Vendor:RURO Inc.
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| Type | Incorporated |
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| Industry | Laboratory informatics |
| Headquarters |
321 Ballenger Center Dr. Suite 102 Frederick, Maryland, U.S. |
| Area served | Worldwide |
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Products list
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| Website | RURO.com |
| 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, which includes a built-in ELN module.
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
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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
Demonstration videos and other media
The following demonstration videos are available for RURO products:
- LimitLIS Overview
- LimitLIS Webinar
- LimitLIS TSI Overview
- LimitLIS Alerts
- LimitLIS Barcode Label Design
- LimitLIS Audit Trails
- LimitLIS Barcode Printing
- LimitLIS Billing Provider Integration
- LimitLIS Custom Report Formatting
- LimitLIS EHR Integration
- LimitLIS Instrument Integration
- LimitLIS Laboratory Dashboard
- LimitLIS Live Search
- LimitLIS Microbiology Add-On
- ... and nearly 20 more videos about LimitLIS
Additional information
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 2.0 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.
- ↑ 3.0 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "BiobankPro". RURO, Inc. https://www.ruro.com/products/biobankpro. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 8.0 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.
- ↑ 9.00 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.
- ↑ 10.0 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.
- ↑ "BiobankPro - Licensing Options". RURO, Inc. https://biobank.pro/biobankpro-licensing-options. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Features". Ruro, Inc. https://www.ruro.com/limitlis/features. Retrieved 05 January 2019.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 15.0 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.
