A full-blown LIMS – built inside your Plannertech planning system
NEW: Plannertech LIMS is now part of the Plannertech Suite
Samples, instruments, consumables, result entry, peer review, supervisor and QA approval, e-signatures and the complete audit trail now live in one validated GMP system – the same system your team already use to plans the week in.
No more copy-paste between the Plannertech plan and the LIMS. No more “which system is the truth?”. The analyst opens the analysis task in the plan, enters the result, signs – and it is already in the LIMS system too. Super efficient, and easy to use.
And the best part: most customers can reduce a large share of their current QB / LAB licence cost – in many cases up to 80%!
One product. Planning and LIMS one click away – the same samples, the same analyses, the same truth.
Why a LIMS inside the planning tool changes everything
★ One data model – a sample, an analysis, a task and a plan entry are all the same object. Plan the work and the worklist is ready.
★ Zero double entry – results are entered where the work is executed, not re-typed into a second system.
★ Real-time status everywhere – the moment a result is entered or signed, the plan, the metrics and the dashboards reflect it.
★ One login, one UI, one training effort – analysts learn one system instead of 4.
★ One vendor, one validation – a single qualified release cycle instead of 4 systems and an interface to validate.
★ Massive licence savings – replace expensive legacy systems with your existing Plannertech Suite subscription.
Sample lifecycle at a glance
Every sample, every analysis, every state – in one board. Colour-coded per analysis type, with instant visual flags for OOS/OOT, due dates, priorities, and pending approvals. Click on an analysis to go straight into result entry.
★ Samples, sub-samples and replicates with full traceability
★ Analysis-level status: not started, in progress, analyst signed, peer reviewed, supervisor, QA released
★ Visual alerts for out-of-spec, overdue, on hold, and re-test
★ Change a priority and the entire plan re-flows in real time
The whole testing programme for every sample – at a glance, click-through to results.
Result entry, peer review and QA release – one controlled flow
Result entry follows the GMP flow your QA already requires, with the right eyes at the right step and an e-signature on each one:
Analyst – Peer review – Supervisor – QA release
★ Specification-driven entry with automatic in-spec / out-of-spec evaluation
★ Instrument and consumables captured with the result – primary instrument, reagent lot, column, reference standard
★ Member time registration per task – real, measurable capacity data feeding straight back into planning
★ Worklists per analysis, with discard (lost/destroyed) handling and full reason recording
★ E-signature with signing meaning and reason for change on every step
★ Nothing is released until every signature in the chain is in place
Instrument, reagent lot, time spent and signature – captured in the same screen as the result.
Consumables, reagents and reference standards under control
No more expired reagent found during an inspection. Plannertech LIMS keeps the full inventory of reagents, reference standards, columns and volumetric glassware – with lot, expiry and status – and links the exact lot used to the exact result.
★ Reagents, reference standards, columns and volumetric glassware in one register
★ Lot numbers, expiry dates and Active / Expired status, highlighted automatically
★ Expired items flagged at the point of use – not discovered afterwards
★ Full backwards traceability: which lot was used on which sample, by whom, when
★ Barcode / photo capture at the point of use
Every lot, every expiry, every use – traceable from the result back to the bottle.
System Suitability made reusable
Reusable, versioned SST templates per instrument type. Pick one when you run the analysis and the acceptance criteria are pre-filled – or let the analysis definition name a default. Editing a template creates a new version and supersedes the old one, so you always know which criteria applies to a given run.
★ Shared SST criteria per instrument type (HPLC, GC and more)
★ RSD area, RSD retention time, tailing factor, plate count, resolution, injection count
★ Versioned with Live status – full history, no silent edits
★ Compendial-style setup (e.g. USP 621) reused across analyses instead of re-keyed
Define your SST criteria once. Version them properly. Reuse them everywhere.
OOS / OOT investigations, structured.
When a result falls out of specification, the investigation starts in the same system – not in a spreadsheet and an email thread.
★ OOS and OOT investigations raised directly from the result
★ Phase 1 lab investigation and Phase 2 with clear ownership
★ States: Open, Investigating, QA review, Decided
★ QA decides on the QA Sample Review screen, with the full data trail attached
★ Nothing gets lost, nothing gets released by accident
Every OOS visible, owned and phased – from lab investigation to QA decision.
Full GMP audit trail – inspection-ready
Every action, every signature, every change of a specification or SOP – with who, when, what and why. Filterable by member, type and date range, and exportable for inspections.
★ Complete audit trail across samples, methods, SOPs, instruments and consumables
★ Reason for change captured at the point of action
★ Filter by member, object type and period – find the entry an inspector asks for in seconds
★ SOP and method approval and signature history with versioning
★ Designed for validated GMP use – with documentation package and change control
★ SOC 2 compliant hosting, GDPR compliance and advanced MFA
Ask any question an inspector can ask. Get the answer in one screen.
Because it is part of the Plannertech Suite, you also get:
★ Automatic plan and sample allocation suggestions
★ Instrument-centric planning and analysis task bundling
★ Automatic instrument and maintenance management
★ Skills matrix aware planning
★ Rich real-time drag and drop user interface – on all devices
★ Full autonomy for team members to plan their own day
★ Capacity planning, simulations and online metrics.
★ Multi-team access to different consolidated plans, plus free view-only access
★ SAP, OUTLOOK, Knowledge Managment / Document integration with Plannertech Integrator
★ QC Librarian, our Agentic RAG chatbot for your SOPs and documentation, Pharmacopeia etc. included
★ Speak your own language: switch the whole application, including the AI assistant, with one click
★ Developed for the cloud, and instant weekly updates worldwide
The business case
One system instead of four. One validation instead of four systems plus an interface. One user interface instead of four training programmes. No double entry, and a plan that is fed by real up to date data.
Result: Estimated up to 80% lower licence cost than a legacy setup model.
Ready to see a demo?
In 30 minutes we will show you the whole flow – plan, execute, enter, peer review, supervisor, QA release, audit trail.
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