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Biosciences eastern and central Africa – International Livestock Research Institute (BecA‐ILRI) Hub

Mobilizing biosciences for Africa’s development

BecA‐ILRI HubNairobi, Kenya16 January, 2013

Agnes Mburu

Laboratory Information Management System 

(LIMS)

What is LIMS?

Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), is a software‐based laboratory and information management system with key features that support a modern laboratory's operations. 

What do we need from a LIMS?

• Easy locate of machines and usage.• Speed‐up your research.• Manage and track samples and biological material.• 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

• Central information database• Quick information retrieval• Cross‐database searches• Uniform data presentation• Perpetuation of information & Traceability• 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.

• Labcollector is built around independent modules that can interact with each other.

• LabCollector can manage a variety of day-to-day useful lab information.

Labcollector - Modules

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Modules LIMS modules Interaction

Sequences module

Reagent moduleFetal calf serumTaq polymerase

EcoR1 Restriction enzymeHydrochloric acid

Animal feed

Document moduleSOPsMSDS

Equipment operating manuals

Equipment service manualsEquipment service records

Animal module

Storage moduleFreezer -20C Lab 4 Bay1Freezer -40C Lab 6BayB

Freezer -80C Freezer room

Strains module

Sample modulePrimer module

Plasmid module

Equipment moduleCentrifuge

Biological hoodIncubator

PCR machine

How do we start? Equipment database

Equipment database Equipment database

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Export to Excel Reagents and Supplies

Chemical Storage

Animal Thank you