6/19/2015 1 Biosciences eastern and central Africa – International Livestock Research Institute (BecA‐ILRI) Hub Mobilizing biosciences for Africa’s development BecA‐ILRI Hub Nairobi, Kenya 16 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