Why the SaaS Model is the Future of Laboratory Informatics?
Good news, friends – the debate between on-premise lab information systems and cloud-based LIS platforms is effectively over. The transition toward Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) has moved from a “nice-to-have” luxury to a strategic necessity for any lab looking to survive a data-heavy future. As you know, we see the Laboratory Information System (LIS) as your operational […]
Strategic Risk: Lab Robotics Without an LIS
Investing in laboratory automation – lab robotics, high-throughput analyzers, and automated workflows – should, theoretically, boost testing capacity and reduce manual work. As a CIO or Lab Director, you’re probably thinking of growth, efficiency, and competitive edge. However, here’s what we’ve learned from over 30 years in the field: without a modern Laboratory Information System […]
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 […]
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 […]
How To Maximize Space and Sample Integrity – With Laboratory 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 […]
Redefining Lab Experiences: A Conversation with PreciseMDX
Collaboration is no longer optional in today’s diagnostic landscape – it’s essential. As laboratories face rising expectations, partnerships between purpose-built platforms are driving the next generation of lab innovation, especially when it comes to lab information systems (LIS). One such collaboration is the powerful integration between LabOS & PreciseMDX, designed to streamline lab operations while […]
Self-Testing and the Lab Information System: Bridging the Gap
The patient swabbed their nose, waited exactly 12 minutes (because 15 is just too long when anxious), stared at the home test window… and success! But what happens next is about how the self-test result fits into the professional world of lab informatics, and why the Lab Information System (LIS) is the unsung hero of […]