AGRF Implements GenoLogics LIMS for Illumina NGS

Australian Genome Research Facility Implements GenoLogics Preconfigured Package for Illumina NG

May 16, 2012

Rapid implementation is a key advantage of the GenoLogics LIMS offering

VICTORIA, British Columbia ─ May 16, 2012 ─ GenoLogics, a leading provider of laboratory information management system (LIMS) software specifically designed for next-generation omics labs, announced today that the Australian Genome Research Facility (AGRF) has implemented the GenoLogics Preconfigured Package for Illumina NGS and is now in full production using the system. The LIMS will help the lab manage the increased throughput and data generated by AGRF’s sequencing systems.

AGRF, Australia’s largest provider of genomics services and solutions, was one of the first genome research facilities to purchase the Preconfigured Package, which significantly speeds implementation times for labs with Illumina NGS systems, while providing maximum flexibility to interface with other instruments.

“AGRF is experiencing a period of rapid growth as we deploy new NGS systems and expand our array of sequencing services in the region,” said Dr. Stephen Wilcox, National Operations Manager at AGRF. “We needed a system that would allow us to manage the increased data and one that could be implemented relatively quickly. The GenoLogics Preconfigured Package for Illumina NGS was a clear choice, as the preconfigured workflows suited our needs.”

AGRF has expanded its next-generation sequencing services and currently has five Illumina HiSeq 2000 instruments that form part of a suite of NGS instruments at the facility. To manage the resulting data deluge and seamlessly integrate with other relevant instrumentation, AGRF decided to deploy a new LIMS. The GenoLogics Preconfigured Package for Illumina NGS was selected because of its sample tracking capabilities, automated QC, preconfigured workflows that incorporate best practices, improved reporting, and fast implementation time.

“AGRF is a recognized leader in genomics service provision, and we look forward to working with the company as it continues to expand its NGS and desktop sequencing,” stated Michael Ball, CEO at GenoLogics. “By providing a preconfigured LIMS that offers customization capabilities, GenoLogics is well-positioned to meet the increasing demands of sequencing centers.”

About the GenoLogics Preconfigured Package for Illumina Next-Gen Sequencing

The GenoLogics Preconfigured Package for Illumina NGS offers the industry’s tightest LIMS integration to Illumina’s complete line of NGS systems upon installation. It moves labs into full production faster with de facto standard workflows and best practices, enabling labs to realize value within weeks, rather than months or years. For more information on the Preconfigured Package for Illumina NGS, visit our website at http://genologics.com/Illumina-preconfig

About Australian Genome Research Facility

Australian Genome Research Facility, a not-for-profit company, is Australia's largest provider of genomics services and solutions. From microbes to plants, animals and humans, AGRF provides a full range of services across the entire biological spectrum. AGRF has laboratories in Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide and Perth, each providing a gateway to a national network of state-of-the-art facilities, technology and expertise. AGRF clients include leading academic institutions and organizations in bioscience, environmental science, biomedicine and agricultural biotechnology. AGRF is accredited by NATA to the internationally recognized ISO/IEC17025:2005 quality standard. AGRF is also a qualified Illumina Certified Service Provider (CSPro).

Persistent Systems and TGen Collaborate on Biospecimens Management Bio4D Software

New Biospecimens Management System in Development

Persistent Systems and TGen collaborate on Bio4D software program; System will provide timely information for oncologists about patient care 

SANTA CLARA, Calif. and PHOENIX, Ariz. — May 14, 2012 — Persistent Systems (BSE & NSE: PERSISTENT), the leader in outsourced software product development (OPD) services, and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) today announced that they are developing a high-quality biospecimen management system called Bio4D.

Initial versions of the Bio4D software, created to manage biological repositories for genetic and genomic research, have been used at TGen in the investigation of the underlying causes of disease.
Now, Persistent Systems and TGen are developing a robust commercial version of Bio4D to manage the collection, processing, storage, distribution and analysis of biospecimens, which includes blood, DNA, and tissue samples, including samples from cancer biopsies.

Systems such as Bio4D are critical to the advancement of personalized medicine, in which physicians guide care based on the genetic profile of each patient.

“Ultimately, tools like Bio4D have the potential to transform the management of biospecimens and supporting research data in a way that speeds information between researchers and oncologists,” said Dr. Jeffrey Trent, TGen’s President and Research Director. “Accelerating this process is one more way we can benefit patients.”

A key component of Bio4D will be its ease of use. Unlike generic LIMS (Laboratory Information Management Systems), Bio4D will be equipped with features and functionality specifically designed for the needs of biobank scientists and biospecimen managers.

“Bio4D’s design tool greatly simplifies the study and data collection process, enforces good biospecimen management practices and compliance with global regulatory requirements,” said Peter Boler, Senior Vice President, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Persistent Systems. “The solution’s web-based technology means oncologists will be able to access data and system analysis results in real time from any industry standard Web browsers including IE, Firefox, Safari, etc. and operating systems such as MS Windows, MAC, Linux and Unix, making it easier than ever before to mine information and develop correlative analyses.”

