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 [...]
As LIMS have transformed from simple sample inventory systems into comprehensive lab informatics solutions, they’ve come to occupy a key role in research & clinical decision-making. The reason this shift has occurred is obvious: the LIMS is where all of [...]
Legacy Lab Informatics Management Systems With each passing year, legacy systems create new – and unforeseen – challenges. Each one of these is a strong enough reason to force consideration of a new LIMS. Challenges of a Legacy LIMS System [...]
LIMS Management Challenge: When There’s Trouble, Who You Gonna Call? Regardless of industry sector, companies employing LIMS in their labs all suffer from some of the same challenges – many of which stretch beyond the scope of traditional LIMS Support and [...]
The field of molecular diagnostics has traditionally turned to Laboratory Informatics Systems (LIS) to manage clinical processes. The growing complexity of the field, however, combined with the increasing focus on personalized medicine solutions and the need to manage a much [...]