LabLynx

{{Infobox company

| name = LabLynx, Inc.

| logo = LabLynxLogo lowres.jpg

| logo_caption = LabLynx logo

| foundation = {{sda|2000|07|24}}{{cite web |url=https://ecorp.sos.ga.gov/BusinessSearch/BusinessInformation?businessId=33586 |title=Business Entity – LabLynx, Inc. |publisher=Georgia Secretary of State |accessdate=29 December 2015}}

| founder = John H. Jones

| location = 2400 Lake Park Drive
Smyrna, Georgia, U.S.

| area_served = Worldwide

| industry = Laboratory informatics

| products = ELab LIMS

| revenue = $10 to 25 million{{cite web |url=https://www.cience.com/company/lablynx/6334271315938365900 |title=LabLynx |publisher=CIENCE |accessdate=7 May 2024}}

| num_employees = 51–200

| homepage = {{URL|https://lablynx.com/}}

}}

LabLynx, Inc. is a privately held American laboratory informatics company that develops, supports, and markets laboratory information management system (LIMS) solutions. Its primary offerings over the years have included webLIMS and ELab.{{cite web |url=https://www.biogenouest.org/sites/default/files/Biogenouest/Fichiers/Sharebiotech/technological_survey_on_lims_and_eln_in_life_science_-_april_2012.pdf |title=Technological survey on LIMS and ELN in Life Sciences |author=University of Nantes |publisher=ShareBiotech |date=April 2012 |page=11 |accessdate=22 February 2017}} The company’s primary clients include laboratories in the agriculture, clinical, environmental, forensics, health care, and manufacturing industries, including government agencies.{{cite web |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=40482985 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712042305/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=40482985 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 12, 2012 |title=Internet Software and Services – LabLynx, Inc. |publisher=Bloomberg L.P. |work=Bloomberg Business |accessdate=22 October 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://cen.acs.org/articles/88/i21/LIMS-Cloud.html |title=LIMS In The Cloud |author=Mullin, Rick |work=Chemical & Engineering News |publisher=American Chemical Society |date=24 May 2010 |accessdate=29 December 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.pharmaceuticalonline.com/doc/saas-model-turns-lims-paradigm-on-its-0001 |title=SaaS Model Turns LIMS Paradigm On Its Head |author=Dubin, Cindy |publisher=VertMarkets, Inc |work=Pharmaceutical Online |date=29 July 2010 |accessdate=29 December 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://aesl.ces.uga.edu/sera6/MIN/2016.pdf |title=Joint Meeting of the Regional Soil Testing Workgroups |author=Sonon, L. |publisher=Agricultural & Environmental Services Laboratories, University of Georgia |page=10 |date=8 September 2016 |accessdate=22 February 2017}} The company is known for introducing one of the first browser-based LIMS products in 1997{{cite web |url=http://www.limsource.com/products/vatlanta.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012123126/http://www.limsource.com/products/vatlanta.html |archivedate=12 October 2007 |title=LIMSource: LIMS Vendor: LabLynx, Inc. |accessdate=22 October 2011}} and being in the laboratory informatics industry for decades.{{cite web |url=https://ecorp.sos.ga.gov/BusinessSearch/BusinessInformation?businessId=863106 |title=Business Entity – Atlanta Systems Consultants, Inc. |publisher=Georgia Secretary of State |accessdate=29 December 2015}}{{cite web |url=https://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/archive/tcaw/11/i08/pdf/802comps.pdf |title=Too Many LIMS? |author=Felton, M.J. |work=Today's Chemist at Work |publisher=American Chemical Society |pages=17–20 |date=August 2002 |accessdate=22 February 2017}}

