1. Industries
1.1. Analytical Labs
1.1.1. Agriculture
1.1.1.1. What types of testing occur within an agriculture laboratory? Not created yet
1.1.1.2. What standards and regulations affect an agriculture laboratory? Not created yet
1.1.1.3. What is the importance of an agriculture laboratory to society? Not created yet
1.1.1.4. What are the key elements of a LIMS for agriculture? Not created yet
1.1.1.5. Cannabis
1.1.1.5.1. What types of testing occur within a cannabis testing laboratory? Not created yet
1.1.1.5.2. What standards and regulations affect a cannabis testing laboratory? Not created yet
1.1.1.5.3. What is the importance of a cannabis testing laboratory to society? Not created yet
1.1.1.5.4. What are the key elements of a LIMS for cannabis testing? Not created yet
1.1.2. Environmental
1.1.2.1. What types of testing occur within an environmental laboratory? Not created yet
1.1.2.2. What standards and regulations affect an environmental laboratory? Not created yet
1.1.2.3. What is the importance of an environmental laboratory to society? Not created yet
1.1.2.4. What are the key elements of a LIMS for environmental? Not created yet
1.1.3. Forensics
1.1.3.1. What are the key elements of a LIMS for forensics and medical examiners?
1.1.3.2. What is the importance of a forensics and medical examiners laboratory to society? Not created yet
1.1.3.3. What standards and regulations affect a forensics and medical examiners laboratory? Not created yet
1.1.3.4. What types of testing occur within a forensics and medical examiners laboratory? Not created yet
1.1.4. Materials testing
1.1.4.1. What types of testing occur within a materials testing laboratory? Not created yet
1.1.4.2. What standards and regulations affect a materials testing laboratory? Not created yet
1.1.4.3. What is the importance of a materials testing laboratory to society? Not created yet
1.1.4.4. What are the key elements of a LIMS for materials testing? Not created yet
1.1.4.5. Construction and engineering
1.1.4.5.1. What types of testing occur within a construction and engineering laboratory? Not created yet
1.1.4.5.2. What standards and regulations affect a construction and engineering laboratory? Not created yet
1.1.4.5.3. What is the importance of a construction and engineering laboratory to society? Not created yet
1.1.4.5.4. What are the key elements of a LIMS for construction and engineering? Not created yet
1.1.4.6. Metals, powders, and coatings
1.1.4.6.1. What types of testing occur within a metals, powders, and coatings laboratory? Not created yet
1.1.4.6.2. What standards and regulations affect a metals, powders, and coatings laboratory? Not created yet
1.1.4.6.3. What is the importance of a metals, powders, and coatings laboratory to society? Not created yet
1.1.4.6.4. What are the key elements of a LIMS for metals, powders, and coatings? Not created yet
1.1.4.7. Polymers, plastics, and composites
1.1.4.7.1. What types of testing occur within a polymers, plastics, and composites laboratory? Not created yet
1.1.4.7.2. What standards and regulations affect a polymers, plastics, and composites laboratory? Not created yet
1.1.4.7.3. What is the importance of a polymers, plastics, and composites laboratory to society? Not created yet
1.1.4.7.4. What are the key elements of a LIMS for polymers, plastics, and composites? Not created yet
1.1.4.8. Packaging
1.1.4.8.1. What types of testing occur within a packaging laboratory? Not created yet
1.1.4.8.2. What standards and regulations affect a packaging laboratory? Not created yet
1.1.4.8.3. What is the importance of a packaging laboratory to society? Not created yet
1.1.4.8.4. What are the key elements of a LIMS for packaging? Not created yet
1.1.5. Geology and mining
1.1.5.1. What types of testing occur within a geology and mining laboratory? Not created yet
1.1.5.2. What standards and regulations affect a geology and mining laboratory? Not created yet
1.1.5.3. What is the importance of a geology and mining laboratory to society? Not created yet
