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

 

Many laboratories have yet to make the leap from paper to electronic records such as LIMS.  There are usually valid reasons for holding back and maintaining the paper-based system of the dark ages.  These reasons tend to be things like “we don’t have the budget”, “we don’t have time to implement a system”, “our lab isn’t big enough to use a system like that” or “why fix what isn’t broken”.  While these are all suitable reasons for maintaining a paper-based system, 

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How to Select a LIMS

Looking for the right LIMS for your laboratory can take up a lot of time.  As a bare minimum, you’ll need a clear understanding of your requirements and arrange demonstrations, so you can get a feel for what the LIMS can deliver for your lab. In this blog, we highlight some of the key areas to consider when you are selecting a LIMS.

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How to Assess Your LIMS Supplier

Assessing your LIMS supplier is a necessary process for laboratories operating in a regulated industry, but it is also considered, in general, good practice.  The supplier assessment should be scaled appropriate to the risk, complexity of your LIMS, and the services provided.  The assessment is most useful

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What Lab Managers Should Review Before Approving Test Results

 

The last check before test results reach a client is the approval stage. Where test results are formally reported on a certificate of analysis, approval is authenticated by signature. So, what does that signature mean? And what should Lab Managers review before they sign the dotted line?

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How LIMS Can Help Standardise Your Laboratory Processes

Laboratory management can be challenging, especially when you try to keep your ducks in a row. With the implementation of a LIMS system, processes can be refined not only to create uniformity in your laboratory but

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The Benefits of Switching to LIMS from Excel

 

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Why Most Labs Fail at LIMS Deployment Projects

The key to a successful deployment of a LIMS in your laboratory is simple and it is to choose the LIMS provider that most suits the needs of your company.  There are many LIMS providers to choose from and each with their own individual USP’s - the important thing is to find the one that is right for you.  A LIMS is currently highly sought after by many laboratories as it can solve many of the issues that laboratories face such as time management, sample tracking and assisting in the gaining of accreditation.  Indeed, many regulatory bodies would now expect a LIMS to be installed in certain laboratories as it is the most reliable method of data storage and ensuring the integrity of data.  However, many laboratories are failing in their deployment of LIMS projects and these are just a few of the reasons why:

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

If there is a word that you can say to most laboratory professionals to make them cringe, LIMS would be up there.  Why has LIMS gained such a bad reputation in industry?

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

Advancements in technology have allowed the availability and delivery of software to be quicker, more secure and more reliable. If you’re still using on-premise LIMS, here are a few reasons why you should consider switching to SaaS LIMS.

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

Laboratory information management systems (LIMS) are known to deliver substantial efficiencies to laboratory operations.  From sample management, data comparison and reporting, LIMS can transform the most time-consuming, mundane and critical tasks to simple, easy-to-complete tasks within a click of a button. So, why doesn’t every lab have a LIMS? 

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