TECH OUTLOOK 6DECEMBER - 2020TECH OUTLOOKEditorialStacey Smith Editor-in-Chiefeditor@pharmatechoutlook.comSince their inception three decades ago, Laboratory information management systems (LIMS) have transformed how labs function. They have made it easy to effectively manage laboratory samples and the associated data, thus, standardizing operations by maintaining workflows, tests, and reporting procedures. The earliest LIMS were developed to keep track of the movement of samples in a laboratory. However, today, LIMS has expanded to an integrated solution for all laboratory data management needs, including maintaining sample records, tracking tests performed, managing customer services, and managing invoices for all the services rendered. One factor driving the growth of this market is the increasing demand for biobanks, which are repositories for the collection of biological materials such as serum, blood, tissue, and DNA. Biobanks play a crucial role in research and development and, hence, require a LIMS that can effectively manage and track data quality, bio-species location, security, compliances, end-user billing, and patient demographics. Labs have also been fast in picking up cloud-based service providers as they realize legacy systems are costing them vast amounts of money to set up and service. In addition, with Radio Frequency Identification tags (RFIDs) becoming a norm, machine to machine communication will take to an entirely new level; machines would be able to talk in real-time among themselves with the help of the internet of things technologies. It won't be too long before records are made, maintained, calibrated just by machines.In this edition of Pharma Tech Outlook, we bring you the story of some of the most successful LIMS solution providers that are leveraging innovative technologies to facilitate the best outcomes for their clients. This edition also offers a combination of thought leadership from subject matter experts with real-life stories on fostering robust partnerships and exclusive insights from CIOs and CXOs. We hope this edition will provide you with the right assistance in choosing the partner that best fits your laboratory requirements.Let us know your thoughts!Stepping into Smart Laboratory Information ManagementCopyright © 2020 ValleyMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.*Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staffEditor-in-ChiefStacey SmithVisualizerRonald DonovanAsher BlakeEditorial StaffAaron Pierce Ava GarciaJenna VegasCarolynn Walters Justin SmithPaul BarberSalesBrian Thomasbrian@pharmatechoutlook.comPhone: 510.556.2402sales@pharmatechoutlook.comeditor@pharmatechoutlook.commarketing@pharmatechoutlook.comEmail:DECEMBER - 21 - 2020, Vol 06 - Issue 33 (ISSN 2644-2787) Published by ValleyMedia, Inc. To subscribe to Pharma Tech OutlookVisit www.pharmatechoutlook.com TECH OUTLOOK
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