LIMS Blog

What Should You Expect from a Modern LIMS? A modern LIMS should do more than track samples and store laboratory data. It should help connect people, processes, and information; reduce manual work; improve visibility across laboratory operations; and adapt as your workflows and requirements evolve.  Lockbox LIMS is Third Wave Analytics’ configurable, 100% cloud-based Laboratory...

Custom Report Types, Dynamic Dashboards, and Sharing Most Lockbox LIMS users are comfortable building a basic report: pick a report type, add a few columns, apply a filter, and run it. But sooner or later, a question comes up that the standard reports can’t answer. Maybe you need samples, test results, and account data in...

What if some of your lab’s most repetitive tasks could be simplified with AI? Searching for samples, updating records, and manually entering data can take up a surprising amount of time in a busy laboratory. What if some of that work could be as simple as typing in a question or uploading a document? Lockbox...

What LIMS is the Best for Biobanks and Biorepositories? This article answers questions that many Biobank and Biorepository directors, managers, and clinical study coordinators often ask: What is the best LIMS for Biobanks and Biorepositories? Janine Dougan and Jennifer Jacobi are both LIMS experts with scientific backgrounds. Janine brings extensive clinical laboratory experience in specimen...

Why Is Change Control in LIMS Critical for Lab Compliance? Across nearly every regulated industry, from running lab tests and manufacturing medical devices to producing food products and developing new drugs, one operational discipline shows up again and again as mission-critical: tracking every change, every time. In life sciences, including biotech, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and...

Could a LIMS Make Managing Your Academic Lab Easier? Academic laboratories manage more than experiments. Lab managers and research teams must keep track of samples, cell lines, plasmids, reagents, instruments, protocols, storage locations, research data, and more, all while supporting multiple researchers and projects. When this information is spread across spreadsheets, paper records, shared drives,...

What could one missed stability sample cost your laboratory? If you’ve managed a pharmaceutical stability study using spreadsheets or paper logs, you know how quickly even a well-planned study can spiral. Hundreds or thousands of samples must sit under controlled environmental conditions, each on its own testing schedule that can run for months or years....

Is your laboratory spending more time managing workflows than advancing science? Running a modern laboratory requires balancing speed, accuracy, and compliance—all while managing growing sample volumes and increasingly complex workflows. Without the right systems in place, manual processes and disconnected data can quickly become obstacles to efficiency.  While spreadsheets and manual processes may work for...

What Should You Look for in a Biobanking LIMS? Modern biobanks often manage tens of thousands—or even millions—of biospecimens across multiple freezers, facilities, studies, and research programs. As collections continue to grow, manually tracking samples with spreadsheets or disconnected systems becomes increasingly difficult and significantly increases the risk of delays and errors.  That’s why scenes...

What Is the Best LIMS for Your Lab? If your laboratory is still relying on spreadsheets, disconnected software, or manual data entry, you’ve probably already felt the frustration. Samples get misplaced, reports take longer than they should, and your team spends valuable time tracking information instead of doing science.That’s why choosing the right Laboratory Information...