetails/ Laboratory Robotics Interest Group]: this special interest group has their own set of discussion boards

* [http://www.linkedin.com/groups/LiMS-forum-professional-network-LIMS-2069898 LiMS Forum - Laboratory Informatics Institute user's group]: a LinkedIn user group for laboratory informatics topics

* [http://www.linkedin.com/groups/LIMS-Laboratory-Informatics-36640 LIMS/Laboratory Informatics user's group]: a LinkedIn user group for laboratory informatics and [[LIMS]] topics

* [[LIMSWiki:LIMSforum and LIMS/LI annual top 50|LIMSforum and LIMS/LI annual top 50]]: a collection of the most active and commented posts from LiMS Forum and LIMS/Laboratory Informatics

* [http://www.informaticsnurse.com/index.php Nursing Informatics Online]: a forum for professionals to discuss the topic of nursing informatics
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===Market studies and reports===
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Rather than linking directly to specific studies and reports, this list focuses on entities that provide (occasionally or frequently) studies and reports related to healthcare, healthcare IT, and scientific applications of informatics as well as broader fields of research.

* [http://www.arcweb.com/market-studies/pages/default.aspx ARC Advisory Group]: a list of "studies [that] cover the full breadth of enterprise software, manufacturing applications, automation products, and related services"

* [http://www.bharatbook.com/researchIndex.asp Bharat Book Bureau]: market reports and research into almost any imaginable topic

* [http://www.chilmarkresearch.com/research/reports/ Chilmark Research]: a research group focusing solely on health IT

* [http://www.klasresearch.com/klasreports/myreports/ KLAS Enterprises]: "helps healthcare providers make informed technology decisions by reporting accurate, honest, and impartial vendor performance data"

* [http://www.pharma-iq.com/survey/ Pharma-IQ - Surveys]: surveys conducted concerning pharmaceutical manufacturing

* [http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ostp/pcast/docsreports President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology]: a U.S. "advisory group of the nation's leading scientists and engineers who directly advise the President and the Executive Office of the President;" the group occasionally releases science and technology reports and documents to the public

* [http://www.researchandmarkets.com/ Research and Markets]: declares itself the "world's largest market research resource"

* [http://www.research2guidance.com/shop/index.php research2guidance]: "provide[s] market intelligence on the mobile applications market"

* [http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com/ Transparency Market Research]: "a market intelligence company providing global business research reports" into pharmaceuticals, medical devices, chemicals and materials, technology, and more
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===Knowledge base, research, and reference===
{{Main|LIMSWiki:Resources/Research and reference}}

There are a variety of Internet-based tools available for people researching about or in the field of scientific informatics.
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Click the link above for the full list of resources.
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===Specifications and standards===
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'''Resources for researching specifications and standards'''

[http://www.ansi.org/ American National Standards Institute]: "oversees the creation, promulgation and use of thousands of norms and guidelines that directly impact businesses in nearly every sector"

[http://www.astm.org/ ASTM International]: handles the "development and delivery of international voluntary consensus standards"

[http://medical.nema.org/ Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine]: "the international standard for medical images and related information"

[http://www.findacode.com/ FindACode]: "an online database of medical billing codes and information"

[http://www.nlm.nih.gov/healthit.html Health Information Technology and Health Data Standards at NLM]: "the central coordinating body for clinical terminology standards within the Department of Health and Human Services"

[http://www.ncpdp.org/ National Council for Prescription Drug Programs]: develops "ANSI-accredited standards, and guidance for promoting information exchanges related to medications, supplies, and services within the healthcare system"

[http://www.nist.gov/director/sco/index.cfm National Institute of Standards and Technology - Standards Coordination Office]: aims "to equip U.S. industry with the standards-related tools and information necessary to effectively compete in the global marketplace"

'''Specific specifications and standards'''

* [http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=5ff3a0efed913ef8fae9e225869688a2&rgn=div5&view=text&node=21:1.0.1.1.7&idno=21 21 CFR Part 11]: provides compliance information regarding electronic records and electronic signatures

* [http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=5ff3a0efed913ef8fae9e225869688a2&rgn=div5&view=text&node=40:1.0.1.1.3&idno=40 40 CFR Part 3]: provides for electronic reporting (in lieu of a paper document) to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

* [http://www.abccodes.com/ali/ ABC Codes]: five-digit [[Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act]]-compliant (HIPAA) alpha codes (e.g., AAAAA) used by licensed and non-licensed healthcare practitioners on standard healthcare claim forms ([http://www.findacode.com/abc/abc-code-set.html additional ABC Codes resource])

* [http://www.x12.org/ ASC X12]: develops and maintains electronic data interchange (EDI) and context inspired component architecture (CICA) standards as well as XML schema

* [http://www.astm.org/COMMIT/SUBCOMMIT/E13.htm ASTM Standards Under the Jurisdiction of E13 - Molecular Spectroscopy and Separation Science]: ASTM Committee E13 on Molecular Spectroscopy and Separation Science; most if not all standards are relevant to laboratory informatics professionals, and all can be found with this link; especially of interest:
: Committee E13.15 on Analytical Data
:: • [http://www.astm.org/Standards/E386.htm E386-90(2011) Standard Practice for Data Presentation Relating to High-Resolution Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy]
:: • [http://www.astm.org/Standards/E1578.htm E1578-06 Standard Guide for Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)]
:: • [http://www.astm.org/Standards/E1947.htm E1947-98(2009) Standard Specification for Analytical Data Interchange Protocol for Chromatographic Data]
:: • [http://www.astm.org/Standards/E1948.htm E1948-98(2009) Standard Guide for Analytical Data Interchange Protocol for Chromatographic Data]
:: • [http://www.astm.org/Standards/E1989.htm E1989-98(2004) Standard Specification for Laboratory Equipment Control Interface (LECIS) (Withdrawn 2009)]
:: • [http://www.astm.org/Standards/E2066.htm E2066-00(2007) Standard Guide for Validation of Laboratory Information Management Systems]
:: • [http://www.astm.org/Standards/E2077.htm E2077-00(2010) Standard Specification for Analytical Data Interchange Protocol for Mass Spectrometric Data]
:: • [http://www.astm.org/Standards/E2078.htm E2078-00(2010) Standard Guide for Analytical Data Interchange Protocol for Mass Spectrometric Data]

* [http://www.astm.org/COMMIT/SUBCOMMIT/E31.htm ASTM Standards Under the Jurisdiction of E31 - Healthcare Informatics]: ASTM Committee E31 on Healthcare Informatics ([http://www.astm.org/COMMITTEE/E31.htm alternate URL])

* [http://www.amia.org/biomedical-informatics-core-competencies Biomedical Informatics Core Competencies, AMIA]: the American Medical Informatics Association's attempt "to develop a formal definition of biomedical informatics and to specify the core competencies that should drive curriculum and course design for graduate training in the field"

* [http://medical.nema.org/standard.html DICOM Standard]: official listing of the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine standards

* [http://www.ispe.org/good-automated-manufacturing-practice-gamp-resources GAMP Resources]: a Good Automated Manufacturing Practice resource list from the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering

* [http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/HIPAA-Administrative-Simplification/HIPAAGenInfo/TheHIPAALawandRelated-Information.html HIPAA Law and Related Information]: HIPAA resources from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

* [http://www.hl7.org/implement/standards/index.cfm HL7 International Standards]: "a framework (and related standards) for the exchange, integration, sharing, and retrieval of electronic health information"

* [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/icd.htm ICD-9 and ICD-10]: the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) code set "used to code and classify mortality data from death certificates;" tools for looking up ICD-9 and -10 codes: [http://www.icd9data.com/ IDC9Data.com] and [http://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/staticpages/icd-9-code-lookup.aspx CMS code lookup]

* [http://www.icn.ch/pillarsprograms/international-classification-for-nursing-practice-icnpr/ ICNP]: the International Classification for Nursing Practice "establishes an international standard to facilitate description and comparison of nursing practice"

* [http://www.iso.org/iso/home/store/catalogue_ics.htm ISO Standards Catalogue]: international standards for products and services

* [http://loinc.org/ LOINC: Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes]: "a universal code system for identifying laboratory and clinical observations"

* [http://www.ncpdp.org/standards.aspx NCPDP Telecommunication Standard Version 5.1]: "provide[s] a standard format for the electronic submission of third-party drug claims"

* [http://www.omahasystem.org/overview.html The Omaha System]: a standardized health care terminology consisting of an assessment component, an intervention component, and an outcomes component

* [http://www-test.openehr.org/programs/specification/releases/currentbaseline openEHR Specification Project]: an electronic health record (EHR) specification project

* [http://www.cdc.gov/informaticscompetencies/ Public Health Informatics Competencies, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]: a comprehensive list of competencies that define the discipline of public health informatics and its skillsets

* [http://www.ihtsdo.org/snomed-ct/ SNOMED CT]: a set of "comprehensive, multilingual clinical healthcare terminology"

* [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/ UMLS: Unified Medical Language System]: "integrates and distributes key terminology, classification and coding standards, and associated resources to promote creation of more effective and interoperable biomedical information systems and services"

* [http://www.wfmc.org/xpdl.html XPDL Support and Resources]: a process definition exchange framework
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===Jobs and career search===
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While you can search any online job board, these sites specifically seem to contain a significant number of science and medical informatics jobs.

