LIMS migration
Replace your legacy LIMS without losing a record
Moving off an aging LIMS is one of the highest-value projects a lab can take on, and one of the riskiest when done poorly. Our migration methodology protects your data, your validated state and your lab’s day-to-day operations.
Signs it’s time
Is your LIMS holding your lab back?
If several of these sound familiar, your current system is likely costing more than it saves.
Every change needs a consultant
Simple workflow changes require custom code, vendor services and re-validation.
Upgrades keep getting postponed
You are several major versions behind because upgrading means a multi-year project.
Paper fills the gaps
Worksheets, logbooks and spreadsheets run alongside the LIMS because it cannot handle them.
Infrastructure is end of life
Operating systems, databases or client software are approaching end of support.
Data is siloed
LIMS, ELN, instrument data and quality records live in separate systems with fragile interfaces.
Users work around it
Adoption is low and experienced staff are the only ones who can navigate the system.
Migrating from
Experienced with the systems labs are leaving
Our migration approach works with established commercial LIMS, ELNs, in-house systems and paper-based processes. We map your existing configuration and data model to HDLIMS and plan around your validation and retention obligations.
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Methodology
Six steps to a safe migration
Repeatable, rehearsed and verified, so cutover is a planned event rather than a leap of faith.
1. Assess
Inventory your current system: configuration, master data, record volumes, interfaces, customizations and retention obligations.
2. Decide
Agree what migrates as live data, what is archived read-only, and what is retired, based on risk and regulatory need.
3. Map
Translate products, specifications, methods and workflows into HDLIMS configuration, harmonizing where it adds value.
4. Migrate
Automated, repeatable extraction and load with cleansing rules, run in rehearsal cycles before the final cutover.
5. Verify
Reconciliation reports and risk-based sampling demonstrate completeness and accuracy of migrated records.
6. Cut over
Big-bang or phased by site and lab, with rollback plans and hypercare support.
Migration assessment
Know the scope, risks and plan before you commit
Our migration assessment reviews your current system, data and interfaces, and delivers a clear recommendation: what to migrate, what to archive, how long it will take and what it will cost.
- Inventory of configuration, customizations and interfaces
- Data profiling: volumes, quality issues and retention needs
- Migrate / archive / retire recommendations by record type
- Validation strategy for the migrated data
- Phased roadmap with timeline and budget estimate
FAQ
Migration questions
Can historical results and audit trails be migrated?
Do we have to keep our old LIMS running?
How long does a LIMS migration take?
Can we run HDLIMS and our legacy LIMS in parallel?
Plan your move to HDLIMS
Talk to our migration team about your current system and goals. We will help you build the business case and a low-risk plan.