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[[File:Lab book - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - DSC08822.JPG|thumb|300px|ELNs are designed to supplement or replace laboratory notebooks like these, often adding additional operational functionality in the process.]]An '''ELN feature''' is one or more pieces of functionality that appear within an [[electronic laboratory notebook]] (ELN).

The ELN is an evolving concept, with new features and abilities being introduced every year. As laboratory demands change and technological progress continues, the functions of an ELN will also change. Yet like the dishwasher, the ELN tends to have a base set of functionality that defines it.

Electronic laboratory notebooks extend the functionality and efficiency of four central aspects of the researcher's activities<ref name="MacneilELNPurp">{{cite web|url=http://elnblog.axiope.com/?p=451 |title=What are electronic lab notebooks for? |publisher=Axiope |author=Macneil, Rory |date=06 October 2010|accessdate=04 May 2011}}</ref>:

* recording experimental and other types of research data
* providing organized and searchable structure to that data
* allowing the sharing of that data through collaborations or with internal or external individuals
* communicating with others about that data and research

Of course, there are ELN features that are difficult to categorize under any of these activities. Such features often contribute to the entire ELN and how it's utilized. For example, [[ELN feature#Multilingual|multilingual support]] allows users to interact with the ELN in more than one language. Some functionality may also overlap several research phases, making it difficult to firmly classify.

The features described below come from an analysis of freely available ELN product information on vendor websites. An attempt was made to discover the features most utilized in vendors' ELN products and collect information on those features for each ELN. Not every possible feature is referenced here; some ELN products fill specific niches, utilizing unique functionality to solve a specific problem.

That said, keep in mind the categorization of features below is very loose. It may be viable to argue a feature belongs under a different section or multiple sections. For the purposes of organizing this information in an uncomplicated manner, however, some liberty has been taken in the categorizing of features.

==Experiment, collaboration, and data management==
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===Chemical drawing and calculation===

===Chemical and/or spectrum file support===

===Reagents database===

===Task and event scheduling===

Within the context of an ELN, the ability to schedule a task or event is a natural extension of how work was done in a laboratory before the advent of data management systems. Experiments are assigned to technicians, maintenance schedules are created and followed, and research deadlines must be observed. While these tasks have in the past been performed without ELN, a modern data management system can now optimize those tasks and provide additional scheduling functionality to streamline the operation of a lab. Some ELNs like [[Labtronics Inc.]]'s Nexxis ELN can schedule due dates on worksheets and experiments.<ref name="NexELNPDF">{{cite web |url=http://www.cambridgesoft.com/literature/PDF/Nexxis%20ELN.pdf |title=Nexxis Electronic Laboratory Notebook |publisher=PerkinElmer, Inc |date=2011 |format=PDF |accessdate=07 February 2013}}</ref> Additional functionality within this feature group includes the ability to configure automated assignments of experiment requests, establish recurring events, and in most cases, create printable reports.

Examples of tasks and events that can feasibly be scheduled in an ELN include:

* production of reports
* creation and sending of e-mails and alerts
* maintenance of equipment
* assignment of experiments to personnel

===Option for manual result entry===

While many ELN vendors tout the ability of their product to automate the entry of experiment results into the ELN database, the need for manual data entry of analysis results still exists. This feature is important to laboratories obtaining analysis results from multiple sources, including non-digital paper-based results and instruments that can't be connected to the ELN. Additional functionality associated with this feature includes a customizable spell check dictionary and the ability to add comments, notes, and narratives to most anything in the ELN.

===Multiple data viewing methods===

Researchers produce reams of data, and the ELN exists to help organize and share that data. Additionally, even before the existence of the ELN, scientists have had a corresponding need for visually representing data. Today an ELN can not only collect and analyze data from experiments, but it also can represent that data in reports, graphs, gradients, and spreadsheets. Depending on the ELN, more than one way to visually represent the data may exist.

The ELN is particularly useful for displaying chemical structures and bonds in more than one way through built-in or integratable chemical structure drawing tools or through a document manager that can handle the placement of screenshots, sketches, or other images.

===Data and trend analysis===

[[File:Analyse residus.png|thumb|260px|left|Some ELNs allow users to analyze experiment data with built-in software tools.]] Sample experimentation and [[Data analysis|analysis]] plays an important part of laboratory informatics, helping laboratories make better sense of their experiments and reach valuable conclusions about them. While this important phase of laboratory work has often been done externally from the ELN, it's now more common to see basic analysis tools being included. Such tools allow raw data to be imported directly to the ELN, which then can store, process, and display it in a shareable form. Additionally, chemical calculations and functions used in the analysis are typically definable and editable for further flexibility.

As with the feature "multiple data viewing methods," data and trend analysis is also increasingly important in laboratories that have very specialized data management needs. When even in 2009 genetic scientists in large- and medium-sized [[sequencing]] and core centers were voicing concerns about "a lack of adequate vendor-supported software and laboratory information management systems (LIMS),"<ref name=PLoS0506>{{cite journal|journal=PLoS Computational Biology |year=2009 |volume=5 |issue=6 |title=Managing and Analyzing Next-Generation Sequence Data |author=Richter, Brent G.; David P. Sexton |url=http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pcbi.1000369 |doi=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000369}}</ref>, today data management options like [[Scilligence Corporation#Scilligence ELN|Scilligence ELN]] are starting to emerge, offering the ability to perform specialized analytical tasks for the researcher.<ref name="ScillELNHome">{{cite web |url=http://www.scilligence.com/web/eln.aspx |title=Scilligence ELN |publisher=Scilligence Corporation |accessdate=07 February 2013}}</ref>

As sample experimentation and data analysis are important parts of most if not all laboratories, such functionality — which has often come in the form of a separate application or analysis device — will likely continue to merge into software like ELN, LIMS, and other [[laboratory informatics]] solutions.<ref name=AE0302>{{cite journal|journal=Automated Experimentation |year=2011 |volume=3 |issue=2 |title=The benefits of integrated systems for managing both samples and experimental data: An opportunity for labs in universities and government research institutions to lead the way |author=Macneil, Rory |doi=10.1186/1759-4499-3-2 |url=http://www.aejournal.net/content/3/1/2}}</ref>

===Data and equipment sharing===

Aside from data storage and sample registration, a modern ELN's major contribution to the laboratory is both in aiding in the sharing of experiment results, reports, and other research data with those who need it most and the documentation of vital evidence for potential patent interference cases. Rather than pieces of information becoming misplaced or forgotten in physical laboratory notebooks, the ELN makes it easier to share experiment results and increase the efficiency of collaboration inside and outside the laboratory. Yet data is more than just test results; it also can come in the form of charts, reports, policy and procedure, and other documents. Additionally, the need for controlling who has access to those types of data is also an important consideration. As such, this feature is at least partially tied to other features like [[ELN feature#Document creation and management|document management]] and [[ELN feature#Configurable roles and security|configurable security]].

===Customizable fields and/or interface===

As thorough as some user interface (UI) developers may be in adding relevant fields and interface options for eln end users, there are at times options that are either omitted or unanticipated. This has traditionally required the end user to contact the vendor and ask if the needed option(s) can be added in the next release. However, many modern ELN vendors have responded instead by adding functionality that gives end users and/or ELN administrators more control over the user interface.

Aspects of the ELN's user interface that are often customizable by the end user include:<ref>

* experiment templates and forms
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===Query capability===

[[File:QueryBuilder.png|thumb|240px|Advanced query tools allow researchers to better complete project objectives.]]As was the case before the advent of databases and electronic data management solutions, today researchers must search through sample results, experiment notes, and other types of data to better draw conclusions about their research. Whereas this used to mean browsing through laboratory notebooks, Excel spreadsheets, or Access databases, now powerful query tools exists within data management tools like a LIMS. Not only can data be searched for based on name, number, or vendor, LIMSs like [[eBioSys Pty. Ltd.|eBioSys']] eLab and [[Mountain States Consulting, LLC|Mountain States Consulting's]] MSC-LIMS allow for queries of attached meta-data like user ID, project number, task number, sample type, location, and collection date.<ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.ebiosys.com/SampleManagement.aspx |title=Products - eLab - Sample Management |publisher=eBioSys Pty. Ltd. |accessdate=15 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.msc-lims.com/lims/msc-lims.html |title=MSC-LIMS Product Summary |publisher=Mountain States Consulting, LLC |accessdate=15 February 2012}}</ref> Finally, as LIMS continue to include both sample management and experimental data management functionality, queries become more powerful in general as now sample and experiment can be matched together in one database.<ref name=AE0302 />

Query functionality often includes the ability to:

* search both transactional data and archived data tables
* search multiple databases via an application programming interface (API) or open database connectivity (ODBC) connection
* filter and sort data
* create ad-hoc queries

===Import data===

Data can originate from numerous places in the laboratory. The ability to import that data into a LIMS can be beneficial, especially when an instrument can't be connected or an external client provides a data feed independent of the LIMS. Some LIMS like [[Bridge-Soft, LLC|Bridge-Soft's]] QMS even allow to cross-reference laboratory nomenclature from received data sources with the recipient's.<ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.bridge-soft.com/Products/Solutions.aspx |title=Water and Wastewater Solutions |publisher=Bridge-Soft, LLC |accessdate=17 February 2012}}</ref> And of course [[LIMS feature#Instrument interfacing and management|instrument interfacing]] allows for even more importation options. Additional [[LIMS_feature#Data validation|data validation]] procedures may be applied to the imported data to guarantee information homogeneity. Additionally, some LIMS may allow for the import and integration of non-normalized legacy data tables with LIMS data tables into a single database.

