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| name          = LabLynx Inc
|company_name      = '''LabLynx, Inc.'''
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| type          = Private Company
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| foundation     = Atlanta, Georgia (2000)
|industry          = [[Laboratory informatics]]
| founder       = [[John H Jones]]
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| location      = 2400 Lake Park Drive<br>Smyrna, Georgia<br>United States
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| industry      = Laboratory Informatics
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| products      = ELab Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)
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| homepage       = [http://www.lablynx.com LabLynx Inc]
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|foundation       =  July 24, 2000<ref name="SoS_llx">{{cite web |url=https://ecorp.sos.ga.gov/BusinessSearch/BusinessInformation?businessId=33586 |title=Business Entity – LabLynx, Inc. |publisher=Georgia Secretary of State |accessdate=29 December 2015}}</ref>
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  |4=<li>LabVia
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'''LabLynx, Inc.''' is a privately owned, funded, and managed American corporation that develops, supports, and markets [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) solutions. Its most well-known product is ELab, a browser-based LIMS offered as a local installation or under a scalable, hosted "[[software as a service]]" (SaaS) delivery model. The company’s primary clients include [[Laboratory|laboratories]] in the agriculture, clinical, environmental, [[Forensic science|forensics]], health care, and manufacturing industries, including government agencies. The company is known for introducing one of the first browser-based LIMS products in 1997<ref name="LS_prod">{{cite web |url=http://www.limsource.com/products/vatlanta.html |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071012123126/http://www.limsource.com/products/vatlanta.html |archivedate=12 October 2007 |title=LIMSource: LIMS Vendor: LabLynx, Inc. |accessdate=22 October 2011}}</ref><ref name="LIMSwb" /> and being a long-term player in the [[laboratory informatics]] market.
'''LabLynx, Inc.''' is a privately owned, funded and managed company. The company was spun off from an IT consulting company in July of 2000 after being a division of that parent company since 1997. The spin off was executed by the IT consulting company selling off the LabLynx division to a private, family investment group. LabLynx was then formally incorporated in July of 2000, in the State of Georgia. LabLynx is debt-free and operates with a healthy positive cash flow. Details are available in confidentiality upon specific request.  


==History==
==History==
[[Image:Lablynx history.png|600px|center|Our History]]
Before LabLynx was a company, it was a LIMS product offered by Atlanta Systems Consultants, Inc. (ASC).<ref name="LLX_archive1">{{cite web |url=http://www.lablynx.com/ |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/19990125100717/http://www.lablynx.com/ |title=LABLynx On The Web |archivedate=25 January 1998 |accessdate=22 October 2011}}</ref><ref name="doh_fl">{{cite web |title=LABLynx on the Web |url=http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Irm/Apps/ihis/JADS/deh/Market%20Research/Background/asc_website.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040831183340/http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Irm/Apps/ihis/JADS/deh/Market%20Research/background/asc_website.pdf |format=PDF |publisher=Florida Department of Health |date=8 March 2000 |accessdate=29 December 2015 |archivedate=31 August 2004}}</ref> Formed in 1992,<ref name="SoS_asc">{{cite web |url=https://ecorp.sos.ga.gov/BusinessSearch/BusinessInformation?businessId=863106 |title=Business Entity – Atlanta Systems Consultants, Inc. |publisher=Georgia Secretary of State |accessdate=29 December 2015}}</ref> ASC's LabLynx division later began work on a laboratory information management system designed specifically for a web browser. ASC demonstrated its new Internet Explorer-based LabLynx LIMS at [[Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy|Pittcon]] in 1997, among the first browser-based LIMS to appear at the time.<ref name="LS_prod" /><ref name="LIMSwb">{{cite book |title=LIMS Workbook - A Practical Guide |edition=3rd |author=McGinnis, Mike and Norman Perkins|chapter=I. Wireless LANs |year=2003 |pages=I-16 |publisher=Q2marketsite, Inc |asin=B00161Y71K}}</ref> The company again showcased LabLynx at Pittcon in 1998<ref name="LS_pitt98">{{cite web |url=http://www.limsource.com/calendar/pitt98.html |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/19980529121944/http://www.limsource.com/calendar/pitt98.html |archivedate=29 May 1998 |title=LIMSource: Calendar: Pittcon ’98 Preview |accessdate=22 October 2011}}</ref> and soon after picked up a major LIMS-based contract with the U.S. Customs Service.<ref name="FBO">{{cite web |url=http://www.fbodaily.com/cbd/archive/1998/07(July)/30-Jul-1998/70awd003.htm |title=70 -- Laboratory Information Management Software (LIMS) (07/30/98) |publisher=FedBizOpps |accessdate=22 October 2011}}</ref>


