This paper discusses different aspects of laboratory information management systems in life science applications. Although different LIM systems are available on the market, the state of the art LIMS do not fulfill all requirements regarding flexibity and process connectivity. A fully web oriented LIM system is described in the article. The approach shown in the paper presents a system's model based on modern web oriented software technologies. It includes planning tools, a virtualized lab, and on-line process adaptation as well as an interface for computational data processing and data mining.
A present goal of life science automation is to network the wide range of automation systems distributed in laboratory buildings to control whole process chains. This work pursues the approach of combining mobile robots, human operators and established automation solutions in complex life science workflows. To achieve a higher level of automation, mobile robots assume the transportation tasks between the existing automation islands. A hierarchical workflow management system allows the planning, scheduling and autonomous execution of workflows in comprehensive laboratory infrastructures.
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