===Internal file or data linking===

This feature allows LIMS users to link together reports, protocols, sample results, and more, providing greater contextual clarity to projects. Examples include:

* linking a sample batch to a test or sample preparation methodology
* linking a test process to a particular customer
* linking a report to a sample batch
* linking a group of test results to a raw data file
* linking an image to a work order
* linking all lab results with the correct reporting test method

===External file or data linking===

This feature allows LIMS users to link together data and files in the LIMS with data, files, and customers outside the scope of the LIMS. Examples include:

* linking data files from chromatography equipment to synthesis data<ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.2sslab.com/Features.html |title=Get OhNo! for Radiopharmaceutical Control |publisher=2nd Sight Solutions |accessdate=17 February 2012}}</ref>
* linking equipment ID with an external annotation database<ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.integromics.com/genomics-data-analysis/pcr-analysis/datasheet |title=RealTime StatMiner for Real-time qPCR Data Analysis |format=PDF |publisher=Integromics SL |accessdate=17 February 2012}}</ref>
* linking external standard operating procedure documents with an internal test specification<ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.labware.com/LWWeb.nsf/lp/en040108 |title=LabWare External Links and Document Management |publisher=LabWare, Inc. |accessdate=17 February 2012}}</ref>

===ELN support or integration===

As a software replacement for more traditional paper laboratory notebooks, the [[electronic laboratory notebook]] (ELN) has been important to laboratory functions. Yet the lines between ELN and LIMS began to blur in the 2000s, with both types of software incorporating features from the other.<ref name="SciCompWorld1">{{cite web|url=http://www.scientific-computing.com/features/feature.php?feature_id=50|author=Elliot, Michael H.|title=The state of the ELN Market |publisher=Scientific Computing World |date=December 2006–January 2007 |accessdate=04 May 2011}}</ref><ref name="SciCompELN">{{cite web|url=http://www.scientificcomputing.com/articles-IN-Informatics-Convergence-Presents-Opportunities-and-Challenges-111111.aspx |author=Elliot, Michael H. |title=Informatics Convergence Presents Opportunities and Challenges |publisher=Scientific Computing |date=October 2011 |accessdate=25 February 2012}}</ref> The result today is some LIMS either include traditional ELN functionality or link physical laboratory notebook references to data in the LIMS.<ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.labware.com/LWWeb.nsf/lp/en040109 |title=LabWare Electronic Lab Notebooks |publisher=LabWare, Inc. |accessdate=17 February 2012}}</ref>

===Export to MS Excel===

While Microsoft Excel has long been used within the laboratory setting, a slow shift towards relational databases and LIMS occurred in the late 1990s and early 2000s.<ref name=WilliamsExcel>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfn.org/skins/main/pdf/ShortCourses/2003/sc1_9.pdf |author=Williams, Robert W. |title=Managing Your Lab Data Flux: Getting Beyond Excel |work=The Bioinformatics of Brains: From Genes and Proteins to Behaviors |publisher=Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience |format=PDF |date=2003 |accessdate=17 February 2012}}</ref> Additional concerns with the difficulties of Excel's validation and compliance with FDA [[21 CFR Part 11]] and other regulations have led many labs to turn to data management solutions that are easier to validate.<ref name=PragmaticExcelIntro>{{cite journal|journal=Pharma IT |year=2007 |volume=1 |issue=2 |pages=30–35 |title=A Pragmatic Approach to the Validation of Excel Spreadsheets – Overview |author=Howard, David A.; David Harrison |format=PDF |url=http://www.spreadsheetvalidation.com/pdf/Excel_Spreadsheet_Validation_Overview.pdf}}</ref> Nevertheless, laboratories continue to use Excel in some fashion, and thus Excel integration or data exportation in Excel format is a real need for LIMS customers. LIMS with this feature allow raw, processed, or imported data to be exported in the Excel format for further analysis and dissemination.

===Raw data management===

While not described as a feature on most LIMS vendor websites, a few indicate that their LIMS is capable of managing (import, export, editing, etc.) data in its raw format for future analysis.

===Data warehouse===

A LIMS' [[data warehouse]] serves the important function of storing, extracting, and managing the data that laboratories crank out for the purposes or analysis, reporting, and process management, typically separate from the primary storage database. Data warehouses also offer the benefit of speeding up queries, making queries and data mining more user-friendly, and smoothing out data gaps.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.labvantage.com/blog/?p=79 |title=Advantages of a Data Warehouse |author=Vannest, Jeff |publisher=LABVANTAGE Solutions, Inc. |date=11 February 2011 |accessdate=17 February 2012}}</ref>

===Deadline control===

Deadline control is functionality within a LIMS that allows users to manage and be notified of events that occur within the laboratory. With this functionality users can also be notified of upcoming deadlines on anything from sample analysis to license renewal.

Note that this functionality may also feasibly fall under the [[LIMS feature#Task and event scheduling|task and event scheduling]] or [[LIMS feature#Alarms and/or alerts|alarms]] features. As deadline control seems to be advertised as a notable feature by only a few vendors, it seems even more likely that this functionality is considered part of scheduling or alarms.

===Production control===

There are many types of businesses that produce goods, and in most cases there is a research laboratory involved at some point in the process. This is especially true in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, where production measurements such as yield, volume, activity, and impurity are vital. As LIMSs have already recorded such information during tests and analysis, the addition of production control functionality seems natural. Some LIMS take a very active approach to this. For example, [[2nd Sight Solutions|2nd Sight Solutions']] OhNo! features production control as major functionality for the synthesis of [[Radiopharmacology|radiopharmaceuticals]].<ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.2sslab.com/Production.html |title=Use OhNo! for complete control |publisher=2nd Sight Solutions |accessdate=20 February 2012}}</ref> Other LIMS may have less pronounced production functionality, while still offering the ability to track the production process in and out of the lab. And yet other LIMSs like [[dialog EDV Systementwicklung GmbH|dialog's]] diaLIMS offer robust production-based functionality but as a module or add-on to the base LIMS software.<ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.dialims.de/standardloesungen/lims-produktionsunterstuetzung.html |title=Standardlösung für die Produktion |publisher=dialog EDV Systementwicklung GmbH |accessdate=20 February 2012}}</ref>

The types of functionality that may fall under this feature include:

* recipe management
* consumable tracking
* batch traceability
* production planning
* enterprise resource planning

===Project and/or task management===

Project and task management within a LIMS typically involves the scheduling of tasks to workers and organizing associated tasks into a more cohesive unit for better tracking and management. While the functionality of [[LIMS_feature#Task and event scheduling|task and event scheduling]] can also be found in project and task management, many LIMS include functionality beyond scheduling that warrants the addition of the project and/or task management feature. This functionality includes:

* job allocation and rescheduling
* instrument workload tracking
* [[LIMS_feature#Work-related time tracking|time tracking]]
* pending workload verification
* priority setting
* project-based [[LIMS_feature#Workflow management|workflow management]]
* sample, batch, and document [[LIMS feature#Internal file or data linking|linking]]
* work list sharing
* recurring event management

===Inventory management===

[[File:Laboratory-reagents.jpg|thumb|240px|LIMS can help laboratories keep track of their stock of reagents and even streamline reordering of them.]]Laboratories use a wide array of inventory, from [[Reagent|reagents]] to glassware, from [[Radiopharmacology|radiopharmaceuticals]] to [[Laboratory bath|laboratory baths]]. With that comes the need to know how much/many and the frequency of use. For this, most LIMS products now include some sort of inventory management functionality.

* register origin, demographics of incoming materials
* track used and in-use items via barcodes
* track inventory reduction based on usage and shipping out of the lab
* create alerts for when items reach a certain stock level
* calculate inventory cost and fluctuation
* manage transportation and routing
* manual incrementing/decrementing of items
* track location and usage of laboratory equipment
* assign storage locations
* track forensic evidence

It should be noted that samples and electronic equipment may also be considered inventory, and thus there is likely some functionality crossover with the [[LIMS feature#Sample login and management|sample management]] and [[LIMS feature#Instrument interfacing and management|instrument management]] features.

