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   |1=<li>BiobankPro
   |1=<li>Limfinity Platform
   |2=<li>ezColony
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  |3=<li>FreezerPro
  |4=<li>LimitLIS
  |5=<li>LIMS 24/7
  |6=<li>Sciency}}
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'''RURO Inc.''' develops and distributes [[laboratory informatics]] software solutions.
'''RURO Inc.''' developed and distributed [[laboratory informatics]] software solutions.




==History==
==History==
In late August 2017, Ruro announced that its FreezerPro sample management solution was acquired by Brooks Automation, Inc., which also acquired distribution rights to Ruro's BiobankPro.<ref name="PRWebRuro17">{{cite web |url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2017/08/prweb14630079.htm |title=RURO, Inc.’s FreezerPro Software Acquired by Brooks Automation, Inc. |work=PRWeb |publisher=Vocus PRW Holdings, LLC |date=24 August 2017 |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref> Ruro indicated on its website that its "customers will continue to receive RURO’s outstanding Support services through their existing Support Contracts. New FreezerPro customers will continue to find information about FreezerPro on RURO’s website until the transition" is complete, roughly to the end of 2017.<ref name="RuroFPArch">{{cite web |url=https://ruro.com/products/freezerpro |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830200155/https://ruro.com/products/freezerpro |title=FreezerPro |publisher=RURO Inc |archivedate=30 August 2017 |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref>
In late August 2017, Ruro announced that its FreezerPro sample management solution was acquired by [[Vendor:Brooks Automation, Inc.|Brooks Automation, Inc.]], which also acquired distribution rights to Ruro's BiobankPro.<ref name="PRWebRuro17">{{cite web |url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2017/08/prweb14630079.htm |title=RURO, Inc.’s FreezerPro Software Acquired by Brooks Automation, Inc. |work=PRWeb |publisher=Vocus PRW Holdings, LLC |date=24 August 2017 |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref> Ruro indicated on its website that its "customers will continue to receive RURO’s outstanding Support services through their existing Support Contracts. New FreezerPro customers will continue to find information about FreezerPro on RURO’s website until the transition" is complete, roughly to the end of 2017.<ref name="RuroFPArch">{{cite web |url=https://ruro.com/products/freezerpro |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830200155/https://ruro.com/products/freezerpro |title=FreezerPro |publisher=RURO Inc |archivedate=30 August 2017 |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref>


==Technology and products==
In 2018, additional changes came to the Ruro website. The page for its ezColony laboratory data management software disappeared. The software is presumably discontinued. Additionally, the page to its Sciency [[electronic laboratory notebook]] (ELN) disappeared in mid-2018<ref name="SciencyLastArch">{{cite web |url=https://sciency-eln.com/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309060258/https://sciency-eln.com/ |title=Sciency ELN |publisher=Ruro Inc |archivedate=09 March 2018 |accessdate=05 January 2019}}</ref> and eventually began redirecting to Brooks Automation's page for BiobankPro. It is not clear if Brooks also purchased Sciency or if Ruro simply discontinued Sciency and began referring users to the Brooks-distributed BiobankPro, which includes a built-in ELN module. Sometime in 2018 or 2019, the company removed its LIMS 24-7 solution as well, and it's presumably discontinued.
===BiobankPro, ezColony, FreezerPro, LimitLIS, LIMS 24/7, and Sciency===
BiobankPro "is a biorepository management system that provides dynamic specimen tracking, freezer, study and workflow management in the cloud or on premises."<ref name="BBPro">{{cite web |url=https://ruro.com/products/biobankpro |title=BiobankPro |publisher=RURO, Inc |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref> The company states that whereas "LimitLIS is tailored towards CLIA commercial testing labs and focuses on testing of patient samples ... BiobankPro focuses on clinical trial sample management and next-gen biobanking."<ref name="BBPro" />


ezColony is laboratory data management software designed "automate the management of transgenic animal colonies as well as their facilities for scientific and medical research."<ref name="ezAbout">{{cite web |url=https://ruro.com/products/ezcolony |title=ezColony |publisher=RURO, Inc |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref>
In February 2020, Brooks Automation announced that it had acquired Ruro in full, for $15 million. Brooks added: "We have worked with RURO in recent years and found their solutions are very effective at resolving the challenges of integrating multi-laboratory workflows, managing distributed inventories, and providing information security in a single solution. We are in an ideal position to offer and implement these comprehensive software solutions with increased value for our customers."<ref name="BrooksAcquires20">{{cite web |url=https://www.brookslifesciences.com/news/Brooks-acquires-RURO |title=Brooks Acquires Laboratory Software Firm RURO Inc |publisher=Brooks Life Sciences |date=17 February 2020 |accessdate=21 October 2021}}</ref>


