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'''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 [[Laboratory|laboratories]] in the agriculture, clinical, environmental, [[Forensic science|forensics]], health care, and manufacturing industries, including government agencies. The company is known for introducing one of the first browser-based LIMS products in 1997<ref name="LS_prod">{{cite web |url=http://www.limsource.com/products/vatlanta.html |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071012123126/http://www.limsource.com/products/vatlanta.html |archivedate=12 October 2007 |title=LIMSource: LIMS Vendor: LabLynx, Inc. |accessdate=22 October 2011}}</ref><ref name="LIMSwb" /> and being a long-term player in the [[laboratory informatics]] market.
'''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 ELab, 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 [[Laboratory|laboratories]] in the agriculture, clinical, environmental, [[Forensic science|forensics]], health care, and manufacturing industries, including government agencies. The company is known for introducing one of the first browser-based LIMS products in 1997<ref name="LS_prod">{{cite web |url=http://www.limsource.com/products/vatlanta.html |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071012123126/http://www.limsource.com/products/vatlanta.html |archivedate=12 October 2007 |title=LIMSource: LIMS Vendor: LabLynx, Inc. |accessdate=22 October 2011}}</ref><ref name="LIMSwb" /> and being a long-term player in the [[laboratory informatics]] market.


==History==
==History==
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By July 2000, the LabLynx division of ASC separated to become its own incorporated entity.<ref name="SoS_llx" /> And while ASC eventually ceased to exist in 2005,<ref name="SoS_asc" /> 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.<ref name="LS_prod2">{{cite web |url=http://www.limsource.com/products/vatlanta.html |archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20010409200118/http://www.limsource.com/products/vatlanta.html |archivedate=9 April 2001 |title=LIMSource: LIMS Vendor: Atlanta Systems Consultants, Inc. |accessdate=22 October 2011}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/lbl/lbl100.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419143618/http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/lbl/lbl100.html |title=Build your own LIMS: News from LabLynx |work=LaboratoryTalk.com |publisher=Pro-Talk Ltd |date=6 January 2004 |accessdate=29 December 2015 |archivedate=19 April 2012}}</ref>
By July 2000, the LabLynx division of ASC separated to become its own incorporated entity.<ref name="SoS_llx" /> And while ASC eventually ceased to exist in 2005,<ref name="SoS_asc" /> 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.<ref name="LS_prod2">{{cite web |url=http://www.limsource.com/products/vatlanta.html |archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20010409200118/http://www.limsource.com/products/vatlanta.html |archivedate=9 April 2001 |title=LIMSource: LIMS Vendor: Atlanta Systems Consultants, Inc. |accessdate=22 October 2011}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/lbl/lbl100.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419143618/http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/lbl/lbl100.html |title=Build your own LIMS: News from LabLynx |work=LaboratoryTalk.com |publisher=Pro-Talk Ltd |date=6 January 2004 |accessdate=29 December 2015 |archivedate=19 April 2012}}</ref>


