Lab Bulletin

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Recognising the high purchase price and ongoing support costs of many competitive Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), Autoscribe has devised a payment scheme that would significantly reduce capital budget costs.

This is specifically designed for LIMS users who are looking to replace their existing system but may be finding it difficult to raise the required budget. The new scheme spreads the total cost of an Autoscribe Matrix Gemini LIMS over 5 years, including ongoing support. Autoscribe Managing Director, John Boother, explained: “We have had discussions with a number of users who are unhappy with their current system and although they would find it difficult to obtain more capital funding, they are already paying significant ongoing maintenance costs....

With laboratory automation constantly advancing, it is important that laboratories update their systems to keep up with current legislation and technology trends.

Pro-curo Software Ltd assists labs in introducing new systems by making the adoption and integration of the company’s sample tracking software as easy as possible. By ensuring that setup and installation of Pro-curo software is quick and simple, without posing any risks to existing data and through supplying complete training and 24-hour customer support, Pro-curo Software Ltd makes sure that the transition to their innovative, user-friendly tracking system runs smoothly....

Qualoupe LIMS from Two Fold Software includes specific features to fit with the dynamic needs of contract testing laboratories. As well as providing core LIMS functionalities to support day to day laboratory work, Qualoupe software helps labs meet the challenges of providing analytical testing to clients while still growing and supporting their business.

By creating a secure, reliable interface between laboratories and their clients, Qualoupe’s user-friendly system saves businesses time and money. The software automatically provides fast and accurate production of invoices and estimates for improved, more streamlined cash flows, while the flexibility of the system means laboratories have control over pricing plans. Customers can log in to Qualoupe remotely to view results and book in their own samples....

OceanView’s customizable interface puts the user in control

Ocean Optics has released OceanView spectroscopy software, combining powerful data processing capabilities with a clear graphical user interface for use with the company’s miniature spectrometers. OceanView is highly customizable and includes a schematic view that provides a visual roadmap of data flow from spectral inputs to processed results.OceanView displays and utilizes spectral data from Ocean Optics spectrometers with the added flexibility of integrating temperature, voltage and other input data, allowing users to capture and visualize data from multiple sources....

Olympus enhances its core cellSens life science imaging and analysis software with the release of version 1.8. New customisable interface and improved support for multi well plates enhance the user experience.

Focusing on ease of use for routine applications, the latest cellSens software release, version 1.8, offers flexible and user-centric imaging, processing, analysing and reporting. New and enhanced functions include a fully customisable user interface, precise frame-by-frame sample navigation and easy one-button switching between wells. For a wide range of life science applications, cellSens provides easy control of the workflow. The software binds together Olympus frames, cameras and high-quality optics to form complete, highly precise and user-friendly microscopy systems....

Thermo Scientific iAutomate software reduces time needed for optimal system set-up design and provides accurate estimates

Leading sample management software provider, Titian Software, has announced that Boehringer Ingelheim has implemented its Mosaic™ sample management software for the inventory management, sample tracking, and sample processing of New Biological Entities (NBE)

Now well-established as a leading provider of sample management software for small molecule compound libraries, Titian has evolved Mosaic into enterprise-wide management of biological samples, reagents and standards. The new installation has Boehringer Ingelheim incorporating Mosaic into their protein purification, gene expression, biological lead engineering, and biological lead generation workflows within the NBE groups.