FreezerPro is software that "enables users to know precisely where a laboratory sample is located even before opening the freezer door."<ref name="FreezerAbout">{{cite web |url=https://ruro.com/products/freezerpro |title=FreezerPro |publisher=RURO Inc |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref> Note, however, that it will no longer be a Ruro-supported product at the beginning of 2018; Brooks Automation will be responsible for it.<ref name="PRWebRuro17" /><ref name="RuroFPArch" />
While the Ruro website is still active as of October 2021, it's not clear if the Ruro name will continue. All Ruro products are listed at Brooks.


LimitLIS is a web- and cloud-based [[laboratory information system]] (LIS) "that provides access to sample information from anywhere in the world."<ref name="LLAbout">{{cite web |url=https://limitlis.cloud/ |title=LimitLIS |publisher=RURO Inc |accessdate=20 July 2016}}</ref>
===Former technology===
BiobankPro was "a biorepository management system that provides dynamic specimen tracking, freezer, study and workflow management in the cloud or on premises."<ref name="BBPro">{{cite web |url=https://www.ruro.com/products/biobankpro |title=BiobankPro |publisher=RURO, Inc |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref> The company stated that whereas "LimitLIS is tailored towards CLIA commercial testing labs and focuses on testing of patient samples ... BiobankPro focuses on clinical trial sample management and next-gen biobanking."<ref name="BBPro" /> A license to distribute and sell the software was acquired by Brooks Automation in 2017, though presumably RURO still develops it given the press release language.<ref name="PRWebRuro17" /> However, RURO no longer lists BiobankPro on its website as of May 2019.


LIMS 24/7 is a [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) that assists in "lessening demands on staff, ensuring the accuracy of results or other entered content, and providing the 'big picture' to management in real-time."<ref name="247Benefits">{{cite web |url=https://ruro.com/products/lims-247 |title=LIMS 24/7 |publisher=RURO Inc |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref>
ezColony was a laboratory data management software designed for "automating the management of transgenic animal colonies for scientific and medical research as well as their facilities
on nearly any scale."<ref name="ezAbout">{{cite web |url=https://www.ruro.com/resources/ezColony.pdf |format=PDF |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105204402/https://www.ruro.com/resources/ezColony.pdf |title=ezColony |publisher=RURO, Inc |archivedate=05 January 2019 |accessdate=05 January 2019}}</ref> The product was removed from the Ruro website sometime in 2018.


Sciency is an [[electronic laboratory notebook]] (ELN) that acts as "a scalable, integrated research environment for managing and sharing data within a robust framework that protects valuable intellectual property, streamline laboratory processes and supports 21 CFR Part 11 compliance."<ref name="SciAbout">{{cite web |url=https://ruro.com/products/sciency-eln |title=Sciency  |publisher=RURO Inc |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref> The software comes in a Standard and Enterprise edition. Enterprise edition-only features include data encryption, the ability to set up user groups, automated backups, and "gold support."<ref name="SciEnt">{{cite web |url=https://sciency-eln.com/features |title=Sciency ELN - Compare Editions |publisher=RURO Inc |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref>
FreezerPro was software that "enables users to know precisely where a laboratory sample is located even before opening the freezer door."<ref name="RuroFPArch" /> The software was acquired by Brooks in August 2017.<ref name="PRWebRuro17" />


====Features====
LIMS 24/7 was a [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) that assists in "lessening demands on staff, ensuring the accuracy of results or other entered content, and providing the 'big picture' to management in real-time."<ref name="247Benefits">{{cite web |url=https://ruro.com/products/lims-247 |title=LIMS 24/7 |publisher=RURO Inc |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref>


{{Ombox productfeature}}
Sciency was an [[electronic laboratory notebook]] (ELN) that acted as a scalable, integrated research environment for managing and sharing data within a robust framework that protects valuable intellectual property, streamlines laboratory processes and supports 21 CFR Part 11 compliance."<ref name="SciencyLastArch" /> The software came in a Standard and Enterprise edition. Enterprise edition-only features included data encryption, the ability to set up user groups, automated backups, and "gold support."<ref name="SciencyBroArch">{{cite web |url=https://www.ruro.com/resources/SciencyELN.pdf |format=PDF |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105204831/https://www.ruro.com/resources/SciencyELN.pdf |title=Sciency Electronic Laboratory Notebook |publisher=Ruro Inc |archivedate=05 January 2019 |accessdate=05 January 2019}}</ref>


