Increasing Lab Workflow Efficiency with real-time tracking and a central dashboard
Case Highlights Overview
Facing the challenge of fragmented systems and inefficient sample management, a biotech company needed to improve visibility and collaboration across their operations. We devised an innovative solution that centralizes data, provides near real-time sample tracking, and consolidates information into a single, user-friendly dashboard. This cutting-edge approach transformed their workflows, significantly accelerating communication with near-real-time reports, and resulting in substantial enhancements to patient care and overall efficiency.
Challenges & Opportunities
The biotech company faced numerous challenges due to their fragmented systems, which hindered visibility into sample management and slowed down inter-team communication. As the company planned to scale their operations in response to increased sales, they needed to expand their lab capacity while maintaining high-quality patient care. However, their existing technology solution struggled to keep up with the rapidly growing demand, as vital information remained scattered across various systems, leading to delays in report generation and decision-making. The lack of a unified platform made it difficult to monitor the status of samples, causing frustration for both clients and internal teams. In order to address those challenges and harness the potential for growth and improvement, we concentrated our efforts on the following aspects:
Unified dashboard consolidating data from multiple sources
Near real-time tracking for quick sample status access
Event-driven architecture for enhanced monitoring and alerts
Seamless integration with existing and future applications
Role-based access control for secure data visibility
Automated alerts to address sample processing issues
Outcomes
- timelapse
2 minutes
Sample Status reports used to take 2 weeks and now take 2 minutes
- labs
50k+ samples tracked
Visibility over a larger volume of samples became effortless
- biotech
Support for multiple LIMS
New Lab Info Management Systems are supported simultaneously
- dashboard
Centralized data
Central dashboard gives near real-time visibility over orders and samples
Our Solutions
Scaling Capacity and Improving Efficiency with Central Dashboard and Near Real-Time Tracking
Our custom software solution was designed to address the biotech company's challenges by leveraging an event-driven architecture and seamless integration with existing systems. The cloud-native application, developed for AWS, was designed to receive and process data from multiple sources, including LIMS and CRM. The event-driven approach allowed for near-real-time monitoring and alert generation, while role-based access control ensured secure data visibility.
Envisioned and developed a centralized dashboard for a comprehensive view of data from multiple sources
Designed efficient search capabilities for quickly finding samples and orders
Event-driven architecture for near-real-time monitoring and alert generation
Cloud-native application developed for AWS using Lambda, S3, and other services
Role-based access control for secure data visibility among different user groups
Seamless integration with multiple LIMS, CRM systems
Technology Behind Success
Leveraging advanced technologies to deliver a dynamic, scalable, and streamlined solution for improved efficiency and optimal performance
AWS Lambda for processing data and running serverless functions
Amazon S3 for storing and retrieving data in the cloud
Docker containers to isolate services and facilitate deployment
Angular and C# together with RESTful WebAPI
PostgreSQL as the central database
Scalable deployment using Kubernetes and Terraform
Azure AD for SSO
Pub/Sub messaging for handling event dispatches and actions
