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   |title=<small>Products list</small>
   |title=<small>Products list</small>
   |1=<li>BiobankPro
   |1=<li>BiobankPro
   |2=<li>ezColony
   |2=<li>LimitLIS
   |3=<li>FreezerPro
   |3=<li>LIMS 24/7}}
  |4=<li>LimitLIS
  |5=<li>LIMS 24/7
  |6=<li>Sciency}}
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In late August 2017, Ruro announced that its FreezerPro sample management solution was acquired by Brooks Automation, Inc., which also acquired distribution rights to Ruro's BiobankPro.<ref name="PRWebRuro17">{{cite web |url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2017/08/prweb14630079.htm |title=RURO, Inc.’s FreezerPro Software Acquired by Brooks Automation, Inc. |work=PRWeb |publisher=Vocus PRW Holdings, LLC |date=24 August 2017 |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref> Ruro indicated on its website that its "customers will continue to receive RURO’s outstanding Support services through their existing Support Contracts. New FreezerPro customers will continue to find information about FreezerPro on RURO’s website until the transition" is complete, roughly to the end of 2017.<ref name="RuroFPArch">{{cite web |url=https://ruro.com/products/freezerpro |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830200155/https://ruro.com/products/freezerpro |title=FreezerPro |publisher=RURO Inc |archivedate=30 August 2017 |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref>
In late August 2017, Ruro announced that its FreezerPro sample management solution was acquired by Brooks Automation, Inc., which also acquired distribution rights to Ruro's BiobankPro.<ref name="PRWebRuro17">{{cite web |url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2017/08/prweb14630079.htm |title=RURO, Inc.’s FreezerPro Software Acquired by Brooks Automation, Inc. |work=PRWeb |publisher=Vocus PRW Holdings, LLC |date=24 August 2017 |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref> Ruro indicated on its website that its "customers will continue to receive RURO’s outstanding Support services through their existing Support Contracts. New FreezerPro customers will continue to find information about FreezerPro on RURO’s website until the transition" is complete, roughly to the end of 2017.<ref name="RuroFPArch">{{cite web |url=https://ruro.com/products/freezerpro |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830200155/https://ruro.com/products/freezerpro |title=FreezerPro |publisher=RURO Inc |archivedate=30 August 2017 |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref>


==Technology and products==
In 2018, additional changes came to the Ruro website. The page for its ezColony laboratory data management software disappeared. The software is presumably discontinued. Additionally, the page to its Sciency [[electronic laboratory notebook]] (ELN) disappeared in mid-2018<ref name="SciencyLastArch">{{cite web |url=https://sciency-eln.com/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309060258/https://sciency-eln.com/ |title=Sciency ELN |publisher=Ruro Inc |archivedate=09 March 2018 |accessdate=05 January 2019}}</ref> and eventually began redirecting to Brooks Automation's page for BiobankPro. It is not clear if Brooks also purchased Sciency or if Ruro simply discontinued Sciency and began referring users to the Brooks-distributed BiobankPro.
===BiobankPro, ezColony, FreezerPro, LimitLIS, LIMS 24/7, and Sciency===
 
BiobankPro "is a biorepository management system that provides dynamic specimen tracking, freezer, study and workflow management in the cloud or on premises."<ref name="BBPro">{{cite web |url=https://ruro.com/products/biobankpro |title=BiobankPro |publisher=RURO, Inc |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref> The company states that whereas "LimitLIS is tailored towards CLIA commercial testing labs and focuses on testing of patient samples ... BiobankPro focuses on clinical trial sample management and next-gen biobanking."<ref name="BBPro" />
===Former technology===
ezColony was a laboratory data management software designed for "automating the management of transgenic animal colonies for scientific and medical research as well as their facilities
on nearly any scale."<ref name="ezAbout">{{cite web |url=https://www.ruro.com/resources/ezColony.pdf |format=PDF |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105204402/https://www.ruro.com/resources/ezColony.pdf |title=ezColony |publisher=RURO, Inc |archivedate=05 January 2019 |accessdate=05 January 2019}}</ref> The product was removed from the Ruro website sometime in 2018.
 
FreezerPro was software that "enables users to know precisely where a laboratory sample is located even before opening the freezer door."<ref name="RuroFPArch" /> The software was acquired by Brooks in August 2017.<ref name="PRWebRuro17" />


ezColony is laboratory data management software designed "automate the management of transgenic animal colonies as well as their facilities for scientific and medical research."<ref name="ezAbout">{{cite web |url=https://ruro.com/products/ezcolony |title=ezColony |publisher=RURO, Inc |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref>
Sciency was an [[electronic laboratory notebook]] (ELN) that acted as a scalable, integrated research environment for managing and sharing data within a robust framework that protects valuable intellectual property, streamlines laboratory processes and supports 21 CFR Part 11 compliance."<ref name="SciencyLastArch" /> The software came in a Standard and Enterprise edition. Enterprise edition-only features included data encryption, the ability to set up user groups, automated backups, and "gold support."<ref name="SciencyBroArch">{{cite web |url=https://www.ruro.com/resources/SciencyELN.pdf |format=PDF |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105204831/https://www.ruro.com/resources/SciencyELN.pdf |title=Sciency Electronic Laboratory Notebook |publisher=Ruro Inc |archivedate=05 January 2019 |accessdate=05 January 2019}}</ref>


