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Portals and magazines
LimsFinder
Search for suppliers of LIMS and other lab software products is possible by type of products / services and by industry served.
http://www.limsfinder.com/
LIMSource
A portal dedicated to the LIMS industry. Site includes news, articles, event calendar, and a directory of LIMS suppliers. An introduction to LIMS is available here: http://209.15.62.20/intro.html
http://www.limsource.com/
LIMS guide online
LIMS portal by Scientific Computing & iinstrumentation (Reed Business Information). "Vendor guide" includes wealth of information about selected LIMS providers. Interesting feature articles are available.
http://www.scimag.com/scripts/lims.asp
Tutorials and articles
Implementing LIMS: A "How-To" Guide
A laboratory must devote the necessary time and resources to planning, selecting, and implementing a new system. Analytical Chemistry January 1, 2000; pp. 57A-62A.
http://pubs.acs.org/hotartcl/ac/00/jan/prodreview.html
LIMS by ASP
Internet delivery of LIMS via the application service provider. An article from ISC publications, September 2002
http://www.iscpubs.com/articles/al/a0209tej.pdf
ASTM LIMS guide
($$$) E1578-93(1999) Standard Guide for Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS). PDF version available for download.
http://www.astm.org/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/DATABASE.CART/REDLINE_PAGES/E1578.htm?E+mystore
LIMS providers
Worldwide LIMS providers can be found in the following category of the ChemIndustry.com's directory:
http://www.chemindustry.com/db/category/cat557.asp
Organizations
ALMA Analytical Laboratory Managers Association
Serves managers of analytical chemistry laboratories in industry, government, and universities. Publishes the journal: "Managing the modern laboratory."
http://www.labmanagers.org
The LIMS Institute
Non-profit organization, dedicated to enhancing the science of laboratory information management - organizes the annual meeting: Lab Informatics.
http://www.limsconference.org
Mailing lists
The LIMS Mailing List
The LIMS Mailing List is a forum for discussing everything and anything about LIMS. Messages are archived from April 1995.
http://lims.taratec.com/index.html
Market research
For LIMS related market research, type in a relevant term in the search box located at the MarketResearch.com - ChemIndustry.com Web site: http://www.marketresearch.com/fp/default.asp?partnerid=825034902&categoryid=91
This issue of the ChemIndustry.com Newsletter is sponsored by:
Malvern Instruments
Innovation award for Malvern Insitec system
http://www.malps.com
The Malvern Insitec Voyager on-line particle size analyzer, with Malvern Link automation software, has been named winner of the Most Innovative Product category in this years Asia Pacific Coatings Show awards. Winners were announced and awards presented at the show held on 21 & 22 May 2003 in Kuala Lumpur.
Commenting on the decision of the judging panel, David Vaughan-Lee, editor of Asia Pacific Coatings Journal, said: The judges felt that Malvern Process Systems should win the Most Innovative Product award because the design of the patented Insitec system offers significant improvements in productivity together with savings in raw materials, labour and energy costs for powder production processes. This has been rewarded by rapid sales growth in the Asia Pacific region.
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