Sample Storage Management 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 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 16:12:28 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 Tired of Playing Sample Roulette? 5 Reasons Why Using Spreadsheets to Manage Sample Storage Costs More Than You Think https://www.interactivesoftware.co.uk/2021/04/29/manage-sample-storage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=manage-sample-storage Thu, 29 Apr 2021 10:18:42 +0000 https://www.interactivesoftware.co.uk/?p=19956 ‘And when she got there the cupboard was bare!’* A line from a children’s nursery rhyme that may sound very familiar when it comes to looking for samples in your lab. Your spreadsheet or hand drawn diagram tells you that the sample you want is in Freezer A. When you open the freezer, the space where the sample’s supposed to be is empty. But there’s something that looks quite similar next to it. Could it be? If only its handwritten label wasn’t faded. Using spreadsheets or paper-based systems to manage your freezer and sample storage is a quick and easy option. But it can end up costing you much more than your precious lab time. Here’s 5 reasons why you may want to rethink your sample storage management systems and processes. 1. Wasting hours hunting for samples Your lab time is precious, so you want to use it as productively as possible. You don’t want to be spending the bulk of your time traipsing from freezer to freezer, sending copious emails and calling round trying to find samples. Spreadsheets and hand drawn diagrams that track samples quickly become out of date. This is because they’re updated sporadically, more often that […]

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