Laboratory Information Management Systems for Life Science Applications

TLDR

Laboratory information management systems (LIMS) are essential for life science research, yet current state‑of‑the‑art systems lack flexibility and process connectivity. The study presents a fully web‑oriented laboratory information management system. The system is built on modern web technologies, featuring planning tools, a virtualized laboratory, online process adaptation, and interfaces for computational data processing and data mining.

Abstract

This paper discusses different aspects of laboratory information management systems in life science applications. Although different LIM systems are available on the market, the state of the art LIMS do not fulfill all requirements regarding flexibity and process connectivity. A fully web oriented LIM system is described in the article. The approach shown in the paper presents a system's model based on modern web oriented software technologies. It includes planning tools, a virtualized lab, and on-line process adaptation as well as an interface for computational data processing and data mining.