* [http://www.biohealthmatics.com/ Biohealthmatics.com]: a "career networking portal for biotechnology and healthcare IT" in the U.S. and U.K markets

* [https://bioinformatics.ca/jobs Bioinformatics.ca - Job Postings]: the informatics and bioinformatics job focus is mostly in Canada, though jobs in the U.S., U.K., and other parts of the world occasionally show up; job posting limited to Bioinformatics.ca members

* [http://www.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/Jobs/JobResults.aspx?SB%3Asbkw=Laboratory+Informatics CareerBuilder.com - Laboratory informatics]: a "laboratory informatics" job search at CareerBuilder.com; modify your search for other careers

* [http://jobs.ehealthcareers.ca/ eHealthCareers.ca]: the eHealthCareers job board

* [http://jobs.healthinformaticsforum.com/a/jobs/find-jobs Health Informatics Jobs]: health informatics job postings at the Health Informatics Forum; may include other informatics jobs

* [http://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=Laboratory+Informatics&l= Indeed.com - Laboratory Informatics]: a "laboratory informatics" job search at Indeed.com; modify your search for other careers

* [http://labcareers.jobamatic.com/a/jobs/find-jobs LabCareers.com]: all job postings at LabCareers.com; seems to be a good source for [[laboratory information management system|LIMS]]- and [[laboratory information system|LIS]]-related work

* [http://my.lrig.org/LRIG/Careers/JobOpenings Laboratory Robotics Interest Group job board]: this special interest group has a section for users to make job postings

* [http://www.linkedin.com/groups?jobs=&gid=36640&trk=anet_ug_jobs&goback=%2Egmr_36640 LIMS/Laboratory Informatics Group on LinkedIn]: this links to the "Jobs" section of this LinkedIn group; you may need to request access to the group

* [http://www.informaticsnurse.com/index.php?page=nursing_informatics_jobs Nursing Informatics Online - Jobs]: latest job posting from the Nursing Informatics Online forum

* [http://www.simplyhired.com/a/jobs/list/q-laboratory+informatics Simply Hired - Laboratory Informatics]: a "laboratory informatics" job search at SimplyHired.com; modify your search for other careers
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====Projects====

* [http://www.beliefproject.org/ BELIEF]: a set of "different projects and initiatives involving researchers from across the world" working with e-Infrastructures in Europe

* [http://www.epsos.eu/ epSOS – the European eHealth Project]: "aims to design, build and evaluate a service infrastructure that demonstrates cross-border interoperability between electronic health record systems in Europe"

* [http://www.myopennotes.org/ OpenNotes]: "an initiative that invites patients to review their visit notes written by their doctors, nurses, or other clinicians"

* [http://p-medicine.eu/ p-medicine Project]: a European initiative to create "an innovative and integrated technological solution to enable personalised medicine"

* [http://statehieresources.org/ State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program]: a U.S. initiative "designed to promote health information exchange (HIE) across the health care system"

====Datasets====

* [http://bioinformatics.ca/links_directory/?filter=databases Bioinformatics Links Directory - Databases]: "features curated links to molecular resources, tools and databases;" link filters to show databases only

* [http://www.data.gov/ Data.gov]: a U.S. initiative "to increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government"

* [http://www.opendoar.org/ Directory of Open Access Repositories]: "an authoritative directory of academic open access [data] repositories"

* [http://wwwcf.nlm.nih.gov/hsrr_search/index.cfm Health Services and Sciences Research Resources, U.S. National Library of Medicine]: "information about research datasets and instruments/indices employed in health services research, behavioral and social sciences, and public health;" choose "Search Datasets only" before you begin your search

* [http://adatgyujtes.gyemszi.hu/IMEA/IMEAIndex.jsp Internet-based Hungarian Health Datawarehouse]: contains "various data on Hungarian health care"

* [http://www.informatics.jax.org/ Mouse Genome Informatics]: a massive collection of resources (books, datasets, analysis tools, etc.) related to the study of the mouse genome

* [http://www.evidence.nhs.uk/nhs-evidence-content/journals-and-databases NHS Evidence - Journals and Databases]: "enables access to authoritative clinical and non-clinical evidence and best practice through a web-based portal"

* [https://iview.ic.nhs.uk/ NHS iView]: "a free resource that provides flexible access to a wide range of health and social care data"

* [http://roar.eprints.org/ Registry of Open Access Repositories]: "promote[s] the development of open access by providing timely information about the growth and status of repositories throughout the world"

* [http://worldwidescience.org/ WorldWideScience.org]: "a global science gateway comprised of national and international scientific databases and portals"

====Research centers and organizations====

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_government_scientific_research_organizations Canadian government scientific research organization list] on Wikipedia

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_university_scientific_research_organizations Canadian university scientific research organization list] on Wikipedia

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_genetics_research_organizations Genetics research organization list] on Wikipedia

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_research_institutes_in_Pakistan Pakistani research institute list] on Wikipedia

====Videos====

====Bids and RFPs====

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LII:Laboratory, Scientific, and Health Informatics Buyer's Guide

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[[File:Emil Christian Hansen in the lab by Frederik Riise.jpg|right|Emil Christian Hansen (1842-1909), Danish microbiologist and mycologist]]This buyer's guide is based off the [[LIMS Buyer's Guide]], a former publication of the [[LabLynx, Inc.#Community history|Laboratory Informatics Institute]] (LII), an open trade association associated with [[LabLynx, Inc.]]<ref name="LII">{{cite web |url=http://www.limsfinder.com/BlogDetail.aspx?id=31049_0_3_0_C |title=Laboratory Informatics Institute Established |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc |date=17 July 2006 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref><ref name="LBGOrig">{{cite web |url=http://limsbook.com/ |title=The LIMSbook ...everything about LIMS |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> In late 2013, the LII and LabLynx discontinued publishing a copyrighted version and chose to release future guides to the public domain via this wiki. Per the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons license] and the [[LIMSWiki:Copyrights|copyright terms of this site]], you are free to copy, adapt, distribute, and transmit this guide as long as you 1. give proper attribution and 2. distribute the work only under the same or a similar license.

==About this guide==

What exactly is a [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) or [[laboratory information system]] (LIS) anyway? Do I need one? What options are available and how do I compare them? What about a request for information (RFI), request for proposal (RFP), or request for quotation (RFQ)? These are questions [[laboratory]] professionals typically ponder upon finding themselves charged with the mission of finding software for their lab. It can be a daunting
proposition, and there doesn't seem to be any objective reference to help with it all. This guide hopes to change that.

For this free public domain version of the guide, we've added more vendors, updated new information, and added links to video demonstrations of their systems, with the goal of providing the accurate information you need to make decisions for your lab. This guide also strives to be different from any buyer's guide that has ever come before by including pricing. For the first time you have real information as well as pricing so you can quickly pursue only the vendors and products that make sense for you and your lab. While in the past vendors have refrained from providing public pricing, the trend is arguably changing towards a more open information process, though not without its own set of caveats.<ref name="OOaLOpen">{{cite web |url=http://outonalims.com/2011/08/15/understanding-openness-and-other-marketing-tactics-in-laboratory-informatics-and-other-industries/ |title=Understanding Openness and Other Marketing Tactics in Laboratory Informatics and Other Industries |author=Metrick, Gloria |publisher=GeoMetrick Enterprises |date=15 August 2011 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> In theory, that means prices should decrease as LIMS become commodities that labs can compare and contrast in a more competitive fashion.

At the core all labs are in the business of producing reports, data... essentially [[information]].<ref name="IFlowJourn">{{cite journal |journal=Administrative Science Quarterly |year=1969 |volume=14 |issue=1 |pages=12–19 |title=Information Flow in Research and Development Laboratories |author=Allen, Thomas J.; Cohen, Stephen I. |url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/2391357 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> Everything else is just a means to that central goal. So in a very real sense, information management is the core of any lab. In a world where we use the latest technology for most of our daily tasks and pleasures, why do so many labs still rely on hand-written notes and spreadsheets? Spend thousands of dollars on a sophisticated analytical instrument yet hesitate when faced with purchasing an information management system? Why? The primary reason is price priorities.

Since LIMS are increasingly becoming commodities, driving down prices, potential buyers don't need to make the tough decision of one or the other anymore. As technology has improved, smaller LIMS companies have emerged, along with affordable [[software as a service|SaaS]] online subscription models that are trustworthy. This means any lab can put their resources where they belong: in information and its management.

===Notes about the content===

The LIMS Buyers Guide is here to help you wade through the mire. Use the information and vendor profiles to get a feel for what's out there and what makes the most sense. This guide contains information on everything from "what is a LIMS?" to maintaining and supporting your system. Additionally, whether you call it a LIMS, LIS, or even a LMS, in the end it's simply a tool to better manage your lab's data. This guide will refer to it all as “LIMS” for the sake of simplicity and consistency, though this guide may include systems officially dubbed as a LIS or [[Electronic laboratory notebook|ELN]]. ''Finally, a primary criterion for inclusion in this guide is publicly available pricing information that can thusly be cited.'' If citeable public pricing is not available, the vendor will not be listed in this guide. Any inappropriate additions will be removed.

==How do I find the right LIMS, and how much will it cost?==
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OK, LIMS are getting more affordable, but where do you start? You may know the needs of your lab and how it runs, but perhaps you don't know LIMS and are intimidated by all the options. Take heart! This guide features a compiled list of major and minor players to help you make initial comparisons. However, you'll first need to gauge your lab's informatics needs in order to determine which products are worth investigating further. Of course your lab's [[LIMS feature#Data and trend analysis|analysis requirements]], [[LIMS feature#Reporting, barcoding, and printing|reporting]] and data sharing constraints, [[LIMS feature#Instrument interfacing and management|instrument interfacing]], [[LIMS feature#Barcode support|barcoding needs]], [[LIMS feature#QA/QC functions|quality assurance]] processes, etc. are very important factors. But LIMS vary in numerous ways, and other important factors exist. Price should certainly be considered, although value is ultimately more important than a low price. Other important considerations:
* Should we purchase licenses or "rent" them via subscription?
* Does the software need to be on-site, or is a [[Software as a service|SaaS]] hosted option more practical?
* Is a modular or complete system better for us?
* What is the best licensing/rental scheme for us? Show we consider site, named user, concurrent user, or workstation licenses?
* Is the company qualified and trustworthy?

