Laboratory Informatics Blog

While reflecting on this past Pittcon, we at CSols were somewhat dismayed to realize that many of us have been attending Pittcon for well over 30 years.  For most, our attendance at Pittcon started while in graduate school when we were afforded an opportunity to present a technical paper on our “cutting edge” research.  In… Read More

No matter the size of your lab, implementing a lab informatics system such as LIMS, ELN, LES, CDS, and SDMS can be a daunting undertaking with many potential pitfalls.  To improve your chances of project success, lessons learned from previous, similar lab informatics projects should be incorporated into the planning phase. Strong project management is… Read More

How many times have you heard the expression “He who fails to plan, plans to fail”? Probably more than you can count since it’s attributed to several prominent individuals. Let’s face it, if we don’t know where we are going, then how will we know when we have arrived? The same concept applies to Computer… Read More

One of the biggest drivers for the implementation and utilization of a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) in a lab is to increase productivity and effectiveness.  While increasing productivity and effectiveness can be addressed in a number of ways within a LIMS, the ability of the LIMS to automate manual processes, procedures, and tasks is… Read More

If you work in a laboratory setting, likely at some point you have experienced laboratory users who profess to “hate” their LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System).  If you take the time to listen, they often have good reasons.  Usually, those reasons include one of the following: Unfortunately, these are very valid issues for many organizations’… Read More