Nowadays, laboratories are required to produce documents of many types. These documents are utilized to make sure a lab complies with standards set forth by Methods and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), as well as providing results to clients with certificates of analysis (COA).

These documents must be drafted, edited, routed, and transmitted to the impacted parties. If done manually with hard copies, the process will be challenging, costly, and time consuming. Data from GCs, HPLCs, and other instruments also need to be entered into the LIMS. Manual rekeying introduces a greater possibility of errors with time delays.

The STARLIMS Scientific Data Management System (SDMS) enables staff to manage laboratory-generated documents and data. The SDMS solution can automatically and intelligently read and sort documents and data. This capability also allows mapping to the appropriate LIMS location, routing workflows for staff review, and approving and allowing them to be utilized by the system.

Once implemented, SDMS works unobtrusively as it performs document and data management. This ensures regulatory compliance and proper controls. Resource efficient, SDMS saves money by minimized printing, time by speeding up the process, and effort by raising efficiency.

Abbott Informatics provides a SDMS solution that can be easily and quickly integrated by labs for the extraction of data from MS Office, TXT, PDF, and CSV file formats. It also enables document management of SOPs, COA, product specifications, raw instrument output, and reports. Upgrades of SDMS will also be seamless since the laboratory will be working on one integrated platform.

STARLIMS Integrated Solution

STARLIMS solutions are contributing significantly to the transformation of laboratories worldwide. Their Integrated Solution has made the whole data management process much simpler, allowing companies to concentrate on the quality of their products.

Their LIMS, SDMS, and ELN solutions, combined with Advanced Analytics and Mobile tools, render the need to develop and manage expensive and various informatics interfaces from different providers unnecessary.

Part 2 will discuss Greater Collaboration, Increased Efficiency, and Key Benefits.

Alpha Engineering LIMS Implementation

Alpha Engineering Associates, Inc. has been involved with the implementation of over 50 LIMS systems ranging in size from small, “off-the-shelf” software systems to very large, highly customized, multi-functional systems, including STARLIMS, for both governmental agencies and private enterprises. For affordable client-focused network consulting services and solutions, please call Alpha Engineering Associates today at (410) 295-9500.