FreezerPro is software that "enables users to know precisely where a laboratory sample is located even before opening the freezer door."<ref name="FreezerAbout">{{cite web |url=https://ruro.com/products/freezerpro |title=FreezerPro |publisher=RURO Inc |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref> Note, however, that it will no longer be a Ruro-supported product at the beginning of 2018; Brooks Automation will be responsible for it.<ref name="PRWebRuro17" /><ref name="RuroFPArch" />
==Technology and products==
===BiobankPro, LimitLIS, and LIMS 24/7===
BiobankPro "is a biorepository management system that provides dynamic specimen tracking, freezer, study and workflow management in the cloud or on premises."<ref name="BBPro">{{cite web |url=https://www.ruro.com/products/biobankpro |title=BiobankPro |publisher=RURO, Inc |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref> The company states that whereas "LimitLIS is tailored towards CLIA commercial testing labs and focuses on testing of patient samples ... BiobankPro focuses on clinical trial sample management and next-gen biobanking."<ref name="BBPro" /> Brooks Automation was given sole distribution rights of BiobankPro, though presumably Ruro still develops it.


LimitLIS is a web- and cloud-based [[laboratory information system]] (LIS) "that provides access to sample information from anywhere in the world."<ref name="LLAbout">{{cite web |url=https://limitlis.cloud/ |title=LimitLIS |publisher=RURO Inc |accessdate=20 July 2016}}</ref>
LimitLIS is a web- and cloud-based [[laboratory information system]] (LIS) "that provides access to sample information from anywhere in the world."<ref name="LLAbout">{{cite web |url=https://www.ruro.com/limitlis/overview |title=LimitLIS |publisher=RURO Inc |accessdate=05 January 2019}}</ref>


LIMS 24/7 is a [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) that assists in "lessening demands on staff, ensuring the accuracy of results or other entered content, and providing the 'big picture' to management in real-time."<ref name="247Benefits">{{cite web |url=https://ruro.com/products/lims-247 |title=LIMS 24/7 |publisher=RURO Inc |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref>
LIMS 24/7 is a [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) that assists in "lessening demands on staff, ensuring the accuracy of results or other entered content, and providing the 'big picture' to management in real-time."<ref name="247Benefits">{{cite web |url=https://ruro.com/products/lims-247 |title=LIMS 24/7 |publisher=RURO Inc |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref>
Sciency is an [[electronic laboratory notebook]] (ELN) that acts as "a scalable, integrated research environment for managing and sharing data within a robust framework that protects valuable intellectual property, streamline laboratory processes and supports 21 CFR Part 11 compliance."<ref name="SciAbout">{{cite web |url=https://ruro.com/products/sciency-eln |title=Sciency  |publisher=RURO Inc |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref> The software comes in a Standard and Enterprise edition. Enterprise edition-only features include data encryption, the ability to set up user groups, automated backups, and "gold support."<ref name="SciEnt">{{cite web |url=https://sciency-eln.com/features |title=Sciency ELN - Compare Editions |publisher=RURO Inc |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref>


====Features====
====Features====
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{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="border-style:none;" background="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
  |-
  |-
   ! colspan="2"| Product: [https://ruro.com/products/ezcolony ezColony]
   ! colspan="2"| Product: [https://www.ruro.com/limitlis/overview LimitLIS]
|-
  | style="background-color:white; border-style:none;"| {{Databox LIMSfeature
| sample_login_man  = Y<ref name="ezStandard">{{cite web |url=https://ezcolony.com/product-tour |title=Product Tour |publisher=RURO, Inc |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref>
| sample_track      =
| sample_batch      =
| task_event_sched  =
| manual_entry      =
| multiple_view      =
| data_analysis      =
| data_sharing      =
| custom_fields      = Y<ref name="ezBrochure">{{cite web |url=https://ruro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/RURO_ezColony_Brochure.pdf |title=ezColony Cloud - Transgenic Animal Colony at Your Fingertips |publisher=RURO, Inc |accessdate=30 August 2017 |format=PDF}}</ref>
| query              = Y<ref name="ezBrochure" />
| import_data        =
| data_linking_int  =
| data_linking_ext  =
| eln_support        =
| export_msexcel    =
| export_raw        =
| data_warehouse    =
| deadline_control  =
| production_control =
| project_task_man  =
| inventory_man      = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| document_man      =
| case_man          = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| workflow_man      = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| spec_man          =
| customer_man      =
| billing_man        =
 
| reg_compliance    = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| qa_qc              =
| performance_eval  =
| audit_trail        = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| chain_custody      = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| roles_security    = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| data_norm          =
| data_val          =
| data_encrypt      = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| version_control    =
| data_backup        = Y<ref name="ezAbout" />
| enviro_monitoring  = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
 
| custom_reporting  = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| report_printing    = Y<ref name="ezBrochure" />
| label_support      =
| barcode_support    = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| export_pdf        = Y<ref name="ezBrochure" />
| export_msword      =
| export_htmlxml    = Y<ref name="ezBrochure" />
| fax_integration    =
| email_integration  =
 