===Purchase vs. subscribe===
In the past this was not an option. But much like the recent trend toward leasing cars rather than finding a large amount of money for up-front purchasing, labs can choose to pay only the cost of services (setup, training, report configuration, instrument interfaces, data migration, custom functions, etc.) and get started on a monthly subscription rather than buy licenses outright. When does this make sense? Subscriptions make sense primarily:

* ...if a large lump sum is hard to get budgeted. If your business cash flow will support the regular subscription fee but finding license fees is more problematic, then a subscription may be right for you. But do the math. Calculate project costs over a reasonable period (e.g. five years) to make sure it is a value proposition. Be sure to include maintenance and support in your figures; this is often included in a subscription but not in a license.
* ...if you may need to reduce the number of users. Once you buy licenses, they are yours. You can't "un-buy" them. But with a subscription you can raise and lower the number of users, workstations, etc. as you need to.
* ...if you may need to bail. Business decisions often need to be dynamic. Your lab may decide to go into another area of analysis, and if your LIMS isn't versatile enough to support the change, you have potentially wasted a lot of money.

On the other hand, it may be important to you to have the LIMS source code. Some subscriptions allow you just as much access to it as if you had purchased licenses, while others may not give you the access you seek. Confirm this with the vendor. Alos, ask whether you get to keep an image of the database should you decide to end your subscription.

===Onsite vs. SaaS===
A small but growing number of LIMS vendors will actually host your system on their servers for you or cloud-host it elsewhere. We refer to software accessed via the Internet rather than your workstation or server as [[software as a service]] or SaaS. Most of us already make copious use of SaaS whenever we "Google" something. Cloudhosted SaaS is characterized by multiple load-balanced servers that allow resources to be strategically used, and virtualized servers that allow for the creation of custom environments.To decide if SaaS is for you or if you should go the traditional route, here are some points to consider:
* If you have a small or overworked IT department, or none at all, then it may make sense to let the LIMS provider take care of those functions rather than invest in additional hardware, personnel, and other resources just to support your LIMS. If you are a large company with an extensive and capable IT department, then you may prefer the LIMS and its database to reside on premises.
* IT techs cite security as a major reason to keep a LIMS on lab premises. The truth is, if the vendor uses a SAS-70 or SAS 70 Type II data center to host, with GxP SOPs, your system and data are probably a lot safer than on a typical business infrastructure. Ask the vendor.
* If you decide to have your system hosted, ensure it's not by Bob and his buddy in their basement. The vendor needs to have been around awhile, have solid references, and feature good customer service.
* A reputable SaaS host will guarantee you high availability, approaching 100% up time, with quick and responsive catastrophe response. Redundant components and infrastructure (power, cooling, etc.) allow them to do that.

===Modular vs. complete===
Some LIMS are offered as a collection of [[LIMS feature#Modular|modules]] for you to select from to constitute your completed system, while others come complete with all the functionality available. Those whose LIMS are modular espouse the benefit of only paying for the functionality you need. Those whose LIMS come as a complete package say labs won't need to pay extra for any add-ons. Who's right? Well, it depends. If buying modules means you need one module for [[LIMS feature#Sample tracking|sample tracking]] and another for data entry, and still another to generate reports, then it may not be long before you run up a sizable bill just to get basic standard functionality, especially if the modules require hourly services to implement. If the modules tend to be industry-specific and complete, then they may make sense. Make sure you compare your needs with the product functionality and identify all costs associated with getting everything you need out of the software.

===Named users vs. concurrent users===
When comparing license fees, understand the difference between named users and concurrent users. If a vendor charges by named users, and your lab will have 30 people who will use the LIMS at any time, you will need 30 licenses. If the vendor charges by concurrent users, then you only need enough licenses to cover the number of users who are likely to be on the system at the same time. Typically in a lab with 30 staff, you might need a maximum of 20 concurrent user licenses. This is reduced even further if you have sites in other parts of the world whose work days differ.

===The company===
As important as the LIMS and its functions are to you, the company is at least as important. Make no mistake: this is a relationship you are entering into. This is not like selecting a piece of furniture. A LIMS is like a living, dynamic entity, and you'll need to interact with the vendor from time to time even with the most trouble-free system. Of course that interaction will be particularly intense in the beginning as they provide installation, provisioning, training, and other set-up services. Take your cue from your initial dealings with them. Just like in any relationship, they will be presenting their best side to you then. If the vendor return calls or emails late or fails to follow through with what they say they'll do, then you can bet it will be much worse once you are their customer. So yes, do the usual: research their years in business, size, staff qualifications, references, etc., but also ask yourself if you would be comfortable doing business with the vendor in the long term.

===The functionality===
And now we come to what probably has weighed most on your mind since you had the first idea you might need a LIMS: functions and features. The functionality of the LIMS is paramount, so it is important you first have an idea of what a LIMS can do, and then you can begin to decide which functions and features you need or want.

====Core functions and features====
You should expect the following functions to be demonstrated in a full-function LIMS:

* [[LIMS feature#Audit trail|audit trail]]
* [[LIMS feature#Barcode support|barcoding]]
* [[LIMS feature#Sample and result batching|batching]]
* [[LIMS feature#Chain of custody|chain of custody]]
* [[LIMS feature#Configurable roles and security|configurable]] [[LIMS feature#Administrator management|setup]]
* [[LIMS feature#Option for manual result entry|data entry]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data warehouse|data warehousing]] and [[LIS feature#Data mining|mining]]
* [[LIMS feature#Document creation and management|document management]]
* [[LIMS feature#External monitoring|electronic]] [[LIMS feature#Import data|data]] [[LIMS feature#Instrument interfacing and management|exchange]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data warehouse|data warehousing]] and [[LIS feature#Data mining|mining]]
* [[LIMS feature#Task and event scheduling|event-driven]] [[LIMS feature#Alarms and/or alerts|actions]]
* [[LIMS feature#Fax integration|fax]] and [[LIMS feature#Email integration|email integration]]
* [[LIMS feature#Test, experiment, and/or trial management|formulas]]
* [[LIMS feature#Instrument interfacing and management|instrument interfacing, calibration, and maintenance]]
* [[LIMS feature#Inventory management|inventory]]
* [[LIS feature#Sample login and management|login and accessioning]]
* multiple location/department support
* [[LIMS feature#Regulatory compliance|regulatory compliance]]
* [[LIMS feature#Custom reporting|reporting]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data validation|review and approval]]
* [[LIMS feature#Sample login and management|sample management]] and [[LIMS feature#Sample tracking|tracking]]
* [[LIMS feature#Task and event scheduling|scheduling]]
* [[LIMS feature#Performance evaluation|training tracking]]
* [[LIMS feature#Data and trend analysis|trending and control charting]]
* [[LIMS feature#Version control|version control]]
* [[LIMS feature#Project and/or task management|workload management]]
* [[LIMS feature#Workflow management|workflow management]]

====Additional useful features====
The following functions aren't necessary for all but useful for many:

* [[LIMS feature#Case management|case management]]
* [[LIMS feature#Customer and supplier management|complaints and corrective actions]]
* [[LIMS feature#Customer and supplier management|customer relationship management]]
* [[LIMS feature#ELN support or integration|electronic laboratory notebook]]
* ERP and accounting interfaces
* [[LIS feature#Billing and revenue management|invoicing]]
* [[LIMS feature#Specification management|product specification management]]
* [[LIMS feature#Project and/or task management|project management]]
* [[LIS feature#Barcode and/or RFID support|RFID]]
* [[LIS feature#Billing and revenue management|quoting]]
* safety tracking and compliance
* supervisory control and data acquisition ([[SCADA]]) interfacing
* stability management
* [[LIMS feature#Web client or portal|web client or portal]]

===How much will it cost?===
OK, now you understand what to look for in a company and its products. What you likely don't yet know: the price tag. Heck, most of us don't even know how LIMS vendors price their products or what is involved, much less how much they actually cost. In truth, there are three vital pricing components for any LIMS:

# licenses
# subscriptions
# services

The software itself never comprises the entire cost. LIMS are complex creatures, and your lab, even if it's small, is fairly complex, too. Let's go over what's involved and how much it's roughly going to cost.

====Licenses====
If the software has a purchased license type (as opposed to rented/subscription), then you will of course have to pay for those. Keep in mind what we said earlier about [[LIMS Buyer's Guide#Named users vs. concurrent users|named vs. concurrent user pricing]]. Other methods include by site, by CPU or server, by workstation, or by unlimited user corporate level licensing. Arguably the lack of standardization in this area has contributed as much as anything to the vagueness that has surrounded LIMS pricing for so long. The linked vendor profiles in the next section feature pricing information for licenses for the included vendors. (Remember: the primary criterion for inclusion is publicly available pricing.) Review and compare, but make sure you factor in pricing method.

====Subscriptions====
These include two possible items:
# rented or SaaS LIMS
# annual maintenance, support, and warranty (MSW)

The cost of LIMS rental is equivalent to the licensed type, but a lump sum up front is not required. These can run anywhere from a couple of hundred
dollars a month for a single user up to maybe $2000 or so for 20+ users. Just like purchased licenses, however, these can be priced by site, concurrent or named users, etc., so make sure you compare like with like or at least factor these considerations in as you shop. And your rental may be annual instead of monthly. In most cases it does include all IT services and maintenance, support, and warranty, including updates, at a specified level.

The second type of subscription cost is annual MSW, and you need to factor that into your budgeting if you are buying LIMS licenses. Typically it is priced at around 15 percent of the license fee and is available at graduated levels. A certain level may be standard for a certain number of licenses (for example, 10 hours of support and additional services available at $200 per hour for a 10-concurrent user LIMS), but you can buy a higher level of support and cheaper
rate for additional services if you want to pay extra. One thing to keep in mind: with an MSW you will certainly need coverage as you go through your first year. If you think you can then drop it, think again. A modern LIMS should be built on technology that can give it a much longer life span than those in years past. That is dependent on staying updated. If you lose that update path, your LIMS will expire prematurely. If you decide later to renew MSW, you may
find yourself liable for the missed years before the vendor will bring you current.

