Technological survey on LIMS and ELN in Life Sciences - Biogenouest
Technological survey on LIMS and ELN in Life Sciences - Biogenouest
Technological survey on LIMS and ELN in Life Sciences - Biogenouest
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customized soluti<strong>on</strong>s s<strong>in</strong>ce they are fundamentally different accord<strong>in</strong>g to the targetedsegment. As the SME may need to meet an external c<strong>on</strong>stra<strong>in</strong>t (a client request forexample), academics are mostly look<strong>in</strong>g for an <strong>in</strong>ternal way to protect <strong>and</strong> organizethe flow of <strong>in</strong>formati<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> data traceability l<strong>in</strong>ked to their research.The most frequently expressed downside of <strong>ELN</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>LIMS</strong> are the specificati<strong>on</strong>s ofthe available tools, still expensive, not adapted <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>flexible. The tools available,ma<strong>in</strong>ly commercial, is seen by SMEs <strong>and</strong> academics as complex to set-up <strong>and</strong> tooexpensive to implement <strong>on</strong> many workstati<strong>on</strong>. Moreover, the upgrad<strong>in</strong>g process to<strong>in</strong>tegrate new functi<strong>on</strong>alities is perceived as complex.Recommendati<strong>on</strong>s How will the actors <strong>in</strong> the field evolve <strong>in</strong> the upcom<strong>in</strong>g years?The effect of critical mass can certa<strong>in</strong>ly be taken over by clusters that have a scopeof activity adapted to collect <strong>and</strong> share the needs of hundreds of actors. <strong>LIMS</strong>/<strong>ELN</strong>suppliers have also identified clusters as cornerst<strong>on</strong>es for <strong>in</strong>formati<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> soluti<strong>on</strong>implementati<strong>on</strong>.However, clusters will face the same limitati<strong>on</strong>s as academics <strong>and</strong> SME: lack ofbudget <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>ternal resources.The penetrati<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> implementati<strong>on</strong> of <strong>LIMS</strong>/<strong>ELN</strong> <strong>in</strong> the <strong>Life</strong> Science market willdepend <strong>on</strong> the ability of the actors to adapt to a chang<strong>in</strong>g envir<strong>on</strong>ment:- Supplierso Suppliers will need to develop new products more flexible at a lowercost adapted to small structures to meet users needs <strong>and</strong> enhancepenetrati<strong>on</strong>.o They will also need to come up with new bus<strong>in</strong>ess models to fund the<strong>in</strong>itial customer implementati<strong>on</strong> cost- Clusterso The clusters have been identified by suppliers <strong>in</strong> the procurementprocess <strong>and</strong> therefore can be <strong>in</strong>strumental <strong>in</strong> the processo Clusters will play a key role <strong>in</strong> educati<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g of their members(Lab Managers from technological core facilities <strong>and</strong> SMEs)o They can also play a key role <strong>in</strong> c<strong>on</strong>nect<strong>in</strong>g with <strong>Life</strong> ScienceCorporate groups to assess current <strong>and</strong> future needs for Biotechcompanies <strong>and</strong> CRO- Academic laboratories & technological core facilityo It is foreseen that IT tools knowledge will become a key competency<strong>in</strong> corporate recruitmento Students will need to be properly tra<strong>in</strong>ed with up-to-date IT tools- Biotech & CROo Adequate tools <strong>and</strong> market pressure are the key drivers for a widerimplementati<strong>on</strong> of the data management toolso It is essential to foster close c<strong>on</strong>tact with Corporate groups to keepabreast of IT evoluti<strong>on</strong>Recommendati<strong>on</strong>s from the <str<strong>on</strong>g>survey</str<strong>on</strong>g>ed c<strong>on</strong>tacts can be found <strong>in</strong> Appendix 4.33