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MisterLIMS and Cat Facing Left.pngWho is LabLynx

LabLynx is a privately-owned, debt-free company founded by CEO John Jones, a native of the Pensacola, Florida area. With degrees in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, his attention turned to data management in the laboratory as far back as 1992, developing his own systems to increase accuracy and efficiency. This led to the eventual introduction of the ELab LIMS as the world’s first true web browser-based lab data management system, at the Pittcon convention in 1997. LabLynx was then formed in 2000 and has now been serving labs across every industry for over two and a half decades. And as we have done so, we have learned from each, and grown in our LIMS’s capabilities. Today we offer far more than the world’s first, best and most comprehensive cloud-based LIMS (also available for self-hosting), but also a range of other applications, including client-facing web portal, ELN (Electronic Lab Notebook), integration and automation products and more! You can learn all about each of them in this handy Guide.

 

But LabLynx is more than simply a software company. We are active advocates for the entire laboratory industry, establishing the Laboratory Informatics Institute in 2006 to help set standards, enable the free flow of information, provide training courses and more. These efforts are continued today through our free, open LiMSforum.com community, with over 8 million members around the world, and aided by the most comprehensive laboratory and LIMS reference materials resource in the world, LIMSwiki.org.

 

Find out more about LabLynx in the About Us section of our website.

 

What types of laboratories do we serve?

Every kind! At a core level, every lab does essentially the same thing: they receive samples of some kind, perform tests and generate results of those tests that tell something important about the samples. Of course there are almost infinite variations on the details, like what kinds of samples are involved, what kinds of tests are performed and why, what form results take and how they are presented/reported…the whole set of processes can vary greatly, even between labs in the same industry. And that’s where our software shines: it is very user-configurable - as well as being extensible/customizable by development. And its unparalleled scalability also makes it a great choice for every size lab, from start-up to global, multi-site operations.

 

So whatever your lab does and however small or large it is – it’s you we serve! Learn more in the Laboratories & Industries Served section of this Guide.

 

What types of lab software does LabLynx provide?

LabLynx is your one-stop shop for all of your lab’s data management needs, offering a full range of products and services. For a complete list, and detailed descriptions, see  The LabLynx Platform and Applications and LabLynx Product Suites chapters in this Guide.

 

LabLynx Quality & Compliance Standards

For many labs, a main concern is compliance with regulations or standards, including ISO 17025/9001, 21 CFR part 11, 40 CFR 3 (CROMERR), GxP, EPA and FDA, HIPAA and any of a range of others. In governmental labs which involve sensitive data, environmental or food labs which are subject to governmental scrutiny, or manufacturing QC labs incorporating specs, ISOs and the like, it's important that all known regulatory compliance standards are supported by your LIMS solution, including:

 

·             21 CFR Part 11 and 40 CFR 3: A government regulated lab’s LIMS should meet FDA and EPA requirements in that electronic signatures and documents are stored in the system database and only accessible by authorized personnel based on login. These data are securely and accurately transmitted to appropriate parties in whatever ways are mandated, including the interfacing to systems like STORET, WARN, eLEXNET and others for reporting and data sharing with state and federal departments and agencies.

·             Section 508: In the case of a federal agency needing to meet this regulation, our LIMS suites offer the best disabled accessibility available since they are browser based and thus configurable to the Microsoft Windows or MacOS accessibility options native to the operating system.

·             ISO/IEC 17025: Compliance with this laboratory management standard will also fulfill the more generic ISO 9001. The items for accreditation are both managerial and technical, and are aimed at traceability, standardization and consistency. The modern ELabLIMS and the rest of our data management apps support these elements in all of the applicable areas, applying methodologies evenly across different procedures and tracking all data necessary to support the lab in meeting this standard.

·             NELAC/NELAP (TNI): Limit alerts, storing of SOPs and standards, monitoring of training  and qualifications, instrument calibration and maintenance...these are some of the many ways your LabLynx solution will help you to meet these requirements comfortably.

·             GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice): GMP refers to a set of regulations enforced by authorities such as the FDA (U.S.), EMA (Europe), and WHO to ensure that drugs, medical devices, and food products are consistently produced and controlled according to quality standards. Key aspects include:

        • ·           Quality Management: Ensures all manufacturing processes meet predefined quality criteria.

        • ·           Documentation & Record Keeping: Tracks all procedures, materials, and personnel for traceability.

        • ·           Personnel & Training: Ensures workers are trained and qualified.

        • ·           Facility & Equipment: Requires clean, controlled environments and properly maintained equipment.

        • ·          Process Validation & Monitoring: Ensures repeatability and reliability of manufacturing processes.

        • ·          Product Testing & Quality Control: Requires rigorous testing before distribution.

·             GCMP (Good Clinical Manufacturing Practice): GCMP is a subset of GMP, focused specifically on investigational medicinal products (IMPs) used in clinical trials. It ensures that drugs for research and development are manufactured under controlled conditions to maintain safety and efficacy. It follows GMP principles but emphasizes:

        • ·             Production in Small Batches: IMPs are made in limited quantities with special handling.

