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With the increasing market demand of antibodies and largely commercial availability, quality control is drawing extensive attentions. On one hand, investigators must be aware of potential pitfalls and the specificity of each antibody.

Technology Networks will be exhibiting at Pittcon 2013 in Philadelphia, PA from March 17-21 in booth no. 2628 -- near to the Life Sciences arena. The Informatics arena where most of the LIMS and Informatics vendors are congregated is near the center and front between the entrances to Halls C and D. When you visit the exhibit floor, please stop by!

Michael Elliot's session on Externalization at the upcoming Molecular Medicine Tri-Con conference includes case studies and panel discussions.

Selecting and implementing LIMS solution is not an easy project; instead the path to success is riddled with obstacles and hurdles.

Big Data and the Data-Intensive Lab

It's interesting to observe how Electronic Lab Notebooks (ELNs) are becoming part of the lab's workflows versus how Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) became an integral part of the way a lab operates.

he August 2012 Technology Networks' LIMS article highlights an interview between Editor Helen Gillespie and Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTPC) directors on how HKSTPC uses their SaaS LIMS to break the bounds of traditional laboratory information management systems (LIMS) and offer services on a time-share basis to support a variety of scientific data-centric operations from biotechnology to forensic to contract labs. It's an interesting delivery model that illustrates how businesses are taking advantage of cloud computing solutions.

The major scientific story hitting the headlines today is the findings that genetic tests signalling epigenetic changes could in fact give a strong warning signal prior to the onset of breast cancer.