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Open Source laboratory information management systems

LIMS/LIS, portal content and workflow management · 1 Stop lab solution

bika (bi:ka Zulu) report, from clan to clan, bring news of weddings, births, festivals and funerals. tell it as it is

Shorten turnaround time · Publish results and attachments to the web immediately upon verification · Anywhere in the world · Multilingually
ISO 17025 accreditation ready
Realtime status tracking
Full web content management integration - More than a LIMS · Publish regulatory information, news and training material on-line to clients and personnel · The power of Plone CMS
No annual licensing · Unlimited users and servers · On OSS, no web server, database or operating system license fees

Browser based · No desktop installation
Easy does it
Eliminate human error · Automated data capturing · Bi-directional instrument interfaces · Legacy data imports · Tabular exports
Invoicing · Financial software interface
Customised to requirement · Flexible workflow automation · Alerts for pending tasks
Integrated QC controls and calibrations · Calculated results
QC graphs, management and and efficiency reports
Powerful live search engine

What sets Bika apart

Global status tracking · Integrated CMS · Easy · ISO 17025 ready
Tailor-made · LiveSearch · Price · Support · Open Source

^{Help centre, manuals, training and support on-line}

^{Secure · 256 bit SSL encryption} ^· ^{Digital site certification}

Bika Branches

Bika Systems are assembled from standard and optional functional modules, then tailored to specific lab requirement

New Bika branches provide solutions enhanced for recognised laboratory disciplines. All Bika implementations are available as both on-site servers or on-line as hosted SaaS

New LIMS for Water quality management
^{Universal ISO 17025 ready LIMS}	^{LIMS for the Wine and Beverages industry}
^{Bika for Health laboratories}	^{Geology and Mining}
^{Web-based LIMS for inter-laboratory proficiency testing}

Platform independent · Modular · Scalable · All industry standard operating systems and databases. On open source software, no web, mail or fax server, database or operating system license fees

Bika Hosted LIMS Service · SaaS

^{Bika Lab Systems hosts and supports your LIMS off-site}

Low risk and capital outlay
Simplify budgets and pricing. Unlimited users
Nominal set-up, monthly sub and analysis fees
All Bika branches · Full functionality branded to lab colours
No installation or technical personnel required

Bika Server

On-site server per broadband Internet connection

Implementation, training and start-up support · Email, dial-in, on-line issue tracking and telephonic support contracts

Bika Lab Systems