Integrated CMS

Global status tracking

Easy

Tailor-made

Price

Support

LiveSearch

Laboratory Web Portal - Content Management

Bika is built in Plone and Zope, leading web content management combination, enabling laboratories to manage and publish documents such as promotional prices and information on lab procedures, news and events, safety, regulation, HR and training material on-line

The LIMS' authorisation hierarchy applies and information can be directed at its intended audience. Additional project groups can be created to prepare and discuss material in private depositories shared with team members, individuals or bigger groups such as Clients and Research departments

No previous web design or publishing experience necessary. All standard content types, pages, images, links, animation, sound, download and folder structure apply

Plone adds News items and Events calendar, a few others, and by installing products such as Plone Help Centre, also Tutorials, Frequently asked Questions, Glossary definitions,  Movies - very handy for training, see  Bika movies - Manuals and How Tos in a searchable section

Examples of currently available Plone products are listed at Plone.org

Bika Help Centre

^{CMS · Content Management System}

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Realtime sample tracking · From wherever you are

Easy does it

No disruptive desktop installations - users browse to the system using their well known browsers

Simple navigation based on standard browser behaviour refined by usability professionals for Plone

Reduced training and users are more productive sooner. Most new users will have prior browser and Internet experience

Bika is not only web-based, but being built in Plone, also 'CMS-based' and next to being a functional LIMS, offers an easy through-the-web solution for managing lab related content

Tailor-made · To requirement

Bika LIMSs are powerful workflow tools. Data objects, such as analysis requests and work sheets, change status as they are processed downstream

Corresponding their authorisation profiles, users are alerted to pending tasks, get access, add and modify data to publication

In basic Bika customisations, these and sample attributes are configured to requirement

Additionally required customisation is analysed in early implementation phases, added to the specification and after development tested to acceptance by the project sponsor

^{Hosted LIMS Service}

Service driven
Professionally supported commercial open source LIMS

Bika Lab Systems positions and sustains herself commercially as LIMS service provider through the dedication of experienced professionals

For all of the LIMS implementation life cycle - LIMS consulting, requirement analysis and design, customisation, project management and quality control, systems integration and administration, hosting, training, customer and technical support

We also provide an on-line LIMS service (LSP), hosting LIMS systems for clients on Bika servers

Bika earns no revenue from licensing, our LIMS is built on open source CMS Plone and released under the general public licence (GPL). High service standards and customer satisfaction is key

We use the Internet  for on-line training material at both bikalabs.com and lab LIMS portals, issue trackers for effective communication in resolving support requests and secure remote logins for inspection and administrative tasks

To resolve the demand for geographically distributed support, we are inviting qualified service providers to become part of our network. The invitation extends to suppliers who would want to see their lab instruments and LIMS related applications interfaced with Bika

Bika Partners are trained and provided with technical support by Bika Lab Systems, regularly reviewed and on gaining experience, satisfactory track records and displaying high skills levels, are promoted to become Accredited Bika Service Providers

A further source of support is available from the Bika community portal where a steady body of information is accumulating and members provide advice on a forum and mailing list

Bika Services · Bika Partners

Open Source Community

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LiveSearch from Plone.org

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