The openBIS Digital Platform for Instrumentation and Data Workflow in the Analytical Laboratory

The management of scientific data plays a key role in all research areas and has increased in importance. Providing researchers with customizable data management tools is crucial for effectively managing data according to the FAIR principles. These principles have been defined by Wilkinson et al. in...

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Main Authors: Yousuf Hemani, Kilian Koch, Oscar Mendo-Diaz, Anusch Bachhofner, Simone Baffelli, Davide Bleiner
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Published: Swiss Chemical Society 2025-02-01
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Davide Bleiner
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description The management of scientific data plays a key role in all research areas and has increased in importance. Providing researchers with customizable data management tools is crucial for effectively managing data according to the FAIR principles. These principles have been defined by Wilkinson et al. in 2016, which describe how scientific data should be managed.[1] To support the specific needs of researchers at Empa, openBIS[2] was chosen as a FAIR compliant data management platform. OpenBIS is an Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) and Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) developed at ETH. The commissioning of this platform for the case of an analytical chemistry lab presented multiple challenges. In this paper, solutions to adapt openBIS as a digital platform to integrate the laboratory data workflow in chemical analysis and for spectroscopy instruments are presented. Two laboratory projects as case studies are described, consisting of a data pipeline and a complex dashboard for data collection, visualization and interaction. These examples show a successful integration of the data management platform in accordance with the FAIR data guidelines along with maximizing efficiency for laboratory personnel.
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spelling doaj-art-a38108a160be49da85f8aff487ac2d4e2025-08-20T02:29:51ZdeuSwiss Chemical SocietyCHIMIA0009-42932673-24242025-02-01791-210.2533/chimia.2025.367341The openBIS Digital Platform for Instrumentation and Data Workflow in the Analytical LaboratoryYousuf Hemani0Kilian Koch1Oscar Mendo-Diaz2Anusch Bachhofner3Simone Baffelli4Davide Bleiner5Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science & Technology (Empa), Überlandstrasse 129, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland; University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8056 Zurich, SwitzerlandSwiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science & Technology (Empa), Überlandstrasse 129, CH-8600 Dübendorf, SwitzerlandSwiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science & Technology (Empa), Überlandstrasse 129, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland; University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8056 Zurich, SwitzerlandSwiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science & Technology (Empa), Überlandstrasse 129, CH-8600 Dübendorf, SwitzerlandSwiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science & Technology (Empa), Überlandstrasse 129, CH-8600 Dübendorf, SwitzerlandSwiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science & Technology (Empa), Überlandstrasse 129, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland; University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8056 Zurich, SwitzerlandThe management of scientific data plays a key role in all research areas and has increased in importance. Providing researchers with customizable data management tools is crucial for effectively managing data according to the FAIR principles. These principles have been defined by Wilkinson et al. in 2016, which describe how scientific data should be managed.[1] To support the specific needs of researchers at Empa, openBIS[2] was chosen as a FAIR compliant data management platform. OpenBIS is an Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) and Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) developed at ETH. The commissioning of this platform for the case of an analytical chemistry lab presented multiple challenges. In this paper, solutions to adapt openBIS as a digital platform to integrate the laboratory data workflow in chemical analysis and for spectroscopy instruments are presented. Two laboratory projects as case studies are described, consisting of a data pipeline and a complex dashboard for data collection, visualization and interaction. These examples show a successful integration of the data management platform in accordance with the FAIR data guidelines along with maximizing efficiency for laboratory personnel. https://www.chimia.ch/chimia/article/view/7319ELNFAIRLIMSOpenBISSmart lab
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Kilian Koch
Oscar Mendo-Diaz
Anusch Bachhofner
Simone Baffelli
Davide Bleiner
The openBIS Digital Platform for Instrumentation and Data Workflow in the Analytical Laboratory
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Smart lab
title The openBIS Digital Platform for Instrumentation and Data Workflow in the Analytical Laboratory
title_full The openBIS Digital Platform for Instrumentation and Data Workflow in the Analytical Laboratory
title_fullStr The openBIS Digital Platform for Instrumentation and Data Workflow in the Analytical Laboratory
title_full_unstemmed The openBIS Digital Platform for Instrumentation and Data Workflow in the Analytical Laboratory
title_short The openBIS Digital Platform for Instrumentation and Data Workflow in the Analytical Laboratory
title_sort openbis digital platform for instrumentation and data workflow in the analytical laboratory
topic ELN
FAIR
LIMS
OpenBIS
Smart lab
url https://www.chimia.ch/chimia/article/view/7319
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