laboratory informatics
➤ l Multi-channel application development. ADF files will be usable as input to a new generation of soſtware applications for desktop systems, cloud-based application architectures, the web, and mobile operating systems, enabling an architecture that separates data from applications, and lowering the barrier for introducing new innovations.
l Simpler data integration. For in-house soſtware development teams, the Allotrope Framework will significantly lower the costs and effort for integration between new applications or workflows. Te standard format of the data and representation of the metadata provide a level of interoperability that enables a ‘best-of-breed’ solution to laboratory IT infrastructure.
Reduction to practice Te technical feasibility of the ADF and Framework architecture has been established and Allotrope member companies are using them in their internal laboratory informatics solutions. Tese implementations by early adopters provide important real-world testing and feedback to the continuing development of the Framework and enable the members
to learn from one another’s experience. Te collaborative model, where costs are shared and the approach benefits from a collective intelligence of industry-leading companies, has enabled an extensible, sustainable solution to an industry-wide problem that would be out of reach for any one company. Te benefits of that Framework are now within reach of any company or institution that joins Allotrope and takes the path to adoption. More recently, it’s become clear that neither
these challenges, nor potential solutions, are unique to the pharmaceutical business.
THE BENEFITS OF
THAT FRAMEWORK ARE NOW WITHIN REACH
In fact they generalise to the application of analytical chemistry in any R&D setting, including agrochemical, food, consumer products, etc. Allotrope has hosted four ‘Cross-Industry Workshops’ to introduce the concepts and approaches to a wider audience, provide an update on progress, and help map the Allotrope deliverable to attendees’ business needs in other sectors. Te next opportunity for the wider community of
IT professionals supporting laboratory informatics to learn, discuss, and assess whether the Framework should be part of their IT solution architecture will be 16 September 2015 in Chicago, USA (
www.signmeup.com/106304). l
Wolfgang Colsman is chief technology officer of Osthus. Rachel Uphill was enterprise/ information architect at GlaxoSmithKline. Any correspondence regarding this article should be directed to: James M. Vergis, Allotrope Foundation Secretariat, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, 1500 K St, NW, Washington DC 20005-1209, USA.
James.Vergis@
dbr.com
Editor’s note: This article arose as a result of a conversation between Rachel Uphill and the Editor at the Paperless Lab Academy in Barcelona, earlier this year. Sadly, Rachel Uphill has since passed away after a short and sudden illness. Her colleagues write that, from the formative stages of Allotrope, she helped shape the goals and direction of the Foundation, drawing from passion and experience to challenge concepts, provide insight, and keep the challenges in clear view. She will be missed for her quick intellect and the warmth and light spirit with which she shared it.
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