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   |title=<small>Products list</small>
   |title=<small>Products list</small>
   |1=<li>ezColony
   |1=<li>BiobankPro
   |2=<li>FreezerPro
  |2=<li>ezColony
   |3=<li>LimitLIS
   |3=<li>FreezerPro
   |4=<li>LIMS 24/7
   |4=<li>LimitLIS
   |5=<li>Sciency}}
   |5=<li>LIMS 24/7
   |6=<li>Sciency}}
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==History==
==History==
 
In late August 2017, Ruro announced that its FreezerPro sample management solution was acquired by Brooks Automation, Inc., which also acquired distribution rights to Ruro's BiobankPro.<ref name="PRWebRuro17">{{cite web |url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2017/08/prweb14630079.htm |title=RURO, Inc.’s FreezerPro Software Acquired by Brooks Automation, Inc. |work=PRWeb |publisher=Vocus PRW Holdings, LLC |date=24 August 2017 |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref> Ruro indicated on its website that its "customers will continue to receive RURO’s outstanding Support services through their existing Support Contracts. New FreezerPro customers will continue to find information about FreezerPro on RURO’s website until the transition" is complete, roughly to the end of 2017.<ref name="RuroFPArch">{{cite web |url=https://ruro.com/products/freezerpro |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830200155/https://ruro.com/products/freezerpro |title=FreezerPro |publisher=RURO Inc |archivedate=30 August 2017 |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref>
 


==Technology and products==
==Technology and products==
===BiobankPro, ezColony, FreezerPro, LimitLIS, LIMS 24/7, and Sciency===
BiobankPro "is a biorepository management system that provides dynamic specimen tracking, freezer, study and workflow management in the cloud or on premises."<ref name="BBPro">{{cite web |url=https://ruro.com/products/biobankpro |title=BiobankPro |publisher=RURO, Inc |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref> The company states that whereas "LimitLIS is tailored towards CLIA commercial testing labs and focuses on testing of patient samples ... BiobankPro focuses on clinical trial sample management and next-gen biobanking."<ref name="BBPro" />


===ezColony, FreezerPro, LimitLIS, LIMS 24/7, and Sciency===
ezColony is laboratory data management software designed "automate the management of transgenic animal colonies as well as their facilities for scientific and medical research."<ref name="ezAbout">{{cite web |url=https://ruro.com/products/ezcolony |title=ezColony |publisher=RURO, Inc |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref>
 
ezColony is laboratory data management software designed for "automating the management of transgenic animal colonies for scientific and medical research as well as their facilities on nearly any scale."<ref name="ezAbout">{{cite web |url=http://www.ruro.com/software/ezcolony/overview |title=ezColony - Overview |publisher=RURO Inc |accessdate=4 June 2012}}</ref>


FreezerPro is a "frozen sample management solution that is indispensable to any modern scientific or pharmaceutical laboratory."<ref name="FreezerAbout">{{cite web |url=http://www.ruro.com/software/freezerpro/overview |title=FreezerPro 2012 - Overview |publisher=RURO Inc |accessdate=4 June 2012}}</ref>
FreezerPro is software that "enables users to know precisely where a laboratory sample is located even before opening the freezer door."<ref name="FreezerAbout">{{cite web |url=https://ruro.com/products/freezerpro |title=FreezerPro |publisher=RURO Inc |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref> Note, however, that it will no longer be a Ruro-supported product at the beginning of 2018; Brooks Automation will be responsible for it.<ref name="PRWebRuro17" /><ref name="RuroFPArch" />


LimitLIS is a web- and cloud-based [[laboratory information system]] (LIS) "that provides access to sample information from anywhere in the world."<ref name="LLAbout">{{cite web |url=https://limitlis.cloud/ |title=LimitLIS |publisher=RURO Inc |accessdate=20 July 2016}}</ref>
LimitLIS is a web- and cloud-based [[laboratory information system]] (LIS) "that provides access to sample information from anywhere in the world."<ref name="LLAbout">{{cite web |url=https://limitlis.cloud/ |title=LimitLIS |publisher=RURO Inc |accessdate=20 July 2016}}</ref>


LIMS 24/7 is a [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) designed "for easing the management, security, and analysis of data and personnel."<ref name="247Benefits">{{cite web |url=http://www.ruro.com/software/lims-247/lims-247-benefits |title=LIMS 24/7 - LIMS 24/7 Benefits |publisher=RURO Inc |accessdate=04 October 2015}}</ref>
LIMS 24/7 is a [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) that assists in "lessening demands on staff, ensuring the accuracy of results or other entered content, and providing the 'big picture' to management in real-time."<ref name="247Benefits">{{cite web |url=https://ruro.com/products/lims-247 |title=LIMS 24/7 |publisher=RURO Inc |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref>


