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| |title=<small>Products list</small> | | |title=<small>Products list</small> |
| |1=<li>Bika Fire Assay | | |1=<li>Bika Cannabis |
| |2=<li>Bika Health | | |2=<li>Bika Health |
| |3=<li>Bika Interlab | | |3=<li>[[Bika LIMS]] |
| |4=<li>[[Bika LIMS]]
| | |4=<li>Bika Water}} |
| |5=<li>Bika Wine}} | |
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| |homepage = [http://www.bikalabs.com/ BikaLabs.com] | | |homepage = [https://www.bikalims.org/ bikalims.org] |
| | |linkedin = [https://www.linkedin.com/company/bika-lab-systems-pty-ltd/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/bika-lab-systems-pty-ltd/] |
| |footnotes = | | |footnotes = |
| |intl = No | | |intl = No |
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| '''Bika Lab Systems (Pty) Ltd.''' develops and distributes [[laboratory informatics]] software solutions for numerous industries. | | '''Bika Lab Systems (Pty) Ltd.''' develops and distributes open-source [[laboratory informatics]] software solutions for numerous industries. Like the majority of open-source businesses, Bika derives its income from support and other services, including a [[SaaS]]-hosted version of its flagship product [[Bika LIMS]].<ref name="BikaServ">{{cite web |url=https://www.bikalims.org/support-and-service-provision/index_html |title=Support and Service Provision. Hosting |publisher=Bika Lab Systems (Pty) Ltd |accessdate=04 October 2016}}</ref> |
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| | The name "Bika" comes from the Zulu language, meaning "to report."<ref name="BL2.1">{{cite web |url=http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/bik/bik108.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081008023520/http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/bik/bik108.html |title=Bika Lims 2.1 Inkosi open source release |publisher=Laboratorytalk |date=4 June 2008 |archivedate=08 October 2008 |accessdate=08 October 2016}}</ref> |
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| ==History== | | ==History== |
| | | Bika Lab Systems was incorporated in September 2005 but began operating as early as 2002, "identifying a need for affordable and easy to use information systems and instrument interfaces for small and medium size laboratories, customised to requirement."<ref name="BLAbout">{{cite web |url=http://www.bikalabs.com/aboutus |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918210126/http://www.bikalabs.com/aboutus |title=About Bika |publisher=Bika Lab Systems (Pty) Ltd |archivedate=18 September 2015 |accessdate=04 October 2016}}</ref> |
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| ==Technology and products== | | ==Technology and products== |
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| ===Bika LIMS===
| | Bika LIMS is a free [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) solution released under a GNU general public license. |
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| [[Bika LIMS]] is a free [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) solution released under a GNU general public license. Bika Lab Systems sells customization, hosting, and support services for Bika LIMS users who wish more out of their LIMS.<ref name=BikaServer>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.bikalabs.com/bikaprod/server |title=Standard Server - Bika Lab Systems |publisher=Bika Lab Systems (Pty) Ltd. |accessdate=18 January 2012}}</ref>
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| ====Features====
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| ! colspan="2"| Product: [http://www.bikalabs.com/bikaprod Bika LIMS]
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| ! colspan="2" style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Sample, Inventory, and Data Management
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| | Sample login and management?
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| | Option for manual result entry?
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| | Multiple data viewing methods?
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| | Data and trend analysis?
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| | Customizable fields and/or interface?
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| | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=Bika30>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.bikalabs.com/softwarecenter/bika/releases/3.0 |title=Bika LIMS 3.0 - Bika Lab Systems |publisher=Bika Lab Systems (Pty) Ltd. |accessdate=18 January 2012}}</ref>
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| | Query capability?
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| | Import data?
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| | Export data to MS Excel?
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| ! colspan="2" style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Quality, Security, and Compliance
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| | Regulatory compliance?
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| | Automatic data backup?
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| ! colspan="2" style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Reporting, Labeling, and Printing
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| | Export to PDF?
