Understanding the DNA of a Unified Laboratory Informatics Platform

This document contrasts limited, rigid lab “products” with extensible informatics platforms and underscores why the latter are essential for modern laboratories. It outlines platform benefits—like unified interfaces, no-code configurability, and compliance support—and essential capabilities such as multimodal workflows, security, and AI integration. It concludes with a checklist of ten critical evaluation questions labs should ask when selecting an informatics platform