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.<ref name="LII">{{cite web |title=Laboratory Informatics Institute Established |url=http://www.limsfinder.com/BlogDetail.aspx?id=31049_0_3_0_C |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027121044/http://www.limsfinder.com/BlogDetail.aspx?id=31049_0_3_0_C |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc. |date=17 July 2006 |archivedate=27 October 2016 |accessdate=26 January 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Nagarro1">{{cite web |url=http://www.nagarro.com/NewsEvents/Press%20Releases/LABLynx%20Extends%20Contract%20with.aspx |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716033503/http://nagarro.com/NewsEvents/Press%20Releases/LABLynx%20Extends%20Contract%20with.aspx |title=LABLynx Extends Contract with Nagarro to Include Additional Product Development and SaaS Projects |publisher=Nagarro, Inc |date=20 August 2008 |accessdate=29 December 2015 |archivedate=16 July 2012}}</ref> 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.<ref name="webLIMS1">{{cite web |title=LabLynx launches the new webLiMS.com, Laboratory SaaS Provider |url=http://scienceandresearch.argylenews.com/press_release.aspx?LabLynx-launches-the-new-webLiMScom-Laboratory-SaaS-Provider-542 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101223/http://scienceandresearch.argylenews.com/press_release.aspx?LabLynx-launches-the-new-webLiMScom-Laboratory-SaaS-Provider-542 |publisher=Argyle News |date=6 March 2009 |archivedate=04 March 2016 |accessdate=26 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="webLIMS2">{{cite web |title=Weblims – LabLynx |url=https://www.scientific-computing.com/press-releases/weblims |publisher=Scientific Computing World |date=6 March 2009 |accessdate=26 January 2018}}</ref> This move to a cloud-based SaaS model brought renewed interest in the company’s LIMS, with clients like the Georgia Department of Agriculture<ref name="ChemEng1">{{cite web |url=http://cen.acs.org/articles/88/i21/LIMS-Cloud.html |title=LIMS In The Cloud |author=Mullin, Rick |work=Chemical & Engineering News |publisher=American Chemical Society |date=24 May 2010 |accessdate=29 December 2015}}</ref> and Cypress Bioscience<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pharmaceuticalonline.com/doc/saas-model-turns-lims-paradigm-on-its-0001 |title=SaaS Model Turns LIMS Paradigm On Its Head |author=Dubin, Cindy |publisher=VertMarkets, Inc |work=Pharmaceutical Online |date=29 July 2010 |accessdate=29 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SaaS - Is a web hosted LIMS right for your laboratory? |url=http://www.lablynx.com/ArticlesBlogs/tabid/326/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/13/SaaS--Is-a-web-hosted-LIMS-right-for-your-laboratory.aspx |archiveurl=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 |publisher=LabLynx, Inc |date=15 August 2009 |accessdate=29 December 2015 |archivedate=09 May 2012}}</ref> taking on the new LIMS.
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.<ref name="LII">{{cite web |title=Laboratory Informatics Institute Established |url=http://www.limsfinder.com/BlogDetail.aspx?id=31049_0_3_0_C |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027121044/http://www.limsfinder.com/BlogDetail.aspx?id=31049_0_3_0_C |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc. |date=17 July 2006 |archivedate=27 October 2016 |accessdate=26 January 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Nagarro1">{{cite web |url=http://www.nagarro.com/NewsEvents/Press%20Releases/LABLynx%20Extends%20Contract%20with.aspx |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716033503/http://nagarro.com/NewsEvents/Press%20Releases/LABLynx%20Extends%20Contract%20with.aspx |title=LABLynx Extends Contract with Nagarro to Include Additional Product Development and SaaS Projects |publisher=Nagarro, Inc |date=20 August 2008 |accessdate=29 December 2015 |archivedate=16 July 2012}}</ref> 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.<ref name="webLIMS1">{{cite web |title=LabLynx launches the new webLiMS.com, Laboratory SaaS Provider |url=http://scienceandresearch.argylenews.com/press_release.aspx?LabLynx-launches-the-new-webLiMScom-Laboratory-SaaS-Provider-542 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101223/http://scienceandresearch.argylenews.com/press_release.aspx?LabLynx-launches-the-new-webLiMScom-Laboratory-SaaS-Provider-542 |publisher=Argyle News |date=6 March 2009 |archivedate=04 March 2016 |accessdate=26 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="webLIMS2">{{cite web |title=Weblims – LabLynx |url=https://www.scientific-computing.com/press-releases/weblims |publisher=Scientific Computing World |date=6 March 2009 |accessdate=26 January 2018}}</ref> This move to a cloud-based SaaS model brought renewed interest in the company’s LIMS, with clients like the Georgia Department of Agriculture<ref name="ChemEng1">{{cite web |url=https://cen.acs.org/articles/88/i21/LIMS-Cloud.html |title=LIMS In The Cloud |author=Mullin, Rick |work=Chemical & Engineering News |publisher=American Chemical Society |date=24 May 2010 |accessdate=24 September 2021}}</ref> and Cypress Bioscience<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pharmaceuticalonline.com/doc/saas-model-turns-lims-paradigm-on-its-0001 |title=SaaS Model Turns LIMS Paradigm On Its Head |author=Dubin, Cindy |publisher=VertMarkets, Inc |work=Pharmaceutical Online |date=29 July 2010 |accessdate=24 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SaaS - Is a web hosted LIMS right for your laboratory? |url=http://www.lablynx.com/ArticlesBlogs/tabid/326/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/13/SaaS--Is-a-web-hosted-LIMS-right-for-your-laboratory.aspx |archiveurl=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 |publisher=LabLynx, Inc |date=15 August 2009 |accessdate=29 December 2015 |archivedate=09 May 2012}}</ref> 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 record]]s.<ref>{{cite book |title=Laboratory Results Interface (LRI) Pilots Guide |edition= v0.9.4.093011 |author=Clarke, Ann | year=2011 |pages=1–2 |publisher=LabLynx/mdDigest |url=http://wiki.siframework.org/file/view/LRI_Pilots_Guide_Draft_v0_9_4_093011.docx |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812142427/http://wiki.siframework.org/file/view/LRI_Pilots_Guide_Draft_v0_9_4_093011.docx |archivedate=12 August 2014}}</ref> 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).<ref>{{cite web |title=PROJECT BRIEF: LabLynx/mdDigest Pilot |url=http://wiki.siframework.org/LabLynx+Pilot+Brief |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812142106/http://wiki.siframework.org/LabLynx+Pilot+Brief |publisher= LabLynx/mdDigest |archivedate=12 August 2016 |accessdate=16 January 2018}}</ref>
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 record]]s.<ref>{{cite book |title=Laboratory Results Interface (LRI) Pilots Guide |edition= v0.9.4.093011 |author=Clarke, Ann | year=2011 |pages=1–2 |publisher=LabLynx/mdDigest |url=http://wiki.siframework.org/file/view/LRI_Pilots_Guide_Draft_v0_9_4_093011.docx |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812142427/http://wiki.siframework.org/file/view/LRI_Pilots_Guide_Draft_v0_9_4_093011.docx |archivedate=12 August 2014}}</ref> 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).<ref>{{cite web |title=PROJECT BRIEF: LabLynx/mdDigest Pilot |url=http://wiki.siframework.org/LabLynx+Pilot+Brief |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812142106/http://wiki.siframework.org/LabLynx+Pilot+Brief |publisher= LabLynx/mdDigest |archivedate=12 August 2016 |accessdate=16 January 2018}}</ref>


