December 2 - 4 , 2009 World Drug Manufacturing Summit, Berlin, Germany
The World Drug Manufacturing Summit brings together the leading pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturing professionals to network and discuss issues at the cutting edge of lean production methods and transformational change in a tightly regulated environment. LabVantage Solutions is hosting a workshop adressing how
Workshop: Enabling lean decisions for the integrated business
December 8, 2009 KVCV conference " Data Flows in the lab" - Grobbendonk, Belgium
Study 'Data Flows in the lab " On Tuesday December 8, 2009 organizes the Analytical Chemistry Section of the KVCV a conference with the theme "Data Flows in the lab"(See also flyer). Main objective of the study has problems, solutions and trends on all possible data flows in the laboratory to raise and discuss (preferential) based on real cases. The target audience for this seminar are lab personnel, lab managers and interested in analysis and laboratory data (eg project) Items such as upgrading, global versus local solutions, interfacing equipment, ELN & PDAs, evolution of the market, cost, auditing data systems. For more information visit the KVCV – Koninklijke Vlaamse Chemische Vereniging website
Presentation: Paperless Lab. – Utopia or reality?
Speaker: Michel Elshof
December 9, 2009 On-line INFORM Symposium - register here...
In addition to our INFORM user meetings, we hold quarterly On-line SQL*LIMS webinars where developers share product advancements, as well as gather customer feedback. This gives our customers the benefit of being able to plan for their upgrades, extension plans or implementation schedules.
The next On-line INFORM meeting will be held on Wednesday December 9th, 2009 at 10 AM Eastern time zone -or- 4 PM in Europe CET, (3 PM UK). Please register here for our next event. Customers will be notified and need to register.
January 23 - 27, 2010 LabAutomation 2010, Palm Springs, CA, USA
LabVantage will be at booth #631 at the upcoming LabAutomation 2010, showcasing the SAPPHIRE™ laboratory information management Suite, a zero footprint and configurable off-the-shelf (COTS) solution consolidating functionality typically found in multiple laboratory systems. LabVantage’s SAPPHIRE continues to redefine enterprise laboratory informatics with the best combination of functionality, flexibility, and technology in one platform.
Featured at the booth will be ongoing demonstrations of the SAPPHIRE Suite as well as several key module demonstrations including:
SAPPHIRE Reagents and Standards Management Solution - providing a complete solution for the management, maintenance, and tracking of laboratory consumables.
SAPPHIRE Biobanking Solution - delivering a comprehensive and centralized, “Cradle-to-Grave” solution for managing a complex biospecimen repository.
Feb 28 - March 5, 2010 Pittcon 2010 - Orlando, FL
Pittcon 2010 will be held on February 28 - March 5 at Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida.
During 2009, Chicago PittCon following SQL*LIMS abstracts have been presented.
Networking Sessions during PittCon 2009:
• You have spent millions getting the data into a database – now what?
• Can a LIMS vendor fully validate its software?
Oral Abstracts during PittCon 2009:
• Stability Analytics - Shelf life or stability studies are a critical part of many product production lifecycles but the analysis of the data produced is often difficult and requires the involvement of multiple people, departments and disciplines from the analytical lab, various quality groups and statisticians. We will discuss how changes in the general workflow from Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) to the data analysis packages can simplify the overall process. We will review some of the existing data exchange options and how these can be modified to increase the response time of stability results, streamline validation issues, reduce errors and decrease total IT costs. We will also review the latest statistical analysis techniques available for the pooling of stability studies including regression analysis, calculation of expiry dates and ANCOVA analysis.
• LIMS Validation, Is There Another Way? - As pressures increase to reduce implementation costs and time as well as lowering the total cost of ownership, has the time come to take a serious look at accepting vendor supplied validation suites? If so, how far can one go? With most vendors now providing IQ and OQ execution scripts, what about PQ, SOP’s and life cycle documentation? What level of vendor oversight would be necessary? What roles should the vendor and client take? Let’s get together discuss and outline how this can be accomplished.
