CaliberLIMS vs. Thermo Fisher Watson LIMS

CaliberLIMS is well suited for scenarios like overall QC data management like recording of results and review and approval of the same in LIMS. It will help to take decision of further batch processing to verify the result of previous step that whether it complies or not. verification of QC result in LIMS also help to decide release of batch. There shall be integration for SAP and LIMS would be help to eliminate manual entries in SAP

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Globally, the system is not very well suited. Lack of appropriate interfaces for instrument detectors is a good example. Watson lims can maintain sample traceability correctly however, it is clearly not designed for high throughput sample analysis. Our laboratory global efficiency significantly decreased upon Watson Lims implementation. New ''Analytical samples'' functionality was now well designed and have a lot of limitations. The Software validation provided and executed by the vendor is weak and showed major execution error also with poor documentation practice. Very disappointing.

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• Tracking of each and individual test results within nos. of batches samples
• Easy indentification for getting results and ongoing test analysis
• User friendly software

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• The concept of Master assay and study assay is interesting.
• The security management can not be considered as an innovation but works correctly.

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• Statistical analysis to be required to enhance software features
• Graphical and trending for each test results can helpful to identify ongoing product behaviour
• AI tools can use for searching and make user needed information from storage device

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• Watson have a lot of things to improve. The software has a old user interface absolutely not up to the current software standard. The backend is even worst.
• The software has a old user interface absolutely not up to the current software standard. The backend is even worst. The system crash regularly.
• The licensing service do not works properly, half of the time we need to restart the licensing server to provide access to new users.
• The process that needs to be used to allow samples analysis a result reporting is rigid and clearly not enough flexible.
• Multiple excel macro were internally created to cover aspect not supported by the software.
• Interface between Thermo Fisher Watson Lims and Thermo Fisher Q Exactive instrument do not works. Watson Lims cannot interface neither with current version of WinNonLin software. This is a major lack.

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Support is not reactive and is slow. Support has difficulty recognizing and admitting software bugs when reported by the client

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The only reason to have selected Watson lims software is for its (overestimated!) credibility in the industry.

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• Good in return on investment
• Cost effective
• User friendly

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• The only positive impact is for client facing. Watson lims is well known in the industry and the purchase of this software increase the credibility of our organization.
• The ROI is a disaster. First: The cost of the software is significantly to high, the user licences cost also contribute in the ROI disaster. Second: The implementation of watson lims significantly decrease our laboratory efficiency.

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