LIMSWiki:LIMSforum and LIMS/LI forum posts

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Commented and Active Posts from LIMSforum and LIMS/LI Post # Title Author Forum Year - Month Comments Likes 290. It really is true... Cloud Computing will do to traditional software what the Internet did to newspapers. John Jones 2013 - 12 25 7 289. What the top 5 lab instruments (please include manufacturer and model) used in your lab today? Jeff Urbanczyk 2013 - 12 21 5 288. HIPAA Risk Analysis for Mobile Devices Storing or Accessing PHI Owen Kurtin 2013 - 12 12 2 287. Lab management structure for ISO 17025 Pujing Pan 2013 - 12 9 4 286. HIPAA Business Associate Best Practices - Revised and Updated Owen Kurtin 2013 - 12 9 1 285. Useful models for empirical Risk Management: breach frequency and damage modeling. Simple minded models that are turning out to be more useful than ranking compliance on a scale of 1 to 5. Don Turnblade 2013 - 12 8 2 284. Regulatory Requirements for the Cloud in the US and Abroad Jeff Urbanczyk 2013 - 12 7 1 283. Announcement from LIMS/Laboratory Informatics - Holidays 2013 Terry Iorns 2013 - 12 5 0 282. Is 2 Factor authentication recommended for software systems that have PHI data regardless of whether or not it is on the local network or in the cloud? Same question for PHI data encryption. John Jones 2013 - 12 4 1 281. Reported today by MLO "Data Innovations LLC acquires assets of Dawning Technologies, Inc." Matt Nielsen 2013 - 12 3 2 280. How common is the Kermit protocol any more when interfacing laboratory instruments? Matt Nielsen 2013 - 12 3 1 279. What are the choices for integration of POCT (Point of Care Testing) with LIS and EHR systems? John Jones 2013 - 11 34 2 278. what is the best LIMS for petroleum Refinery and Oil field production Naser Mansour 2013 - 11 24 5 277. Middleware is considered to be a Medical Device Data System (MDDS) and thus subject to FDA regulation 21 CFR part 880. John Jones 2013 - 11 15 4 276. Point of Care Testing (POCT) information resources. Please help by posting your links to POCT articles and presentations John Jones 2013 - 11 15 4 275. Whom do you think is the decision maker or highly influential in purchasing a LIMS or ELN systems? Pradeep Nagisetty 2013 - 11 14 1 274. how can i get data from WAN CLOUD on ASTM with RJ45 Khurrum Rasheed 2013 - 11 11 1 273. Which middleware solutions do you use in your lab to integrate instruments? John Jones 2013 - 11 8 2 272. Do you think that the LIMS market knows the difference between real Cloud LIMS as Saas and Cloud Hosting LIMS? Pasquale de Tullio 2013 - 11 6 5 271. Looking for a LIMS for Metabolomics/Lipidomics Manfred Raida 2013 - 11 6 3 270. Any thought on saving workflows in LIMS? Alexander Raskind 2013 - 11 5 4 269. Stuck in the Middleware... little has changed John Jones 2013 - 11 4 2 268. ANY BODY give me demo laboratory system Khurrum Rasheed 2013 - 11 4 2 267. I would like to develop a LIMS system that can deal with both qPCR and NGS data. Can anyone advise please with regards to suppliers, costs and timelines. James Clark 2013 - 11 3 1 266. Are Payors starting to ask your lab for test result data? If so, what are you doing about it? Justin Clark 2013 - 11 3 0 265. Friday prophecy about future of LIMS vendors. What’s your opinion? Janecek Michael 2013 - 10 25 4 264. Can you tell LIMS suitable for scientific chemistry lab? I want to store data about the samples and the data of their research. I would be very grateful if you could tell open source solutions Aleksandr Iakovlev 2013 - 10 15 3 263. The highly automated and integrated lab to the extreme John Jones 2013 - 10 11 4 262. Has anyone setup a wireless network dedicated for lab instrumentation such that it is not mixed with regular network traffic? John Jones 2013 - 10 11 5 261. May i request you to provide me, LIMS reliability check questionaire? Srinivasa Prasad 2013 - 10 9 0 260. Which system works best for the Life Science Research Lab? Please post a comment to elaborate John Jones 2013 - 10 7 5 259. Zebra Printer and Chinese Fonts Gloria Metrick 2013 - 10 7 1 258. Webinars on clinical labs? Rebecca Fein 2013 - 10 7 0 257. Setting up a small analytical lab. Wanting to set up a LIMS system to work with our company management information system which is Oracle. My previous experience LIMS experience was through Thermo. Carl Epps 2013 - 10 6 3 256. Top 50 Discussions for LIMSforum and LIMS/LI groups John Jones 2013 - 10 6 3 255. Specimen Storage - Clinical Laboratory. What are the various types of Alerts / warnings and corrective action that user expect for the specimen storage (all specimens in clinical lab) from LIS? Akbar Basha 2013 - 10 5 3 254. POCT1-A Protocol Abhishek Kumar 2013 - 10 5 0 253. How do typical research labs and CROs record data? David Gurevich 2013 - 10 3 1 252. Which LIS do you use in your clinical laboratory? John Jones 2013 - 09 19 3 251. Dear all, Please recommend the leading LIMS suppliers for R&D (pathology, QC, Genomic research and Marker discovery applications) in Crop science (BioAgri) space? Hareesh Reddy Kalavakunta 2013 - 09 15 2 250. Do you make use of Business Analytics within your lab? John Jones 2013 - 09 14 5 249. How do you find good Laboratory Informatics professionals? John Jones 2013 - 09 13 3 248. LIMS for biotechnology Luiz Antonio Falaguasta Barbosa 2013 - 09 12 3 247. Dear Everyone, Can anyone inform me that STAR LIMS is full compliant to ISO17025? And comparison of Star LIMS with Labware Asad Roman 2013 - 09 11 5 246. LIMS and ELN reseller in Brazil Luiz Antonio Falaguasta Barbosa 2013 - 09 7 0 245. I have a starting working with a Lab that only provides urine screening for both prescription and illegal drugs. What open source LIMS/LIS would be the best fit for this type of Lab? Rick Stock 2013 - 09 7 0 244. HTML5 & Javascript versus native app development for mobile applications John Jones 2013 - 09 6 2 243. Dear all, I would like to know if it is possible to engage with