LES (Laboratory Execution System) One Size Fits None

by Bryan J. Holmes on June 29th, 2010
Posted in Laboratory Informatics

In a previous blog post I broached the idea of the LES to define all the systems incorporated in your Laboratory Informatics environment.  Since I wrote that blog, I have received numerous comments (*thanks for the comments and thanks for reading!*) asking me what my opinion is on the optimal LES setup. This is the [...]

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