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.<ref name="HCPOL_LinkedIn">{{cite web |url=https://www.linkedin.com/company/lablynx-inc./comments?topic=5979788253375520768&type=U&scope=209217&stype=C&a=NHFX |title=Security, Reliability, and Regulatory Compliance: healthcloudpol.com |author=LabLynx, Inc |publisher=LinkedIn Corporation |date=February 2015 |accessdate=29 December 2015}}</ref><ref name="HCPOLArch">{{cite web |url=http://www.healthcloudpol.com/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150314182554/www.healthcloudpol.com |title=HealthCloudPOL — the FREE Cloud-based Physician Office LIS |publisher=LabLynx, Inc |archivedate=14 March 2015 |accessdate=26 January 2018}}</ref> That product line soon after changed names, becoming sciCloud.net, though as of January 2018 that product line had not fully launched.
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.<ref name="HCPOL_LinkedIn">{{cite web |url=https://www.linkedin.com/company/lablynx-inc./comments?topic=5979788253375520768&type=U&scope=209217&stype=C&a=NHFX |title=Security, Reliability, and Regulatory Compliance: healthcloudpol.com |author=LabLynx, Inc |publisher=LinkedIn Corporation |date=February 2015 |accessdate=29 December 2015}}</ref><ref name="HCPOLArch">{{cite web |url=http://www.healthcloudpol.com/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150314182554/www.healthcloudpol.com |title=HealthCloudPOL — the FREE Cloud-based Physician Office LIS |publisher=LabLynx, Inc |archivedate=14 March 2015 |accessdate=26 January 2018}}</ref> That product line soon after changed names, becoming sciCloud.net.


In the summer of 2019, LabLynx released its CannaQA LIMS software for the cannabis testing industry.<ref name="LLPWelcome19">{{cite web |url=https://www.lablynxpress.com/index.php?title=Welcome_to_CannaQA |title=Welcome to CannaQA |work=LabLynx Press |publisher=LabLynx, Inc |date=11 July 2019 |accessdate=02 March 2020}}</ref>
In the summer of 2019, LabLynx released its CannaQA LIMS software for the cannabis testing industry.<ref name="LLPWelcome19">{{cite web |url=https://www.lablynxpress.com/index.php?title=Welcome_to_CannaQA |title=Welcome to CannaQA |work=LabLynx Press |publisher=LabLynx, Inc |date=11 July 2019 |accessdate=02 March 2020}}</ref>
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===Community history===
===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:
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 over the years include:


* the Laboratory Informatics Institute, an open trade association with the mission of educating, standardizing, and promoting the laboratory informatics industry<ref name="LII" />
* the Laboratory Informatics Institute, an open trade association with the mission of educating, standardizing, and promoting the laboratory informatics industry<ref name="LII" />
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* LIMSforum, a LinkedIn discussion group created to facilitate the exchange of ideas and technical information across the fields of laboratory, science, and [[health informatics]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/lbl/lbl103.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419143627/http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/lbl/lbl103.html |title=Lablynx - latest company news |work=LaboratoryTalk.com |publisher=Pro-Talk Ltd |date=25 August 2009 |accessdate=29 December 2015 |archivedate=19 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=LiMS forum - Laboratory Informatics Institute user's group for LIMS, Scientific & Health Informatics |url=http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=2069898 |publisher=LinkedIn.com |accessdate=22 October 2011}}</ref>; this later became a stand-alone community web portal.<ref name="LIMSForumSite">{{cite web |url=https://www.limsforum.com/ |title=LiMSForum |publisher=LabLynx, Inc |accessdate=26 January 2018}}</ref>
* LIMSforum, a LinkedIn discussion group created to facilitate the exchange of ideas and technical information across the fields of laboratory, science, and [[health informatics]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/lbl/lbl103.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419143627/http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/lbl/lbl103.html |title=Lablynx - latest company news |work=LaboratoryTalk.com |publisher=Pro-Talk Ltd |date=25 August 2009 |accessdate=29 December 2015 |archivedate=19 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=LiMS forum - Laboratory Informatics Institute user's group for LIMS, Scientific & Health Informatics |url=http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=2069898 |publisher=LinkedIn.com |accessdate=22 October 2011}}</ref>; this later became a stand-alone community web portal.<ref name="LIMSForumSite">{{cite web |url=https://www.limsforum.com/ |title=LiMSForum |publisher=LabLynx, Inc |accessdate=26 January 2018}}</ref>
* LIMSuniversity, an open-access learning resource released by the Laboratory Informatics Institute, targeted towards laboratories and the LIMS community<ref>{{cite web |title=LiMSuniversity.com, the on-line, Open Access, Virtual Learning Center for Laboratory Informatics users and professionals |url=http://www.limsfinder.com/BlogDetail.aspx?id=35134_0_25_0_C |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306214123/http://www.limsfinder.com/BlogDetail.aspx?id=35134_0_25_0_C |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc. |date=4 April 2011 |archivedate=06 March 2017 |accessdate=26 January 2018}}</ref>
* LIMSuniversity, an open-access learning resource released by the Laboratory Informatics Institute, targeted towards laboratories and the LIMS community<ref>{{cite web |title=LiMSuniversity.com, the on-line, Open Access, Virtual Learning Center for Laboratory Informatics users and professionals |url=http://www.limsfinder.com/BlogDetail.aspx?id=35134_0_25_0_C |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306214123/http://www.limsfinder.com/BlogDetail.aspx?id=35134_0_25_0_C |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc. |date=4 April 2011 |archivedate=06 March 2017 |accessdate=26 January 2018}}</ref>
* LIMSwiki, a Creative Commons-licensed wiki with the goal of bringing related informatics communities together to maintain a repository of information about the industry<ref>{{cite web|title=LIMSwiki mission |url=https://www.limswiki.org/index.php/LIMSwiki_mission |date=4 June 2015 |accessdate=26 January 2018}}</ref>
* LIMSwiki, a Creative Commons-licensed wiki with the goal of bringing related informatics communities together to maintain a repository of information about the industry<ref>{{cite web |title=LIMSwiki mission |url=https://www.limswiki.org/index.php/LIMSwiki_mission |date=4 June 2015 |accessdate=26 January 2018}}</ref>
* CannaQAwiki, a  Creative Commons-licensed wiki with the goal of providing content as it relates to analytically testing the ''Cannabis'' plant and its constituents in the laboratory, as well as the regulatory aspects that surround it<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome to CannaQAwiki |url=https://www.cannaqa.wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page |date=03 September 2021 |accessdate=24 September 2021}}</ref>


