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4th Forum on Lab Informatics 09
March 30 - April 1, 2009 · Hyatt Harborside, Boston, MA


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Workshops: Monday, March 30, 2009

Please click on the links below to learn more:

  • Master Class: Pre Conference ELN Master Class
  • Workshop A: Successful Laboratory Informatics: A New Approach to the Development of a Laboratory Automation & Information Infrastructure
  • Workshop B: Best Practices in the Selection of ELN Technology

Pre Conference ELN Master Class: Monday, March 30, 2009

8:15 Registration & Coffee

8:45 Welcome & Chairman’s Opening Remarks

9:00 Discussing the Use of ELN for Green Science at Eli Lilly and Company

  • Creating a simple transition from paper to electronic
  • Improving workflow management
  • Incorporating 12 principles of green chemistry into ELN

Michael E. Kopach
Principal Research Scientist
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY

9:45 Evolution of an ELN: Lessons Learned from 5 Years of ELN Use at Merck

  • Examining how governance and decision-making dictates what is in scope for ELN
  • Learning how to drive adoption of ELN through a research organization
  • Discussing challenges and performance concerns of ELN

Zachary Huggins
Business Analyst
MERCK AND CO

10:30 Networking Break

11:00 Outsourcing Testing – How It Complicates LIMS & ELN Processes

  • Understanding the data setup for different situations
  • Planning for getting that data back out
  • Sharing collaborative ideas for achieving success in outsourcing and informatics

Gloria Metrick
LIMS Consultant
GEOMETRICK ENTERPRISES

11:45

Understanding Informatics Strategy and Requirements – Doing Things Right
  • Identifying what to do BEFORE product or vendor selection
  • Best Practices over the full requirements lifecycle
  • Using good-looking models to brighten your future
  • Discussing risks and rewards – is doing “The Right Thing” worth it?
  • Planning for a future that always comes too fast

Rich Lysakowski
CEO and Director of R&D
CENSA, INC.

12:30 End of ELN Master Class


Pre Conference Workshops Monday, March 30, 2009

12:45 – 3:00 Workshop A: Successful Laboratory Informatics: A New Approach to the Development of a Laboratory Automation & Information Infrastructure

(Lunch is included)

Laboratory & scientific work has become dependent on intelligent instrumentation and information systems including LIMS & ELNs. Their effective application is critical to the success of many companies. The technological sophistication of today’s labs rival those of any IT organization and managing that level of technology requires new skills. This workshop will help you successfully develop and apply those skills.

How you will benefit:

Learn how a new methodology can help your company develop a scientific information / automation infrastructure that can lead to:

  • successful system design & implementation,
  • reduced development and support costs,
  • improving the return on investments in programs, and,
  • providing a basis for technology, product, and data-life cycle management.

What you will learn:

  • The structure of a successful laboratory automation & computing program,
  • How that structure can lead to meeting compliance requirements,
  • How laboratory process modeling can improve the flow of data & information both within the lab and between the lab and other departments
  • How product and technology life-cycles can impact your labs and their ability to implement a data life-cycle program.

Workshop Leader:

Joe Liscouski
Director
Institute for Laboratory Automation


3:15 – 5:30 Workshop B: Best Practices in the Selection of ELN Technology

In the last five years, ELN technology has become pervasive across a wide range of laboratory types. This industry growth has spawned many new vendor offerings, often making it difficult for potential users to formulate a product selection. Based on industry experience and best practice analysis, this workshop will help organizations formalize a process and approach to ELN product selection.

How you will benefit:

  • An expedited product decision leading to a faster implementation
  • Improved probability of project success
  • Ability to work with financial management on project justification
  • Leverage the experiences of other organizations

What you will learn:

  • The differences between commercially available ELN product types
  • Best practices in the selection of an ELN product
  • Process modeling from a data perspective
  • How Use Cases streamline requirements development
  • Approaches to return on investment (ROI) analysis
  • Methodologies for change acceleration

Workshop Leader:

Michael H. Elliott
CEO
Atrium Research & Consulting

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