The timeline above illustrates the history of LabLynx, Inc., from initial development in 1995/96, through introduction of the world’s first true web browser-based [[LIMS]] in 1997, and continual leading edge technological progression. Today, as ever, we lead the industry in adopting SOA and the general XML-based paradigms which the largest and most advanced companies like Yahoo, Google, Microsoft and others are committed to. Our implementation and support have always been comprehensive from the start, but we also offer our services a la carte, so that you can decide the most economical/efficient balance between your own personnel and ours.
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<div class="thumbnail img-thumbnail">[[File:2400_Lake_Park_Drive%2C_Smyrna%2C_Georgia.jpg|right|350px|LabLynx home office]]</div>
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We constantly strive to improve not only our products and services, but even our delivery methods. LabLynx is alone in offering choices of system delivery, with options regarding licensing:
By July 2000, the LabLynx division of ASC separated to become its own incorporated entity.<ref name="SoS_llx" /> And while ASC eventually ceased to exist in 2005,<ref name="SoS_asc" /> LabLynx, Inc. went on to diversify its offerings. LabLynx’s browser-based LIMS previously demonstrated at Pittcon in 1997 expanded to become ELab, which in 2001 took on an application service provider (ASP) model of distribution.<ref name="LS_prod2">{{cite web |url=http://www.limsource.com/products/vatlanta.html |archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20010409200118/http://www.limsource.com/products/vatlanta.html |archivedate=9 April 2001 |title=LIMSource: LIMS Vendor: Atlanta Systems Consultants, Inc. |accessdate=22 October 2011}}</ref> In 2004 LabLynx released a browser-based tool called openLIMS, which gave consultants and end-users the ability "to build custom LIMS solutions that are geared to the exact operational needs of many different laboratories."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/lbl/lbl100.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419143618/http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/lbl/lbl100.html |title=Build your own LIMS: News from LabLynx |work=LaboratoryTalk.com |publisher=Pro-Talk Ltd |date=6 January 2004 |accessdate=29 December 2015 |archivedate=19 April 2012}}</ref>


#Purchase license, host on your server
On June 19, 2006, LabLynx established the Laboratory Informatics Institute, an open membership group with the purpose of advancing the field of laboratory informatics and shaping the standards associated with it.<ref name="LII">{{cite web |title=Laboratory Informatics Institute Established |url=http://www.limsfinder.com/BlogDetail.aspx?id=31049_0_3_0_C |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027121044/http://www.limsfinder.com/BlogDetail.aspx?id=31049_0_3_0_C |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc. |date=17 July 2006 |archivedate=27 October 2016 |accessdate=26 January 2018}}</ref> LabLynx made further moves to better its LIMS offerings in August 2008, renewing and expanding its contract with Nagarro, Inc., a U.S.-based technology consulting firm. The collaboration allowed LabLynx to upgrade its existing LIMS software to .NET architecture and expand its initiative to create and market a SaaS-based LIMS.<ref name="Nagarro1">{{cite web |url=http://www.nagarro.com/NewsEvents/Press%20Releases/LABLynx%20Extends%20Contract%20with.aspx |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716033503/http://nagarro.com/NewsEvents/Press%20Releases/LABLynx%20Extends%20Contract%20with.aspx |title=LABLynx Extends Contract with Nagarro to Include Additional Product Development and SaaS Projects |publisher=Nagarro, Inc |date=20 August 2008 |accessdate=29 December 2015 |archivedate=16 July 2012}}</ref> Less than a year after the announced renewed partnership, LabLynx revealed its redeveloped webLIMS product to the public, featuring ELab in a SaaS model and additional integration of developer tools to allow users to create and modify modules for the LIMS.<ref name="webLIMS1">{{cite web |title=LabLynx launches the new webLiMS.com, Laboratory SaaS Provider |url=http://scienceandresearch.argylenews.com/press_release.aspx?LabLynx-launches-the-new-webLiMScom-Laboratory-SaaS-Provider-542 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101223/http://scienceandresearch.argylenews.com/press_release.aspx?LabLynx-launches-the-new-webLiMScom-Laboratory-SaaS-Provider-542 |publisher=Argyle News |date=6 March 2009 |archivedate=04 March 2016 |accessdate=26 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="webLIMS2">{{cite web |title=Weblims – LabLynx |url=https://www.scientific-computing.com/press-releases/weblims |publisher=Scientific Computing World |date=6 March 2009 |accessdate=26 January 2018}}</ref> This move to a cloud-based SaaS model brought renewed interest in the company’s LIMS, with clients like the Georgia Department of Agriculture<ref name="ChemEng1">{{cite web |url=https://cen.acs.org/articles/88/i21/LIMS-Cloud.html |title=LIMS In The Cloud |author=Mullin, Rick |work=Chemical & Engineering News |publisher=American Chemical Society |date=24 May 2010 |accessdate=24 September 2021}}</ref> and Cypress Bioscience<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pharmaceuticalonline.com/doc/saas-model-turns-lims-paradigm-on-its-0001 |title=SaaS Model Turns LIMS Paradigm On Its Head |author=Dubin, Cindy |publisher=VertMarkets, Inc |work=Pharmaceutical Online |date=29 July 2010 |accessdate=24 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SaaS - Is a web hosted LIMS right for your laboratory? |url=http://www.lablynx.com/ArticlesBlogs/tabid/326/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/13/SaaS--Is-a-web-hosted-LIMS-right-for-your-laboratory.aspx |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509064611/http://www.lablynx.com/ArticlesBlogs/tabid/326/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/13/SaaS--Is-a-web-hosted-LIMS-right-for-your-laboratory.aspx |publisher=LabLynx, Inc |date=15 August 2009 |accessdate=29 December 2015 |archivedate=09 May 2012}}</ref> taking on the new LIMS.
#Purchase license, host at LabLynx state-of-the-art Data Center
#Subscribe (SaaS), host at LabLynx Data Center (no license fee)