====Services====
Your LIMS is a function of the cost of the LIMS itself plus the services involved in its implementation plus, in the case of a licensed LIMS, annual MSW. Many first-time LIMS buyers neglect to factor in the cost of services when budgeting. As mentioned earlier, any LIMS will require services to get going, and you may want more if there are extras you need or want. Services break down more or less like this:

'''Basic implementation services'''

* kickoff meeting (planning, coordination, communication procedures, etc.)
* training
* setup (enter users, configure profiles, departments, tests, screens, etc.)
* create main report(s)
* go live support

'''Additional or optional services'''

* instrument interfaces
* additional reports
* data migration from a previous system
* interfaces to other systems or databases
* special customizations
* web portal configuration
* validation
* standards certification support

You may need other services. Rates for services vary from vendor to vendor, but a good rule of thumb for initial budgeting purposes is to figure service costs to be roughly equal to the licensing cost or to a year's worth of LIMS subscription.
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==Commercial vendors with public pricing==
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! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| Vendor
! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| Has cloud or<br />[[Software as a service|SaaS]] offering?
! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| # of demo<br />videos
! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| [[Laboratory information management system|LIMS]]?
! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| [[Laboratory information system|LIS]]?
! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| [[Electronic laboratory notebook|ELN]]?
! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee; padding:5px;"| Additional notes
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[LabLynx, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LabLynx, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|36]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[BioData Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[BioData Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|27]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Two Fold Software Limited]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Two Fold Software Limited#Demonstration videos and other media|25]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Scilligence Corporation]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Scilligence Corporation#Demonstration videos and other media|23]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Prices for self-hosted ELN Enterprise edition are not publicly available.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[LabArchives, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LabArchives, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|15]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for non-profit entities; for-profit prices not public.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Research Innovations Limited]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Research Innovations Limited#Demonstration videos and other media|12]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Biomatters Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Biomatters Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|11]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Information Management Services, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Information Management Services, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|11]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for [[Information Management Services, Inc.#SQUISH|SQUISH]]; no public pricing available for other products.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[eBioSys Pty. Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[eBioSys Pty. Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|9]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[AgileBio]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[AgileBio#Demonstration videos and other media|8]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[RURO Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[RURO Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|7]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Cognium Systems SA]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Cognium Systems SA#Demonstration videos and other media|6]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[LABVANTAGE Solutions, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LABVANTAGE Solutions, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|6]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Thermo Scientific]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Thermo Scientific#Demonstration videos and other media|6]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Public pricing for Darwin and Galileo unavailable at this time.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Agilent Technologies, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Agilent Technologies, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|5]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Instrumentos Científicos SA]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Instrumentos Científicos SA#Demonstration videos and other media|5]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[BiochemLab Solutions]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[BiochemLab Solutions#Demonstration videos and other media|4]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Free ad-based and paid ad-free versions of ELN exist.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[NoteBookMaker, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[NoteBookMaker, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|4]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Mongoose Coding]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Mongoose Coding#Demonstration videos and other media|3]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[LABTrack, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LABTrack, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|2]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[The Edge Software Consultancy Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[The Edge Software Consultancy Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|2]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No public pricing available for ELN.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Autoscribe Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Autoscribe Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Blaze Systems Corporation]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Blaze Systems Corporation#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[ChemWare, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[ChemWare, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Dynamic Databases, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Dynamic Databases, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[EZQuant Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[EZQuant Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[LabWare, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[LabWare, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[SparkLix Bio IT Corp.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[SparkLix Bio IT Corp.#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[STARLIMS Corporation]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[STARLIMS Corporation#Demonstration videos and other media|1]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for LIMS, not ELN.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Bridge-Soft, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Bridge-Soft, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Website wasn't working as of 09 Sep 2013.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Bytewize AB]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Bytewize AB#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[ChemBytes]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[ChemBytes#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[FORMULATOR Software, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[FORMULATOR Software, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Lemm Tech Enterprises, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Lemm Tech Enterprises, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Mountain States Consulting, LLC]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Mountain States Consulting, LLC#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[PerkinElmer Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[PerkinElmer Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Pricing only available for LABWORKS LIMS, not ELNs.
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[SPLhost, Inc.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[SPLhost, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Summit Research Services]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Summit Research Services#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[System Approach, Ltd.]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[System Approach, Ltd.#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[YourLabData.com]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[YourLabData.com#Demonstration videos and other media|0]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |[[Eusoft srl]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |[[Eusoft srl, Inc.#Demonstration videos and other media|3]]
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Yes
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |No
| style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Montly fee per user.
|-
|}
|}

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==Additional resources and help==

===Lab Careers===
[http://www.labcareers.com Lab Careers] is a LinkedIn-associated group for the viewing and posting of job openings for laboratory, scientific, and health lab careers.

===LIMS Forum===
[http://www.limsforum.com LIMS Forum] is a LinkedIn-associated group for those interested in laboratory, scientific, and [[health informatics]].

===LIMS University===
[http://www.limsuniversity.com/ LIMS University] is a free and open-access learning and teaching resource for those wanting to learn more about [[laboratory informatics]] or [[LabLynx, Inc.|LabLynx's]] ELab system.

===LIMSfinder===
[http://www.limsfinder.com/ LIMSfinder] is a web portal for those looking for a LIMS and related information, services, products, news, events, resources, jobs, etc.

===LIMSpec===
[http://files.limstitute.com/share/limstitute/downloadlimspec.zip LIMSpec] (.zip file) is a collection of templates — from lab requirements assessment to LIMS vendor and system questionnaires, validation documents, and more — for identifying LIMS needs and matching them with what's out there. It's complete with instructions and examples to help guide you through the process.

===LIMSwiki informatics resource portal===
[[LIMSWiki:Resources|The informatics resource portal]] here at LIMSwiki features a collection of as many useful online scientific and health informatics-related materials and research tools as possible, including books, journals, blogs, web portals, education programs, conferences, and more.

==External links==
* [http://limsbook.com/ original LIMS Buyer's Guide page]

==References==
<references/>

Vendor:Eusoft Srl

2013-09-23T14:05:01Z

Eusoft srl: /* Additional information */

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==History==
The first version of the product Eusoft.Lab, a LIMS ([[laboratory information management system]]) designed to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories, was released by Eusoft in 1997<ref name="EL10">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/new-eusoft.lab-10-is-ready |title=New Eusoft.Lab 10 is ready |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=24 October 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> through the collaboration with an accredited laboratory by SINAL (currently Accredia, the Italian national body for the accreditation of laboratories according to UNI CEI ISO / IEC 17025).<ref name="ELHome">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims |title=LIMS |publisher=Eusoft Srl |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref>

On June 11, 2012, the company announced it would change its name from "Eurosoft" to "Eusoft".<ref name="NameChange">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/eurosoft-changes-brand-and-becomes-eusoft |title=EuroSoft changes brand and becomes EuSoft |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=11 June 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> On October 24, 2012 the company released Eusoft.Lab 10, a re-engineered version of version 6.0 that includes web-based technology.<ref name="EL10" />

==Technology and products==

===Eusoft.Lab===

Eusoft.Lab is a modular [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) that's designed "to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories."<ref name="ELHome" /> EuSoft.Lab combines the functionality of a LIMS system with web technologies, natively integrating the functionalities that enable its use as a [[software as a service|SaaS]] application in cloud computing platforms and on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Eusoft.Lab includes a wide variety of implementation options, each dedicated to specific areas of activity, complete with packets of data pre-loaded to facilitate the configuration of the system. The company states it has collaborated with accredited and certified laboratories, giving them the ability to better identify and automate all the life cycle phases of a lab's information flow.<ref name="ELHome" />

====Features====

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====Pricing====

====Additional information====

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXSS_e4TIeA View Eusoft - Over the LIMS]
* [http://www.eusoft.it/en/Brochure%20LIMS%20Eusoft.Lab Eusoft.Lab LIMS brochure]
* [http://www.eusoft.it/en/Sign%20up%20newsletter%20LIMS LIMS newsletter]
* [http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims/request-a-demo Request a demo]

==References==
<references/>


[[Category:Contract services LIMS]]
[[Category:Environmental LIMS]]
[[Category:General LIMS]]
[[Category:LIMS vendor]]
[[Category:Manufacturing and R&D LIMS]]
[[Category:Vendors]]

Vendor:Eusoft Srl

2013-09-23T14:01:59Z

Eusoft srl: /* Additional information */

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==History==
The first version of the product Eusoft.Lab, a LIMS ([[laboratory information management system]]) designed to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories, was released by Eusoft in 1997<ref name="EL10">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/new-eusoft.lab-10-is-ready |title=New Eusoft.Lab 10 is ready |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=24 October 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> through the collaboration with an accredited laboratory by SINAL (currently Accredia, the Italian national body for the accreditation of laboratories according to UNI CEI ISO / IEC 17025).<ref name="ELHome">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims |title=LIMS |publisher=Eusoft Srl |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref>

On June 11, 2012, the company announced it would change its name from "Eurosoft" to "Eusoft".<ref name="NameChange">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/eurosoft-changes-brand-and-becomes-eusoft |title=EuroSoft changes brand and becomes EuSoft |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=11 June 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> On October 24, 2012 the company released Eusoft.Lab 10, a re-engineered version of version 6.0 that includes web-based technology.<ref name="EL10" />

==Technology and products==

===Eusoft.Lab===

Eusoft.Lab is a modular [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) that's designed "to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories."<ref name="ELHome" /> EuSoft.Lab combines the functionality of a LIMS system with web technologies, natively integrating the functionalities that enable its use as a [[software as a service|SaaS]] application in cloud computing platforms and on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Eusoft.Lab includes a wide variety of implementation options, each dedicated to specific areas of activity, complete with packets of data pre-loaded to facilitate the configuration of the system. The company states it has collaborated with accredited and certified laboratories, giving them the ability to better identify and automate all the life cycle phases of a lab's information flow.<ref name="ELHome" />

====Features====

{{Ombox productfeature}}

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|-
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====Pricing====

====Additional information====

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXSS_e4TIeA Eusoft - Over the LIMS]
* [http://www.eusoft.it/en/Brochure%20LIMS%20Eusoft.Lab Eusoft.Lab LIMS brochure]
* [http://www.eusoft.it/en/Sign%20up%20newsletter%20LIMS LIMS newsletter]
* [http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims/request-a-demo Request a demo]

