Vendor:LabLynx, Inc.

From LIMSWiki
Revision as of 20:45, 26 January 2018 by Shawndouglas (talk | contribs) (More tweaks. Saving and editing more)
Jump to navigationJump to search
LabLynx, Inc.
Type Incorporated
Industry Laboratory informatics
Founded July 24, 2000[1]
Founder(s) John H. Jones
Headquarters 2400 Lake Park Drive
Suite 435
Smyrna, Georgia 30080, U.S.
1-866-LABLYNX
Area served Worldwide
Products
Revenue ~ $10 million[2]
Employees 20+[2]
Website LabLynx.com
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/209217

LabLynx, Inc. is a privately owned, funded, and managed American corporation that develops, supports, and markets laboratory information management system (LIMS) solutions. Its most well-known product is webLIMS, a browser-based LIMS offered as a local installation or under a scalable, hosted "software as a service" (SaaS) delivery model. The company’s primary clients include laboratories in the agriculture, clinical, environmental, forensics, health care, and manufacturing industries, including government agencies.[3] The company is known for introducing one of the first browser-based LIMS products in 1997[4][5] and being a long-term player in the laboratory informatics market.

History

Before LabLynx was a company, it was a LIMS product offered by Atlanta Systems Consultants, Inc. (ASC).[6][7] Formed in 1992,[8] ASC's LabLynx division later began work on a laboratory information management system designed specifically for a web browser. ASC demonstrated its new Internet Explorer-based LabLynx LIMS at Pittcon in 1997, among the first browser-based LIMS to appear at the time.[4][5] The company again showcased LabLynx at Pittcon in 1998[9] and soon after picked up a major LIMS-based contract with the U.S. Customs Service.[10]

LabLynx home office

By July 2000, the LabLynx division of ASC separated to become its own incorporated entity.[1] And while ASC eventually ceased to exist in 2005,[8] LabLynx, Inc. went on to diversify its offerings. LabLynx’s browser-based LIMS previously demonstrated at Pittcon in 1997 expanded to become ELab, which in 2001 took on an application service provider (ASP) model of distribution.[11] In 2004 LabLynx released a browser-based tool called openLIMS, which gave consultants and end-users the ability "to build custom LIMS solutions that are geared to the exact operational needs of many different laboratories."[12]

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

In 2011, LabLynx was involved in an initiative to standardize and structure the transmission of laboratory data that first originates in a LIMS or LIS and then moves to a person's or population of people's electronic health records.[20] This laboratory results interface (LRI) pilot began in August 2011 and included collaborations with the supported open source project mdDigest and the U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).[21]

In February 2015, LabLynx announced the introduction of HealthCloudPOL, a cloud-based laboratory information system (LIS) for the physician office laboratory (POL), making the basic starter package free to users.[22][23] That product line soon after changed names, becoming sciCloud.net, though as of January 2018 that product line had not fully launched.

Community history

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

  • the Laboratory Informatics Institute, an open trade association with the mission of educating, standardizing, and promoting the laboratory informatics industry[13]
  • LIMSfinder, an online interactive magazine released by the Laboratory Informatics Institute that aims to be "the best resource for information technology in the laboratory"[24]
  • LIMSbook, a LIMS buyer’s guide released by the Laboratory Informatics Institute[25]
  • LIMSforum, a LinkedIn discussion group created to facilitate the exchange of ideas and technical information across the fields of laboratory, science, and health informatics[26][27]; this later became a stand-alone community web portal.[28]
  • LIMSuniversity, an open-access learning resource released by the Laboratory Informatics Institute, targeted towards laboratories and the LIMS community[29]
  • LIMSwiki, a Creative Commons-licensed wiki with the goal of bringing related informatics communities together to maintain a repository of information about the industry[30]

Technology and products

ELab

ELab (also known as LabLynx LIMS) is a hosted software as a service (SaaS) laboratory information management system (LIMS) + laboratory information system (LIS). Introduced in 2009 as webLIMS[15], ELab "offers complete functionality for every type of lab - at a price that's affordable."[31]

LabVia

LabVia is a middleware hardware/software-based hub that "intelligently manages multiple data communications between all kinds of devices, services, systems or other sources."[32]

