Laboratory Informatics Blog

It’s true that there are many people in different roles that actually hate LIMS and are not shy about telling you so.   If asked, “Why do you hate LIMS?” the answers you get are varied but are universally delivered with surprising passion.  Why such heat?  Because the LIMS will be ingrained in the lab’s day… Read More

Regardless of why you have decided you need a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), planning, selecting, and implementing a LIMS can be both a risky and a daunting task.  Engaging a LIMS consultant or LIMS consulting group will mitigate your risk and increase your ability to attain true LIMS project success including attaining a high LIMS… Read More

Having been in the Laboratory Informatics and LIMS Consulting business for quite some time, we at CSols Inc. have been exposed to many myths and misconceptions.  While there may be a small kernel of truth to some of these, for the most part these statements do not hold water.  In fact, some of them malign… Read More

If your laboratory is operating in a regulated environment, then you are faced with the challenge of ensuring your operations and systems are ready to withstand the scrutiny of a regulatory audit, or else face the consequences.  But depending on your industry and your environment, different regulations may apply.  For laboratories using computerized systems to… Read More

In a previous blog we talked about how small to medium sized businesses were readily adopting Cloud Informatics Systems (LIMS, ELN, SDMS) while large businesses were moving more slowly in this direction.  We did not discuss whether businesses in regulated industries, with their needs to validate their informatics systems, are able to adopt cloud based… Read More