1.1.5.4. What are the key elements of a LIMS for geology and mining? Not created yet
1.1.6. Petrochemicals
1.1.6.1. What types of testing occur within a petrochemicals laboratory? Not created yet
1.1.6.2. What standards and regulations affect a petrochemicals laboratory? Not created yet
1.1.6.3. What is the importance of a petrochemicals laboratory to society? Not created yet
1.1.6.4. What are the key elements of a LIMS for petrochemicals? Not created yet
1.2. Healthcare
1.2.1. Biobanking
1.2.1.1. What types of testing occur within a biobanking laboratory? Not created yet
1.2.1.2. What standards and regulations affect a biobanking laboratory? Not created yet
1.2.1.3. What is the importance of a biobanking laboratory to society? Not created yet
1.2.1.4. What are the key elements of a LIMS for biobanking? Not created yet
1.2.2. Clinical diagnostics - assigned
1.2.2.1. What types of testing occur within a clinical diagnostics laboratory? Not created yet
1.2.2.2. What standards and regulations affect a clinical diagnostics laboratory? Not created yet
1.2.2.3. What is the importance of a clinical diagnostics laboratory to society? Not created yet
1.2.2.4. What are the key elements of a LIMS for clinical diagnostics? Not created yet
1.2.3. Immunology
1.2.3.1. What types of testing occur within an immunology laboratory? Not created yet
1.2.3.2. What standards and regulations affect an immunology laboratory? Not created yet
1.2.3.3. What is the importance of an immunology laboratory to society? Not created yet
1.2.3.4. What are the key elements of a LIMS for immunology? Not created yet
1.2.4. Microbiology
1.2.4.1. What types of testing occur within a microbiology laboratory? Not created yet
1.2.4.2. What standards and regulations affect a microbiology laboratory? Not created yet
1.2.4.3. What is the importance of a microbiology laboratory to society? Not created yet
1.2.4.4. What are the key elements of a LIMS for microbiology? Not created yet
1.2.5. Molecular diagnostics
1.2.5.1. What types of testing occur within a molecular diagnostics laboratory? Not created yet
1.2.5.2. What standards and regulations affect a molecular diagnostics laboratory? Not created yet
1.2.5.3. What is the importance of a molecular diagnostics laboratory to society? Not created yet
1.2.5.4. What are the key elements of a LIMS for molecular diagnostics? Not created yet
1.2.6. Pathology
1.2.6.1. What types of testing occur within a pathology laboratory? Not created yet
1.2.6.2. What standards and regulations affect a pathology laboratory? Not created yet
1.2.6.3. What is the importance of a pathology laboratory to society? Not created yet
1.2.6.4. What are the key elements of a LIMS for pathology? Not created yet
1.2.7. Public health
1.2.7.1. What types of testing occur within a public health laboratory? Not created yet
1.2.7.2. What standards and regulations affect a public health laboratory? Not created yet
1.2.7.3. What is the importance of a public health laboratory to society? Not created yet
1.2.7.4. What are the key elements of a LIMS for public health? Not created yet
1.2.8. Toxicology
1.2.8.1. What types of testing occur within a toxicology laboratory? Not created yet
1.2.8.2. What standards and regulations affect a toxicology laboratory? Not created yet
1.2.8.3. What is the importance of a toxicology laboratory to society? Not created yet
1.2.8.4. What are the key elements of a LIMS for toxicology? Not created yet
1.2.9. Veterinary
1.2.9.1. What types of testing occur within a veterinary laboratory? Not created yet
1.2.9.2. What standards and regulations affect a veterinary laboratory? Not created yet
1.2.9.3. What is the importance of a veterinary laboratory to society? Not created yet
1.2.9.4. What are the key elements of a LIMS for veterinary laboratories? Not created yet
1.3. Manufacturing and R&D
1.3.1. What are the key elements of a LIMS for manufacturing? Not created yet
1.3.2. What is the importance of a manufacturing-related laboratory to society? Not created yet
1.3.3. What standards and regulations affect a manufacturing-related laboratory? Not created yet
