The Biorepository at the Guy’s and St Thomas’ Bioresource stores a variety of samples, including whole blood, plasma and sera.

With some 30,000 samples from 5,200 volunteers and patients now collected, a Matrix Gemini Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) from Autoscribe Informatics has been implemented to manage all aspects of sample handling and allow the most efficient use of freezer storage space. System actions include sample tracking, location recording and chain of custody reporting with full audit trails of all activities...

Genevac, market leader in solvent removal, has announced the latest version of its proprietary autostop when dry control software which allows it’s EZ-2, Rocket and HT-Series evaporators to automatically detect when the samples are dry and then shut it down - safeguarding valuable samples from potential thermal degradation. 

Combined with Genevac's continuous running condensers, autostop when dry control software allows easy unattended operation offering the possibility of significant increases in productivity through use of overnight evaporation runs. Until the introduction of autostop when dry control software - evaporators users had to constantly monitor or estimate the drying time for a given sample....

Optibrium™ and Collaborative Drug Discovery (CDD), developers of software products and services for drug discovery and development, today announced a collaboration to integrate the StarDrop™ and CDD Vault® platforms.

This creates a seamless connection in real time between project data, securely held and managed in CDD Vault, and StarDrop’s unique compound design and optimisation capabilities.  Instant access to the latest assay and compound data, with which a project team can share, interpret and model their chemistry, will lead to better decisions and shorter project timelines. CDD Vault is a hosted biological and chemical database that securely manages project data...

Titan Enterprises has released a new data recording version of its Atrato ultrasonic flowmeter software interface.

Easy to set-up and use the Atrato flow recorder enables data recording via an external computer. With features that provide monitoring, reporting and management of flow data - the Atrato flow recorder delivers a continuous picture of your process and a reliable alternative to restrictive and costly manual metering.  The new software interface will be supplied with all new orders and can also be used with any Atrato flowmeter manufactured...

Two new case studies highlighting the versatility of the Matrix Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) at Castrol’s Lubricant Technology Centre and Cavendish Nuclear’s environmental laboratory are now available for download.

'Matrix Provides Paperless LIMS At Castrol’ describes how product and development scientists at the Lubricant Technology Centre at Castrol, Pangbourne, Berkshire, UK, can request analytical tests and receive results by accessing Matrix from their own computers. Castrol, part of BP, has been a Matrix LIMS customer for more than 20 years. The analytical laboratory at Pangbourne provides a comprehensive test facility for the...

Free firmware update for new functions in Huber temperature control devices 

A new firmware is available for Huber temperature control devices equipped with the plug & play controller "Pilot ONE". The firmware update provides the user with various new functions. These include for example the possibility to record process data on a USB flash drive. This new function allows you to have the major process values written directly on a connected USB flash drive. They are saved at intervals of 5 seconds. The data is stored in the form of a universally usable CSV file which can be easily evaluated and edited with programs such as Microsoft Excel®...

Exponential growth in sample volumes pushes biobanks toward automation

Autoscribe, developer of the Matrix Gemini Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), has published a white paper which looks at the common factors that contribute to risk in LIMS projects