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How to Create a Successful Data Strategy for Your Lab
As a growing number of labs make digital transformation a priority, there’s often a lot of talk about “using data to improve the organization.” In fact, we’re guilty of it! We’ve shared real-world applications for AI/ML (here and here, for [...]
Change Management: 5 Steps to Convincing Senior Execs You Need a New LIMS
Investing in a new Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) — or even your lab’s first LIMS — is a big step. The team who runs the day-to-day business of the lab may know just how beneficial such a change can be, especially [...]
Controlling Inventory Costs with LIMS
“We reduced the number of expired chemicals in our labs from 4,000 to 45. We also started saving $2 million a year.” What is the cost of wasted chemicals, reagents, standards and other consumables such as agar plates, gloves and [...]
Enabling Mixed Reality in LabVantage Enterprise
Modern labs enabled by LabVantage Enterprise run very efficiently, with multiple workstations providing convenient access to all of the data any given user needs to perform their tasks. Look closer, however, and you’ll probably find situations where both efficiency and [...]
The LIMS Glossary
updated: November 12, 2022 The LIMS world uses what could be called a language of its own. For anyone exploring a new Laboratory Information Management System, this glossary of LIMS-related terms may be of assistance in your journey. # 21 [...]
LIMS Aids Forensic DNA Identification
The first use of a laboratory information management system (LIMS) for forensic investigation is a significant milestone in the history of LIMS. Unfortunately, it came in the wake of a terrible tragedy — the crash of TAM Airlines flight 3054 in [...]