My lesson to you is this: come up with an offbeat title like this, give it to the editor of a periodical in jest, and the next thing you know, youll be writing an article to match. Still, the title is true. Informatics permeates the modern lab.

Just what should management be doing? For starters, setting the guidelines and expectations for project development.

Knowing enough about what you need sets the stage for successful implementation.

Let's look at how the combination of a LIMS within the internet environment will enhance the efficiency of this powerful corporate tool for labs of all types and size.

In recent years, the growing trend to resolving workload jams and bottlenecks within laboratories has been to rely on automation. But is machinery and automation really the answer, or is the problem more deeply seated? Could the issues instead be resolved by looking at the processes and methods of working?