Equipment, scientists, and regulators must work together to improve the usefulness of their results

The need for tougher controls as regulators hold labs to ever higher standards

The days of dealing with chromatography data by hand disappeared long ago (or at least they should have)

Trends with chromatography data systems in regulated environments are focused around data integrity.

Chromatography data systems (CDSs) have evolved alongside computers and data systems during the past 40 years, reaping all the benefits of cheap storage and data processing.

Michael Barkan is a senior informatics consultant at CSols Inc., a North American laboratory informatics consultancy with offices in Canada and the US.

As scientists in many disciplines use chromatography in more applications and at higher throughputs, the data continue to grow.

Instrument driver exchange enhances laboratory efficiency, flexibility.

Problem: Research, QA/QC, and other laboratories ranging from large enterprise facilities to small analytical service centers are under increasing pressure to reduce costs and increase efficiency, productivity, and  quality. To reduce operating costs, lab managers know they must find ways to speed turn-around and maximize throughput. To improve productivity and quality, it’s essential for them to easily access information that will allow them to efficiently staff the laboratory, allocate assets, and optimize workflows while adhering to strict quality standards and ensuring regulatory compliance.

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Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and Shimadzu Corp. today Aug. 20) announced the release of each other’s GC instrument control for their respective chromatography data systems. The move provides customers in analytical laboratories with more freedom of choice when selecting a chromatography data system.

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