one LIMS player for all Global R&D (Biotechnology) requirements? if possible, Suggest a supplier? If not, when can this be possible? Hareesh Reddy Kalavakunta 2013 - 09 4 0 242. All new LIMS Book & Buyer's Guide released on-line for 2013/14 John Jones 2013 - 09 3 2 241. Public health laboratories around the world Shawn Douglas 2013 - 09 3 0 240. Is your LIMS/LIS integrated with EHR systems? John Jones 2013 - 08 11 2 239. When looking for LIMS developer consultants what is most important? John Jones 2013 - 08 10 1 238. Anyone successfully implement RFID sample tracking in a LIS/LIMS? Matt Nielsen 2013 - 08 8 2 237. How does your lab train and track staff training? John Jones 2013 - 08 6 2 236. What article topics in the area of Laboratory & Health Informatics are you interested in? John Jones 2013 - 08 6 2 235. GHS in Laboratory Informatics Gloria Metrick 2013 - 08 6 1 234. A simple way to improve your web browsing experience John Jones 2013 - 08 5 3 233. What's the next big thing in Laboratory, Scientific & Healthcare Informatics? John Jones 2013 - 08 5 1 232. XML Standards for IDMI or HLA Gloria Metrick 2013 - 08 5 0 231. Do you use RSS to keep up with news? John Jones 2013 - 08 4 0 230. Can someone recommend a LIMS software package or Web based system for a small lab? Catherine McCord 2013 - 07 26 6 229. Open Source is racing to the top! Can it do the same for LIMS John Jones 2013 - 07 24 4 228. Patent Challenge Lyndon Castro 2013 - 07 8 1 227. Starlims seems to be comeup or least use Mobile Lims as their USP Deepak Ganesan 2013 - 07 7 3 226. POC device data flow questions Gail Wallace 2013 - 07 7 1 225. LIMS as an innovation engine Avrum Goodblatt 2013 - 07 6 3 224. How we should automate bill of material for performing lab investigations for commercial control. Dharmendra Sharma 2013 - 07 6 1 223. What is X bar chart and how can it be used for effective quality management Kishore Sirigiri 2013 - 07 6 1 222. Good evening everybody Please! Need for help! I have searches about the protocol "Astm e 1381/1394" and I did not find enough explanation concerning its functioning Abir Kaaniche 2013 - 07 6 0 221. What do you think about automatic approval for LIS (Laboratory Information System). Which parameters must be in the automatic approval system? Özgür Özbek 2013 - 07 4 2 220. How to find an IT testing organization accredited to ISO/IEC 17025? Christian Bläul 2013 - 07 4 0 219. has anyone successfully run predictive analytics on their LIMS data? I'd like to chat if so. Matt Barnes 2013 - 07 3 1 218. How to find a LIMS consultant to help with your LIMS project? John Jones 2013 - 06 27 5 217. Can anyone tell me what is the difference between customization and configuration in the LIMS world? Mukunth Venkatesan 2013 - 06 19 6 216. Clarification on FDA Regulations Jeff Urbanczyk 2013 - 06 15 6 215. How important is it for you to be able to do ad-hoc reporting of your LIMS data John Jones 2013 - 06 15 2 214. Does this article make sense to you as a LIMS users? John Jones 2013 - 06 12 3 213. Have you started using tablets within your lab yet? John Jones 2013 - 06 9 6 212. How important is LIMS documentation to your success with a LIMS? John Jones 2013 - 06 7 2 211. Electronic Cross Matching - Blood Tushar Sampat 2013 - 06 6 2 210. For those of you in the commercial testing labs, what CRM do you use? John Jones 2013 - 06 5 3 209. Can anyone recommend medical billing software or services? John Jones 2013 - 06 5 1 208. Could I please receive feedback on this scientific informatics resource directory? Shawn Douglas 2013 - 06 4 0 207. LIMS Software cost in INDIA Pradeep Divvela 2013 - 06 3 3 206. Does anyone can help me in preparing the Functional Specifications for SAP LIMS integration as in what details should be covered in that? Suman Malik 2013 - 05 14 1 205. Can anyone recommend a LIMS Solution with an offline working order entry? Melissa Kokel 2013 - 05 14 0 204. Getting data in and out of Labware LIMS - preferably without files. Advice required. David Joyce 2013 - 05 10 1 203. Can a Lab Analyst become a successful LIMS Administrator? It would be great if people can share their thoughts or experiences on this topic. Priti Soni 2013 - 05 5 2 202. Is there any data standard that can be used in LIMS for communicating with Chromatography Data System? Tushar Sinkar 2013 - 05 4 2 201. Does anyone here could advise if there is any available solution (freeware) or sourcode pertaining to Microtiter plate, that is configurable. wherein user would be able to create templates? Meiler Rene Manguiat 2013 - 05 4 0 200. How we can find a good LIMS Demostration to look into it? Now, I find all Demo is so abstract! Jason (Jian Sun) 2013 - 05 4 0 199. Help for my LIS. José Luis Regalado 2013 - 05 3 2 198. As part of the NSF I-Corps, program supporting transfer of technology, we're looking to do customer discovery interviews. We're at UNC-Chapel Hill, the technology is open source data grid software... Leesa Brieger 2013 - 05 3 0 197. Has anyone implemented Mirth for exchanging data between LIS and EHR? John Jones 2013 - 04 30 4 196. How should one go about learning LIMS in general or a particular LIMS package? John Jones 2013 - 04 26 2 195. Blood banking and tracking software requirements John Jones 2013 - 04 20 2 194. What are some good solutions & techniques for Instrument Interfacing? John Jones 2013 - 04 18 4 193. Why there are rare LIMS Consultants with SAMPLE MANAGER experience? we are facing difficulties in finding potential candidate for our Client. Please let me Know the reason. Pankaj Brohma 2013 - 04 17 0 192. LIMS Challenges Katie Wang 2013 - 04 10 5 191. We are implementing LIMS in a lab that has been operating manually. Now they need to start the stability program, does any one have idea on how to handle samples that are already in stability chambers Mukunth Venkatesan 2013 - 04 8 1 190. What do you think of Microsoft Windows 8? John Jones 2013 - 04 7 2 189. Can a regulated industry use a