Overview

Why use a LIMS for pharma?

Pharmaceutical companies process large amounts of data, samples, and results across many teams — so they need need to create systems to help their teams manage it and hand off information. Many companies use a modern lab information management system (LIMS), like Benchling, to manage and connect information across teams. A pharmaLIMS empowers labs to improve efficiency, productivity, and effectiveness from initial discoveries, through analytical testing, bioanalysis, manufacturing, and clinical trial studies.

The challenge: How to choose a pharma LIMS

Every team might seek something different from their LIMS. When selecting LIMS software, choose one that’s flexible and can be customized to handle your organization’s research needs throughout the R&D lifecycle. All LIMS systems help track and manage samples, but “sample” can mean something different depending on what team you’re a part of — which is why it’s important for your LIMS to be flexible:

• For discovery researchers, samples might be DNA or RNA preparations, proteins, cell lines, chemical entities, plasmids, or oligonucleotides.
• For bioanalytical groups, samples may involve animals and cage management.
• For a manufacturing team, samples could be material, production lots, or scaled preparations.

Benefits

Optimize handoffs across teams

• Design workflows to unblock bottlenecks
• Establish audit trails
• Streamlineworkflow processes

Manage data over R&D lifecycles

• Register samples and build laboratory processes
• Monitor sample inventory and test results
• Maintain sample history across R&D

Share operational insights

• Aggregate results natively and in real-time
• Build case studies and progress reports
• Share KPIs across teams

Oversee scientific ecosystem

• Connect scientists, instruments, and data
• Securely share data across teams and geographical sites
• Protect valuable IP

Maintain data integrity

• Collaborate in a compliant environment
• Manage lock down procedures
• Track validation of results

Features

Built for modern biology

Data management and sample tracking over a wide array of targets, across multiple teams, and over diverse workflow programs.

Connected traceability

Leverage a shared, paperless, digital solution for sample tracking, data management, raw material, and consumables curation throughout the entire research lifecycle and over multiple programs.

Adaptable

Support ever-changing research requirements and evolving processes over time.

Modern technology

Built on a unified, always up-to-date, cloud-based workspace that promotes scientific collaboration.

Better data integrity

Maintain quality control, audit trails, and data integrity in non- and GxP and GMP compliant environments.

Full traceability

Sample tracking, data management, and monitoring resources throughout the entire research lifecycle.