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. [...]

Here’s my presentation from the ELNs and Advanced Laboratory Solutions Conference in Brussels, September 2009:
Starting From Scratch – the ELN Reality
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Let me admit this – I’m among that techie crowd that e-mails everyone. I resist picking up the phone when I don’t absolutely have to. Much of my time spent with other people in our industry is spent either in e-mail or in on-line groups. But even I can tell you that this is a poor substitute for leaving your desk and attending a meeting.

The latest edition of LIMSLetter from LIMSource contains the first part of a two part article on SaaS LIMS, The Truth Behind the Hype Behind Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) LIMS.  SaaS is drawing a lot of interest, and debate, regarding its potential in the laboratory world.  The article is well worth reading for background, and we await [...]

How do you know which of the multitudes of acronyms to select from when buying software for your laboratory? There’s a simple answer to this, but you might not like it.