Comments on: Hello world! http://theintegratedlab.com/2009/03/hello-world/ Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:51:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Gloria Metrick http://theintegratedlab.com/2009/03/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Gloria Metrick Tue, 26 May 2009 17:09:16 +0000 http://theintegratedlab.com/?p=1#comment-66 I'm a consultant who specializes in LIMS and Laboratory Informatics. I write and speak on these topics. I do this partly, of course, to drive business for myself, but also to help educate people on the issues that we all face. I believe that by sharing information, it helps those people that are new to our industry have better projects, whether they are end-users or consultants, and that we can all learn from each other. So, I might give some information but I end up getting information, too, and by having information flowing in all directions, it's the way a site like this becomes valuable to us all. Like David, I wouldn't want to get involved with a site that turns out to be one, big marketing machine for some specific company. However, seeing the people involved with this site as I become involved, myself, I feel a sense of security that this site will not turn into that. I’m a consultant who specializes in LIMS and Laboratory Informatics. I write and speak on these topics. I do this partly, of course, to drive business for myself, but also to help educate people on the issues that we all face.

I believe that by sharing information, it helps those people that are new to our industry have better projects, whether they are end-users or consultants, and that we can all learn from each other. So, I might give some information but I end up getting information, too, and by having information flowing in all directions, it’s the way a site like this becomes valuable to us all.

Like David, I wouldn’t want to get involved with a site that turns out to be one, big marketing machine for some specific company. However, seeing the people involved with this site as I become involved, myself, I feel a sense of security that this site will not turn into that.

]]> By: John Trigg http://theintegratedlab.com/2009/03/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-3 John Trigg Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:09:23 +0000 http://theintegratedlab.com/?p=1#comment-3 In response to the question by David Joyce, and also in the spirit of open disclosure, I am an independent consultant specialising in laboratory integration (see www.phasefour-informatics.com). The website is entirely my idea, and the objectives are exactly as stated in the opening post. The purpose is to provide an information resource, and a forum for anyone with an interest in laboratory integration. Nobody is excluded from this community, but the content will be monitored to prevent any 'thinly veiled fronts for commercial organisations with vested interests' from appearing on the site. At the time of this posting, the website is in its very early days, and is expected to grow and change with the progressive inclusion of relevant content. Thanks for taking an interest and raising the question. John. In response to the question by David Joyce, and also in the spirit of open disclosure, I am an independent consultant specialising in laboratory integration (see http://www.phasefour-informatics.com). The website is entirely my idea, and the objectives are exactly as stated in the opening post. The purpose is to provide an information resource, and a forum for anyone with an interest in laboratory integration. Nobody is excluded from this community, but the content will be monitored to prevent any ‘thinly veiled fronts for commercial organisations with vested interests’ from appearing on the site. At the time of this posting, the website is in its very early days, and is expected to grow and change with the progressive inclusion of relevant content. Thanks for taking an interest and raising the question.

John.

]]> By: David Joyce http://theintegratedlab.com/2009/03/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2 David Joyce Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:16:46 +0000 http://theintegratedlab.com/?p=1#comment-2 I am interested in the topic both professionally and personally - however a number of such interest sites have turned out to be thinly veiled fronts for commercial organisations with vested interests. Can you declare your interests up front? In the spirit of open disclosure I am an Informatics product manager from Thermo Fisher Scientific (www.thermo.com/grams) and a biochemist. Great idea by the way. Cheers DJ I am interested in the topic both professionally and personally – however a number of such interest sites have turned out to be thinly veiled fronts for commercial organisations with vested interests.

Can you declare your interests up front?

In the spirit of open disclosure I am an Informatics product manager from Thermo Fisher Scientific (www.thermo.com/grams) and a biochemist.

Great idea by the way.

Cheers

DJ

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