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STARLIMS Named
Preferred LIMS Provider for Six Genetics Laboratories of UK’s
National Health Service
Hollywood, Florida. (May 17, 2006) – STARLIMS Corporation, a
leading global vendor of LIMS (laboratory information management
systems), announced today that it has been selected as the preferred
LIMS Healthcare provider for six Genetics Laboratories within the United
Kingdom’s National Health Service.
 Bringing Top-tier Operations Management Expertise into the Lab
“The decision to purchase STARLIMS was the result of more than a
year of evaluations and investigations by several NHS genetics
laboratories across the UK. Although genetics has yet to be
directly addressed by the National Plan for IT, it was important
that we ensured any system purchase met the requirements for
interoperability that NPFIT defines. Although STARLIMS was up
against stiff competition from other major vendors, the final
decision was made unanimously by six laboratories with several more
shadowing the tender process with intentions to utilise the
evaluation work undertaken,” said Noel Hannan, IT & Technologies
Implementation & Project Manager at the West Midlands Regional
Genetics Laboratory, Birmingham Women’s Health Care NHS Trust.
A Powerful Platform to Connect
Laboratories and Regional Public
Health Networks
STARLIMS is designed to facilitate collaboration within the lab,
between several laboratories, and between labs and other
agencies—for more efficient inter-lab assistance, surge capacity
response, and disaster recovery. STARLIMS provides comprehensive
public health reporting, surveillance and networking capabilities
compatible with international standards, such as HL7 messaging,
LOINC and SNOMED. An entirely web-based system with zero client-side
installation and a particularly short learning curve, it is rapidly
deployed throughout the organization.
A Complete Multidisciplinary LIMS Healthcare Solution
STARLIMS software comes with a wide range of tools and wizards, and
it is easily configured to match any type of workflow—including the
complex multi-step processes typical of microbiology testing. In
addition, STARLIMS integrates—into a single compliant platform—the
various functions of multidisciplinary public health laboratories:
Test scheduling and processing, proactive sample collection, chain
of custody for specimens and samples, quality control and assurance,
statistical analysis and surveillance, inventory control, etc.
A
LIMS Healthcare
System Designed for the Long Term
“Genetics is a rapidly developing specialty. Systems must be capable
of revision and extension without the need for complete
replacement,” added Noel Hannan, noting the enormous expense
and inconvenience of regularly replacing outdated Healthcare
laboratory
information management systems. “STARLIMS’s unique multi-tier
architecture is a distinct advantage, since it will allow us to
change databases and upgrade to new versions while keeping our
business rules intact. Also, STARLIMS unique and technologically
advanced approach to interfacing means that the users will receive
an infinitely configurable browser-based experience which can either
emulate current methods of working to speed the transition process;
or a toolbox of innovative controls to provide appropriate levels of
information granularity.”
About STARLIMS Corporation
STARLIMS Corporation is a leading global provider of laboratory
information management systems (LIMS). Full-featured and highly
flexible, STARLIMS solutions deliver complete traceability leading
to regulatory compliance, without compromising process versatility.
STARLIMS Corporation has a 20-year track record of future-proofing
its customers’ investments, be they new LIMS Healthcare implementations or
conversions of legacy systems. The company’s global customer base
includes organizations in the public health, pharmaceutical,
forensic, chemical, food and beverage, environmental and
petrochemical industries. For more information, please see
www.starlims.com |
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