===Document creation and management===

Standard operation procedures, (SOPs), specifications, reports, graphs, images, and receipts are all collected and used in the average laboratory. With a LIMS already designed to manage and store sample and experiment data, it makes sense to include functionality to create, import, export, and manage other sorts of data files. As sample and experimental data can be indexed, queried, and linked, so too can document data. Functionality of a typical document management system includes the ability to:

* upload and index documents
* enforce [[LIMS feature#Version control|version control]]
* provide full text search
* export to PDF or other relevant format
* add documents as attachments

===Case management===

The [[laboratory information system]] (LIS) has played an important role in the case management tasks of patient-centric and clinical laboratories. However, some LIMS have gained case management functionality, effectively blurring the lines between LIS and LIMS.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.starlims.com/2009/07/01/swimming-in-the-clinical-pool-why-lims-are-supplanting-old-school-clinical-lis-applications/|title=Swimming in the Clinical Pool: Why LIMS are supplanting old-school clinical LIS applications|author=Hice, Randy |publisher=STARLIMS' Laboratory Informatics Blog|date=01 July 2009|accessdate=09 May 2011}}</ref>. Self-proclaimed LIMS products have emerged in the clinical, public health, and veterinary industries, areas that have historically been served by LIS software. When also considering the fields of law enforcement and forensic science, case management has an increasingly important role in some LIMS. Functionality seen in the case management feature includes:

* case accessioning and assignment
* disease tracking
* trend analysis
* clinical history follow-up
* out-of-range result [[LIMS feature#Alarms and/or alerts|alerts]]
* document and result association
* evidence control
* study management

===Workflow management===

[[File:Workflow IA.png|left|thumb|Capturing workflow in the lab is becoming more commonplace for the LIMS.]][[Workflow]] management is common in the laboratory, acting as a graphical representation of planned sequential steps to either fully or partially automate a process within the lab. Separate standards-based workflow management systems (in the form of a software component) have traditionally performed this task.<ref name=WfMC1>{{cite web |url=http://www.wfmc.org/standards/docs/TC-1011_term_glossary_v3.pdf |title=Workflow Management Coalition Terminology & Glossary |publisher=Workflow Management Coalition |pages=9 |format=PDF |date=February 1999 |accessdate=20 February 2012}}</ref> However, in the 2000s LIMS vendors began incorporating workflow management functionality into their LIMS software, reducing the headaches that customization of a LIMS often brought.<ref name=SciCompWF>{{cite web |url=http://www.scientificcomputing.com/using-workflows-in-lims-to-reduce.aspx |title=Using Workflows in LIMS to Reduce Customization |author=Maxwell, Glen |publisher=Scientific Computing and Instrumentation |date=1 November 2003 |accessdate=20 February 2012}}</ref>
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Modern commercial and open-source LIMS solutions often feature workflow management functionality, including<ref name=SIGLa>{{cite journal|journal=BMC Genomics |year=2010 |volume=11 |issue=Suppl 5 |pages=S8 |title=SIGLa: an adaptable LIMS for multiple laboratories |author=Melo, Alexandre; Alessandra Faria-Campos; Daiane M DeLaat; Rodrigo Keller; Vinícius Abreu; Sérgio Campos |url=http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/11/S5/S8 |doi=10.1186/1471-2164-11-S5-S8}}</ref><ref name=X-LIMS>{{cite web |url=http://www.ethosoft.com/LIMS/XLIMSProductInfo/XLIMSFAQ/tabid/69/Default.aspx |title=My laboratory has unique processes, Can X-LIMS work for me? |publisher=EthoSoft, Inc. |accessdate=20 February 2012}}</ref><ref name=SciCompWF />:

* attribute definition of activities
* definition of inputs and outputs of activities
* assignment of documentation to activities
* setting of quality control limits
* dynamically modify workflow in case of future changes
* receive notification of changes to the workflow
* sending user-defined messages during the process

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===Specification management===

[[Specification (technical standard)|Specification]] (spec) management is vital to not only the manufacturing and research industries but also to a host of other laboratories requiring precise measurements and infallible test methods. Just as the [[ASTM International|ASTM]] offers standards and specs for LIMS<ref name=ASTM_LIMS>{{cite web |url=http://www.astm.org/Standards/E1578.htm |title=ASTM E1578 - 06 Standard Guide for Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) |publisher=ASTM International |accessdate=22 February 2012}}</ref>, so too do LIMS users have standards and specs for their laboratory. With spec management in place within the LIMS, laboratories can then:

* enforce standard operating procedures and business rules
* create specs down to a project or sample level
* validate recipes and procedures
* accept or reject sample batches
* document internal and external spec history

Note that some of the functionality of spec management may cross over into the realm of [[LIMS feature#QA/QC functions|quality control]] and [[LIMS feature#Data validation|data validation]].

===Customer and supplier management===

Unless a laboratory is conducting internalized independent research, in most cases it will do business with external entities such as contract labs, sample providers, equipment providers, and reagent suppliers. In some cases, even internal employees may be considered a customer, necessitating documentation of who is using the system and in what ways. For a veterinary lab, the customer may be the animal and handler. For a forensic lab the customer may be more complex: internal staff, university staff, police departments, and maintainers of nationwide crime databases may all at some point act as customers. In these cases, documenting these various points of contact and linking them to samples, equipment, and tests becomes vital. Managing demographics, complaints, correspondence, and history are all feasible with customer management functionality. This process is often made simpler through the use of a more context-neutral entity creation system, which allows for more flexible management of contacts.

This feature may also be referred to as contact management, an address book module, or a customer service module.

===Billing management===

While the finances of a laboratory are important, they've typically been handled separately as a business process. However, some LIMS include additional functionality to make handling financial transactions and documentation of all sorts possible within the LIMS. In theory, such functionality brings the possibility of keeping more of a laboratory's data centrally located and queryable. This feature may include:

* payment processing
* expense reporting
* price quotes
* revenue management
* workload tracking of billable hours
* bill of materials
* grant management

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==Quality, security, and compliance==
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===Regulatory compliance===

The topic of whether or not a LIMS meets regulatory compliance is often a complex one. While Title [[21 CFR Part 11]] has arguably had the largest influence on a electronic data management system's compliance, other influential standards have shaped the way LIMS and other systems handle and store data. Other compliance-based codes, standards, and regulations include:

* [[ASTM International|ASTM]]
* [[The American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board|ASCLD/LAB]]
* Classified data
* Freedom of information legislation (various)
* [[Good Automated Laboratory Practices|GALP]] and [[Good Automated Manufacturing Practice|GAMP]]
* [[Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act|HIPAA]]
* [[Health Level 7]]
* [[ISO/IEC 17025]]
* [[ISO 9000|ISO 9000/9001]]
* [[ISO/TS 16949]]
* [[ODBC]]
* [[The NELAC Institute|TNI]] and [[The NELAC Institute#National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program|NELAP]]
* Title [[40 CFR Part 3]]

With so many codes, standards, and regulations, LIMS consumers are advised to contact vendors with their user requirements and ask how the vendor's software meets and/or exceeds those requirements.

===QA/QC functions===

The quality management functions of a LIMS allow users to maintain a level of necessary quality across many of the functions in a laboratory. From running quality assurance tests to ensuring employed researchers are proficient at certain tasks, the QA/QC functionality of a LIMS is largely responsible for the output of consistent data and manufactured products in and out of the lab.

Common functionality includes<ref name="AL3218">{{cite journal |journal=American Laboratory |year=2000 |volume=32 |issue=18 |pages=38–42 |title=Considerations in selecting a laboratory information management system (LIMS) |author=Paszko, Christine; Carol Pugsley |doi=10.1016/0169-7439(94)90006-X |url=http://www.mendeley.com/research/considerations-selecting-laboratory-information-management-system-lims/}}</ref><ref name="CCHTS1409">{{cite journal |journal=Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening |year=2011 |volume=14 |issue=9 |pages=772–780 |title=Tracking and Controlling Everything that Affects Quality is the Key to a Quality Management System |author=Hull, Carl; Bruce Wray; Ford Winslow; Mark Vilicich |doi=10.2174/138620711796957125 |url=http://www.uniconnect.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/CCHTS-LIMS-Article.pdf |format=PDF}}</ref>:

* single or batch QA/QC tests
* quality control charts and reports
* proficiency testing
* [[LIMS feature#Document management|document management]]
* instrument maintenance
* data acceptance/rejection
* certificates of analysis (COA)
* data types defined by QC analysis

===Performance evaluation===

As [[LIMS feature#Document creation and management|document management]] becomes increasingly prevalent in LIMS, it only makes sense to also collate and store all the documentation associated with employee training and certification. Changes to laboratory techniques, scientific understanding, and business practices force researchers to learn, reevaluate, and demonstrate competency in order to maintain quality levels in the laboratory. Evaluations can frequently extend beyond staff members, however. Clinics, visit types, vendors, or test species can also be tracked and evaluated based on custom criteria. The performance evaluation functionality of a LIMS makes this possible.

That functionality typically includes the ability to maintain training records and history, and also to link that training to a technique or piece of equipment. Afterwards, the staff member, vendor, etc. can be marked as competent or certified in the equipment, knowledge, or process. Periodical assessment of the training and its practical effectiveness can later be performed. Productivity of an entity or process can also be gauged over a certain date range based on [[LIMS feature#Work-related time tracking|tracked time]], pre-determined milestones, or some other criteria.

===Audit trail===

[[File:Syvalidate screen.jpg|thumb|left|Whether validating sample data or an entire LIMS, maintaining an audit trail is an important part of [[21 CFR Part 11]] compliance.]] As codes and regulations like Title [[21 CFR Part 11]] mandate "computer systems (including hardware and software), controls, and attendant documentation" utilize electronic signatures and [[Audit trail|audit trails]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=5ff3a0efed913ef8fae9e225869688a2&rgn=div5&view=text&node=21:1.0.1.1.7&idno=21 |title=Electronic Code of Federal Regulations - Title 21: Food and Drugs - Part 11: Electronic Records; Electronic Signatures |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |accessdate=02 March 2012}}</ref>, LIMS developers must put serious thought into how their software handles audit trail functionality. The audit trail — documentation of the sequence of activities that have affected an action — must be thorough and seamlessly integrated into the software.

