How to reap the benefits of automated solutions in your laboratory...

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Webinar: Reap the Benefits of Automated Solutions
Shooki Grasiani
Sr. Manager product development and
marketing, Abbott Informatics
February 26, 2015

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powerful software solutions that help laboratories:
 manage complex processes
 ensure regulatory compliance
 promote laboratory and enterprise collaboration
 increase productivity and efficiency
 reduce error rates
tailored innovation
 creating smarter labs
 cutting-edge technology
financial stability
 owned by Abbott, a Fortune 200 company
 Leading Abbott’s informatics strategy
 autonomous entity within Abbott
 top line CAGR of 20% in the last five years
founded
1986
400+
employees
1000+
labs in
40+
countries
STARLIMS Profile

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STARLIMS Unified Platform

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1. Consider unified solution…
“I want a powerful LIMS that does everything
I need and is available anytime, anywhere.
In other words, I want the iPhone of the
LIMS”
Unified Platform
=
Increase efficiency, promote collaboration, and ensure compliance

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2. Automate Data Entry
Reducing and automating
data entry improves quality
and saves you time
Capture and use information in
unstructured documents including
keywords, tables and charts

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3. Centralize your Lab Documents
Enable global users to access your lab documents using a standard browser
regardless of its source and format
Capture
File
Extract
Data
Use Data
Store
Files
Search
Data
Reuse
Data
SDMS

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4. Electronic Workflow Management
Reduce cycle review and approval time
Approve
DeployAuthor
Review
Archive Request Change

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5. Replace Paper Notebooks with ELN
Consolidate systems, eliminate “islands of data”
INTEGRATED
CHARTING
INTEGRATED
RICH TEXT
INTEGRATION WITH SDMS
INTEGRATION WITH
EMPOWER AND DIONEX
INTEGRATION WITH LIMS
ATTACHMENT
LINKING
EMBEDDED
PICTURES
INSTRUMENT
INTEGRATION
METHOD
EXECUTION
DATA ANALYSIS

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 Automatically reads RFID-labeled items
 Tracks sample/ inventory in the software from reception to consumption
 Supports closed-loop vendor electronic communication
for the Abbott standard
 Multiple options for RFID readers to detect movement through
your lab as part of your daily workflow
 Handheld reader(s) acts as a mobile read zone for inventory actions to
accommodate customer-specific workflows
 Monitor-on-hand stock levels and expiration dates with critical alerts
 Triggers auto-replenishment suggestions when ordering
 Configures cost centers to assign product usage and manage sample/
inventory by department
6. Track you Batch/ Sample/ Inventory
Combine RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), electronic connectivity, lab-
centric workflows and alerts to improve accuracy of ordering, sample/ inventory
counts and usage while reducing work to track stock

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7. Leverage Mobile Technology
 Use Mobile Devices to access your lab where a laptop is not
available.
 Use a concept of the “right screen for the task” and

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8. Embrace Analytics
New Insights. Meaningful Conclusions. Better Decisions.
A LIMS contains data about each transaction in your lab.
What could you learn if you were able to aggregate and analyze that data?
See how your lab is operating
today
Find out where you can make
improvements
Learn how you can better plan
for tomorrow

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9. Integrate with other Enterprise Systems
• Benefits
- Increased Efficiency & Security
- Avoid Duplication of Data
- Reduce Errors
- IT Time & Cost Savings
• Enterprise Interfaces
- Web Services
- Middleware (service bus)
- Vendor SDKs

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10. Leverage Cloud
• Typically cloud solution is a monthly subscription service, which hosts the LIMS
in the cloud and does not require an upfront capital investment
• Offering usually includes license renting, infrastructure hosting cost, and
maintenance and support
• The vendor usually handles data backup, software and patch installations and
malware protection
• Allows the customer to focus on running their business
Cloud allows labs to concentrate on what they do best, and let the vendor handles the
hosting, maintenance and management of the infrastructure.

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Automate
Data Entry
Choose
Unified
Solution
Electronic
Workflow
Management
Leverage
Mobile
Technology
Embrace
Analytics
Replace
Paper
Notebooks
with ELN
Leverage
Cloud
Automatic
Tracking
Integrate with
Enterprise
System
Centralize Lab
Documents
contact us at
improveyourlab@starlims.com