==Technology and products==
==Technology and products==
===ELab===
===ELab===
ELab is a hosted [[software as a service]] (SaaS) [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) + [[laboratory information system]] (LIS). Introduced in 2009 as webLIMS<ref name="webLIMS1" />, ELab "offers complete functionality for every type of lab - at a price that's affordable."<ref name="ELabLimsNew">{{cite web |url=https://www.lablynx.com/weblims/ |title=Laboratory Management System (LIMS/LIS/LES) |publisher=LabLynx, Inc |accessdate=26 January 2018}}</ref> The software can be hosted in the cloud or self-hosted. In April 2020, a COVID-19 testing module was developed for ELab that extends its molecular diagnostics and other related COVID-19 workflows.<ref name="PRNLabLynx20" /><ref name="LLXCovidElab">{{cite web |url=https://www.covidlims.com/elab-lims/ |title=ELab: The LiMS and Database at The Core of Lablynx’s COVIDLiMS Solution |publisher=LabLynx, Inc |accessdate=20 October 2020}}</ref>
ELab is a hosted [[software as a service]] (SaaS) [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) + [[laboratory information system]] (LIS). Introduced in 2009 as webLIMS<ref name="webLIMS1" />, ELab is "designed ...  to adapt to every lab’s unique needs with the flexibility to grow with your lab as you expand to meet your business goals."<ref name="ELabLimsNew">{{cite web |url=https://www.lablynx.com/lims/ |title=LabLynx ELab LIMS |publisher=LabLynx, Inc |accessdate=24 September 2021}}</ref> The software can be hosted in the cloud or self-hosted. In April 2020, a COVID-19 testing module was developed for ELab that extends its molecular diagnostics and other related COVID-19 workflows.<ref name="PRNLabLynx20" /><ref name="LLXCovidElab">{{cite web |url=https://www.covidlims.com/elab-lims/ |title=ELab: The LiMS and Database at The Core of Lablynx’s COVIDLiMS Solution |publisher=LabLynx, Inc |accessdate=20 October 2020}}</ref>


===CannaQA===
===CannaQA===
CannaQA LIMS is cloud-based LIMS software designed specifically for the cannabis testing industry, with certificates of analysis, track-and-trace support, "and other aspects of data management required for successful, cost-effective operation in today's highly competitive and fast-growing cannabis testing market."<ref name="LLXLIMSFor19">{{cite web |url=https://www.cannaqa.com/blog/lims-for-cannabis-testing/ |title=LIMS for Cannabis Testing ... It's all about delivering quality information |work=CannaQA |publisher=LabLynx, Inc |date=18 July 2019 |accessdate=02 March 2020}}</ref>
CannaQA LIMS is cloud-based LIMS software designed specifically for the cannabis testing industry, "with all of the features and functions required for cannabis testing, and can even come pre-loaded with the tests required by your local, state, and federal government, complete with required limit sets and methods."<ref name="LLXLIMSFor19">{{cite web |url=https://www.cannaqa.com/cannaqa-lims/ |title=LIMS for Cannabis Testing Laboratories |work=CannaQA |publisher=LabLynx, Inc |accessdate=01 February 2022}}</ref>
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===LabVia===
===LabVia===
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| data_linking_ext  =  
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| eln_support        =  
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| production_control = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
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| inventory_man      = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| inventory_man      = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| document_man      = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| document_man      = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| case_man          = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| case_man          =  
| workflow_man      = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| workflow_man      =  
| spec_man          = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| spec_man          =  
| customer_man      = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| customer_man      =  
| billing_man        = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| billing_man        = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />


