News, insight, events and case studies

Point-of-Care The diversity of point-of-care testing (POCT) locations, devices, and operators makes its management and connectivity challenging. However, the greatest benefit of a POCT result is its rapid turnaround time (TAT). That TAT is not realized if the result is not immediately available to the provider or care team for action. Thus, connectivity is imperative […]

14 November 2019

Raleigh, N.C., Oct 2, 2019 – HORIZON, a lab information management software and services company, with 30+ years of industry leadership, has relocated to a state-of-the-art facility in the Research Triangle Park area of Raleigh, North Carolina. “HORIZON has grown year-over-year (YOY) at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14%, because we’ve been able […]

2 October 2019

MIPS, part of the CliniSys group, announces that it has acquired Cointec, a Spanish market leader of laboratory information software (LIS). This acquisition will enable MIPS to more effectively support and deliver solutions for the unique needs of Spain and the global Spanish market.

16 September 2019

Point-of-Care Point-of-care testing (POCT) brings its own set of challenges in regard to regulatory compliance. Those laboratories that are inspected and certified by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) are likely quite familiar with the CAP checklists for different laboratory areas and departments. For a great refresher and summary of CAP inspection priorities for POCT, […]

3 September 2019

Kim Futrell, MLS(ASCP), MSHI Industry, Leadership, LIS A request for proposal (RFP) is a method that many companies use to solicit bids or proposals for a service or project. The RFP process is tightly structured and intends to provide unbiased, competitive proposals that make it easier for buyers to compare responses between different vendors or […]

MIPS is very delighted to announce that we have launched the second Swiss pathology lab with our anapath solution LIS DaVinci, earlier this month. This second lab is located near Lausanne and is the second successful Swiss implementation after the launch of its first site Allschwil. Both of these laboratories are part of Viollier AG, […]

28 September 2018

MIPS announced that it has finalised the acquisition of joint ownership in the intellectual property rights and source code of Genial Genetics’ Genial Pedigree Draw Module. Genial Genetics develops data management solutions for genetics and pathology professionals and has developed an innovative and proven solution supporting the easy and intuitive creation and maintenance of pedigree […]

27 April 2018

When AZ Sint-Jan AV Brugge-Oostende wanted to go digital with its pathology department, it turned to Philips’s digital pathology solution and MIPS’ LIS DaVinci. Now, the forward-looking “Digital Pathology – The end of the microscope” project has received Agoria’s E-Health Award for “Best Innovation Project (Patient Care), Patient Response or Medical Practice Support. It is […]

21 June 2017

A regional water and sewer authority in the central United States recently selected the HORIZON LIMS platform for its laboratory information management needs. “Our client is responsible for safe water management services to more than 3.9 million lives, so they needed a reliable, efficient and future proof platform,” said Eric Dingfelder, General Manager, HORIZON Lab […]

6 May 2017

The 2017 ‘Trends Gazelles’ for the province of East-Flanders were named on March 15, 2017 by Trends/Tendances magazine. MIPS – as one of the fastest growing software companies in the province – was awarded the 50th ranking in the ‘Large Companies’ category, while obtaining the 3rd ranking for the software industry. Inspiring role model For […]

17 March 2017

As Dutch hospitals evolve new care strategies, GLIMS and CyberLab support complex, multi-site and multidisciplinary activities. This preferred LIS of Dutch hospitals and private labs is now being used in four more healthcare organizations, with proven project management creating a smooth transition. More and more, Dutch hospitals and labs are merging or collaborating for effective, […]

23 September 2016

The fourth laboratory in the world to equip itself with this technology, and the first in Luxembourg, Ketterthill, part of the Cerba group, has implemented an innovative, robotic track system, completely integrated with GLIMS version 9. It offers innovation in automated pre-processing, routing and archiving of blood samples. The decision to implement this equipment was […]

22 April 2016