QB LIMS- an intelligent software for passing data and information to a team of people, instruments and systems

The Merck West Point (WP) Quantitative Biosciences (QB) department has been collaborating with Merck IT, Appian, Amazon Web Services and Princeton Blue to develop a new Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) called QB LIMS.  We recognize the need for a better LIMS system as our current system is outdated, inefficient and lacking full integration capabilities with other Merck systems.  The goal of the QB LIMS modernization project is to provide a better “End to End” workflow framework for the integration of science, data, systems and instruments in a modern platform running in the cloud, on mobile devices, instruments and desktop PCs.  The QB LIMS system provides a platform for enhanced documentation, sample and data tracking, transparency, and communication while eliminating technology pain points, reducing key person dependencies, and replacing end of life technology.  We have built an application that will help scientists manage their data with much less stress, memorization, and dependency on key people and other components.  In turn, QB LIMS will provide more time for creating, understanding, and improving scientific outcomes and less time worrying about experiment logistics.  Using the new system, scientists will be able to execute and maintain workflows without the use of multiple applications or siloed data streams.  QB LIMS functions as a solution for laboratory information management; enabling the streamlining of workflows, improving data tracking, documentation, all while tapping into modern technologies to enable the systems we work with to do more work for us and propelling Merck into the future of research and development.