Bika's LIMS integrated with the Plone web content management system, offers a combination of functionality perfectly suited to today's laboratory needs

The Bika software is free

Download from www.bikalabs.org under the general public license (GPL)

No license fee applies and the system may be used by any number of users

LIMS Server Implementation projects

Complete implementation cycle:

• Requirement analysis
• Design – delivered as functional user specification
• Installation Bika LIMS & Configuration assistance
• LIMS brand customisation
• Training lab clerks, technicians and managers
• Lab and client manuals, on-line and print files
• Project Management and administration

Upgrades and customisations are optional and individually priced upon analysis

Optional functions

The basic server can be expanded by adding additional functions such as a QC module, Instrument interfaces, Worksheet templating and True time calendar. Extra modules can be developed tailor made

SaaS LIMS for rent

The Bika LIMS is also available on the  'rental' model - Software as a Service. Nominal set-up fee and monthly subscription fees only

Current Bika 2 Inkosi functionality

Basic work-flow and information management for a standard ISO 17025 accredited lab:

• Lab & User set-up, system defaults & preferences, analysis services, price lists, client and contact database
• Analysis specifications for out of range reporting, per client per sample type
• Requesting analyses - remotely by clients or on-site by lab clerks
• Batch analysis requests per digital client dispatch form
•  Request templates and  profiling
•  Sample reception and labelling
•  Analysis and Request status management
• Worksheet management
• Calculated analyses
• On-line status monitoring by clients
• Manual results data capturing by lab technicians
• Results retraction or verification and publishing by lab managers
• Alerts for samples due, late analyses, results to be verified or published
• Results publication per e-mail, fax and comma delimited file
• Analyses and Worksheet queries. Query result exports and emailing
• LiveSearch - instant results while typing search term
• Management reports
• Audit Logs per analysis, analysis request, worksheets
• Price lists
• Full Web Portal management, pages, documents, files, news, events and more. Publish lab information to clients and personnel
  
  

More portal add-ons

Listed on our CMS page, e.g. an on-line Knowledge Centre with video, FAQ, glossary, how to and manual sections

Other approved open sourced Plone products can be sourced from Plone.org

Web Portal Management

Laboratory manuals and LIMS workspace integration

• Document sharing & collaboration · Regulations and procedures · Review and discuss pages for publication
• Private work spaces for individuals and groups

Support contracts · Customisations and Services

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