| admin_manage      =
| modular            =
| instrument_inter  =
| mobile_device      = Y<ref name="ezAbout" />
| alarms_alerts      =
| work_timetrack    =
| voice_rec          =
| external_monitor  =
| messaging          = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| multilingual      = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| network            =
| web_client        = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| online_help        =
| saas_model        =
| usage_cost        =
| industries        = clinical research, life sciences
}}
|-
|}
| STYLE="vertical-align:top; padding-right:10px;"|
{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="border-style:none;" background="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
|-
  ! colspan="2"| Product: [https://ruro.com/products/freezerpro FreezerPro]
|-
  | style="background-color:white; border-style:none;"| {{Databox LIMSfeature
| sample_login_man  = Y<ref name="FreezerStandard">{{cite web |url=http://www.ruro.com/software/freezerpro/freezerpro-2012-standard |title=FreezerPro - FreezerPro 2012 Standard |publisher=RURO Inc. |accessdate=4 June 2012}}</ref>
| sample_track      = Y<ref name="FreezerStandard" />
| sample_batch      =
| task_event_sched  =
| manual_entry      =
| multiple_view      =
| data_analysis      =
| data_sharing      =
| custom_fields      =
| query              = Y<ref name="FreezerAbout" />
| import_data        = Y<ref name="FreezerStandard" />
| data_linking_int  =
| data_linking_ext  =
| eln_support        =
| export_msexcel    =
| export_raw        =
| data_warehouse    =
| deadline_control  =
| production_control =
| project_task_man  =
| inventory_man      = Y<ref name="FreezerAbout" />
| document_man      =
| case_man          =
| workflow_man      = Y<ref name="FreezerStandard" />
| spec_man          =
| customer_man      =
| billing_man        =
 
| reg_compliance    = Y<ref name="FreezerRegComp">{{cite web |url=http://www.ruro.com/software/freezerpro/regulatory-compliance |title=FreezerPro - Regulatory Compliance |publisher=RURO Inc. |accessdate=4 June 2012}}</ref>
| qa_qc              =
| performance_eval  =
| audit_trail        = Y<ref name="FreezerAbout" />
| chain_custody      =
| roles_security    = Y<ref name="FreezerStandard" />
| data_norm          =
| data_val          =
| data_encrypt      = Y<ref name="FreezerEnterprise">{{cite web |url=http://www.ruro.com/software/freezerpro/freezerpro-2012-enterprise |title=FreezerPro - FreezerPro 2012 Enterprise |publisher=RURO Inc. |accessdate=4 June 2012}}</ref>
| version_control    =
| data_backup        =
| enviro_monitoring  = Y<ref name="FreezerAbout" />
 
| custom_reporting  = Y<ref name="FreezerAbout" />
| report_printing    = Y<ref name="FreezerAbout" />
| label_support      = Y<ref name="FreezerStandard" />
| barcode_support    = Y<ref name="FreezerStandard" />
| export_pdf        =
| export_msword      =
| export_htmlxml    =
| fax_integration    =
| email_integration  =
 