Information recorded in the audit trail typically includes:

* operator code
* time stamp
* location
* case number
* transaction type
* amount and quantity prior to change
* user notes

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===Chain of custody===

The [[chain of custody]] (COC) of an item is of varying importance, depending on the type of laboratory. A highly regulated laboratory that works under Code of Federal Regulation or other guidelines makes tracking COC a vital part of its operations. This is especially true in forensic labs, which depend on continuous accountability of their evidence collection, retention, and disposal procedures.<ref>{{cite book |title=Building a Digital Forensic Laboratory: Establishing and Managing a Successful Facility |chapter=Chapter 1: An Introduction to Digital Forensics |author=Jones, Andrew; Craig Valli |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=F5IU7XXKwCQC |pages=11 |year=2008 |publisher=Butterworth-Heinemann |isbn=1856175103}}</ref> As with an [[audit trail]], a laboratory depends on recorded information like user ID, time stamp, and location ID to maintain a robust and accurate COC. [[LIMS feature#Barcode support|Barcodes]], [[LIMS feature#Inventory management|inventory management]], and [[LIMS feature#Configurable roles and security|configurable security roles]] all play an important part in maintaining chain of custody.

===Configurable roles and security===

Many roles exist within the laboratory setting, each with its own set of responsibilities. And just as the role an individual plays within the laboratory may change, so may the responsibilities associated with each role. This sort of change necessitates a flexible and configurable security system, one that allows for the placement of individual LIMS users into standardized security roles which provide role-specific access to certain LIMS functionality. Additionally, as responsibilities change within roles, that same flexible configuration is necessary for assigning or restricting access to certain LIMS functionality for each existing or newly created role.

Of course, roles aren't always assigned on an individual level. Often large groups of individuals may need to be assigned to roles, necessitating group assignments for security purposes. For example, a group of laboratory trainees may only be given read-only access to the [[LIMS feature#Sample login and management|sample login]] and [[LIMS feature#Sample tracking|sample tracking]] functionality of the system through a custom "Trainees" group role, while the head researcher of the lab may be given the "Administrator" role, which allows that individual to access most if not all of the LIMS' functionality.

===Data normalization===

For the purposes of describing LIMS functionality, "data normalization" specifically refers to the process of ensuring incoming/imported data into the LIMS is standardized to the same format of existing LIMS data.

Here's an example to better explain this issue. When a LIMS is initially configured, in most if not all cases a clear standard can be set for how logged samples and their associated measurements pre- and post-analysis are recorded in the system. Perhaps all temperatures will be recorded in Celsius to two decimal places. If temperature data imported from a spreadsheet or a lab instrument is not in this format, the LIMS can normalize the incoming data to match the standard already set for existing LIMS temperature data. This ensures consistency within the LIMS database and typically leads to better data validation efforts later on.

''Note'': Some LIMS developers may include data normalization functionality within what they may refer to as data validation functionality. The line between these two may be blurred or not exist at all.

===Data validation===

For the purposes of describing LIMS functionality, "data validation" specifically refers to the process of ensuring existing data in the LIMS — either pre-analysis or post-analysis — sufficiently meets any number of standards or thresholds set for sample login, sample analysis, or any other data management process in the LIMS. This validation process may be completely automatic and system-based, or it may also include additional steps on the part of the user base utilizing additional LIMS functionality, including verification of standard operating procedures (SOPs), QC samples, and QA approval.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sirfer.utah.edu/qaqc.pdf |title=Quality Assurance - Data Management |publisher=Stable Isotope Ratio Facility for Environmental Research (SIRFER) at the University of Utah |accessdate=07 May 2012 |type=PDF}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Application of Computers and Operations Research in the Mineral Industry |chapter=Chapter 10: Efficient utilization of LIMS data and integration with mining process management systems |author=Hitchcock, Noel |editor=Dessureault, Sean D.; Rajive Ganguli; Vladislav Kecojevic; Jami Girard Dwyer |url=http://www.crcnetbase.com/doi/abs/10.1201/9781439833407.ch10 |pages=85–88 |year=2005 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=9780415374491 |doi=10.1201/9781439833407.ch10}}</ref>

''Note'': This functionality shouldn't be confused with the process of validating the LIMS itself, which is an entirely different process partially falling under [[LIMS feature#Regulatory compliance|regulatory compliance]] and involves the process of ensuring "the software is performing in a manner for which it was designed."<ref>{{cite journal |journal=Quality Assurance |year=2001 |volume=9 |issue=3–4 |pages=217–224 |title=Required steps for the validation of a Laboratory Information Management System |author=Turner, Elizabeth; Jojean Bolton |pmid=12553085 |url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12553085}}</ref>

===Data encryption===

The existence of this functionality in LIMS software generally indicates the LIMS has the ability to protect the integrity and authenticity of its housed data through the use of a variety of technologies which makes data unreadable except to those possessing a key/right/etc. to unlock/read the data. This functionality is especially vital to the Web-enabled LIMS, which transfers information over the Internet in a client-server relationship. As a wide variety of encryption technologies exist, it's generally a good idea to consult with the developers of a LIMS to determine the strengths and weaknesses of their employed encryption methods.

===Version control===

Version control is a form of safeguard which helps preserve data integrity. This is typically done by creating a modifiable new version of a piece of information rather than allowing the original to be modified. Such versioning may be applied to a wide variety of digital information housed in the LIMS, including test methods, training certifications, instrument logs, specifications, and process and procedure (P&P) documentation. In LIMS like [[LabWare,_Inc.#LabWare_LIMS|LabWare LIMS]], reference data can also be versioned while also retaining the original relationship between samples and test results, including the version of reference data current at the time lab testing is performed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.labware.com/LWWeb.nsf/lp/en041001 |title=LabWare - Table Explorer |publisher=[[LabWare, Inc.]] |accessdate=07 May 2012}}</ref> Information tracked with such revisions includes attributes like user name, time the edit was made, and what exactly was edited. This also benefits those managing [[LIMS feature#Audit trail|audit trails]] and [[LIMS feature#Chain of custody|chains of custody]].

[[File:Freezers for cryopreservation at IMSC.JPG|thumb|The temperature of an open cryopreservation container may be monitored on a computer via a connection to a LIMS with environmental monitoring functionality.]] Other LIMS may employ a different form of version control called file locking, which simply puts the affected information into a read-only mode for users while someone else is busy editing it. Another popular strategy is to, rather than locking the file, allow multiple people edit to a piece of information, later merging the various edits. Potential LIMS buyers may need to inquire with developers to determine what type of versioning scheme is used in the vendor's software.

===Automatic data backup===

The existence of this piece of functionality in a LIMS usually means information contained in one or more associated databases or [[LIMS feature#Data warehouse|data warehouses]] can be automatically preserved in an additional backup file. The save location for that file as well as the scheduled backup time is configurable, typically through the [[LIMS feature#Administrator management|administrative module]] of the LIMS.

===Environmental monitoring===

Some LIMS like [[Core Informatics, LLC#Core LIMS|Core LIMS]] and [[Oracle Corporation#Oracle Health Sciences LabPas|Oracle Health Sciences LabPas]] allow users to monitor the environmental conditions of not only sample storage containers but also the entire laboratory itself.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.corelims.com/features.htm |title=Core LIMS Features & Components |publisher=[[Core Informatics, LLC]] |accessdate=07 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oracle.com/us/industries/life-sciences/health-sciences-labpas-ds-396097.pdf |title=Oracle Health Sciences LabPas |publisher=[[Oracle Corporation]] |date=2011 |accessdate=07 May 2012 |format=PDF}}</ref> Attributes like humidity, air quality, and temperature may be monitored to ensure sample storage units and experiments maintain desired conditions. Alarms may be able to be configured to notify staff if a storage container's environmental attributes go beyond a certain threshold. Manufacturers utilizing a LIMS like [[Novatek International#NOVA-LIMS|NOVA-LIMS]] may also be able to employ more advanced environmental tracking features in the plant to guarantee a more consistent, higher quality product is created.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ntint.com/prod-envmon.shtml |title=Environmental Monitoring Program |publisher=[[Novatek International]] |accessdate=07 May 2012}}</ref>

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==Reporting, barcoding, and printing==
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===Custom reporting===

Reporting is a vital part of a LIMS, as it allows users to gain a clearer picture of collected data and potential trends. At a minimum a number of pre-configured report styles come standard with a LIMS. However, some LIMS are more flexible than others, offering the ability to customize reports in numerous ways. The most popular attributes of custom reporting include custom headers, custom information placement, charts, pivot tables, and multiple output formats.

Note: Some LIMS vendors will offer custom reporting as an option as an added cost, depending on the level of customization required.

===Report printing===

Today's LIMS software almost universally offers the ability to print reports and other materials, so this feature may seem a bit redundant to list. Nonetheless, printer support is a feature worth confirming when considering a piece of LIMS software.