standard backup software instead of a SDMS/ECM type of solution, does the backup software need to be compliant? Mukunth Venkatesan 2013 - 04 7 0 188. Has anyone use Bika LIMS? Is it suitable for clinical laboratories? I just installed it, but does not look user-friendly at all, and seems slow, even running from my local laptop. Dominic Kojo Passah 2013 - 04 6 0 187. Hi, Can anyone suggest Freeware LIMS which gives basic functionality of LIMS. Thank you in advance. (More comments here.) Ajay Lingerkar 2013 - 04 5 2 186. LIMS compatibility with Chromeleon 7.1 for non-GMP industrial chemistry lab? Robert Herman 2013 - 04 5 1 185. Need feedback on this 21 CFR part 11 checklist for auditing apps and systems John Jones 2013 - 04 5 1 184. Can a regulated industry use a standard backup software instead of a SDMS/ECM type of solution, does the backup software need to be compliant? Mukunth Venkatesan 2013 - 04 5 0 183. Hi, can anyone suggest analytical laboratories in India who conduct tests for Pharma Companies? Meghna Dekhtawala 2013 - 04 3 1 182. Hi, Can anyone tell me how can i learn STARLiMS package for implementation and development and details of commercial quotes ! Thanks in advance. Gaurang Chaturvedi 2013 - 04 3 0 181. Current List of LIMS Vendors. Please check it to make sure it is accurate and complete John Jones 2013 - 03 49 7 180. Hi, we´re doing a research about cloud-lims. Please help us answer this question. Would you buy a Lims directly online and store your data on external server? Adam Wahlund 2013 - 03 29 3 179. Why do you hate your LIMS? Peter Nollert 2013 - 03 23 1 178. I have a catalog of substances that i am trying to upload as an SDF. I have the drawings in various formats but not SDF. Any advice? George Maguire 2013 - 03 13 0 177. What is the easiest way for a lab to define their LIMS requirements? John Jones 2013 - 03 11 1 176. Migration of LIMS, ELN to a new platform is a big challenge these days. Does anyone in this group experienced in this upgrade? Somnath Mukherjee 2013 - 03 11 1 175. Do any end-users in this group have positive or negative experiences with LIMS or ELNs that they would like to share with the readers of Lab Manager Magazine? Angelo DePalma 2013 - 03 11 0 174. Measurement of Uncertainty in a LIS Matt Nielsen 2013 - 03 10 2 173. LIMS: Sapio Exemplar Vs. Genologics Clarity: Has anyone had experience implementing these systems in a mid capacity NGS core. We offer most of the NGS pipelines including Sanger sequencing. Thanks Saikumar Karyala 2013 - 03 10 0 172. Who provides the best technology/software solutions? Nicola Ambler 2013 - 03 9 0 171. Apps, Apps, EVERYWHERE... Rebecca Fein 2013 - 03 9 0 170. How Can Laboratory Informatics help with public health management? Rebecca Fein 2013 - 03 8 3 169. Laboratory Informatics Standards / Guides, which one should you use? John Jones 2013 - 03 8 1 168. How do NGS LIMS providers stay agile? Arvind Sekhar 2013 - 03 6 2 167. Which middleware products do you consider good for integrating LIS, Instruments, EHR, etc.? John Jones 2013 - 03 6 0 166. Was Pittcon this year worth going to? John Jones 2013 - 03 5 4 165. Which middleware/s do you consider or use in bio-pharma R&D Labs? Chintan Desai 2013 - 03 4 1 164. Here is an interesting find for all you NGS LIMS folks John Jones 2013 - 03 4 1 163. Building Credibility Over Creating Temporary Happiness Gloria Metrick 2013 - 03 3 1 162. Looking for current industry thoughts on effectiveness and compliance of multi-tenant SaaS LIMS/ERP systems. Can they be validated against modern pharma standards? Ryan Downey 2013 - 03 3 0 161. Is it possible to sell a clinical LIMS in English to Eastern Europe Countries - or do you have to translate it into the special languages (Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Polish, ..) first? Robert Loescher 2013 - 03 3 0 160. Cloud-based genetic sequencing analysis creates more privacy challenges in genomics bit.ly/XqHcGx Katherine "Kat" J. McAlpine 2013 - 03 3 0 159. Why Laboratory Informatics Programming is Often So Poor Gloria Metrick 2013 - 02 24 3 158. Request for comment on LIMS Features John Jones 2013 - 02 23 0 157. What interface to provide in an Instrument for good LIMS / Middleware compatibility? Andy Atkinson 2013 - 02 22 1 156. Are science software archives useless? Avrum Goodblatt 2013 - 02 16 2 155. Data silos and you, thoughts/opinions? How do we break these things down? Rebecca Fein 2013 - 02 14 2 154. Data Exchange Between Lab Equipment and Modern PC’s Steven Zobrist 2013 - 02 14 2 153. I would like group feedback on the list of lab informatics providers shown on the home page of LIMSwiki.org Shawn Douglas 2013 - 02 13 0 152. Looking for scheduling software for shared lab equipment Jens Karlsson 2013 - 02 12 1 151. The top 10 questions about the People's Liberation Army's cyber attacks John Jones 2013 - 02 11 1 150. Meeting the Challenges of LIS and Data Mining (More comments here.) Justin Clark 2013 - 02 8 2 149. LIMS Data Structure Stuart Lynde 2013 - 02 8 1 148. Jason inspired me to do a little bit of digging on the topic of open source, with his response to my previous question "What is the resistance to open source?" Rebecca Fein 2013 - 02 8 0 147. Does your lab make use of a customer facing portal? John Jones 2013 - 02 8 0 146. I am looking for a replacement for a GLP Cytogenetics data system for a genetic toxicology lab. The systems needs to be 21 CFR 11 compliant. Any recommendations out there? Cathy Hilliard 2013 - 02 6 0 145. When do busy people think! Stormy Walker 2013 - 02 5 3 144. Someone is always bragging they have a bigger one than anyone else! John Jones 2013 - 02 5 2 143. Are there any Open Source ELN systems available? John Jones 2013 - 02 5 1 142. Hamilton Robot Training Course Gloria Metrick 2013 - 02 4 0 141. Can somebody guide me for the course to take to become a laboratory information analyst / specialist who can perform validation , compliance and interface activity. Syed Askari 