| admin_manage      = Y<ref name="FreezerStandard" />
| modular            =
| instrument_inter  =
| mobile_device      = Y<ref name="FreezerMobile">{{cite web |url=http://www.ruro.com/software/freezerpro/mobile-devices |title=FreezerPro - Mobile Devices |publisher=RURO Inc. |accessdate=4 June 2012}}</ref>
| alarms_alerts      = Y<ref name="FreezerStandard" />
| work_timetrack    =
| voice_rec          =
| external_monitor  =
| messaging          = Y<ref name="FreezerNew">{{cite web |url=http://www.ruro.com/software/freezerpro/whats-new-for-2012 |title=FreezerPro - What's New for 2012 |publisher=RURO Inc. |accessdate=4 June 2012}}</ref>
| multilingual      = Y<ref name="FreezerStandard" />
| network            =
| web_client        = Y<ref name="FreezerStandard" />
| online_help        =
| saas_model        =
| usage_cost        =
| industries        = clinical research, life sciences
}}
|-
|}
| STYLE="vertical-align:top; padding-right:10px;"|
{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="border-style:none;" background="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
|-
  ! colspan="2"| Product: [https://limitlis.cloud/ LimitLIS]
  |-
  |-
   | style="background-color:white; border-style:none;"| {{Databox LISfeature
   | style="background-color:white; border-style:none;"| {{Databox LISfeature
| sample_login_man  = Y<ref name="LLAbout" />
| sample_login_man  = Y<ref name="LLAbout" />
| sample_track      = Y<ref name="LLBroch">{{cite web |url=https://limitlis.cloud/custom/documents/LimitLIS_Brochure.pdf |format=PDF |title=LimitLIS |publisher=RURO Inc |accessdate=20 July 2016}}</ref>
| sample_track      = Y<ref name="LLBroch">{{cite web |url=https://ruro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/LimitLIS_Brochure.pdf |format=PDF |title=LimitLIS |publisher=RURO Inc |accessdate=05 January 2019}}</ref>
| sample_batch      =  
| sample_batch      =  
| task_event_sched  = Y<ref name="LLBroch" />
| task_event_sched  = Y<ref name="LLBroch" />
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| data_norm          =  
| data_norm          =  
| data_val          = Y<ref name="LLAbout" />
| data_val          = Y<ref name="LLAbout" />
| data_encrypt      = Y<ref name="LLFeats">{{cite web |url=https://limitlis.cloud/limitlis-features |title=Features & FAQ |publisher=Ruro, Inc |accessdate=20 July 2016}}</ref>
| data_encrypt      = Y<ref name="LLFeats">{{cite web |url=https://www.ruro.com/limitlis/features |title=Features |publisher=Ruro, Inc |accessdate=05 January 2019}}</ref>
| version_control    =  
| version_control    =  
| data_backup        = Y<ref name="LLFeats" />
| data_backup        = Y<ref name="LLFeats" />
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| usage_cost        =  
| usage_cost        =  
| industries        = biotechnology, chemical, clinical research, food and beverage, law enforcement and forensic, life sciences, logistics, manufacturing and R&D, petrochemical
| industries        = biotechnology, chemical, clinical research, food and beverage, law enforcement and forensic, life sciences, logistics, manufacturing and R&D, petrochemical
}}
|-
|}
| STYLE="vertical-align:top; padding-right:10px;"|
{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="border-style:none;" background="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
|-
  ! colspan="2"| Product: [https://sciency-eln.com/index Sciency]
|-
  | style="background-color:white; border-style:none;"| {{Databox ELNfeature
| chem_draw_calc    =
| chem_spec_file    =
| task_event_sched  =
| manual_entry      =
| multiple_view      = Y<ref name="SciAbout" />
| data_analysis      =
| data_sharing      = Y<ref name="SciStand">{{cite web |url=https://sciency-eln.com/product-tour |title=Product Tour |publisher=RURO, Inc |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref>
| custom_fields      =
| custom_temps_forms = Y<ref name="SciAbout" />
| query              = Y<ref name="SciStand" />
| import_data        =
| data_linking_int  = Y<ref name="SciAbout" />
| data_linking_ext  =
| export_msexcel    =
| export_raw        =
| data_warehouse    =
| project_task_man  = Y<ref name="SciAbout" />
| inventory_man      =
| document_man      = Y<ref name="SciStand" />
| lab_group_man      =
| experiment_man    = Y<ref name="SciAbout" />
| workflow_man      = Y<ref name="SciAbout" />
| customer_man      =
| reg_compliance    = Y<ref name="SciAbout" />
| qa_qc              =
| performance_eval  =
| audit_trail        = Y<ref name="SciStand" />
| chain_custody      =
| roles_security    = Y<ref name="SciStand" />
| data_norm          =
| data_val          =
| data_encrypt      =
| electronic_sig    = Y<ref name="SciAbout" />
| version_control    =
| data_backup        =
| custom_reporting  =
| report_printing    =
| label_support      =
| barcode_support    =
| export_pdf        = Y<ref name="SciStand" />
| export_msword      =
| export_htmlxml    =
| email_integration  = Y<ref name="SciAbout" />
| admin_manage      = Y<ref name="SciStand" />
| modular            =
| instrument_inter  = Y<ref name="SciStand" />
| mobile_device      = Y<ref name="SciAbout" />
| soft_integration  = Y<ref name="SciAbout" />
| alarms_alerts      = Y<ref name="SciAbout" />
| external_monitor  =
| messaging          =
| bookmarking        =
| commenting        = Y<ref name="SciStand" />
| multilingual      =
| network            =
| web_client        = Y<ref name="SciAbout" />
| online_help        =
| saas_model        =
| usage_cost        =
| industries        = biotechnology, chemical, life sciences
}}
}}
  |-
  |-
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====Pricing====
====Pricing====
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Source for pricing information is the [https://www.gsaadvantage.gov/ U.S. General Services Administration] (GSA). As prices may change at any time, always contact the vendor directly to obtain a price list or quote.


''Note'': These are GSA prices, and as such they represent the lowest possible negotiated price. These prices aren't available to any entity outside of the Federal Government, and thus prices for non-government entities will be higher. If anything, they represent the lowest possible negotiated price.
{|
| STYLE="vertical-align:top;"|
{| class="wikitable collapsible" border="1" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0"
|-
  ! colspan="4"| ezColony
|-
  ! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Part number
  ! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Description
  ! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Price
|-
  | '''011-EC-601'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |ezColony Standard (for 5 users)
  | style="background-color:white;" |$1,913.29
|-
  | '''001-EC-601'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |ezColony Enterprise (for 1 user)
  | style="background-color:white;" |$4,306.11
|-
  | '''001-EC-600'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |ezColony Enterprise RFID Kit (for 1 user)
  | style="background-color:white;" |$21,047.18
|-
  | '''001-EC-612'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |ezColony Enterprise Test License (for 3 users)
  | style="background-color:white;" |$3,827.54
|-
|}