Sciency is an [[electronic laboratory notebook]] (ELN) that acts as "a scalable, integrated research environment for managing and sharing data within a robust framework that protects valuable intellectual property, streamline laboratory processes and supports 21 CFR Part 11 compliance."<ref name="SciAbout">{{cite web |url=http://www.ruro.com/software/sciency-eln/overview |title=Sciency - Overview |publisher=RURO Inc |accessdate=20 April 2013}}</ref> The software comes in a Standard and Enterprise edition. Enterprise edition-only features include data encryption, the ability to set up user groups, automated backups, and "gold support."<ref name="SciEnt">{{cite web |url=http://www.ruro.com/software/sciency-eln/sciency-enterprise |title=Sciency ELN - Sciency Enterprise |publisher=RURO Inc |accessdate=20 April 2013}}</ref>
Sciency is an [[electronic laboratory notebook]] (ELN) that acts as "a scalable, integrated research environment for managing and sharing data within a robust framework that protects valuable intellectual property, streamline laboratory processes and supports 21 CFR Part 11 compliance."<ref name="SciAbout">{{cite web |url=https://ruro.com/products/sciency-eln |title=Sciency |publisher=RURO Inc |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref> The software comes in a Standard and Enterprise edition. Enterprise edition-only features include data encryption, the ability to set up user groups, automated backups, and "gold support."<ref name="SciEnt">{{cite web |url=https://sciency-eln.com/features |title=Sciency ELN - Compare Editions |publisher=RURO Inc |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref>


====Features====
====Features====
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{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="border-style:none;" background="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
  |-
  |-
   ! colspan="2"| Product: [http://www.ruro.com/software/ezcolony/overview ezColony]
   ! colspan="2"| Product: [https://ruro.com/products/biobankpro BiobankPro]
|-
  | style="background-color:white; border-style:none;"| {{Databox LIMSfeature
| sample_login_man  = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch">{{cite web |url=https://ruro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/biobankpro_brochure_sm.pdf |format=PDF |title=BiobankPro: Structure Biobanking Meets Flexible LIMS |publisher=RURO, Inc |date=December 2016 |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref>
| sample_track      = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch" />
| sample_batch      = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch" />
| task_event_sched  = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch" />
| manual_entry      =
| multiple_view      = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch" />
| data_analysis      = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch" />
| data_sharing      =
| custom_fields      =
| query              = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch" />
| import_data        = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch" />
| data_linking_int  = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch" />
| data_linking_ext  =
| eln_support        = Y<ref name="BBProFeats">{{cite web |url=https://biobank.pro/biobankpro-features |title=BiobankPro - Features |publisher=RURO, Inc |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref>
| export_msexcel    =
| export_raw        =
| data_warehouse    = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch" />
| deadline_control  =
| production_control =
| project_task_man  = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch" />
| inventory_man      = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch" />
| document_man      = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch" />
| case_man          =
| workflow_man      = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch" />
| spec_man          =
| customer_man      =
| billing_man        =
 
| reg_compliance    = Y<ref name="BBProFeats" />
| qa_qc              =
| performance_eval  =
| audit_trail        = Y<ref name="BBProFeats" />
| chain_custody      = Y<ref name="BBProFeats" />
| roles_security    = Y<ref name="BBProFeats" />
| data_norm          =
| data_val          = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch" />
| data_encrypt      =
| version_control    =
| data_backup        =
| enviro_monitoring  =
 
| custom_reporting  = Y<ref name="BBProFeats" />
| report_printing    = Y<ref name="BBProFeats" />
| label_support      = Y<ref name="BBProFeats" />
| barcode_support    = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch" />
| export_pdf        =
| export_msword      =
| export_htmlxml    =
| fax_integration    =
| email_integration  = Y<ref name="BBProFeats" />
 