2013 - 02 3 1 140. "InvMan" - Inventory Manager by Cove Laboratory Software Joseph Mizrahi 2013 - 02 3 0 139. What's the resistance to open source? Rebecca Fein 2013 - 01 20 3 138. U.S. Department of Homeland Security is advising people to disable the Java software on their computers John Jones 2013 - 01 17 7 137. Im looking for a good lims system for a lab that turns over abour 10000 per year. Employs 8 people and does soil and water testing. Any suggestions? Ruth Clinton 2013 - 01 17 1 136. Thinking of building your own system? You may enjoy this interview with small biotech that decided to build their own sample tracking system from scratch. Rob Day 2013 - 01 12 6 135. Telling folks to stop using Java is a bit like telling the Chinese to stop breathing air John Jones 2013 - 01 11 6 134. I am looking for a low cost highly functional lab middleware program to tie in Beckman and Siemens analyzers. Looking for auto verify and qc tracking John Malusky 2013 - 01 10 1 124. What is the proper role of comparison shopping in Health Informatics? Rebecca Fein 2013 - 01 9 4 133. Pathology order comms systems Jonathan Horan 2013 - 01 6 3 132. Thinking of building your own system? You may enjoy this interview with small biotech that decided to build their own sample tracking system from scratch. Rob Day 2013 - 01 5 2 131. Can anyone recommend an Open Source equivalent to ChemBioOffice? John Jones 2013 - 01 4 0 130. The challenge of open source... Rebecca Fein 2012 - 12 42 1 129. How IT will be blown to bits. Will this provide new opportunities for science? John Jones 2012 - 12 28 3 129. Independent Requirements Definition Service For LIMS Projects from a LIMS vendor? Hmmm. John Jones 2012 - 12 23 3 128. The cloud tipping point - 2012 seems to have been the year. When will labs follow suit? John Jones 2012 - 12 18 0 127. Another funny Dilbert Cartoon related to LIMS pricing and other such mysteries John Jones 2012 - 12 15 4 126. Is a Lab Execution System just another name for a LIMS? John Jones 2012 - 12 13 5 125. Hello Everyone, Can anyone give me an overview of the advantages of using STARLIMS in a mining laboratory in comparison to another LIMS system (we are currently running CCLAS-Ventix). Thanks Adriana Sanchez 2012 - 12 13 3 124. Experimental Planning/Design feature, is it common? Pablo Goulart de Queiroz 2012 - 12 10 2 124. Serverhosting, LIMS, and GLP/GxP requirements discussion Thijs van den Brink 2012 - 12 7 1 123. We are collecting data for a client from industry professionals. Please click the link below and answer our 1 question database survey. Perry W. Burton 2012 - 12 6 1 119. Does anyone know of a good resource, book, anything that harmonizes various regulatory requirements? John Jones 2012 - 11 18 3 122. A problem with LIMS on an internal network Ivan Popov 2012 - 11 15 0 119. Automated Reporting requirements in a LIMS laboratory Chris Johnson 2012 - 11 12 0 119. SAP QM as LIMS Ram Angara 2012 - 11 8 5 119. LIMSwiki.org has been improved greatly. I want to thank Shawn Douglas for the great work. John Jones 2012 - 11 7 7 119. Group Member Warning! - Beware of top-paying-jobs.com John Jones 2012 - 11 7 1 121. Tablet Enabled LIMS Terry Iorns 2012 - 11 4 0 120. Automated Reporting requirements in a LIMS laboratory Chris Johnson 2012 - 11 3 0 119. Are serial port based instruments still common in the lab? John Jones 2012 - 10 24 2 118. Is there a reason for a lack of innovation in the LIMS industry? John Jones 2012 - 10 17 4 118. Dear All, Our lab is looking for a free Clinical LIMS software. We have downloaded few applications in the web Meiler Rene Manguiat 2012 - 10 17 1 117. hi all , is it necessary to have our LIMS software validated by the FDA to sold and install it in the US ? some of my friends says no and others said yes ......Thanks for your informations... Frederic Buisson 2012 - 10 11 1 116. Use of digital signatures on final reports Neill Rosenthal 2012 - 10 10 0 115. Article: Experiencing Product Maturity: ELNs and LIMS Helen Gillespie 2012 - 10 6 2 114. Ad-hoc queries Phillip Woodhouse 2012 - 10 6 1 113. If you had to pick one mobile device, which would you choose? John Jones 2012 - 10 6 0 112. Any experience in Directory Watch, Nugenesis, ComplianceBuilder or other application that monitors disk folders or server shares for file modification/deletion? David Bird 2012 - 10 5 0 111. Instruments to LIMS interaction via HL7 instead LIS02/LIS01 (ASTM) any experiences? Guillaume Duroux 2012 - 10 4 0 110. Do it Yourself (DiY) LIMS. Is it right for your lab? Are you a software developer or a lab? John Jones 2012 - 09 26 0 110. ASTM E-1394-97 standard : Message structure Charbel Roumi 2012 - 09 22 2 109. The DiY LIMS... Does this Dilbert cartoon remind you of anything? John Jones 2012 - 09 18 4 108. Switching from a paper lab notebook - help and suggestions needed. Pawel Lorkiewicz 2012 - 09 14 0 107. In the environmental analytical contract lab industry, are value-added services becoming "the norm" and part of clients' expectations? Katharine Kaye 2012 - 09 12 2 106. LIMS final reports and the need to edit those reports John Jones 2012 - 09 12 1 105. I had some questions regarding LIMS pricing 1) Typically are user licenses & server renewed on an annual basis? I read through the 2012 buying guide and I wasn't clear on this. Thanks! Robert Melkus 2012 - 09 12 0 104. Web Browser based apps have been the trend for about 10 years now. What is next? John Jones 2012 - 09 8 2 104. ASTM message reader / editor Charbel Roumi 2012 - 09 8 1 103. Web Browser based apps have been the trend for about 10 years now. What is next? John Jones 2012 - 09 8 0 102. Anyone have any experience with good document management software to help with CAP/CLIA inspections? I've heard good things about Genial (Geneial) - anyone else? Keith McCormick 2012 - 09 8 0 101. A pretty cool example of the power of HTML 5 John Jones 2012 - 09 7 3 101. Which direction will we see with lab informatics apps? Jeffrey