Product 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: webLIMS
Sample, inventory, and data management
Sample login and management?Y[33]
Sample tracking?Y[33]
Sample and/or result batching?Y[33]
Task and event scheduling?Y[33]
Option for manual result entry?Y[33]
Multiple data viewing methods?Y[33]
Data and trend analysis?Y[33]
Data and equipment sharing?Y[33]
Customizable fields and/or interface?Y[33]
Query capability?Y[33]
Import data?Y[33]
Internal file or data linking?Y[33]
External file or data linking?Y[33]
ELN support or integration?Y[33]
Export data to MS Excel?Y[33]
Raw data management?Y[33]
Data warehouse?Y[33]
Deadline control?Y[33]
Production control?N[33]
Project and/or task management?Y[33]
Inventory management?Y[33]
Document creation and/or management?Y[33]
Case management?Y[33]
Workflow management?Y[33]
Specification management?Y[33]
Customer and supplier management?Y[33]
Billing management?Y[33]
Quality, security, and compliance
Regulatory compliance?Y[33]
QA / QC functions?Y[33]
Performance evaluation?Y[33]
Audit trail?Y[33]
Chain of custody?Y[33]
Configurable roles and security?Y[33]
Data normalization?Y[33]
Data validation?Y[33]
Data encryption?Y[33]
Version control?Y[33]
Automatic data backup?Y[33]
Environmental monitoring?Y[33]
Reporting, barcoding, and printing
Custom reporting?Y[33]
Report printing?Y[33]
Label support?Y[33]
Barcode support?Y[33]
Export to PDF?Y[33]
Export to MS Word?Y[33]
Export to HTML and/or XML?Y[33]
Fax integration?Y[33]
Email integration?Y[33]
Base functionality
Administrator management?Y[33]
Modular?Y[33]
Instrument interfacing and management?Y[33]
Mobile device integration?Y[33]
Alarms and/or alerts?Y[33]
Work-related time tracking?Y[33]
Voice recognition system?N[33]
External monitoring?Y[33]
Messaging?Y[33]
Multilingual?Y[33]
Network-capable?Y[33]
Web client or portal?Y[33]
Online or integrated help?Y[33]
Software as a service delivery model?Y[33]
Usage-based cost?Y[33]
Industries served
agriculture, clinical research, environmental, food and beverage, general, law enforcement and forensic, manufacturing and R&D, pharmaceutical, public health and service
Product: HealthCloudPOL
Experiment, patient, and data management
Sample login and management?Y[34]
Sample tracking?Y[34]
Sample and/or result batching?Y[34]
Task and event scheduling?Y[34]
Option for manual result entry?Y[34]
Multiple data viewing methods?Y[34]
Configurable templates and forms?Y[34]
Data and trend analysis?Y[34]
Data and equipment sharing?
Data mining?
Customizable fields and/or interface?Y[34]
Query capability?
Import data?Y[34]
Internal file or data linking?Y[34]
External file or data linking?
ELN support or integration?
Export data to MS Excel?
Raw data management?
Data warehouse?Y[34]
Project and/or task management?Y[34]
Test, experiment, and/or trial management?
Inventory management?Y[34]
Document and/or image management?Y[34]
Patient and case management?Y[34]
Workflow management?
Specification management?
Customer and physician management?Y[34]
Billing and revenue management?
Quality, security, and compliance
Regulatory compliance?Y[34]
QA / QC functions?Y[34]
Performance evaluation?
Audit trail?Y[34]
Chain of custody?
Configurable roles and security?Y[34]
Data normalization?
Data validation?Y[34]
Data encryption?
Version control?
Automatic data backup?
Environmental monitoring?
Reporting, barcoding, and printing
Custom reporting?Y[34]
Synoptic reporting?
Report printing?Y[34]
Label support?
Barcode and/or RFID support?
Export to PDF?Y[34]
Export to MS Word?
Export to HTML and/or XML?
Fax integration?
Email integration?Y[34]
Base functionality
Administrator management?Y[34]
Modular?Y[35]
Instrument interfacing and management?Y[34]
Mobile device integration?Y[35]
Third-party software integration?Y[34]
Alarms and/or alerts?Y[34]
Work-related time tracking?
Voice recognition system?
External monitoring?
Messaging?
Commenting?
Multilingual?
Network-capable?
Web client or portal?Y[35]
Online or integrated help?Y[35]
Software as a service delivery model?Y[35]
Usage-based cost?
Industries served
clinical

Pricing

webLIMS/ELab

Source for pricing information is via LabLynx.[36] As prices may change at any time, always contact the vendor directly to obtain a price list or quote.