==References==
<references/>


[[Category:Contract services LIMS]]
[[Category:Environmental LIMS]]
[[Category:General LIMS]]
[[Category:LIMS vendor]]
[[Category:Manufacturing and R&D LIMS]]
[[Category:Vendors]]

Vendor:Eusoft Srl

2013-09-23T14:00:40Z

Eusoft srl: /* Additional information */

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==History==
The first version of the product Eusoft.Lab, a LIMS ([[laboratory information management system]]) designed to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories, was released by Eusoft in 1997<ref name="EL10">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/new-eusoft.lab-10-is-ready |title=New Eusoft.Lab 10 is ready |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=24 October 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> through the collaboration with an accredited laboratory by SINAL (currently Accredia, the Italian national body for the accreditation of laboratories according to UNI CEI ISO / IEC 17025).<ref name="ELHome">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims |title=LIMS |publisher=Eusoft Srl |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref>

On June 11, 2012, the company announced it would change its name from "Eurosoft" to "Eusoft".<ref name="NameChange">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/eurosoft-changes-brand-and-becomes-eusoft |title=EuroSoft changes brand and becomes EuSoft |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=11 June 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> On October 24, 2012 the company released Eusoft.Lab 10, a re-engineered version of version 6.0 that includes web-based technology.<ref name="EL10" />

==Technology and products==

===Eusoft.Lab===

Eusoft.Lab is a modular [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) that's designed "to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories."<ref name="ELHome" /> EuSoft.Lab combines the functionality of a LIMS system with web technologies, natively integrating the functionalities that enable its use as a [[software as a service|SaaS]] application in cloud computing platforms and on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Eusoft.Lab includes a wide variety of implementation options, each dedicated to specific areas of activity, complete with packets of data pre-loaded to facilitate the configuration of the system. The company states it has collaborated with accredited and certified laboratories, giving them the ability to better identify and automate all the life cycle phases of a lab's information flow.<ref name="ELHome" />

====Features====

{{Ombox productfeature}}

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|-
! colspan="2"| Product: [http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims EuSoft.Lab]
|-
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| eln_support =
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| export_raw =
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| email_integration = Y<ref name="ELModule" />

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| messaging = Y<ref name="ELModule" />
| multilingual = Y<ref name="ELHome" />
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| saas_model = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| usage_cost =
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|-
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====Pricing====

====Additional information====

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXSS_e4TIeA Eusoft - Over the LIMS]
* [http://www.eusoft.it/en/Brochure%20LIMS%20Eusoft.Lab Eusoft.Lab LIMS brochure]
* [http://www.eusoft.it/en/Sign%20up%20newsletter%20LIMS LIMS newsletter]
* [http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims/request-a-demo Request a demo]

==References==
<references/>


[[Category:Contract services LIMS]]
[[Category:Environmental LIMS]]
[[Category:General LIMS]]
[[Category:LIMS vendor]]
[[Category:Manufacturing and R&D LIMS]]
[[Category:Vendors]]

Vendor:Eusoft Srl

2013-09-12T12:30:14Z

Eusoft srl: /* Features */

{{Infobox company
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==History==
The first version of the product Eusoft.Lab, a LIMS ([[laboratory information management system]]) designed to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories, was released by Eusoft in 1997<ref name="EL10">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/new-eusoft.lab-10-is-ready |title=New Eusoft.Lab 10 is ready |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=24 October 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> through the collaboration with an accredited laboratory by SINAL (currently Accredia, the Italian national body for the accreditation of laboratories according to UNI CEI ISO / IEC 17025).<ref name="ELHome">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims |title=LIMS |publisher=Eusoft Srl |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref>

On June 11, 2012, the company announced it would change its name from "Eurosoft" to "Eusoft". October 24, 2012 was released the new Eusoft.Lab 10, the latest version of our LIMS completely re-engineered with web-based technology.<ref name="NameChange">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/eurosoft-changes-brand-and-becomes-eusoft |title=EuroSoft changes brand and becomes EuSoft |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=11 June 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref>

==Technology and products==

===Eusoft.Lab===

Eusoft.Lab is a modular [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) that's designed "to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories."<ref name="ELHome" /> EuSoft.Lab combines the functionality of a LIMS system with web technologies, natively integrating the functionalities that enable its use as a [[software as a service|SaaS]] application in cloud computing platforms and on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. <ref name="ELHome" />

====Features====
The collaboration with accredited and certified laboratories with the help of computer systems, has allowed the identification and automation of all the life cycle phases of the company’s information flow:
Sample validation, Work distribution and planning, Entering results,
Revision and Validation,
Document Management,
Generating prints,
Interfacing with third-party software,
Reporting and Data Extraction,
Planning of the sampling.

There are vertical solutions dedicated to specific areas of activity, each of which EuSoft provides packets of data pre-loaded to facilitate the configuration of the system. Our main sectors are:
CONTRACTORS LABORATORIES,
QUALITY CONTROL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABORATORIES,
ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORIES.

{{Ombox productfeature}}

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|-
! colspan="2"| Product: [http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims EuSoft.Lab]
|-
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|-
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====Pricing====

====Additional information====

Brochure LIMS Eusoft.Lab [http://www.eusoft.it/en/Brochure%20LIMS%20Eusoft.Lab]

Sign up newsletter LIMS [http://www.eusoft.it/en/Sign%20up%20newsletter%20LIMS]

Request a demo[http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims/request-a-demo]

==References==
<references/>


[[Category:Contract services LIMS]]
[[Category:Environmental LIMS]]
[[Category:General LIMS]]
[[Category:LIMS vendor]]
[[Category:Manufacturing and R&D LIMS]]
[[Category:Vendors]]

Vendor:Eusoft Srl

2013-09-12T10:50:21Z

Eusoft srl: /* Features */

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'''Eusoft Srl''' develops and distributes the [[laboratory information management system]] EuSoft.Lab. Eusoft is a software house company specialised in laboratory management software, so as laboratories are able to comply with the quality standards and the requirements of the accreditation bodies. The EuSoft.Lab LIMS - Laboratory Information Management System - has always been the core product of EuSoft. Eusoft.Lab combines functional completeness to the most innovative technologies in the web, that allow the use as a service (SaaS) on Cloud Computing platforms. Eusoft.Lab offers a wide variety of implementation options, unique in the Lims market.

==History==
The first version of the product Eusoft.Lab, a LIMS ([[laboratory information management system]]) designed to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories, was released by Eusoft in 1997<ref name="EL10">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/new-eusoft.lab-10-is-ready |title=New Eusoft.Lab 10 is ready |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=24 October 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> through the collaboration with an accredited laboratory by SINAL (currently Accredia, the Italian national body for the accreditation of laboratories according to UNI CEI ISO / IEC 17025).<ref name="ELHome">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims |title=LIMS |publisher=Eusoft Srl |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref>

On June 11, 2012, the company announced it would change its name from "Eurosoft" to "Eusoft". October 24, 2012 was released the new Eusoft.Lab 10, the latest version of our LIMS completely re-engineered with web-based technology.<ref name="NameChange">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/eurosoft-changes-brand-and-becomes-eusoft |title=EuroSoft changes brand and becomes EuSoft |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=11 June 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref>

==Technology and products==

===Eusoft.Lab===

Eusoft.Lab is a modular [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) that's designed "to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories."<ref name="ELHome" /> EuSoft.Lab combines the functionality of a LIMS system with web technologies, natively integrating the functionalities that enable its use as a [[software as a service|SaaS]] application in cloud computing platforms and on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. <ref name="ELHome" />

====Features====
The collaboration with accredited and certified laboratories with the help of computer systems, has allowed the identification and automation of all the life cycle phases of the company’s information flow:
Sample validation, Work distribution and planning, Entering results,
Revision and Validation,
Document Management,
Generating prints,
Interfacing with third-party software,
Reporting and Data Extraction,
Planning of the sampling.

There are vertical solutions dedicated to specific areas of activity, each of which EuSoft provides packets of data pre-loaded to facilitate the configuration of the system. Our main sectors are:
CONTRACTORS LABORATORIES,
QUALITY CONTROL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABORATORIES,
ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORIES.

{{Ombox productfeature}}

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|-
! colspan="2"| Product: [http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims EuSoft.Lab]
|-
| style="background-color:white; border-style:none;"| {{Databox LIMSfeature
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| data_sharing =
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| query =
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| data_linking_int =
| data_linking_ext = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| eln_support =
| export_msexcel = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| export_raw =
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| deadline_control =
| production_control =
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| label_support = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| barcode_support = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
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| email_integration = Y<ref name="ELModule" />

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| instrument_inter = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
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| external_monitor = Y<ref name="ELModule" />
| messaging = Y<ref name="ELModule" />
| multilingual = Y<ref name="ELHome" />
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| saas_model = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| usage_cost = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| industries = contract services, environmental, general,<br />manufacturing and R&D
}}
|-
|}

====Pricing====

====Additional information====

Brochure LIMS Eusoft.Lab [http://www.eusoft.it/en/Brochure%20LIMS%20Eusoft.Lab]

Sign up newsletter LIMS [http://www.eusoft.it/en/Sign%20up%20newsletter%20LIMS]

Request a demo[http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims/request-a-demo]

==References==
<references/>


[[Category:Contract services LIMS]]
[[Category:Environmental LIMS]]
[[Category:General LIMS]]
[[Category:LIMS vendor]]
[[Category:Manufacturing and R&D LIMS]]
[[Category:Vendors]]

Vendor:Eusoft Srl

2013-09-12T10:49:19Z

Eusoft srl: /* Features */

{{Infobox company
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'''Eusoft Srl''' develops and distributes the [[laboratory information management system]] EuSoft.Lab. Eusoft is a software house company specialised in laboratory management software, so as laboratories are able to comply with the quality standards and the requirements of the accreditation bodies. The EuSoft.Lab LIMS - Laboratory Information Management System - has always been the core product of EuSoft. Eusoft.Lab combines functional completeness to the most innovative technologies in the web, that allow the use as a service (SaaS) on Cloud Computing platforms. Eusoft.Lab offers a wide variety of implementation options, unique in the Lims market.