{| class="wikitable collapsible" border="1" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0"
|-
  ! colspan="4"| FreezerPro
|-
  ! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Part number
  ! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Description
  ! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Price
|-
  | '''001-FP-612'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |FreezerPro Standard (for 5 users)
  | style="background-color:white;" |$1,913.29
|-
  | '''001-FP-613'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |FreezerPro Enterprise (for 1 user)
  | style="background-color:white;" |$4,306.11
|-
  | '''001-FP-610'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |FreezerPro Enterprise RFID Kit (for 1 user)
  | style="background-color:white;" |$21,047.18
|-
  | '''001-FP-623'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |FreezerPro Enterprise Test License (for 3 users)
  | style="background-color:white;" |$3,827.54
|-
  | '''001-FP-614'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |FreezerPro Elite (for 1 user)
  | style="background-color:white;" |$15,313.04
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable collapsible" border="1" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0"
|-
  ! colspan="4"| Sciency
|-
  ! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Part number
  ! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Description
  ! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Price
|-
  | '''001-SY-201'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Sciency Pro Standard (for 5 users)
  | style="background-color:white;" |$1,913.29
|-
  | '''001-SY-201E'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Sciency Enterprise (for 1 user)
  | style="background-color:white;" |$4,306.11
|-
  | '''SY-212-001'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Sciency Enterprise Test License (for 3 users)
  | style="background-color:white;" |$3,499.00
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable collapsible" border="1" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0"
|-
  ! colspan="4"| ezColony, FreezerPro, and Sciency user upgrades
|-
  ! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Part number
  ! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Description
  ! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Price
|-
  | '''001-ST-001'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Standard: User Seat
  | style="background-color:white;" |$381.89
|-
  | '''001-UP-5-9'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Standard: User Seat Pack - Qty: 5-9
  | style="background-color:white;" |$622.13
|-
  | '''001-UP-10-24'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Standard: User Seat Pack - Qty: 10-24
  | style="background-color:white;" |$573.32
|-
  | '''001-UP-25-74'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Standard: User Seat Pack - Qty: 25-74
  | style="background-color:white;" |$526.42
|-
  | '''001-UP-75'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Standard: User Seat Pack - Qty: 75+
  | style="background-color:white;" |$477.61
|-
  | '''001-EN-002'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Enterprise: User Seat
  | style="background-color:white;" |$669.03
|-
  | '''001-EN-004'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Enterprise: RFID Kit User Seat
  | style="background-color:white;" |$669.03
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable collapsible" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
  ! colspan="4"| LIMS 24/7
|-
  ! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Part number
  ! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Description
  ! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Price
|-
  | '''1.0056'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |LIMS 24/7 1 Named User
  | style="background-color:white;" |$2,392.81
|-
  | '''1.0057'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |LIMS 24/7 5 Named Users
  | style="background-color:white;" |$10,767.66
|-
  | '''1.0058'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |LIMS 24/7 10 Named Users
  | style="background-color:white;" |$19,142.50
|-
  | '''1.0059'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |LIMS 24/7 25 Named Users
  | style="background-color:white;" |$41,874.22
|-
  | '''1.0060'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |LIMS 24/7 50 Named Users
  | style="background-color:white;" |$71,784.38
|-
  | '''1.0061'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |LIMS 24/7 100 Named Users
  | style="background-color:white;" |$119,640.63
|-
  | '''1.0062'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |LIMS 24/7 200 Named Users
  | style="background-color:white;" |$191,425.00
|-
  | '''1.0100'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |LIMS 24/7 Perpetual License
  | style="background-color:white;" |$14,356.88
|-
  | '''1.0105'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |LIMS 24/7 Additional Perpetual License
  | style="background-color:white;" |$9,571.25
|-
|}
|}
The following pricing information comes directly from the vendor's website<ref name="LLPricing">{{cite web |url=https://limitlis.cloud/limitlis-pricing |title=Pricing |publisher=Ruro, Inc |accessdate=20 July 2016}}</ref>:
{| class="wikitable collapsible" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
  ! colspan="4"| LimitLIS
|-
  ! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Name
  ! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Description
  ! style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Price
|-
  | '''LimitLIS Core Setup'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" | One-time fee includes "help with test panel setup, user account setup, physician and facility setup, and more."
  | style="background-color:white;" |$19,000
|-
  | '''Instrument Integration Setup'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |"This is a one-time setup fee per instrument."
  | style="background-color:white;" |$3,0000 per instrument
|-
  | '''HL7 Integration Setup'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |"This is a one-time setup fee per interface."
  | style="background-color:white;" |$3,000 per interface
|-
  | '''Named User Seats'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |"Named user seats allows you to have as many accounts as you purchased."
  | style="background-color:white;" |$1,100 per user, per year
|-
  | '''Concurrent Lab User Access'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |"Concurrent Lab Users are for those who do not require the LimitLIS portal. If you require a portal, please use the Named Lab User Seats."
  | style="background-color:white;" |$3,000 per user, per year
|-
  | '''Patient/Client Portal'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Add-on allows patients "to view the status of their tests and clients can record point-of-care tests and more."
  | style="background-color:white;" |$3,000 per year, with a one-time setup fee of $2,000
|-
  | '''Named Portal Seats'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Access to the LimitLIS portal
  | style="background-color:white;" |$200 per seat/year (qty 1-25); $175 per seat/year (qty 26-100); $150 per seat/year (qty 100+)
|-
  | '''Additional Software Subscription License'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |"This is a non-production license for LimitLIS and includes 3 named seats. Includes Gold Level Support Cost is per interface, per year."
  | style="background-color:white;" |$3,600 per year
|-
  | '''Production License'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |"If LimitLIS is installed as an on-premise solution, license fee to increase to $11k/year. "
  | style="background-color:white;" |$5,000 per year for cloud
|-
  | '''Microbiology Workflow'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Add-on includes "monitoring of cultures, plates, isolated organisms and sensitivity testing."
  | style="background-color:white;" |$3,000 per year
|-
  | '''HL7 Instrument Integration'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |Add-on allows software to "[integrate] with all of your instruments and interfaces."
  | style="background-color:white;" |$3,000 per instrument, per year, with $4,500 one-time fee up front
|-
  | '''Professional Services'''
  | style="background-color:white; padding:5px;" |"Choose from multiple configuration add-ons that will help improve your laboratory's productivity."
  | style="background-color:white;" |$200/hour each
|-
|}
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====Demonstration videos and other media====
====Demonstration videos and other media====


