Welcome to the CSols blog. Stop by often to learn what CSols experts — the industry’s most trusted advisors — have to say about current laboratory informatics topics. We post about twice a month on subjects ranging from high-level overviews to detailed, technical explanations.
A laboratory information management system (LIMS) is a significant investment and, as with most infrastructure costs, it can be hard to justify making the spend when your current laboratory data processes are working. In many cases, the choice boils down to not what’s working in your lab, but what could be working better. When companies… Read More
Any organization that’s thinking about implementing a LIMS in their lab wants to know “How much does a LIMS cost?” This is a very good question. Coming up with an answer is more complicated than you might realize, and depends on what the best LIMS is for your situation. We have broken down the costs… Read More
The short answer to the question of how to choose the best laboratory information management system (LIMS) is the old standard, it depends. The longer answer is that the best LIMS is the one that most aligns with your business, your IT infrastructure, and the workflows of all stakeholders. When you know what you need… Read More
The second Tuesday in October is Ada Lovelace Day, named for the daughter of Lord Byron (that Lord Byron, yes) who is regarded by many as the first computer programmer. If you’ve been in IT for a while, you’ve probably heard the name Charles Babbage, or at least about his design for an Analytical Engine…. Read More
Research in commercial laboratories closely models the conventional Scientific Method: Observation, Question, Hypothesis, Experimentation, Conclusion, and Result. Each step requires careful consideration and planning. In most modern laboratories, scientists document and record content pertaining to each facet of the Scientific Method in personal lab notebooks. It’s important to ask; is that content readily accessible to… Read More