Lee 2012 - 09 7 1 101. With all the excitement about Mobile Technology, do you currently use a Smart Device at your work? John Jones 2012 - 09 7 1 100. What's the Hot, New Thing? Gloria Metrick 2012 - 09 5 0 099. When a vendor releases is new version of their software and the data model is fundamentally changed, should this be classified as an UPGRADE, MIGRATE or NEW SYSTEM? What is our experience and opinion? Peter Boogaard 2012 - 09 4 0 098. When defining your lab's informatics requirements, what are the key points to cover? John Jones 2012 - 08 29 4 097. Announcement from LIMS/Laboratory Informatics- 8/14/2012 Terry Iorns 2012 - 08 24 2 096. Are LIMS and LIS the same thing? John Jones 2012 - 08 21 3 095. Is there much diffeence in chemstation and empower Shital Yadav 2012 - 08 21 1 094. How do you use laboratory informatics tools / processes to support lean concepts in your lab? (More comments here.) Katharine Kaye 2012 - 08 14 3 093. NGS LIMS Alex Birch 2012 - 08 11 0 092. How do you use laboratory informatics tools / processes to support lean concepts in your lab? Katharine Kaye 2012 - 08 7 0 092. Risks to using hosted LIMS...cloud based or otherwise. Kevin Cramer 2012 - 08 7 0 091. 'Shadow IT' can be the cloud's best friend John Jones 2012 - 08 4 1 090. What do you use for Data Mining, especially in drug discovery ? Johann Lauthier 2012 - 07 19 1 089. Open Source alternative to the forms based Nexus ELN John Jones 2012 - 07 14 4 089. Is there a list of LIMS, ERP or SDMS solution that are based (or at least able to manage) chemical structures? Lionel Colliandre 2012 - 07 14 1 088. Thoughts about our current Logo Alex Birch 2012 - 07 14 0 087. Suggestions on how to migrate LIMS data from a legacy LIMS to a new LIMS John Jones 2012 - 07 8 6 087. Forecasting public cloud adoption in the enterprise John Jones 2012 - 07 8 0 087. Is the future of Open Source to become Open SaaS? John Jones 2012 - 07 7 2 087. Me and my partner planned to to start a pathology lab, can anyone suggest me where can I buy LIMS for cheaper rate. Ankur Shah 2012 - 07 7 1 086. Does "Big Data" apply to Lab Informatics in ways other than Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)? John Jones 2012 - 06 26 1 085. Has anyone compared the Open Source GNomEx LIMS to the proprietary Exemplar LIMS? John Jones 2012 - 06 12 0 085. Stand alone Blood Bank application. Rodney Tinsley 2012 - 06 12 0 085. I am curious... Has anyone in this group found a job because of this group or any group on Linkedin? John Jones 2012 - 06 8 2 085. I am looking for reliable and fraud-proof biometric identification system that could be linked to clinical report forms. I would appreciate any input. Heloisio Rodrigues 2012 - 06 8 1 085. Calibration Manager Recommendation Jeffrey Lee 2012 - 06 7 1 084. Does Open Source have some advantages when it comes to validation? John Jones 2012 - 05 27 1 083. Suggestions for an inexpensive barebone LIMS Pujing Pan 2012 - 05 19 3 083. 2012 LIMS Buyer's Guide now available for download John Jones 2012 - 05 14 20 082. What is the most important trend for Lab Informatics Software? John Jones 2012 - 05 12 3 081. Consumerization of IT, will this be a trend for Laboratory Informatics? John Jones 2012 - 05 7 4 081. Looking for local LIMS experts to join the panel at the lab conference which will be held in Sydney Australia this September. Katie Wang 2012 - 05 7 4 081. Announcement from LiMS forum - Regarding job postings John Jones 2012 - 05 7 2 080. Which type of software license is of best value? John Jones 2012 - 05 4 0 079. It's time to run Java out of town, are LIMS built on Java the next to go? John Jones 2012 - 04 44 2 078. Is there any use or need for a Wiki in the laboratory? John Jones 2012 - 04 32 3 077. Anyone know of a solid QBD (quality by design) program for small scale PD? Needs to be OPC Matt Barnes 2012 - 04 14 0 076. Are there any good work group collaboration tools that can be an alternative to a LIMS? John Jones 2012 - 04 10 1 075. Forensics Laboratory Fraud: Is the foundation of so called Forensics Science in question? John Jones 2012 - 04 9 4 075. Hi, did anyone use a LIMS for sequencing core facility? I am now testing Gnomex wich is open source and designed for highthrouput sequencing platform. That looks to give us satisfaction. Mohammed-Amin Madoui 2012 - 04 9 4 074. Would like feedback on an idea to improve the group John Jones 2012 - 04 8 3 074. Is the iPad the future of lab data management and scientific collaboration? Rob Day 2012 - 04 8 2 073. I need help with some LABVANTAGE Solutions branding issues I'm encountering Shawn Douglas 2012 - 04 8 1 073. Has anyone integrated a LIMS and a Manufacturing Execution System (MES)? John Jones 2012 - 04 8 0 072. ASTM Standard LIMS Guide - Webex Meeting on April 26th John Jones 2012 - 04 7 3 072. What keeps you from getting a LIMS for your lab? John Jones 2012 - 04 7 1 071. Amazon offers cloud apps at hourly rates from IBM, SAP, others - what about LIMS and ELN John Jones 2012 - 04 6 0 070. I'd like to know the average no of tests/samples made per year in a lab and of that portion what results are STAT in percentage. If someone could provide data it would be great! Göran Åberg 2012 - 04 5 0 069. Use of Dropbox and any similar tools in the lab Terry Iorns 2012 - 04 3 2 068. Is a LIMS the platform of choice for the future "Integrated Lab" John Jones 2012 - 03 36 1 067. What is the difference between a LIS and a LIMS? John Jones 2012 - 03 24 1 067. Does anyone use a Serial-to-Ethernet device to interface lab software to serial instruments? John Jones 2012 - 03 24 0 066. Today, Excel is widely used for data capture/performing some basic data analysis tasks. Based on our study, we found below listed challenges ..Read More Siva Venugopal 2012 - 03 23 4 065. How would you rate the quality of Open Source Software compared to commercial software John Jones 2012 - 03 22 0 065. What type of User Interface do you prefer for your LIMS? John Jones 