GeoMetrick Enterprises - Solving LIMS Issues at Your Company
How We Do It

Our customers’ problems—and how GeoMetrick Enterprises solved them.

Most LIMS projects focus too much on the collection and storage of data. But, if that’s all that happens, all you have is a lot of data—a Data Graveyard—a place where the data is sent to die and never be seen again. GeoMetrick Enterprises consults with you with the goal of transforming your data into meaningful information for making business decisions.

What sets GeoMetrick Enterprises apart is the ability to recognize problems in existing laboratory systems and the knowledge and can-do attitude needed to solve them. The benefits to your company are reduced risk, easier workflows, better integration with other systems and business units that need this information, and therefore, greater potential for increased profits and lowered costs.

Find competitive advantage in GeoMetrick Enterprises’ expertise:
GeoMetrick Enterprises has extensive experience configuring and writing code for Thermo Scientific Sample Manager LIMS and LabWare LIMS "managers" (e.g., Lot Manager, Project Manager, Batch Manager, Stability Manager, Folder Manager, Investigation Manager, Inventory Manager), including: But the list above is only a small part of the story; here’s the rest of it.

Here’s where the rubber meets the road, as it were. We can talk about the experience, knowledge, and expertise available to you when GeoMetrick Enterprises serves as your LIMS consultant. But to really convince you, to prove that GeoMetrick Enterprises holds a competitive advantage for you over other sources of LIMS-related services, please read how some GeoMetrick Enterprises clients reduced their risks and improved their potential for higher profits and lower costs related to their LIMS projects.

• Too small to attract large consultancies’ attention?

Here’s how a company too small to get anyone’s attention finished its project without blowing the budget.

This client was so small, they were given a sub-par resource by another LIMS services firm. Their request for a different resource was denied. When this company’s lab director contacted GeoMetrick Enterprises, he said, "We’re paying just as much as the big companies. Why shouldn’t we have a top-level resource, too? And besides, the big companies might be able to afford to train someone, but we can’t. Our budget is small. We need someone who can walk in the door and get our project rolling." — Back to Top


• Too much difficulty accommodating the "one-size-fits-all" world of LIMS?

Here’s how two companies with many methods dealt with this issue.

One client manufactured generic drug products. The second company did contract drug manufacturing. In both cases, they had many more products and laboratory methods to put into their LIMS than the "typical" pharmaceutical company. The data entry and testing for their templates were the major parts of their implementations. — Back to Top


• Too small a budget?

Here’s how a company got more for its money.

This client had a small budget and a big need. Their internal staff could perform minor programming activities and maintenance, but did not have the expertise to do major configuration/development. Additionally, because of the nature of their requirements, no portion could be left out. Unfortunately, this company had only enough money left in their budget to develop a fraction of what they needed. — Back to Top


• Too many opinions about the value of LIMS?

Here’s how a company got mission-critical information to their upper management.

A client had a large division considering the purchase of a LIMS. Some of its labs already had a LIMS, but others did not. Not all the labs were sure they wanted or needed one. This client’s labs had different functions and capabilities, plus they were geographically dispersed. As a result of this diversity of opinion on the lab level, the client’s upper management was not convinced they should undertake a division-wide project. — Back to Top


• Too many home-grown systems?

Here’s how a home-grown manufacturing system became integrated with the LIMS system.

Because of the special nature of their manufacturing operation, this client wanted to create a home-grown manufacturing system and interface it with a LIMS. Their existing LIMS had great human interfaces, but there is a big difference between creating a system to be used by people and one to interface with other software. — Back to Top


• Too many unique methods?

Here’s how a division that specialized in drug delivery got their unique methods into their LIMS.

Because of this client’s unique focus on drug delivery, it had around 40 different, multilevel methods, of which dissolution and content uniformity were just a small fraction. They could not find a LIMS that handled any multilevel methods beyond dissolution and content uniformity. They also wanted to handle all these methods in the same manner, so it would be easier for end-users to understand how to use them within the LIMS.
Here’s how a global group implemented USP and BP dissolution methods far beyond USP 711 and 724.

This global client needed to use not just the USP method programs that came with their system, but also BP, plus they needed a way to add EP, when necessary. Additionally, the client was using some methods from specific monographs in its laboratories. The client wanted to do multi-active, multi-media testing, as well. — Back to Top


• Too many different laboratory missions?

Here’s how companies with both R&D and QC labs harmonized their operations into one LIMS.

Several of GeoMetrick Enterprises’ projects require combining both R&D and QC into one harmonized system that is flexible enough for non-GMP operations, but can still be used for GMP work. — Back to Top


• Too many requirements?

Here’s how companies that need requirements analyzed met with success.

GeoMetrick Enterprises is frequently called on to work with customers at the requirements-gathering stage of LIMS selection and implementation. — Back to Top


• Not sure what you need?

Here’s how a company that wasn’t sure what its needs were or how to map them, had a successful LIMS implementation.

This client thought they needed a LIMS, but was not entirely sure how best to map what was currently occurring in their labs to the new system, an effort that would maximize LIMS use. — Back to Top


• Too many new functions needed?

Here’s how a client with an already-existing system obtained new, significant functionality.

Clients that have done an initial LIMS implementation eventually decide they want more functionality created in their LIMS. Sometimes, that new functionality is a major addition to their systems. — Back to Top


• Not sure about which direction to go?

Here’s how a company that didn’t know what to do next found some direction.

Several clients, overwhelmed by the choices available for LIMS implementations and products, have come to GeoMetrick Enterprises looking for direction and guidance. — Back to Top


• Many specs, a tight deadline, and a tight budget?

Here’s how two customers got their LIMS implementation finished on-time, on-budget and on-spec.

One client bought a LabWare LIMS and another client bought a Thermo Sample Manager LIMS. Each customer wanted a senior resource who could successfully implement their LIMS, while minimizing the budget and calendar time required. Both clients needed a consultant who could work both "smart" and "hard". — Back to Top


• Too many LIMS products to examine?

Here’s how a client waded through a multitude of LIMS products to find one that fit its needs.

This client wanted to purchase a LIMS, but found so many to choose from, they didn’t know how to narrow down the selection to find the right one for their labs. Another client also wanted to purchase a LIMS, but didn’t know how to start creating an initial list. — Back to Top


• An undocumented system and no way to upgrade?

Here’s how a customer, left with no documentation on their system and unable to upgrade or make changes, resolved this problem—with GeoMetrick Enterprises’ help

This client’s LIMS was implemented by another LIMS services group, who provided no documentation of configurations and customizations made to this system. The configuration and programming were too complicated to understand and change without further analysis. This client felt that this system could not be upgraded nor new functionality added because of this lack of documentation. No one in the company completely understood the current system, and the client feared it would "break" if changes were made. Additionally, users avoided some parts of the system because they did not understand how these areas worked. — Back to Top