The following demonstration videos are available for RURO products:
The following demonstration videos are available for RURO products:


* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lagXvJ1WxsA ezColony - Transgenic Animal Facility at Your Fingertips]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99QCYECDaAA LimitLIS Overview]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG7juJLJIOE FreezerPro - FreezerPro and RFID Technology For Specimen Tracking]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eKRihVmoco LimitLIS Webinar]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xUCjXjJFYI FreezerPro - FreezerPro Enterprise and VisionMate 96 Well Plate 2D Barcode Scanner]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnKUPF2txaI LimitLIS TSI Overview]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emVkQhTAhtY FreezerPro - RFID for Laboratory Samples Inventory]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxjvaAWqnsY LimitLIS Alerts]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4mEXqiYWyM FreezerPro - Laboratory Sample Inventory and Management Solution]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYXPRsV1H7M LimitLIS Barcode Label Design]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raE0DJewyas Sciency ELN - Electronic Laboratory Notebook]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk2IbbisvqE LimitLIS Audit Trails]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws3OeBTEp30 SmartFreezer - Automatic Robotic Solution for Laboratory Sample Management and Storage]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsMtfBeADBg LimitLIS Barcode Printing]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjLcUgI4SHg LimitLIS Billing Provider Integration]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3agmA45O34o LimitLIS Custom Report Formatting]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDFDkHThZ-0 LimitLIS EHR Integration]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKD8rwPS6CI LimitLIS Instrument Integration]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_QeoTNXE8U LimitLIS Laboratory Dashboard]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R4Z7mDQkIE LimitLIS Live Search]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiJxiOCdJoQ LimitLIS Microbiology Add-On]
* ... and [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPHSTfGEfVkbBTfED6KEgeQ/videos nearly 20 more videos about LimitLIS]


====Additional information====
====Additional information====


* [https://ruro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/biobankpro_brochure_sm.pdf BiobankPro brochure]
* [https://ruro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/biobankpro_brochure_sm.pdf BiobankPro brochure]
* [https://ruro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/RURO_ezColony_Brochure.pdf ezColony brochure]
* [http://www.ruro.com/resources/FreezerPro2012.pdf FreezerPro brochure]
* [https://ruro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/LimitLIS_Brochure.pdf LimitLIS brochure]
* [https://ruro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/LimitLIS_Brochure.pdf LimitLIS brochure]
* [https://ruro.com/wp-content/themes/assan/documents/LIMS_247_v4.pdf LIMS 24/7 brochure]
* [https://ruro.com/wp-content/themes/assan/documents/LIMS_247_v4.pdf LIMS 24/7 brochure]
* [https://ruro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/RURO_ezColony_Brochure-1.pdf Sciency brochure]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 21:11, 5 January 2019

RURO Inc.
Type Incorporated
Industry Laboratory informatics
Headquarters 321 Ballenger Center Dr.
Suite 102
Frederick, Maryland, U.S.
Area served Worldwide
Products
Website RURO.com
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/1567555

RURO Inc. develops and distributes laboratory informatics software solutions.


History

In late August 2017, Ruro announced that its FreezerPro sample management solution was acquired by Brooks Automation, Inc., which also acquired distribution rights to Ruro's BiobankPro.[1] Ruro indicated on its website that its "customers will continue to receive RURO’s outstanding Support services through their existing Support Contracts. New FreezerPro customers will continue to find information about FreezerPro on RURO’s website until the transition" is complete, roughly to the end of 2017.[2]

In 2018, additional changes came to the Ruro website. The page for its ezColony laboratory data management software disappeared. The software is presumably discontinued. Additionally, the page to its Sciency electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) disappeared in mid-2018[3] and eventually began redirecting to Brooks Automation's page for BiobankPro. It is not clear if Brooks also purchased Sciency or if Ruro simply discontinued Sciency and began referring users to the Brooks-distributed BiobankPro.

Former technology

ezColony was a laboratory data management software designed for "automating the management of transgenic animal colonies for scientific and medical research as well as their facilities on nearly any scale."[4] The product was removed from the Ruro website sometime in 2018.