| admin_manage      = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch" />
| modular            =
| instrument_inter  = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch" />
| mobile_device      =
| alarms_alerts      = Y<ref name="BBProFeats" />
| work_timetrack    =
| voice_rec          =
| external_monitor  = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch" />
| messaging          = Y<ref name="BBPro_Broch" />
| multilingual      =
| network            =
| web_client        =
| online_help        =
| saas_model        = Y<ref name="BBProLic">{{cite web |url=https://biobank.pro/biobankpro-licensing-options |title=BiobankPro - Licensing Options |publisher=RURO, Inc |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref>
| usage_cost        =
| industries        = clinical research
}}
|-
|}
| STYLE="vertical-align:top; padding-right:10px;"|
{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="border-style:none;" background="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
|-
  ! colspan="2"| Product: [https://ruro.com/products/ezcolony ezColony]
  |-
  |-
   | style="background-color:white; border-style:none;"| {{Databox LIMSfeature
   | style="background-color:white; border-style:none;"| {{Databox LIMSfeature
| sample_login_man  = Y<ref name="ezStandard">{{cite web |url=http://www.ruro.com/software/ezcolony/ezcolony-standard |title=ezColony - ezColony Standard |publisher=RURO Inc. |accessdate=4 June 2012}}</ref>
| sample_login_man  = Y<ref name="ezStandard">{{cite web |url=https://ezcolony.com/product-tour |title=Product Tour |publisher=RURO, Inc |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref>
| sample_track      =  
| sample_track      =  
| sample_batch      =  
| sample_batch      =  
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| data_analysis      =  
| data_analysis      =  
| data_sharing      =  
| data_sharing      =  
| custom_fields      = Y<ref name="ezBrochure">{{cite web |url=http://www.ruro.com/resources/ezColony.pdf |title=ezColony - Transgenic Animal Colony at Your Fingertips |publisher=RURO Inc. |accessdate=4 June 2012 |format=PDF}}</ref>
| custom_fields      = Y<ref name="ezBrochure">{{cite web |url=https://ruro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/RURO_ezColony_Brochure.pdf |title=ezColony Cloud - Transgenic Animal Colony at Your Fingertips |publisher=RURO, Inc |accessdate=30 August 2017 |format=PDF}}</ref>
| query              = Y<ref name="ezBrochure" />
| query              = Y<ref name="ezBrochure" />
| import_data        =  
| import_data        =  
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| inventory_man      = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| inventory_man      = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| document_man      =  
| document_man      =  
| case_man          = Y<ref name="ezReport">{{cite web |url=http://www.ruro.com/software/ezcolony/reports-alerts-audit |title=ezColony - Reports, Alerts, Audit |publisher=RURO Inc. |accessdate=4 June 2012}}</ref>
| case_man          = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| workflow_man      = Y<ref name="ezReport" />
| workflow_man      = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| spec_man          =  
| spec_man          =  
| customer_man      =  
| customer_man      =  
| billing_man        =  
| billing_man        =  


| reg_compliance    = Y<ref name="ezRegComp">{{cite web |url=http://www.ruro.com/software/ezcolony/regulatory-compliance |title=ezColony - Regulatory Compliance |publisher=RURO Inc. |accessdate=4 June 2012}}</ref>
| reg_compliance    = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| qa_qc              =  
| qa_qc              =  
| performance_eval  =  
| performance_eval  =  
| audit_trail        = Y<ref name="ezReport" />
| audit_trail        = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| chain_custody      = Y<ref name="ezReport" />
| chain_custody      = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| roles_security    = Y<ref name="ezRegComp" />
| roles_security    = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| data_norm          =  
| data_norm          =  
| data_val          =  
| data_val          =  
| data_encrypt      = Y<ref name="ezEnterprise">{{cite web |url=http://www.ruro.com/software/ezcolony/ezcolony-enterprise |title=ezColony - ezColony Enterprise |publisher=RURO Inc. |accessdate=4 June 2012}}</ref>
| data_encrypt      = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| version_control    =  
| version_control    =  
| data_backup        = Y<ref name="ezAbout" />
| data_backup        = Y<ref name="ezAbout" />
| enviro_monitoring  = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| enviro_monitoring  = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />


| custom_reporting  = Y<ref name="ezReport" />
| custom_reporting  = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| report_printing    = Y<ref name="ezBrochure" />
| report_printing    = Y<ref name="ezBrochure" />
| label_support      =  
| label_support      =  
| barcode_support    = Y<ref name="ezBarcode">{{cite web |url=http://www.ruro.com/software/ezcolony/barcodes-and-rfids |title=ezColony - Barcodes and RFIDs |publisher=RURO Inc. |accessdate=4 June 2012}}</ref>
| barcode_support    = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| export_pdf        = Y<ref name="ezBrochure" />
| export_pdf        = Y<ref name="ezBrochure" />
| export_msword      =  
| export_msword      =  
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| voice_rec          =  
| voice_rec          =  
| external_monitor  =  
| external_monitor  =  
| messaging          = Y<ref name="ezEnterprise" />
| messaging          = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| multilingual      = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| multilingual      = Y<ref name="ezStandard" />
| network            =  
| network            =  
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| saas_model        =  
| saas_model        =  
| usage_cost        =  
| usage_cost        =  
| industries        = life sciences, general
| industries        = clinical research, life sciences
}}
}}
  |-
  |-
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{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="border-style:none;" background="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="border-style:none;" background="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
  |-
  |-
   ! colspan="2"| Product: [http://www.ruro.com/software/freezerpro/overview FreezerPro]
   ! colspan="2"| Product: [https://ruro.com/products/freezerpro FreezerPro]
  |-
  |-
   | style="background-color:white; border-style:none;"| {{Databox LIMSfeature
   | style="background-color:white; border-style:none;"| {{Databox LIMSfeature
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| saas_model        =  
| saas_model        =  
| usage_cost        =  
| usage_cost        =  
| industries        = life sciences, general
| industries        = clinical research, life sciences
}}
}}
  |-
  |-
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{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="border-style:none;" background="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="border-style:none;" background="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
  |-
  |-
   ! colspan="2"| Product: [https://ruro.com/software/lims-247/implementation LIMS 24/7]
   ! colspan="2"| Product: [https://ruro.com/products/lims-247 LIMS 24/7]
  |-
  |-
   | style="background-color:white; border-style:none;"| {{Databox LIMSfeature
   | style="background-color:white; border-style:none;"| {{Databox LIMSfeature
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| data_sharing      =  
| data_sharing      =  
| custom_fields      =  
| custom_fields      =  
| query              = Y<ref name="247Brochure">{{cite web |url=http://www.ruro.com/resources/LIMS_247.pdf |title=LIMS 24/7 - One Platform, Infinite Possibilities |publisher=RURO Inc. |accessdate=4 June 2012 |format=PDF}}</ref>
| query              = Y<ref name="247Brochure">{{cite web |url=https://ruro.com/wp-content/themes/assan/documents/LIMS_247_v4.pdf |title=LIMS 24/7 - Laboratory Information Management System |publisher=RURO, Inc |accessdate=30 August 2017 |format=PDF}}</ref>
| import_data        = Y<ref name="247Brochure" />
| import_data        = Y<ref name="247Brochure" />
| data_linking_int  = Y<ref name="247Brochure" />
| data_linking_int  = Y<ref name="247Brochure" />
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| data_norm          =  
| data_norm          =  
| data_val          =  
| data_val          =  
| data_encrypt      = Y<ref name="247Details">{{cite web |url=http://www.ruro.com/software/lims-247/product-details |title=LIMS 24/7 - Product Details |publisher=RURO Inc. |accessdate=4 June 2012}}</ref>
| data_encrypt      = Y<ref name="247Details">{{cite web |url=https://ruro.com/products/lims-247/lims-247-details |title=LIMS 24/7 Details |publisher=RURO, Inc |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref>
| version_control    =  
| version_control    =  
| data_backup        =  
| data_backup        =  
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| saas_model        =  
| saas_model        =  
| usage_cost        =  
| usage_cost        =  
| industries        = biotechnology, chemical, clinical research, food and beverage, general, law enforcement and forensic, life sciences, logistics, manufacturing and R&D, petrochemical
| industries        = biotechnology, chemical, clinical research, food and beverage, law enforcement and forensic, life sciences, logistics, manufacturing and R&D, petrochemical
}}
}}
  |-
  |-
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{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="border-style:none;" background="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="border-style:none;" background="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
  |-
  |-
   ! colspan="2"| Product: [http://www.ruro.com/software/sciency-eln/overview Sciency]
   ! colspan="2"| Product: [https://sciency-eln.com/index Sciency]
  |-
  |-
   | style="background-color:white; border-style:none;"| {{Databox ELNfeature
   | style="background-color:white; border-style:none;"| {{Databox ELNfeature
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| multiple_view      = Y<ref name="SciAbout" />
| multiple_view      = Y<ref name="SciAbout" />
| data_analysis      =  
| data_analysis      =  
| data_sharing      = Y<ref name="SciStand">{{cite web |url=http://www.ruro.com/software/sciency-eln/key-features |title=Sciency - Key Features |publisher=RURO, Inc |accessdate=20 April 2013}}</ref>
| data_sharing      = Y<ref name="SciStand">{{cite web |url=https://sciency-eln.com/product-tour |title=Product Tour |publisher=RURO, Inc |accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref>
| custom_fields      =  
| custom_fields      =  
| custom_temps_forms = Y<ref name="SciAbout" />
| custom_temps_forms = Y<ref name="SciAbout" />
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| qa_qc              =  
| qa_qc              =  
| performance_eval  =  
| performance_eval  =  
| audit_trail        = Y<ref name="SciReg">{{cite web |url=http://www.ruro.com/software/sciency-eln/regulatory-compliance |title=Sciency - Regulatory Compliance |publisher=RURO, Inc |accessdate=20 April 2013}}</ref>
| audit_trail        = Y<ref name="SciStand" />
| chain_custody      =  
| chain_custody      =  
| roles_security    = Y<ref name="SciReg" />
| roles_security    = Y<ref name="SciStand" />
| data_norm          =  
| data_norm          =  
| data_val          =  
| data_val          =  
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| label_support      =  
| label_support      =  
| barcode_support    =  
| barcode_support    =  
| export_pdf        = Y<ref name="SciDE">{{cite web |url=http://www.ruro.com/software/sciency-eln/data-entry |title=Sciency - Date Entry |publisher=RURO, Inc |accessdate=20 April 2013}}</ref>
| export_pdf        = Y<ref name="SciStand" />
| export_msword      =  
| export_msword      =  
| export_htmlxml    =  
| export_htmlxml    =  
| email_integration  = Y<ref name="SciAbout" />
| email_integration  = Y<ref name="SciAbout" />


