Problem: Researchers and scientists generate and collect vast amounts of data in their work, whether they are running experiments in the lab or surveying and interviewing people on the street. Researchers typically don’t deal with their research outputs until towards the end of the research cycle, when poor organization and data management can be difficult to manage and address, but causes the most problems. Poor data management results in experiments that are harder to replicate and findings that may be called into question. Papers can be retracted, careers impacted and ultimately science can suffer. When researchers move on they may pass their work to others in their research group, where poor data management results in the group inheriting indecipherable written notes they cannot use.

Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed a reproducible and accurate ion chromatography (IC) method for determining monochloroacetic acid (MCAA) in carbocisteine drug substance and two carbocisteine drug products, thus enabling efficient quality control of the carbocisteine manufacturing process.

Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a premier supplier of Laboratory Data Management Solutions is excited to announce a new partnership with Institute for Biopharmaceutical Research (IBR, Inc.)—a leader in turnkey calibration software.

Success depends upon technology to ensure that context and provenance is captured along with data

We already are aware of how the science business in general has changed, prompting leading companies to reevaluate the way they operate

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

Lab managers will face an increasing challenge in the next decade managing a rising tide of data. To realize the full benefit and value of these diverse and voluminous data requires effective data management techniques, institutional arrangements, and policies.

Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) are essential tools for managing data for QA/QC/Process labs throughout the chemical and petroleum industries.