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January 02, 2024

Does Paper Cut It? When Laboratories Need to Switch to LIMS

by Sophie Blackburn posted in LIMS, audits, best practices, customer satisfaction, Quality, Laboratory Management, Laboratory Team, Tips

Does Paper Cut It? When Laboratories Need to Switch to LIMS

January 02, 2024

How to Select a LIMS

by Sophie Blackburn posted in LIMS, Data Management, best practices, Laboratory Efficiency, Laboratory Management, Tips

How to Assess Your LIMS Supplier

by Sophie Blackburn posted in LIMS, audits, best practices, customer satisfaction, Quality, Laboratory Management, Laboratory Team, Tips

How to Assess Your LIMS Supplier

January 02, 2024

What Lab Managers Should Review Before Approving Test Results

by Sophie Blackburn posted in LIMS, Data Management, Data Integrity, best practices, customer satisfaction, Quality, Laboratory Management, Tips

What Lab Managers Should Review Before Approving Test Results

January 02, 2024

How LIMS Can Help Standardise Your Laboratory Processes

by Sophie Blackburn posted in LIMS, Data Management, Data Integrity, best practices, Laboratory Management, Tips

How LIMS Can Help Standardise Your Laboratory Processes

January 02, 2024

The Benefits of Switching to LIMS from Excel

by Sophie Blackburn posted in LIMS, Data Management, Data Integrity, best practices, Laboratory Management, Tips

The Benefits of Switching to LIMS from Excel

January 02, 2024

Why Most Labs Fail at LIMS Deployment Projects

by Sophie Blackburn posted in LIMS, Project Management, best practices, deployment projects, Laboratory Efficiency, Laboratory Management, Tips

Why Most Labs Fail at LIMS Deployment Projects

January 02, 2024

Contrary to Popular Belief, LIMS Doesn’t Have to be Complicated

by Sophie Blackburn posted in LIMS, Project Management, best practices, deployment projects, Laboratory Efficiency, Laboratory Management, Tips

Contrary to Popular Belief, LIMS Doesn’t Have to be Complicated

January 02, 2024

SaaS vs On-premise – Why Now is the Time to Consider a SaaS LIMS

by Sophie Blackburn posted in LIMS, Data Management, Process Improvement, best practices, process mapping, deployment projects, Laboratory Efficiency, Laboratory Management, Tips

SaaS vs On-premise – Why Now is the Time to Consider a SaaS LIMS

January 02, 2024

4 Reasons Why You Don't Have LIMS and Tips to Overcome Them

by Sophie Blackburn posted in LIMS, Data Management, Process Improvement, best practices, process mapping, deployment projects, Laboratory Efficiency, Laboratory Management, Tips

4 Reasons Why You Don't Have LIMS and Tips to Overcome Them

January 02, 2024

LabHQ's Best Features for Pharma

by Sophie Blackburn posted in LIMS, Data Management, Process Improvement, best practices, process mapping, deployment projects, Laboratory Efficiency, Laboratory Management, Tips

LabHQ's Best Features for Pharma

November 27, 2018

What to Do When Your LIMS is No Longer Supported

by Theresa Webster posted in LIMS, Data Management, Process Improvement, best practices, process mapping, deployment projects, Laboratory Efficiency, Laboratory Management, Tips

What to Do When Your LIMS is No Longer Supported

October 25, 2018

Back to the Future - Introducing Modern Practices with LIMS for Your Lab

by Theresa Webster posted in LIMS, best practices, Laboratory Efficiency, Laboratory Management, Tips

Back to the Future - Introducing Modern Practices with LIMS for Your Lab

September 06, 2018

Does Equipment Integration Really Save You Time?

by Theresa Webster posted in LIMS, Data Management, best practices, Laboratory Management, Tips

Does Equipment Integration Really Save You Time?

August 30, 2018

Communication Critical - Where LIMS Helps on Information Delivery

by Theresa Webster posted in LIMS, Data Management, best practices, Laboratory Management, Tips

Communication Critical - Where LIMS Helps on Information Delivery

May 21, 2018

Are Paper and Excel Limiting Your Laboratory Capabilities?

by Sophie Blackburn posted in LIMS, Data Management, Data Integrity, best practices, Quality, Laboratory Management, Tips

Are Paper and Excel Limiting Your Laboratory Capabilities?

February 09, 2018

Are Risk Assessments Required for a LIMS Project?

by Theresa Webster posted in Project Management, Process Improvement, Laboratory Efficiency, Laboratory Management, Laboratory Team, Tips, Workload Management

Are Risk Assessments Required for a LIMS Project?