{|
==Technology and products==
| STYLE="vertical-align:top;"|
===LimitLIS and Limfinity Platform===
{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="border-style:none;" background="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
LimitLIS is a web- and cloud-based [[laboratory information system]] (LIS) "that provides access to sample information from anywhere in the world."<ref name="LLAbout">{{cite web |url=https://www.ruro.com/limitlis/overview |title=LimitLIS |publisher=RURO Inc |accessdate=05 January 2019}}</ref> The software is part of the Limfinity informatics platform and was released in June 2016.<ref name="RuroReleases16">{{cite web |url=https://www.ruro.com/news/6392 |title=RURO Releases LimitLIS, A Contemporary Laboratory Information System |publisher=RURO Inc |date=28 June 2016 |accessdate=06 May 2019}}</ref>
|-
  ! colspan="2"| Product: [https://ruro.com/products/biobankpro BiobankPro]
|-
  | style="background-color:white; border-style:none;"| {{Databox LIMSfeature
| sample_login_man  = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch">{{cite web |url=https://ruro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/biobankpro_brochure_sm.pdf |format=PDF |title=BiobankPro: Structure Biobanking Meets Flexible LIMS |publisher=RURO, Inc |date=December 2016 |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref>
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| sample_batch      = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch" />
| task_event_sched  = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch" />
| manual_entry      =
| multiple_view      = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch" />
| data_analysis      = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch" />
| data_sharing      =
| custom_fields      =
| query              = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch" />
| import_data        = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch" />
| data_linking_int  = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch" />
| data_linking_ext  =
| eln_support        = Y<ref name="BBProFeats">{{cite web |url=https://biobank.pro/biobankpro-features |title=BiobankPro - Features |publisher=RURO, Inc |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref>
| export_msexcel    =
| export_raw        =
| data_warehouse    = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch" />
| deadline_control  =
| production_control =
| project_task_man  = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch" />
| inventory_man      = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch" />
| document_man      = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch" />
| case_man          =
| workflow_man      = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch" />
| spec_man          =
| customer_man      =
| billing_man        =
 
| reg_compliance    = Y<ref name="BBProFeats" />
| qa_qc              =
| performance_eval  =
| audit_trail        = Y<ref name="BBProFeats" />
| chain_custody      = Y<ref name="BBProFeats" />
| roles_security    = Y<ref name="BBProFeats" />
| data_norm          =
| data_val          = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch" />
| data_encrypt      =
| version_control    =
| data_backup        =
| enviro_monitoring  =
 
| custom_reporting  = Y<ref name="BBProFeats" />
| report_printing    = Y<ref name="BBProFeats" />
| label_support      = Y<ref name="BBProFeats" />
| barcode_support    = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch" />
| export_pdf        =
| export_msword      =
| export_htmlxml    =
| fax_integration    =
| email_integration  = Y<ref name="BBProFeats" />
 
| admin_manage      = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch" />
| modular            =
| instrument_inter  = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch" />
| mobile_device      =
| alarms_alerts      = Y<ref name="BBProFeats" />
| work_timetrack    =
| voice_rec          =
| external_monitor  = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch" />
| messaging          = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch" />
| multilingual      =
| network            =
| web_client        =
| online_help        =
| saas_model        = Y<ref name="BBProLic">{{cite web |url=https://biobank.pro/biobankpro-licensing-options |title=BiobankPro - Licensing Options |publisher=RURO, Inc |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref>
| usage_cost        =
| industries        = biobanking, clinical research
}}
|-
|}
| STYLE="vertical-align:top; padding-right:10px;"|
{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="border-style:none;" background="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
|-
  ! colspan="2"| Product: [https://ruro.com/products/ezcolony ezColony]
|-
  | style="background-color:white; border-style:none;"| {{Databox LIMSfeature
| sample_login_man  = Y<ref name="ezStandard">{{cite web |url=https://ezcolony.com/product-tour |title=Product Tour |publisher=RURO, Inc |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref>
| sample_track      =
| sample_batch      =
| task_event_sched  =
| manual_entry      =
| multiple_view      =
| data_analysis      =
| data_sharing      =
| custom_fields      = Y<ref name="ezBrochure">{{cite web |url=https://ruro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/RURO_ezColony_Brochure.pdf |title=ezColony Cloud - Transgenic Animal Colony at Your Fingertips |publisher=RURO, Inc |accessdate=30 August 2017 |format=PDF}}</ref>
| query              = Y<ref name="ezBrochure" />
| import_data        =
| data_linking_int  =
| data_linking_ext  =
| eln_support        =
| export_msexcel    =
| export_raw        =
| data_warehouse    =
| deadline_control  =
| production_control =
| project_task_man  =
| inventory_man      = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| document_man      =
| case_man          = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| workflow_man      = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| spec_man          =
| customer_man      =
| billing_man        =
 