FreezerPro was software that "enables users to know precisely where a laboratory sample is located even before opening the freezer door."[2] The software was acquired by Brooks in August 2017.[1]

Sciency was an electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) that acted as a scalable, integrated research environment for managing and sharing data within a robust framework that protects valuable intellectual property, streamlines laboratory processes and supports 21 CFR Part 11 compliance."[3] The software came in a Standard and Enterprise edition. Enterprise edition-only features included data encryption, the ability to set up user groups, automated backups, and "gold support."[5]

Technology and products

BiobankPro, LimitLIS, and LIMS 24/7

BiobankPro "is a biorepository management system that provides dynamic specimen tracking, freezer, study and workflow management in the cloud or on premises."[6] The company states that whereas "LimitLIS is tailored towards CLIA commercial testing labs and focuses on testing of patient samples ... BiobankPro focuses on clinical trial sample management and next-gen biobanking."[6] Brooks Automation was given sole distribution rights of BiobankPro, though presumably Ruro still develops it.

LimitLIS is a web- and cloud-based laboratory information system (LIS) "that provides access to sample information from anywhere in the world."[7]

LIMS 24/7 is a laboratory information management system (LIMS) that assists in "lessening demands on staff, ensuring the accuracy of results or other entered content, and providing the 'big picture' to management in real-time."[8]

Features

The following feature list(s) is/are derived solely from public, freely-available online information the vendor provides. A lack of a "Y" does not necessarily mean that the product doesn't have that feature. The lack of a "Y" could mean:
  • the vendor chose to not put relevant feature information online despite its existence in the product.
  • the vendor chooses to make the feature information available only to those who create an account or call/e-mail.
  • the feature information exists online to the public, but a URL could not be found to cite the existence of the feature.
  • the feature does not exist for the product.
A vendor's product may receive more confirmed features with the addition of more public information to the vendor's site and/or by providing a URL to a page or document that can act as a citation for the existence of the feature. Prospective buyers are highly recommended to contact the vendor directly to verify features as this list isn't authoritative, and product upgrades and changes happen rapidly in some cases.
Product: BiobankPro
Sample, inventory, and data management
Sample login and management?Y[9]
Sample tracking?Y[9]
Sample and/or result batching?Y[9]
Task and event scheduling?Y[9]
Option for manual result entry?
Multiple data viewing methods?Y[9]
Data and trend analysis?Y[9]
Data and equipment sharing?
Customizable fields and/or interface?
Query capability?Y[9]
Import data?Y[9]
Internal file or data linking?Y[9]
External file or data linking?
ELN support or integration?Y[10]
Export data to MS Excel?
Raw data management?
Data warehouse?Y[9]
Deadline control?
Production control?
Project and/or task management?Y[9]
Inventory management?Y[9]
Document creation and/or management?Y[9]
Case management?
Workflow management?Y[9]
Specification management?
Customer and supplier management?
Billing management?
Quality, security, and compliance
Regulatory compliance?Y[10]
QA / QC functions?
Performance evaluation?
Audit trail?Y[10]
Chain of custody?Y[10]
Configurable roles and security?Y[10]
Data normalization?
Data validation?Y[9]
Data encryption?
Version control?
Automatic data backup?
Environmental monitoring?
Reporting, barcoding, and printing
Custom reporting?Y[10]
Report printing?Y[10]
Label support?Y[10]
Barcode support?Y[9]
Export to PDF?
Export to MS Word?
Export to HTML and/or XML?
Fax integration?
Email integration?Y[10]
Base functionality
Administrator management?Y[9]
Modular?
Instrument interfacing and management?Y[9]
Mobile device integration?
Alarms and/or alerts?Y[10]
Work-related time tracking?
Voice recognition system?
External monitoring?Y[9]
Messaging?Y[9]
Multilingual?
Network-capable?
Web client or portal?
Online or integrated help?
Software as a service delivery model?Y[11]
Usage-based cost?
Industries served
biobanking, clinical research
Product: LimitLIS
Experiment, patient, and data management
Sample login and management?Y[7]
Sample tracking?Y[12]
Sample and/or result batching?
Task and event scheduling?Y[12]
Option for manual result entry?Y[7]
Multiple data viewing methods?
Configurable templates and forms?Y[12]
Data and trend analysis?Y[12]
Data and equipment sharing?
Data mining?
Customizable fields and/or interface?Y[12]
Query capability?Y[12]
Import data?
Internal file or data linking?
External file or data linking?
ELN support or integration?
Export data to MS Excel?
Raw data management?
Data warehouse?
Project and/or task management?
Test, experiment, and/or trial management?
Inventory management?
Document and/or image management?Y[12]
Patient and case management?Y[12]
Workflow management?
Specification management?
Customer and physician management?
Billing and revenue management?Y[12]
Quality, security, and compliance
Regulatory compliance?Y[7]
QA / QC functions?Y[7]
Performance evaluation?
Audit trail?Y[12]
Chain of custody?
Configurable roles and security?
Data normalization?
Data validation?Y[7]
Data encryption?Y[13]
Version control?
Automatic data backup?Y[13]
Environmental monitoring?
Reporting, barcoding, and printing
Custom reporting?Y[7]
Synoptic reporting?
Report printing?Y[12]
Label support?Y[7]
Barcode and/or RFID support?Y[12]
Export to PDF?Y[7]
Export to MS Word?
Export to HTML and/or XML?
Fax integration?Y[7]
Email integration?Y[7]
Base functionality
Administrator management?Y[7]
Modular?
Instrument interfacing and management?Y[7]
Mobile device integration?Y[7]
Third-party software integration?Y[12]
Alarms and/or alerts?Y[12]
Work-related time tracking?
Voice recognition system?
External monitoring?Y[7]
Messaging?Y[7]
Commenting?
Multilingual?
Network-capable?
Web client or portal?Y[7]
Online or integrated help?
Software as a service delivery model?Y[7]
Usage-based cost?
Industries served
industry-neutral
Product: LIMS 24/7
Sample, inventory, and data management
Sample login and management?
Sample tracking?
Sample and/or result batching?
Task and event scheduling?
Option for manual result entry?
Multiple data viewing methods?
Data and trend analysis?
Data and equipment sharing?
Customizable fields and/or interface?
Query capability?Y[14]
Import data?Y[14]
Internal file or data linking?Y[14]
External file or data linking?
ELN support or integration?
Export data to MS Excel?
Raw data management?
Data warehouse?
Deadline control?
Production control?
Project and/or task management?
Inventory management?
Document creation and/or management?
Case management?
Workflow management?Y[8]
Specification management?
Customer and supplier management?
Billing management?
Quality, security, and compliance
Regulatory compliance?Y[8]
QA / QC functions?Y[8]
Performance evaluation?
Audit trail?Y[14]
Chain of custody?
Configurable roles and security?Y[8]
Data normalization?
Data validation?
Data encryption?Y[15]
Version control?
Automatic data backup?
Environmental monitoring?
Reporting, barcoding, and printing
Custom reporting?Y[8]
Report printing?
Label support?Y[14]
Barcode support?Y[14]
Export to PDF?Y[14]
Export to MS Word?
Export to HTML and/or XML?Y[14]
Fax integration?
Email integration?Y[15]
Base functionality
Administrator management?
Modular?
Instrument interfacing and management?Y[14]
Mobile device integration?Y[14]
Alarms and/or alerts?Y[15]
Work-related time tracking?
Voice recognition system?
External monitoring?Y[14]
Messaging?Y[15]
Multilingual?Y[14]
Network-capable?
Web client or portal?Y[15]
Online or integrated help?
Software as a service delivery model?
Usage-based cost?
Industries served
biotechnology, chemical, clinical research, food and beverage, law enforcement and forensic, life sciences, logistics, manufacturing and R&D, petrochemical

