1970’s & 1980’s

1990’s

Early 2000’s

Today

Tomorrow ?

> 600,000 apps

> 25 billion downloads from

> 15 billion downloads from

(app stores didn’t even EXIST 5 years ago)

200M iPhones in 5 years

60M iPads in 1 year

>

> +

Combined

1970’s & 1980’s

1990’s

2000’s

Tomorrow?

Or

Extend your LIMS directly to the field user at the point of

data entry

Complacency If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it mentality Fragmentation, each lab doing their own

thing Users understand how to use paper /

lowest common denominator

Simple system using tools they already use Consistency among all the labs = less to learn Free

Somewhere between $5 and $10 eachAround 1% of revenue

Based on information provided by various environmental labs

Small lab: 700 coolers/month @ $5/CoC = $42K/yr

Medium Lab: 1,500 coolers/month @ $5/CoC = $90K

Large Lab: 4,000 coolers/month @ $5/CoC = $240K

Based on information provided by various environmental labs

Lag Time, Slower WorkflowTranscription ErrorsLack of Information for Better Resource

Allocation/Predictive Prioritization

The average teenager today sends ~ 3.5K texts per month. That’s about 120 texts per day.

The average teenager today spends ~ 30 hrs/week on Facebook

The average teenager today spends about 7.5 hrs/day in front of a screen (smartphone, computer, Tablet, Xbox, etc.)

Most teenagers communicate by something other than voice calls

Will tomorrow’s workforce use smartphones to complete their

CoCs?

Will they expect it?

Will you be ready?

The END of paper chain of custody forms

Server + API

User Side◦Standard Web App◦Mobile-Optimized App

Lab Side◦Web App

Authenticate

Get COC_ID

Get CoC_Details

Get Sample_ID

Get Sample_Details

Get Field_Data

1.User fills out CoC using either the web app or mobile-optimized app (user can pre-populate ahead of time)

2.User searches/picks lab in Lab tab3.User chooses analytical methods that the lab

runs4.User submits CoC by clicking on “Submit” button5.Lab receives email with attached CoC and EDD6.Lab can use API to extract data

programmatically and insert into LIMS with no human involvement

The future is smart software systems, not paper

The next generation of workers will expect to use smartphones and whatever else may come around

Someone will adopt this, so why not you? Why wait for someone else to innovate and

adopt modern ideas? Why not you, why not now?