Bio4D’s search abilities will include clinical and molecular profile parameters, using a set of filters that could help lead to the discovery or validation of biomarkers, diagnostics and therapeutics. Bio4D has the potential to accelerate discovery in the laboratory, and help translate that information to oncologists working with clinical patients.

Bio4D is also being designed to help address high levels of regulatory, ethical and legal scrutiny that surrounds the biomedical management of biospecimens in association with clinical and non-clinical trials.
Today’s announcement about Bio4D is being made in conjunction with the International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER) 2012 Annual Meeting, May 15-18, 2012, at the Westin Bayshore Hotel in Vancouver, B.C.

About Persistent Systems:
Established in 1990, Persistent Systems (BSE & NSE: PERSISTENT) is a global company specializing in software product development services. For more than two decades, Persistent has been an innovation partner for the world’s largest technology brands, leading enterprises and pioneering start-ups. With a global team of 6,600+ employees, Persistent has 350+ customers spread across North America, Europe, and Asia. Today, Persistent focuses on developing best-in-class solutions in four key next-generation technology areas: Cloud Computing, Mobility, BI& Analytics, Collaboration across technology, telecommunications, life sciences, consumer packaged goods, banking & financial services and healthcare verticals. For more information, please visit: www.persistentsys.com


About TGen:
The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) is a Phoenix-based non-profit organization dedicated to conducting groundbreaking research with life changing results. Research at TGen is focused on helping patients with diseases such as cancer, neurological disorders and diabetes. TGen is on the cutting edge of translational research where investigators are able to unravel the genetic components of common and complex diseases. Working with collaborators in the scientific and medical communities, TGen believes it can make a substantial contribution to the efficiency and effectiveness of the translational process. For more information, visit: www.tgen.org.

Remedy Informatics to Debut SpecimenTrack at ISBER 2012 Annual Meeting

SpecimenTrack enables biobanks, clinicians, and labs engaged in multicenter collaboration to break down data silos and unlock the value of biorepository data for translational research

SALT LAKE CITY – May 11, 2012 – Remedy Informatics, Inc. further strengthened its position as the leader in life science and translational research informatics today with its announcement of revolutionary new biorepository informatics software, SpecimenTrack™.  Remedy will offer demonstrations of SpecimenTrack at the upcoming International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER) 2012 Annual Meeting & Exhibit May 15-17, in Vancouver, BC, Canada (Booth #15).

At the core of SpecimenTrack is intuitive management of biorepository workflows in sample collection, inventory, processing, and distribution with particular emphasis on saving time through reduced complexity and ease of use with a modern, web-based application that facilitates collaboration.  To keep pace with changing biorepository informatics needs, SpecimenTrack has configurable sample types, storage containers, and workflow automation templates that can be easily modified by researchers without software coding. Further, SpecimenTrack plugs into Investigate™, Remedy’s translational informatics system that breaks down traditional barriers between sample management, study management, lab information management systems, electronic lab notebooks, and clinical registries.

“We built SpecimenTrack with the recognition that biorepositories cannot stand alone in translational research; they have a central role in enabling connectivity between lab and clinic far beyond a logistical collection of freezers and samples. There is vast potential in both high quality biospecimens and metadata currently locked up in biorepositories around the world that, if properly integrated, can drive benchside research, drug discovery, and clinical outcomes,” said Hank Wu, Director of Translational Informatics for Remedy Informatics. “The dual informatics challenges of Translational Research 2.0 are to connect and harmonize traditionally separate data sets and disciplines from the lab, clinic, and biobank, and to enable researchers to conduct deep interpretation of the data with powerful pattern recognition tools. SpecimenTrack coupled with Investigate represents a significant leap forward for biobanks and translational research institutions by giving them powerful tools to maximize the research potential of biospecimens.”

Built on the powerful Mosaic™ Platform, SpecimenTrack and Investigate are highly configurable research management software that enable researchers to customize data capture forms, workflows, visual queries, dashboards, and data models to their specific needs. Core to the platform is the Mosaic™ Ontology, which enables researchers to harmonize and map data from disparate data sources, and to adapt the data model to changing research needs over time by adding new terms and concepts. Together, SpecimenTrack and Investigate enable translational researchers to natively connect biospecimen data into benchside and bedside research.

“As we work to improve researchers’ ability to discern and discover patterns in their research it is essential that we provide the tools for them to access all available data so they can gain a true 360-degree view of the biological systems that impact disease,” said Gary Kennedy, Founder & CEO of Remedy Informatics. “SpecimenTrack focuses on biobanking but it is also an integral part of the 360-degree whole to help researchers discover the patterns hidden in their data, and ultimately to take giant leaps forward in medical innovation.”