===Label support===

The label — typically affixed to a sample container — is a vital part of the sample tracking process.<ref name="SCLabel">{{cite web |url=http://www.scientificcomputing.com/bar-code-and-sample-tracking.aspx |title=Bar Code and Sample Tracking: It All Starts with the Label |author=Gilles, Clarence |publisher=Scientific Computing |date=1 July 2008 |accessdate=8 May 2012}}</ref> Identifying information such as sample number, batch number, and barcodes are printed on such labels to ensure optimized sample management and more precise sample data. As such, some LIMS allow users to design and print labels directly from the software.

[[File:Code barres.png|thumb|left|The word "Wikipedia" encoded in Code 128 and Code 39]]
===Barcode support===

Barcodes offer many advantages to laboratory techs handling samples, including more accurate data input, tighter sample/instrument associations, tighter sample/study associations, and more room for human-readable information on a label.<ref name="SCLabel" /> Given such advantages, many LIMS developers have integrated barcode support into their laboratory information management systems, including support for symbologies like Code 128, Code 39, and Interleaved 2 of 5. Aside from printing options, a LIMS may also offer support for a variety of bar code readers.

Barcode support and [[LIMS feature#Label support|label support]] are typically found together in LIMS software, but not always, thus their separation into two features of a LIMS.

===Export to PDF===

A LIMS with this feature is able to collect and save information into a Portable Document Format (PDF).

===Export to MS Word===

A LIMS with this feature is able to collect and save information into a Microsoft Office Word format.

===Export to HTML or XML===

A LIMS with this feature is able to collect and save information into a HyperText Markup Language (HTML) and/or Extensible Markup Language (XML) format.

===Fax integration===

A LIMS with this feature is able to connect with a fax machine and send information to it via manual input, automatically, and/or at scheduled intervals.

===Email integration===

A LIMS with this feature is able to integrate with and use the electronic mail information exchange method to send reports, alerts, and more via manual input, automatically, and/or at scheduled intervals.

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==Base functionality==
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===Administrator management===

The administrator management tools of a LIMS allow lab technicians to set up the LIMS most optimally for the laboratory. Through the administrator management interface of a LIMS, other features may be accessed like setting up [[LIMS feature#Configurable roles and security|user roles]] and scheduling [[LIMS feature#Automatic data backup|automatic data backups]].

Like [[LIMS feature#Report printing|report printing]], administrator management is nearly ubiquitous in LIMS software, generally considered a mandatory feature. However, for the purposes of being thorough, it's important to point out its existence.

===Modular===

This feature indicates that a LIMS has an intentional modular design, which separates some functionality into manageable components of the overall system. Generally speaking, a modular design allows for 1. the structured addition of new functionality to a LIMS and 2. the limiting of overall effects on the system design as new functionality is added.

===Instrument interfacing and management===

[[File:Gas Chromatography Laboratory.jpg|thumb|260px|An entire room of [[gas chromatography]] instruments could potentially be connected to a LIMS via instrument interfacing.]]In laboratories there are instruments, and with those instruments comes scientific measurements which produce data. It's therefor natural a lab technician would want to connect those instruments to a laboratory information management system, which is already organizing and storing laboratory data. This sort of interfacing is typically handled with instrument-to-LIMS interfaces, which started out as merely data-transfer mechanisms. Later that interface mechanism became much more robust as a data management tool, though often at great expense with heavy involvement from third parties.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scientific-computing.com/features/feature.php?feature_id=88 |title=Trends in instrument-to-LIMS interfacing |author=Pavlis, Robert |publisher=Scientific Computing World |date=May/June 2004 |accessdate=8 May 2012}}</ref> Today, "many LIMS vendors can act as single source providers of the entire instrument interfacing solution,"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.limsfinder.com/BlogDetail.aspx?id=33851_0_2_0_C |title=Instrument Interfacing - The Great Paradox of LIMS? |author=DeHeer, Larry |publisher=LIMSfinder.com |date=1 October 2009 |accessdate=8 May 2012}}</ref>, providing a cheaper and smoother solution to LIMS customers.

===Mobile device integration===

While not incredibly common, a few LIMS developers are including support for mobile devices in their laboratory information management system. [[AgileBio#LabCollector|LabCollector]], for example, extends its LIMS' functionality to Pocket PC or Windows CE devices equipped with wireless barcode scanners, allowing users to read or collect sample information while on the move.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://labcollector.com/index.php/labcollector-on-pdahtml |title=LabCollector - Features in detail |publisher=[[AgileBio]] |accessdate=8 May 2012}}</ref> Future Technologies' [[Future Technologies, Inc.#DNA LIMS|DNA LIMS]], designed for labs performing DNA analysis, has its own mobile version for technicians who need access but can't be in the lab.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ftechi.com/dna_biometric.shtml |title=Biometrics and DNA Laboratory Information Management and Analysis System Development |publisher=[[Future Technologies, Inc.]] |accessdate=8 May 2012}}</ref>

===Alarms and/or alerts===

Alarms and alerts are an integral part of a LIMS. They can be automatic or scheduled, and they can come in the form of an e-mail, a pop-up message, or a mobile text message. When the results for a sample analysis go out out of range, an automatic warning message can appear on the screen of the technician responsible for the analysis. A scheduled alert can be e-mailed to a lab technician every month indicating a piece of laboratory equipment needs routine maintenance. If the LIMS is equipped with [[LIMS feature#Environmental monitoring|environmental monitoring]], an alert can be sent in the form of an SMS text message to the head researcher if the temperature inside a freezer unexpectedly rises. All of these scenarios represent a tiny fraction of the possible implementation of alarms and alerts in a LIMS, highlighting how powerful (yet easy to take for granted) this feature is.

===Work-related time tracking===

This feature specifically refers to a LIMS' ability to track the amount of time an employee spends at work in general (for payroll purposes) or on more specific projects and tasks (as part of an employee work evaluation program).

===Voice recognition system===

A LIMS with this feature allows some functions of the LIMS (for example, accessing sample analysis results) to be accessed via voice commands.

===External monitoring===

This feature allows clients outside the laboratory to monitor the status of sample batches, test results, and more via an online Web portal or, less commonly, as activity alerts sent via e-mail, fax, or SMS.

===Messaging===

[[File:Example of Telecommunication Presence Information.png|thumb|Instant messaging clients built into a LIMS often make it easier to collaborate.]]The messaging feature of a LIMS may refer to one (or both) of two things:

* a built-in instant messaging system that allows users to converse with each other through text messages real-time
* an SMS text messaging integration that allows the users or the LIMS itself to send messages or alerts to a user's mobile or smart phone

===Multilingual===

If a LIMS is listed as multilingual, its an indication the LIMS interface can be configured to display more than one language depending on the preference a user or administrator chooses. Some LIMS interfaces can only be displayed in one of two languages (English or German, for example), while others come configured with support for dozens of languages.

===Network-capable===

This feature is perhaps archaic and/or obvious, but it is mentioned nonetheless. It's generally applied to a non-Web-based LIMS installed over a local or wide-area computer network, essentially indicating the LIMS is not an isolated application, but rather one that can interface with other instances of the LIMS or other networked instruments.

===Web client or portal===

A LIMS with a Web client or portal is either a Web-based LIMS (one that is not installed on every computer, but rather is hosted on a server and accessed via a Web browser) or a non-Web-based LIMS with an included portal to access it via the Internet.

===Online or integrated help===

This indicates a LIMS has help infrastructure integrated into the software, support documentation via the LIMS vendor's website, or both.

===Software as a service delivery model===

This indicates the software can be licensed and utilized via the [[software as a service]] (SaaS) delivery model.

===Usage-based cost===

While rare, some LIMS vendors allow potential clients to license and utilize the vendor's software under a usage-based cost model. An example of this model in use is Bytewize AB's [[Bytewize AB#O3 Lims and O3 LimsXpress|O3 LimsXpress]], which has a cost directly related to the amount of samples processed each month.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bytewize.com/o3lims-xpress/prices/?lang=en |title=Modern web based Lims from 10 Euro cent/sample |publisher=[[Bytewize AB]] |accessdate=8 May 2012}}</ref>

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==References==
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[[Category: Laboratory informatics]]

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{{Infobox software
| name = openCRX
| title = openCRX
| logo = [[File:OpenCRX_logo.gif|150px]]
| screenshot = 
| caption =
| collapsible =
| author =
| developer = [http://www.opencrx.org/team.htm openCRX development team]
| released = {{Start date|2004|08|01}}<ref name="oCRXHome">{{cite web |url=http://www.opencrx.org/ |title=openCRX - The Professional Enterprise Class Open Source CRM Solution |publisher=openCRX.org |accessdate=10 December 2012}}</ref>
| discontinued =
| frequently updated = yes
| programming language = C++, Groovy, Java, JavaScript
| operating system = Cross-platform
| platform =
| size =
| language = 17+ languages
| status =
| genre = Customer relationship management software
| license = BSD License
| website = [http://www.opencrx.org/ openCRX.org]
}}

'''openCRX''' is free open-source

==Product history==

openCRX

==Features==

Features of openCRX include:

*

==Hardware/software requirements==

Installation requirements

==Videos, screenshots, and other media==

*

==Training resources==

===Click2eLearn===

Click2eLearn is a privately owned company offering high-quality and low-cost web-based training and tutorials for primarily open-source software platforms. The company offers [http://www.click2elearn.com/sugar-tutorials.php over 40 tutorials on the open-source EHR and medical practice management application openCRX]. Training plans begin at $35 per month. Tutorials are broken down into nine categories:

# Miscellaneous - This section contains four free tutorials that demonstrate some of the basic operational possibilities of OpenEMR.
# Getting Started: Overview - These related tutorials focus on the architecture of OpenEMR, including the home page and log-in interfaces.
# Operations: Clinic Setup - The tutorials in this section cover how to set up the demographics and users of a clinic.
# Operations: Patient Management - These tutorials heavily focus on entering and modifying patient data in OpenEMR.
# Operations: Appointments - These related tutorials focus on how to set up schedules and appointments in OpenEMR.
# Operations: Encounters and Issues - These tutorials explain how to add encounters, issues, and immunization history in OpenEMR.
# Operations: Reporting - These tutorials cover the various report types available in OpenEMR.
# Administration: Accounting - he tutorials in this section cover how to administrate the billing of claims and the posting of benefits and payments.
# Setup: Installation and Upgrades - This section contains tutorials concerning how to install OpenEMR in either a Linux or Windows environment.

