Sample management
Registers samples and tracks them through testing.
Pharmaceutical guides
What is LIMS?
Laboratory information management systems explained, and how they work alongside an ERP.
LIMS in plain terms
LIMS stands for laboratory information management system. It is software that manages samples, tests, results and laboratory workflows, so a lab can track what has been tested, by whom, against which specification and with what outcome.
In pharmaceutical and life sciences businesses, the LIMS holds the scientific detail. The ERP holds the commercial and operational record: materials, stock, production, cost and finance. The two work best when connected, so a test result in the LIMS can update the quality status of a lot in the ERP.
Without that link, teams often re-key results or chase release decisions by email, which slows batch release and adds risk of error.
What a LIMS does
Typical capabilities, and where the ERP takes over.
Test and specification control
Tests run against defined methods and limits.
Results and certificates
Records results and produces certificates of analysis.
Audit trail
Records who did what and when.
Link to stock
Results update lot status in the ERP.
Release decisions
Quality release flows into what can be used or sold.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Laboratory information management system.
No. A LIMS manages laboratory samples, tests and results. An ERP manages materials, production, stock, cost and finance.
Business Central has standard APIs, so most modern LIMS products can be connected to update lot status and share data.
It depends on volume and regulation. Many start with simpler tools and adopt a LIMS as testing volumes and compliance demands grow.
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