SpecimenTrack and Investigate are both currently being implemented by two leading translational research institutions: (1) The Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, a flagship set of ten laboratories of the National Cancer Institute with particular focus on next-generation sequencing and ‘omics technologies; and (2) the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF), where integrated lab, biospecimen, and study management will play a key role in research on auto-immune disorders, cancer, Parkinson’s disease and many other disorders.

Remedy will demonstrate SpecimenTrack with Investigate at BOOTH #15 at the ISBER 2012 Annual Meeting and Exhibit in Vancouver, BC, Canada May 15 – 17.

About Remedy Informatics, Inc.
Remedy Informatics, Inc. is the leading provider of clinical registries, disease registries, medical research software, and research informatics products that accelerate translational medicine discoveries from bench to bedside. Remedy offers a wide range of configurable “off the shelf” biomedical informatics products that are built on the powerful Mosaic™ Platform. Remedy’s mission is to tangibly, measurably and permanently improve the effectiveness of Life Science Research in the United States and across the globe. For more information visit: www.remedyinformatics.com.

DataServices Offers Lab Connector Reporting Platform, a Software as a Service Enhancement for Healthcare LIMS

Portland, OR, April 24, 2012 --(PR.com)-- DataServices, LLC is proud to announce the launch of its new global business operation, offering a full-featured web based reporting system, offering flexible configurations to clinical diagnostic laboratories.

DataServices has developed and licenses to users its Software as a Service platform, marketed under the name Lab Connector. The platform includes a suite of options including a unique reporting engine, which provides an easy to use, browser-based system platform, where diagnostic lab partners can view patient’s lab test results in a user-friendly html format, email their patients, fax or print.

Additional features of Lab Connector are an online portal, patient portal, customer service representative portal, patient assessment engine, shopping cart and a health care provider search directory. DataServices will eliminate the need of multiple, dedicated data servers at a laboratory by offering a virtualized, HIPAA Compliant Hosting Architecture. Also, the team at DataServices is HL7 trained developers and can offer HL7 interface into existing LIMS systems or healthcare provider’s ERM systems.

DataServices Lab Connector’s objective is to provide a platform that better suits the realities of delivering laboratory test results to a professional healthcare practice, while taking the opportunity to stimulate a more environmentally friendly, potentially paperless approach to test results management. "Our goal is to provide a platform that better suits the realities of delivering laboratory test results to a professional healthcare practice and patients," said Joe Bloniarz, President. "We pride ourselves on our ability to drive measurable results to help our clients move their business forward," he added.

DataServices, based in Portland Oregon, story began in 2010 when as individual contractors they were brought on board at a major laboratory in Beaverton Oregon, to build a new laboratory results experience. The team has a combined 50 years programming/integration/data systems experience and are passionate about working with labs, to create results that matter.

DataServices, LLC
Amy Paoletti
503-828-1245
http://www.dataservices.co

Data Integrity and Intellectual Property Protection Software for LIMS, ELN and ECM

Surety Partners with OnQ Software of Australia to Deliver Data Integrity Protection to OnQ Clients
Surety’s AbsoluteProof Service enables organizations to prove the authenticity of their electronic records, files and other digital content.

Surety, LLC, the leading provider of data integrity protection solutions, and OnQ Software, a specialized software provider that delivers a comprehensive range of informatics solutions, today announced a new partnership to bring Surety’s AbsoluteProof digital timestamping service to industries in Australia and throughout the APAC region that place great value on protecting the integrity of electronic records, files and other digital content. These industries include the life sciences, financial and legal markets.
Through the agreement, OnQ Software will be able to provide its clients with solutions that seamlessly integrate AbsoluteProof, thereby meeting their client’s critical record integrity and intellectual property protection requirements. These solutions include industry-leading electronic lab notebook (ELN), laboratory information management systems (LIMS) and other enterprise content management (ECM) system deployments.

When integrated into a content or record management system, AbsoluteProof enables the client organization to protect the integrity and prove the authenticity, ownership and time of creation of its electronic records. In the case of ELNs and other informatics systems, this proof is central to the client’s ability to protect their critical scientific intellectual property and to ensure compliance with regulatory mandates. AbsoluteProof applies a tamper-evident, digital “seal” to each record in the system, providing long-term, independent and standards-compliant proof that the content existed at a particular point in time and has not been altered since. Because of its independence and long-lasting protection, the AbsoluteProof Service enables organizations to defend the authenticity and ownership of their electronic data for the life of the records.

“The partnership with OnQ Software marks Surety’s first reseller and implementation partner in the fast-growing Australian market, and helps expand our presence in a region where the move to electronic records is occurring rapidly in organizations of all sizes,” explained Jim O’Connor, President and CEO of Surety. “As life sciences and other organizations increasingly move to electronic records management solutions, data integrity and intellectual property protection are top-of-mind concerns. By offering AbsoluteProof to its customers, OnQ Software can readily address these issues.”

