Manfred Goebl, Ph.D., talks to Tanuja Koppal, Ph.D., about the due diligence that needs to be done before putting in place a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) that is both user-friendly and effective.

How a LIMS-based cost recovery model can improve operational efficiencies and resource utilization

Reporting from two recent laboratory informatics conferences, Gloria Metrick shares her insights into choosing the best informatics product to suit a particular labs needs and how some issues are evolving.

LIMS may be processor workflow-oriented, industry-oriented, or incorporate aspects of both.

How one LC column manufacturer used a scientific data management system to decrease operational costs and accelerate product delivery.

Monochromator-based reader for UV-Vis absorbance, top/ bottom fluorescence and luminescence assays can be upgraded to a “hybrid” reader with the addition of a highperformance filter module.

In order to address the need for a quick and easy-to-use method of oligo optimization, Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) offers the SciTools suite of free, online oligo analysis and design tools.

Microplate readers are used extensively in the pharmaceutical industry for high-throughput drug screening and in biology labs for enzyme assays, immunoassays, binding assays, protein and cell assays, ELISAs, and biomolecule concentration measurements.

Thermo Scientific Orbitor RS has been designed as one of the most reliable microplate movers in its class.

The advent of inexpensive, powerful, personal computers has been a boon for chromatography data systems.