1.3.4. What types of testing occur within a manufacturing-related laboratory? Not created yet
1.3.5. Apparel and textiles
1.3.5.1. What types of testing occur within an apparel and textiles laboratory? Not created yet
1.3.5.2. What standards and regulations affect an apparel and textiles laboratory? Not created yet
1.3.5.3. What is the importance of an apparel and textiles laboratory to society? Not created yet
1.3.5.4. What are the key elements of a LIMS for apparel and textiles? Not created yet
1.3.6. Automotive and aerospace
1.3.6.1. What types of testing occur within an automotive and aerospace laboratory? Not created yet
1.3.6.2. What standards and regulations affect an automotive and aerospace laboratory? Not created yet
1.3.6.3. What is the importance of an automotive and aerospace laboratory to society? Not created yet
1.3.6.4. What are the key elements of a LIMS for automotive and aerospace? Not created yet
1.3.7. Chemicals
1.3.7.1. What types of testing occur within a chemicals laboratory? Not created yet
1.3.7.2. What standards and regulations affect a chemicals laboratory? Not created yet
1.3.7.3. What is the importance of a chemicals laboratory to society? Not created yet
1.3.7.4. What are the key elements of a LIMS for chemicals? Not created yet
1.3.8. Cosmetics
1.3.8.1. What types of testing occur within a cosmetics laboratory? Not created yet
1.3.8.2. What standards and regulations affect a cosmetics laboratory? Not created yet
1.3.8.3. What is the importance of a cosmetics laboratory to society? Not created yet
1.3.8.4. What are the key elements of a LIMS for cosmetics? Not created yet
1.3.9. Energy
1.3.9.1. What types of testing occur within an energy laboratory? Not created yet
1.3.9.2. What standards and regulations affect an energy laboratory? Not created yet
1.3.9.3. What is the importance of an energy laboratory to society? Not created yet
1.3.9.4. What are the key elements of a LIMS for energy? Not created yet
1.3.10. Food and beverage
1.3.10.1. What are the key elements of a LIMS for food and beverage testing?
1.3.10.2. What is the importance of a food and beverage testing laboratory to society?
1.3.10.3. What standards and regulations affect a food and beverage laboratory?
1.3.10.4. What types of testing occur within a food and beverage laboratory?
1.3.11. Medical devices
1.3.11.1. What standards and regulations affect a medical devices laboratory? Not created yet
1.3.11.2. What is the importance of a medical devices laboratory to society? Not created yet
1.3.11.3. What types of testing occur within a medical devices laboratory? Not created yet
1.3.11.4. What are the key elements of a LIMS for medical devices? Not created yet
1.3.12. Pharmaceuticals
1.3.12.1. What types of testing occur within a pharmaceuticals laboratory? Not created yet
1.3.12.2. What standards and regulations affect a pharmaceuticals laboratory? Not created yet
1.3.12.3. What is the importance of a pharmaceuticals laboratory to society? Not created yet
1.3.12.4. What are the key elements of a LIMS for pharmaceuticals? Not created yet
1.3.13. Power and utility
1.3.13.1. What types of testing occur within a power and utlity laboratory? Not created yet
1.3.13.2. What standards and regulations affect a power and utlity laboratory? Not created yet
1.3.13.3. What is the importance of a power and utlity laboratory to society? Not created yet
1.3.13.4. What are the key elements of a LIMS for power and utlity? Not created yet
1.4. Life Sciences
1.4.1. Biotechnology
1.4.1.1. What types of testing occur within a biotechnology laboratory? Not created yet
1.4.1.2. What standards and regulations affect a biotechnology laboratory? Not created yet
1.4.1.3. What is the importance of a biotechnology laboratory to society? Not created yet
1.4.1.4. What are the key elements of a LIMS for biotechnology? Not created yet
1.4.2. Clinical research
1.4.2.1. What types of testing occur within a clinical research laboratory? Not created yet
1.4.2.2. What standards and regulations affect a clinical research laboratory? Not created yet