==History==
The first version of the product Eusoft.Lab, a LIMS ([[laboratory information management system]]) designed to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories, was released by Eusoft in 1997<ref name="EL10">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/new-eusoft.lab-10-is-ready |title=New Eusoft.Lab 10 is ready |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=24 October 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> through the collaboration with an accredited laboratory by SINAL (currently Accredia, the Italian national body for the accreditation of laboratories according to UNI CEI ISO / IEC 17025).<ref name="ELHome">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims |title=LIMS |publisher=Eusoft Srl |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref>

On June 11, 2012, the company announced it would change its name from "Eurosoft" to "Eusoft". October 24, 2012 was released the new Eusoft.Lab 10, the latest version of our LIMS completely re-engineered with web-based technology.<ref name="NameChange">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/eurosoft-changes-brand-and-becomes-eusoft |title=EuroSoft changes brand and becomes EuSoft |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=11 June 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref>

==Technology and products==

===Eusoft.Lab===

Eusoft.Lab is a modular [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) that's designed "to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories."<ref name="ELHome" /> EuSoft.Lab combines the functionality of a LIMS system with web technologies, natively integrating the functionalities that enable its use as a [[software as a service|SaaS]] application in cloud computing platforms and on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. <ref name="ELHome" />

====Features====
The collaboration with accredited and certified laboratories with the help of computer systems, has allowed the identification and automation of all the life cycle phases of the company’s information flow:
Sample validation, Work distribution and planning, Entering results,
Revision and Validation,
Document Management,
Generating prints,
Interfacing with third-party software,
Reporting and Data Extraction,
Planning of the sampling.

There are vertical solutions dedicated to specific areas of activity, each of which EuSoft provides packets of data pre-loaded to facilitate the configuration of the system. Our main sectors are:
CONTRACTORS LABORATORIES,
QUALITY CONTROL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABORATORIES,
ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORIES.

{{Ombox productfeature}}

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|-
! colspan="2"| Product: [http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims EuSoft.Lab]
|-
| style="background-color:white; border-style:none;"| {{Databox LIMSfeature
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| manual_entry = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| multiple_view = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| data_analysis = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| data_sharing =
| custom_fields = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| query =
| import_data =
| data_linking_int =
| data_linking_ext = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| eln_support =
| export_msexcel = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| export_raw =
| data_warehouse = Y<ref name="ELModule">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims/vertical-modules |title=Vertical Modules |publisher=Eusoft Srl |accessdate=24 January 2012}}</ref>
| deadline_control =
| production_control =
| project_task_man = Y<ref name="ELBenefit">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims/advantages |title=Benefits |publisher=Eusoft Srl |accessdate=24 January 2012}}</ref>
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| document_man = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| case_man =
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| spec_man =
| customer_man = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| billing_man = Y<ref name="ELModule" />

| reg_compliance = Y<ref name="ELHome" />
| qa_qc = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| performance_eval =
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| chain_custody =
| roles_security = Y<ref name="ELBenefit" />
| data_norm = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| data_val = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
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| enviro_monitoring =

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| label_support = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| barcode_support = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| export_pdf = Y<ref name="ELModule" />
| export_msword =
| export_htmlxml =
| fax_integration = Y<ref name="ELModule" />
| email_integration = Y<ref name="ELModule" />

| admin_manage =
| modular = Y<ref name="ELHome" />
| instrument_inter = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| mobile_device =
| alarms_alerts = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| work_timetrack =
| voice_rec =
| external_monitor = Y<ref name="ELModule" />
| messaging = Y<ref name="ELModule" />
| multilingual = Y<ref name="ELHome" />
| network = Y<ref name="ELTech">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims/architecture-and-technology |title=Architecture and Technology |publisher=Eusoft Srl |accessdate=24 January 2012}}</ref>
| web_client =
| online_help =
| saas_model = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| usage_cost = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| industries = contract services, environmental, general,<br />manufacturing and R&D
}}
|-
|}

====Pricing====

====Additional information====

Brochure LIMS Eusoft.Lab [http://www.eusoft.it/en/Brochure%20LIMS%20Eusoft.Lab]

Sign up newsletter LIMS [http://www.eusoft.it/en/Sign%20up%20newsletter%20LIMS]

Request a demo[http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims/request-a-demo]

==References==
<references/>


[[Category:Contract services LIMS]]
[[Category:Environmental LIMS]]
[[Category:General LIMS]]
[[Category:LIMS vendor]]
[[Category:Manufacturing and R&D LIMS]]
[[Category:Vendors]]

Vendor:Eusoft Srl

2013-09-12T10:48:23Z

Eusoft srl: /* History */

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}}
'''Eusoft Srl''' develops and distributes the [[laboratory information management system]] EuSoft.Lab. Eusoft is a software house company specialised in laboratory management software, so as laboratories are able to comply with the quality standards and the requirements of the accreditation bodies. The EuSoft.Lab LIMS - Laboratory Information Management System - has always been the core product of EuSoft. Eusoft.Lab combines functional completeness to the most innovative technologies in the web, that allow the use as a service (SaaS) on Cloud Computing platforms. Eusoft.Lab offers a wide variety of implementation options, unique in the Lims market.

==History==
The first version of the product Eusoft.Lab, a LIMS ([[laboratory information management system]]) designed to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories, was released by Eusoft in 1997<ref name="EL10">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/new-eusoft.lab-10-is-ready |title=New Eusoft.Lab 10 is ready |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=24 October 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> through the collaboration with an accredited laboratory by SINAL (currently Accredia, the Italian national body for the accreditation of laboratories according to UNI CEI ISO / IEC 17025).<ref name="ELHome">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims |title=LIMS |publisher=Eusoft Srl |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref>

On June 11, 2012, the company announced it would change its name from "Eurosoft" to "Eusoft". October 24, 2012 was released the new Eusoft.Lab 10, the latest version of our LIMS completely re-engineered with web-based technology.<ref name="NameChange">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/eurosoft-changes-brand-and-becomes-eusoft |title=EuroSoft changes brand and becomes EuSoft |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=11 June 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref>

==Technology and products==

===Eusoft.Lab===

Eusoft.Lab is a modular [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) that's designed "to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories."<ref name="ELHome" /> EuSoft.Lab combines the functionality of a LIMS system with web technologies, natively integrating the functionalities that enable its use as a [[software as a service|SaaS]] application in cloud computing platforms and on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. <ref name="ELHome" />

====Features====
The collaboration with accredited and certified laboratories with the help of computer systems, has allowed the identification and automation of all the life cycle phases of the company’s information flow:
Sample validation, Work distribution and planning, Entering results,
Revision and Validation,
Document Management,
Generating prints,
Interfacing with third-party software,
Reporting and Data Extraction,
Planning of the sampling.

There are vertical solutions dedicated to specific areas of activity, each of which EuSoft provides packets of data pre-loaded to facilitate the configuration of the system. Our main sectors are:
CONTRACTORS LABORATORIES,
QUALITY CONTROL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABORATORIES,
ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORIES.

{{Ombox productfeature}}

{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="border-style:none;" background="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
|-
! colspan="2"| Product: [http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims EuSoft.Lab]
|-
| style="background-color:white; border-style:none;"| {{Databox LIMSfeature
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| sample_track = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| sample_batch = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| task_event_sched = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| manual_entry = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| multiple_view = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| data_analysis = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| data_sharing =
| custom_fields = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| query =
| import_data =
| data_linking_int =
| data_linking_ext = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| eln_support =
| export_msexcel = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| export_raw =
| data_warehouse = Y<ref name="ELModule">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims/vertical-modules |title=Vertical Modules |publisher=Eusoft Srl |accessdate=24 January 2012}}</ref>
| deadline_control =
| production_control =
| project_task_man = Y<ref name="ELBenefit">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims/advantages |title=Benefits |publisher=Eusoft Srl |accessdate=24 January 2012}}</ref>
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| document_man = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| case_man =
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| spec_man =
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| billing_man = Y<ref name="ELModule" />

| reg_compliance = Y<ref name="ELHome" />
| qa_qc = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| performance_eval =
| audit_trail = Y<ref name="ELBenefit" />
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| data_norm = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
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====Pricing====

====Additional information====

Brochure LIMS Eusoft.Lab [http://www.eusoft.it/en/Brochure%20LIMS%20Eusoft.Lab]

Sign up newsletter LIMS [http://www.eusoft.it/en/Sign%20up%20newsletter%20LIMS]

Request a demo[http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims/request-a-demo]

==References==
<references/>


[[Category:Contract services LIMS]]
[[Category:Environmental LIMS]]
[[Category:General LIMS]]
[[Category:LIMS vendor]]
[[Category:Manufacturing and R&D LIMS]]
[[Category:Vendors]]

Vendor:Eusoft Srl

2013-09-12T10:47:41Z

Eusoft srl: /* Eusoft.Lab */

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==History==
The first version of the product Eusoft.Lab, a LIMS ([[laboratory information management system]]) designed to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories, was released by Eusoft in 1997<ref name="EL10">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/new-eusoft.lab-10-is-ready |title=New Eusoft.Lab 10 is ready |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=24 October 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> through the collaboration with an accredited laboratory by SINAL (currently Accredia, the Italian national body for the accreditation of laboratories according to UNI CEI ISO / IEC 17025).<ref name="ELHome">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims |title=LIMS |publisher=Eusoft Srl |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref>

On June 11, 2012, the company announced it would change its name from "Eurosoft" to "Eusoft". October 24, 2012 was released the new Eusoft.Lab 10, the latest version of our LIMS completely re-engineered with web-based technology. Eusoft.Lab has features that support its use as a service (SAAS) platform in Cloud Computing and seamless integration with mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.<ref name="NameChange">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/eurosoft-changes-brand-and-becomes-eusoft |title=EuroSoft changes brand and becomes EuSoft |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=11 June 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref>

==Technology and products==

===Eusoft.Lab===

Eusoft.Lab is a modular [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) that's designed "to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories."<ref name="ELHome" /> EuSoft.Lab combines the functionality of a LIMS system with web technologies, natively integrating the functionalities that enable its use as a [[software as a service|SaaS]] application in cloud computing platforms and on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. <ref name="ELHome" />

====Features====
The collaboration with accredited and certified laboratories with the help of computer systems, has allowed the identification and automation of all the life cycle phases of the company’s information flow:
Sample validation, Work distribution and planning, Entering results,
Revision and Validation,
Document Management,
Generating prints,
Interfacing with third-party software,
Reporting and Data Extraction,
Planning of the sampling.

