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LIMS rescue

An old or stalled lab system, reviewed and finished.

Many labs run on a LIMS someone built in Access or FileMaker years ago, and some have a vendor replacement that stalled halfway. We review both, write down what is worth keeping, and then finish the job in milestones, with every record moved, checked and traceable.

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// what matters here

What is different in this industry.

Findings in writing

What the old system and the stalled one do, what holds up, and what each path would take.

Nothing lost on the way

Every sample, study and audit record moved and counted, with differences shown to your team.

The old system kept read-only

Your old database stays readable until your quality team is happy to retire it.

Your quality team decides

We build to their requirements. Validation and sign-off stay with them.

// example projects

Priced examples for this service.

Each one is hypothetical, labelled as such, and priced live from our rate card. Open any of them in the estimator and make it yours.

Example projectWeb app

LIMS reviewed, then rescued

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

A contract lab still runs its studies on a LIMS built in Access fifteen years ago, a vendor replacement stalled half done, and nobody can say which of the two to trust.

// What we would build

We start with an architecture review of the old system and the stalled one, and write down what is worth keeping. Then we rescue the work: a web LIMS built to the requirements your quality team sets, every record moved and checked, and the old database kept read-only until your team signs off.

// What is in it

A written review of the old LIMS and the stalled replacement, yours to keep
Samples, studies, results and audit history moved out of Access, and checked with your team
Roles, electronic sign-off and a full audit trail, to the requirements your quality team sets
Instrument results and reports carried across
The old database kept read-only until you retire it
Milestones you sign off, each one shown working

// Stack

Next.js
PostgreSQL
Access import
AWS Canada (Central)

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$120,000 to US$184,000, delivered within 23 weeksCAD 171,200 to 261,900
Hosting: ≈ US$492 a monthCAD 700 a month
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Design approved: 3.9 to 6.9 weeks
Core features: 3.4 to 5.9 weeks
Full build: 2.4 to 3.9 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Moved records checked by your lab: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

Your quality and IT teams' review before go-live: 4 to 8 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 34,240 to 52,380
Discovery 6.8%: CAD 11,641.60 to 17,809.20
Design approved 6.8%: CAD 11,641.60 to 17,809.20
Core features 20.4%: CAD 34,924.80 to 53,427.60
Full build 13.6%: CAD 23,283.20 to 35,618.40
Testing and fixes 6.8%: CAD 11,641.60 to 17,809.20
Moved records checked by your lab 8.7%: CAD 14,894.40 to 22,785.30
Launch 6.9%: CAD 11,812.80 to 18,071.10
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 17,120 to 26,190

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// questions

Questions we get about this.

Our LIMS was built in Access by a scientist who has left. Can you still move it?

Almost always. We read a copy of the database, map every table, and check the moved records with your team.

Can you review a vendor's half-finished LIMS before we decide?

Yes. The written review is yours to keep, whether or not we do the rescue.

Will the new LIMS keep our audit history?

Yes. The history comes across with the records, and the old system stays readable as a reference.

Back to the industry: Biotech and life-science research About the service: Rescue and modernization

// next

Not quite your project?

Tell us what you have in mind. We will come back to you with a range and the questions that would narrow it. Or book a call and talk it through.

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