INTRODUCING OPENLAB - A NEW CONCEPT
FOR LABORATORY INFORMATICS
Freek Varossieau
Agilent Technologies R&D GmbH, Germany
With the introduction of CyberLAB Knowledge Engineering System in 1999 by Scientific Software,
now Agilent Technologies, a new era in laboratory data handling emerged. For the first time
organizations had the possibility to centrally store, indexed and archive ALL their produced data,
whether this was raw data, Office files or printed reports in PDF. Pushed by the major
pharmaceutical companies the development of the product was rapid and really focused on the real
issues in the laboratory.
Now Agilent Technologies introduces the latest development in data management, the OpenLAB
framework for laboratories. OpenLAB is an informatics backbone based on the industry standard
CyberLAB that stores, indexes and manages data. The OpenLAB framework can be extended with a
networked chromatography data acquisition system (CDS), making it the world’s first real web based
CDS. Efficiency tools like Business Process Management (BPM), a workflow management tool; and
compliance tools like Record Retention and Document Management greatly improves the day-to-day
work of the laboratory.
There are benefits to reap for each level in the organization, from the lab floor technician up to the
QA/QC managers, ranging from hassle free data archiving to simplified management of your
laboratory.