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Product Update: ELN Spreadsheet Control Improvements in LabVantage 8.8
We live and die by our spreadsheets in the lab, don’t we? They are a common and familiar tool in most labs. As labs transition away from lab notebooks and gel photos, Excel spreadsheets become the new standard. But today, [...]
How to Ensure Signature Compliance with FDA Regulations
As we discussed in an earlier post, the humble signature has become more complicated — and more regulated — with the advent of digital and electronic technologies. Here’s a quick recap of the three types of signatures as they’re defined [...]
How to Interpret LIMS Vendor RFP Responses: Comparing Apples-to-Apples – and Avoiding the Lemons
In a recent post, we shared a customer’s perspective on building a LIMS Requirements checklist to create shortlist of LIMS vendors and ultimately choose a platform. In this post, we’ll discuss one of the top challenges lab managers and IT [...]
Here’s Why Forensic Investigators Need a Case-Centric Versus Sample-Centric LIMS
Historically, LIMS were developed for traditional laboratories in industries such as biobanking, pharma, diagnostics, oil & gas, food & beverage, quality and manufacturing. These systems are sample-centric – meaning they revolve around the sample. But sample-centricity is a massive challenge for [...]
How I Bought a LIMS: A LabVantage Customer Perspective
(or Why You Need a LIMS Requirements Scorecard) Most lab managers and scientists understand why they would want a LIMS. Less obvious to all is how they should go about the process of identifying a shortlist, vetting platforms and selecting [...]
5 Steps to Measurable Value from AI in Your Lab
There is no doubt that AI will be driving the lab of the future for forward-looking organizations. Imagine the value of automating everything from scheduling and risk assessment to sample preparation and processing. Although the transition is already underway in [...]