Vendor:Broughton Software Ltd.

**Broughton Software Ltd**
Type	Limited
Industry	Laboratory informatics
Headquarters	Griffin House, First Floor, Broughton Hall, Skipton, North Yorkshire, U.K.
Area served	Europe
Products	LabHQ
Website	BroughtonSoftware.com
LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/company/310710

Broughton Software Ltd. develops and distributes laboratory informatics software solutions.

History

Broughton Software is a private limited company incorporated in November 2012 ^[1] as a spinoff from Broughton Laboratories ^[2] where their flagship product, LabHQ LIMS, originated ^[3]. In 2015, the fourth version of LabHQ LIMS was released ^[2]. In 2016, Broughton Software achieved UKAS accredited certification to ISO 9001:2015 for operating a quality management system for the design and development, deployment and support of electronic data management systems for use in regulated environments ^[4].

Technology and products

LabHQ LIMS

LabHQ LIMS is a configurable laboratory information management system that helps laboratories to store, process, report and analyse quality control data in a secure electronic environment ^[5]. Users can administer the system themselves and manage products, specifications, test methods and user accounts ^[5]. The reporting function in LabHQ allows users to customise reports as well as generate trend reports ^[5]. As a hosted solution, users can access their data wherever they have an internet connection ^[5]. LabHQ also contains features such as audit trails and electronic signatures for GMP regulated industry users ^[5]. There are four modules that can be added to LabHQ LIMS: Stock Management, Equipment Maintenance, Stability Study Management and Environmental Monitoring. Companies that have provided video testimonials of LabHQ include Huddersfield Pharmacy Services, Morris Lubricants and Broughton Laboratories ^[6].

Stock Management Module

The Stock Management Module integrates with LabHQ LIMS to provide users with the ability to trace stock used against test results and record in the audit trail ^[7]. The main features allow users to track inventory, stock levels and status, notifications for expiry and low stock levels, generate stock labels and test in-house made stock before use in the lab ^[8].

Equipment Maintenance Module

The Equipment Maintenance Module integrates with LabHQ LIMS to provide users with the ability to trace equipment used against test results and record in the audit trail ^[8]. The main features allow users to track equipment status, create maintenance and calibration schedules, print equipment labels and generate service history reports ^[8].

Stability Study Management Module

The Stability Study Management Module allows users to create study protocols to track the product, storage conditions, time-points, testing regimes and number of samples stored. Templates can be created for study protocols so that they can be reused for future batches. The module integrates with LabHQ LIMS and submits a sample for testing once it is pulled from storage via the stability study management module. Users can also receive notifications for each time-point and trend data ^[9].

Environmental Monitoring Module

The Environmental Monitoring Module is designed for sterile manufacturers to track batch and non-batch related monitoring. Users can create schedules and alert to monitor locations and operators. The main features of the module are the ability to add multiple tests when growth is identified, be notified when test results have reached alert and action levels, raise and rack investigations ^[10].

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: LabHQ

Sample, inventory, and data management
Sample login and management?	Y^[11]
Sample tracking?	Y^[11]
Sample and/or result batching?
Task and event scheduling?	Y^[11]
Option for manual result entry?
Multiple data viewing methods?
Data and trend analysis?	Y^[11]
Data and equipment sharing?
Customizable fields and/or interface?
Query capability?
Import data?	Y^[11]
Internal file or data linking?
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?	Y^[11]
Document creation and/or management?
Case management?
Workflow management?
Specification management?	Y^[11]
Customer and supplier management?	Y^[11]
Billing management?
Quality, security, and compliance
Regulatory compliance?	Y^[11]
QA / QC functions?	Y^[11]
Performance evaluation?
Audit trail?	Y^[11]
Chain of custody?
Configurable roles and security?	Y^[11]
Data normalization?
Data validation?
Data encryption?
Version control?
Automatic data backup?
Environmental monitoring?	Y^[11]
Reporting, barcoding, and printing
Custom reporting?	Y^[11]
Report printing?
Label support?
Barcode support?
Export to PDF?
Export to MS Word?
Export to HTML and/or XML?
Fax integration?
Email integration?	Y^[11]
Base functionality
Administrator management?	Y^[11]
Modular?	Y^[11]
Instrument interfacing and management?	Y^[11]
Mobile device integration?
Alarms and/or alerts?	Y^[11]
Work-related time tracking?
Voice recognition system?
External monitoring?
Messaging?
Multilingual?
Network-capable?
Web client or portal?	Y^[11]
Online or integrated help?
Software as a service delivery model?	Y^[11]
Usage-based cost?
Industries served
industry-neutral