| admin_manage      = Y<ref name="SciReg" />
| admin_manage      = Y<ref name="SciStand" />
| modular            =  
| modular            =  
| instrument_inter  = Y<ref name="SciDE" />
| instrument_inter  = Y<ref name="SciStand" />
| mobile_device      = Y<ref name="SciAbout" />
| mobile_device      = Y<ref name="SciAbout" />
| soft_integration  = Y<ref name="SciAbout" />
| soft_integration  = Y<ref name="SciAbout" />
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====Additional information====
====Additional information====


* [http://www.ruro.com/resources/ezColony.pdf ezColony brochure]
* [https://ruro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/biobankpro_brochure_sm.pdf BiobankPro brochure]
* [https://ruro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/RURO_ezColony_Brochure.pdf ezColony brochure]
* [http://www.ruro.com/resources/FreezerPro2012.pdf FreezerPro brochure]
* [http://www.ruro.com/resources/FreezerPro2012.pdf FreezerPro brochure]
* [https://limitlis.cloud/custom/documents/LimitLIS_Brochure.pdf LimitLIS brochure]
* [https://ruro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/LimitLIS_Brochure.pdf LimitLIS brochure]
* [https://ruro.com/resources/LIMS_247_v4.pdf LIMS 24/7 brochure]
* [https://ruro.com/wp-content/themes/assan/documents/LIMS_247_v4.pdf LIMS 24/7 brochure]
* [http://www.ruro.com/resources/SciencyELN_3.pdf Sciency brochure]
* [https://ruro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/RURO_ezColony_Brochure-1.pdf Sciency brochure]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:ELN vendor]]
[[Category:ELN vendor]]
[[Category:Food and beverage LIMS]]
[[Category:Food and beverage LIMS]]
[[Category:General LIMS]]
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RURO Inc.
Type Incorporated
Industry Laboratory informatics
Headquarters 321 Ballenger Center Dr.
Suite 102
Frederick, Maryland
, U.S.
Area served Worldwide
Products
Website RURO.com
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/1567555

RURO Inc. develops and distributes laboratory informatics software solutions.


History

In late August 2017, Ruro announced that its FreezerPro sample management solution was acquired by Brooks Automation, Inc., which also acquired distribution rights to Ruro's BiobankPro.[1] Ruro indicated on its website that its "customers will continue to receive RURO’s outstanding Support services through their existing Support Contracts. New FreezerPro customers will continue to find information about FreezerPro on RURO’s website until the transition" is complete, roughly to the end of 2017.[2]

Technology and products

BiobankPro, ezColony, FreezerPro, LimitLIS, LIMS 24/7, and Sciency

BiobankPro "is a biorepository management system that provides dynamic specimen tracking, freezer, study and workflow management in the cloud or on premises."[3] The company states that whereas "LimitLIS is tailored towards CLIA commercial testing labs and focuses on testing of patient samples ... BiobankPro focuses on clinical trial sample management and next-gen biobanking."[3]

ezColony is laboratory data management software designed "automate the management of transgenic animal colonies as well as their facilities for scientific and medical research."[4]

FreezerPro is software that "enables users to know precisely where a laboratory sample is located even before opening the freezer door."[5] Note, however, that it will no longer be a Ruro-supported product at the beginning of 2018; Brooks Automation will be responsible for it.[1][2]

LimitLIS is a web- and cloud-based laboratory information system (LIS) "that provides access to sample information from anywhere in the world."[6]

LIMS 24/7 is a laboratory information management system (LIMS) that assists in "lessening demands on staff, ensuring the accuracy of results or other entered content, and providing the 'big picture' to management in real-time."[7]

Sciency is an electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) that acts as "a scalable, integrated research environment for managing and sharing data within a robust framework that protects valuable intellectual property, streamline laboratory processes and supports 21 CFR Part 11 compliance."[8] The software comes in a Standard and Enterprise edition. Enterprise edition-only features include data encryption, the ability to set up user groups, automated backups, and "gold support."[9]