| reg_compliance    = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| reg_compliance    = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| qa_qc              = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| qa_qc              =  
| performance_eval  = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| performance_eval  =  
| audit_trail        = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| audit_trail        =  
| chain_custody      = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| chain_custody      = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| roles_security    = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| roles_security    =  
| data_norm          = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| data_norm          =  
| data_val          = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| data_val          =  
| data_encrypt      = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| data_encrypt      =  
| version_control    = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| version_control    =  
| data_backup        = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| data_backup        =  
| enviro_monitoring  = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| enviro_monitoring  =  


| custom_reporting  = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| custom_reporting  = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
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| report_printing    =  
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| label_support      = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| barcode_support    = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| barcode_support    = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| export_pdf        = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| export_pdf        =  
| export_msword      = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| export_msword      =  
| export_htmlxml    = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| export_htmlxml    =  
| fax_integration    = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| fax_integration    =  
| email_integration  = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| email_integration  =  


| admin_manage      = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| admin_manage      = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| modular            =  
| modular            =  
| instrument_inter  = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| instrument_inter  =  
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| mobile_device      =  
| alarms_alerts      = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| alarms_alerts      = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| work_timetrack    = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| work_timetrack    =  
| voice_rec          =  
| voice_rec          =  
| external_monitor  = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| external_monitor  = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| messaging          = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| messaging          =  
| multilingual      = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| multilingual      = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| network            = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| network            =  
| web_client        = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
| web_client        =  
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| online_help        =  
| saas_model        = Y<ref name="ELabLimsNew" />
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===Pricing===
===Pricing===
====ELab====
====ELab====
Source for pricing information is directly from LabLynx. Additional pricing information can be gleaned from [https://www.gsaadvantage.gov/ref_text/GS35F511DA/0R3HDC.3GGC22_GS-35F-511DA_IFSS600LABLYNX.PDF GSA Avantage]. As prices may change at any time, always contact the vendor directly to obtain a price list or quote.
Source for pricing information is directly from LabLynx. Additional pricing information can be gleaned from [https://www.gsaadvantage.gov/ref_text/GS35F511DA/0VZ7MY.3RPKLP_GS-35F-511DA_GS35F511DAIFSS600LABLYNX.PDF GSA Avantage]. As prices may change at any time, always contact the vendor directly to obtain a price list or quote.


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   | '''Pricing'''
   | style="background-color:white; text-align:center;" colspan="3"|Quote
   | style="background-color:white; text-align:center;" colspan="3"|Quote
|-
  | style="background-color:#ddd; text-align:center;" colspan="4"|'''Cloud Hosting'''
|-
  | '''Cloud services - Shared'''<br />(incl. 100GB storage)
  | style="background-color:white; text-align:center;" colspan="3"|$270/month or $2,700/yr
|-
  | '''Cloud services - Private'''<br />(incl. 200GB storage)
  | style="background-color:white; text-align:center;" colspan="3"|$650/month or $6,500/yr
|-
  | '''Additional storage'''
  | style="background-color:white; text-align:center;" colspan="3"|$900/yr per 100GB
|-
  | '''SSAE 16 SOC II Type II'''
  | style="background-color:white; text-align:center;" colspan="3"|Yes
|-
  | '''SLA'''
  | style="background-color:white; text-align:center;" colspan="3"|Yes
|-
  | '''HIPAA-compliant'''
  | style="background-color:white; text-align:center;" colspan="3"|Yes
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   | style="background-color:#ddd; text-align:center;" colspan="4"|'''Other Services'''
   | style="background-color:#ddd; text-align:center;" colspan="4"|'''Other Services'''
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====CannaQA====
====CannaQA====
Source for pricing information is directly from LabLynx.<ref name="LLXUnitPrice">{{cite web |url=https://www.cannaqa.com/services/support-services/?rdp_we_resource=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lablynxpress.com%2Findex.php%3Ftitle%3DUnit_Price_List#Services |title=A full line of maintenance and support services… all covered by a warranty guarantee |work=CannaQA |publisher=LabLynx, Inc |accessdate=02 March 2020}}</ref> The software can be licensed as an annual subscription or purchased.
Source for pricing information is directly from LabLynx.<ref name="LLXUnitPrice">{{cite web |url=https://www.cannaqa.com/ebook/cannaqa-catalog-price-list/ |title=CannaQA Catalog & Price List: The complete cannabis testing solution and community |work=CannaQA |publisher=LabLynx, Inc |accessdate=01 February 2022}}</ref> The software can be licensed as an annual subscription or purchased.


