A Perl toolkit for LIMS development

Background: High throughput laboratory techniques generate huge quantities of scientific data. Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) are a necessary requirement, dealing with sample tracking, data storage and data reporting. Commercial LIMS solutions are available, but these can be both costly and overly complex for the task. The development of bespoke LIMS solutions offers a number of advantages, including the flexibility to fulfil all a laboratory's requirements at a fraction of the price of a commercial system. The programming language Perl is a perfect development solution for LIMS applications because of Perl's powerful but simple to use database and web interaction, it is also well known for enabling rapid application development and deployment, and boasts a very active and helpful developer community. The development of an in house LIMS from scratch however can take considerable time and resources, so programming tools that enable the rapid development of L...

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2008
• Where: SCFBM
• Authors: James A. Morris, Simon A. Gayther, Ian J. Jacobs, Christopher Jones
• Keywords: LiMS, LIMS Applications, LIMS Solutions, SCFBM 2008