LIMS Installation at Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Thermo Fisher Scientific (USA) announced that Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), the lead federal department responsible for Canada's fisheries resource, oceans and inland waters, will install its purpose-built Thermo Scientific Nautilus LIMS (laboratory information
management systems).
After a five-year phased roll-out, more than 150 users operating out of 12 different laboratories located in seven facilities across Canada will take advantage of the Thermo Scientific Nautilus LIMS. The volume of datamanaged by the LIMS will vary from program to program, but will initially reach more than 100,000 discrete samples yearly, and this is
expected to increase at a rate of approximately 25,000 samples per year.
DFO will use the Thermo Scientific Nautilus LIMS to facilitate its ongoing commitment to the research, development and understanding of Canada's three oceans, freshwaters and coastlines. Specifically, DFO will provide diagnostic services, test method development, regulatory research and expert scientific advice in collaboration with the Canadian Food inspection Agency. DFO will implement the LIMS for use in Science Sector laboratories across Canada, focusing initially on the National Aquatic Animal Health Program (NAAHP).