The core LabLynx team has combined software development and laboratory management experience of over 75 years. LabLynx spent nearly 10 man-years of development creating a system that is like no other [[Laboratory informatics|Laboratory Informatics]] System today. It has been built from the ground up to provide a long lasting value to our laboratory customers. LabLynx developed the latest version of the LabLynx Informatics Server with key partner customers in Joint Application Development, so that it represents real world functionality and reliability. It currently serves in many validated environments, including 21 CFR part 11, CAP, ISO/IEC 17025, FDA and EPA-regulated and GALP, in compliance with such standards as HIPAA, HL7, STORENETS and more.
In 2011, LabLynx was involved in an initiative to standardize and structure the transmission of laboratory data that first originates in a LIMS or LIS and then moves to a person's or population of people's [[electronic health record]]s.<ref>{{cite book |title=Laboratory Results Interface (LRI) Pilots Guide |edition= v0.9.4.093011 |author=Clarke, Ann | year=2011 |pages=1–2 |publisher=LabLynx/mdDigest |url=http://wiki.siframework.org/file/view/LRI_Pilots_Guide_Draft_v0_9_4_093011.docx |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812142427/http://wiki.siframework.org/file/view/LRI_Pilots_Guide_Draft_v0_9_4_093011.docx |archivedate=12 August 2014}}</ref> This laboratory results interface (LRI) pilot began in August 2011 and included collaborations with the supported open source project mdDigest and the U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).<ref>{{cite web |title=PROJECT BRIEF: LabLynx/mdDigest Pilot |url=http://wiki.siframework.org/LabLynx+Pilot+Brief |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812142106/http://wiki.siframework.org/LabLynx+Pilot+Brief |publisher= LabLynx/mdDigest |archivedate=12 August 2016 |accessdate=16 January 2018}}</ref>


==How We Function==
In February 2015, LabLynx announced the introduction of HealthCloudPOL, a cloud-based [[laboratory information system]] (LIS) for the physician office laboratory (POL), making the basic starter package free to users.<ref name="HCPOL_LinkedIn">{{cite web |url=https://www.linkedin.com/company/lablynx-inc./comments?topic=5979788253375520768&type=U&scope=209217&stype=C&a=NHFX |title=Security, Reliability, and Regulatory Compliance: healthcloudpol.com |author=LabLynx, Inc |publisher=LinkedIn Corporation |date=February 2015 |accessdate=29 December 2015}}</ref><ref name="HCPOLArch">{{cite web |url=http://www.healthcloudpol.com/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150314182554/www.healthcloudpol.com |title=HealthCloudPOL — the FREE Cloud-based Physician Office LIS |publisher=LabLynx, Inc |archivedate=14 March 2015 |accessdate=26 January 2018}}</ref> That product line soon after changed names, becoming sciCloud.net.
From the beginning, LabLynx has taken a different approach to building our company. To better understand our customers' needs, we built a team of laboratory, engineering, and business professionals to help design and develop LIMS solutions that are used by laboratory professionals from all industries. Our team includes laboratory professionals with experience as chemists, lab project managers, laboratory QA/QC officers, commercial laboratory managers and chemical and process engineers.  


This experience allows us to have valuable first-hand understanding of the processes, workflows, and mandatory regulatory requirements that laboratories must observe.
In the summer of 2019, LabLynx released its CannaQA LIMS software for the cannabis testing industry.<ref name="LLPWelcome19">{{cite web |url=https://www.lablynxpress.com/index.php?title=Welcome_to_CannaQA&action=history |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411152725/https://www.lablynxpress.com/index.php?title=Welcome_to_CannaQA&action=history |title=Welcome to CannaQA - History |work=LabLynx Press |publisher=LabLynx, Inc |date=11 July 2019 |archivedate=11 April 2022 |accessdate=11 April 2022}}</ref> The solution's name changed to "ELab LIMS for Cannabis" in April 2022.


LabLynx works with all of our clients as partners and stakeholders in our joint success. Services such as requirements gathering, Gap Analysis, installation and setup assistance, report writing, instrument and external application interfacing, data migration, and training help ensure a successful implementation and rewarding Return On Investment for the customer. And we work with each customer individually to provide just the right combination of services and product to tailor the LIMS solution to their unique and specific requirements and preferences.
In April 2020, LabLynx announced it had modified its existing LIMS platform to effectively manage [[COVID-19]] workflows, and that its implementation could be deployed in two to five days.<ref name="PRNLabLynx20">{{cite web |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lablynx-joins-the-covid-19-fight-by-introducing-new-covidlims-301037802.html |title=LabLynx Joins the COVID-19 Fight by Introducing New CovidLiMS |work=PR Newswire |author=LabLynx, Inc |date=09 April 2020 |accessdate=20 October 2020}}</ref>


This approach has proved to be a winning one for all involved. In the past three years, during difficult economic times generally as many businesses have struggled and far too many failed, LabLynx has doubled its revenue each year. More and more, labs are beginning to understand that it is no longer necessary to spend six and seven figures on a [[LIMS]]. The LabLynx [[ELab]] LIMS offers full enterprise-class functionality for any size lab, from single users to multi-site global corporations, at a fraction of traditionally overhead-heavy pricing. This is achieved through the use of efficient, transparent business methods and the leveraging of effective, leading edge technology.
===Community history===
Since transitioning from Atlanta Systems Consultants, Inc. to LabLynx, Inc. in 2000, LabLynx has become increasingly active in the laboratory informatics community. Projects that LabLynx has started or been involved in within the community over the years include:


For an entertaining and informative short presentation about our company, please [http://files.mylablynx.com/share/ebooks/movies/p3/Presentation_Files/index.html click on this URL]
* the Laboratory Informatics Institute, an open trade association with the mission of educating, standardizing, and promoting the laboratory informatics industry<ref name="LII" />
* LIMSfinder, an online interactive magazine released by the Laboratory Informatics Institute that aims to be "the best resource for information technology in the laboratory"<ref>{{cite web|title=LIMSfinder Home |url=http://www.limsfinder.com/Home.aspx |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306214114/http://www.limsfinder.com/Home.aspx |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc. |archivedate=06 March 2017 |accessdate=26 January 2018}}</ref>
* LIMSbook, a LIMS buyer’s guide released by the Laboratory Informatics Institute<ref>{{cite web|title=The LIMS Book |url=http://limsbook.com/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104091826/http://limsbook.com/ |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc. |archivedate=04 January 2014 |accessdate=26 January 2018}}</ref>
* LIMSforum, a LinkedIn discussion group created to facilitate the exchange of ideas and technical information across the fields of laboratory, science, and [[health informatics]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/lbl/lbl103.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419143627/http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/lbl/lbl103.html |title=Lablynx - latest company news |work=LaboratoryTalk.com |publisher=Pro-Talk Ltd |date=25 August 2009 |accessdate=29 December 2015 |archivedate=19 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=LiMS forum - Laboratory Informatics Institute user's group for LIMS, Scientific & Health Informatics |url=http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=2069898 |publisher=LinkedIn.com |accessdate=22 October 2011}}</ref>; this later became a stand-alone community web portal.<ref name="LIMSForumSite">{{cite web |url=https://www.limsforum.com/ |title=LiMSForum |publisher=LabLynx, Inc |accessdate=26 January 2018}}</ref>
* LIMSuniversity, an open-access learning resource released by the Laboratory Informatics Institute, targeted towards laboratories and the LIMS community<ref>{{cite web |title=LiMSuniversity.com, the on-line, Open Access, Virtual Learning Center for Laboratory Informatics users and professionals |url=http://www.limsfinder.com/BlogDetail.aspx?id=35134_0_25_0_C |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306214123/http://www.limsfinder.com/BlogDetail.aspx?id=35134_0_25_0_C |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc. |date=4 April 2011 |archivedate=06 March 2017 |accessdate=26 January 2018}}</ref>
* LIMSwiki, a Creative Commons-licensed wiki with the goal of bringing related informatics communities together to maintain a repository of information about the industry<ref>{{cite web |title=LIMSwiki mission |url=https://www.limswiki.org/index.php/LIMSwiki_mission |date=4 June 2015 |accessdate=26 January 2018}}</ref>
* CannaQAwiki, a  Creative Commons-licensed wiki with the goal of providing content as it relates to analytically testing the ''Cannabis'' plant and its constituents in the laboratory, as well as the regulatory aspects that surround it<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome to CannaQAwiki |url=https://www.cannaqa.wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page |date=03 September 2021 |accessdate=24 September 2021}}</ref>


==Technology and products==
==Technology and products==
===ELab===
ELab is a hosted [[software as a service]] (SaaS) [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) + [[laboratory information system]] (LIS). Introduced in 2009 as webLIMS<ref name="webLIMS1" />, ELab is a scalable system that "molds around your lab’s specific requirements to provide a comprehensive, user friendly sample management system."<ref name="ELabLimsNew">{{cite web |url=https://www.lablynx.com/products-platforms/elab-lims/ |title=LabLynx ELab LIMS |publisher=LabLynx, Inc |accessdate=21 November 2023}}</ref> The software can be hosted in the cloud or self-hosted. In April 2020, a COVID-19 testing module was developed for ELab that extends its molecular diagnostics and other related COVID-19 workflows.<ref name="PRNLabLynx20" /><ref name="LLXCovidElab">{{cite web |url=https://www.covidlims.com/elab-lims/ |title=ELab: The LiMS and Database at The Core of Lablynx’s COVIDLiMS Solution |publisher=LabLynx, Inc |accessdate=20 October 2020}}</ref>


===ELab and webLIMS===
===CannaQA LIMS===
CannaQA LIMS is cloud-based LIMS "specially designed for cannabis testing and flexible enough to support all regulations and standards no matter where your lab is located or your type of testing."<ref name="LLXCannaQALIMS">{{cite web |url=https://www.lablynx.com/industry-solution-suites/cannaqa/ |title=CannaQA |publisher=LabLynx, Inc |accessdate=05 October 2022}}</ref>


The LabLynx ELab [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) suite provides our customers with a full range of functionality, modules, and components that allows each laboratory to manage its own unique workflow, user interface, and data handling. The use of Internet technology allows LabLynx to deliver cost-effective, powerful solutions to meet the operational needs, enterprise-wide information sharing, and functionality requirements for laboratories in the manufacturing, agricultural, water/wastewater, forensics, food & beverage, environmental, petrochemical and pharmaceutical industries.
===ClinDx===
ClinDx is hybrid LIMS-[[laboratory information system|LIS]] that "offers a unique blend of sample-focused and patient-focused workflows" that are adaptable to your laboratory.<ref name="LLXHealthcare">{{cite web |url=https://www.lablynx.com/industries/healthcare/ |title=Your Ideal Healthcare LIMS |publisher=LabLynx, Inc |accessdate=05 March 2022}}</ref>


LabLynx knows that the technology foundation that is chosen for our customers' Informatics Solution, will directly impact its usefulness both now and in the future. That is why the LabLynx [[Informatics]] Server architecture and technology foundation protects our customers' investments now and in the future. The [[ELab]] suite is built using industry standard tools and readily available components in a Data-Driven, Service-Oriented Architecture. It is an integration of multiple applications and components into a single cohesive framework. This offers our customers the flexibility to easily update or change their system as they see fit.
===LabVia===
 
LabVia is a middleware hardware/software-based hub that "intelligently manages multiple data communications between all kinds of devices, services, systems or other sources."<ref name="LabVia">{{cite web |url=https://www.lablynx.com/eai/ |title=LabVia |publisher=LabLynx, Inc |accessdate=26 January 2018}}</ref>
webLIMS is a hosted [[software as a service]] (SaaS) version of the ELab LIMS.<ref name=webAbout>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.lablynx.com/Products/webLiMScom/tabid/237/Default.aspx |title=webLIMS |publisher=LabLynx, Inc. |accessdate=03 February 2012}}</ref>
 
====Features====
 
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===Pricing===
====ELab and its add-on LIMS applications====
Source for pricing information is directly from LabLynx. Additional pricing information can be gleaned from [https://www.gsaadvantage.gov/ref_text/GS35F511DA/0VZ7MY.3RPKLP_GS-35F-511DA_GS35F511DAIFSS600LABLYNX.PDF GSA Avantage]. As prices may change at any time, always contact the vendor directly to obtain a price list or quote.


