Need to regain control of your samples?
asks Titian's Marcus Oxer
Does this sound like a familiar problem? Some of your samples are tracked, many are not. Those that are tracked are in a variety of different systems – including Excel, Access or even paper.
Why has this happened? Perhaps it’s because:
Supporting multiple systems is expensive and inefficient. It also makes it hard to search across your entire sample inventory, and understand the usage and occupancy of your freezer assets. Scientists may be ordering expensive materials that are available from a laboratory next door, if only they knew.
You may wish to consolidate on a single sample management system that everyone can use. But how do you choose such a system? Here are some of the questions you should be asking vendors:
This list is condensed from Titian's extensive White Paper: The Essential Guide to Laboratory Sample Management, which reviews the challenges facing sample managers in a life sciences organisation. The white paper is free to download.
Titian Software offers Mosaic FreezerManagement, a cost-effective packaged edition of Titian’s renowned Mosaic sample management software. It provides intuitive and flexible web page interfaces for all of your inventory management needs, allied to a powerful database capable of tracking the information for any number of samples, from small to very large collections. Migrating legacy data is made possible via the Labware Importer bulk import tool which can quickly import and validate large numbers of records.
Get in touch with Titian's sample management experts.
About the author:
Marcus Oxer worked for GlaxoSmithKline for 23 years, originally as a scientist working in molecular biology, later transitioning to bioinformatics and then R&D IT. He joined Titian Software in 2012 where he specialises in addressing the challenges of biological sample management.