Automated Calculations
Manually performing calculations is not only an inefficient use of a scientist’s time, it also is a prime source for the introduction of error into your science.
Automating calculations is generally accomplished utilized a LIMS’ calculation subsystem.
For very complex equations most LIMS can utilize their APIs to call programs or other constructs t.
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Automated Instrument Calibration & Maintenance
Just like automated training, automating your instrument calibration and maintenance will remove significant amounts of inefficient, nonvalue-added, manual work from your laboratory staff.
In addition to the time savings, by using these capabilities within your LIMS, you will also be able to leverage the up-to-date calibration and maintenance recor.
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Automated Reporting
The generation and delivery of reports is one of the main sources of inefficiency and ineffectiveness in a laboratory.
By automating the generation and delivery of your reports within your LIMS, you will remove those inefficiencies completely and enable your scientists to do more science.
Reports that can be automated include:.
1) Certificate of ana.
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Automated Review/Approval
It is a standard practice in QA/QC labs that all results need to be reviewed and approved before they released to the information consumer.
A LIMS will enable you to set up Review/Approve by exception only.
In other words, only if a test result gets assigned a Warn or Fail status will it need to be reviewed and approved.
Removing the need to review.
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Automated Testing Limits
In quality control laboratories analyses automated in your LIMS will likely have testing limits associated with them.
These will normally include Pass, Fail, and Warn testing limits.
Automating your testing limits analysis such that Pass, Fail, or Warnstatuses are assigned, as appropriate, will remove a large quantity of low value, manual work from.
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Automated Training
Laboratories that adhere to GxP rules and standards need to ensure that their scientists and analysts are up to date on the training for procedures and tests that they are performing.
Manually maintaining these records as well as the scheduling of the training will cause large inefficiencies in your lab organization.
Automating the training schedul.
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How can I automate my laboratory instruments with my LIMS?
Automating your laboratory instruments with your LIMS can be accomplished in a number of ways.
Most LIMS have built-in instrument integration capabilities and there are 3 rd party, LIMS vendor neutral, instrument integration software solutions available as well.
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How can LIMS help Translational Medicine?
Assay data management, data mining, data analysis, and electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) integration have been added to many LIMS, enabling the realization of translational medicine completely within a single software solution.
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Laboratory Instrument Automation
Laboratory instrument automation, as discussed herein, is a deeper, more complex level of integration between your LIMS and your instrument system.
Automating your laboratory instruments with your LIMS can be accomplished in a number of ways.
Most LIMS have built-in instrument integration capabilities and there are 3rdparty, LIMS vendor neutral, in.
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Laboratory Workflow Automation
One of the highest productivity enhancing automations that a LIMS provides is the ability to automate the workflow and work processes of your lab.
Initially, LIMS workflow capabilities were limited and required extensive programming to accomplish.
Today, many LIMS have markedly improved their workflow automation engines and functionality to the poi.
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Systems Integration and Automation
Like laboratory instrument automation, other laboratory and enterprise computerized systems can be integrated and automated via your LIMS.
These are sometimes provided as add-ons to a LIMS, like a standardized SAP/QM interface for your LIMS.
Frequently, however, these integration and automations are implemented utilizing the LIMS’ API and some cust.
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What is laboratory instrument automation?
Laboratory instrument automation, as discussed herein, is a deeper, more complex level of integration between your LIMS and your instrument system.
Automating your laboratory instruments with your LIMS can be accomplished in a number of ways.
