University of Pittsburgh Genomics and Proteomics Core Laboratories select GenoLogics's ProteusLims lab information and data management system
GenoLogics Life Sciences Software (GenoLogics) reports that the University of Pittsburgh Genomics and Proteomics Core Laboratories (GPCL) has selected ProteusLims for its laboratory information and scientific data management system.
The GPCL offers University of Pittsburgh investigators a range of high-end genomic and proteomic services and expertise, including DNA/RNA extraction, DNA and gene expression analysis, protein profiling, and protein identification and characterisation.
The implementation of ProteusLims will enable the GPCL to greatly improve the services it offers to its researchers, who are studying new approaches for early diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of diseases.
Paul Wood, associate director of the GPCL, notes: "ProteusLims will help us meet our clients' needs for fast turnaround and reporting of their experimental results.
"As a high volume core facility, the GPCL processes hundreds of samples with complex workflows every day.
"This system will help us move from a paper and spreadsheet-based system to a robust tracking and data management system, which will help us significantly improve the traceability and reproducibility for our clients' discovery and validation research".
"We are proud to offer our scientists cutting-edge and basic technologies in the most cost effective and efficient manner", said Tracy Crawford, administrator of the GPCL.
"ProteusLims further increases GPCL's operational efficiency by providing an easy to use interface for the lab staff to quickly respond to clients' questions, eliminating time spent looking for files and returning telephone calls.
"In addition, the ProteusLims billing capability gives the GPCL the tools to effectively and accurately manage our customer needs".
According to Debby Hollingshead, GPLC's genomics manager: "We are excited by how advanced the ProteusLims solution is and by the chance to work closely with GenoLogics in further defining the product direction to meet our genomic and proteomic research needs.
"We especially like the flexible platform, which enables sharing across genomic and proteomic data sets".
Michael Ball, CEO of GenoLogics, notes: "Advancements in proteomics research have created a data explosion.
"As a result, systems that manage, integrate and analyse the enormous volume of scientific and lab data are required to realise the benefits of health science research.
"ProteusLims is more than a workflow solution; it's a comprehensive and integrated lab and scientific data management and analytical system.
"We are very pleased that the University of Pittsburgh has selected ProteusLims as its lab and data management system".
The University of Pittsburgh Genomics and Proteomics Core Laboratories (GPCL) was founded within the University of Pittsburgh to foster basic biomedical and clinical research and provide a variety of standard and customised genetic and proteomic analyses to university researchers and their collaborators.
In addition, the laboratories offer expert knowledge and support with experimental design, protocol development, technical support, data analysis, and interpretation.
GenoLogics develops bioinformatics software that helps life science and pharmaceutical laboratories, specialising in the field of proteomics and systems biology research, to manage, integrate and analyse enormous volumes of scientific and lab data to advance health science research and drug discovery.
ProteusLims is a comprehensive and integrated lab, instrument, and scientific data management system that transform the data management process into a sophisticated analytical system to aid research and scientific discovery.
