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When shopping for a laboratory information management system (LIMS), it’s best to remind yourself of the old idiom “you get what you pay for.” The number of businesses offering LIMS software has grown significantly over the past few decades, and cloud-based software as a service (SaaS) providers are the new norm. The global LIMS market was valued at $1.3 billion…

When you hear the word “metallurgy,” what comes to mind? For this author, the first thought was an allergy to metals. Boy, was I wrong! Metallurgy is a branch of science and technology concerned with the properties of metals and their production and purification. If that sounds fascinating yet a bit removed from your daily life, you would be mistaken.…

Testing in the food and beverage industry has been primarily centered on detecting microbial and chemical contaminants. These types of tests are vital to the general consumer, as these contaminants can cause illness outbreaks if not detected promptly. However, in the last two decades, food safety and testing labs find themselves not only testing for contaminants but also for food…

Download PDF Laboratory work depends upon highly skilled people and sophisticated equipment to produce knowledge, information, and data. The cost, value, and ROI for those products are affected by the methods used to record and manage them. Paper-based systems are high-cost (once you account for the labor in their use) and have a lower return on your investment, while electronic…

The process of farming has changed little in thousands of years. A farmer works the fields in preparation for planting, plants the seeds, tends to the plants as they begin to grow, harvests the crop, and starts the cycle over and over again. However, as the Earth’s population continues to rise, the food production demand will also escalate. The UN…

In the simplest terms, scalability means that something can be changed in size or scale. When referring to a laboratory information management system (LIMS), scalability means the system doesn’t need to be redesigned to handle the increased workload. It can evolve with a laboratory as it has an uptick in concurrent users, the need for more storage capacity, increased sample…

It’s late in the evening and you’ve been working non-stop all day. You have one last sample to test so you can email the final report to your customer, but your screen is frozen. You know the drill. First, you try to refresh, but that only makes the screen turn black. Everyone else has gone home, so you can’t confirm…

With all that’s going on in the world and its economies today, there’s no better time for manufacturers to turn to robotics solutions. From labor shortages and inflated material costs to supply chain backups and a potential recession, manufacturers are faced with many challenges. Those manufacturers who must design, produce, and test their products in controlled laboratory environments are no…

As laboratories generate and manage more sensitive data than ever before, ensuring laboratory data privacy has become a mission-critical priority. Whether it’s patient health records, proprietary research, or regulatory compliance documentation, today’s labs are entrusted with information that must be protected at every stage—collection, storage, processing, and sharing. In an increasingly interconnected world, even a minor breach can lead to…

No matter where you stand on the impact of global warming, you can’t discount the shift in thoughts and actions to protecting the environment, addressing climate change, and pursuing sustainability. President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act on August 16, 2022, which allocates more than $300B to be invested in energy and climate reform. Not only are consumers giving…