Bench-To-Bedside: A Research Information Network To Advance Medicinal Breakthroughs

By Trish Meek at Thermo Fisher Scientific and Dennis Fallen at Fisher BioServices

Translational science is an emerging area of medical practice, integrating research inputs from the basic sciences, social sciences and political sciences to optimise patient care. This process, often described as ‘bench-to-bedside', is at its core a relatively simple concept. By taking a focused point of view, the biomedical community is able to translate what it has learnt in the laboratory into the diagnosis and clinical treatment of patients. While this bench-to-bedside approach holds the promise of tomorrow's innovative and personalised medical treatments, it presents some real challenges today.

Translational science is an emerging area of medical practice, integrating research inputs from the basic sciences, social sciences and political sciences to optimise patient care. This process, often described as ‘bench-to-bedside', is at its core a relatively simple concept. By taking a focused point of view, the biomedical community is able to translate what it has learnt in the laboratory into the diagnosis and clinical treatment of patients. While this bench-to-bedside approach holds the promise of tomorrow's innovative and personalised medical treatments, it presents some real challenges today A novel and flexible laboratory information management system (LIMS) can address the challenges faced by researchers in their day to day operations and facilitate collaboration across all organisations by creating a unified global research information network:

• Data Management Needs
• Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Requirements
• Clinical Requirements
• CRO Industry Requirements

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