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Featured Article
Invitrogen Acquires Applied Biosystems

It’s always interesting to speculate on the long-term marketplace ramifications of an acquisition. The recent acquisition of Applied Biosystems by Invitrogen Corporation last June marks Invitrogen’s move to take market leadership in the area of biotechnology reagents and systems. >>>

Previous Articles

JUNE 2008
Regulatory Roundup: Moving Forward, but Slowly

The FDA has been busy the first half of 2008, getting budgets approved, moving forward with various rules and regulations, and releasing new draft guidances for consideration. Much of this work has long needed resolution, some is in response to changes in technology and the overcrowding of the regulatory marketplace, little of it is a surprise. Following is a roundup of some of the more significant events

MAY 2008
The Future of Lab Data Management

Predicting the future is a lot like predicting the weather: it’s perfectly normal to be wrong 50 per cent of the time, mainly because anything can affect and therefore change the prediction at the last moment. Getting it right half the time is not just a science, but an art. The science/art of accurate prediction relies heavily on past trends as well as nimble assessment of how those trends drove changes in their own time and what those changes might be in the future.

April 2008
Pittcon 2008 Wrap-Up

ELNs Continue to be Hot Topic; More Web-Deliverable LIMS Featured

March 2008
LIMS & Informatics Highlights from Pittcon 2008

Announcements and Product Introductions by Vendor

Once again, there were a number of LIMS and Informatics sessions, short courses, workshops, and tutorials available to feature the latest in LIMS, Informatics, laboratory automation, and laboratory regulations.

February 2008
Preview of Pittcon 2008 LIMS & Informatics Events

Forums, Symposia, Short Courses. Workshops, and Tutorials to Attend

The Pittsburgh Conference, aka Pittcon, is the premier conference and exposition on laboratory equipment and chemical analyses. This year it will be held at the Ernst Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA from March 2-7.T o assist you in making the rounds of LIMS and Informatics events and exhibitors, this article highlights the details at press time.

January 2008
21st Century Process Management Using SPC-Based Manufacturing Analytics
by Phil Schreiber, VP Sales & Marketing, Northwest Analytical, Inc

Actively using SPC and Manufacturing Analytics lets you use large volumes of process data effectively to manage the enterprise

December 2007
The Benefits of a LIMS In Proteomics
by T. R. Smallmon, LabVantage Solutions and J.K. Ganjei, TissueGene

The LIMS Marketplace

In the Beginning...
The first LIMS were developed in the pharmaceutical and related industries for use as a QA/QC tool in the early 1980's by in-house development departments or under contract by external software houses. These LIMS were exclusively based on mini-computer or mainframe technology, often using proprietary database software as their foundation.

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