Laboratory informatics involves a collection of technologies that range from sample storage management and robotics to database/workflow management systems such as laboratory information management systems (LIMS) and electronic laboratory notebooks (ELN), with a lot of task-specific tools in between. These components were designed by a number of vendors who saw specific needs and developed products to address them. Those products in turn were presented to laboratories as a means of solving their instrumental data collection and analysis, sample preparation, data management, and document management issues. With many needs and so many ways to address them, how do you go about choosing a set of products that will work for you?
That is what this set of webinars is all about. We introduce the technologies and position them for you so that you can see how they may or may not apply to your work. Then we address the very real world topic of justifying the investment needed to put those tools to use in your laboratories.
Once that foundation has been put in place we cover:
- Technology planning and education: Planning is essential for success in this work. We look at how to go about it, who to involve, and methodologies for carrying out the work. We also look at the associated knowledge necessary to be effective.
- Implementation: Informatics systems can be a challenge to implement. We look at what is needed to minimize risks and make the implementation easier, as well as the support requirements needed to manage their use in your laboratory environment.
- Regulatory guidelines and compliance: We also address regulatory guidelines and compliance and how they can affect every laboratory application.
- The future: What developments will arise and be needed in the future? We wrap up the series with those details.
The material in the link below gives you access to a series of slides and transcripts of a webinar series consisting of an introduction plus:
- Laboratory Informatics Technologies
- Laboratory Informatics and Return on Investment
- Technology Planning and Education
- LIMS/LIS, ELN, SDMS, IT, and Education
- Supporting Laboratory Systems
- Instrument Data Systems
- Laboratory Processes
This link give you access to the material through LIMSwiki.
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