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Summary The Lockbox QMS Quality Events module fulfills your laboratory’s need for a Deviation and CAPA tracking system. This module allows users to: Report quality events, deviations, and CAPAs (Corrective and Preventive Actions) with ease. Monitor the status and progress of Quality Events in real-time. Assess the potential impact of Quality Events on operations and...

Summary A Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) is an important tool for lab workflow management. A LIMS streamlines sample tracking, automates processes to prevent errors, ensures sensitive data is kept secure, and facilitates equipment and inventory management, all of which are crucial for maintaining regulatory compliance and enhancing lab productivity. LIMS provide security for sensitive...

Summary Next-generation sequencing (NGS) always presents a complex workflow for a lab. Developing a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) for next-generation sequencing can be very difficult because each lab requires its own modifications to an already-complicated set of NGS steps. Lockbox LIMS offers customizable features to streamline data capture, prevent errors, and improve efficiency, making...

Your lab equipment and instrumentation are probably the single largest investment you have made in your laboratory. Managing that investment should be one of your lab’s highest priorities. However, keeping on top of your equipment can sometimes take a back seat to other high-priority tasks. It’s easy to forget preventative maintenance. But neglecting your equipment...

Does your lab have the best laboratory information management system (LIMS)?  Watch now: Essential LIMS Features With newer features and capabilities, a comprehensive LIMS or laboratory management solution (also sometimes called a lab informatics platform or lab information system (LIS) ) can now help you update and streamline your workflow management, workflow automation, and overall...

Accessioning samples is one of the most time-consuming and error-prone processes in a clinical lab or research lab. Because the process is often manual, it becomes one of the biggest bottlenecks in specimen collection and laboratory testing. A modern, well-designed laboratory information management system (LIMS) – also called a laboratory information system – can significantly...

Running a laboratory is a considerable challenge simply because there is so much information to track. That is why many labs use a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS). This lab management tool helps organize all the samples, equipment, reagents, and workflows in your lab. Lockbox LIMS by Third Wave Analytics is one of the highest...

It can be difficult to determine the most important features when evaluating which Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) is best for your laboratory’s reagent management and consumable lab inventory management. The information that is essential for managing reagent usage is specific and different than the information for managing samples. As such, a general sample management...

Laboratory issues such as lost samples, data entry errors, and improper care of lab equipment are an everyday struggle for some labs. In an effort to prevent these lab issues and better manage samples and complicated workflows, many labs employ a lab management systems or a LIMS. Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) help manage complex...

Summary CAP/CLIA laboratories follow United States federal regulatory standards set by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) and the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA). This applies to laboratories performing diagnostic tests on human samples in the United States. European laboratories often follow ISO15189, which incorporates several elements of CAP/CLIA but is not a substitute. This...