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The pace of development in the informatics marketplace shows no sign of letting up. Whether it’s the consolidation of suppliers through mergers and acquisitions, the migration to new platforms, or the introduction of new, customer-led features, each year brings something new to those working in informatics. The Laboratory Informatics Guide 2012 brings all these strands together to provide informatics professionals with the informed comment, detailed product information and supplier details they need to help in their decision-making over the next 12 months.


Siân Harris begins by looking at how the Laboratory Information Management Systems marketplace has changed recently. Peter Boogard then looks at how suppliers are balancing standard features with bespoke customer needs. In our fi nal feature, the focus is Electronic Laboratory Notebooks, with John Trigg explaining how these products affect many stakeholders, including lawyers.


Alongside our product round-ups, you’ll fi nd comprehensive listings of suppliers, ensuring the Laboratory Informatics Guide 2012 provides you with year-round benefi ts.


The Laboratory Informatics Guide 2012 is a supplement to Scientifi c Computing World magazine. Available in print or digital format, the magazine is available via a free subscription at www.scientifi c-computing.com/ subscribe.


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Contents The LIMS landscape


Following a period of mergers and acquisitions among informatics companies, Siân Harris assesses the impact of corporate consolidation on customers


Customer-led LIMS 10


As customer needs change, so must the functionality of LIMS, as Peter Boogaard explains


LIMS product round-up 10 Warren Clark summarises a selection of currently-available LIMS


LIMS suppliers


A comprehensive directory of LIMS suppliers, consultants and integrators


The benefi ciaries of ELNs 24 ELNs have features that benefi t several steps along the supply chain, as John Trigg explains


ELN product round-up 28 Warren Clark summarises the latest ELN releases


ELN suppliers


Listings of ELN suppliers and consultants


EDITORIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM Editor: Warren Clark (editor.scw@europascience.com) Feature Writers: Siân Harris, Peter Boogaard, John Trigg Publisher: Tom Wilkie Circulation/readership enquiries Pete Vine (subs@europascience.com) Production: Darren Price


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