As the healthcare and life sciences information technology markets continue to expand, and electronic records management initiatives expand in other industries in Australia and throughout the Pacific Rim region, OnQ Software has become the region’s go-to solutions provider to help organizations improve efficiencies, solve key IT issues and capture and protect their electronic records.

“We have seen an annual growth in the region of approximately 7.4%; however, as more industries look at protecting their intellectual property and managing their records more effectively, we expect further growth,” said Nick Gannoulis, Managing Director, OnQ Software.

“Surety’s independent, digital timestamping technology mitigates the risks associated with electronic records, enabling our customers to safely move to efficient and cost-effective electronic record management processes,” he added. “Surety is backed by more than 15 years of successful deployments in some of the largest organizations in the world. This partnership marks a valuable expansion in our service offerings that will benefit our clients by enabling us to provide them with the best-available electronic data integrity solution, ensuring intellectual property protection, litigation readiness and regulatory compliance as they move to electronic records.”

About Surety, LLC
Founded in 1994, Surety is the world’s leading provider of technology to protect the integrity and prove the authenticity of digital information. Surety’s founders were pioneers in the field of cryptographic timestamping, and to this day, Surety provides the market’s best solution for long-term, independent and standards-compliant proof of electronic data integrity through its AbsoluteProof Service. With millions of electronic records, files and other digital content worldwide protected under its authenticity Seal, AbsoluteProof can be deployed at all levels – from the desktop or enterprise to the cloud – and provides an ideal, affordable solution to the challenges of protecting intellectual property, online or digital evidence, and proving the authenticity of electronically stored records and information. For more information, visit http://www.surety.com.

About OnQ
OnQ Software is dedicated in providing leading edge custom technology solutions with the aim of enabling end to end integration across your entire workplace using our suite of state of the art software, tools and highly trained experts who can tailor a solution for your business needs.
OnQ Software has been in the industry for 20 years enabling partners and customers to achieve their goals through delivering quality solutions and services For more information, visit http://www.onqsoft.com.au

Chemical Management Software Suite Performs Manufacturing Execution, Warehouse Management, LIMS and Recipe Development Functions

Valdata Systems Chemical Management software suite (“CMS”) has been designed to incorporate easy to navigate menus and a ‘prompt and police’ theme throughout, aiding in the ease of use and implementation of this highly sophisticated system. CMS consists of four interrelated modules including Manufacturing Execution, Warehouse Management, LIMS and Recipe Development.

This is a departure from typical, complicated MRP / ERP systems that are not only complex on the back-end, but on the user facing side as well. This often increases implementation and training costs, employee resistance, and difficulty achieving an effective transition.

No one disputes that a system must be sophisticated to achieve desired results. Valdata’s perspective is that this complexity does not need to translate into a difficult to use system. Rather, CMS achieves a high level of complexity but presents it in a way that is free flowing and simple to use: ‘Sophisticated Simplicity in Manufacturing’.

One of Valdata Systems customers had this to say:
"...Valdata's [System] has streamlined our raw material weighing and batch process operations, while improving inventory accuracy and process control. The Compound operators find the system easy to navigate and use, resulting in improved efficiency”. George Ott, Chanel Director of Manufacturing.
Valdata Systems customers have installed, trained and implemented systems in as little as six months. Due to the easy to use nature of the system, across the board employee feedback is positive and all that were interviewed said that they would not go back to their previous methods.

About Valdata Systems
Headquartered in Fairfield, NJ, Valdata Systems is a premier provider of Chemical Management solutions specifically targeting the Pharmaceutical, Flavor & Fragrance, Nutraceutical and Chemical Manufacturing industries.

For a full product brochure CLICK HERE

For more information on Chemical Management Systems, Inventory Control Systems, Recipe Manager and other products provided by Valdata Systems please visit: http://www.valdatasystems.com

AJ Blomesystem Launches New Laboratory Information Management System readyLIMS®

Jena, April 3, 2012

As of now, the AJ Blomesystem GmbH, a wholly owned Analytik Jena subsidiary, counts a new laboratory information management system to its comprehensive product portfolio. readyLIMS^® is a high-performance, immediately ready to operate system. It is able to process the entire range of daily laboratory tasks from resources to be used to the graphical presentation.

readyLIMS^® offers a comprehensive range of configuration options for your individual requirements. This applies to system settings as well as to layout settings. With the help of web services, the system can easily be incorporated into existing infrastructure and data exchange with external systems can be realized.
"Anyone, like us, who is familiar with professional lab routines, knows that even the most efficient system will only find acceptance if it follows the habits and demands of its users", said Lothar Korn, General Manager of the AJ Blomesystem GmbH.

readyLIMS^® is equipped with a web-enabled client with an individual graphical user interface (GUI). This solution combines the best of both worlds, the easy operation of a classical Windows application and the simplified access to the own database or connected devices.