| reg_compliance    = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| qa_qc              =
| performance_eval  =
| audit_trail        = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| chain_custody      = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| roles_security    = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| data_norm          =
| data_val          =
| data_encrypt      = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| version_control    =
| data_backup        = Y<ref name="ezAbout" />
| enviro_monitoring  = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
 
| custom_reporting  = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| report_printing    = Y<ref name="ezBrochure" />
| label_support      =
| barcode_support    = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| export_pdf        = Y<ref name="ezBrochure" />
| export_msword      =
| export_htmlxml    = Y<ref name="ezBrochure" />
| fax_integration    =
| email_integration  =
 
| admin_manage      =
| modular            =
| instrument_inter  =
| mobile_device      = Y<ref name="ezAbout" />
| alarms_alerts      =
| work_timetrack    =
| voice_rec          =
| external_monitor  =
| messaging          = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| multilingual      = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| network            =
| web_client        = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| online_help        =
| saas_model        =
| usage_cost        =
| industries        = clinical research, life sciences
}}
|-
|}
| STYLE="vertical-align:top; padding-right:10px;"|
{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="border-style:none;" background="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
|-
  ! colspan="2"| Product: [https://ruro.com/products/freezerpro FreezerPro]
|-
  | style="background-color:white; border-style:none;"| {{Databox LIMSfeature
| sample_login_man  = Y<ref name="FreezerStandard">{{cite web |url=http://www.ruro.com/software/freezerpro/freezerpro-2012-standard |title=FreezerPro - FreezerPro 2012 Standard |publisher=RURO Inc. |accessdate=4 June 2012}}</ref>
| sample_track      = Y<ref name="FreezerStandard" />
| sample_batch      =
| task_event_sched  =
| manual_entry      =
| multiple_view      =
| data_analysis      =
| data_sharing      =
| custom_fields      =
| query              = Y<ref name="FreezerAbout" />
| import_data        = Y<ref name="FreezerStandard" />
| data_linking_int  =
| data_linking_ext  =
| eln_support        =
| export_msexcel    =
| export_raw        =
| data_warehouse    =
| deadline_control  =
| production_control =
| project_task_man  =
| inventory_man      = Y<ref name="FreezerAbout" />
| document_man      =
| case_man          =
| workflow_man      = Y<ref name="FreezerStandard" />
| spec_man          =
| customer_man      =
| billing_man        =
 
| reg_compliance    = Y<ref name="FreezerRegComp">{{cite web |url=http://www.ruro.com/software/freezerpro/regulatory-compliance |title=FreezerPro - Regulatory Compliance |publisher=RURO Inc. |accessdate=4 June 2012}}</ref>
| qa_qc              =
| performance_eval  =
| audit_trail        = Y<ref name="FreezerAbout" />
| chain_custody      =
| roles_security    = Y<ref name="FreezerStandard" />
| data_norm          =
| data_val          =
| data_encrypt      = Y<ref name="FreezerEnterprise">{{cite web |url=http://www.ruro.com/software/freezerpro/freezerpro-2012-enterprise |title=FreezerPro - FreezerPro 2012 Enterprise |publisher=RURO Inc. |accessdate=4 June 2012}}</ref>
| version_control    =
| data_backup        =
| enviro_monitoring  = Y<ref name="FreezerAbout" />
 
| custom_reporting  = Y<ref name="FreezerAbout" />
| report_printing    = Y<ref name="FreezerAbout" />
| label_support      = Y<ref name="FreezerStandard" />
| barcode_support    = Y<ref name="FreezerStandard" />
| export_pdf        =
| export_msword      =
| export_htmlxml    =
| fax_integration    =
| email_integration  =
 