        • ·             Blinding & Randomization Controls: Maintains integrity of clinical studies.

        • ·             Adaptability for Changing Formulations: Since clinical trials evolve, flexibility is needed in production processes.

        • ·             Strict Compliance with Clinical Regulations: Ensures that investigational products align with clinical trial protocols and regulatory expectations.

 

Both GMP and GCMP ensure high-quality pharmaceutical production but differ in their scope—GMP covers commercial manufacturing, while GCMP applies to clinical trial products. LabLynx systems cover both, with clients ranging from modest local/regional labs to global, high-profile operations.

 

The biggest thing to remember is that a LIMS helps you to eliminate errors in transcription (the more times you have to write something down, the more chances for error), control access to data and reports, and especially the tracking of any modifications to those data, and alert you when there are potential non-compliance issues. Those issues may be in the form of out-of-limits results, analyst qualification expiry, holding time exceedance and countless other metrics. Our LabLynx data management solutions are designed to support these and all other known applicable standards and regulations.

 

What makes LabLynx unique compared to other lab software companies?

There are a number of things that set us apart from the rest of the pack. Being independently-owned, we can - and do - operate quickly, efficiently and effectively, without the burden of crippling institutional, bureaucratic red tape. We can be instantly responsive to you and your lab’s needs. We are the “Cinderella” lab data management company: small enough to be personalized and responsive, but large enough to be able to deliver whatever is needed, regardless of the size of your business.

 

And we take authenticity, transparency and integrity very seriously. From your very first contact with our small, attentive and unified sales team, throughout your system implementation, Go-Live and ongoing operation, you will always be talking to real people – lab people – who know you and your lab and understand exactly what you do. You can call or text our cell phones. There are no call centers, IVR or robo-calls!

 

Here are some more ways that we stand out from the crowd. Some others may offer some of these, but nobody offers it all:

 

  1. Platform: More than an App. We provide not just a LIMS software application, but a complete data management solution, based on the flexible, configurable, extensible ELab LIMS platform. It incorporates whatever apps or modules are needed, all integrated into a seamless business data ecosystem. Use as little or as much as needed, and only pay for what you need.
  2. Choose Licensing. Your LabLynx ELabLIMS solution is provided with a flexible licensing and deployment option.  It can be licensed on a server basis for unlimited users, on a named-user basis or on a concurrent-user basis, and the licenses can be purchased/perpetual, or they can be subscription. Also, the system can be deployed on premises, or in the cloud at either our secure AWS cloud account or your own cloud account.
  3. Your Data Are Yours. The system comes with all of the source code that you have full and unrestricted access to. It is not just kept in an escrow account. It’s your data and you have 100% access to it. No other vendor provides that
  4. We're Always There For You. We provide 24/7 support.
  5. Instant, Personalized Service. We provide online, real-time support services through instant messaging as well as a ticketing system.
  6. LIMS Without Limits! In addition to support, we provide low/no-code tools and technology to let you extend the LIMS application yourself if you want to, with entire new LIMS modules that are custom and specific to you.
  7. You're In Control. You have full access to the system database and that database can be customized to add on complete new sets of functionality by you or your contractor without dependence on LabLynx.
  8. Customize Your Own Reporting and Analytics. We provide a data analytics tool for building custom reports.
  9. Connect to Anything. We provide an extensive API (Application Programming Interface) to give you complete integration capabilities and ability to build custom apps.
  10. Build Your Own Suite of Apps. We provide our sciCloud.net server that allows you to host onsite or in the cloud a wide variety of value-added applications such as Knowledge Base applications, Learning Management System, Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) tools, Content Management, Document Management and many others.
  11. No Need to Remember Multiple Logins. We provide integrated SSO (Single Sign-On) that integrates with your existing AD or LDAP service so that every user can log in with their existing network credentials.
  12. Professional Best Practices Development. We provide dev, test and production instances of the system for your use, in accordance with best development practices.
  13. Cutting Edge Tech. We provide IoT devices to integrate local instruments and provide API access to Artificial Intelligence (AI) services to help increase intelligent lab automation.
  14. WeAll This And ELN Too! If you are a LIMS solution client, we can also provide you with a complimentary Electronic Laboratory Notebook for handling special testing projects that are not well suited for routine processes.
  15. Manuals, Training and Validation Materials. We provide an online documentation system that lets you take our off-the-shelf documentation and use it to form the basis of documentation that is specific to your operations. This is all hosted and maintained by LabLynx.
  16. Flexibility for the Long Run. Finally, we provide you with a system that is not only off the shelf and configurable but fully customizable to fit your exact needs and still maintain your upgrade path so that you can stay on LabLynx for decades to come.

All or any of these come with your specific proposed solution, as applicable, depending on the elements of the solution that best fits your needs (e.g. LIMS, ELN, integration/automation, etc.). It provides you with a tailored, complete, integrated and sustainable lab data ecosystem that will grow and adapt along with your organization, providing ongoing value and ROI (return on investment) - not just for a few years, but for decades to come. 

 

When you take all of these items together, we are certain that no other LIMS vendor provides this breadth and depth of value-added features that make our LIMS solutions the best choice!

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