Recent Articles in IT Solutions and Laboratory Automation
New Literature Available for AutoscribeAug 27, 2010
Autoscribe has released a new brochure describing the use of their highly configurable Matrix Tracker software for biobank and biorepository applications. The software can be used to help track and trace the ever increasing number of bio-specimens (tissue, fluids, DNA samples, slides etc.) stored in bio-banks and bio-repositories.
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Announces Locations and Dates for Laboratory Informatics Symposiums in South AfricaAug 24, 2010
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announced today it will host a series of Laboratory Informatics Symposiums (LIS) from September 14 to September 20 in three South African locations - Johannesburg (September 13-14), Durban (September 15-16), and Cape Town (September 20).
Read MoreBio-bank Management Using AutoscribeAug 17, 2010
Autoscribe's Matrix Tracker software is being used to address one of the most important issues facing research organizations, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. The tracking and tracing of an ever increasing number of bio-specimens (tissue, fluids, DNA samples, slides etc.) stored in bio-banks and bio-repositories.
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Introduces New Incurred Sample Reanalysis Information Kit for Reliable Quality Assessment of Bioanalytical MethodsAug 13, 2010
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the introduction of a new incurred sample reanalysis (ISR) information packet. This vendor-neutral ISR guide is designed to educate pharmaceutical scientists on using the technique to effectively assess the quality of bioanalytical methods.
Read MoreAccelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. establishes partnership with ANDIA LTDA. to sell Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. establishes partnership with ANDIA LTDA. to sell LIMS solutions in ColombiaJul 28, 2010
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a leading supplier of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), announces that ANDIA LTDA.(ANDIA), a leading supplier of laboratory equipment supplies and solutions, is now an ATL Certified Sales Agent and will market and sell ATL's Sample Master® LIMS and laboratory automation solutions in Colombia.
Read MoreBreakthrough user interface heralds new generation of low cost LIMSJul 26, 2010
A new breed of Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), which features a breakthrough user interface, is being launched by London-based start-up company, Two Fold Software Limited. The easy-to-use Qualoupe LIMS solution greatly simplifies LIMS use while very significantly lowering running costs.
Read MoreEaling Hospital goes live with SRC electronic Discharge Summary SolutionJul 26, 2010
SRC, a UK provider of clinical information and digital document creation solutions, has announced that Ealing Hospital NHS Trust in London now routinely delivers discharge summaries within 24 hours of patients leaving hospital using SRC's electronic Discharge Summary (eDS) Solution. The solution was rolled out Trust-wide to 15 wards and clinical areas in under two months.
Read MoreOcean Optics Spectroscopy Software Add-on Calculates PARJul 23, 2010
A new add-on module for Ocean Optics' SpectraSuite Spectrometer Operating Software allows users of the company's miniature spectrometers and Jaz optical sensing systems to calculate Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR), an important parameter for evaluating the effect of light on plant growth.
Read MoreGxPiJul 9, 2010
GxPi, a leading provider of consulting services and compliance-based products to the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and healthcare industries, today announced that hosted x-docsTM, the company's hosted electronic Document Management Solution (eDMS) solution, has been successfully implemented by Food and Drug Analytical Services Ltd. (FDAS) to manage routine quality control (QC) records for their customers.
Read MoreDionex Expands UltiMate 3000 Software Compatibility for Waters Empower 2 Chromatography Data SystemJul 7, 2010
Dionex is pleased to announce the expansion of its UltiMate® 3000 system software compatibility with the introduction of new drivers for the Waters EmpowerTM 2 Chromatography Data System (CDS) software. With the Dionex HPLC systems now fully UHPLC compatible, all laboratories can use UHPLC technology for all analytes, and with the new drivers, Empower 2 CDS users will now be able to use the UltiMate 3000 systems with the benefits of best-in-class applications, service, and support. The fully validated drivers will be available for ordering beginning July 1, 2010.
Read MoreNew Dates for Free Autoscribe LIMS Configuration WorkshopsJun 29, 2010
New dates have just been released for September and October 2010 for th enext series of free Autoacribe LIMS Workshops.