Detailed product information can now be found under: www.readylims.com

LABVANTAGE Signs Global Contract with Prominent Diagnostic Organization

Somerset, NJ. March 14, 2012 

LABVANTAGE announced today that its laboratory information management system (LIMS) and electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) were selected by a world-class provider that specializes in in vitro infectious disease diagnostics, including designing, developing, manufacturing and marketing reagents and automated instruments for medical analyses and cosmetics, and product quality control in the agro-food and pharmaceutical industries. The initial contract in excess of $3M will span global operations with numerous subsidiaries to harmonize processes and leverage the benefits of deploying a single, global LIMS across all laboratory sites. The harmonized configuration, testing, and compliance protocols to all sites worldwide will enable better decision-making and conformance while minimizing the impact to individual sites’ maintenance and support.

 

“We are very pleased that this prominent advocate for improving public health has chosen LABVANTAGE after its thorough global due diligence effort,” states Jeff Ferguson, LABVANTAGE Chief Executive Officer. “This significant commitment serves to further validate our strategy of increased investment in products and people that enable our customers to increase the pace of product development while decreasing their total cost of laboratory operations across all departments and locations.”

With over 6,000 employees worldwide and revenue in the billions, the organization will implement LABVANTAGE initially in its quality management laboratories and expand
to include worldwide R&D sites in future phases. The LABVANTAGE system will initially interface with other applications, such as SAP, OpenText Corporations’s LiveLink ECM, Cognos BI, Sparta System’s Trackwise for training and quality management, and numerous laboratory instruments using the LABVANTAGE Connect instrument integration software.

STARLIMS Is Expanding Its Global Distrubution Network

Abbott's STARLIMS Business Acquires Distribution Partners to Build International Presence

Date: March 02, 2012
Abbott Park, Illinois (NYSE: ABT) — As part of a series of strategic moves to build its laboratory information management system (LIMS) business in Europe and emerging markets in Latin America and Africa, STARLIMS Technologies, an Abbott company, has announced the acquisition of several longtime distribution partners.
These acquisitions include STARLIMS's French distributor Varilab; operations of two privately held Spanish businesses, now operating as STARLIMS Iberica; a privately held Dutch company, now operating as STARLIMS Netherlands, with a branch office in Solna, Sweden; and the business of its Israeli distribution partner, STARLIMS Israel, Ltd. In addition, the company established STARLIMS Germany GmbH, with offices in Witten, Germany, to provide direct support for its German and Swiss customers.
"The successful completion of these transactions represents Abbott's commitment to invest in and accelerate the growth of STARLIMS's core business," said Isaac Friedman, head of Abbott's STARLIMS business. "With these acquisitions, we now have more than 100 experienced LIMS engineers in the region allowing us to better serve our fast-growing European customer base and further strengthen our position as a leading provider of laboratory information management systems in Europe and other important markets."
Since its acquisition by Abbott in March 2010, STARLIMS has accelerated its worldwide sales growth and R&D spending. This has resulted in the addition of more than 150 customers across its global operations including major government accounts in the fields of forensics, public health and utilities, as well as multinational manufacturing and pharmaceutical companies.

About STARLIMS

Based in Hollywood, Fla., STARLIMS is a leading provider of laboratory information management systems, with more than 20 years of LIMS experience. The company's products help improve the reliability of laboratory sampling processes, support compliance with domestic and international regulations and industry standards, and provide comprehensive reporting, monitoring and analysis capabilities. STARLIMS software is used for quality assurance and control, testing and monitoring, and research and development in government, manufacturing and life sciences organizations. With 12 development and support centers across the globe, STARLIMS serves customers in more than 40 countries.

The New World of ELNs

This article in Bio-IT World discusses the changing landscape of the ELN industry, major players and how the lines between an ELN and a LIMS are blurring.

ELN Excellence: The New Lab Notebooks

BioTeam MiniLIMS Available in March 2012

MARCO ISLAND, Fla., Feb 15, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- BioTeam Inc. announces the availability of BioTeam MiniLIMS for Ion Torrent Personal Genome Machine (PGM). 

MiniLIMS is a powerful Web-based Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) built for scientists who want a cost-effective solution that is fast, simple and flexible. MiniLIMS will be available for direct purchase through Life Technologies WebStore after March 15, 2012.

MiniLIMS is the first independent software solution to connect directly to the Ion Torrent Server. Tight integration permits automated data transfer, speeds data processing, and eliminates many sources of error. MiniLIMS captures NGS workflow processes including sample receipt, sample prep, planned experiments, and results viewing. This agreement expands the Life Technologies-BioTeam collaboration. BioTeam provides extended service and support for the Ion Torrent Server and Suite Software.

"The BioTeam has demonstrated market-leading knowledge of the Torrent Suite Software, that drives primary analysis of semiconductor sequencing, through their extensive work on both the Ion Torrent Grand Challenges and Torrent Server support services. Their practical working knowledge of the underpinnings of the Ion Torrent software makes them a strong choice to consider when choosing a LIMS partner," said Mike Lelivelt, Director of Bioinformatics and Software Products, Ion Torrent.

