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"HEnRY: A DZIF LIMS tool for the collection and documentation of biospecimens in multicentre studies"

Well-characterized biological specimens (biospecimens) of high quality have great potential for the acceleration of and quality improvement in translational biomedical research. To improve accessibility of local specimen collections, efforts have been made to create central repositories (biobanks) and catalogues. Available technical solutions for creating professional local specimen catalogues and connecting them to central systems are cost intensive and/or technically complex to implement. Therefore, the HIV-focused Thematic Translational Unit (TTU) of the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) developed a laboratory information management system (LIMS) called HIV Engaged Research Technology (HEnRY) for implementation into the HIV Translational Platform (TP-HIV) at the DZIF and other research networks. (Full article...)

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