There have been two separate discussion running on LinkedIn that have a bearing on the subject of laboratory integration. The first of these follows up from a question I raised: “Does anybody have any thoughts on the integration/interfacing of laboratory systems to SaaS offerings of ELN and LIMS?” The second was based on [...]

Despite the economic downturn, the attendance at this week’s IQPC 8th Annual conference on ELNs and Advanced Laboratory Solutions was up on recent years, and overall it proved to be a lively event. The format was a 2-day conference preceded by a ‘focus day’, targeted at people starting to get into ELN technology. [...]

There have been a number of posts on this site about the potential benefits of a fully integrated lab.  I expect few would argue against the vision of a seamless integration between laboratory and business applications, with ready access to data and information, and which would provide an environment that enables us, and our businesses, [...]