OpenSpecimen
Developer(s) | Krishagni Solutions Pvt. Ltd. |
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Initial release | September 25, 2014[1] |
Stable release |
10.3 RC1 (December 20, 2023 ) [±] |
Preview release | 9.0 RC1 (April 21, 2022 ) [±] |
Written in | Java |
Operating system | Cross-platform |
Type | Laboratory informatics software |
License(s) | BSD 3-Clause License[2][3] |
Website | catissuePlus.org |
OpenSpecimen (previously known as caTissue Plus) is a free and open-source biobanking LIMS/LIS based upon its previous offering NCI caTissue Plus. The software comes in a free Community edition and a priced Enterprise edition, with the various Pro versions including support and additional plug-ins.[4]
Krishagni Solutions Pvt. Ltd. leads development and maintenance of the software for the OpenSpecimen user community. The company also sells a number of professional support services, including developer support, remote server maintenance, customization, and data migration support.[4]
Product history
OpenSpecimen originally developed by Krishagni Solutions, India is a free open-source biobanking LIMS/LIS heavily modeled after the National Cancer Institute's caTissue product.[5] Krishagni also offered fee-based support services for the free software.
In July 2014, Krishangi revealed caTissue Plus was being rewritten as OpenSpecimen, with the rewrite tentatively set to be complete by March 2015. The company stated on their website: "caTissue is a 10 year old code base. The design and architecture is old technology-based, difficult to maintain and add new featured [sic] on top of it."[6] On July 22, release candidate one of the software was released to GitHub.[7] Several other release candidates were made available, culminating in the first version 1.0 stable release of the software on September 25.[1]
Features
Features of OpenSpecimen include[4]:
- multi-site support
- role-based access
- inventory management
- protocol management
- shipping and tracking management
- annotation support
- statistical reporting
As of 2014[update], development of the platform is ongoing; for information on the most current release and all associated features, visit the project's website.
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:
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Pricing
The Community edition is free and open-source, available under the BSD 3-Clause License.[2][3]
A dedicated OpenSpecimen trial version is also offered for 30 days, which is configured according to the end users' needs. OpenSpecimen experts guide the end-user through the installation, setup, and training process.
Pricing for the Silver Enterprise version is $10,000, while the Gold Enterprise is $20,000.
Packages and their features can be compared on the pricing page.
Hardware/software requirements
To install the free open-source Community version, the following are required:
- Java 1.6
- JBoss 5.1.0 GA
- MySQL 5.1.x
- Oracle 11g
- ANT 1.7
For more about installation requirements and instructions, consult the documentation.
Videos, screenshots, and other media
- A demo of OpenSpecimen can be found here
Entities using OpenSpecimen
Examples of organizations using OpenSpecimen include[4]:
Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan; Children's Cancer Hospital, Cairo, Egypt; Edward Cancer Center, Illinois, U.S.; Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, U.S.; Sapien Biosciences, Hyderabad, India; St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Australia; University of Leicester, U.K.; University of Michigan, U.S.; University of Nebraska, U.S.
See also
External links
- Krishagni Solutions corporate site
- OpenSpecimen open source home
- OpenSpecimen at GitHub
- OpenSpecimen wiki
- OpenSpecimen release notes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Release of os-v1.0". GitHub. https://github.com/krishagni/openspecimen/releases/tag/os-v1.0. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Free & Open Source". Krishagni Solutions Pvt. Ltd. http://www.catissueplus.org/feature/free-open-source. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "openspecimen / LICENSE.md". GitHub. 24 September 2014. https://github.com/krishagni/openspecimen/blob/trunk/LICENSE.md. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "OpenSpecimen Professional Support Services". Krishagni Solutions Pvt. Ltd. http://www.catissueplus.org/pricing. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 "caTissue Plus - Feature rich, Faster, Better UI". Krishagni Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Archived from the original on 05 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131105105123/http://www.catissueplus.org/plus. Retrieved 08 May 2013.
- ↑ "OpenSpecimen". OpenSpecimen Support Center. Krishagni Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 21 July 2014. https://catissueplus.atlassian.net/wiki/display/CAT/OpenSpecimen. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ "Release OS-v1.0_RC1". GitHub. https://github.com/krishagni/openspecimen/releases/tag/OS-v1.0_RC1. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "OpenSpecimen - Rapid Data Entry". Krishagni Solutions Pvt. Ltd. http://www.catissueplus.org/feature/rapid-data-entry. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 "OpenSpecimen - Data Retrieval and Reporting". Krishagni Solutions Pvt. Ltd. http://www.catissueplus.org/feature/data-retrieval-and-reporting. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ "OpenSpecimen - Specimen Catalog". Krishagni Solutions Pvt. Ltd. https://catissueplus.atlassian.net/wiki/x/c4Ah. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ↑ "OpenSpecimen - Bulk Upload Excel". Krishagni Solutions Pvt. Ltd. http://www.catissueplus.org/feature/bulk-upload-excel. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ "OpenSpecimen - Annotations". Krishagni Solutions Pvt. Ltd. http://www.catissueplus.org/feature/annotations. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ "OpenSpecimen - Storage Utilization". Krishagni Solutions Pvt. Ltd. https://catissueplus.atlassian.net/wiki/x/BwCcAQ. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "OpenSpecimen - Multi-Site Support". Krishagni Solutions Pvt. Ltd. http://www.catissueplus.org/feature/multi-site-support. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
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- ↑ "OpenSpecimen - Label Generation and Printing". Krishagni Solutions Pvt. Ltd. https://catissueplus.atlassian.net/wiki/x/PIAh. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ↑ "OpenSpecimen - Programmatic Access (API)". Krishagni Solutions Pvt. Ltd. http://www.catissueplus.org/feature/programmatic-access-api. Retrieved 16 September 2014.