2012 - 03 20 0 064. Laboratory Informatics Consulting: A Better or Worse Profession? Gloria Metrick 2012 - 03 11 3 063. What is the best LIMS for next-generation genomics/Sequencing samples? Chintan Desai 2012 - 03 10 3 062. Documenting and diagramming business processes James Smith 2012 - 03 10 1 061. Do Nutraceutical manufacturers fall under GAMP 5 or 21 CFR part 11 or is it purely optional? John Jones 2012 - 03 9 1 061. Can cloud hosted work flow be integrated with an existing LIMS or lab process? Murray Oles 2012 - 03 9 1 061. Tell me some good soultions for laboratory management ( free wares that can be developed internally)? Saim-Ul-Haq Quddusi 2012 - 03 9 0 061. What is the best option for a LIMS for a small services lab? Manuel Lolo 2012 - 03 8 2 061. Does anyone use openELN from Amphora? John Jones 2012 - 03 8 0 061. Question for laboratories on the log-in process: How much does it cost your lab, on average, to enter a client's chain-of-custody form manually into your LIMS? Karen Baer 2012 - 03 8 0 061. ASTM Standard LIMS Guide is Up for Revision – All Interested Stakeholders are welcome to join the revision effort. James Powers 2012 - 03 7 3 061. Would you want to "Test Drive" lab informatics software before you buy it? John Jones 2012 - 03 6 0 060. ASTM Standard LIMS Guide is Up for Revision – All Interested Stakeholders are welcome to join the revision effort. James Powers 2012 - 03 4 1 059. Do’s and Don’ts for Strategic Planning of Laboratory Informatics Unknown 2012 - 03 4 0 058. The most comprehensive list of LIMS Vendors / Products in the industry John Jones 2012 - 02 83 40 057. What LIMS systems do you have experience with? Jason Pelish 2012 - 02 58 2 056. Please anyone know how to plot histogram for Pentra-60 Hematology anlayzer, do reply... Shyam V. 2012 - 02 26 1 056. Open Source Data Integration... Could use some help with this project John Jones 2012 - 02 24 6 056. What industries are served by LIMS? Jane de Lartigue 2012 - 02 23 2 056. What defines a laboratory? Jane de Lartigue 2012 - 02 21 1 056. Has anyone purchased any of the LIMS Market Research reports? John Jones 2012 - 02 16 1 056. When researching which LIMS or ELN to buy, would you prefer an Independent LIMS consultant or one that works with a handful of select LIMS products? John Jones 2012 - 02 15 2 056. LIMS Consultant vs. LIMS Contractor. What is the difference? John Jones 2012 - 02 14 1 056. Is anyone interested in evaluating the Agilent OpenLab ELN? John Jones 2012 - 02 11 4 056. Its been a while since I posted in this group Our LIMS team is growing as it should... Anu Acharya 2012 - 02 10 4 056. Does anyone in the Group use Open Source LIMS or Lab Software in their lab? John Jones 2012 - 02 10 1 056. What is your biggest concern about Cloud Applications? Eran Ohayon 2012 - 02 9 0 056. Can anyone help me find Tissue Typing LIMS requirements specification? John Jones 2012 - 02 9 0 056. Candidate LIMS for Food Analysis Laboratory in Argentina Alejandro Pesce 2012 - 02 8 0 056. Software for Taste Panels Terry Iorns 2012 - 02 4 0 055. Will Cloud Computing do to licensed software companies what the internet did to magazines & newspapers? John Jones 2012 - 01 75 3 054. List of Cloud based Lab Informatics applications. Please suggest others you know of. John Jones 2012 - 01 29 6 054. Here's a question for LIMS professionals: Do you have professional laboratory experience where you've performed tests and analyses? Jason Pelish 2012 - 01 26 2 054. Which Laboratory Informatics system is most applicable for your lab and why? John Jones 2012 - 01 11 1 054. What represents the best reason for getting a LIMS? Add comments on what is important to your lab. John Jones 2012 - 01 11 0 054. Global Laboratory Information Management Systems Market to Reach US$1.4 Billion by 2015 John Jones 2012 - 01 9 5 054. How would you prefer your LIMS to resolve sample and preservation relationships? Lemoene Smit 2012 - 01 8 1 054. Does anyone know how many independent laboratories exist? What percent are in chains? (I'm also looking for similar information on pharmacies). Sources are appreciated. Rita Torkzadeh 2012 - 01 8 0 054. Need recommendation for a formula management system Tom Quinn 2012 - 01 7 0 053. Accelrys has acquired Velquest Terry Iorns 2012 - 01 6 2 052. Can some one provide information on APQR (Annual Product Quality Review) and it's interfaces with LIMS? Pavinder Bola 2012 - 01 4 0 051. How would you prefer your LIMS to resolve sample and preservation relationships? Lemoene Smit 2012 - 01 4 0 050. GMP vs. non-GMP Gloria Metrick 2012 - 01 3 0 056. List of Open Source LIMS John Jones 2011 - 12 35 5 056. Which metric is most important to you when considering a LIMS vendor? John Jones 2011 - 12 29 4 056. Is an open source LIMS or ELN practical for use in GxP environments? John Jones 2011 - 12 22 2 056. Would you use a Cloud Hosted LIMS for your lab? John Jones 2011 - 12 20 3 056. Which type of LIMS platform do you prefer? John Jones 2011 - 12 17 3 056. Would you build a LIMS in Fortran? How about SmallTalk? John Jones 2011 - 12 9 3 049. During LIMS implementations, what metatools do you use to manage requirements, traceability and quality control? Jason Pelish 2011 - 12 9 0 049. Which database do you prefer for you LIMS? John Jones 2011 - 12 6 3 048. Manage stock from a small service lab unit João Sobral 2011 - 11 25 0 056. What tools do you use for LIMS data migration John Jones 2011 - 11 11 3 056. does anyone know about any LIMS software for oil analysis laboratories? Saugata Roy 2011 - 11 9 2 056. eDMS integration with LIMS : how is it imprortant Orang Gholikhani 2011 - 11 9 0 056. Does anyone know of any free or open source SPC charting software? John Jones 2011 - 11 8 1 056. Manage stock from a small service lab unit João Sobral 2011 - 11 7 0 056. LIMS Data Quality Louis Hendriks 2011 - 11 7 0 047. I have a LIS Question. When converting from one test to another test is it possible to build a code to prevent