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Welcome to the LIMS/Letter

The LIMS/Letter is now a monthly online enewsletter that is closely tied to the LIMSource directory of LIMS and Informatics solutions and providers. Please subscribe to the free monthly email newsletter to keep up to date on the latest news and information.

Most people never forget their very first car. I’ve never forgotten the sports car I learned to use a stick shift in. Nor have I forgotten using the choke to get it to start. Nor have I forgotten bending over the engine or sliding under the car to make quick fixes on the side of the road to get it going again. Nor have I forgotten times when the floor mat got stuck under the accelerator; using my heel to quickly pull the floor mat back was just par for the course. Driving used to be much more of an adventure than it is now and safety wasn’t an expectation.

Times have changed. Safety is now expected, not just in the cars we drive but in the food we eat, the toys we buy, and the products we purchase—from non-toxic paint to flammable-resistant curtain fabric. Hence regulatory oversight has become more complicated, and in many cases contradictory, as safety issues are identified and safety expectations continue to rise.

This is the first of a two-part article that explores the REACH chemical safety regulation that was recently highlighted at the HCF 2010 conference.

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JUNE 2010
LIMS-on-Demand Changes the SaaS LIMS Paradigm


The introduction of Thermo Scientific LIMS-on-Demand at Pittcon 2010 has marked the transition from Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions offered by just a few smaller vendors into the big time with the entrance of a major LIMS provider now delivering full LIMS functionality through the on-demand model. LIMS/Letter editor Helen Gillespie interviewed Kim Shah, Thermo Fisher’s Director of Informatics Marketing and Business Development, to examine some of the challenges and issues that went behind launching the LIMS-on-Demand solution.

MAY 2010
Pittcon 2010 Conference Wrap-Up

Long revered as the premier conference and exposition on laboratory equipment and chemical analyses in North America, the Pittsburgh Conference (Pittcon) was held this year at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL from February 28 to March 5. This year some 960 exhibitors showcased their products and services on the Pittcon exhibition floor to almost 17,000 attendees from 87 countries. This article provides a wrap-up of the Informatics news of interest...

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