1.4.2.3. What is the importance of a clinical research laboratory to society? Not created yet
1.4.2.4. What are the key elements of a LIMS for clinical research? Not created yet
1.4.3. High-throughput sequencing
1.4.3.1. What types of testing occur within a high-throughput sequencing laboratory? Not created yet
1.4.3.2. What standards and regulations affect a high-throughput sequencing laboratory? Not created yet
1.4.3.3. What is the importance of a high-throughput sequencing laboratory to society? Not created yet
1.4.3.4. What are the key elements of a LIMS for high-throughput sequencing? Not created yet
2. Information Technology
2.1. Cloud Hosting
2.1.1. What is cloud computing, and how does it relate to the modern laboratory?
2.1.2. What are the major regulations and standards influencing cloud computing in the laboratory and beyond?
2.1.3. What are the common cloud services, and how does cloud security relate to them?
2.1.4. How can a laboratory incorporate risk management into its cloud computing paradigm?
2.1.5. What are the benefits and regulatory considerations a laboratory should recognize before adopting cloud computing?
2.1.6. What are the practical considerations a laboratory should make when choosing and implementing a cloud solution?
2.1.7. What are managed security services for the cloud, and how can they benefit the laboratory?
2.2. Dev/Ops
2.3. Cybersecurity
2.3.1. What is a cybersecurity plan, and why does a laboratory need it?
2.3.2. What are the major regulations and standards dictating cybersecurity action in the laboratory?
2.3.3. How does a cybersecurity standards framework fit into a laboratory's cybersecurity plan?
2.3.4. What does a laboratory need to know about the shared responsibility model when considering a cloud-based LIMS vendor?
3. Regulatory Compliance
3.1. HIPAA
3.2. CLIA
3.3. NELAP
3.4. ASCLD
3.5. CAP
3.6. ISO
3.6.1. ISO/IEC 17025
3.6.1.1. How does ISO/IEC 17025 impact laboratories?
3.6.1.2. What are the key elements of a LIMS to better comply with ISO/IEC 17025?
3.6.1.3. What is the importance of ISO/IEC 17025 to society?
3.6.1.4. What types of laboratory testing are affected by ISO/IEC 17025?
3.7. NIST
3.8. GxP
3.9. FDA
3.10. EPA
4. Lab Informatics & Business Apps
4.1. LIMS
4.1.1. What is a laboratory information management system (LIMS)?
4.1.2. What are the alternatives to a LIMS?
4.1.3. What are the organizational justifications for a LIMS?
4.1.4. What are the economic considerations and justifications for a LIMS?
4.1.5. What are the practical considerations and justifications for a LIMS?
4.1.6. What are the essential features of a LIMS?
4.2. LIS
4.2.1. What is the difference between a laboratory information system (LIS) and a laboratory information management system (LIMS)?
4.3. ELN
4.4. LES
4.5. SDMS
4.6. Integration
4.6.1. What role does systems integration play in the laboratory, and why is this important to address?
4.7. Automation
4.7.1. What is laboratory automation, and why is a focus on process important?
4.7.2. How do elements of automation in software and hardware systems affect the laboratory and its personnel?
4.7.3. What are the practical considerations a laboratory should make when wanting to transition to automated systems?
4.7.4. How can a laboratory best go about planning for automation?
4.8. AI
4.9. Development
4.10. BI/Analytics
4.11. Lab Portals
4.12. Business Apps
4.13. Social Apps
4.14. Industry Specific Apps
4.15. Laboratory Informatics
4.15.1. What is laboratory informatics and why is it important?
5. Management Considerations
5.1. Technology Planning and Implementation
5.1.1. What are the practical considerations a laboratory should make when planning or updating their technology strategy?
5.1.2. How is laboratory knowledge and education important to better informing a laboratory's technology strategy?
5.1.3. How does a user requirements specification (URS) fit into technology acquisition?
5.2. Implementation
5.3. Total Cost of Ownership
5.4. Licensing
5.4.1. What is the difference between concurrent user licensing and named user licensing?