January 31, 2018

Have You Seen the Latest Update of ISO/IEC 17025?

by Phil Saunders posted in LIMS, Data Management, Project Management, Process Improvement, QC Laboratory Data Management, Quality, Laboratory Efficiency, Laboratory Management, Laboratory Team, Tips, Workload Management

Have You Seen the Latest Update of ISO/IEC 17025?

December 08, 2017

How to Balance Your Time Between Routine Operations and Improvement Projects

by Theresa Webster posted in Project Management, Process Improvement, Laboratory Efficiency, Laboratory Management, Laboratory Team, Tips, Workload Management

How to Balance Your Time Between Routine Operations and Improvement Projects

November 30, 2017

Tips for Managing Workload in the Laboratory

by Theresa Webster posted in Project Management, Laboratory Efficiency, Laboratory Management, Laboratory Team, Tips, Workload Management

Tips for Managing Workload in the Laboratory

November 15, 2017

Lab Innovations Post-Event Review

by Phil Saunders posted in Conferences, News, LabInnovations

Lab Innovations Post-Event Review

November 09, 2017

Why Audit Trails Are a Great Feature of LIMS

by Theresa Webster posted in LIMS, Data Management, Data Integrity, QC Laboratory Data Management, Quality

Why Audit Trails Are a Great Feature of LIMS

November 02, 2017

Is Your LIMS Good Enough? Where LIMS Adds the Most Value for Labs

by Theresa Webster posted in LIMS, Data Management, Data Integrity, Process Improvement, process mapping, QC Laboratory Data Management, Quality

Is Your LIMS Good Enough? Where LIMS Adds the Most Value for Labs

October 26, 2017

The Dont's of LIMS Project Management

by Vanessa Ford posted in LIMS, Project Management, deployment projects

The Dont's of LIMS Project Management

October 20, 2017

The Do's of LIMS Project Management

by Vanessa Ford posted in LIMS, Project Management, deployment projects

The Do's of LIMS Project Management

October 13, 2017

How Broughton Software Maintains ISO 9001:2015

by Vanessa Ford posted in Quality, Life at Broughton

How Broughton Software Maintains ISO 9001:2015

October 06, 2017

Fundraising Event - Broughton Hall Sporting 2017

by Theresa Webster posted in Life at Broughton, Fundraising

Fundraising Event - Broughton Hall Sporting 2017

October 05, 2017

I Know I Need LIMS But What Do I Do Now?

by Phil Saunders posted in LIMS, Data Management, Project Management, Process Improvement, LabHQ, process mapping, QC Laboratory Data Management, Quality, deployment projects

I Know I Need LIMS But What Do I Do Now?

September 29, 2017

4 Signs Your Lab Has Outgrown Your LIMS

by Theresa Webster posted in LIMS, Data Management, Data Integrity, Process Improvement, process mapping, QC Laboratory Data Management, Quality

4 Signs Your Lab Has Outgrown Your LIMS

September 21, 2017

Got a Great Idea for Laboratory Efficiency? How to Get it Approved by Your Boss.

by Andy Mooney posted in LIMS, Data Management, Project Management, Process Improvement, process improvement software, Return on Investment,, QC Laboratory Data Management

Got a Great Idea for Laboratory Efficiency? How to Get it Approved by Your Boss.

September 11, 2017

The Best LIMS Features for Quality

by Theresa Webster posted in LIMS, Data Management, Data Integrity, QC Laboratory Data Management, Quality

The Best LIMS Features for Quality

September 01, 2017

What the Regulators are Looking for in a LIMS Validation Plan

by Theresa Webster posted in LIMS, Data Integrity, Project Management, Process Improvement

What the Regulators are Looking for in a LIMS Validation Plan

August 25, 2017

This is Why It's Good Practice to Document User Requirements

by Vanessa Ford posted in LIMS, Project Management, Process Improvement, Return on Investment,

This is Why It's Good Practice to Document User Requirements

August 17, 2017

Why Most Laboratories are Switching to Cloud Computing

by Theresa Webster posted in LIMS, Project Management, Process Improvement, Return on Investment,

Why Most Laboratories are Switching to Cloud Computing

August 10, 2017

Do I Need A LIMS? Take This Quiz

by Phil Saunders posted in LIMS, Data Management, Process Improvement, Return on Investment,, QC Laboratory Data Management

Do I Need A LIMS? Take This Quiz

August 03, 2017

I Want LIMS But Don't Have Time to Deploy It

by Theresa Webster posted in LIMS, Project Management, Process Improvement, Return on Investment,

I Want LIMS But Don't Have Time to Deploy It

July 27, 2017

Computerised Systems: A Summary of 2016 MHRA Inspections

by Theresa Webster posted in Data Integrity, audits, MHRA, GMP requirements

Computerised Systems: A Summary of 2016 MHRA Inspections

July 20, 2017

Is My Audit Trail Regulatory Compliant?

by Theresa Webster posted in LIMS, Data Integrity, audits, FDA, MHRA, GMP requirements

Is My Audit Trail Regulatory Compliant?