==Entities using openCRX==

==Further reading==

==External links==

* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/opencrx/ openCRX on SourceForge]
* [http://www.ohloh.net/p/opencrx openCRX on Ohloh]
* [http://sourceforge.net/p/opencrx/wiki/Home/ openCRX wiki]

==References==
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[[Category:Customer relationship management software (open source)]]
[[Category:Customer service software (open source)]]

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==Trade show search tools==

While this arguably may not be an authoritative list of trade shows relating to [[laboratory informatics]], [[bioinformatics]], and other forms of [[informatics]], an attempt has been made to make it thorough. That said, the following are additional tools which may help you find additional informatics-related trade shows:

* [http://www.biztradeshows.com/ BizTradeShows.com]
* [http://tradeshow.free-press-release.com/ Business Trade Shows]
* [http://www.expodatabase.com/ m+a Expo Database]
* [http://www.tradefairs.com/index.html TradeFairs.com]

==Trade show listing==
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! Country
! City (State)
! Month / Day(s)
! Year
! Organizer
! Details

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| [http://www.analab-asia.com/ AnaLabAsia2013]
| China
| Singapore
| 11 / 27–29
| 2013
| Singapore Exhibition Services Pte Ltd
| An annual international scientific and analytical technology and equipment exhibition
|-

|-
| [http://www.analytica.de/en/Home analytica]
| Germany
| Munich
| 14 / 01–04
| 2014
| Messe München
| A biennial international trade fair for laboratory technology, analysis, and biotechnology
|-

|-
| [http://www.analyticaindia.com/ analytica Anacon India]
| India
| Mumbai (Maharashtra)
| 11 / 12–14
| 2013
| Messe München
| A biennial international trade fair for laboratory technology, analysis, and biotechnology
|-

|-
| [http://www.analyticachina.com/ analytica China]
| China
| Shanghai
| 09 / 24–26
| 2014
| Messe München
| A biennial international trade fair for laboratory technology, analysis, and biotechnology
|-

|-
| [http://www.analyticavietnam.com/ analytica Vietnam]
| Vietnam
| Ho Chi Minh City
| 04 / 17–19
| 2013
| Messe München
| A biennial international trade fair for laboratory technology, analysis, and biotechnology
|-

|-
| [http://www.arablab.com/home.html ARABLAB The Expo 2013]
| United Arab Emirates
| Dubai
| 03 / 10–13
| 2013
| The ARABLAB Group, Scientific International Exhibitions Ltd.
| An annual international laboratory and instrumentation tech trade fair
|-

|-
| [http://www.tc.by/english/events/ Belarus Medica 2013]
| Belarus
| Minsk
| 03 / 26–29
| 2013
| Technics And Communications Jsc
| A medical exhibition featuring all major branches of medicine
|-

|-
| [http://www.biotechnica.de/home BIOTECHNICA 2013]
| Germany
| Hannover
| 10 / 08–10
| 2013
| Deutsche Messe
| A biennial international trade fair for the biotechnology, life sciences, and laboratory tech communities
|-

|-
| [http://www.expogeorgia.ge/exhibitions/healthcare2013/ Caucasus Healthcare 2013]
| Georgia
| Tbilisi
| 06 / 20–23
| 2013
| ExpoGeorgia Co
| An annual international trade fair for medical technology, laboratory equipment, dentistry, pharmaceuticals, optics, and hospital equipment
|-

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| [http://www.richmac.it/en_rbs/index_rbs.asp CHEM-MED 2013]
| Italy
| Milan
| 09 / 24–26
| 2013
| Artenergy srl
| A biennial international exhibition of equipment and instrumentation for the laboratory as well as process technologies for the chemical industry
|-

|-
| [http://www.cisile.com.cn/en/ CISILE 2013]
| China
| Beijing
| 05 / 15–17
| 2013
| China Instrument Manufacturers Association
| An annual international scientific instrument and laboratory equipment exhibition
|-

|-
| [http://www.conhit.de/en/ Connecting Healthcare IT 2013]
| Germany
| Berlin
| 04 / 09–11
| 2013
| Messe Berlin
| An annual European exhibition on healthcare IT
|-

|-
| [http://www.messe-stuttgart.de/en/dms-expo/ DMS Expo 2013]
| Germany
| Stuttgart
| 09 / 24–26
| 2013
| Messe Stuttgart
| An annual European exhibition on digital information, document, and storage management, as well as business process management and output management
|-

|-
| [http://selectbiosciences.com/conferences/index.aspx?conf=ELA2013 European Lab Automation 2013]
| Germany
| Hamburg
| 06 / 06–07
| 2013
| SELECTBIO Ltd.
| An annual European lab automation congress and exhibition
|-

|-
| [http://www.feriazaragoza.es/farmamaq_IN.aspx FarmaMaq 2013]
| Spain
| Zaragoza
| 02 / 12–14
| 2013
| Feria de Zaragoza
| An annual international exhibition focused on pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, and laboratory technology providers
|-

|-
| [http://www.forumlabo.com/Forumlabo/UK/index.php Forum LABO BIOTECH 2013]
| France
| Paris
| 06 / 04–07
| 2013
| Comité Interprofessionnel des Fournisseurs du Laboratoire (CIFL)
| An annual European exhibition focused on laboratory professionals from multiple sectors
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==Welcome to the LIMSwiki [[informatics]] resource portal==

===Books===

====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])

===Magazines, journals, and blogs===

====Magazines====

====Journals====
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====Blogs====

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===Web portals===

===Organizations, not-for-profits, and special interest groups===
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===Government and academic===

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===Conferences and trade shows===

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====Trade shows====
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===Discussion groups and social networks===

===Market studies and reports===

===Knowledge base, research, and reference===
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An '''ELN vendor''' is an entity (business, company, corporation, etc.) which provides [[electronic laboratory notebook]] (ELN) software or software packages. The ELN 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.

== Active ELN vendors ==

<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>

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{| class="sortable" id="LIMSvendor" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"
! Vendor
! Key ELN offering(s)
! Headquarters<br />(Country)
! Additional notes

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

|-
| [[Advanced Chemistry Development, Inc.]]
| Electronic Notebook for Academia
| Canada
|
|-

|-
| [[Agaram Technologies Pvt. Ltd.]]
| LogiLab ELN
| India
|
|-

|-
| [[AgiLab SAS]]
| ELN BioLab, ChemLab, and FormuLab
| France
|
|-

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

|-
| [[Agilent Technologies, Inc.]]
| OpenLAB ELN
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Amphora Research Systems, Inc.]]
| CompliantPad, OpenELN,<br />PatentPad, PatentSafe
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Arxspan, LLC]]
| ArxLab Electronic Notebook
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Asseco Danmark A/S]]
| shareSignELN
| Denmark
|
|-

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

|-
| [[BiochemLab Solutions]]
| Electronic Lab Notebook
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[BioSistemika LLC]]
| GENEIO ELN
| Slovenia
|
|-

|-
| [[ChemBytes]]
| Espresso ELN
| Switzerland
|
|-

|-
| [[ChemInnovation Software, Inc.]]
| CBIS
| United States
|
|-

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

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

|-
| [[Dassault Systèmes SA]]
| Accelrys ELN
| France
| Dassault acquired [[Accelrys, Inc.]] on April 29, 2014.<ref name="DassAcqFinal">{{cite web |url=http://www.3ds.com/press-releases/single/dassault-systemes-successfully-completes-acquisition-of-accelrys/ |title=Dassault Systèmes Successfully Completes Acquisition of Accelrys |publisher=Dassault Systèmes SA |date=29 April 2014 |accessdate=04 September 2014}}</ref>
|-

|-
| [[DeltaSoft, Inc.]]
| ChemCart ELN
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Dotmatics Limited]]
| Studies Notebook
| United Kingdom
|
|-

|-
| [[eNovalys SAS]]
| ePro
| France
|
|-

|-
| [[enso Software GmbH]]
| ensochemLab
| Germany
|
|-

|-
| [[Evolvus Pvt. Ltd.]]
| Electronic Lab Notebook
| India
|
|-

|-
| [[EZQuant Ltd.]]
| EZQuant-ELN
| Israel
|
|-

|-
| [[FORMULATOR Software, LLC]]
| FORMULATOR
| United States
|
|-

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

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

|-
| [[iAdvantage Software, Inc.]]
| eStudy
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[ID Business Solutions Ltd.]]
| BioBook, ChemBook,<br />E-WorkBook
| United Kingdom
|
|-