| admin_manage      = Y<ref name="FreezerStandard" />
| modular            =
| instrument_inter  =
| mobile_device      = Y<ref name="FreezerMobile">{{cite web |url=http://www.ruro.com/software/freezerpro/mobile-devices |title=FreezerPro - Mobile Devices |publisher=RURO Inc. |accessdate=4 June 2012}}</ref>
| alarms_alerts      = Y<ref name="FreezerStandard" />
| work_timetrack    =
| voice_rec          =
| external_monitor  =
| messaging          = Y<ref name="FreezerNew">{{cite web |url=http://www.ruro.com/software/freezerpro/whats-new-for-2012 |title=FreezerPro - What's New for 2012 |publisher=RURO Inc. |accessdate=4 June 2012}}</ref>
| multilingual      = Y<ref name="FreezerStandard" />
| network            =
| web_client        = Y<ref name="FreezerStandard" />
| online_help        =
| saas_model        =
| usage_cost        =
| industries        = clinical research, life sciences
}}
|-
|}
| STYLE="vertical-align:top; padding-right:10px;"|
{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="border-style:none;" background="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
|-
  ! colspan="2"| Product: [https://limitlis.cloud/ LimitLIS]
|-
  | style="background-color:white; border-style:none;"| {{Databox LISfeature
| sample_login_man  = Y<ref name="LLAbout" />
| sample_track      = Y<ref name="LLBroch">{{cite web |url=https://limitlis.cloud/custom/documents/LimitLIS_Brochure.pdf |format=PDF |title=LimitLIS |publisher=RURO Inc |accessdate=20 July 2016}}</ref>
| sample_batch      =
| task_event_sched  = Y<ref name="LLBroch" />
| manual_entry      = Y<ref name="LLAbout" />
| multiple_view      =
| custom_temps_forms = Y<ref name="LLBroch" />
| data_analysis      = Y<ref name="LLBroch" />
| data_sharing      =
| data_mining        =
| custom_fields      = Y<ref name="LLBroch" />
| query              = Y<ref name="LLBroch" />
| import_data        =
| data_linking_int  =
| data_linking_ext  =
| eln_support        =
| export_msexcel    =
| export_raw        =
| data_warehouse    =
| project_task_man  =
| exp_trial_man      =
| inventory_man      =
| doc_image_man      = Y<ref name="LLBroch" />
| pat_case_man      = Y<ref name="LLBroch" />
| workflow_man      =
| spec_man          =
| customer_man      =
| billing_rev_man    = Y<ref name="LLBroch" />
 
| reg_compliance    = Y<ref name="LLAbout" />
| qa_qc              = Y<ref name="LLAbout" />
| performance_eval  =
| audit_trail        = Y<ref name="LLBroch" />
| chain_custody      =
| roles_security    =
| data_norm          =
| data_val          = Y<ref name="LLAbout" />
| data_encrypt      = Y<ref name="LLFeats">{{cite web |url=https://limitlis.cloud/limitlis-features |title=Features & FAQ |publisher=Ruro, Inc |accessdate=20 July 2016}}</ref>
| version_control    =
| data_backup        = Y<ref name="LLFeats" />
| enviro_monitoring  =
 
| custom_reporting  = Y<ref name="LLAbout" />
| syn_reporting      =
| report_printing    = Y<ref name="LLBroch" />
| label_support      = Y<ref name="LLAbout" />
| bc_rfid_support    = Y<ref name="LLBroch" />
| export_pdf        = Y<ref name="LLAbout" />
| export_msword      =
| export_htmlxml    =
| fax_integration    = Y<ref name="LLAbout" />
| email_integration  = Y<ref name="LLAbout" />
 
| admin_manage      = Y<ref name="LLAbout" />
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| instrument_inter  = Y<ref name="LLAbout" />
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| STYLE="vertical-align:top; padding-right:10px;"|
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|-
  ! colspan="2"| Product: [https://ruro.com/products/lims-247 LIMS 24/7]
|-
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| STYLE="vertical-align:top; padding-right:10px;"|
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|-
  ! colspan="2"| Product: [https://sciency-eln.com/index Sciency]
|-
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====Pricing====
Source for pricing information is the [https://www.gsaadvantage.gov/ U.S. General Services Administration] (GSA). As prices may change at any time, always contact the vendor directly to obtain a price list or quote.
 