'''Subscription'''
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'''Purchased'''
'''Purchased'''


* Base five concurrent users at $30,000 one-time (15% of current user license list price for annual maintenance and warranty)
* Core CannaQA LIMS module and implementation: Everything needed to analyze, track, and report cannabis samples is included; however, many processes are manual, and things like tests must be created by the user (training is provided) - $20,500
* For each additional concurrent user add $5,000 (15% of current user license list price for annual maintenance and warranty)


Other fees include $175/hour for project management, acceptance testing, training, etc. Optional items such as client-facing web-portal, state-required test packages, etc. are available. See the [https://www.cannaqa.com/services/support-services/?rdp_we_resource=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lablynxpress.com%2Findex.php%3Ftitle%3DUnit_Price_List CannaQA website] for the various options and their prices.
'''Add-ons'''
 
* CannaQA Lab Portal, a client-facing web portal: $$5,000
 
Other fees include $175/hour for project management, acceptance testing, training, etc. See the [https://www.cannaqa.com/ebook/cannaqa-catalog-price-list/ CannaQA website] for the various options and their prices.


===Demonstration videos and other media===
===Demonstration videos and other media===
The following demonstration videos are available for ELab:
The following demonstration videos are available for ELab:


* [https://vimeo.com/193706366 LabLynx Solutions]
* [https://vimeo.com/521128225 ELab - The Comprehensive Cloud-Based LIMS Platform]
* [https://www.lablynx.net/vid/P3/Presentation_Files/index.html LabLynx: A Guide to the Company]
* [https://vimeo.com/440072887 COVIDLiMS - The LabLynx COVIDLiMS Solution Suite]
* [https://www.lablynx.net/vid/P4/Presentation_Files/index.html LIMS: The Laboratory ERP]
* [https://vimeo.com/430454688 C-SICKIT - COVID19 Sample Information Collection Kit]
* [https://lablynx.net/vid/d100/d100.html LIMS and ISO 17025]
* [https://vimeo.com/493758567 COVIDLiMS for Research Laboratories]
* [https://lablynx.scicloud.net/s/HPsWr77CQ9JTQWm The LabLynx ELab LIMS for Water/Wastewater and Environmental Labs]
* [https://vimeo.com/492209702 COVIDLiMS for Environmental and Wastewater Labs]
* [https://www.lablynx.net/vid/p13/Presentation_Files/index.html The LabLynx ELab LIMS for Medical Examiners]
* [https://vimeo.com/488978267 COVIDLiMS for Industrial Hygiene/Occupational Health and Safety]
* [https://www.lablynx.net/vid/p2/Presentation_Files/index.html The LabLynx ELab LIMS for Pharmaceutical Labs]
* [https://vimeo.com/487250746 COVIDLiMS for Mobile Testing]
* [https://lablynx.net/vid/T4/T4.html ELab - Key Functions and Topics]
* [https://vimeo.com/486156110 COVIDLiMS for Nursing Homes]
* [https://lablynx.net/vid/d108/d108.html ELab: FOG Functionality]
* [https://vimeo.com/484620722 COVIDLiMS for Workplace Testing]
* [https://lablynx.net/vid/d11/d11.html ELab: Sample Login and Receiving in ELab]
* [https://vimeo.com/482821897 COVIDLiMS for Reference Labs]
* [https://lablynx.net/vid/d140/d140.html ELab: Sample Receiving – In Depth]
* [https://vimeo.com/481448440 COVIDLiMS for Clinics and POLs]
* [https://lablynx.net/vid/d102/d102.html ELab: Local and Remote Accessioning]
* [https://vimeo.com/478967938 COVIDLiMS for Schools and Universities]
* [https://lablynx.net/vid/d104/d104.html ELab: Data Entry - Manual, Bulk, Importing, and Instrument Interfaces]
* [https://vimeo.com/477247890 COVIDLiMS for Public Health]
* [https://lablynx.net/vid/d105/d105.html ELab: External Interfaces, Queries, and Exporting Data]
* [https://vimeo.com/442485936 myLabCare - HIPAA-Compliant Cloud-Hosted Physician Portal]
* [https://lablynx.net/vid/d106/d106.html ELab: Case Coordination]
* [https://vimeo.com/424764673 LabVia - Integrate, Automate, Monitor ... Everything]
* [https://lablynx.net/vid/d139/d139.html ELab: Project Receiving]
* [https://vimeo.com/336905513 CannaQA LIMS]
* [https://lablynx.net/vid/d14/d14.html ELab: Benchsheets]
* [https://lablynx.net/vid/d163/d163.html ELab: Analysis Price Quoting and Invoicing]
* [https://lablynx.net/vid/d103/d103.html ELab: Invoicing - Special Pricing, Editing and Tracking Invoices]
* [https://lablynx.net/vid/d161/d161.html ELab: e-Signatures]
* [https://lablynx.net/vid/d162/d162.html ELab: Password Management and Session Timeout]
* [https://lablynx.net/vid/d166/d166.html ELab: Work Assignment and Tracking]
* [https://lablynx.net/vid/d23/d23.html ELab: Inventory of Stocks, Standards, and Reagents]
* [https://lablynx.net/vid/d172/d172.html ELab: Creating Storage Locations]
* [https://lablynx.net/vid/d24/d24.html ELab: Instrument Calibration and Maintenance Management]
* [https://lablynx.net/vid/d26/d26.html ELab: Creating and Editing Custom Reports]
* [https://lablynx.net/vid/d31/d31.html ELab: Tracking and Versioning Reports]
* [https://lablynx.net/vid/d34/d34.html ELab: Security Access Control]
* [https://lablynx.net/vid/d35/d35.html ELab: Audit Trail]
* [https://lablynx.net/vid/d37/d37.html ELab: Results Trending, QC Charting, and Limits Update]
* [https://lablynx.net/vid/d40/d40.html ELab: Analyte and Test Group Management]
* [https://lablynx.net/vid/d75/d75.html ELab: Creating and Managing Picklists]
* [https://lablynx.net/vid/d93/d93.html ELab: System Setup]
* [https://lablynx.net/vid/d98/d98.html ELab: Training Management and Certification Tracking]
* [https://lablynx.net/vid/f1/f1.html ELab: Forensic Case Management]