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

|-
| [[Kalliste Systems, Inc.]]
| Kalliste eSystems
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[KineMatik Ltd.]]
| eNovator
| United States
|
|-

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

|-
| [[LabArchives, LLC]]
| LabArchives
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[labfolder GmbH]]
| labfolder
| Germany
|
|-

|-
| [[LABTrack, LLC]]
| LABTrack
| United States
| [[EKM Corporation]] was previously a distributor of LABTrack.
|-

|-

|-
| [[LABVANTAGE Solutions, Inc.]]
| eNotebook
| United States
|
|-

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

|-
| [[Laurus Infosystems Pvt. Ltd.]]
| Chemia
| India
|
|-

|-
| [[NoteBookMaker, LLC]]
| NoteBookMaker
| United States
|
|-

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

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

|-
| Open source software solution
| [[eLabFTW]]
| N/A
| More information found on [http://www.elabftw.net/ the project site].
|-

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

|-
| Open source software solution
| [[Indigo ELN]]
| N/A
| More information found on [http://ggasoftware.com/opensource/indigo/eln the project site].
|-

|-
| Open source software solution
| [[LabTrove]]
| N/A
| More information found on [http://sourceforge.net/projects/labtrove/ SourceForge.net] and [http://www.labtrove.org/ the project site].
|-

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

|-
| [[PerkinElmer Inc.]]
| E-Notebook
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[quattro research GmbH]]
| quattro/LJ
| Germany
|
|-

|-
| [[Research Innovations Limited]]
| eCAT, RSpace
| Scotland
| Lab-Ally, LLC is the North American distributor of RSpace.<ref name="LARSInfo">{{cite web |url=http://lab-ally.com/research-space/ |title=Research Space |publisher=Lab-Ally, LLC |accessdate=23 April 2014}}</ref>
|-

|-
| [[RURO Inc.]]
| Sciency
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Scilligence Corporation]]
| Scilligence ELN
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Shanghai Holo Sci-infor Co., Ltd.]]
| Electronic Lab Notebook
| China
|
|-

|-
| [[shazino SAS]]
| hivebench
| France
|
|-

|-
| [[Siemens AG]]
| SIMATIC IT R&D
| Germany
|
|-

|-
| [[SparkLix Bio IT Corp.]]
| SparkLix
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[SPLhost, Inc.]]
| Datacloud
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[STARLIMS Corporation]]
| STARLIMS Electronic Notebook
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[Studylog Systems, Inc.]]
| Study Director
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[SunBio IT Solutions Pvt. Ltd.]]
| SunBio ELN
| India
|
|-

|-
| [[Synbiota Inc.]]
| Synbiota
| Canada
| Still in beta as of May 2014
|-

|-
| [[Sysment Kft.]]
| Sysment Notebook
| Hungary
|
|-

|-
| [[Systat Software Inc.]]
| SigmaCERF
| United Kingdom
|
|-

|-
| [[Terrington York Ltd.]]
| Labsform
| United Kingdom
|
|-

|-
| [[Textco BioSoftware, Inc.]]
| Gene Inspector
| United States
|
|-

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

|-
| [[Waters Corporation]]
| NuGenesis 8
| United States
| NuGenesis 8 is a data management and workflow package<br />of applications, including NuGenesis ELN.<ref name="NG8PDF">{{cite web |url=http://www.waters.com/webassets/cms/library/docs/720003597en.pdf |title=NuGenesis 8 Featuring LE Technologies |publisher=Waters Corporation |format=PDF |accessdate=26 February 2013}}</ref>
|-
|}
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==Inactive ELN vendors==

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! Vendor
! Key ELN offering(s)
! Headquarters<br />(Country)
! Additional notes

|-
| [[Accelrys, Inc.]]
| Accelrys ELN, Contur ELN/iLabber
| N/A
| Accelrys was acquired by [[Dassault Systèmes SA]] on April 29, 2014.<ref name="DassAcqFinal" />
|-

|-
| [[ArtusLabs, Inc.]]
| Ensemble ELN
| N/A
| Bought by [[PerkinElmer Inc.]]<ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.perkinelmer.com/AboutUs/PressRoom/PressReleaseDetails/ArticleId/69844|title=PerkinElmer Signs Agreement to Acquire CambridgeSoft Corporation and Completes Purchase of ArtusLabs, Inc.|publisher=[[PerkinElmer Inc.|PerkinElmer]] |date=24 March 2011|accessdate=15 November 2011}}</ref>
|-

|-
| [[CambridgeSoft Corporation]]
| E-Notebook
| N/A
| Bought by [[PerkinElmer Inc.]] in March 2011.<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>
|-

|-
| [[Cognium Systems SA]]
| iPad ELN
| N/A
| Dissolved in the summer of 2014.
|-

|-
| [[Contur Software AB]]
| Contur ELN/iLabber
| N/A
| Changed name of ELN from ConturELN to iLabber July 19, 2011.<ref name="ConturArchJuly2011">{{cite web |url=http://www.contur.com/home/ |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110810024836/http://contur.com/home/|title=Home - Contur |publisher=Contur Software AB |archivedate=10 August 2011 |accessdate=03 February 2013}}</ref><br />Was acquired by [[Accelrys, Inc.]] in 2011. <ref name="ConturBuy11">{{cite web |url=http://www.fiercebiotechit.com/story/accelrys-buys-contur-13m-another-electronic-lab-notebook-buyout/2011-05-23 |title=Accelrys buys Contur for $13M in another electronic lab notebook buyout |author=McBride, Ryan |publisher=FierceBiotechIT |date=23 May 2011 |accessdate=03 February 2013}}</ref>
|-

|-
| [[Laboratory Data Solutions Ltd.]]
| Labnotes
| N/A
| The company officially dissolved on September 10, 2013.<ref name="WebCHeck">{{cite web |url=http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk//wcframe?name=accessCompanyInfo |title=WebCHeck: Company number 04358990 |publisher=Companies House |accessdate=27 September 2013}}</ref>
|-

|-
| [[Labtronics Inc.]]
| Nexxis ELN
| N/A
| Bought by [[PerkinElmer Inc.]] in May 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.labtronics.com/news/May11_PerkinElmer_Acquires_Labtronics.htm |title=PerkinElmer Acquires Labtronics Inc. |publisher=PerkinElmer Inc |date=16 May 2011|accessdate=16 November 2011}}</ref>
|-

|-
| [[Neudesic, LLC]]
| Neudesic ELN
| United States
| While the company is still active, it seems Neudesic<br />no longer markets its ELN.
|-

|-
| Open source software solution
| [[Electronic Laboratory Notebook (PNNL software)|Electronic Laboratory Notebook]]
| N/A
| The project terminated in the winter of 2007.<ref name="ELNNoFund07">{{cite web |url=http://collaboratory.emsl.pnl.gov/software/software-notice.shtml |title=EMSL Collaboratory - Notice to Users |publisher=Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |date=31 October 2007 |accessdate=30 January 2013}}</ref>
|-

|-
| Open source software solution
| [[LabJ-ng]]
| N/A
| No project release since 2007: [http://sourceforge.net/projects/labj/ SourceForge.net]
|-

|-
| Open source software solution
| [[tags4lab]]
| N/A
| No releases; last update 2009: [http://sourceforge.net/projects/tags4lab/ SourceForge.net]
|-

|-
| Open source software solution
| [[The Monster Journal]]
| N/A
| No update to project since 2009: [http://sourceforge.net/projects/monsterjournal/ SourceForge.net]
|-

|-
| [[Rescentris, Inc.]]
| CERF
| N/A
| Was absorbed into [[irisnote, Inc.]] See Rescentris entry for more history.
|-

|-
| [[Symyx Technologies Inc.]]
| Symyx ELN
| N/A
| Merged with [[Accelrys, Inc.]] in 2010.<ref name="AccSymMergeAnnoun">{{cite web |url=http://ir.accelrys.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=539071 |title=Accelrys, Inc. and Symyx Technologies, Inc. Announce Merger |publisher=Accelrys, Inc |date=5 April 2010 |accessdate=18 February 2013}}</ref>
|-

|-
| [[VelQuest Corporation]]
| SmartLab gmpELN
| N/A
| Was bought by and absorbed into [[Accelrys, Inc.]] in January 2012,<br />with SmartLab becoming "Accelrys Lab Execution System",<br /> a [[laboratory execution system]].<ref name="DrugDiscAccel">{{cite web |url=http://www.drugdiscoverynews.com/index.php?newsarticle=5668 |title=Accelrys nabs VelQuest for $35 million, strengthens paperless offerings |author=Kaustinen, Kelsey |publisher=Old River Publications LLC |date=03 January 2012 |accessdate=15 February 2013}}</ref><ref name="AccelLES">{{cite web |url=http://accelrys.com/products/process-management-and-compliance/lab-execution-system/index.html |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20130117045929/http://accelrys.com/products/process-management-and-compliance/lab-execution-system/index.html |title=Accelrys Lab Execution System |publisher=Accelrys, Inc |archivedate=17 January 2013 |accessdate=15 February 2013}}</ref>
|-

|}
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==ELN vendors with unknown status==

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! Vendor
! Key ELN offering(s)
! Headquarters<br />(Country)
! Additional notes

|-
| Open source software solution
| [[MyLabBook]]
| N/A
| Still in pre-alpha on SourceForge: [http://sourceforge.net/projects/mylabbook/ SourceForge.net]
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|}
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== References ==
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[[Category:Vendor classes]]

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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.