Read MoreOcimum Biosolutions launches the Software as a Service version of its Biotracker Biobanking LIMSJun 24, 2010
Ocimum Biosolutions has announced that it has launched Biotracker™ for Biobanking SaaS, the Software as a Service version of its LIMS for biorepositories.Biotracker™ Biobanking is a fully scalable, configurable, customizable, complete biobanking solution and is now available as a Software as a Service (SaaS). Biotracker™ Biobanking SaaS offers the benefit of a full featured Biobanking LIMS over the Internet to small and medium biobanking labs which previously would only be available within large enterprises
Read MoreCresset Announces Release of Free Molecular Fields ViewerJun 24, 2010
Cresset is delighted to announce the release of FieldView, its powerful new molecular Fields visualizer. FieldView is a molecular viewer/editor designed to create, modify, view and compare molecules along with their associated Field patterns and physicochemical properties. This provides a richer more informative view of how molecules behave in biological systems.
Read MoreOcimum Biosolutions to provide BioIT Consulting for Life Sciences R&D industryJun 22, 2010
Ocimum Biosolutions has announced that it would provide BioIT Consulting Services to enable R&D for organizations in the life sciences industry. Ocimum’s BioIT Consulting will help streamline and extend business processes through software development, systems integration, custom application services and data analytics for the pharma, biotech, agriculture, diagnostics and food & nutrition industries.
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Wins Coveted Microsoft Life Sciences Innovation Award for Third Consecutive YearJun 22, 2010
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that it is a winner of Microsoft Corporation's Life Sciences Innovation Awards 2010, for the third consecutive year. The award recognizes best-in-class companies for their innovative use of Microsoft-based solutions.
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific helps Janssen-Cilag Connect Laboratories in BrazilJun 11, 2010
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that Global Pharmaceutical Supply Group (GPSG Brazil), a unit of Janssen-Cilag, which is a pharmaceutical division of Johnson and Johnson, has implemented an integrated informatics solution consisting of a laboratory information management system (LIMS) and a chromatography data system (CDS).
Read MoreAccelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. to Exhibit and Present at the International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB)Jun 3, 2010
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL) is pleased to be exhibiting and presenting at the 18th annual international conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB) at Booth #3 in Boston, MA on July 11 - 13th, 2010. In addition to exhibiting, ATL will be demonstrating SeqNFindTM. SeqNFindTM is a unique hardware/software cluster system that leverages a multi-processing environment to do fast, accurate and complete short read genomic sequence alignments using a modified Smith-Waterman with GPUs to examine short read local alignments.
Read MoreAutoscribeMay 20, 2010
One of the most important issues facing research organisations, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies today is the tracking and tracing of an ever increasing number of bio-specimens (tissue, fluids, DNA samples, slides etc.) within their organization. This may be for all the samples within a single facility or throughout multiple sites within an organization.
Read MoreAccelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. WEBCAST: Key Points to Consider When Looking for a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)May 14, 2010
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL) will host an informational webcast on June 23, 2010 on the topic of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS). This webcast is entitled "Key Points to Consider When Looking for a LIMS". This event is ideal for laboratory or QA/QC managers in the water & wastewater, environmental, food & beverage, energy, manufacturing (product/material testing), agriculture, life science, biotechnology and public health sectors.
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Introduces New Multilingual Microplate Photometer SoftwareMay 14, 2010
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced version 3.0 of the Thermo Scientific SkanIt Software for the Multiskan FC microplate photometer.
Read MoreFluidigm Releases New Access Array System Amplicon Tagging ProtocolMay 13, 2010
Fluidigm Corporation has announced the release of a new protocol for the Access ArrayTM System that enables sequencing of amplicon libraries using GS FLX Titanium Series reagents on the 454 GS FLX sequencing system. The Access Array integrated fluidic circuit (IFC) automatically generates emPCR-ready libraries by simultaneously combining 48 samples and 48 primer sets to produce 48 uniquely-barcoded samples per chip for approximately 7 Euro per sample.
Read MoreCustomization and Third-Party Device Integration from Agilent Automation SolutionsMay 13, 2010
Agilent Automation Solutions is a leader in the integration of industry preferred devices to create benchtop and large-scale solutions that are tailored to meet the specific requirements of key laboratory workflows.
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