''Note'': These are GSA prices, and as such they represent the lowest possible negotiated price. These prices aren't available to any entity outside of the Federal Government, and thus prices for non-government entities will be higher. If anything, they represent the lowest possible negotiated price.
{|
| STYLE="vertical-align:top;"|
{| class="wikitable collapsible" border="1" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0"
|-
  ! colspan="4"| ezColony
|-
  ! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Part number
  ! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Description
  ! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Price
|-
  | '''011-EC-601'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |ezColony Standard (for 5 users)
  | style="background-color:white;" |$1,913.29
|-
  | '''001-EC-601'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |ezColony Enterprise (for 1 user)
  | style="background-color:white;" |$4,306.11
|-
  | '''001-EC-600'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |ezColony Enterprise RFID Kit (for 1 user)
  | style="background-color:white;" |$21,047.18
|-
  | '''001-EC-612'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |ezColony Enterprise Test License (for 3 users)
  | style="background-color:white;" |$3,827.54
|-
|}
 
{| class="wikitable collapsible" border="1" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0"
|-
  ! colspan="4"| FreezerPro
|-
  ! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Part number
  ! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Description
  ! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Price
|-
  | '''001-FP-612'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |FreezerPro Standard (for 5 users)
  | style="background-color:white;" |$1,913.29
|-
  | '''001-FP-613'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |FreezerPro Enterprise (for 1 user)
  | style="background-color:white;" |$4,306.11
|-
  | '''001-FP-610'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |FreezerPro Enterprise RFID Kit (for 1 user)
  | style="background-color:white;" |$21,047.18
|-
  | '''001-FP-623'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |FreezerPro Enterprise Test License (for 3 users)
  | style="background-color:white;" |$3,827.54
|-
  | '''001-FP-614'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |FreezerPro Elite (for 1 user)
  | style="background-color:white;" |$15,313.04
|-
|}
 
{| class="wikitable collapsible" border="1" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0"
|-
  ! colspan="4"| Sciency
|-
  ! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Part number
  ! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Description
  ! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Price
|-
  | '''001-SY-201'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Sciency Pro Standard (for 5 users)
  | style="background-color:white;" |$1,913.29
|-
  | '''001-SY-201E'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Sciency Enterprise (for 1 user)
  | style="background-color:white;" |$4,306.11
|-
  | '''SY-212-001'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Sciency Enterprise Test License (for 3 users)
  | style="background-color:white;" |$3,499.00
|-
|}
 
{| class="wikitable collapsible" border="1" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0"
|-
  ! colspan="4"| ezColony, FreezerPro, and Sciency user upgrades
|-
  ! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Part number
  ! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Description
  ! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Price
|-
  | '''001-ST-001'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Standard: User Seat
  | style="background-color:white;" |$381.89
|-
  | '''001-UP-5-9'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Standard: User Seat Pack - Qty: 5-9
  | style="background-color:white;" |$622.13
|-
  | '''001-UP-10-24'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Standard: User Seat Pack - Qty: 10-24
  | style="background-color:white;" |$573.32
|-
  | '''001-UP-25-74'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Standard: User Seat Pack - Qty: 25-74
  | style="background-color:white;" |$526.42
|-
  | '''001-UP-75'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Standard: User Seat Pack - Qty: 75+
  | style="background-color:white;" |$477.61
|-
  | '''001-EN-002'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Enterprise: User Seat
  | style="background-color:white;" |$669.03
|-
  | '''001-EN-004'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Enterprise: RFID Kit User Seat
  | style="background-color:white;" |$669.03
|-
|}
 
{| class="wikitable collapsible" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
  ! colspan="4"| LIMS 24/7
|-
  ! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Part number
  ! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Description
  ! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Price
|-
  | '''1.0056'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |LIMS 24/7 1 Named User
  | style="background-color:white;" |$2,392.81
|-
  | '''1.0057'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |LIMS 24/7 5 Named Users
  | style="background-color:white;" |$10,767.66
|-
  | '''1.0058'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |LIMS 24/7 10 Named Users
  | style="background-color:white;" |$19,142.50
|-
  | '''1.0059'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |LIMS 24/7 25 Named Users
  | style="background-color:white;" |$41,874.22
|-
  | '''1.0060'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |LIMS 24/7 50 Named Users
  | style="background-color:white;" |$71,784.38
|-
  | '''1.0061'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |LIMS 24/7 100 Named Users
  | style="background-color:white;" |$119,640.63
|-
  | '''1.0062'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |LIMS 24/7 200 Named Users
  | style="background-color:white;" |$191,425.00
|-
  | '''1.0100'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |LIMS 24/7 Perpetual License
  | style="background-color:white;" |$14,356.88
|-
  | '''1.0105'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |LIMS 24/7 Additional Perpetual License
  | style="background-color:white;" |$9,571.25
|-
|}
|}
 
'''The following pricing information comes directly from the vendor's website'''<ref name="LLPricing">{{cite web |url=https://limitlis.cloud/limitlis-pricing |title=Pricing |publisher=Ruro, Inc |accessdate=20 July 2016}}</ref>:
 