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== Active LIMS vendors ==

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

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

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| [[3rd Millennium, Inc.]]
| ARDAS
| United States
|
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| [[4S Information Systems Ltd.]]
| DAWN LIMS
| United States
| While 4S still actively develops clinical software,<br />it no longer develops/distributes DAWN LIMS.
|-

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

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

|-
| [[Accelrys, Inc.]]
| Pipeline Pilot
| United States
|
|-

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

|-
| [[Advanced Business Software]]
| PH Laboratory, PHIMS
| United States
|
|-

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

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

|-
| [[Afrosoft International South Africa (Pty) Limited]]
| VeriLIMS
| South Africa
|
|-

|-
| [[Agaram Instruments (P) Ltd.]]
| QuaLIS
| India
|
|-

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

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

|-
| [[AJ Blomesystem GmbH]]
| FIVAS, LABbase, LABcua, LABpharma
| Germany
|
|-

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

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

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

|-
| [[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>
|-

|-
| [[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
|
|-

|-
| [[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
|
|-

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

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

|-
| [[Bridge-Soft, LLC]]
| QMS, VDP
| 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.
|-

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

|-
| [[CliniSys]]
| WinPath
| 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
|-

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

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

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

|-
| [[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
|
|-

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

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

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

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

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

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

|-
| [[Finalist Software Noord Nederland C.V.]]
| LMS
| 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.]]
| GenoLogics LIMS
| Canada
| Geneus, Omix, and Proteus seem to have been<br />phased out in 2011.
|-

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

|-
| [[GraphLogic, Inc.]]
| Sequencing LIMS, Service Center LIMS
| United States
|
|-

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

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

|-
| [[Honeywell Process Solutions]]
| LIMS, Uniformance Process Studio
| United States
| More information found on [http://hpsweb.honeywell.com/Cultures/en-US/Products/OperationsApplications/OperationsManagement/LaboratoryInformationManagementSystem/default.htm the HPS website].

|-

|-
| [[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
|
|-

|-
| [[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
|
|-

|-
| [[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 IMUA
| 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
|
|-

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

|-
| [[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
|
|-

|-
| [[LabPlus Technologies, Inc.]]
| LabPlus, LimsLink
| 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.
|-

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

|-
| [[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
|
|-

|-
| [[Lean RP]]
| 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
|
|-

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

|-
| [[MedToxSoft, LLC]]
| MedTox LIMS
| United States
|
|-

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

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

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| [[Mincom Pty. Ltd.]]
| Mincom CCLAS
| Australia
|
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| [[MIPS NV]]
| GLIMS
| Belgium
|
|-

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

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

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| [[National Cancer Institute]]
| caLIMS
| United States
|
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| [[Novatek International]]
| NOVA-LIMS
| Canada
|
|-

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| [[Oasis Infotech Pvt. Ltd.]]
| OasisLIMS
| India
|
|-

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| [[Ocimum Biosolutions Ltd.]]
| Biotracker, Biotracker Lite,<br />Biotracker Lite SaaS
| 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
|
|-

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

|-
| 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
| [[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 Center,<br />Oracle Health Sciences LabPas
| United States
|
|-

|-
| [[ORSYX]]
| [[eL@b]]
| Israel
| Watch the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYqTx2a2mcM&feature=bf_next&list=ULFYqTx2a2mcM/ eL@b demo video] or visit the [http://www.orsyx.com/ Orsyx website] for more info.
|-

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

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

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

|-
| [[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
|
|-

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

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

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

|-
| [[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
|
|-

|-
| [[ReTiSoft Inc.]]
| Datapilot
| Canada
|
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|-
| [[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]]
| TraceLite
| France
| Previous product was called SibioCLE (now defunct)
|-

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

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

|-
| [[Software Point Oy]]
| C5 LIMS, LabVantage BioBanking<br />LabVantage LIMS, TasteBOSS<br />WilabLIMS/LimsBOSS
| Finland
| Now a part of [[LABVANTAGE Solutions, Inc.]]
|-

|-
| [[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 Solutions, 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
|
|-

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

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

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

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

==Inactive LIMS vendors==

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

|-
| [[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>
|-

|-
| [[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>
|-

|-
| [[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.
|-

|-
| [[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.
|-

|-
| [[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.
|-

|-
| [[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>
|-

|-
| [[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>
|-

|-
| [[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.
|-

|-
| [[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.
|-

|-
| [[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==

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

|-
| [[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.
|-

|-
| [[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].
|-

|-
| [[Orga Lab GmbH]]
| CSI-LIMS
| Germany
| The company seems operational, but it seems that it may<br />no longer offer CSI-LIMS. We need translation help<br /> with this provider.
|-

|-
| [[PCS Technology Limited]]
| E-LIMS
| India
| The company seems operational, but information about E-LIMS has disappeared.<br />Possibly no longer being supported?
|-

|-
| [[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.
|-
|}
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== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}


[[Category:Vendor classes]]

Scientific data management system

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A '''scientific data management system''' (SDMS) is a piece or package of software that captures, catalogs, and archives data generated by [[laboratory]] instruments ([[HPLC]], [[mass spectrometry]]) and applications ([[LIMS]], analytical applications, [[electronic laboratory notebook]]s) in a compliant manner, serving platform-independent data to informatics applications and/or other consumers.

As with many other [[laboratory informatics]] tools, the lines between a [[LIMS]], [[ELN]], and an SDMS are at times blurred. However, there are some essential qualities that an SDMS owns that distinguishes it from other informatics systems:

1. While a LIMS has traditionally been built to handle structured, mostly homogeneous data, a SDMS (and systems like it) is built to handle unstructured, mostly heterogeneous data.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scientificcomputing.com/considerations-for-management.aspx |title=Considerations for Management of Laboratory Data |publisher=Scientific Computing |date=2009-09-15 |accessdate=2011-05-04}}</ref>

2. A SDMS typically acts as a seamless "wrapper" for other data systems like LIMS and ELN in the laboratory.

3. A SDMS is designed primarily for data consolidation, knowledge management, and knowledge asset realization. <ref>Wood, Simon (2007). [http://www.starlims.com/AL-Wood-Reprint-9-07.pdf "Comprehensive Laboratory Informatics: A Multilayer Approach"], pp. 3.</ref>

An SDMS can be seen as one potential solution for handling unstructured data, which can make up nearly 75 percent of a research and development unit's data.<ref name="SciComp1">{{cite web|url=http://www.scientificcomputing.com/tomorrows-successful-research.aspx |title=Tomorrow’s Successful Research Organizations Face a Critical Challenge |publisher=Scientific Computing |date=2008-07-30 |accessdate=2011-05-04}}</ref> This includes PDF files, images, instrument data, spreadsheets, and other forms of data rendered in many environments in the laboratory. Traditional SDMSs have focused on acting as a nearly invisible blanket or wrapper that integrate information from corporate offices (P&P, for example) with data from lab devices and other data management tools, all to be indexed and searchable from a central database. An SDMS also must be focused on increasing research productivity without sacrificing data sharing and collaboration efforts.<ref name="SciComp1" />

== Modern features of a SDMS ==

== References ==
<references />

Grid computing

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Vendor:System Approach, Ltd.

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'''System Approach, Ltd.''' develops and distributes [[laboratory informatics]] software solutions.

==History==

==Technology and products==

===Lab Keeper===

Lab Keeper is a "modern and cost-effective" [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) for sample-heavy labs.<ref name="LKAbout">{{cite web_short |url=http://www.lab-keeper.com/ |title=Lab Keeper - organize your samples |publisher=System Approach, Ltd. |accessdate=12 September 2012}}</ref>

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====Pricing====

Pricing information comes from System Approach<ref name="LKPrice">{{cite web_short |url=http://www.lab-keeper.com/?q=node/15 |title=Lab Keeper - Price List |publisher=System Approach, Ltd. |accessdate=12 September 2012}}</ref>:

'''One to five licenses''': $99 per copy<br />
'''More than five licenses''': $89 per copy

Lab Keeper limits only number of concurrent running instances, meaning it may be installed on more workstations than licenses purchased. Each license purchased allows for one running instance.

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

====Additional information====

* [http://www.lab-keeper.com/file/LabKeeper_user_guide_v.1.0.pdf Lab Keeper user guide]

==References==
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