Seamless STARLIMS Implementation: From Basic Install to Go Live

1. What is STARLIMS?

STARLIMS is a leading Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) designed to enhance data integrity, streamline laboratory workflows, and ensure regulatory compliance across various industries, including pharmaceutical, healthcare, petrochemical, and environmental sectors. With powerful features for sample tracking, data management, and integration capabilities, STARLIMS is an essential tool for organizations looking to modernize their laboratory operations. STARLIMS is the product of STARLIMS company, previously owned by Abbott Laboratories and part of Abbott Informatics, currently owned by Francisco Partners, and has headquarters in Hollywood, Florida. STARLIMS software is split into 4 products, each designed for a specific kind of industry:

Quality Manufacturing - Pharmaceutical, Petrochemical, Manufacturing, Mining, Food and Beverage - as well as anything that is not served in next products
Environmental - Environmental (government and private)
Forensic - For any law enforcement or military forensic labs
Life Sciences - For healthcare (previously Clinical Product and PHL Product merged)

2. What Does "From Install to Go Live" Mean?

Implementing STARLIMS involves much more than just software installation. It requires a structured, well-planned approach to ensure seamless integration with your laboratory’s workflows. Our service covers every step of the process:

Installation & System Setup – Proper hardware design, plan and deployment of STARLIMS on your infrastructure, so that not only STARLIMS is installed but it can withstand years with minimal adjustments
Gap Analysis & Planning – Identifying your specific needs and configuring STARLIMS accordingly. There are many items to be studied, from master data, lab processes to reporting, instrument integration, and others
Master Data Configuration – Setting up users, roles, permissions, materials, clients, reagents, units of measurement
Methods & Tests Configuration – Ensuring laboratory testing protocols and compliance requirements are built into STARLIMS (methods and tests, test workflows, ELN, SDMS, Plate Workflows, etc)
Workflow Customization – Adapting STARLIMS workflows to match your laboratory’s operational needs (Templates like Sample Group Templates, Test Plans, EM Sample Points, Stability Studies, etc)
Report Generation & Customization – Configuring custom reports tailored to your data requirements (Certificate of Analysis, Certificate of Quality, etc)
Instrument & Software Integration – Connecting STARLIMS with laboratory instruments, ERPs, and third-party software to reduce human read errors and increase efficiency of the lab
Validation & Testing – Ensuring the system meets regulatory and operational requirements before going live. This can include both manual and automated testing to ensure a high quality product
User Training & Support – Providing expert-led training sessions to maximize adoption and system utilization as well as user manuals and working notes available for users.
Go Live & Post-Implementation Support – Ensuring a smooth transition to full operational use and close watch over the first days of Go Live to iron out any issues that may have squeezed through

3. Risks of Choosing Another Company

Going with the wrong implementation partner can lead to costly mistakes and inefficiencies. Here are the risks you may face:

Lack of Proven Experience – Many companies lack real-world STARLIMS expertise and can provide their resources with limited STARLIMS training and methodology
Underqualified Personnel – Risk of having an underperforming consultant is obvious. And no fall back plan. And vacations.
No or Limited Training Provided – You may have to train your own team, increasing costs and delays. And documentation can be an issue for most of lab users and managers
No Project Management – You might have to manage the entire implementation process yourself. This is not a regular software project, it involves workflows, labs, compliance and proprietary technology.
Unverified Methodologies – No standard approach, leading to delays, no clear road map, hopes for success but without any past success, gambling.
Lack of Knowledgeable Oversight – No internal supervisory review, increasing the risk of errors, wrong implementations, bad design, using modules in the wrong way
Potential Implementation Failures – Higher chances of costly system failures, system downs and rework.

4. Why Choose Our Company for Your STARLIMS Implementation?

Choosing the right partner for STARLIMS implementation is critical to your laboratory’s success. Here’s why our company stands out:

Over a Decade of Uninterrupted Service – Providing STARLIMS solutions for more than 10 years in almost all industries served by STARLIMS product
Experienced & Qualified Professionals – Experts with 17+ years of hands-on STARLIMS experience. These are resources that can get any issues fixed, fast and with forward thinking.

Resource Backup – If our consultant goes on vacation we can replace the efforts with another consultant that can hit the ground running to ensure smooth operation on your end
Comprehensive Knowledge of All STARLIMS Products – From QM to Life Sciences, Environmental and Forensic
Adaptable Agile Methodology – Ensuring flexible and efficient project execution. Done for the sake of project not for the cosmetics of the methodology
In-House Project Management – We handle every aspect of the project, so you don’t have to. We have periodic meetings to keep all stakeholders informed.
Expert Training & Support – We train your team, find solutions, explain options and alternatives and provide continuous assistance. With humans at the end of the line
Quality Assurance & Internal Review – Every decision is reviewed internally, free of charge, to ensure high-quality consulting.
Ex-STARLIMS Full-Time Resources – Our consultants have prior experience working may years as full time employees of STARLIMS.
Official STARLIMS Partner – Recognized for our expertise and commitment to quality, we are contracted by STARLIMS directly to help out