We round up the latest laboratory software tools to help streamline laboratory operations in 2023
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Data analytics is becoming increasingly important as laboratories have to process and interpret the ever-increasing volumes of data that their systems generate
This chapter looks at how to build a smart laboratory; what approaches to take; and how to deal with potential problems. Becoming ‘smart’ takes time, not only due to the level of investment required, but also because of the impact of change and the need to consider legacy requirements.
This chapter considers how the smart laboratory contributes to the requirements of a knowledge eco-system, and the practical consequences of joined-up science. Knowledge management describes the processes that bring people and information together to address the acquisition, processing, storage, use and re-use of knowledge to develop understanding and to create value
This chapter will look at the four major laboratory informatics tools – laboratory information management systems (LIMS), electronic laboratory notebooks (ELNs), laboratory execution systems (LES) and scientific data management systems (SDMS) – their differences and how they relate to each other. Each of these systems functions at or around the ‘Information’ layer (see Figure 1) and typically serves to collate data and information about the laboratory’s operations
This chapter will consider the different classes of instruments and computerised instrument systems to be found in laboratories and the role they play in computerised experiments and sample processing – and the steady progress towards all-electronic laboratories.
This chapter discusses what we mean by a ‘smart laboratory’ and its role in an integrated business. We also look at the development of computerised laboratory data and information management; the relationships between laboratory instruments and automation (data acquisition); laboratory informatics systems (information management); and higher-level enterprise systems and how they align with knowledge management initiatives
Informatics experts share their experiences of implementing new technologies and manging change in the modern laboratory
It’s rare for a company to start with a clean slate when making decisions about laboratory automation
Sophia Ktori considers how software can transform the laboratory
Informatics experts share their views on the future of the laboratory and how things might change due to the added pressure of Covid-19
Demand for testing and requirements for remote working tools drive changes in the laboratory
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