Vendor:LabKey Corporation
| Type | Corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Laboratory informatics |
| Headquarters |
2226 Eastlake Ave. East, #101 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | LabKey Server |
| Website | LabKey.com |
LabKey Corporation is the Seattle, Washington-based open-source developer and distributer of the free open-source laboratory informatics software solution LabKey Server. Like the majority of open-source businesses, LabKey derives its income from support and other services.
History
In January 2005, LabKey Software (now blanketed under "LabKey Corporation") was created, with the help of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC).[1][2] The entity was set up in response to growing interest in the Computational Proteomics Analysis System (CPAS) software system being developed through the FHCRC.[1] On December 8, 2005, CPAS' source code was released to coincide with the the January 1, 2006 print publication of the groups corresponding paper in the Journal of Proteome Research, making it officially an open-source release.[3] Eventually CPAS would go on to become LabKey Server in April 2007.[4]
Since its creation, LabKey has partnered with several entities to spread word of open-source proteomics and other analysis tools to research facilities. In May 2008, LabKey lent support to Seattle businesses Insilicos and the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB). The goal of the collaboration was to port proteomics software tools like LabKey Server through Amazon's cloud servers, allowing potential research groups with IT budgets to utilize the proteomics applications and scale up web service as demand grows.[5][6] A few months later, LabKey announced another collaboration, this time with the Microsoft BioIT Alliance, an association of life science organizations and informatics companies focused on accelerating the pace of drug discovery and development.[7]
Technology and products
LabKey Server is an open-source laboratory information management system (LIMS) "that helps scientists organize, analyze, and share biomedical research data."[8] It can be downloaded and installed on your own or be hosted as a SaaS offering by LabKey.[9]
LabKey also offers various professional services related to their product, including customization and support; however, public pricing of its services is not available at this time.
For more information, please see the LabKey Server page.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nelson, Elizabeth (2 January 2011). "A Seattle Version of the Silicon Valley Garage". LabKey Corporation. http://labkey.com/blog/2011/01/tools-%E2%80%B9-labkey-blog-%E2%80%94-wordpress. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ↑ Berg, Barbara (17 March 2005). "'Wizards' of computational science". Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. http://www.fhcrc.org/content/public/en/news/center-news/2005/03/wizards-computational-science.html. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ↑ Snelling, George (8 December 2005). "CPAS 1.1 Source Code Released". LabKey Software Foundation. https://www.labkey.org/announcements/home/thread.view?rowId=35. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ↑ "LabKey Software Foundation - News". LabKey Software Foundation. https://www.labkey.org/announcements/home/begin.view. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ↑ "Insilicos Awarded Grant for Life Science Computing". Insilicos LLC. 5 May 2008. http://insilicos.com/news/insilicos-awarded-grant-for-life-science-computing. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ↑ Toner, Bernadette (9 May 2008). "Insilicos Partners with LabKey, ISB to Port Proteomics Software Tools to Amazon’s Cloud". Genomeweb LLC. http://www.genomeweb.com/informatics/insilicos-partners-labkey-isb-port-proteomics-software-tools-amazon’s-cloud. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ↑ "LabKey Software Joins BioIT Alliance". Business Wire. 18 September 2012. http://www.businesswire.com/news/google/20080918005145/en. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ↑
- ↑ "Try LabKey Server". LabKey Corporation. https://labkey.com/forms/try-labkey-server. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
