Historical inventories need reconciling
Establish a reconciled inventory, consistent identifiers and documented metadata, with remaining gaps clearly recorded.
Collection data operationsWho we help
Support that fits the work you do.
Do you maintain a collection, run a study or process samples? Explore practical situations and the LSE services that can help.
The same hospital, institute or company may recognise its work in more than one of these contexts.
Biobanks & hospital collections
You maintain collections for reuse in research, together with the records that describe and track them.
A collection handover or backlog needs support
Complete agreed data and documentation tasks, track progress and prepare records that your team can take over.
Project & fractional supportResearch institutes & teams
You build or use sample collections for a study, a cohort or a scientific collaboration.
Sample data is scattered across teams
Define a shared data dictionary, harmonise records and document the links between samples and project data.
Collection data operationsA study start-up or handover needs organising
Clarify sample-tracking responsibilities and steps, coordinate agreed actions and hand over the project documentation.
Project & fractional supportLaboratories & analytical platforms
Research, genomics and central laboratories receive, prepare or analyse samples and generate associated results.
Tracking is fragmented from receipt to analysis
Reconcile identifiers and tracking records to document the links between samples, aliquots and processing steps.
Collection data operationsLaboratory practices need translating into a LIMS
Prepare workflow maps, business requirements and field mappings with users before configuration or migration.
LIMS & workflow readinessBiotech, pharma & CRO study teams
As a sponsor or a study service provider, you coordinate samples and their records across sites, laboratories and partners.
Study partners hold inconsistent sample records
Reconcile available records and produce a log of identifier or status discrepancies to clarify with sites and laboratories.
Collection data operationsSample coordination needs temporary capacity
Support defined tracking and documentation tasks, maintain the action plan and prepare handover between counterparts.
Project & fractional supportNeeds that can span several types of organisation
A LIMS project in your organisation
Biobank, institute, laboratory or company: prepare processes and data with your users, IT team and software vendor or integrator.
Prepare a LIMS projectPriorities need clarifying before work begins
The Assessment reviews an agreed scope of your collection, data and workflows to identify gaps, risks and priority actions.
Explore the Assessment