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Biosciences eastern and central Africa – International Livestock Research Institute (BecA‐ILRI) Hub
Mobilizing biosciences for Africa’s development
BecA‐ILRI HubNairobi, Kenya16 January, 2013
Agnes Mburu
Laboratory Information Management System
(LIMS)
What is LIMS?
Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), is a software‐based laboratory and information management system with key features that support a modern laboratory's operations.
What do we need from a LIMS?
• Easy locate of machines and usage.• Speed‐up your research.• Manage and track samples and biological material.• Know reagents stocks and validity in real time.• Know which plants are in greenhouse or tissue culture.• Browse and easily manage storage places.• Manage your sequences, plasmids or primers and analyze
them quickly.• Share documents, protocols and other documents on the lab.• Keep and manage experiments in a collaborative Electronic
Lab Notebook (ELN)?
Labcollector - Features & Benefits
• Central information database• Quick information retrieval• Cross‐database searches• Uniform data presentation• Perpetuation of information & Traceability• Data reports export (MS‐Excel)• Versatile administration• Upgradeable• 1 license per database covers all lab users• Affordable• Open source ‐ can add own custom modules or reports.
• Labcollector is built around independent modules that can interact with each other.
• LabCollector can manage a variety of day-to-day useful lab information.
Labcollector - Modules
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Modules LIMS modules Interaction
Sequences module
Reagent moduleFetal calf serumTaq polymerase
EcoR1 Restriction enzymeHydrochloric acid
Animal feed
Document moduleSOPsMSDS
Equipment operating manuals
Equipment service manualsEquipment service records
Animal module
Storage moduleFreezer -20C Lab 4 Bay1Freezer -40C Lab 6BayB
Freezer -80C Freezer room
Strains module
Sample modulePrimer module
Plasmid module
Equipment moduleCentrifuge
Biological hoodIncubator
PCR machine
How do we start? Equipment database
Equipment database Equipment database