July 15 , 2009 SQL*LIMS Webinar
SQL*LIMS Webinar - July 15, 2009 - Register Here
Applied Biosystems invites you to attend our informative webinar on SQL*LIMS eNotebook: automating your Paper Worksheets. The fully integrated SQL*LIMS eNotebook solution. SQL*LIMS eNotebook is a Web-based Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) for routine analysis that helps laboratories reduce their data management costs, ensure SOP compliance, and fully integrate their analyses with their informatics systems. Eliminate paperwork at the bench with the world's only integrated eNotebook.
When: Wednesday, July 10 (7:00 am pacific or 10:00 am pacific)
For details and to participate in this webinar, please Register Here or email us at inform@appliedbiosystems.com
Upcoming Webinars:
12 August - SQL*LIMS Micro/EM
Paperless Micro/EM and Utility Testing
16 September - SQL*LIMS QEMS
A Discrepancy Management System for the Lab
August 26, 2009 On-line INFORM Symposium - register here...
In addition to our INFORM user meetings, Applied Biosystems holds quarterly On-line SQL*LIMS webinars where developers share product advancements, as well as gather customer feedback. This gives our customers the benefit of being able to plan for their upgrades, extension plans or implementation schedules.
The next On-line INFORM meeting will be held on Wednesday August 26, 2009 at 10 AM Eastern time zone -or- 4 PM in Europe CET, (3 PM UK). Please register here for our next event. Customers will be notified and need to register.
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September 10 , 2009 LabAutomation 2009, Rotterdam - The Netherlands
Op donderdag 10 september 2009 organiseert de branche Laboratorium Technologie een nieuw event LabAutomation 2009 ‘organisatie, efficiëntie en kwaliteit' dat plaats zal vinden bij De Kuip te Rotterdam. LabAutomation richt zich op automatisering in het laboratorium in brede zin, zowel software- als hardwarematig. Speciale aandacht zal er zijn voor LIMS. Aan de hand van praktijkvoorbeelden geven deskundigen tijdens korte intensieve presentaties een duidelijk beeld welke (technologische) mogelijkheden er zijn om efficiënter en goedkoper te kunnen werken.
November 17 - 18 LIMS-Forum 2008 - Bonn Germany
Geschäftsführer, Laborleiter, Systemmanager, IT- und Qualitätsbeauftragte aus Unternehmen und Laboratorien, die ein LIMS einführen, modifizieren oder ablösen möchten und sich im Dialog mit namhaften Experten und LIMS-Anbietern über den aktuellen Stand der Technik informieren möchten. Mehr Information
November 30 - December 2 , 2009 World Drug Manufacturing Summit, Berlin, Germany
The World Drug Manufacturing Summit brings together the leading pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturing professionals to network and discuss issues at the cutting edge of lean production methods and transformational change in a tightly regulated environment. Applied Biosystems will present with business workshops.
Hot topics include:
- Implementing a structured operational excellence programme
- Simplifying and reducing complex manufacturing steps
– Achieving manufacturing excellence
- Achieving quality by design throughout manufacturing.
Feb 28 - March 5, 2010 Pittcon 2010 - Orlando, FL
Pittcon 2010 will be held on February 28 - March 5 at Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida.
During 2009, Chicago PittCon following SQL*LIMS abstracts have been presented.
Networking Sessions during PittCon 2009:
• You have spent millions getting the data into a database – now what?
• Can a LIMS vendor fully validate its software?
Oral Abstracts during PittCon 2009:
• Stability Analytics - Shelf life or stability studies are a critical part of many product production lifecycles but the analysis of the data produced is often difficult and requires the involvement of multiple people, departments and disciplines from the analytical lab, various quality groups and statisticians. We will discuss how changes in the general workflow from Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) to the data analysis packages can simplify the overall process. We will review some of the existing data exchange options and how these can be modified to increase the response time of stability results, streamline validation issues, reduce errors and decrease total IT costs. We will also review the latest statistical analysis techniques available for the pooling of stability studies including regression analysis, calculation of expiry dates and ANCOVA analysis.
• LIMS Validation, Is There Another Way? - As pressures increase to reduce implementation costs and time as well as lowering the total cost of ownership, has the time come to take a serious look at accepting vendor supplied validation suites? If so, how far can one go? With most vendors now providing IQ and OQ execution scripts, what about PQ, SOP’s and life cycle documentation? What level of vendor oversight would be necessary? What roles should the vendor and client take? Let’s get together discuss and outline how this can be accomplished.
• LIMS and Enviornmental Monitoring, Why Has This Been So Difficult To Accomplish? - Time and time again as a clients implement a LIMS or migrates to a new version, the microbiology laboratory and EM testing needs are left out. Why? What is missing from a traditional LIMS that fails to meet microbiology and EM needs? Are the traditional workflows met by more traditional labs so different to the needs of a micro lab? How about an active discussion to outline micro and EM specific needs, unique workflows and expectations so LIMS vendors can finally provide an acceptable solution?
• How Do You Measure Your Measurements - As laboratories constantly strive to do more with less, they must develop metrics for their productivity and control the changes in these metrics. The development and management of these Key Performance Indicators (KPI) are key functions for pro-active management of a successful laboratory. We will examine the ways in which data stored in a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) can be used, when correctly presented, to give a laboratory manager a near real-time view of the KPI's that show the effectiveness of the laboratory, it's staff and processes.
• How COTS is your LIMS? -The degree of ‘COTS-ness’ can have a significant effect on the laboratory’s selection of a LIMS system, especially when the LIMS is used as a strategy to comply with ISO 17025 (Laboratory Quality Systems and Accreditation). The author will discuss the parameters for COTS that should be examined when selecting a vendor package; the implications as to the amount of work the implementation will be, the amount of validation required and the documentation that must be assembled.
• Exception Management as an Aspect of ISO 17025 (March 12th - 3:25 pm, Room S501D) - ISO 17025 expands quality concepts (like ISO 9001) into the laboratory organization. Laboratory Information Systems can help a great deal in assuring compliance to ISO 17025. The authors will discuss the LIMS role in management of Out of Target, Out of Trend, Out of Specification and exception event handling.
• Vendor Provided Validation for LIMS - What Does it Mean to the Customer? -
In order to assure regulatory compliance and reduce the validation workload, vendors of systems (including LIMS) can provide testing evidence of their software packages and even a ‘validation suite or kit’ that the customer can use to execute their validation.
The authors will examine the requirements, parameters and utility behind vendor testing and what it means to the customer. For example, a validation kit will have limited applicability for a highly customized system and as such will need significant enhancement and change to be useful.