doctors from repeat ordering of that same type of test? Tim Ayotte 2011 - 11 6 0 056. Does anyone use Amazon Cloud Services for hosting software for regulated laboratory environments? John Jones 2011 - 10 19 3 056. We planning to implement LIMS in our four labs supporting mining and metallurgical operations.... Anyone with information on the LIMS systems on the market suitable for mining environment ...Thanks Humphrey Nkobeni 2011 - 10 18 2 056. The LIMSource is gone and so is the content. John Jones 2011 - 10 14 0 056. Some LIMS manage data file from instruments, from a GLP point of view, witch is the data that you generaly consider as "Raw Data": the binary files or the analytical reports from instruments ? Sebastien Siret 2011 - 10 13 0 056. Is an ELN simply a module of a LIMS? John Jones 2011 - 10 12 2 056. To Buy or to Build a LIMS? John Jones 2011 - 10 7 2 046. News From LIMS/Laboratory Informatics: 11 OCT 2011 Gloria Metrick 2011 - 10 7 1 056. Is an ELN simply a module of a LIMS? Judith Hennen 2011 - 10 7 1 045. How long does it take to 'stand up' a LIMS environment in the cloud? Alan Forsythe 2011 - 10 4 1 056. We are looking for a small and online LIMS for biological lab. If you have original code(php+mysql), we hope buy or cooperate with you. If you have any interest, we would like to communicate with you. Paul Zhang 2011 - 09 26 4 044. Recruiting in Laboratory Informatics Gloria Metrick 2011 - 09 25 4 056. Has anyone implemented SAP QM for LIMS application? I would be interested to hear. Raghu Rajagopal 2011 - 09 15 1 056. Does anyone have any experience in using the Quartzy LIMS? John Jones 2011 - 09 13 2 056. Is a general LIMS sufficient for Biobanking facilities? Tom Hoksbergen 2011 - 09 13 0 056. I'm looking for a LIMS for a small biochemical lab and would appreciate the insights of the group. Any suggestions? Dave Kuchta 2011 - 09 10 1 056. Dear friends, Could you advice me, how I can find the university, which encloses of teaching Lab equipments, such as GC or LC ( with NPD, FID, TCD e.t.c), Turbidimeter, AAS, Spectrophotometer e.t.c. Azamat Kaldarov 2011 - 09 9 1 043. Does anyone have experience working with the individuals who build CPT codes for the LIS system in a hospital? Tim Ayotte 2011 - 09 8 1 042. News From LIMS/Laboratory Informatics: 09 SEP 2011 Gloria Metrick 2011 - 09 7 1 041. Impacts of Housing Market Decline on Recruitment in Perm Placement Sector Brenda Witkemper 2011 - 09 7 0 040. Is any organization looking at automating their compliance related quality control in the lab using auto identification technology like RFID? Thanks! John Bridwell 2011 - 09 4 0 039. I'd like to know what software packages are in use to work with PDF documents and their extraction to jpg images. We have some processes that require we extract 'x' number of pages from a PDF. Bobby Sims 2011 - 09 3 0 056. I work with an environmental laboratory and we are looking to capture instrument data electronically and maintain and track that data with an audit trail and electronic signatures. Chris Lapallo 2011 - 08 22 3 056. Is there any online course to learn LiMS? Ketki Patil 2011 - 08 15 3 038. Discussion Guidelines: Fairness Gloria Metrick 2011 - 08 15 2 037. What LIMS products are people using to support ADME studies? Terry Iorns 2011 - 08 10 3 056. Has anyone developed any applications of the Netduino for Laboratory Informatics? John Jones 2011 - 08 8 3 056. I am trying to find out low cost LIMS product available at UK. Can anyone help me with a site/list? Somnath Mukherjee 2011 - 07 22 2 056. Is There A Difference Between SaaS and Cloud Computing? William Signer 2011 - 07 13 8 056. I have never posted any rules on how this group is to conduct itself. I got bored and decided to write up some. Check them out. John Jones 2011 - 07 10 6 036. ECR Gloria Metrick 2011 - 07 7 0 034. Combined Systems: LIMS/ELN Gloria Metrick 2011 - 06 33 4 035. Laboratory informatics conference-- What kinds of things would you like to see at such an event? Caroline Buerkle 2011 - 06 13 0 056. LIMS in Brazil Melissa Feddis 2011 - 06 12 0 033. Why do lab informatics projects succeed? Mike Molloy 2011 - 06 11 1 056. I'm looking for flexible Reporting Solutions against ThermoFisher Sample Manager 9.x Any recommandations from this Group? Frank Wahl 2011 - 06 10 1 032. News From LIMS/Laboratory Informatics: 30 JUN 2011 Gloria Metrick 2011 - 06 3 0 056. Achieving a fully integrated, data, information and Knowledge management environment is this really possible?? Craig O'Dell 2011 - 05 31 4 056. LIMS in manufacturing seems to me to have a negative trend John Jones 2011 - 05 16 7 056. Any suggestions for a LIMS to be used in manufacturing, QC, and packaging processes? Preferably compatible with common software and capabilities to communicate with other information systems. Kelly Hedlund 2011 - 05 15 3 056. Will Cloud Computing make a commodity of LIMS & IT in general? John Jones 2011 - 05 8 3 031. Is there anyone within our group here that has experience with Chromeleon? We are getting involved in a project and was hoping to network with a subject matter expert. Russell Abraham 2011 - 05 7 1 030. Web Based LIMS and the Cloud - Be Aware of Major Security Concerns for Years to come Kevin Cramer 2011 - 05 3 4 029. Relevance of LIMS in a Medical Device Company Vishal Degwekar 2011 - 05 3 1 028. Linkedin Poll: Why do many Lab-Informatics (LIMS, ELN, SDMS etc) projects fail to reach the desired result? In-time & on-budget. Louis Uunk 2011 - 04 28 5 056. How to check references of a LIMS Consultant? John Jones 2011 - 04 20 3 056. Could anyone recommend an online service that would help manage a lab? John Jones 2011 - 04 11 0 056. Does anyone use RFID in the lab and is there really any practical use in the lab? While RFID works for book stores, libraries and places where you worry about theft, does it really work for the lab? John Jones 2011 - 04 10 4 056. LIMS for MAC environments? Bill Tumbleson 2011 - 04 10 3 