History

Before LabLynx was a company, it was a LIMS product offered by Atlanta Systems Consultants, Inc. (ASC).{{cite web |url=http://www.lablynx.com/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19990125100717/http://www.lablynx.com/ |title=LABLynx On The Web |archivedate=25 January 1999 |accessdate=22 October 2011}}{{cite web |title=Infinity |url=http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Irm/Apps/ihis/JADS/deh/Market%20Research/Background/asc_website.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040831183340/http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Irm/Apps/ihis/JADS/deh/Market%20Research/background/asc_website.pdf |publisher=Florida Department of Health |date=8 March 2000 |accessdate=29 December 2015 |archivedate=31 August 2004}} Formed in 1992, ASC’s LabLynx division later began work on a laboratory information management system designed specifically for a web browser. ASC demonstrated its new Internet Explorer-based LabLynx LIMS at Pittcon in 1997, among the first browser-based LIMS to appear at the time.{{cite book |title=LIMS Workbook - A Practical Guide |edition=3rd |author=McGinnis, Mike and Norman Perkins |chapter=I. Wireless LANs |year=2003 |pages=I–16 |publisher=Q2marketsite, Inc |asin=B00161Y71K}} The company again showcased LabLynx at Pittcon in 1998{{cite web |url=http://www.limsource.com/calendar/pitt98.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19980529121944/http://www.limsource.com/calendar/pitt98.html |archivedate=29 May 1998 |title=LIMSource: Calendar: Pittcon '98 Preview |accessdate=22 October 2011}} and soon after picked up a major LIMS-based contract with the U.S. Customs Service.{{cite web |title=70 -- Laboratory Information Management Software (LIMS) (07/30/98) |url=http://www.fbodaily.com/cbd/archive/1998/07(July)/30-Jul-1998/70awd003.htm|publisher=FedBizOpps|accessdate=22 October 2011}}

File:2400 Lake Park Drive, Smyrna, Georgia.jpg

By July 2000, the LabLynx division of ASC separated to become its own incorporated entity. And while ASC eventually ceased to exist in 2005, LabLynx, Inc. went on to diversify its offerings. The LabLynx’s browser-based LIMS previously demonstrated at Pittcon in 1997 expanded to become ELab, which in 2001 took on an application service provider (ASP) model of distribution.{{cite web |url=http://www.limsource.com/products/vatlanta.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010409200118/http://www.limsource.com/products/vatlanta.html |archivedate=9 April 2001 |title=LIMSource: LIMS Vendor: Atlanta Systems Consultants, Inc. |accessdate=22 October 2011}} In 2004 LabLynx released a browser-based tool called openLIMS, which gave consultants and end-users the ability "to build custom LIMS solutions that are geared to the exact operational needs of many different laboratories."{{cite web |url=http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/lbl/lbl100.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419143618/http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/lbl/lbl100.html |title=Build your own LIMS: News from LabLynx |work=LaboratoryTalk.com |publisher=Pro-Talk Ltd |date=6 January 2004 |accessdate=29 December 2015 |archivedate=19 April 2012}}

On June 19, 2006, LabLynx established the Laboratory Informatics Institute, an open membership group with the purpose of advancing the field of laboratory informatics and shaping the standards associated with it.{{cite web|title=Laboratory Informatics Institute Established |url=http://www.limsfinder.com/BlogDetail.aspx?id=31049_0_3_0_C |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc. |date=17 July 2006 |accessdate=22 October 2011}}

In 2011, LabLynx was involved in an initiative to standardize and structure the transmission of laboratory data that first originates in a LIMS or LIS and then moves to a person's or population of people's electronic health records.{{cite book |title=Laboratory Results Interface (LRI) Pilots Guide |edition= v0.9.4.093011 |author=Clarke, Ann | year=2011 |pages=1–2 |publisher=LabLynx/mdDigest |url= http://wiki.siframework.org/file/view/LRI_Pilots_Guide_Draft_v0_9_4_093011.docx}} This laboratory results interface (LRI) pilot began in August 2011 and included collaborations with the supported open source project mdDigest and the U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).{{cite web |title=PROJECT BRIEF: LabLynx/mdDigest Pilot |url=http://wiki.siframework.org/LabLynx+Pilot+Brief |publisher= LabLynx/mdDigest |accessdate=22 October 2011}}

In February 2015, LabLynx released HealthCloudPOL, a cloud-based laboratory information system (LIS) for the physician office laboratory (POL).{{cite web |url=https://www.linkedin.com/company/lablynx-inc./comments?topic=5979788253375520768&type=U&scope=209217&stype=C&a=NHFX |title=Security, Reliability, and Regulatory Compliance: healthcloudpol.com |author=LabLynx, Inc |publisher=LinkedIn Corporation |date=February 2015 |accessdate=29 December 2015}}{{Dead link|date=May 2024|fix-attempted=yes}}