"Effective data management is an ongoing challenge for NGS users with many still using spreadsheets. MiniLIMS helps PGM users quickly gain improved control of their NGS data and derive more value from their NGS-based activities," said Stan Gloss, Managing Director, BioTeam.

Among MiniLIMS' core capabilities are:

-- Simplified Data Entry. Customize data entry and display -- without programming -- to exactly match your samples, reagents, workflows, and instruments. Data stored in spreadsheets can be quickly and easily uploaded.

-- Automatic Loading of PGM Data. Data is imported from the PGM into MiniLIMS automatically, hyperlinking all the sample, run, and preparation details. Upload your own files, putting all the data you need in one place.

-- Powerful Report Generation. Create custom reports to see the state of your experiments at any time; there are pages that show the history of all data in the system.

The new MiniLIMS Ion Torrent plugin extends MiniLIMS to work with PGM data. Round trip data management allows scientists to plan experiments from MiniLIMS and see results from the PGM load automatically. MiniLIMS can alert users when data appears or pages change. Routine experiments can be configured using templates so a new run can be setup with a few keystrokes. Results can be delivered to users using the same project and sample overview pages that support Bioanalyzer, Nanodrop, or other lab processes. A graphical overview provides a snapshot of recent runs and analyses.

To see the most recent screenshots of MiniLIMS for PGM visit: http://biote.am/73

About BioTeam

BioTeam is a high performance consultancy, serving the needs of the life sciences community since 2002. Our expertise includes cluster computing, large scale data storage, cloud computing, and semantic LIMS development. For more information, please visit http://bioteam.net

SOURCE: BioTeam Inc.

LABVANTAGE 6 Released

(I am about a month late on this one)

Somerset, NJ. January 18, 2012. LABVANTAGE, which offers a comprehensive portfolio of products and services for the laboratory, including LIMS, ELN, and business intelligence, announced today the release of LABVANTAGE 6, the world’s most powerful LIMS. Loaded with new features including enhancements to batch management, new event-driven flexibility, advanced instrument integration, and support for both desktop and mobile devices, LABVANTAGE 6 is the culmination of SQL*LIMS, which was acquired from Life Technologies Corporation in 2009, and the legacy LABVANTAGE product lines.
“LABVANTAGE 6 is the result of a unique development project that leveraged decades of diverse laboratory knowledge and experience across many industries,” revealed Jeff Ferguson, LABVANTAGE Chief Executive Officer. “It is not just a marriage of two of the best LIMS in the industry; it is the application of today’s technology to the accumulated requirements of the past two and a half decades.”
The new LABVANTAGE 6 enables organizations to focus on their business while minimizing complexities. Features such as the Navigator, a powerful SQL*LIMS feature now present in LABVANTAGE 6, introduces flexible and dynamic drill down on hierarchical data. For example, combining the LABVANTAGE Viewer with improved batch and genealogy management, identifying root cause and affected batches becomes easier than ever. In addition, LABVANTAGE 6 now provides dynamic field creation, which simplifies the storage of ad-hoc data that may be captured during testing.
LABVANTAGE 6 facilitates LIMS administration and management tasks. LIMS administrators can now maintain system permissions in collections that allows users to dynamically change their role assignments and data filtering. LABVANTAGE 6 streamlines workflow through event-driven alerts and actions by empowering administrators to build conditional logic without using computer code.
This new version continues the paper paradigm to the electronic laboratory notebook (ELN). Using the LABVANTAGE eForms technology, worksheets, laboratory notebook pages, printed instrumentation logs, and questionnaires are all transformed into an electronic format with a look and feel just as familiar as their paper counterparts. The intuitive interface significantly curtails the learning curve required for adopting new software, enabling easier and faster transformation of laboratory data to the paperless environment.
“We engaged customers of both LABVANTAGE and SQL*LIMS product lines since the initial stage of LABVANTAGE 6 development and conducted a thorough gap analysis,” states David Ciabattoni, Sr. Director of Global R&D. “That analysis helped us to prioritize the new features, which were then provided to customers as part of our Early Access program.”
A major research center is one such participant in the Early Access program and expects to go live with their LABVANTAGE 6 system in February 2012. This demonstrates the benefits of the Early Access program, which enables customers to both validate development efforts prior to software release and expedite the adoption of the latest features.
“I’m looking forward to the SQL*LIMS implementation community experiencing the power of the LABVANTAGE Web Page Designer, which can quickly add and modify end-user pages without requiring complex development tools like Oracle Forms,” states Ciabattoni. Ralph Goldberg, R&D Product Manager continues, “For the existing LABVANTAGE customer base, the capabilities added in LABVANTAGE 6 truly complement the features requested by our community over the years.”
Other new LABVANTAGE 6 features include the ability to integrate with Waters Empower systems for a seamless exchange of sample lists and LIMS results. The enhanced toolbar and dynamic search capability with auto-complete improve the user experience. And, with full support for convenient tablet computers and other mobile devices, LABVANTAGE 6 is simultaneously equipped for single-site laboratories, global deployments, and enterprise systems with extended partner organizations.