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  | style="background-color:white;" |$2,250
|-
  | style="background-color:white;" |10–14
  | style="background-color:white;" |$1,950
|-
  | style="background-color:white;" |15+
  | style="background-color:white;" |$1,800
|-
  | '''License types'''
  | style="background-color:white;" colspan="2"|Concurrent / Subscription
   | style="background-color:white;" |Concurrent / Purchased
|-
  | '''Additional licenses'''<br />(each additional concurrent user)
  | style="background-color:white; " colspan="2"|Based on table above
  | style="background-color:white;" |$5,000
|-
  | '''Implementation services'''
  | style="background-color:white;" colspan="2"|Quote
  | style="background-color:white;" |Quote
|-
  | style="background-color:#ddd; text-align:center;" colspan="4"|'''LIMS Service Plan'''
|-
  ! style="background-color:#eee;"|
  ! style="background-color:#eee;" colspan="2"| Subscription
  ! style="background-color:#eee;"| Perpetual
  |-  
  |-  
   | Sample and/or result batching?
   | '''Status'''
   | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=ELabAbout />
   | style="background-color:white;" colspan="2"|'''Included'''
|-
   | style="background-color:white;" |'''Optional'''
  | Task and event scheduling?
  |-
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=ELabAbout />
   | '''Annual fee'''
|-
   | style="background-color:white;" colspan="2"|Included
  | Option for manual result entry?
   | style="background-color:white;" |20% of license fee
   | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=ELabAbout />
  |-
  |-  
   | '''Self-hosting fee'''
   | Multiple data viewing methods?
   | style="background-color:white;" colspan="2"|N/A
   | style="background-color:white;"|
   | style="background-color:white;" |$4,500/year
|-
  |-
  | Data and trend analysis?
   | '''Maintenance'''
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=ELabAbout />
   | style="background-color:white;" colspan="2"|Yes
|-
   | style="background-color:white;" |Yes
  | Data and equipment sharing?
  |-
   | style="background-color:white;"|  
   | '''Warranty'''
  |-  
   | style="background-color:white;" colspan="2"|Yes
   | Customizable fields and/or interface?
   | style="background-color:white;" |Yes
   | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=ELabAbout />
  |-
|-
   | style="background-color:#ddd; text-align:center;" colspan="4"|'''LabVia Interfacing Module'''
  | Query capability?
  |-   
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=ELabAbout />
   | '''LabVia Pi'''
|-
   | style="background-color:white; text-align:center;" colspan="3"|$150 each
  | Import data?
  |-
   | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=ELabAbout />
   | '''LabVia Serial'''
  |-  
   | style="background-color:white; text-align:center;" colspan="3"|$150 each
   | Internal file or data linking?
   | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=ELabAbout />
|-
  | External file or data linking?
  | style="background-color:white;"|  
|-
  | [[ELN]] support or integration?
   | style="background-color:white;"|  
  |-  
   | Export data to MS Excel?
   | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=ELabAbout />
|-
  | Export raw date?
  | style="background-color:white;"|  
|-
  | Data warehouse?
   | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=ELabAbout />
  |-  
  | Deadline control?
   | style="background-color:white;"|
|-  
  | Production control?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Project and/or task management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=ELabAbout />
  |-  
  | Inventory management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=ELabAbout />
  |-
   | Document creation and/or management?
   | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=ELabAbout />
|-
  | Case management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=ELabAbout />
|-
  | [[Workflow]] management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=ELabAbout />
  |-  
   | Specification management?
   | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Customer management?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Billing management?
  | style="background-color:white;"|  
  |-
  |-
   ! colspan="2" style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Quality, Security, and Compliance
   | style="background-color:#ddd; text-align:center;" colspan="4"|'''LabVia Service Plan'''
|-  
  | Regulatory compliance?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=ELabAbout />
|-
  | QA / QC functions?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=ELabAbout />
|-
  | Performance evaluation?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | [[Audit trail]]?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=ELabAbout />
|-
  | [[Chain of custody]]?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=ELabAbout />
|-
  | Configurable roles and security?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=ELabAbout />
|-
  | Data normalization?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Data validation?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Data encryption?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Version control?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=ELabAbout />
|-
  | Automatic data backup?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Environmental monitoring?
  | style="background-color:white;"|  
  |-
  |-
   ! colspan="2" style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Reporting, Labeling, and Printing
   | '''Status'''
|-
   | style="background-color:white; text-align:center;" colspan="3"|'''Optional'''
  | Custom reporting?
   | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=ELabAbout />
|-  
  | Report printing?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=ELabAbout />
|-
  | Label support?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=ELabAbout />
|-
  | Barcode support?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=ELabAbout />
|-
  | Export to PDF?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=ELabAbout />
|-
  | Export to MS Word?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Export to HTML and/or XML?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Fax integration?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=ELabAbout />
|-
  | Email integration?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=ELabAbout />
  |-
  |-
  ! colspan="2" style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Base Functionality
   | '''Fee''' (if LabVia interface selected)
|-
   | style="background-color:white; text-align:center;" colspan="3"|$100/month or $1,000/yr
   | Administrator management?
   | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Modular?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=ELabAbout />
|-
  | Instrument interfacing and management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=ELabAbout />
|-
  | Mobile device integration?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=ELabAbout />
|-
  | Alarms and/or alerts?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=ELabAbout />
|-
  | Work-related time tracking?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Voice recognition system?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | External monitoring?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Messaging?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Multilingual?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=ELabAbout />
|-
  | Network-capable?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=ELabAbout />
|-