LIMS Product Price List
Part number Description Number of
concurrent users 		Price Unit Price
LLX-WLM-02 webLIMS.com (SaaS) Edition for 2 Concurrent Users
(Prices quoted are per month.) 		2 $500 $250
LLX-WLM-05 webLIMS.com (SaaS) Edition for 5 Concurrent Users
(Prices quoted are per month.) 		5 $800 $160
LLX-WLM-10 webLIMS.com (SaaS) Edition for 10 Concurrent Users
(Prices quoted are per month.) 		10 $1,250 $125
LLX-WLM-25 webLIMS.com (SaaS) Edition for 25 Concurrent Users
(Prices quoted are per month.) 		25 $2,500 $100
LLX-WLM-50 webLIMS.com (SaaS) Edition for 50 Concurrent Users
(Prices quoted are per month.) 		50 $4,000 $80
LLX-WLM-UL webLIMS.com (SaaS) Edition for Unlimited Concurrent Users
(Prices quoted are per month.) 		Unlimited $7,500
LLX-ELBS-02 ELab SQL Edition for 2 Concurrent Users 2 $9,500 $4,750
LLX-ELBS-05 ELab SQL Edition for 5 Concurrent Users 5 $21,500 $4,300
LLX-ELBS-10 ELab SQL Edition for 10 Concurrent Users 10 $32,000 $3,200
LLX-ELBS-25 ELab SQL Edition for 25 Concurrent Users 25 $75,000 $3,000
LLX-ELBS-50 ELab SQL Edition for 50 Concurrent Users 50 $140,000 $2,800
LLX-ELBS-UL ELab SQL Edition for Unlimited Concurrent Users Unlimited $275,000
LIMS Maintenance, Warranty, Support, and Service Plans
Maintenance and support plans Maintenance Annual service and support hours incl. Support hours Maintenance, support, and service costs Special notes
Bronze One year of unlimited updates and upgrades plus warranty 4 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST, excluding holidays 15% of total license fee; minimum $4,500 per year; hourly services and support at $185/hour This plan is included at no charge to all webLIMS accounts with 1–9 concurrent users.
Silver One year of unlimited updates and upgrades plus warranty 16 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST, excluding holidays 15% of total license fee; minimum $5,500 per year; hourly services and support at $175/hour This plan is included at no charge to all webLIMS accounts with 10–24 concurrent users.
Gold One year of unlimited updates and upgrades plus warranty 24 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST, excluding holidays 15% of total license fee; minimum $8,500 per year; hourly services and support at $165/hour This plan is included at no charge to all webLIMS accounts with 25–74 concurrent users.
Platinum One year of unlimited updates and upgrades plus warranty 40 24 hours per day, 7 days per week 15% of total license fee; minimum $25,000 per year; hourly services and support at $150/hour This plan is included at no charge to all webLIMS accounts with 75+ concurrent users.

HealthCloudPOL

LabLynx states the following pricing information for its physician office laboratory LISY[35]: "HealthCloudPOL is free for unlimited users. You're only changed if you decide to integrate your instruments, EHR, or PM."

Demonstration videos and other media

The following demonstration videos are available for webLIMS and ELab:

The following demonstration videos are available for HealthCloudPOL:

Additional information

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Business Entity – LabLynx, Inc.". Georgia Secretary of State. https://ecorp.sos.ga.gov/BusinessSearch/BusinessInformation?businessId=33586. Retrieved 29 December 2015. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "LabLynx, Inc.". Owler, Inc. https://www.owler.com/iaApp/505814/lablynx-company-profile. Retrieved 26 January 2018. 
  3. ↑ "Internet Software and Services – LabLynx, Inc.". Bloomberg Business. Bloomberg L.P.. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=40482985. Retrieved 22 October 2011. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "LIMSource: LIMS Vendor: LabLynx, Inc.". Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071012123126/http://www.limsource.com/products/vatlanta.html. Retrieved 22 October 2011. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 McGinnis, Mike and Norman Perkins (2003). "I. Wireless LANs". LIMS Workbook - A Practical Guide (3rd ed.). Q2marketsite, Inc. pp. I-16. ASIN B00161Y71K. 
  6. ↑ "LABLynx On The Web". Archived from the original on 25 January 1998. http://web.archive.org/web/19990125100717/http://www.lablynx.com/. Retrieved 22 October 2011. 
  7. ↑ "LABLynx on the Web" (PDF). Florida Department of Health. 8 March 2000. Archived from the original on 31 August 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20040831183340/http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Irm/Apps/ihis/JADS/deh/Market%20Research/background/asc_website.pdf. Retrieved 29 December 2015. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Business Entity – Atlanta Systems Consultants, Inc.". Georgia Secretary of State. https://ecorp.sos.ga.gov/BusinessSearch/BusinessInformation?businessId=863106. Retrieved 29 December 2015. 
  9. ↑ "LIMSource: Calendar: Pittcon ’98 Preview". Archived from the original on 29 May 1998. http://web.archive.org/web/19980529121944/http://www.limsource.com/calendar/pitt98.html. Retrieved 22 October 2011. 
  10. ↑ "70 -- Laboratory Information Management Software (LIMS) (07/30/98)". FedBizOpps. http://www.fbodaily.com/cbd/archive/1998/07(July)/30-Jul-1998/70awd003.htm. Retrieved 22 October 2011. 
  11. ↑ "LIMSource: LIMS Vendor: Atlanta Systems Consultants, Inc.". Archived from the original on 9 April 2001. http://web.archive.org/web/20010409200118/http://www.limsource.com/products/vatlanta.html. Retrieved 22 October 2011. 
  12. ↑ "Build your own LIMS: News from LabLynx". LaboratoryTalk.com. Pro-Talk Ltd. 6 January 2004. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120419143618/http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/lbl/lbl100.html. Retrieved 29 December 2015. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Laboratory Informatics Institute Established". Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc.. 17 July 2006. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161027121044/http://www.limsfinder.com/BlogDetail.aspx?id=31049_0_3_0_C. Retrieved 26 January 2018. 
  14. ↑ "LABLynx Extends Contract with Nagarro to Include Additional Product Development and SaaS Projects". Nagarro, Inc. 20 August 2008. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120716033503/http://nagarro.com/NewsEvents/Press%20Releases/LABLynx%20Extends%20Contract%20with.aspx. Retrieved 29 December 2015. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "LabLynx launches the new webLiMS.com, Laboratory SaaS Provider". Argyle News. 6 March 2009. Archived from the original on 04 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101223/http://scienceandresearch.argylenews.com/press_release.aspx?LabLynx-launches-the-new-webLiMScom-Laboratory-SaaS-Provider-542. Retrieved 26 January 2018. 
  16. ↑ "Weblims – LabLynx". Scientific Computing World. 6 March 2009. https://www.scientific-computing.com/press-releases/weblims. Retrieved 26 January 2018. 
  17. ↑ Mullin, Rick (24 May 2010). "LIMS In The Cloud". Chemical & Engineering News. American Chemical Society. http://cen.acs.org/articles/88/i21/LIMS-Cloud.html. Retrieved 29 December 2015. 
  18. ↑ Dubin, Cindy (29 July 2010). "SaaS Model Turns LIMS Paradigm On Its Head". Pharmaceutical Online. VertMarkets, Inc. http://www.pharmaceuticalonline.com/doc/saas-model-turns-lims-paradigm-on-its-0001. Retrieved 29 December 2015. 