• LIMS and Enviornmental Monitoring, Why Has This Been So Difficult To Accomplish? - Time and time again as a clients implement a LIMS or migrates to a new version, the microbiology laboratory and EM testing needs are left out. Why? What is missing from a traditional LIMS that fails to meet microbiology and EM needs? Are the traditional workflows met by more traditional labs so different to the needs of a micro lab? How about an active discussion to outline micro and EM specific needs, unique workflows and expectations so LIMS vendors can finally provide an acceptable solution?
• How Do You Measure Your Measurements - As laboratories constantly strive to do more with less, they must develop metrics for their productivity and control the changes in these metrics. The development and management of these Key Performance Indicators (KPI) are key functions for pro-active management of a successful laboratory. We will examine the ways in which data stored in a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) can be used, when correctly presented, to give a laboratory manager a near real-time view of the KPI's that show the effectiveness of the laboratory, it's staff and processes.
• How COTS is your LIMS? -The degree of ‘COTS-ness’ can have a significant effect on the laboratory’s selection of a LIMS system, especially when the LIMS is used as a strategy to comply with ISO 17025 (Laboratory Quality Systems and Accreditation). The author will discuss the parameters for COTS that should be examined when selecting a vendor package; the implications as to the amount of work the implementation will be, the amount of validation required and the documentation that must be assembled.
• Exception Management as an Aspect of ISO 17025 (March 12th - 3:25 pm, Room S501D) - ISO 17025 expands quality concepts (like ISO 9001) into the laboratory organization. Laboratory Information Systems can help a great deal in assuring compliance to ISO 17025. The authors will discuss the LIMS role in management of Out of Target, Out of Trend, Out of Specification and exception event handling.
• Vendor Provided Validation for LIMS - What Does it Mean to the Customer? -
In order to assure regulatory compliance and reduce the validation workload, vendors of systems (including LIMS) can provide testing evidence of their software packages and even a ‘validation suite or kit’ that the customer can use to execute their validation.
The authors will examine the requirements, parameters and utility behind vendor testing and what it means to the customer. For example, a validation kit will have limited applicability for a highly customized system and as such will need significant enhancement and change to be useful.
March 16 - 18, 2010 SmartLab Exchange - Brussels, Belgium
Driving Lab efficiency through SMART informatics strategy.
The SmartLab Exchange unites leading informatics, research and development and quality control systems specialists to analyse strategies for driving lab efficiency, enhancing knowledge sharing and accessing information company-wide. Expert speakers from leading organisations in the pharmaceutical, FMCG, cosmetic and chemical industries will provide you with multiple examples of best practice.
Presentation: Homogenous requirements in a heterogeneous environment!
Outline: Technology is changing faster than you can implement corporate wide data management systems. In many multisite implementations people think they have unique requirements, but with a focus on standard best practice business processes they often will conclude that their workflows are more similar than they thought. In this presentation you will learn new approaches to harmonize business processes which can lead to an increase in implementation speed and a corresponding decrease in deployment costs.
Speaker: Peter J. Boogaard
Please visit conference web site to register
March 23 - 26, 2010 Analytica 2010 Munich, Germany
LabVantage will exhibit at the analytica 2010 Munich
April 18-22, 2010 2010 Customer Training & Education Confernece
More information will shortly be available.
April 20 - 22, 2010 Bio-IT World Conference & Expo 2010, Boston, MA, USA
LabVantage will be exhibiting and featuring ongoing demonstrations of its SAPPHIRE Laboratory Information Management Suite and SAPPHIRE BioBanking Solution at the Bio-IT World Conference & Expo 2010.
May 10 -14, 2010 ISBER 2010 Annual Meeting & Exhibits, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
International Society of Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER) hosts meetings and exhibitions focused on biobanking-related topics to facilitate networking and knowledge exchange among key industry players. The event attracts attendees from a wide variety of repositories, including human specimen repositories, animal and environmental repositories, and plant/seed repositories, as well as, key players from interest groups with expertise in legal and ethical issues, repository information management systems, and repository automation technologies. More information about the 2010 ISBER Annual Meeting will be updated shortly.
