Using a LIMS to Solve Today’s Most Common Laboratory Challenges

Description:
Laboratory managers are faced with a number of common obstacles that prevent their laboratories from realizing their full operational efficiency, meeting their regulatory compliance goals, generating high quality data, and increasing their productivity. During this presentation, we will begin by highlighting these challenges. The focus will then turn to the thoughts of several laboratory managers sharing their views on how they are using LIMS and laboratory automation to address these challenges.

The challenges addressed during this presentation include:
• Traceability –The ability to traceback from sample login to disposal is becoming increasingly important based on changes to standards like TNI and ISO 17025.
• Data integrity – Learn how organizations are integrating lab automation to eliminate data quality issues.
• Mobile Technology – Leveraging tablets to record information electronically reduces transcription errors, saves time, and allows the laboratory to go paperless.
• Attaining/maintaining laboratory certifications – Quality standards such as TNI and ISO 17025 put significant pressure on laboratories to keep accurate track of hundreds of data points,
laboratory supplies, instrument calibration records and employee training records.
• Reporting – The ability to automate this entire process is a significant time saver by leveraging web portals and automated emails to reduce turnaround time, thus increasing lab productivity,
and lowering operational costs.

Speaker: Ken Ochi - Accelerated Technology Laboratories
Ken Ochi has responsibilities for Accelerated Technology Laboratories’ global marketing strategy in LIMS and lab automation. His duties includes speaking engagements and establishing relationships with industry groups in ATL’s core markets. He has been a key point person at ATL in growing the company’s presence as a leader in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS). Mr. Ochi has been in the technology industry for over twenty years and has been with ATL and the laboratory informatics sector for over ten years. Mr. Ochi has a Bachelor’s Degree in Management from Purdue University.