LIMS Blog

As part of our series, “Favorite LIMS Feature”, we are endeavoring to answer the age-old question “What is a LIMS?” by showcasing our customer’s favorite Lockbox LIMS features. Today’s feature is Sample Lineage. To begin, let’s define what Sample Lineage means in the world of LIMS. What is Sample Lineage? [Laboratory Sample Management] Sample lineage...

If you have been following Third Wave Analytics, you probably already know how important LIMS validation is for any lab. You also likely know that in addition to providing Lockbox Laboratory Information Management System, the most innovative, user-friendly LIMS on the market, we are deeply committed to ensuring that its products and services meet your...

In a prior blog post, we discussed several things you should think about when selecting a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) for your lab. In this post, we will discuss one of the key criteria that will go into your decision – the cost of implementing a LIMS. After implementing laboratory information management systems for...

Anyone who works in a lab will tell you that samples are like gold—and misplacing any sample can be disastrous. Thankfully, you can avoid this by having continuous traceability built into your sample management software. That way, your lab staff can easily access where each sample is stored, at any time. Having a complete, up-to-the-moment...

What Is the Right LIMS for Your Lab? Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) were originally created to manage simple processes, essentially tracking and controlling workflows. Over the years, LIMS have continued to evolve and improve, encompassing many aspects of what is needed for successful lab management. Today’s LIMS offerings have the ability to integrate with...

At Third Wave Analytics, we are proud of our flagship product, Lockbox LIMS. This is a fully customizable Laboratory Information Management System that is 100% cloud-based. Providing a system that can truly meet the needs of our clients is important to us. That is why we take the time to ensure that our product can...

There are so many tasks necessary to run an academic laboratory that managing one can be extremely difficult. A laboratory information management system (LIMS) offers a perfect way to help ease the workload and reduce the stress of lab management. Accuracy and lab productivity are paramount, and even a LIMS system for small laboratories can...

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...

Have you ever accidentally copied the wrong index sequence onto your next-generation sequencing (NGS) sample tracking sheet? Are you unsure which well you used from an index plate? How about mistakenly including two samples in a pool with the same index or barcode sequence? Worse yet, maybe you didn’t recognize you made one of these mistakes...

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. Therefore, the LIMS you choose to help manage your lab’s NGS workflow must be able to...