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Why LabWare:


With so many laboratory software vendors out there, you might be wondering, what’s different about LabWare? Why is LabWare the best LIMS & ELN for your laboratory?


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LabWare is recognised as the global leader of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) and instrument integration software products. The company’s Enterprise Laboratory Platform combines the award-winning LabWare LIMS, LabWare ELN, and LabWare MOBILE which enables our customers to optimise compliance, improve quality, increase productivity, and reduce costs. LabWare is a full-service informatics provider offering software, professional implementation and validation services, training, and world-class technical support to ensure customers get the maximum value from their LabWare products.


Over MARCH 2021 - VOLUME 46 ISSUE 2 1 LABWARE 8 ®


Automate Your Laboratory with the Global Leader for LIMS and ELN


www.labware.com Articles ® Spotlight Article LMUK - Labware Cover March 21.indd 1 23/02/2021 15:26


Rapid COVID-19 testing enabled by advanced laboratory automation and LIMS


Kevin Smith, Thermo Fisher Scientifi c 4 Industry Report


Lab industry is full of young talent Jacqueline Balian


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Heather Hobbs News & Views


Labmate UK & Ireland is published six times per annum in tabloid format. In addition a most comprehensive “Guide to Laboratory and Environmental Equipment” printed in A4 format. It incorporates companies, products and dealers, mailed in May/June. Although every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of material published, International Labmate and its offices cannot accept responsibility for claims made by contributors, manufacturers or advertisers.


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Research & Events News Heather Hobbs


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Food & Beverage Analysis Gwyneth Astles


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Chromatography Gwyneth Astles


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LIMS & Lab Automation Gwyneth Astles


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Supported Liquid Extraction versus Liquid-Liquid Extraction: Extracting Acidic, Basic and Neutral Analytes from Plasma


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