Pricing

Demonstration videos and other media

The following demonstration videos are available for RURO products:

Additional information

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "RURO, Inc.’s FreezerPro Software Acquired by Brooks Automation, Inc.". PRWeb. Vocus PRW Holdings, LLC. 24 August 2017. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2017/08/prweb14630079.htm. Retrieved 30 August 2017. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "FreezerPro". RURO Inc. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170830200155/https://ruro.com/products/freezerpro. Retrieved 30 August 2017. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Sciency ELN". Ruro Inc. Archived from the original on 09 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180309060258/https://sciency-eln.com/. Retrieved 05 January 2019. 
  4. ↑ "ezColony" (PDF). RURO, Inc. Archived from the original on 05 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190105204402/https://www.ruro.com/resources/ezColony.pdf. Retrieved 05 January 2019. 
  5. ↑ "Sciency Electronic Laboratory Notebook" (PDF). Ruro Inc. Archived from the original on 05 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190105204831/https://www.ruro.com/resources/SciencyELN.pdf. Retrieved 05 January 2019. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "BiobankPro". RURO, Inc. https://www.ruro.com/products/biobankpro. Retrieved 30 August 2017. 
  7. ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 "LimitLIS". RURO Inc. https://www.ruro.com/limitlis/overview. Retrieved 05 January 2019. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 "LIMS 24/7". RURO Inc. https://ruro.com/products/lims-247. Retrieved 30 August 2017. 
  9. ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 9.15 9.16 9.17 9.18 9.19 "BiobankPro: Structure Biobanking Meets Flexible LIMS" (PDF). RURO, Inc. December 2016. https://ruro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/biobankpro_brochure_sm.pdf. Retrieved 30 August 2017. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.9 "BiobankPro - Features". RURO, Inc. https://biobank.pro/biobankpro-features. Retrieved 30 August 2017. 
  11. ↑ "BiobankPro - Licensing Options". RURO, Inc. https://biobank.pro/biobankpro-licensing-options. Retrieved 30 August 2017. 
  12. ↑ 12.00 12.01 12.02 12.03 12.04 12.05 12.06 12.07 12.08 12.09 12.10 12.11 12.12 12.13 "LimitLIS" (PDF). RURO Inc. https://ruro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/LimitLIS_Brochure.pdf. Retrieved 05 January 2019. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Features". Ruro, Inc. https://www.ruro.com/limitlis/features. Retrieved 05 January 2019. 
  14. ↑ 14.00 14.01 14.02 14.03 14.04 14.05 14.06 14.07 14.08 14.09 14.10 14.11 "LIMS 24/7 - Laboratory Information Management System" (PDF). RURO, Inc. https://ruro.com/wp-content/themes/assan/documents/LIMS_247_v4.pdf. Retrieved 30 August 2017. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 "LIMS 24/7 Details". RURO, Inc. https://ruro.com/products/lims-247/lims-247-details. Retrieved 30 August 2017. 
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