Features

Product: BiobankPro
Sample, inventory, and data management
Sample login and management?Y[10]
Sample tracking?Y[10]
Sample and/or result batching?Y[10]
Task and event scheduling?Y[10]
Option for manual result entry?
Multiple data viewing methods?Y[10]
Data and trend analysis?Y[10]
Data and equipment sharing?
Customizable fields and/or interface?
Query capability?Y[10]
Import data?Y[10]
Internal file or data linking?Y[10]
External file or data linking?
ELN support or integration?Y[11]
Export data to MS Excel?
Raw data management?
Data warehouse?Y[10]
Deadline control?
Production control?
Project and/or task management?Y[10]
Inventory management?Y[10]
Document creation and/or management?Y[10]
Case management?
Workflow management?Y[10]
Specification management?
Customer and supplier management?
Billing management?
Quality, security, and compliance
Regulatory compliance?Y[11]
QA / QC functions?
Performance evaluation?
Audit trail?Y[11]
Chain of custody?Y[11]
Configurable roles and security?Y[11]
Data normalization?
Data validation?Y[10]
Data encryption?
Version control?
Automatic data backup?
Environmental monitoring?
Reporting, barcoding, and printing
Custom reporting?Y[11]
Report printing?Y[11]
Label support?Y[11]
Barcode support?Y[10]
Export to PDF?
Export to MS Word?
Export to HTML and/or XML?
Fax integration?
Email integration?Y[11]
Base functionality
Administrator management?Y[10]
Modular?
Instrument interfacing and management?Y[10]
Mobile device integration?
Alarms and/or alerts?Y[11]
Work-related time tracking?
Voice recognition system?
External monitoring?Y[10]
Messaging?Y[10]
Multilingual?
Network-capable?
Web client or portal?
Online or integrated help?
Software as a service delivery model?Y[12]
Usage-based cost?
Industries served
clinical research
Product: ezColony
Sample, inventory, and data management
Sample login and management?Y[13]
Sample tracking?
Sample and/or result batching?
Task and event scheduling?
Option for manual result entry?
Multiple data viewing methods?
Data and trend analysis?
Data and equipment sharing?
Customizable fields and/or interface?Y[14]
Query capability?Y[14]
Import data?
Internal file or data linking?
External file or data linking?
ELN support or integration?
Export data to MS Excel?
Raw data management?
Data warehouse?
Deadline control?
Production control?
Project and/or task management?
Inventory management?Y[13]
Document creation and/or management?
Case management?Y[13]
Workflow management?Y[13]
Specification management?
Customer and supplier management?
Billing management?
Quality, security, and compliance
Regulatory compliance?Y[13]
QA / QC functions?
Performance evaluation?
Audit trail?Y[13]
Chain of custody?Y[13]
Configurable roles and security?Y[13]
Data normalization?
Data validation?
Data encryption?Y[13]
Version control?
Automatic data backup?Y[4]
Environmental monitoring?Y[13]
Reporting, barcoding, and printing
Custom reporting?Y[13]
Report printing?Y[14]
Label support?
Barcode support?Y[13]
Export to PDF?Y[14]
Export to MS Word?
Export to HTML and/or XML?Y[14]
Fax integration?
Email integration?
Base functionality
Administrator management?
Modular?
Instrument interfacing and management?
Mobile device integration?Y[4]
Alarms and/or alerts?
Work-related time tracking?
Voice recognition system?
External monitoring?
Messaging?Y[13]
Multilingual?Y[13]
Network-capable?
Web client or portal?Y[13]
Online or integrated help?
Software as a service delivery model?
Usage-based cost?
Industries served
clinical research, life sciences
Product: FreezerPro
Sample, inventory, and data management
Sample login and management?Y[15]
Sample tracking?Y[15]
Sample and/or result batching?
Task and event scheduling?
Option for manual result entry?
Multiple data viewing methods?
Data and trend analysis?
Data and equipment sharing?
Customizable fields and/or interface?
Query capability?Y[5]
Import data?Y[15]
Internal file or data linking?
External file or data linking?
ELN support or integration?
Export data to MS Excel?
Raw data management?
Data warehouse?
Deadline control?
Production control?
Project and/or task management?
Inventory management?Y[5]
Document creation and/or management?
Case management?
Workflow management?Y[15]
Specification management?
Customer and supplier management?
Billing management?
Quality, security, and compliance
Regulatory compliance?Y[16]
QA / QC functions?
Performance evaluation?
Audit trail?Y[5]
Chain of custody?
Configurable roles and security?Y[15]
Data normalization?
Data validation?
Data encryption?Y[17]
Version control?
Automatic data backup?
Environmental monitoring?Y[5]
Reporting, barcoding, and printing
Custom reporting?Y[5]
Report printing?Y[5]
Label support?Y[15]
Barcode support?Y[15]
Export to PDF?
Export to MS Word?
Export to HTML and/or XML?
Fax integration?
Email integration?
Base functionality
Administrator management?Y[15]
Modular?
Instrument interfacing and management?
Mobile device integration?Y[18]
Alarms and/or alerts?Y[15]
Work-related time tracking?
Voice recognition system?
External monitoring?
Messaging?Y[19]
Multilingual?Y[15]
Network-capable?
Web client or portal?Y[15]
Online or integrated help?
Software as a service delivery model?
Usage-based cost?
Industries served
clinical research, life sciences
Product: LimitLIS
Experiment, patient, and data management
Sample login and management?Y[6]
Sample tracking?Y[20]
