| LIMS is an acronym for Laboratory Information | | | | used in all labs could help to coordinate the work. |
| Management Software, is a common software used | | | | Many techniques and protocols can be applied in stem |
| in environmental, pharmaceutical and research | | | | cell research, from cellular biology to molecular biology |
| institutions. It's a software to manage laboratory life, | | | | to biochemistry; the use of special software, directly |
| indeed with this tool it's possible not only to manage | | | | configured by researchers, can help to record |
| samples and standards, users and instruments, but | | | | workflows and data and trace them: this is the |
| also to send invoices, control the automation of the | | | | second important feature of a software that should |
| workflow, manage projects. | | | | be used in stem cell research. |
| The current goal is to retain result achievement, | | | | Progress reports are also important during laboratory |
| elaboration, further decision and final review directly | | | | life, LIMS guarantees a secure mechanism for data |
| at the workplace, and not in the office. Indeed, all | | | | reporting, always checked by the quality control |
| laboratory users can login and use this software, | | | | system present in the software. We have presented |
| projects are organized by type, subtype, priority and | | | | one possible application of LIMS in research |
| other criteria and all information related are recorded | | | | laboratories, but this software could be successfully |
| within; moreover, also instruments can send data | | | | employed also for the management of cell cultures |
| directly to LIMS that is configured to guarantee the | | | | and patients samples collected in hospitals. Again, to |
| traceability of the work. With LIMS it's possible to | | | | perfectly recorded every information about each |
| save time and money and improve rate and | | | | sample -and when we work with patients the |
| productivity: indeed, big inventories could be reduced | | | | perfection is a must- it's possible to use LIMS. This |
| or eliminated at all and researchers don't waste too | | | | software can help researchers to maintain the |
| much time to search data of previous experiments | | | | traceability of the samples and clinicians that can base |
| and so on. | | | | their decisions on scientific data from the same |
| Stem cell research is an exciting branch of science | | | | samples. |
| that quickly advances and provides data. In order to | | | | This process could improve the results from |
| manage these data and facilitate the collaboration | | | | regenerative medicine, in the case of stem cell |
| between institutions it could be reasonable the use of | | | | research, but in all clinician departments could give a |
| LIMS in the most upgraded version. The first feature | | | | great hand. Modern science, specially stem cell |
| that the software should have is to be user friendly | | | | research that is the future for medicine and biology, |
| because in one laboratory researchers could have | | | | cannot exclude informational tools from its life: |
| different background and this difference could be | | | | software like LIMS 247 from RURO Inc. could |
| more significant in more laboratories during a | | | | improve the quality of scientific works and increase |
| collaboration. | | | | the data and publications productivity and the quality |
| In order to communicate results or change samples | | | | of the clinical services for patients. |
| or make common decisions, a software like LIMS 247 | | | | |