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Autoscribe’s Free Guide to Managing a LIMS Project

This free guide from Autoscribe will help you through the complex process of implementing a LIMS or Sample Tracking system. Written for individuals and project teams in small laboratories through to enterprise/global operations it provides information that will help you avoid many of the potential problems and pitfalls encountered in the LIMS selection and buying process.
The guide titled “How to buy a LIMS” aims to help anyone who is considering the implementation of a LIMS or Sample Tracking solution. It covers all stages of a project, from determining the need for a solution through selection up to the final decision and implementation post –order.  It includes a section giving some of the common reasons why projects can potentially fail, so you can avoid the same mistakes.  Based on decades of practical management experience, specifying and delivering successful solutions, it provides relevant and honest information that will help you achieve the successful implementation of your specific project.
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Autoscribe also offers systems for instrument calibration and maintenance, stability testing, customer complaints management, support management and resource planning.
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RemedyMD Announces Investigate Cell Therapy LIMS and ELN

RemedyMD Announces Investigate Cell Therapy, a Revolutionary Research Management System for Blood and Marrow Transplant Centers

Investigate Cell Therapy is the first and only research management system to integrate key translational research components, including LIMS, ELN, biospecimen tracking and a patient registry into one platform

SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- RemedyMD, the leading provider of Translational Research Informatics, will launch Investigate™ Cell Therapy at the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation BMT Tandem Meetings Feb. 1 – Feb. 5 in San Diego, Calif. (Booth #604).

"Investigate Cell Therapy is designed to improve research efficiencies, facilitate pattern recognition and accelerate discoveries in BMT centers," said Hank Wu, Investigate product manager for RemedyMD.

Fully integrated with ComprehensiveBMT™, Investigate Cell Therapy is the world's only blood and marrow research management system capable of integrating next-generation sequencing, cross-disease registries, and long-term complications and outcomes to advance cell therapy research. Researchers benefit from:

• Aggregation of disparate data types from bench to bedside data sources with an intelligent ontology that harmonizes biospecimen, registry and outcomes data
• 360-degree perspective of phenotypic and genotypic data for subjects, patients, diseases
• Configurability that keeps up with the pace of research, without waiting for software coding or database administration
• Multisite, real-time research collaboration without the cost and complexity of infrastructure building and maintenance
• A suite of reporting, analysis, and data visualization tools that enable drag-and-drop reporting by researchers, scientists, and clinicians without writing SQL

Investigate Cell Therapy leverages the same research platform implemented at the Blood Research Institute of the Blood Center of Wisconsin to integrate lab information management systems (LIMS), study design and tracking, patient registries, and data mining and visualization.

"Research is fundamentally an exercise in pattern recognition," said Gary Kennedy, Founder and CEO of RemedyMD. "Bringing the power of Investigate™ to bear on cell therapy research will provide blood and marrow researchers with the technology they need to recognize new patterns and increase the speed of discovery."

RemedyMD will demonstrate Investigate Cell Therapy at BOOTH #604 at the 2012 Tandem Meetings in San Diego, Calif. beginning Feb. 1 – Feb. 5.

This product is for research use only and is not intended for clinical or cell processing purposes.
About RemedyMD, Inc.

RemedyMD is the leading provider of registries and registry-based products for Life Science Research. RemedyMD's disease registry software is cutting-edge research management software which enables researchers, clinicians and scientists to collect, aggregate, harmonize, and analyze data from widely disparate sources and then use Mosaic™ Platform tools and applications to identify patterns that result in accelerated discoveries and better clinical data management. For more information visit: www.RemedyMD.com.

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Global LIMS Market Predicted to Reach $1.4 Billion by 2015

Global Laboratory Information Management Systems Market to Reach US$1.4 Billion by 2015, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global outlook on the Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) Industry. Growth in the global LIMS market would be driven by the increasing adoption of LIMS solutions among research organizations in emerging markets. In addition, technological advancements and the growing popularity of SaaS LIMS are expected to enhance adoption. 

San Jose, California (PRWEB) January 19, 2012

Follow us on LinkedIn – Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), a part of Information Management Systems, facilitates management of samples, instruments and users in a laboratory set-up through the use of computer hardware and software. China and India offer potential growth opportunities for vendors operating in the global Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) market, largely due to the rapid strides made by the two nations in the technological sphere. Growth opportunities for LIMS market are also emerging from Eastern Europe driven by increased activity in pharmaceutical, biotech, and environmental markets.