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| ! colspan="2" style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Base Functionality
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| ! colspan="2" style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Industries Served
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| |colspan="2" style="background-color:white;"| chemical, environmental, food and beverage,<br />public health and service
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| ====Pricing====
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| Source for pricing information is the 2012 LIMS Buyer's Guide.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.limsbook.com/ |title=LIMS Buyer's Guide |author=Jones, John; Alan Vaughan |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc. |year=2012}}</ref> As prices may change at any time, always contact the vendor directly to obtain a price list or quote.
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| Bika LIMS is a free open-source application. For more about Bika's general public license and free nature, please reference Bika's [http://www.bikalabs.com/gpllicense website].
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| Like the majority of open-source businesses, Bika derives its income from support and other services, which are currently not published. However, Bika LIMS is also available as a [[SaaS]] hosted subscription, with a one-time setup fee of around $3,000 and a monthly subscription starting at $450, increasing with more users, samples, etc. Pricing is primarily by number of analyses.
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| ====Demonstration videos and other media====
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| The following demonstration videos are available for Bika Lab Systems software products:
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| '''Analysis requests'''
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| * [http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/movies/creating-analysis-request Creating an analysis request]
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| * [http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/movies/receiving-mutliple-analysis-requests Receiving multiple analysis requests]
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| * [http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/movies/receiving-single-ar-s Receiving single analysis requests]
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| * [http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/movies/editing-an-analysis-request Editing an analysis request]
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| * [http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/movies/entering-single-ar-data Entering analysis results on an analysis request]
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| * [http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/movies/retracting-analysis-request Retracting an analysis request]
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| * [http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/movies/verifying-a-single-analysis-request Verifying a single analysis request]
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| * [http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/movies/verifying-bulk-analysis-requests Verifying multiple analysis requests]
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| * [http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/movies/publishing-a-single-ar Publishing a single analysis request]
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| * [http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/movies/publishing-multiple-analysis-requests Publishing multiple analysis requests]
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| * [http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/movies/query-analysis-requests Query analysis requests]
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| '''Job cards'''
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| * [http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/movies/csvfileupload Interface CSV file upload]
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| * [http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/movies/creating-a-job-card Creating a job card]
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| * [http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/movies/job-card-manual-data-entry Job card - Manual data entry]
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| '''Orders'''
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| * [http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/movies/query-orders Query orders]
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| * [http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/movies/ordering-products Ordering products]
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| * [http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/movies/dispatching-orders Dispatching orders]
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| '''Monthly statements'''
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| * [http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/movies/creating-monthly-statements Creating monthly statements]
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| * [http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/movies/query-statements Query statements]
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| '''Pricelists'''
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| * [http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/movies/creating-price-lists Create pricelists]
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| '''Logs'''
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| * [http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/movies/show-audit-logs View analysis request logs]
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| '''Reports'''
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| * [http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/movies/reporting-analysis-totals Reporting analysis totals]
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| * [http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/movies/reporting-analysis-requests-per-client Reporting analysis requests per client]
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| '''Training videos for Bika LIMS 2.x'''
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| * [http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/inkosivideos/inkosisimplear Creating a simple analysis request]
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| * [http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/inkosivideos/inkosiadvancedar Advanced analysis request creation]
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| ====Additional information====
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| * [http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre Bika manuals and documentation]
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| ==See also==
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| * [[Bika LIMS]]
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
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| <!---Place all category tags here--> | | <!---Place all category tags here--> |
| | [[Category:Biobanking LIMS]] |
| | [[Category:Cannabis LIMS]] |
| [[Category:Chemical LIMS]] | | [[Category:Chemical LIMS]] |
| | [[Category:Clinical diagnostics LIMS]] |
| | [[Category:Cloud-based LIMS]] |
| [[Category:Environmental LIMS]] | | [[Category:Environmental LIMS]] |
| [[Category:Food and beverage LIMS]]
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| [[Category:LIMS vendor]] | | [[Category:LIMS vendor]] |
| [[Category:Public health and service LIMS]] | | [[Category:Microbiology LIMS]] |
| | [[Category:Pathology LIMS]] |
| | [[Category:Veterinary LIMS]] |
| [[Category:Vendors]] | | [[Category:Vendors]] |
