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...
Read MoreWhat 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...
Read MoreHow Does LIMS Software Support Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Compliance? GxP (Good Practice) regulations are a set of standardized quality guidelines established by agencies like the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA). Their primary goal is to ensure that products like pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and biotechnology are safe, effective,...
Read MoreWhy Does Lab Collaboration Matter More Than Ever? As laboratory operations become increasingly complex, effective collaboration is more critical to success than ever before. However, many laboratories still rely on disconnected tools such as emails, spreadsheets, and shared drives—systems that can slow communication, limit visibility, and create data silos. A Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)...
Read MoreWhy Reports and Dashboards Matter In Lockbox LIMS Many reporting tools available in Lockbox LIMS are underused. Lockbox LIMS natively contains powerful report and dashboard tools because it is built using the Salesforce platform. Lockbox LIMS users do not need third-party software to build reports and dashboards that provide invaluable insights into lab performance, sample...
Read MoreHow Does a LIMS Improve Sample Tracking? Here’s a simple—but revealing—question:Do you know exactly where every lab sample is in your testing process right now? For many laboratories handling complex workflows, the honest answer is no. And it’s not due to poor processes—it’s because traditional tools simply aren’t built for the job. A Laboratory Information...
Read MoreSummary In this article, two scientists and LIMS experts, Jennifer Jacobi and Reese Shlykova, discuss why Lockbox LIMS – one of the most configurable, cloud-based LIMS platforms built for scientific growth – is the best laboratory information management system option on the market in 2026. Introduction As laboratories reevaluate their current LIMS, or recognize their...
Read MoreThe latest version of Lockbox LIMS, Lockbox 2.17, includes new features and enhancements to improve usability, scalability, and compliance for all laboratory types. This release expands upon the milestone release of Lockbox 2.0 last year. Highlights of Lockbox LIMS version 2.17, discussed below, include a clinically verified release, Sample Hierarchy Visualizer, CSV import enhancements, query...
Read MoreSummary Efficient CSV import tools allow laboratories to upload large datasets quickly, reducing manual data entry and errors. Scalable data imports support small imports in a few minutes or large imports (batch insertion of up to 50,000 records), making it a beneficial tool in many lab settings. Custom field mapping, error detection, and validation ensure...
Read MoreWhat is the best LIMS? This article answers a question Lab managers and CIO’s often ask: What is the best LIMS software? Based on configurability, compliance readiness, instrument integrations, and implementation quality, the best LIMS in 2026 include Lockbox LIMS (all-in-one solution, Salesforce-native), Benchling (R&D-centric), Qbench (flexible cloud solution), LabWare (enterprise scale), and Clarity LIMS...
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