With several companies expanding their operations in Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe, all businesses, irrespective of scale of operation, would require automated systems to create audit trails, track samples, provide detailed analyses, monitor features, and report from a remote location. Strong, and robust growth patterns in manufacturing industries across developing countries offer a lucrative business case for LIMS, since higher manufacturing activity translates into greater need for manufacturing quality control functions to meet the slated regulatory requirements. Additionally, increased investments in biotechnology and drug development in developing countries, and tougher regulatory requirements are expected to offer lucrative business opportunities for LIMS, as traceability of data gains importance under such a scenario that prioritizes compliance to regulatory norms.

Traditionally, LIMS systems were procured on outright purchase basis, which proved to be time consuming and involved high level of expenditure. The LIMS market is steadily warming up to the Internet based-Software as a Service (SaaS) model, wherein software applications hosted by service providers are licensed/rented to end-users for use over the Internet. Unlike other commercial LIMS applications, SaaS LIMS is hosted on service provider’s server rather than at the end-users lab, and can be accessed by end-users through the Internet. The supply on demand model leverages the benefits offered by service-oriented architecture, Web 2.0 technologies and cloud computing to offer efficient and reliable solutions featuring advanced capabilities, on-demand. SaaS LIMS offers multi-tenant feature, which allows usage of single application and database for managing data for various customers, while sorting each customer’s data separately. If deployed efficiently, SaaS LIMS model offers confidentiality, security and excellent return on investment, all of which are critical requirements in a laboratory set-up.

Though LIMS offers numerous advantages, deployment and implementation continues to be marred by several drawbacks and issues such as high upfront costs for in-house custom systems/solutions, longer implementation time for commercial LIMS solution, functional glitches in fulfilling integrative needs of global companies with dispersed laboratory operations, and competitive threat posed by alternative enterprise-wide operational management systems.

Global market for LIMS is highly competitive and is home to several leading players including Thermo Fisher Scientific, Labware, Labvantage, and Abbott/STARLIMS, among others. Several factors come into play during the vendor selection process such as vendor brand equity, reliability of solutions offered, and the degree of responsiveness to the client in the form of providing proactive technical and customer support services. As a result, players are required to keep updating their core competencies to fend off potential competition. Vendor visibility is crucial, especially in an environment marked by rapid, large-scale adoption of LIMS in a laboratory setting, and spiraling competition.

The research report titled “Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS): A Global Outlook” announced by Global Industry Analysts, Inc., provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. The report offers an aerial view of the industry, identifies major short to medium term market challenges, and growth drivers. Market discussions in the report are punctuated with fact-rich market data tables. Regional markets elaborated upon include United States, Europe, and India. Also included is an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory listing the addresses, and contact details of companies worldwide.

For more details about this comprehensive industry report, please visit –
http://www.strategyr.com/Laboratory_Information_Management_Systems_Industry_Market_Report.asp

About Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
Global Industry Analysts, Inc., (GIA) is a leading publisher of off-the-shelf market research. Founded in 1987, the company currently employs over 800 people worldwide. Annually, GIA publishes more than 1300 full-scale research reports and analyzes 40,000+ market and technology trends while monitoring more than 126,000 Companies worldwide. Serving over 9500 clients in 27 countries, GIA is recognized today, as one of the world's largest and reputed market research firms.

FDA to Implement Abbott's STARLIMS

Date: January 18, 2012
Abbott Park (NYSE: ABT) — Abbott announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will begin implementing Abbott’s STARLIMS® software-based laboratory information management system.

STARLIMS LIMS software will be used to manage complex processes and the analysis of the vast amounts of information generated by FDA laboratories.

As part of a master agreement with Dovèl Technologies, a company that provides high-end software applications to government organizations, the FDA’s Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) will begin deploying LIMS solutions from STARLIMS, designed to enhance testing of food and drug chemistries, devices, forensics material and microbiology samples. The ORA operates mainly five types of laboratories in 14 separate locations. The LIMS solution will provide the needed capability to manage the analytical workflow operations in ORA labs for approximately 825 users supporting sample accountability, data analysis, document control, report generation, and other lab operation functions.

 “We’re looking forward to working on this important initiative,” said Isaac Friedman, head of Abbott’s STARLIMS business. “STARLIMS has a successful track record in implementing web-based LIMS for life sciences organizations, public health laboratories and a number of federal agencies.”
About STARLIMS

Based in Hollywood, Fla., Abbott’s STARLIMS business (http://www.starlims.com) is a leading provider of laboratory information management systems, with more than 20 years of LIMS experience.  STARLIMS products help improve the reliability of laboratory sampling processes, support compliance with domestic and international regulations and industry standards, and provide comprehensive reporting, monitoring and analysis capabilities. STARLIMS software is used for quality assurance and control, testing and monitoring, and research and development in government, manufacturing and life sciences organizations. With 12 development and support centers across the globe, STARLIMS serves customers in more than 40 countries.
About Abbott

Abbott (NYSE: ABT) is a global, broad-based health care company devoted to the discovery, development, manufacture and marketing of pharmaceuticals and medical products, including nutritionals, devices and diagnostics. The company employs nearly 90,000 people and markets its products in more than 130 countries.