Articles from Patricia Mcdermott (Patriciamcdermott)

1. The Use of LIMS to Fuel Oil and Gas Production Explore LIMS BLOG (May 21 2012) Oil & Gas , Petrochemical , Pharmaceuticals , ISO , LIMS With so much in the news every day about our search for new fuel sources to power the world, from the issues related to hydrolic fracking and deep water drilling to tar sands exploration, I thought it would be of interest to explore just how complicated it is to extract oil and gas, to process it and to move it around.  A laboratory information management system (LIMS) is regularly used in the analysis of oil and gas from the exploration stage through to production and shipping to determine quality, and to adhere to ISO 17025 regulations. Several items in this ... (Read Full Article)

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2. LIMS Innovations Contribute to Gains in Translational Medicine Explore LIMS BLOG (May 8 2012) LIMS technologies are changing to meet the newest demands of scientific research.   A recent article written by Kevin Davies of BioIT World illustrates how a LIMS can help manage the complex sampling required for next-gen sequencing (NGS) used in cancer diagnostics.  Laying the Foundation for Next-Gen Cancer Diagnostics  illustrates the innovative work being done by Cambridge-based Foundation Medicine, one of the leaders in this relatively new field.   For an in-depth look at the work of Foundation Medicine and the LIMS solution that is helping its scientists keep track of all of that genetic data, another good article published by 20 ... (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Dave Champagne

3. LIMS Automates Regulatory Reports for Environmental Industries Explore LIMS BLOG (May 1 2012) A number of articles have been written over the past few years that discuss the data management challenges facing many laboratories today. In this blog post, we’ll discuss one industry in particular, the water and environmental industry. Future blog posts will discuss LIMS and laboratory integration in the food and beverage industry, life sciences, and heavy process industries.  (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Colin Thurston

4. LIMS: Managing Medical Data of 500,000 People! Explore LIMS BLOG (Apr 20 2012) Recently, Labmate Online reported on a new medical biobank of data on over 500,000 people made open by UK Biobank in Manchester, UK, to help researchers to prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases, such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. This biobank of data is being developed, managed, stored, and reported using our laboratory information management system (LIMS) for biobanks and biorepositories (Thermo Scientific LIMS) and I am extremely pleased to present a case study on this project! Customer: UK Biobank UK Biobank is a major medical research initiative based in Manchester, UK and its goal is to build the ... (Read Full Article)

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5. In the news this week, an update on UK Biobank's population-based research. Read the Case Study here and learn how UK Biobank uses Thermo Scientific LIMS to track, store, manage and report on the biological data of 500,000 people. Explore LIMS BLOG (Apr 2 2012) Effectively Storing and Analyzing Biological Data at UK Biobank (PDF 516 kb) UK Biobank is a major medical research initiative based in Manchester, UK. The company’s goal is to build the world’s most detailed information resource that can support a diverse range of research aimed at improving the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of serious and life-threatening illnesses and to promote health throughout society. UK Biobank chose Thermo Scientific LIMS to track, store, manage and report on the biological data of 500,000 people as part of one of the largest medical research projects ever ... (Read Full Article)

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6. Whatever you call it, this is real time and cost savings for labs of any size. Explore LIMS BLOG (Mar 25 2010) With the conference season in full swing, and Pittcon now just a memory, it seems there’s a sea change in some of the Informatics offerings that indicates a potentially more level playing field in terms of access to full featured LIMS for laboratories of all sizes.  While LIMS have traditionally (Read Full Article)

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