Bika LIMS is a laboratory information management platform for tracking samples, organising analytical work and reporting test results. It provides laboratory-specific workflows within a configurable web application and supports the management of both laboratory operations and associated business information.
The current Bika platform builds on the SENAITE laboratory information management system and incorporates additional components from the Bika project. This relationship gives it a foundation for sample registration, analytical processing, quality control and reporting, with further functionality for laboratory-specific requirements.
Laboratories can use Bika to monitor samples as they pass through different stages of testing. Analytical results can be associated with instruments, quality control records and client information. The system also supports managing laboratory services and producing reports for customers.
Beyond routine analytical work, Bika includes facilities for extending the application, managing documents and integrating additional functionality. Its configurable approach allows laboratories to tailor workflows and records to the way their staff operate.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Register laboratory samples and track their analytical progress.
- Manage testing workflows, analytical services and laboratory clients.
- Organise samples into batches and maintain related sample partitions.
- Record analytical results and generate laboratory reports.
- Support laboratory instrument interfaces and results import.
- Manage quality control information, including control samples and calibration records.
- Configure user roles and permissions for laboratory operations.
- Search laboratory records and retrieve associated information.
- Maintain documents and additional laboratory information through web content management integration.
- Support invoicing and related laboratory business processes.
- Extend the system with additional components for specialised workflows.
Website: www.bikalims.org
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Developer: Bika Lab Systems
License: GNU General Public License v2.0
Bika is written in Python. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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