In February 2022, Abbott Laboratories announced the release of STARLIMS Life Sciences (LS) Solution v11.3. Built on the newest Technology Platform v12.3, the solution supports Code Layering. It is an innovative feature that manages the customizations finished on the core product in a new layer, easing the implementation of future product upgrades.

STARLIMS Life Sciences Solution Overview

In 2019, Abbott announced the launch of STARLIMS Life Sciences Solution 11.1, a laboratory information management system, that helps the management of complex sample and testing workflows. The software also improves the safety and integrity of data during the entire lifecycle and was designed for the industries that manage and test clinical samples listed below:

• Academic Research
• Animal Health
• Biorepository
• Clinical Research
• Molecular
• Pre-Clinical
• Specialty Diagnostics

Ongoing innovations and improvements of LIMS (laboratory information management systems) platforms are crucial as the volume of data increases exponentially. Numerous industries are also implementing molecular testing and precision medicine. Moreover, industry competition is driving the desire to develop new products and bring them to market quickly.

There have been significant recent advances in molecular laboratory testing as molecular workflows like NGS (next-generation sequencing) and real-time PCR (polymerase chain reaction) testing have become available to public health, contract research organizations, and specialty diagnostic testing. Made up of several steps, NGS and PCR testing require calculations for reagents, inventory tracking, quality control, and sample preparation.

Offering support for predictive analytics and workflow-centric infrastructures, the STARLIMS Life Sciences Solution aids labs in the management of data from concept to market. It also addresses the growing demand for improved global system integration by enabling authorized parties located offsite to access data.

STARLIMS Integrated Solution

Implementing state-of-the art technology, STARLIMS provides a totally integrated solution that incorporates LIMS, Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN), Scientific Data Management System (SDMS), Advanced Analytics, and Mobile within a single application. This innovation makes building and maintaining custom interfaces required by third-party tools unnecessary.

Part 2 will discuss the standard performance optimizations and new features introduced by the STARLIMS LS v11.3 and their benefits.

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