{| class="wikitable collapsible" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
  ! colspan="4"| LimitLIS
|-
  ! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Name
  ! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Description
  ! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Price
|-
  | '''LimitLIS Core Setup'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" | One-time fee includes "help with test panel setup, user account setup, physician and facility setup, and more."
  | style="background-color:white;" |$19,000
|-
  | '''Instrument Integration Setup'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |"This is a one-time setup fee per instrument."
  | style="background-color:white;" |$3,0000 per instrument
|-
  | '''HL7 Integration Setup'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |"This is a one-time setup fee per interface."
  | style="background-color:white;" |$3,000 per interface
|-
  | '''Concurrent User Seats'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |"Includes Premium Customer Support as well as upgrades, bug fixes and maintenance."
  | style="background-color:white;" |$1,999 per user, per year
|-
  | '''Patient/Client Portal'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Add-on allows patients "to view the status of their tests and clients can record point-of-care tests and more."
  | style="background-color:white;" |$3,000 per year
|-
  | '''Microbiology Workflow'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Add-on includes "monitoring of cultures, plates, isolated organisms and sensitivity testing."
  | style="background-color:white;" |$3,000 per year
|-
  | '''Instrument Integration'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Add-on allows software to "[integrate] with all of your instruments and interfaces."
  | style="background-color:white;" |$3,000 per instrument, per year
|-
  | '''HL7 Integration'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Add-on "provides continuing support and maintenance for the interfaces."
  | style="background-color:white;" |$3,000 per interface, per year
|-
  | '''Professional Services'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |"Choose from multiple configuration add-ons that will help improve your laboratory's productivity."
  | style="background-color:white;" |$200/hour each
|-
|}
 
====Demonstration videos and other media====
 
The following demonstration videos are available for RURO products:
 
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lagXvJ1WxsA ezColony - Transgenic Animal Facility at Your Fingertips]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG7juJLJIOE FreezerPro - FreezerPro and RFID Technology For Specimen Tracking]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xUCjXjJFYI FreezerPro - FreezerPro Enterprise and VisionMate 96 Well Plate 2D Barcode Scanner]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emVkQhTAhtY FreezerPro - RFID for Laboratory Samples Inventory]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4mEXqiYWyM FreezerPro - Laboratory Sample Inventory and Management Solution]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raE0DJewyas Sciency ELN - Electronic Laboratory Notebook]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws3OeBTEp30 SmartFreezer -  Automatic Robotic Solution for Laboratory Sample Management and Storage]


====Additional information====
The Limfinity platform "provides the foundation for secure and compliant life science applications so you can get up and running within days, not months."<ref name="LFAbout">{{cite web |url=https://www.ruro.com/limfinity/overview |title=Limfinity |publisher=RURO Inc |accessdate=06 May 2019}}</ref> It includes modules for patient consent management (CS), machine learning (ML), next-generation sequencing (NGS), RFID, research study management (SM), and translational science (TSI).


* [https://ruro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/biobankpro_brochure_sm.pdf BiobankPro brochure]
See [[Vendor:Brooks Automation, Inc.|Brooks Automation, Inc.]] for more about these products.
* [https://ruro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/RURO_ezColony_Brochure.pdf ezColony brochure]
* [http://www.ruro.com/resources/FreezerPro2012.pdf FreezerPro brochure]
* [https://ruro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/LimitLIS_Brochure.pdf LimitLIS brochure]
* [https://ruro.com/wp-content/themes/assan/documents/LIMS_247_v4.pdf LIMS 24/7 brochure]
* [https://ruro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/RURO_ezColony_Brochure-1.pdf Sciency brochure]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 19:12, 3 April 2024

RURO Inc.
Former type Incorporated
Industry Laboratory informatics
Fate Acquired
Defunct February 2020[1]
Headquarters 321 Ballenger Center Dr.
Suite 102
Frederick, Maryland, U.S.
Area served Worldwide
Products
Website RURO.com
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/1567555

RURO Inc. developed and distributed laboratory informatics software solutions.