Sample and/or result batching?
Task and event scheduling?Y[20]
Option for manual result entry?Y[6]
Multiple data viewing methods?
Configurable templates and forms?Y[20]
Data and trend analysis?Y[20]
Data and equipment sharing?
Data mining?
Customizable fields and/or interface?Y[20]
Query capability?Y[20]
Import data?
Internal file or data linking?
External file or data linking?
ELN support or integration?
Export data to MS Excel?
Raw data management?
Data warehouse?
Project and/or task management?
Test, experiment, and/or trial management?
Inventory management?
Document and/or image management?Y[20]
Patient and case management?Y[20]
Workflow management?
Specification management?
Customer and physician management?
Billing and revenue management?Y[20]
Quality, security, and compliance
Regulatory compliance?Y[6]
QA / QC functions?Y[6]
Performance evaluation?
Audit trail?Y[20]
Chain of custody?
Configurable roles and security?
Data normalization?
Data validation?Y[6]
Data encryption?Y[21]
Version control?
Automatic data backup?Y[21]
Environmental monitoring?
Reporting, barcoding, and printing
Custom reporting?Y[6]
Synoptic reporting?
Report printing?Y[20]
Label support?Y[6]
Barcode and/or RFID support?Y[20]
Export to PDF?Y[6]
Export to MS Word?
Export to HTML and/or XML?
Fax integration?Y[6]
Email integration?Y[6]
Base functionality
Administrator management?Y[6]
Modular?
Instrument interfacing and management?Y[6]
Mobile device integration?Y[6]
Third-party software integration?Y[20]
Alarms and/or alerts?Y[20]
Work-related time tracking?
Voice recognition system?
External monitoring?Y[6]
Messaging?Y[6]
Commenting?
Multilingual?
Network-capable?
Web client or portal?Y[6]
Online or integrated help?
Software as a service delivery model?Y[6]
Usage-based cost?
Industries served
industry-neutral
Product: LIMS 24/7
Sample, inventory, and data management
Sample login and management?
Sample tracking?
Sample and/or result batching?
Task and event scheduling?
Option for manual result entry?
Multiple data viewing methods?
Data and trend analysis?
Data and equipment sharing?
Customizable fields and/or interface?
Query capability?Y[22]
Import data?Y[22]
Internal file or data linking?Y[22]
External file or data linking?
ELN support or integration?
Export data to MS Excel?
Raw data management?
Data warehouse?
Deadline control?
Production control?
Project and/or task management?
Inventory management?
Document creation and/or management?
Case management?
Workflow management?Y[7]
Specification management?
Customer and supplier management?
Billing management?
Quality, security, and compliance
Regulatory compliance?Y[7]
QA / QC functions?Y[7]
Performance evaluation?
Audit trail?Y[22]
Chain of custody?
Configurable roles and security?Y[7]
Data normalization?
Data validation?
Data encryption?Y[23]
Version control?
Automatic data backup?
Environmental monitoring?
Reporting, barcoding, and printing
Custom reporting?Y[7]
Report printing?
Label support?Y[22]
Barcode support?Y[22]
Export to PDF?Y[22]
Export to MS Word?
Export to HTML and/or XML?Y[22]
Fax integration?
Email integration?Y[23]
Base functionality
Administrator management?
Modular?
Instrument interfacing and management?Y[22]
Mobile device integration?Y[22]
Alarms and/or alerts?Y[23]
Work-related time tracking?
Voice recognition system?
External monitoring?Y[22]
Messaging?Y[23]
Multilingual?Y[22]
Network-capable?
Web client or portal?Y[23]
Online or integrated help?
Software as a service delivery model?
Usage-based cost?
Industries served
biotechnology, chemical, clinical research, food and beverage, law enforcement and forensic, life sciences, logistics, manufacturing and R&D, petrochemical
Product: Sciency
Experiment, collaboration,
and data management
Chemical and/or mathematical drawing and calculation?
Chemical and/or spectrum file support?
Task and event scheduling?
Option for manual result entry?
Multiple data viewing methods?Y[8]
Data and trend analysis?
Data and equipment sharing?Y[24]
Customizable fields and/or interface?
Configurable templates and forms?Y[8]
Query capability?Y[24]
Import data?
Internal file or data linking?Y[8]
External file or data linking?
Export data to MS Excel?
Raw data management?
Data warehouse?
Project and/or task management?Y[8]
Inventory management?
Document creation and/or management?Y[24]
Lab and/or group management?
Experiment management?Y[8]
Workflow management?Y[8]
Customer and supplier management?
Quality, security, and compliance
Regulatory compliance?Y[8]
QA / QC functions?
Performance evaluation?
Audit trail?Y[24]
Chain of custody?
Configurable roles and security?Y[24]
Data normalization?
Data validation?
Data encryption?
Electronic signatures?Y[8]
Version control?
Automatic data backup?
Reporting, barcoding, and printing
Custom reporting?
Report printing?
Label support?
Barcode support?
Export to PDF?Y[24]
Export to MS Word?
Export to HTML and/or XML?
Email integration?Y[8]
Base functionality
Administrator management?Y[24]
Modular?
Instrument interfacing and management?Y[24]
Mobile device integration?Y[8]
Third-party software integration?Y[8]
Alarms and/or alerts?Y[8]
External monitoring?
Messaging?
Bookmarking?
Commenting?Y[24]
Multilingual?
Network-capable?
Web client or portal?Y[8]
Online or integrated help?
Software as a service delivery model?
Usage-based cost?
Industries served
biotechnology, chemical, life sciences

