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Zero-Footprint LIMS Manages Critical Lab Information

By HospiMedica staff writers
Posted on 10 Jun 2008
A zero footprint, configurable off-the-shelf (COTS) Laboratory Information Management Suite (LIMS) consolidates functionality typically found in multiple laboratory systems.

The new LIMS platform, Sapphire Release 5, redefines and optimizes the way leading labs conduct business. More...
The platform can tailor point specific or enterprise-wide solutions to address each organization's unique needs. It sets the standard for laboratory information management by offering a broad spectrum of functionality that is fully configurable out-of-the-box and that can be deployed at any point in time, depending on an organization's business requirements.

Sapphire 5 provides multinationalization (M18N) compliance for data translation, time zones, regional settings, and date formatting, coupled with Unicode support; out-of-the-box configuration options with over 600 preconfigured templates; and across the board enhancements of the suite of modules such as stability and shelf-life analyses, advanced storage and logistics (ASL), and biobanking.

Sapphire 5 can tailor point specific or enterprise wide solutions to address each organization's unique needs. It sets the standard for laboratory information management by offering a broad spectrum of functionality that is fully configurable out-of-the-box and that can be deployed at any point in time, depending on an organization's business requirements. The corrective action and preventive action (CAPA) module, which monitors quality control and assurance for maintaining compliance with standards and regulatory guidelines has been recently released together with the reagents and standards management module.

LabVantage Solutions, Inc. (Bridgewater, NJ, USA) announced the commercial availability of the new LIM suite, Sapphire release 5. The company is a global provider of enterprise solutions designed for leading laboratories, serving discovery, development, formulation, process research, raw material testing, and quality management laboratories across multiple industries.


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