July 13, 2017

The Best LIMS Features for Improving Laboratory Productivity

by Theresa Webster posted in LIMS, Project Management, Process Improvement, process mapping

The Best LIMS Features for Improving Laboratory Productivity

July 06, 2017

5 Steps to Successful Process Mapping

by Vanessa Ford posted in LIMS, Project Management, Process Improvement, process mapping

5 Steps to Successful Process Mapping

June 28, 2017

6 Tips to Get Your LIMS Project Approved

by Andy Mooney posted in LIMS, Data Management, Project Management, Process Improvement, Return on Investment,

6 Tips to Get Your LIMS Project Approved

June 22, 2017

How to Choose the Right LIMS for Your Lab

by Theresa Webster posted in LIMS, Data Management, Project Management, Process Improvement

How to Choose the Right LIMS for Your Lab

June 15, 2017

How to Avoid Customer Complaints: Where LIMS Can Help

by Theresa Webster posted in LIMS, Data Management, Client Expectations, Project Management, Process Improvement, customer satisfaction

How to Avoid Customer Complaints: Where LIMS Can Help

June 07, 2017

5 Tips for Keeping your LIMS Project on Time and in Budget

by Theresa Webster posted in LIMS, Data Management, Project Management, Process Improvement

5 Tips for Keeping your LIMS Project on Time and in Budget

June 01, 2017

Laboratories Can Make the Leap from Good to Great with These 3 Stages of Transformation

by Theresa Webster posted in Process Improvement

Laboratories Can Make the Leap from Good to Great with These 3 Stages of Transformation

May 24, 2017

Prize Draw Winner from Making Pharmaceuticals

by Theresa Webster posted in News

Prize Draw Winner from Making Pharmaceuticals

May 16, 2017

How to Conquer these 5 Common Hurdles of Software Deployments

by Theresa Webster posted in Project Management, process improvement software

How to Conquer these 5 Common Hurdles of Software Deployments

May 09, 2017

So, you have validated your Chromatography Data System software – What next?

by Andy Mooney posted in

So, you have validated your Chromatography Data System software – What next?

May 04, 2017

Making Pharmaceuticals 2017 Event Review

by Phil Saunders posted in News

Making Pharmaceuticals 2017 Event Review

April 18, 2017

The New Broughton Software Website

by Andy Mooney posted in News

The New Broughton Software Website

April 12, 2017

BROUGHTON SOFTWARE attending MAKING PHARMACEUTICALS 2017

by Andy Mooney posted in Conferences

BROUGHTON SOFTWARE attending MAKING PHARMACEUTICALS 2017

March 17, 2017

Don't forget this when addressing data integrity!

by Andy Mooney posted in Data Integrity

Don't forget this when addressing data integrity!

February 28, 2017

Four Common Misconceptions about Data Security

by Theresa Webster posted in Data Management, Data Integrity, data governance, Data Security, Cyber Security

Four Common Misconceptions about Data Security

February 14, 2017

Our Founder Dr. Paul Moran, Leading the way in Data Integrity

by Andy Mooney posted in Data Integrity

Our Founder Dr. Paul Moran, Leading the way in Data Integrity

January 05, 2017

Broughton Software to attend National Manufacturing and Supply Chain Conference 2017

by Andy Mooney posted in Conferences, LIMS

Broughton Software to attend National Manufacturing and Supply Chain Conference 2017

January 03, 2017

Mentholatum Go Live With LabHQ LIMS

by Andy Mooney posted in LIMS, News, client

Mentholatum Go Live With LabHQ LIMS

December 01, 2016

‘Tis the season to support local, small businesses

by Andy Mooney posted in Success Stories, pharmaceutical manufacturing, Manufacturing Excellence, Small Businesses

‘Tis the season to support local, small businesses

November 28, 2016

Broughton Software stands out with LabHQ LIMS

by Andy Mooney posted in Conferences, LabHQ, customer satisfaction

Broughton Software stands out with LabHQ LIMS

November 14, 2016

Celebrating the work of Sir Frederick Banting on World Diabetes Day – November 14th.

by Paul Moran posted in QC Laboratory Data Management, Manufacturing Excellence

Celebrating the work of Sir Frederick Banting on World Diabetes Day – November 14th.

