Benefits of a LIMS

The introduction of a LIMS system into a laboratory provides benefits to all aspects of the business, not just to the laboratory itself but also to the customers of the laboratory whether they be internal or external customers.

The pressures on a laboratory to improve performance in terms of sample turnaround and the quality of the data being reported are becoming more intense and a well implemented LIMS system can assist in these areas.

Here are some of the key benefits that a LIMS system can give your business:

  • Improved Sample Management – Samples logged into the LIMS are give a unique number and barcoded, all actions performed against the samples are recorded with details of the person performing the action and the time when the action was performed. This increase in traceability aids with regulatory compliance, improves the capacity of the lab, and improves turnaround times.
  • Capture of data directly from laboratory instruments – This feature of a LIMS gives you benefits in data accuracy and in the speed of data entry, again aiding with compliance and improving the performance of the lab. Also reducing the number of retests required saving the laboratory both time and money.
  • Traceability – A LIMS system will provide various levels of security and audit trails to enable you to trace activity and provide accountability.
  • Access to data – Access to historic data using inbuilt searching facilities and reporting tools provide far greater possibilities to perform analysis on your data and use this information to improve productivity.
  • Inbuilt calculations remove errors during manual calculation processing, eliminating costly retesting.
  • Tracking of consumables/reagents – Many LIMS offer the capability to manage your stocks of consumables, keeping track of expiry dates and locations, and linking these to specific methods to control usage. The ability to track reagent expiry and to run reports against the LIMS data to identify consumables that are approaching expiry can reduce the risk of compliance issues, and retesting.

These are not the only benefits of introducing a LIMS into your organisation, the ability to configure the LIMS to your specific business requirements will see additional benefits for your business.

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