In July 2019, LabLynx released its CannaQA LIMS software for the cannabis testing industry.{{cite web |url=https://www.lablynxpress.com/index.php?title=Welcome_to_CannaQA&action=history |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411152725/https://www.lablynxpress.com/index.php?title=Welcome_to_CannaQA&action=history |title=Welcome to CannaQA - History |work=LabLynx Press |publisher=LabLynx, Inc |date=11 July 2019 |archivedate=11 April 2022 |accessdate=11 April 2022}} The solution's name changed to "ELab LIMS for Cannabis Testing" by 2022.

In April 2020, LabLynx announced it had modified its existing ELab LIMS platform to effectively manage COVID-19 workflows.{{cite web |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lablynx-joins-the-covid-19-fight-by-introducing-new-covidlims-301037802.html |title=LabLynx Joins the COVID-19 Fight by Introducing New CovidLiMS |author=LabLynx, Inc |work=PR Newswire |date=9 April 2020 |accessdate=7 May 2024}}

=Community history=

Since transitioning from Atlanta Systems Consultants, Inc. to LabLynx, Inc. in 2000, LabLynx has become increasingly active in the laboratory informatics community. Projects that LabLynx has started or been involved in within the community (past and present) include:

the Laboratory Informatics Institute, an open trade association with the mission of educating, standardizing, and promoting the laboratory informatics industry
LIMSfinder, an online interactive magazine released by the Laboratory Informatics Institute{{cite web|title=LIMSfinder Home |url=http://www.limsfinder.com/Home.aspx |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc.|accessdate=22 October 2011}}
LIMSbook, a LIMS buyer’s guide released by the Laboratory Informatics Institute{{cite web|title=The LIMS Book |url=http://limsbook.com/ |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc.|accessdate=22 October 2011}}
LIMSforum, a community-driven discussion group created to facilitate the exchange of ideas and technical information across the fields of laboratory, science, and health informatics{{cite web |url=http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/lbl/lbl103.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419143627/http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/lbl/lbl103.html |title=Lablynx - latest company news |work=LaboratoryTalk.com |publisher=Pro-Talk Ltd |date=25 August 2009 |accessdate=29 December 2015 |archivedate=19 April 2012}}{{cite web|title=LiMS forum - also join our 800,000 plus members at: www.limsforum.com |url=https://www.linkedin.com/groups/2069898/ |publisher=LinkedIn.com |accessdate=7 May 2024}}
LIMSwiki, a Creative Commons-licensed wiki with the goal of bringing related informatics communities together to maintain a repository of information about the industry{{cite web|title=LIMSwiki mission |url=http://limswiki.org/index.php/LIMSwiki_mission |date=29 March 2024 |accessdate=7 May 2024}}

Products

LabLynx products include:

ELab LIMS, a configurable cloud-based LIMS serving multiple industries{{cite web |url=https://www.gsaadvantage.gov/ref_text/GS35F511DA/0Y9VNT.3U08IH_GS-35F-511DA_GS35F511DALABLYNXCONTRACTPRICELIST2023.PDF |format=PDF |title=I-FSS-600 Contract Price Lists |author=LabLynx, Inc |publisher=General Services Administration |accessdate=7 May 2024}}

Prior products include:

webLIMS, a hosted LIMS software package based on the "software as a service" (SaaS) model of distribution{{cite web |url=https://www.scientific-computing.com/press-releases/weblims |title=Weblims |work=Scientific Computing World |publisher=Europa Science |date=6 March 2009 |accessdate=22 February 2017}}
HealthCloudPOL, a cloud-based laboratory information system (LIS) for the physician office laboratory (POL), introduced by the company in early 2015{{cite web |url=http://www.healthcloudpol.com/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150314182554/http://www.healthcloudpol.com/ |title=HealthCloudPOL |publisher=LabLynx, Inc |archivedate=14 March 2015 |accessdate=7 May 2024}}
CannaQA LIMS, a LIMS for the analytical testing of cannabis (now part of ELab)
CovidLIMS, a platform-based LIMS/LIS for COVID-19 diagnostic testing

References

External links

[http://www.lablynx.com/ Official website]

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