Pricing

Source for pricing information is the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). As prices may change at any time, always contact the vendor directly to obtain a price list or quote.

Note: These are GSA prices, and as such they represent the lowest possible negotiated price. These prices aren't available to any entity outside of the Federal Government, and thus prices for non-government entities will be higher. If anything, they represent the lowest possible negotiated price.

ezColony
Part number Description Price
011-EC-601 ezColony Standard (for 5 users) $1,913.29
001-EC-601 ezColony Enterprise (for 1 user) $4,306.11
001-EC-600 ezColony Enterprise RFID Kit (for 1 user) $21,047.18
001-EC-612 ezColony Enterprise Test License (for 3 users) $3,827.54
FreezerPro
Part number Description Price
001-FP-612 FreezerPro Standard (for 5 users) $1,913.29
001-FP-613 FreezerPro Enterprise (for 1 user) $4,306.11
001-FP-610 FreezerPro Enterprise RFID Kit (for 1 user) $21,047.18
001-FP-623 FreezerPro Enterprise Test License (for 3 users) $3,827.54
001-FP-614 FreezerPro Elite (for 1 user) $15,313.04
Sciency
Part number Description Price
001-SY-201 Sciency Pro Standard (for 5 users) $1,913.29
001-SY-201E Sciency Enterprise (for 1 user) $4,306.11
SY-212-001 Sciency Enterprise Test License (for 3 users) $3,499.00
ezColony, FreezerPro, and Sciency user upgrades
Part number Description Price
001-ST-001 Standard: User Seat $381.89
001-UP-5-9 Standard: User Seat Pack - Qty: 5-9 $622.13
001-UP-10-24 Standard: User Seat Pack - Qty: 10-24 $573.32
001-UP-25-74 Standard: User Seat Pack - Qty: 25-74 $526.42
001-UP-75 Standard: User Seat Pack - Qty: 75+ $477.61
001-EN-002 Enterprise: User Seat $669.03
001-EN-004 Enterprise: RFID Kit User Seat $669.03
LIMS 24/7
Part number Description Price
1.0056 LIMS 24/7 1 Named User $2,392.81
1.0057 LIMS 24/7 5 Named Users $10,767.66
1.0058 LIMS 24/7 10 Named Users $19,142.50
1.0059 LIMS 24/7 25 Named Users $41,874.22
1.0060 LIMS 24/7 50 Named Users $71,784.38
1.0061 LIMS 24/7 100 Named Users $119,640.63
1.0062 LIMS 24/7 200 Named Users $191,425.00
1.0100 LIMS 24/7 Perpetual License $14,356.88
1.0105 LIMS 24/7 Additional Perpetual License $9,571.25

The following pricing information comes directly from the vendor's website[25]:

LimitLIS
Name Description Price
LimitLIS Core Setup One-time fee includes "help with test panel setup, user account setup, physician and facility setup, and more." $19,000
Instrument Integration Setup "This is a one-time setup fee per instrument." $3,0000 per instrument
HL7 Integration Setup "This is a one-time setup fee per interface." $3,000 per interface
Concurrent User Seats "Includes Premium Customer Support as well as upgrades, bug fixes and maintenance." $1,999 per user, per year
Patient/Client Portal Add-on allows patients "to view the status of their tests and clients can record point-of-care tests and more." $3,000 per year
Microbiology Workflow Add-on includes "monitoring of cultures, plates, isolated organisms and sensitivity testing." $3,000 per year
Instrument Integration Add-on allows software to "[integrate] with all of your instruments and interfaces." $3,000 per instrument, per year
HL7 Integration Add-on "provides continuing support and maintenance for the interfaces." $3,000 per interface, per year
Professional Services "Choose from multiple configuration add-ons that will help improve your laboratory's productivity." $200/hour each

Demonstration videos and other media

The following demonstration videos are available for RURO products:

Additional information

References

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