Label Scanners Archives - INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE Interactive Software's Achiever Laboratory Information Management and Biobanking software, LIMS and CRM systems transform your business processes, help you to comply and deliver data insights Thu, 30 Jul 2020 14:57:26 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 Using technology to support your laboratory sample processes https://www.interactivesoftware.co.uk/2019/04/18/using-technology-to-support-your-laboratory-sample-processes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=using-technology-to-support-your-laboratory-sample-processes Thu, 18 Apr 2019 10:16:24 +0000 https://www.interactivesoftware.co.uk/?p=15415 Like most laboratories, your standard operating procedures (SOPs) are probably well-documented and stored in a centralised document repository. Your researchers, lab managers and other lab personnel may also have attended training sessions on your SOPs. But how can you tell if your team have been accurately following them and your samples have been processed in accordance with them? Using the appropriate technology to support your laboratory sample processes will not only help you determine this but enforce it. Laboratory sample management software provides process traceability Some Laboratory Sample Management systems, like Achiever Medical, include standard pre-built sample processes such as checking biological specimens into lab storage, sample aliquoting and creating derivatives.  In addition, Achiever Medical also automatically captures an audit trail of all activity carried out on your biological samples. Therefore, the system can provide comprehensive traceability throughout the sample’s journey.  This includes a complete, navigable sample family tree when samples are split. Are your laboratory sample processes fit for purpose? When you begin implementing Laboratory Information Management software, some software vendors will include a review of your existing laboratory processes as part of their project approach. During this analysis stage, it is important to involve your researchers who use […]

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]]> Not just a number – the importance of sample identification https://www.interactivesoftware.co.uk/2019/01/25/not-just-a-number-the-importance-of-sample-identification/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=not-just-a-number-the-importance-of-sample-identification Fri, 25 Jan 2019 17:33:40 +0000 https://www.interactivesoftware.co.uk/?p=17027 Storing biological samples takes up valuable space and resources and can be very expensive. Holding your biological samples in off-site storage facilities may free up space and administrative resource. However, you still end up paying a considerable amount. Biological samples that come into your laboratory for use in research are often used immediately or stored for only a short period. Plus, you may transfer samples that are surplus to requirements to other department or simply destroy them. In contrast, as a Biobank, biorepository or clinical trials lab you may store biological samples for long periods of time. Whether you are storing biological samples for short or longer periods of time labelling your samples appropriately will help you considerably reduce costs and improve efficiency. And the same can be said even if you are shipping them out to long-term storage facilities. Handwritten labels on samples using permanent markers – not us! If you recognise any of the following you are not alone: samples stored in boxes that have their contents written on using permanent markers; vials with illegible, handwritten labels; bags containing a random assortment of tubes with the name of the researcher written on the bag; vials with missing labels […]

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