Thermo Fisher Scientific will host the 2009 Laboratory Informatics Symposium (LIS) on 18-19 August 2009 at the Caesar Business in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
The LIS 2009 is suitable for mining managers with responsibility for quality and laboratory managers that supply analysis to the mining industry.
The symposium will focus on the specific data-management requirements of the mining industry and will include presentations from mining-services organisation Interfusao, which is based in Sao Paolo.
Registration is free for the first day of the symposium and a second training day is available at a fee for customers using Thermo Scientific Samplemanager Lims and other Thermo Scientific Lims.
During the first day of the symposium, the programme will address the role of Lims in the mining industry and will present international industry case studies.
Product breakout sessions will include a special focus on the Samplemanager Lims implementation by the Brazilian-based company RPM, a global mining operation focused on gold manufacturing.
Topics will include ISO 17025 requirements and the role of the Lims in providing documentation for compliance and audit trails related to ISO 17025 and similar regulatory requirements and guidelines.
Return on investment (ROI) and payback studies will also be discussed and a roundtable session will allow attendees to discuss Lims implementation requirements common to the industry.
The second day of the Laboratory Informatics Symposium will include an in-depth Thermo Scientific Samplemanager Lims training session.
All sessions will be delivered in English and there will be translators for Spanish and Portuguese.
Laboratories in the mining industry are required to manage and analyse the vast amount of data the mines produce in order to obtain faster results, improve efficiencies and increase margins.
In addition, they need to achieve certification of end products and validated regulatory compliance, such as ISO 17025 and other regulatory guidelines.
Samplemanager Lims significantly reduces the time spent manually inputting data and calculating results, thereby eliminating transcription errors.
Sample-analysis turnaround time is improved and large datasets are analysed rapidly for statistical quality-control and assurance.
The Lims provides the foundation for a complete laboratory automation solution by integrating with instruments and laboratory and business systems, including PIMS, MES and ERP solutions.