===Additional information===
===Additional information===
==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.lablynx.com/ Official website]
* [https://www.lablynx.com/ Official website]
* [https://www.limsforum.com/ LIMSforum community portal]
* [https://www.limsforum.com/ LIMSforum community portal]
* [https://www.limswiki.org/ LIMSwiki site]
* [https://www.limswiki.org/ LIMSwiki site]
* [https://www.cannaqa.wiki/ CannaQAwiki site]
* [https://vimeo.com/lablynx LabLynx on Vimeo]
* [https://vimeo.com/lablynx LabLynx on Vimeo]
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/lablynx LabLynx on YouTube]
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/lablynx LabLynx on YouTube]

Revision as of 17:47, 1 February 2022

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 ~ $2 million[2]
Employees 40+[2]
Website LabLynx.com
CannaQA.com
COVIDLiMS.com
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/lablynx-inc-/

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 ELab, 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. The company is known for introducing one of the first browser-based LIMS products in 1997[3][4] 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).[5][6] Formed in 1992,[7] 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.[3][4] The company again showcased LabLynx at Pittcon in 1998[8] and soon after picked up a major LIMS-based contract with the U.S. Customs Service.[9]

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,[7] 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.[10] 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."[11]

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.[12] 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.[13] 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.[14][15] This move to a cloud-based SaaS model brought renewed interest in the company’s LIMS, with clients like the Georgia Department of Agriculture[16] and Cypress Bioscience[17][18] 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.[19] 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).[20]

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.[21][22] That product line soon after changed names, becoming sciCloud.net.

In the summer of 2019, LabLynx released its CannaQA LIMS software for the cannabis testing industry.[23]

In April 2020, LabLynx announced it had modified its existing LIMS platform to effectively manage COVID-19 workflows, and that its implementation could be deployed in two to five days.[24]

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 over the years include:

  • the Laboratory Informatics Institute, an open trade association with the mission of educating, standardizing, and promoting the laboratory informatics industry[12]
  • LIMSfinder, an online interactive magazine released by the Laboratory Informatics Institute that aims to be "the best resource for information technology in the laboratory"[25]
  • LIMSbook, a LIMS buyer’s guide released by the Laboratory Informatics Institute[26]
  • LIMSforum, a LinkedIn discussion group created to facilitate the exchange of ideas and technical information across the fields of laboratory, science, and health informatics[27][28]; this later became a stand-alone community web portal.[29]
  • LIMSuniversity, an open-access learning resource released by the Laboratory Informatics Institute, targeted towards laboratories and the LIMS community[30]
  • LIMSwiki, a Creative Commons-licensed wiki with the goal of bringing related informatics communities together to maintain a repository of information about the industry[31]
  • CannaQAwiki, a Creative Commons-licensed wiki with the goal of providing content as it relates to analytically testing the Cannabis plant and its constituents in the laboratory, as well as the regulatory aspects that surround it[32]

Technology and products

ELab

ELab is a hosted software as a service (SaaS) laboratory information management system (LIMS) + laboratory information system (LIS). Introduced in 2009 as webLIMS[14], ELab is "designed ... to adapt to every lab’s unique needs with the flexibility to grow with your lab as you expand to meet your business goals."[33] The software can be hosted in the cloud or self-hosted. In April 2020, a COVID-19 testing module was developed for ELab that extends its molecular diagnostics and other related COVID-19 workflows.[24][34]

CannaQA

CannaQA LIMS is cloud-based LIMS software designed specifically for the cannabis testing industry, "with all of the features and functions required for cannabis testing, and can even come pre-loaded with the tests required by your local, state, and federal government, complete with required limit sets and methods."[35]

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."[36]

