LIMS Blog

Lab managers often ask: How do you know when it’s time to replace your legacy LIMS system? The answer is clear – when outdated software limits your lab’s ability to scale, integrate modern tools, or maintain compliance. Legacy LIMS systems often struggle with limited access, poor scalability, frustrating user experiences, and compliance risks. If these...

Summary The Lockbox QMS Quality Events module fulfills your laboratory’s need for a Deviation and CAPA quality event 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...

Summary The Lockbox QMS Document Control module fulfills your laboratory’s need for a cloud-based document management system. This module allows users to: Create a single, centralized repository for all quality documents.   Maintain a change log of all changes in each version. Ensure only the latest approved version of a document is accessible. Customize approval workflows...

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...

Watch now: What is a LIMS? Let’s start by answering the question, ‘What is a LIMS?’ and then dive into its core functions. LIMS stands for Laboratory Information Management System. Often called a ‘LIMS System’ or ‘LIMS software,’ it functions similarly to other data management systems used throughout the business world. These software applications are...

Summary Lockbox 2.0 combines LIMS and QMS, along with significant feature enhancements, such as an end-to-end NGS workflow, improved CSV import tools, and an enhanced user experience. Lockbox QMS: New product with Document Control, Quality Events Tracking, and Training Management. Clinically Verified: Extensive testing was done to ensure Lockbox functions as described to meet your...

Summary Enhancements in Lockbox 2.0 include Lockbox QMS, new query and flow supported actions, NGS end-to-end workflow, and CSV import enhancement. Low-risk, no-cost upgrade to Lockbox 2.0. Support for integration capabilities with new API versions in Lockbox 2.0. New objects to support Lockbox QMS and future product development. Continuous review of static resources and dependent...

Summary Laboratories rely on efficient data management and seamless protocol execution to maintain accuracy and productivity.  Lockbox 2.0 introduces query and flow supported actions that enhance the user experience by allowing developers and administrators to design custom, intuitive, user-friendly, and automated workflows that mirror real-world laboratory processes. Protocol execution in Lockbox LIMS contains descriptive instructions...

Summary Lockbox 2.0 is the most advanced release yet, introducing Lockbox QMS for quality management, enhancements for NGS workflows, and powerful CSV import tools.  Third Wave Analytics takes a customer-centric approach to software changes, minimizing automatic changes while improving the user experience. Upgrading to Lockbox 2.0 is low risk; the upgrade process does not affect...

Summary The end-to-end NGS workflow in Lockbox 2.0 is tailored to support diverse lab types, from small laboratories with a handful of technicians to larger laboratories with dedicated specialized teams. Lockbox LIMS is highly customizable and supports diverse workflows across all sequencing platforms. Users can now perform all steps of the NGS workflow within protocol...