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title: "Custom laboratory software"
description: "Sample tracking, instrument data imports, review queues and QA/QC dashboards designed around your laboratory and existing systems."
canonical: "https://juhenza.com/solutions/laboratory-software"
last-updated: 2026-10-15
---

# Custom laboratory software

> Sample tracking, instrument data imports, review queues and QA/QC dashboards designed around your laboratory and existing systems.

## Every sample. A connected workflow.

Keep samples, results and reviews connected with custom laboratory software. Start with the gaps around your existing LIMS, instrument files and QA/QC processes.

## Fit

For laboratory managers and QA/QC teams coordinating sample intake, assignments, results and review.

## Scope

- **Sample tracking:** Define identifiers, receipt records, assignments and status transitions around the sample lifecycle.
- **Instrument data imports:** Assess instrument models, available protocols and export formats before promising connectivity.
- **Results and review queues:** Keep units, provenance and review status attached to results, with visible exceptions for incomplete data.
- **Laboratory dashboards:** Show sample progress and work awaiting review without presenting a dashboard as an authorized release decision.

## Process

1. **Follow a sample:** Map the current process and systems from receipt through review.
2. **Prove an integration:** Test representative exports, missing values and reconciliation before widening scope.
3. **Plan deployment:** Agree on validation, access, backup and support responsibilities with laboratory and IT owners.

## Examples

### Sample visibility

- Challenge: Teams ask each other which samples are waiting for testing or review.
- Approach: Model receipt, assignment and review stages with clear owners and timestamps.
- Deliverable: An illustrative sample lifecycle, then a scoped tracking application.

### Instrument file imports

- Challenge: Analysts retype results from instrument exports.
- Approach: Assess representative files, map units and identifiers and route invalid records to a reviewer.
- Deliverable: A bounded import adapter and reconciliation workflow for agreed formats.

## FAQ

### Do we need to replace our LIMS?

Not necessarily. Discovery should assess whether a targeted extension or integration addresses the gap before considering replacement.

### Can you connect any instrument?

Connectivity depends on the instrument, vendor access and available interfaces. It is confirmed through technical assessment.

### Can a dashboard release a batch?

A dashboard shows information. Release authority and any connected action must be defined and controlled separately.

## Reference architecture
A reference laboratory workflow linking sample identity, imported results and review status.
### Sample intake
Sample identity → Tests & assignments
Register agreed sample details and assign the required workflow stages.
Review: Check duplicate identifiers, required fields, cancellations and authorized changes.
### Results & records
Instrument imports → Units & limits
Associate supported instrument exports and entered results with the correct sample and method.
Review: Test actual file formats, units, limits, rejected imports and traceability to the source file.
### Review & release
Review queue → Approved output
Route completed records to the appropriate reviewer and produce the agreed output.
Review: Check permissions, rework, result amendments and the evidence needed for intended-use validation.
Illustrative planning model; scope and deliverables are agreed per project.
## Technology choices
The instrument and method determine the interface
### Data capture
Instrument exports · Structured forms
Review actual instrument models, supported files and approved sample exports before selecting connectivity.
### Workflow
Sample records · Review queues · APIs
Design identifiers, assignments and result stages around the laboratory’s operating process.
### Visibility
Dashboards · Export · Change history
Choose output and reporting around reviewer tasks, source traceability and customer-defined retention requirements.
## Quality checks before handover
### Import fidelity
Compare imported values, sample identifiers, units and errors against representative instrument files.
### Workflow permissions
Check who may enter, amend, review and release a result, including rejected and repeated work.
### Validation planning
Define intended use, acceptance checks and the evidence the customer requires before adopting the workflow.
## Preparing for a project

Bring instrument models, redacted export files, sample stages and details of your existing LIMS.

Start a project: https://juhenza.com/contact