LIMS and ELNs – News and Features

Food contamination is not a new issue; this is why food producers take care to perform risk assessments and to keep their operations as hygienic as possible. But in recent years, the rise of a new class of contaminants has become a major concern to the industry.

LabVantage Solutions, Inc., a provider of laboratory informatics software solutions, has signaled a turn towards the future with its appointment of digital transformation veteran Mikael Hagstroem as its new chief executive officer. We spoke to Mikael to find out more.

In this article, we take a look at the fundamentals of mass spectrometry, how it works, variations that can be used at each stage of the process and how they can be combined to suit different sample types or analytical questions.

In this article, we bring together resources from the across the site on gas chromatography, how it works, its pairing with downstream techniques and what its applications are.

Part of what has enabled collaborations to emerge relatively smoothly over recent years, and especially the past year, has been a growing trend toward digital transformation. In this article, we explore how digital collaboration will pave the way to a new era of drug development.

In any laboratory setting, data can rapidly accumulate. Presenting that data in processed, visual formats can help users better understand and utilize that data. In this article, we take a deep dive into how data visualization tools have become a key facet of LIMS systems and how to AI can assist in the visualization process.

Liquid chromatography (LC) is a technique used to separate and analyze mixtures of chemical components in solution, to determine if a specific component is present and if so, how much of it is there. In this article we explore how LC works, how the technique has evolved, LC data interpretation and strengths and limitations.

In this article, we take a look at what gas chromatography is, how it works and how to interpret output data. Its combination with mass spectrometry and the use of multiple dimensions are considered, and strengths, limitations and common problems are discussed.

LIMS are powerful, but often complex tools. These big software packages can’t meet every need, and a growing field of companies has sprung up to offer labs supplementary tools. We spoke to Robert Jackson, Director of Delivery at LIMS Wizards, to find out more.

In this article, we discuss the evolution from today’s pharmaceutical manufacturing to the future methods of Pharma 4.0. In particular, we explore some of the technologies and techniques that can smooth that transition and briefly review several ongoing examples of industrial innovation.