  19. ↑ "SaaS - Is a web hosted LIMS right for your laboratory?". LabLynx, Inc. 15 August 2009. Archived from the original on 09 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120509064611/http://www.lablynx.com/ArticlesBlogs/tabid/326/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/13/SaaS--Is-a-web-hosted-LIMS-right-for-your-laboratory.aspx. Retrieved 29 December 2015. 
  20. ↑ Clarke, Ann (2011). Laboratory Results Interface (LRI) Pilots Guide (v0.9.4.093011 ed.). LabLynx/mdDigest. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140812142427/http://wiki.siframework.org/file/view/LRI_Pilots_Guide_Draft_v0_9_4_093011.docx. 
  21. ↑ "PROJECT BRIEF: LabLynx/mdDigest Pilot". LabLynx/mdDigest. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20140812142106/http://wiki.siframework.org/LabLynx+Pilot+Brief. Retrieved 16 January 2018. 
  22. ↑ LabLynx, Inc (February 2015). "Security, Reliability, and Regulatory Compliance: healthcloudpol.com". LinkedIn Corporation. https://www.linkedin.com/company/lablynx-inc./comments?topic=5979788253375520768&type=U&scope=209217&stype=C&a=NHFX. Retrieved 29 December 2015. 
  23. ↑ "HealthCloudPOL — the FREE Cloud-based Physician Office LIS". LabLynx, Inc. Archived from the original on 14 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150314182554/www.healthcloudpol.com. Retrieved 26 January 2018. 
  24. ↑ "LIMSfinder Home". Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc.. Archived from the original on 06 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170306214114/http://www.limsfinder.com/Home.aspx. Retrieved 26 January 2018. 
  25. ↑ "The LIMS Book". Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc.. Archived from the original on 04 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140104091826/http://limsbook.com/. Retrieved 26 January 2018. 
  26. ↑ "Lablynx - latest company news". LaboratoryTalk.com. Pro-Talk Ltd. 25 August 2009. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120419143627/http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/lbl/lbl103.html. Retrieved 29 December 2015. 
  27. ↑ "LiMS forum - Laboratory Informatics Institute user's group for LIMS, Scientific & Health Informatics". LinkedIn.com. http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=2069898. Retrieved 22 October 2011. 
  28. ↑ "LiMSForum". LabLynx, Inc. https://www.limsforum.com/. Retrieved 26 January 2018. 
  29. ↑ "LiMSuniversity.com, the on-line, Open Access, Virtual Learning Center for Laboratory Informatics users and professionals". Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc.. 4 April 2011. Archived from the original on 06 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170306214123/http://www.limsfinder.com/BlogDetail.aspx?id=35134_0_25_0_C. Retrieved 26 January 2018. 
  30. ↑ "LIMSwiki mission". 4 June 2015. https://www.limswiki.org/index.php/LIMSwiki_mission. Retrieved 26 January 2018. 
  31. ↑ "Laboratory Management System (LIMS/LIS/LES)". LabLynx, Inc. https://www.lablynx.com/weblims/. Retrieved 26 January 2018. 
  32. ↑ "LabVia". LabLynx, Inc. https://www.lablynx.com/eai/. Retrieved 26 January 2018. 
  33. ↑ 33.00 33.01 33.02 33.03 33.04 33.05 33.06 33.07 33.08 33.09 33.10 33.11 33.12 33.13 33.14 33.15 33.16 33.17 33.18 33.19 33.20 33.21 33.22 33.23 33.24 33.25 33.26 33.27 33.28 33.29 33.30 33.31 33.32 33.33 33.34 33.35 33.36 33.37 33.38 33.39 33.40 33.41 33.42 33.43 33.44 33.45 33.46 33.47 33.48 33.49 33.50 33.51 33.52 33.53 33.54 33.55 33.56 33.57 33.58 33.59 33.60 33.61 33.62 "ELab/webLIMS". LabLynx, Inc. http://www.lablynx.com/Products/ELabLIMS/tabid/240/Default.aspx. Retrieved 03 February 2012. 
  34. ↑ 34.00 34.01 34.02 34.03 34.04 34.05 34.06 34.07 34.08 34.09 34.10 34.11 34.12 34.13 34.14 34.15 34.16 34.17 34.18 34.19 34.20 34.21 34.22 34.23 34.24 34.25 34.26 34.27 34.28 34.29 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named HCPOL_Feats
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 35.3 35.4 35.5 "The FREE Cloud-based Physician Office LIS". LabLynx, Inc. http://www.healthcloudpol.com/. Retrieved 20 January 2016. 
  36. ↑ "2013 LIMS Product, Service, Support and Maintenance Price List" (PDF). LabLynx, Inc. 8 November 2013. http://2013prices.lablynx.com. Retrieved 02 February 2015. 
Retrieved from "https://www.limswiki.org/index.php?title=Vendor:LabLynx,_Inc.&oldid=32424"