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ALTRINCHAM, UK-- LabWare Limited

Yposkesi, an SK pharmteco company, is one of Europe’s largest Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations (CDMO) for gene therapy viral vector manufacturing, which, after a formal selection process of the leading LIMS solutions within the market, chose to implement LabWare as their LIMS solution for their Corbeil-Essonnes (France) site.

There’s no doubt using paper for recording vital data is dangerous. In a paper-based laboratory environment, you will hear the question, “Has anyone seen my notebook?” 

When you rely on paper-based systems to record data, everything you write down must be kept safe to reference notes, retrieve data, and cross-check the results. This information is fraught with risk if that paper trail is lost.

As the adoption of laboratory information management systems (LIMS) continues to grow, laboratories of all sizes, budgets, and specialties are faced with the question of whether they should implement one for their teams. Though it may seem tempting to find specialized use cases—and there is certainly value to be found in comparing implementations within specific laboratory settings—there are some universal needs shared by all laboratories, which a LIMS can meet and fulfill.

Laboratory automation for quality control (QC) teams helps elevate performance by saving time and effort. The laboratory enjoys better efficiency, with less re-testing, less repeated work, and faster reviews of processes. With more efficiency, more consistency—intrinsic to automation—and less human effort required for repetitive processes, there is improved accuracy and quality to be noted in laboratory results.

Although all laboratories must comply with industry standards in order to produce valid results, the pharmaceutical laboratory’s quality control (QC) team must adhere to some of the most stringent standards. This team is responsible for ensuring the quality and purity of pharmaceutical ingredients and products, where there is no room for error.

The way your lab is organized can make a dramatic difference in the cost-savings and efficiency that you are able to achieve, and never is that more important than in today's competitive environment.