  | Web client or portal?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=ELabAbout />
|-
  | Online or integrated help?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | [[SaaS]] delivery option?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=ELabAbout />
|-
  | Usage-based cost?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
  |-
  |-
   ! colspan="2" style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Industries Served
   | '''Maintenance'''
|-
  | style="background-color:white; text-align:center;" colspan="3"|Yes
  |colspan="2" style="background-color:white;"| agriculture, clinical research, environmental,<br />food and beverage, general, law enforcement<br />and forensic, manufacturing and R&D,<br />pharmaceutical, public health and service
  |-
  |-
|}
  | '''Warranty'''
| STYLE="vertical-align:top; padding-right:10px;"|
  | style="background-color:white; text-align:center;" colspan="3"|Yes
{| class="wikitable collapsible" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
  |-
  |-
   ! colspan="2"| Product: [http://www.interpec.com/products/intraces.htm INTRACES]
   | style="background-color:#ddd; text-align:center;" colspan="4"|'''Add-on Applications'''
  |-
  |-
   ! colspan="2" style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Sample, Inventory, and Data Management
   | '''License type'''
|-
   | style="background-color:white; text-align:center;" colspan="3"|Open-source
  | Sample login and management?
   | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=webMovie>{{cite web_short|url=http://files.mylablynx.com/share/ebooks/movies/wl4/wl4.html |title=webLIMS - The Tour |publisher=LabLynx, Inc. |accessdate=03 February 2012}}</ref>
|-
  | Sample tracking?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=webMovie />
|-
  | Sample and/or result batching?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Task and event scheduling?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Option for manual result entry?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Multiple data viewing methods?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Data and trend analysis?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Data and equipment sharing?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Customizable fields and/or interface?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Query capability?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=webMovie />
|-
  | Import data?
  | style="background-color:white;"|  
|-  
  | Internal file or data linking?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | External file or data linking?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | [[ELN]] support or integration?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Export data to MS Excel?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Export raw date?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Data warehouse?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Deadline control?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Production control?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Project and/or task management?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Inventory management?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Document creation and/or management?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Case management?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | [[Workflow]] management?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Specification management?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Customer management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=webMovie />
|-
  | Billing management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=webMovie />
  |-
  |-
   ! colspan="2" style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Quality, Security, and Compliance
   | '''License included'''
|-
   | style="background-color:white; text-align:center;" colspan="3"|Unlimited
  | Regulatory compliance?
   | style="background-color:white;"|
|-  
  | QA / QC functions?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=webMovie />
|-
  | Performance evaluation?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | [[Audit trail]]?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | [[Chain of custody]]?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=webMovie />
|-
  | Configurable roles and security?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Data normalization?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Data validation?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=webMovie />
|-
  | Data encryption?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Version control?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Automatic data backup?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=webAbout />
|-
  | Environmental monitoring?
  | style="background-color:white;"|  
  |-
  |-
   ! colspan="2" style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Reporting, Labeling, and Printing
   | '''Pricing'''
|-
   | style="background-color:white; text-align:center;" colspan="3"|Quote
  | Custom reporting?
   | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Report printing?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Label support?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Barcode support?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Export to PDF?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Export to MS Word?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Export to HTML and/or XML?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Fax integration?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Email integration?
  | style="background-color:white;"|  
  |-
  |-
   ! colspan="2" style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Base Functionality
   | style="background-color:#ddd; text-align:center;" colspan="4"|'''Other Services'''
|-
  | Administrator management?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Modular?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Instrument interfacing and management?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Mobile device integration?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Alarms and/or alerts?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=webMovie />
|-
  | Work-related time tracking?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=webMovie />
|-
  | Voice recognition system?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | External monitoring?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Messaging?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Multilingual?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Network-capable?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Web client or portal?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Online or integrated help?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=webMovie />
|-
  | [[SaaS]] delivery option?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=webAbout />
|-
  | Usage-based cost?
  | style="background-color:white;"|  
  |-
  |-
   ! colspan="2" style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Industries Served
   | '''Additional hours'''<br />(as needed/requested)
|-
  | style="background-color:white; text-align:center;" colspan="3"|$175/hour
  |colspan="2" style="background-color:white;"| agriculture, clinical research, environmental,<br />food and beverage, general, law enforcement<br />and forensic, manufacturing and R&D,<br />pharmaceutical, public health and service
  |-
  |-
|}
|}
|}
|}


