Top 10 Laboratory Information Systems (LIS): Which Ones Are Actually Worth Your Sanity in 2026?
Let’s set the scene: You walk into your lab, ready to conquer the day… and your Laboratory Information System (LIS) crashes before your second sip of coffee. The black screen with green letters, the ol’ DOS-based system, refuses to work properly. Sounds familiar? If your current software feels like it belongs in a museum, or […]
Prepared for the Next Outbreak: How LIS Empowers Disease Surveillance
When COVID‑19 swept the globe, clinical laboratories found themselves on the pandemic’s front lines – facing unprecedented test volumes, shattered supply chains, and fragmented data systems. In many regions, delays in test reporting and gaps in data sharing hampered public health responses. Yet labs that had invested in cross-compatible Laboratory Information Systems (LIS) discovered a […]
How AI Hallucinations Are Undermining Trust in Lab Systems
Artificial intelligence (AI) has entered nearly every corner of the modern laboratory. From automating workflows to supporting diagnostics and data interpretation, it promises speed, efficiency, and new insights. Yet, for all its potential, AI brings a new kind of risk that’s becoming hard to ignore: “hallucinations” – confident, convincing, and completely wrong outputs. In a […]
Total Laboratory Automation (TLA) – What Does It Actually Mean?
You’ve probably heard the phrase TLA (Total Laboratory Automation) used at conferences, in product brochures, or during vendor meetings. It nicely rolls on the tongue, especially when you’re around hundreds of other lab professionals, and you’re all looking for the next solution that could potentially empower your staff to become the next big thing in […]
When Your LIS Hits Its Limits – The Real Cost of Postponing an LIS Upgrade
For years, a well-respected and established pathology lab in Los Angeles, California, had gotten by with its old Laboratory Information System (LIS). The system was familiar, stable, and (of course) paid for. However, soon came the frictions: Test results were delayed, new instruments didn’t integrate nicely, and every minor update required an IT bridge to […]
How To Maximize Lab Space and Sample Integrity – With Automation
Laboratory sample storage automation has become essential for research facilities that focus on managing growing sample collections. You see, traditional freezer storage with manual tracking spreadsheets is a thing of the past. That ancient method of working in a medical lab cannot sustain effective scaling for modern biobanks, pharmaceutical labs, and research institutions. However, automation […]
Your Ultimate Guide to Lab Innovations 2025- The UK’s Premier Laboratory Technology Event
If you are a part of a clinical laboratory anywhere in Europe (and you’re using a lab information system), you’ve probably heard about Lab Innovations – the UK’s largest laboratory technology trade show. And if you haven’t, it’s time to get it on your calendar. You know what? Why stop at Europe? If you’re US-based, […]
How Can the Right LIS Platform Empower Precision Medicine?
Remember the era of “one-size-fits-all” in medicine and healthcare? Well, that era is dying out – and fast. In precision medicine, every patient’s genetic blueprint determines the course of action. And the immediate implication is that laboratories must manage a flood of complex, individualized data without missing a beat. Traditional Laboratory Information Systems (LIS) platforms […]
Less Stress, More Accuracy: How to Reduce Burnout in Labs with Automation
Burnout in clinical and diagnostic laboratories was never a fringe issue – although many powerful players would have you believe otherwise. Some would even say that burnout in the laboratory space is equal to other industries. However, burnout in the clinical, medical, and commercial laboratory echo-system is it’s a full-blown crisis. As demand grows and […]
Future-Ready Labs Start with Smart LIS Training
Veteran lab technologists are retiring, and fewer students are entering the field… And yet! The demand for diagnostic testing continues to rise. The resulting lab talent gap threatens to delay timely results and compromise patient care. However, with the right tools and training, modern LIS (lab information system) platforms can not only fill that gap […]