There are vertical solutions dedicated to specific areas of activity, each of which EuSoft provides packets of data pre-loaded to facilitate the configuration of the system. Our main sectors are:
CONTRACTORS LABORATORIES,
QUALITY CONTROL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABORATORIES,
ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORIES.

{{Ombox productfeature}}

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====Pricing====

====Additional information====

Brochure LIMS Eusoft.Lab [http://www.eusoft.it/en/Brochure%20LIMS%20Eusoft.Lab]

Sign up newsletter LIMS [http://www.eusoft.it/en/Sign%20up%20newsletter%20LIMS]

Request a demo[http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims/request-a-demo]

==References==
<references/>


[[Category:Contract services LIMS]]
[[Category:Environmental LIMS]]
[[Category:General LIMS]]
[[Category:LIMS vendor]]
[[Category:Manufacturing and R&D LIMS]]
[[Category:Vendors]]

Vendor:Eusoft Srl

2013-09-12T10:46:44Z

Eusoft srl: /* History */

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==History==
The first version of the product Eusoft.Lab, a LIMS ([[laboratory information management system]]) designed to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories, was released by Eusoft in 1997<ref name="EL10">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/new-eusoft.lab-10-is-ready |title=New Eusoft.Lab 10 is ready |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=24 October 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> through the collaboration with an accredited laboratory by SINAL (currently Accredia, the Italian national body for the accreditation of laboratories according to UNI CEI ISO / IEC 17025).<ref name="ELHome">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims |title=LIMS |publisher=Eusoft Srl |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref>

On June 11, 2012, the company announced it would change its name from "Eurosoft" to "Eusoft". October 24, 2012 was released the new Eusoft.Lab 10, the latest version of our LIMS completely re-engineered with web-based technology. Eusoft.Lab has features that support its use as a service (SAAS) platform in Cloud Computing and seamless integration with mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.<ref name="NameChange">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/eurosoft-changes-brand-and-becomes-eusoft |title=EuroSoft changes brand and becomes EuSoft |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=11 June 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref>

==Technology and products==

===Eusoft.Lab===

Eusoft.Lab is a modular [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) that's designed "to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories."<ref name="ELHome" /> EuSoft.Lab combines the functionality of a LIMS system with web technologies, natively integrating the functionalities that enable its use as a [[software as a service|SaaS]] application in cloud computing platforms and on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.<ref name="ELHome" />

====Features====
The collaboration with accredited and certified laboratories with the help of computer systems, has allowed the identification and automation of all the life cycle phases of the company’s information flow:
Sample validation, Work distribution and planning, Entering results,
Revision and Validation,
Document Management,
Generating prints,
Interfacing with third-party software,
Reporting and Data Extraction,
Planning of the sampling.

There are vertical solutions dedicated to specific areas of activity, each of which EuSoft provides packets of data pre-loaded to facilitate the configuration of the system. Our main sectors are:
CONTRACTORS LABORATORIES,
QUALITY CONTROL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABORATORIES,
ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORIES.

{{Ombox productfeature}}

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|-
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| messaging = Y<ref name="ELModule" />
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|-
|}

====Pricing====

====Additional information====

Brochure LIMS Eusoft.Lab [http://www.eusoft.it/en/Brochure%20LIMS%20Eusoft.Lab]

Sign up newsletter LIMS [http://www.eusoft.it/en/Sign%20up%20newsletter%20LIMS]

Request a demo[http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims/request-a-demo]

==References==
<references/>


[[Category:Contract services LIMS]]
[[Category:Environmental LIMS]]
[[Category:General LIMS]]
[[Category:LIMS vendor]]
[[Category:Manufacturing and R&D LIMS]]
[[Category:Vendors]]

Vendor:Eusoft Srl

2013-09-12T10:43:40Z

Eusoft srl: /* Features */

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==History==
The first version of the product Eusoft.Lab, a LIMS ([[laboratory information management system]]) designed to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories, was released by Eusoft in 1997<ref name="EL10">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/new-eusoft.lab-10-is-ready |title=New Eusoft.Lab 10 is ready |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=24 October 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> through the collaboration with an accredited laboratory by SINAL (currently Accredia, the Italian national body for the accreditation of laboratories according to UNI CEI ISO / IEC 17025).<ref name="ELHome">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims |title=LIMS |publisher=Eusoft Srl |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref>

On June 11, 2012, the company announced it would change its name from "Eurosoft" to "Eusoft."<ref name="NameChange">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/eurosoft-changes-brand-and-becomes-eusoft |title=EuroSoft changes brand and becomes EuSoft |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=11 June 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref>

==Technology and products==

===Eusoft.Lab===

Eusoft.Lab is a modular [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) that's designed "to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories."<ref name="ELHome" /> EuSoft.Lab combines the functionality of a LIMS system with web technologies, natively integrating the functionalities that enable its use as a [[software as a service|SaaS]] application in cloud computing platforms and on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.<ref name="ELHome" />

====Features====
The collaboration with accredited and certified laboratories with the help of computer systems, has allowed the identification and automation of all the life cycle phases of the company’s information flow:
Sample validation, Work distribution and planning, Entering results,
Revision and Validation,
Document Management,
Generating prints,
Interfacing with third-party software,
Reporting and Data Extraction,
Planning of the sampling.

There are vertical solutions dedicated to specific areas of activity, each of which EuSoft provides packets of data pre-loaded to facilitate the configuration of the system. Our main sectors are:
CONTRACTORS LABORATORIES,
QUALITY CONTROL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABORATORIES,
ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORIES.

{{Ombox productfeature}}

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|-
! colspan="2"| Product: [http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims EuSoft.Lab]
|-
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| data_sharing =
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| query =
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| data_linking_int =
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| eln_support =
| export_msexcel = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| export_raw =
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| billing_man = Y<ref name="ELModule" />

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| qa_qc = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| performance_eval =
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| export_msword =
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| email_integration = Y<ref name="ELModule" />

| admin_manage =
| modular = Y<ref name="ELHome" />
| instrument_inter = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| mobile_device =
| alarms_alerts = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| work_timetrack =
| voice_rec =
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| messaging = Y<ref name="ELModule" />
| multilingual = Y<ref name="ELHome" />
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| web_client =
| online_help =
| saas_model = Y<ref name="ELCore" />
| usage_cost =
| industries = contract services, environmental, general,<br />manufacturing and R&D
}}
|-
|}

====Pricing====

====Additional information====

Brochure LIMS Eusoft.Lab [http://www.eusoft.it/en/Brochure%20LIMS%20Eusoft.Lab]

Sign up newsletter LIMS [http://www.eusoft.it/en/Sign%20up%20newsletter%20LIMS]

Request a demo[http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims/request-a-demo]

==References==
<references/>


[[Category:Contract services LIMS]]
[[Category:Environmental LIMS]]
[[Category:General LIMS]]
[[Category:LIMS vendor]]
[[Category:Manufacturing and R&D LIMS]]
[[Category:Vendors]]

Vendor:Eusoft Srl

2013-09-12T10:42:10Z

Eusoft srl: /* Features */

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==History==
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On June 11, 2012, the company announced it would change its name from "Eurosoft" to "Eusoft."<ref name="NameChange">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/eurosoft-changes-brand-and-becomes-eusoft |title=EuroSoft changes brand and becomes EuSoft |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=11 June 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref>

==Technology and products==

===Eusoft.Lab===

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====Features====
The collaboration with accredited and certified laboratories with the help of computer systems, has allowed the identification and automation of all the life cycle phases of the company’s information flow:
- Sample validation
- Work distribution and planning
- Entering results
- Revision and Validation
- Document Management
- Generating prints
- Interfacing with third-party software
- Reporting and Data Extraction
- Planning of the sampling

There are vertical solutions dedicated to specific areas of activity, each of which EuSoft provides packets of data pre-loaded to facilitate the configuration of the system. Our main sectors are:
- CONTRACTORS LABORATORIES
- QUALITY CONTROL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABORATORIES
- ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORIES

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====Pricing====

====Additional information====

Brochure LIMS Eusoft.Lab [http://www.eusoft.it/en/Brochure%20LIMS%20Eusoft.Lab]

Sign up newsletter LIMS [http://www.eusoft.it/en/Sign%20up%20newsletter%20LIMS]

Request a demo[http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims/request-a-demo]

==References==
<references/>


[[Category:Contract services LIMS]]
[[Category:Environmental LIMS]]
[[Category:General LIMS]]
[[Category:LIMS vendor]]
[[Category:Manufacturing and R&D LIMS]]
[[Category:Vendors]]

Vendor:Eusoft Srl

2013-09-12T10:38:44Z

Eusoft srl: /* Features */

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==History==
The first version of the product Eusoft.Lab, a LIMS ([[laboratory information management system]]) designed to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories, was released by Eusoft in 1997<ref name="EL10">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/new-eusoft.lab-10-is-ready |title=New Eusoft.Lab 10 is ready |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=24 October 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> through the collaboration with an accredited laboratory by SINAL (currently Accredia, the Italian national body for the accreditation of laboratories according to UNI CEI ISO / IEC 17025).<ref name="ELHome">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims |title=LIMS |publisher=Eusoft Srl |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref>