====Pricing====
====CannaQA====
Source for pricing information is directly from LabLynx.<ref name="LLXUnitPrice">{{cite web |url=https://www.cannaqa.com/ebook/cannaqa-catalog-price-list/ |title=CannaQA Catalog & Price List: The complete cannabis testing solution and community |work=CannaQA |publisher=LabLynx, Inc |accessdate=01 February 2022}}</ref> The software can be licensed as an annual subscription or purchased.
 
'''Subscription'''
 
* Up to two concurrent users at $6,000 per year ($3,000 annual price per user)
* Three to nine concurrent users at $6,750 - $20,250 ($2,250 annual price per user)
* 10 to 14 concurrent users at $19,500 - $27,300 ($1,950 annual price per user)
* 15 to 50+ concurrent users at $27,000 - $90,000+ ($1,800 annual price per user)
 
'''Purchased'''
 
* Core CannaQA LIMS module and implementation: Everything needed to analyze, track, and report cannabis samples is included; however, many processes are manual, and things like tests must be created by the user (training is provided) - $20,500
 
'''Add-ons'''
 
* CannaQA Lab Portal, a client-facing web portal: $$5,000
 
Other fees include $175/hour for project management, acceptance testing, training, etc. See the [https://www.cannaqa.com/ebook/cannaqa-catalog-price-list/ CannaQA website] for the various options and their prices.
 
===Demonstration videos and other media===
The following demonstration videos are available for ELab:
 
* [https://vimeo.com/521128225 ELab - The Comprehensive Cloud-Based LIMS Platform]
* [https://vimeo.com/440072887 COVIDLiMS - The LabLynx COVIDLiMS Solution Suite]
* [https://vimeo.com/493758567 COVIDLiMS for Research Laboratories]
* [https://vimeo.com/492209702 COVIDLiMS for Environmental and Wastewater Labs]
* [https://vimeo.com/488978267 COVIDLiMS for Industrial Hygiene/Occupational Health and Safety]
* [https://vimeo.com/487250746 COVIDLiMS for Mobile Testing]
* [https://vimeo.com/486156110 COVIDLiMS for Nursing Homes]
* [https://vimeo.com/484620722 COVIDLiMS for Workplace Testing]
* [https://vimeo.com/482821897 COVIDLiMS for Reference Labs]
* [https://vimeo.com/481448440 COVIDLiMS for Clinics and POLs]
* [https://vimeo.com/478967938 COVIDLiMS for Schools and Universities]
* [https://vimeo.com/477247890 COVIDLiMS for Public Health]
* [https://vimeo.com/442485936 myLabCare - HIPAA-Compliant Cloud-Hosted Physician Portal]
* [https://vimeo.com/424764673 LabVia - Integrate, Automate, Monitor ... Everything]
* [https://vimeo.com/336905513 CannaQA LIMS]
 
===Additional information===




====Additional information====
==External links==
* [https://www.lablynx.com/ Official website]
* [https://www.limsforum.com/ LIMSforum community portal]
* [https://www.limswiki.org/ LIMSwiki site]
* [https://www.cannaqa.wiki/ CannaQAwiki site]
* [https://vimeo.com/lablynx LabLynx on Vimeo]
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/lablynx LabLynx on YouTube]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 19:40, 28 May 2024

LabLynx, Inc.
Type Incorporated
Industry Laboratory informatics
Founded July 24, 2000[1]
Founder(s) John H. Jones
Headquarters 2400 Lake Park Dr., Ste. 435, Smyrna, Georgia, U.S.
Area served Worldwide
Products
Revenue ~ $5 million[2]
Employees 80+[2]
Website LabLynx.com
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/lablynx-inc-/

LabLynx, Inc. is a privately owned, funded, and managed American corporation that develops, supports, and markets laboratory information management system (LIMS) solutions. Its most well-known product is ELab, a browser-based LIMS offered as a local installation or under a scalable, hosted "software as a service" (SaaS) delivery model. The company’s primary clients include laboratories in the agriculture, clinical, environmental, forensics, health care, and manufacturing industries, including government agencies. The company is known for introducing one of the first browser-based LIMS products in 1997[3][4] and being a long-term player in the laboratory informatics market.

History

Before LabLynx was a company, it was a LIMS product offered by Atlanta Systems Consultants, Inc. (ASC).[5][6] Formed in 1992,[7] ASC's LabLynx division later began work on a laboratory information management system designed specifically for a web browser. ASC demonstrated its new Internet Explorer-based LabLynx LIMS at Pittcon in 1997, among the first browser-based LIMS to appear at the time.[3][4] The company again showcased LabLynx at Pittcon in 1998[8] and soon after picked up a major LIMS-based contract with the U.S. Customs Service.[9]

LabLynx home office

By July 2000, the LabLynx division of ASC separated to become its own incorporated entity.[1] And while ASC eventually ceased to exist in 2005,[7] LabLynx, Inc. went on to diversify its offerings. LabLynx’s browser-based LIMS previously demonstrated at Pittcon in 1997 expanded to become ELab, which in 2001 took on an application service provider (ASP) model of distribution.[10] In 2004 LabLynx released a browser-based tool called openLIMS, which gave consultants and end-users the ability "to build custom LIMS solutions that are geared to the exact operational needs of many different laboratories."[11]

On June 19, 2006, LabLynx established the Laboratory Informatics Institute, an open membership group with the purpose of advancing the field of laboratory informatics and shaping the standards associated with it.[12] LabLynx made further moves to better its LIMS offerings in August 2008, renewing and expanding its contract with Nagarro, Inc., a U.S.-based technology consulting firm. The collaboration allowed LabLynx to upgrade its existing LIMS software to .NET architecture and expand its initiative to create and market a SaaS-based LIMS.[13] Less than a year after the announced renewed partnership, LabLynx revealed its redeveloped webLIMS product to the public, featuring ELab in a SaaS model and additional integration of developer tools to allow users to create and modify modules for the LIMS.[14][15] This move to a cloud-based SaaS model brought renewed interest in the company’s LIMS, with clients like the Georgia Department of Agriculture[16] and Cypress Bioscience[17][18] taking on the new LIMS.