History

In late August 2017, Ruro announced that its FreezerPro sample management solution was acquired by Brooks Automation, Inc., which also acquired distribution rights to Ruro's BiobankPro.[2] Ruro indicated on its website that its "customers will continue to receive RURO’s outstanding Support services through their existing Support Contracts. New FreezerPro customers will continue to find information about FreezerPro on RURO’s website until the transition" is complete, roughly to the end of 2017.[3]

In 2018, additional changes came to the Ruro website. The page for its ezColony laboratory data management software disappeared. The software is presumably discontinued. Additionally, the page to its Sciency electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) disappeared in mid-2018[4] and eventually began redirecting to Brooks Automation's page for BiobankPro. It is not clear if Brooks also purchased Sciency or if Ruro simply discontinued Sciency and began referring users to the Brooks-distributed BiobankPro, which includes a built-in ELN module. Sometime in 2018 or 2019, the company removed its LIMS 24-7 solution as well, and it's presumably discontinued.

In February 2020, Brooks Automation announced that it had acquired Ruro in full, for $15 million. Brooks added: "We have worked with RURO in recent years and found their solutions are very effective at resolving the challenges of integrating multi-laboratory workflows, managing distributed inventories, and providing information security in a single solution. We are in an ideal position to offer and implement these comprehensive software solutions with increased value for our customers."[1]

While the Ruro website is still active as of October 2021, it's not clear if the Ruro name will continue. All Ruro products are listed at Brooks.

Former technology

BiobankPro was "a biorepository management system that provides dynamic specimen tracking, freezer, study and workflow management in the cloud or on premises."[5] The company stated that whereas "LimitLIS is tailored towards CLIA commercial testing labs and focuses on testing of patient samples ... BiobankPro focuses on clinical trial sample management and next-gen biobanking."[5] A license to distribute and sell the software was acquired by Brooks Automation in 2017, though presumably RURO still develops it given the press release language.[2] However, RURO no longer lists BiobankPro on its website as of May 2019.

ezColony was a laboratory data management software designed for "automating the management of transgenic animal colonies for scientific and medical research as well as their facilities on nearly any scale."[6] The product was removed from the Ruro website sometime in 2018.

FreezerPro was software that "enables users to know precisely where a laboratory sample is located even before opening the freezer door."[3] The software was acquired by Brooks in August 2017.[2]

LIMS 24/7 was a laboratory information management system (LIMS) that assists in "lessening demands on staff, ensuring the accuracy of results or other entered content, and providing the 'big picture' to management in real-time."[7]

Sciency was an electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) that acted as a scalable, integrated research environment for managing and sharing data within a robust framework that protects valuable intellectual property, streamlines laboratory processes and supports 21 CFR Part 11 compliance."[4] The software came in a Standard and Enterprise edition. Enterprise edition-only features included data encryption, the ability to set up user groups, automated backups, and "gold support."[8]

Technology and products

LimitLIS and Limfinity Platform

LimitLIS is a web- and cloud-based laboratory information system (LIS) "that provides access to sample information from anywhere in the world."[9] The software is part of the Limfinity informatics platform and was released in June 2016.[10]

The Limfinity platform "provides the foundation for secure and compliant life science applications so you can get up and running within days, not months."[11] It includes modules for patient consent management (CS), machine learning (ML), next-generation sequencing (NGS), RFID, research study management (SM), and translational science (TSI).

See Brooks Automation, Inc. for more about these products.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Brooks Acquires Laboratory Software Firm RURO Inc". Brooks Life Sciences. 17 February 2020. https://www.brookslifesciences.com/news/Brooks-acquires-RURO. Retrieved 21 October 2021. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "RURO, Inc.’s FreezerPro Software Acquired by Brooks Automation, Inc.". PRWeb. Vocus PRW Holdings, LLC. 24 August 2017. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2017/08/prweb14630079.htm. Retrieved 30 August 2017. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "FreezerPro". RURO Inc. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170830200155/https://ruro.com/products/freezerpro. Retrieved 30 August 2017. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Sciency ELN". Ruro Inc. Archived from the original on 09 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180309060258/https://sciency-eln.com/. Retrieved 05 January 2019. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "BiobankPro". RURO, Inc. https://www.ruro.com/products/biobankpro. Retrieved 30 August 2017. 
  6. ↑ "ezColony" (PDF). RURO, Inc. Archived from the original on 05 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190105204402/https://www.ruro.com/resources/ezColony.pdf. Retrieved 05 January 2019. 
  7. ↑ "LIMS 24/7". RURO Inc. https://ruro.com/products/lims-247. Retrieved 30 August 2017. 
  8. ↑ "Sciency Electronic Laboratory Notebook" (PDF). Ruro Inc. Archived from the original on 05 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190105204831/https://www.ruro.com/resources/SciencyELN.pdf. Retrieved 05 January 2019. 
  9. ↑ "LimitLIS". RURO Inc. https://www.ruro.com/limitlis/overview. Retrieved 05 January 2019. 
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