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6/19/2015 Biosciences eastern and central Africa – International Livestock Research Institute (BecA ‐ ILRI) Hub Mobilizing biosciences for Africa’s development Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) Agnes Mburu BecA ‐ ILRI Hub Nairobi, Kenya 16 January, 2013 What do we need from a LIMS? What is LIMS? • Easy locate of machines and usage. Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), is a software ‐ based • Speed ‐ up your research. laboratory and information management system with key features that • Manage and track samples and biological material. support a modern laboratory's operations. • Know reagents stocks and validity in real time. • Know which plants are in greenhouse or tissue culture. • Browse and easily manage storage places. • Manage your sequences, plasmids or primers and analyze them quickly. • Share documents, protocols and other documents on the lab. • Keep and manage experiments in a collaborative Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN)? Labcollector - Features & Benefits Labcollector - Modules • Central information database • Labcollector is built around independent modules that can • Quick information retrieval interact with each other. • Cross ‐ database searches • Uniform data presentation • Perpetuation of information & Traceability • LabCollector can manage a variety of day-to-day useful lab information. • Data reports export (MS ‐ Excel) • Versatile administration • Upgradeable • 1 license per database covers all lab users • Affordable • Open source ‐ can add own custom modules or reports. 1

6/19/2015 LIMS modules Interaction Modules Strains module Animal module Sequences module Plasmid module Equipment module Sample module Storage module Centrifuge Primer module Freezer -20C Lab 4 Bay1 Biological hood Freezer -40C Lab 6BayB Incubator Freezer -80C Freezer room PCR machine Document module SOPs Reagent module MSDS Fetal calf serum Equipment operating Taq polymerase manuals EcoR1 Restriction enzyme Equipment service manuals Hydrochloric acid Equipment service records Animal feed How do we start? Equipment database Equipment database Equipment database 2

6/19/2015 Reagents and Supplies Export to Excel Chemical Storage Animal Thank you 3