In 2011, LabLynx was involved in an initiative to standardize and structure the transmission of laboratory data that first originates in a LIMS or LIS and then moves to a person's or population of people's electronic health records.[19] This laboratory results interface (LRI) pilot began in August 2011 and included collaborations with the supported open source project mdDigest and the U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).[20]

In February 2015, LabLynx announced the introduction of HealthCloudPOL, a cloud-based laboratory information system (LIS) for the physician office laboratory (POL), making the basic starter package free to users.[21][22] That product line soon after changed names, becoming sciCloud.net.

In the summer of 2019, LabLynx released its CannaQA LIMS software for the cannabis testing industry.[23] The solution's name changed to "ELab LIMS for Cannabis" in April 2022.

In April 2020, LabLynx announced it had modified its existing LIMS platform to effectively manage COVID-19 workflows, and that its implementation could be deployed in two to five days.[24]

Community history

Since transitioning from Atlanta Systems Consultants, Inc. to LabLynx, Inc. in 2000, LabLynx has become increasingly active in the laboratory informatics community. Projects that LabLynx has started or been involved in within the community over the years include:

  • the Laboratory Informatics Institute, an open trade association with the mission of educating, standardizing, and promoting the laboratory informatics industry[12]
  • LIMSfinder, an online interactive magazine released by the Laboratory Informatics Institute that aims to be "the best resource for information technology in the laboratory"[25]
  • LIMSbook, a LIMS buyer’s guide released by the Laboratory Informatics Institute[26]
  • LIMSforum, a LinkedIn discussion group created to facilitate the exchange of ideas and technical information across the fields of laboratory, science, and health informatics[27][28]; this later became a stand-alone community web portal.[29]
  • LIMSuniversity, an open-access learning resource released by the Laboratory Informatics Institute, targeted towards laboratories and the LIMS community[30]
  • LIMSwiki, a Creative Commons-licensed wiki with the goal of bringing related informatics communities together to maintain a repository of information about the industry[31]
  • CannaQAwiki, a Creative Commons-licensed wiki with the goal of providing content as it relates to analytically testing the Cannabis plant and its constituents in the laboratory, as well as the regulatory aspects that surround it[32]

Technology and products

ELab

ELab is a hosted software as a service (SaaS) laboratory information management system (LIMS) + laboratory information system (LIS). Introduced in 2009 as webLIMS[14], ELab is a scalable system that "molds around your lab’s specific requirements to provide a comprehensive, user friendly sample management system."[33] The software can be hosted in the cloud or self-hosted. In April 2020, a COVID-19 testing module was developed for ELab that extends its molecular diagnostics and other related COVID-19 workflows.[24][34]

CannaQA LIMS

CannaQA LIMS is cloud-based LIMS "specially designed for cannabis testing and flexible enough to support all regulations and standards no matter where your lab is located or your type of testing."[35]

ClinDx

ClinDx is hybrid LIMS-LIS that "offers a unique blend of sample-focused and patient-focused workflows" that are adaptable to your laboratory.[36]

LabVia

LabVia is a middleware hardware/software-based hub that "intelligently manages multiple data communications between all kinds of devices, services, systems or other sources."[37]

Pricing

ELab and its add-on LIMS applications

Source for pricing information is directly from LabLynx. Additional pricing information can be gleaned from GSA Avantage. As prices may change at any time, always contact the vendor directly to obtain a price list or quote.

ELab and Related Add-on LIMS Price List
LIMS Licensing
ELab, ClinDx, and other LIMS Subscription Perpetual
# of users Price/user/yr
2 $3,000 $30,000 (includes 5 licenses)
3–9 $2,250
10–14 $1,950
15+ $1,800
License types Concurrent / Subscription Concurrent / Purchased
Additional licenses
(each additional concurrent user) 		Based on table above $5,000
Implementation services Quote Quote
LIMS Service Plan
Subscription Perpetual
Status Included Optional
Annual fee Included 20% of license fee
Self-hosting fee N/A $4,500/year
Maintenance Yes Yes
Warranty Yes Yes
LabVia Interfacing Module
LabVia Pi $150 each
LabVia Serial $150 each
LabVia Service Plan
Status Optional
Fee (if LabVia interface selected) $100/month or $1,000/yr
Maintenance Yes
Warranty Yes
Add-on Applications
License type Open-source
License included Unlimited
Pricing Quote
Other Services
Additional hours
(as needed/requested) 		$175/hour

CannaQA

Source for pricing information is directly from LabLynx.[38] The software can be licensed as an annual subscription or purchased.

Subscription

  • Up to two concurrent users at $6,000 per year ($3,000 annual price per user)
  • Three to nine concurrent users at $6,750 - $20,250 ($2,250 annual price per user)
  • 10 to 14 concurrent users at $19,500 - $27,300 ($1,950 annual price per user)
  • 15 to 50+ concurrent users at $27,000 - $90,000+ ($1,800 annual price per user)

Purchased

  • Core CannaQA LIMS module and implementation: Everything needed to analyze, track, and report cannabis samples is included; however, many processes are manual, and things like tests must be created by the user (training is provided) - $20,500

Add-ons

  • CannaQA Lab Portal, a client-facing web portal: $$5,000

Other fees include $175/hour for project management, acceptance testing, training, etc. See the CannaQA website for the various options and their prices.

Demonstration videos and other media

The following demonstration videos are available for ELab:

Additional information

External links

References

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