November 02, 2016

LabHQ LIMS UKAS accredited certification to ISO 9001:2015 for Quality Management Systems

by Andy Mooney posted in LIMS, News, Data Integrity, LabHQ

LabHQ LIMS UKAS accredited certification to ISO 9001:2015 for Quality Management Systems

October 13, 2016

FDA 21 CFR Part 11 and The US Presidential Election

by Andy Mooney posted in LIMS, Data Management, News, Data Integrity, LabHQ, FDA

FDA 21 CFR Part 11 and The US Presidential Election

October 07, 2016

Hot topics at CPhI

by Paul Moran posted in LIMS, Data Management, News, Data Integrity, MHRA Guidance, FDA, MHRA

Hot topics at CPhI

September 21, 2016

It’s nearly CPhI Time again!

by Andy Mooney posted in Conferences, News, Data Integrity

It’s nearly CPhI Time again!

August 30, 2016

Broughton Software at the NHS Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance and Technical Services Symposium

by Andy Mooney posted in Conferences

Broughton Software at the NHS Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance and Technical Services Symposium

August 15, 2016

PIC/S Data Integrity Draft Guidance Issued Last Week

by Paul Moran posted in News, Data Integrity, pharmaceutical manufacturing, FDA, MHRA

PIC/S Data Integrity Draft Guidance Issued Last Week

July 21, 2016

MHRA Creates Draft GxP Data Integrity Guidance

by Paul Moran posted in Data Integrity, GxP, MHRA

MHRA Creates Draft GxP Data Integrity Guidance

June 28, 2016

Broughton Software to Exhibit at Food and Drink IT Summit in Birmingham

by Andy Mooney posted in Conferences

Broughton Software to Exhibit at Food and Drink IT Summit in Birmingham

June 23, 2016

The 2017 Data Integrity Regulatory Deadline

by Andy Mooney posted in Data Integrity

The 2017 Data Integrity Regulatory Deadline

May 23, 2016

The FDA issues updated Data Integrity Guidelines

by Andy Mooney posted in Data Integrity, industry guidelines, FDA

The FDA issues updated Data Integrity Guidelines

May 12, 2016

Problem solving and implementing change is never easy.

by Paul Moran posted in Data Management, Data Integrity, Project Management, Process Improvement, best practices

Problem solving and implementing change is never easy.

April 19, 2016

Broughton Software Exhibiting at Making Pharmaceuticals

by Andy Mooney posted in Conferences, LIMS, Data Integrity

Broughton Software Exhibiting at Making Pharmaceuticals

April 15, 2016

Deadline for Revised EU-GMP Annex 16 to become effective is Friday 15th April 2016

by Paul Moran posted in News, GMP requirements

Deadline for Revised EU-GMP Annex 16 to become effective is Friday 15th April 2016

April 08, 2016

Invest in LIMS. Save Money. Generate Cash. Simple.

by Paul Moran posted in LIMS, Data Management, pharmaceutical manufacturing, cash flow, customer satisfaction, production cycle

Invest in LIMS. Save Money. Generate Cash. Simple.

March 04, 2016

Broughton Software Attending Making Cosmetics 2016

by Andy Mooney posted in Conferences, LIMS, News

Broughton Software Attending Making Cosmetics 2016

February 18, 2016

MHRA Guidance for Specials Manufacturers

by Andy Mooney posted in LIMS, News, environmental monitoring, unlicenced specials, MHRA Guidance, EU GMP Annex 11 and 15, GMP requirements, radiopharmaceuticals, Product Quality Review (PQR)

MHRA Guidance for Specials Manufacturers

February 03, 2016

Is your LIMS too complicated?

by Theresa Webster posted in LIMS, Data Management, Data Integrity, Project Management, Process Improvement, Production Environment, Laboratory Environment, process improvement software

Is your LIMS too complicated?

January 27, 2016

Environmental Monitoring - Why Does It Matter?

by Andy Mooney posted in LIMS, Data Management, environmental monitoring, pharmaceutical manufacturing, microbiological contamination, standard operating procedures (SOPs), FDA, MHRA