The smoking gun – where has your evidence been? A piece of evidence experiences a significant journey across its lifecycle. Consider a gun collected at a crime scene. Once the initial on-site investigation is complete, the gun may be transferred [...]
Data integrity had already become a top priority for the clinical and life science (pharma, biopharma, med device) sectors before the outbreak of COVID-19. Data Integrity Guidelines New guidance had been issued by both the FDA and the UK’s MHRA [...]
Cybersecurity grabbed headlines at the tail-end of 2020 (as if they really needed any more ‘grabbing’), with news in December of massive cyberattacks against the U.S. government. From ZDNet: “Cyberattackers certainly haven't given anyone a break this year. Data breaches, [...]
At the CTEC conference (held virtually in 2020 for reasons that – by now – should require no explanation), attendees expressed considerable interest in the LabVantage Scientific Data Management System (SDMS). This system, which is a fully-integrated part of LabVantage [...]
Not long ago, the primary challenge of the laboratory industry was simply making the transition from paper records to digital storage. Remember that? Different factors have made things far more complicated since then – from regulations involving data integrity and [...]
For most companies – especially those with larger, more complex or global operations – returning to the workplace is a logistics challenge. The world has changed. And while the duration of this change remains unknown, we still must navigate it [...]
The handwriting was always on the wall. (Or perhaps more aptly, the data was always on a storage device.) In our nearly four decades as a LIMS vendor, the volume & complexity of data we help customers manage has grown [...]
The Integrity of Your LIMS’ Data The whole idea of ‘data integrity’ is a big deal for LabVantage. We see our top job and key responsibility as ensuring the integrity of the data in your LIMS. Integrity…data…LIMS – that’s our [...]
Should you choose a software platform or a combination of best-of-breed software programs? When it comes to outfitting your company’s suite of software, cherry-picking the best programs from various vendors and then cobbling them together as best you could, was [...]
The emergence of LIMS and other informatics tools have irrevocably changed the way labs manage data. As LIMS’ role has become more prominent, compliance and validation have grown increasingly complex. The right LIMS can help labs bring everything together – [...]