| | | | | data can then be made available electronically to |
| LIMS in the Pharmaceuticals R&D Race | | | | people and systems that require it. LIMS thus |
| The first generation of Laboratory Information | | | | becomes a comprehensive solution that enables |
| Management Systems (LIMS) in the pharmaceutical | | | | pharmaceutical research organizations to focus time |
| industry were based on minicomputer or mainframe | | | | and effort on production of scientific information, |
| systems, using in-house databases. | | | | valuable in developing new drug formulations ahead |
| In the race to discover new drugs and | | | | of the competition. |
| pharmaceutical products, the challenge isn’t who | | | | LIMS and Drug Research |
| can work more; it’s who can work smarter. | | | | All pharmaceutical data available within the LIMS |
| Pharmaceutical companies need to conduct targeted | | | | database can be easily retrieved. Having all the drug |
| and detailed studies at lightning speed. LIMS | | | | research data in one location reduces the amount of |
| automates and streamlines the laboratory | | | | time and effort required to extract historical data and |
| experimental process, experimental reporting, and | | | | to produce reports on current work. The ultimate |
| laboratory management – enabling intense, | | | | benefit of a fully integrated LIMS in pharmaceutical |
| focused investigations to take place. A robust LIMS | | | | research is in allowing valuable resources to be used |
| software solution should create a strong environment | | | | where they are most needed—the scientist |
| for drug discovery and biotechnology research. A | | | | researching and developing new pharmaceutical |
| sophisticated LIMS can be integrated easily with | | | | products. |
| various public and private databases, third-party | | | | Using LIMS significantly accelerates laboratory analysis |
| software tools and laboratory equipment, aggregating | | | | and turn-around times, reducing drug development |
| data into a cohesive format for analysis and | | | | costs associated with laboratory based research and |
| interpretation. By bringing this information together | | | | development. As an integrated solution, it can |
| and combining it with results of previous research, | | | | substantially improve the performance of the whole |
| LIMS creates a virtual discovery platform. These | | | | research organization. |
| capabilities allow labs to efficiently manage the | | | | Pharmaceutical LIMS & Quality Control |
| research, development and manufacturing processes | | | | The pharmaceutical industry keeps a tight grip on |
| while also managing the associated regulatory | | | | quality control throughout the manufacturing process. |
| requirements. | | | | While there are over a hundred LIMS companies, only |
| LIMS Analysis Overview | | | | a handful operate internationally and only a few that |
| LIMS manages the data flow within an organization | | | | can operate successfully in the pharmaceuticals |
| and centralizes the data into one primary database. | | | | market. LIMS is vital in providing these companies |
| LIMS solutions, especially those integrated with | | | | with the information management tools they need to |
| Scientific Data Management Systems (SDMS), should | | | | give themselves a competitive advantage in |
| unify large volumes of biological and chemical | | | | today’s pharmaceutical market. |
| information into a single browser-based interface. This | | | | |