Product Features

Product: ELab
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?
Multiple data viewing methods?Y[33]
Data and trend analysis?
Data and equipment sharing?
Customizable fields and/or interface?Y[33]
Query capability?
Import data?
Internal file or data linking?Y[33]
External file or data linking?
ELN support or integration?
Export data to MS Excel?
Raw data management?
Data warehouse?
Deadline control?
Production control?Y[33]
Project and/or task management?Y[33]
Inventory management?Y[33]
Document creation and/or management?Y[33]
Case management?
Workflow management?
Specification management?
Customer and supplier management?
Billing management?Y[33]
Quality, security, and compliance
Regulatory compliance?Y[33]
QA / QC functions?
Performance evaluation?
Audit trail?
Chain of custody?Y[33]
Configurable roles and security?
Data normalization?
Data validation?
Data encryption?
Version control?
Automatic data backup?
Environmental monitoring?
Reporting, barcoding, and printing
Custom reporting?Y[33]
Report printing?
Label support?Y[33]
Barcode support?Y[33]
Export to PDF?
Export to MS Word?
Export to HTML and/or XML?
Fax integration?
Email integration?
Base functionality
Administrator management?Y[33]
Modular?
Instrument interfacing and management?
Mobile device integration?
Alarms and/or alerts?Y[33]
Work-related time tracking?
Voice recognition system?
External monitoring?Y[33]
Messaging?
Multilingual?Y[33]
Network-capable?
Web client or portal?
Online or integrated help?
Software as a service delivery model?
Usage-based cost?
Industries served
agriculture, chemical, clinical research, contract services, cosmetic, environmental, food and beverage, geology and mining, law enforcement and forensic, general, health care, manufacturing and R&D, material testing, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, public health and service, toxicology, veterinary
Product: CannaQA LIMS
Sample, inventory, and data management
Sample login and management?Y[37]
Sample tracking?Y[37]
Sample and/or result batching?Y[37]
Task and event scheduling?Y[37]
Option for manual result entry?
Multiple data viewing methods?Y[37]
Data and trend analysis?Y[37]
Data and equipment sharing?
Customizable fields and/or interface?
Query capability?Y[37]
Import data?
Internal file or data linking?
External file or data linking?
ELN support or integration?
Export data to MS Excel?Y[37]
Raw data management?
Data warehouse?Y[37]
Deadline control?
Production control?
Project and/or task management?
Inventory management?Y[37]
Document creation and/or management?Y[37]
Case management?
Workflow management?Y[35]
Specification management?Y[37]
Customer and supplier management?Y[37]
Billing management?Y[37]
Quality, security, and compliance
Regulatory compliance?Y[37]
QA / QC functions?Y[37]
Performance evaluation?Y[37]
Audit trail?Y[37]
Chain of custody?Y[35]
Configurable roles and security?Y[38]
Data normalization?
Data validation?
Data encryption?Y[39]
Version control?
Automatic data backup?Y[39]
Environmental monitoring?
Reporting, barcoding, and printing
Custom reporting?Y[37]
Report printing?Y[37]
Label support?Y[37]
Barcode support?Y[37]
Export to PDF?
Export to MS Word?
Export to HTML and/or XML?
Fax integration?
Email integration?Y[37]
Base functionality
Administrator management?Y[37]
Modular?Y[37]
Instrument interfacing and management?Y[37]
Mobile device integration?
Alarms and/or alerts?Y[37]
Work-related time tracking?
Voice recognition system?
External monitoring?Y[37]
Messaging?
Multilingual?
Network-capable?
Web client or portal?
Online or integrated help?Y[37]
Software as a service delivery model?Y[37]
Usage-based cost?
Industries served
cannabis

Pricing

ELab

Source for pricing information is directly from LabLynx. Additional pricing information can be gleaned from GSA Avantage. As prices may change at any time, always contact the vendor directly to obtain a price list or quote.

ELab LIMS Price List
LIMS Licensing
ELab LIMS Subscription Perpetual
# of users Price/user/yr
2 $3,000 $30,000 (includes 5 licenses)
3–9 $2,250
10–14 $1,950
15+ $1,800
License types Concurrent / Subscription Concurrent / Purchased
Additional licenses
(each additional concurrent user)
Based on table above $5,000
Implementation services Quote Quote
LIMS Service Plan
Subscription Perpetual
Status Included Optional
Annual fee Included 20% of license fee
Self-hosting fee N/A $4,500/year
Maintenance Yes Yes
Warranty Yes Yes
LabVia Interfacing Module
LabVia Pi $150 each
LabVia Serial $150 each
LabVia Service Plan
Status Optional
Fee (if LabVia interface selected) $100/month or $1,000/yr
Maintenance Yes
Warranty Yes
Add-on Applications
License type Open-source
License included Unlimited
Pricing Quote
Other Services
Additional hours
(as needed/requested)
$175/hour

CannaQA

Source for pricing information is directly from LabLynx.[40] The software can be licensed as an annual subscription or purchased.

Subscription

  • Up to two concurrent users at $6,000 per year ($3,000 annual price per user)
  • Three to nine concurrent users at $6,750 - $20,250 ($2,250 annual price per user)
  • 10 to 14 concurrent users at $19,500 - $27,300 ($1,950 annual price per user)
  • 15 to 50+ concurrent users at $27,000 - $90,000+ ($1,800 annual price per user)

Purchased

  • Core CannaQA LIMS module and implementation: Everything needed to analyze, track, and report cannabis samples is included; however, many processes are manual, and things like tests must be created by the user (training is provided) - $20,500

Add-ons

  • CannaQA Lab Portal, a client-facing web portal: $$5,000

Other fees include $175/hour for project management, acceptance testing, training, etc. See the CannaQA website for the various options and their prices.

Demonstration videos and other media

The following demonstration videos are available for ELab:

Additional information

External links

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