056. Did any of you implemented an ELN system together with LIMS (Labware)? Amit Sheinfeld 2011 - 04 10 0 056. With the proliferation of 2D barcodes is there any reason for a lab to continue to use the old traditional 1D barcodes? John Jones 2011 - 04 8 2 056. What are some trends that LIMS consultants are seeing in the Laboratory Informatics marketplace when it comes to the consulting business? John Jones 2011 - 04 8 1 056. Does anyone can suggest a good compromise LIMS solution to manage analytical and bioanalytical processes? Monica Dongili 2011 - 04 8 0 027. What are your experiences with Cloud Computing in a Regulated Environment (FDA) Good and Bad? What challenges have you had to overcome for successful implementation? Joseph Franchetti 2011 - 04 5 0 056. Does anyone in this group use an SDMS (scientific data management system)? John Jones 2011 - 03 36 5 056. Just published ....... SAP QM vs LIMS Robert Pavlis 2011 - 03 23 19 026. Does anybody know if it is possible to run LIMS in virtual machine VMware media? Siri H. Segalstad 2011 - 03 21 1 056. Lab Scheduling Software Stu Miller 2011 - 03 17 3 025. Lab Scheduling Software Stu Miller 2011 - 03 12 6 024. SharePoint 2010 and 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance Joseph Kofman 2011 - 03 10 5 056. caBIG (cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid) Professional Network Group John Jones 2011 - 03 10 2 056. How do you verify a LIMS interface? Bruce Levkoff 2011 - 03 9 0 056. I am teaching some health care science undergraduates about health informatics. What are the key messages I should get across in a two hour session? Richard Hayward 2011 - 03 8 1 056. Data Visualization can be an important LIMS tool John Jones 2011 - 03 7 1 023. Human Leucocyte Antigen (HLA) Typing/Cellular Transplant Therapy Gloria Metrick 2011 - 03 5 0 022. Ordering Lab supplies? Muhammad Siddiqui 2011 - 03 4 0 021. QA/QC ELNs) Gloria Metrick 2011 - 02 24 7 056. Anyone with experience using pre-configuration packages? Unknown 2011 - 02 24 0 056. I work for a chemical company that is integrating SAP early next year. Has any labs switched to SAP? If so, is the SAP QM suitable to replace a LIMS or is both still needed? Joe McMullen 2011 - 02 15 0 020. What it takes to find a suitable Bioinformatics specialist Jinliang Sui 2011 - 02 12 1 056. This is a first! I just found a LIMS Poem of all things. It's too funny John Jones 2011 - 02 8 11 056. Is there much demand for time tracking in a LIMS? John Jones 2011 - 02 8 1 019. Pharmaceutical development. Process of archiving the raw data (in particularly produced during the formulation and analytical processes) Angélica Cavalcante Galvao 2011 - 02 4 1 056. Where is the LIMS industry headed? John Jones 2011 - 01 38 2 056. We are looking for a LIMS that will upon entering a sample create all fractions (aliquots) at multiple levels (fractions of fractions) and assign all tests applicable to each fraction type. Steven Roll 2011 - 01 22 0 056. LIMS ROI Hagai Kaplan 2011 - 01 14 4 056. Can an antiquated LIMS (Perkin Elmer Labworks) system be upgraded without spending hundred of thousands of dollars? Melissa Higgins 2011 - 01 13 0 056. I am searching a LIMS for In Vitro Life sciences studies. Sebastien Siret 2011 - 01 11 1 056. Animal studies /tumor studies software Bob S. 2011 - 01 8 0 018. Do you want your LIMS to control your document management versioning of your SOPS or would you prefer to have it work with third party software? What do you prefer to use? Peggy Weber 2010 - 12 18 2 018. Poll: Would you consider a SaaS (Hosted) LIMS for your Laboratory? John Jones 2010 - 12 17 0 017. Developing or Buying Instrument interfacing application Zahid Ali 2010 - 12 6 0 016. Which report design software do you use with your LIMS? How would you rate it? John Jones 2010 - 11 21 1 015. Greetings all, I am looking for a programme for creating a database for MTB spoligotypes and any software that can help me manage my bio banks especially for specimen retreval etc... Unknown 2010 - 11 4 0 014. Should Microsoft Break Up? Phil Morettini 2010 - 11 3 0 013. LIMS for Pathology Applications Duncan Carmichael 2010 - 10 16 1 012. Hello, My client is looking for a low cost LIS for Multiple Pathology Labs, Can any recommend a proven solution.\ Vijay Vijay Gupte 2010 - 10 15 1 011. I m just looking for Educational Cds/DVDs for Bachelor Of Science (BSc) students in subject of CHEMISTRY can any one have an IDEA to suggest the best in the market. Prasad S Rajendra 2010 - 10 9 0 010. Hospital Processes Gabriel-Matei Toma 2010 - 10 7 0 009. I am looking for a LIMS with ERP (Sales/CRM/Biling etc) for companies specializing in calibration and services industry. Majority of the COTS software is limited to asset management. Vish V. 2010 - 10 7 0 008. Looking for public clouds for scientific workflows Cui Lin 2010 - 10 4 0 007. Question: Lab science careers, BS or BA? Lab Science, biotechnology or biochemistry or molecular biology major? Helping our daughter w/ college selection. Scot A. Langdon 2010 - 10 3 0 006. Hello Everyone, I am looking for an open-source software or JAVA packages to search, browse stock samples in a laboratory (eg ; localisation of the tubes in a fridge, by shelf, by plate) Thanks Vincent Le Texier 2010 - 10 3 0 005. What is your understanding of "Collaborating"? Does collaborating work in a lab or between labs - or was that just and idea which had it's 15 minutes of fame? How do you collaborate? Sylvia Ernst 2010 - 09 9 1 004. Looking for Service and Warranty Management Software Anurag Kapur 2010 - 09 5 3 003. Mini LIMS Faisal Mirza 2010 - 09 3 0 002. A manager here thinks that a LIMS administrator is more MIS than a lab scientist. I think that a scientist should be expert with the lab’s information system, whether paper or electronic. Opinions? Vaiju (Ujjvala) Bagal 2010 - 08 21 0 001. How does bi-directional information transfer between a lab instrument and an LIS work? Bruce Levkoff 2010 - 08 3 0