Common Use Cases in Biorepository and Clinical Research Labs

• Simplifying Clinical Study and Subject Management

  The LabWare Biorepository solution includes powerful features that enable the biobank to ensure compliance with the requirements detailed in the study protocol. Configurable templates define the study in such a way that the system can automatically drive the workflow activities, enabling validation of the data that is collected, and controlling the information and format used on any reports or in data extracts.

  Additional capabilities include management of the design, production, and inventory tracking of sampling kits; kit component inventory; and requisitions and order/fulfillment management for the kits and kit supplies.

  Authorized users can manage subject details including demographics, medical history, consent, and family relationships with granular control over individual data access and functional privileges. These permissions protect subject data and comply with security and privacy requirements.

• Managing Specimen Registration and Receipt

  Investigator sites can access the LabWare application through a web browser to pre-register specimens. You can configure the system to cater for a variety of different types of specimen or subject data that must be captured. Templates enable mapping the data in manifest files to standardized values used by the biorepository. 

  LabWare tracks each shipment to enable chain of custody tracking of each item. Web services interfaces are available and can be implemented to track incoming shipments by delivery service organizations such as FedEx and UPS. Each item received in the shipment can be scanned with a barcode reader and placed into a position in a storage container.

• Automating Specimen Processing and Quality Control

  LabWare’s configurable workflow management tools provide capabilities to manage all aspects of biospecimen processing and quality control, including:

  • Aliquoting
  • Nucleic acid extraction and quality testing
  • Genotyping, gene expression, tissue microarrays, and sequencing
  • Cell line establishment and maintenance
  • Histology/Cytology testing

  LabWare’s plate management and Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) modules work together seamlessly to streamline and automate the preparation and testing of multi-well plates for a variety of workflows (ELISA, DNA extraction, sequencing, etc.).

  LabWare’s powerful Rules Manager enables the lab to create and manage conditional logic for flagging, alerts, reflexes, comments, auto verification, and reporting units.

• Streamlined Specimen Distribution Request Management

  Researchers request specimens from the biorepository to support their research efforts, and the LabWare solution provides the means to track these requests using a structured request management workflow. Each request is tracked throughout its lifecycle, enabling automated interaction between the requester and the other personnel and processes involved in the biorepository’s operation.