"One of the major goals of the translational research movement has been to bridge the gap from bench to bedside and any initiative to blend the LIS with the LIMS can be understood as an extension of this quest. The lesson from all of this is obvious. We now need to make an effort to understand the relative strengths of LIS and LIMS and proceed to develop new systems that capture the best features of each of them." Bruce Friedman, M.D., Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Department of Pathology

Thermo Scientific Clinical LIMS delivers comprehensive laboratory and patient management functionality needed by researchers and technicians involved in clinical and molecular diagnostics. The emerging fields of translational and personalized medicine and the associated disciplines surrounding genetic and molecular diagnostics have been the catalyst for a more symbiotic relationship between the patient-centric environment and the sample-centric lab. The ultimate goal of this new symbiosis is a streamlined end-to-end information flow following the patient from the point of care, to molecular testing and results analysis, to diagnosis and treatment which will enable the physician to better utilize the latest medical advancements.

With the advances in molecular diagnostics, physicians are able to improve their diagnosis and treatment of patients through better understanding of the unique genetic makeup of both patients and their diseases. Clinical testing labs responding to this increase in genetics-based testing are realizing that there needs to be a convergence of functionality between a traditional LIS (Laboratory Information System) that manages secure patient information, and a LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) that facilitates the comprehensive management of laboratory information, sample tracking, dynamic workflows and instrument integration. Unifying the distinct functionality required of physicians in hospital settings, as well as researchers in clinical labs, Thermo Scientific Clinical LIMS delivers lab-centric solutions for patient-centric results.

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Technical Information Bulletin - Thermo Scientific Clinical LIMS
Delivering Lab-Centric Solutions for Patient-Centric Results

Published Articles - Helping Translational Science Researchers Make the Most of Collaborations - Trish Meek, product strategy director of life sciences at Thermo Fisher Scientific, states her case for Laboratory Information Management Systems – a critical tool to manage and optimize laboratory operations. 20/20 Pharma, June 2011 (Page 72)

Press Releases - Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches New LIMS for Clinical Laboratories at AACC 2011

Webinars - Meeting today’s complex integration and dynamic workflow challenges in the Clinical and Molecular diagnostics laboratory - Today’s demanding business climate combined with the critical need in the field of personalized medicine to support the rapid delivery of results from the lab directly to the patient’s bedside has dramatically increased the informatics integration and workflow challenges in molecular diagnostic labs. This presentation offers a complete solution that addresses several factors that are driving the requirements for the optimal integration of laboratory informatics solutions with the enterprise that can also be configured to facilitate dynamic workflow environments.

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