On June 11, 2012, the company announced it would change its name from "Eurosoft" to "Eusoft."<ref name="NameChange">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/eurosoft-changes-brand-and-becomes-eusoft |title=EuroSoft changes brand and becomes EuSoft |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=11 June 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref>

==Technology and products==

===Eusoft.Lab===

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====Features====

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====Pricing====

====Additional information====

Brochure LIMS Eusoft.Lab [http://www.eusoft.it/en/Brochure%20LIMS%20Eusoft.Lab]

Sign up newsletter LIMS [http://www.eusoft.it/en/Sign%20up%20newsletter%20LIMS]

Request a demo[http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims/request-a-demo]

==References==
<references/>


[[Category:Contract services LIMS]]
[[Category:Environmental LIMS]]
[[Category:General LIMS]]
[[Category:LIMS vendor]]
[[Category:Manufacturing and R&D LIMS]]
[[Category:Vendors]]

Vendor:Eusoft Srl

2013-09-12T10:37:14Z

Eusoft srl: /* Additional information */

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==History==
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On June 11, 2012, the company announced it would change its name from "Eurosoft" to "Eusoft."<ref name="NameChange">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/eurosoft-changes-brand-and-becomes-eusoft |title=EuroSoft changes brand and becomes EuSoft |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=11 June 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref>

==Technology and products==

===Eusoft.Lab===

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====Features====

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====Pricing====

====Additional information====

Brochure LIMS Eusoft.Lab [http://www.eusoft.it/en/Brochure%20LIMS%20Eusoft.Lab]

Sign up newsletter LIMS [http://www.eusoft.it/en/Sign%20up%20newsletter%20LIMS]

Request a demo[http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims/request-a-demo]

==References==
<references/>


[[Category:Contract services LIMS]]
[[Category:Environmental LIMS]]
[[Category:General LIMS]]
[[Category:LIMS vendor]]
[[Category:Manufacturing and R&D LIMS]]
[[Category:Vendors]]

Vendor:Eusoft Srl

2013-09-12T10:36:25Z

Eusoft srl: /* Additional information */

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==History==
The first version of the product Eusoft.Lab, a LIMS ([[laboratory information management system]]) designed to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories, was released by Eusoft in 1997<ref name="EL10">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/new-eusoft.lab-10-is-ready |title=New Eusoft.Lab 10 is ready |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=24 October 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> through the collaboration with an accredited laboratory by SINAL (currently Accredia, the Italian national body for the accreditation of laboratories according to UNI CEI ISO / IEC 17025).<ref name="ELHome">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims |title=LIMS |publisher=Eusoft Srl |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref>

On June 11, 2012, the company announced it would change its name from "Eurosoft" to "Eusoft."<ref name="NameChange">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/eurosoft-changes-brand-and-becomes-eusoft |title=EuroSoft changes brand and becomes EuSoft |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=11 June 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref>

==Technology and products==

===Eusoft.Lab===

Eusoft.Lab is a modular [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) that's designed "to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories."<ref name="ELHome" /> EuSoft.Lab combines the functionality of a LIMS system with web technologies, natively integrating the functionalities that enable its use as a [[software as a service|SaaS]] application in cloud computing platforms and on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.<ref name="ELHome" />

====Features====

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|-
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====Pricing====

====Additional information====

Brochure LIMS Eusoft.Lab [http://www.eusoft.it/en/Brochure%20LIMS%20Eusoft.Lab]

Request a demo[http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims/request-a-demo]

==References==
<references/>


[[Category:Contract services LIMS]]
[[Category:Environmental LIMS]]
[[Category:General LIMS]]
[[Category:LIMS vendor]]
[[Category:Manufacturing and R&D LIMS]]
[[Category:Vendors]]

Vendor:Eusoft Srl

2013-09-12T10:36:05Z

Eusoft srl: /* Additional information */

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==History==
The first version of the product Eusoft.Lab, a LIMS ([[laboratory information management system]]) designed to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories, was released by Eusoft in 1997<ref name="EL10">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/new-eusoft.lab-10-is-ready |title=New Eusoft.Lab 10 is ready |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=24 October 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> through the collaboration with an accredited laboratory by SINAL (currently Accredia, the Italian national body for the accreditation of laboratories according to UNI CEI ISO / IEC 17025).<ref name="ELHome">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims |title=LIMS |publisher=Eusoft Srl |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref>

On June 11, 2012, the company announced it would change its name from "Eurosoft" to "Eusoft."<ref name="NameChange">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/eurosoft-changes-brand-and-becomes-eusoft |title=EuroSoft changes brand and becomes EuSoft |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=11 June 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref>

==Technology and products==

===Eusoft.Lab===

Eusoft.Lab is a modular [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) that's designed "to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories."<ref name="ELHome" /> EuSoft.Lab combines the functionality of a LIMS system with web technologies, natively integrating the functionalities that enable its use as a [[software as a service|SaaS]] application in cloud computing platforms and on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.<ref name="ELHome" />

====Features====

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====Pricing====

====Additional information====

[Brochure LIMS Eusoft.Lab http://www.eusoft.it/en/Brochure%20LIMS%20Eusoft.Lab]

Request a demo[http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims/request-a-demo]

==References==
<references/>


[[Category:Contract services LIMS]]
[[Category:Environmental LIMS]]
[[Category:General LIMS]]
[[Category:LIMS vendor]]
[[Category:Manufacturing and R&D LIMS]]
[[Category:Vendors]]

Vendor:Eusoft Srl

2013-09-12T10:33:56Z

Eusoft srl: /* Additional information */

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==History==
The first version of the product Eusoft.Lab, a LIMS ([[laboratory information management system]]) designed to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories, was released by Eusoft in 1997<ref name="EL10">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/new-eusoft.lab-10-is-ready |title=New Eusoft.Lab 10 is ready |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=24 October 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> through the collaboration with an accredited laboratory by SINAL (currently Accredia, the Italian national body for the accreditation of laboratories according to UNI CEI ISO / IEC 17025).<ref name="ELHome">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims |title=LIMS |publisher=Eusoft Srl |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref>

On June 11, 2012, the company announced it would change its name from "Eurosoft" to "Eusoft."<ref name="NameChange">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/eurosoft-changes-brand-and-becomes-eusoft |title=EuroSoft changes brand and becomes EuSoft |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=11 June 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref>

==Technology and products==

===Eusoft.Lab===

Eusoft.Lab is a modular [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) that's designed "to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories."<ref name="ELHome" /> EuSoft.Lab combines the functionality of a LIMS system with web technologies, natively integrating the functionalities that enable its use as a [[software as a service|SaaS]] application in cloud computing platforms and on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.<ref name="ELHome" />

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====Pricing====

====Additional information====

Request a demo[http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims/request-a-demo]

==References==
<references/>


[[Category:Contract services LIMS]]
[[Category:Environmental LIMS]]
[[Category:General LIMS]]
[[Category:LIMS vendor]]
[[Category:Manufacturing and R&D LIMS]]
[[Category:Vendors]]

Vendor:Eusoft Srl

2013-09-12T10:32:16Z

Eusoft srl:

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==History==
The first version of the product Eusoft.Lab, a LIMS ([[laboratory information management system]]) designed to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories, was released by Eusoft in 1997<ref name="EL10">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/new-eusoft.lab-10-is-ready |title=New Eusoft.Lab 10 is ready |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=24 October 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref> through the collaboration with an accredited laboratory by SINAL (currently Accredia, the Italian national body for the accreditation of laboratories according to UNI CEI ISO / IEC 17025).<ref name="ELHome">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims |title=LIMS |publisher=Eusoft Srl |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref>

On June 11, 2012, the company announced it would change its name from "Eurosoft" to "Eusoft."<ref name="NameChange">{{cite web |url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/company-1/eurosoft-changes-brand-and-becomes-eusoft |title=EuroSoft changes brand and becomes EuSoft |publisher=Eusoft Srl |date=11 June 2012 |accessdate=06 September 2013}}</ref>

==Technology and products==

===Eusoft.Lab===

Eusoft.Lab is a modular [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) that's designed "to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories."<ref name="ELHome" /> EuSoft.Lab combines the functionality of a LIMS system with web technologies, natively integrating the functionalities that enable its use as a [[software as a service|SaaS]] application in cloud computing platforms and on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.<ref name="ELHome" />

====Features====

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|-
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|-
|}

====Pricing====

====Additional information====

==References==
<references/>


[[Category:Contract services LIMS]]
[[Category:Environmental LIMS]]
[[Category:General LIMS]]
[[Category:LIMS vendor]]
[[Category:Manufacturing and R&D LIMS]]
[[Category:Vendors]]

Vendor:Eusoft Srl

2013-09-05T12:54:53Z

Eusoft srl: /* Eusoft.Lab */

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'''Eusoft Srl''' develops and distributes the [[laboratory information management system]] EuSoft.Lab.

==History==
The first version of the product Eusoft.Lab - the L.I.M.S. system ( Laboratory Information Management System) to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories, was released by EuSoft in 1997 through the collaboration with an accredidated laboratory by SINAL (currently Accredia, the Italian national body for the accreditation of laboratories according to UNI CEI ISO / IEC 17025).

==Technology and products==

===Eusoft.Lab===

Eusoft.Lab is a modular [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) that's designed "to manage and control the activities of testing laboratories." EuSoft.Lab combines the comprehensive functionality of a LIMS system on the market since 1997, with about 200 clients among testing labs and quality control, to the most advanced and innovative technologies in the web, natively integrating the functionalities that enable its' use as a service (SaaS) in Cloud Computing platforms and the integration with mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. <ref name="ELHome">{{cite web_short|url=http://www.eusoft.it/en/lims |title=LIMS |publisher=Eurosoft Srl |accessdate=24 January 2012}}</ref>

====Features====

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| data_backup =
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| email_integration = Y<ref name="ELModule" />

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| messaging = Y<ref name="ELModule" />
| multilingual = Y<ref name="ELHome" />
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| usage_cost =
| industries = contract services, environmental, general,<br />manufacturing and R&D
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====Additional information====

==References==
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