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( LIMS )

Add terminology governance around your LIMS.

DataSDR helps LIMS vendors and implementation teams support terminology versioning, mapping, recoding, and governed metadata publication without replacing the specimen-management system.

( Positioning )

LIMS manages samples. DataSDR manages changing standards.

Your LIMS

  • Collection, receipt, processing, QC, storage, and distribution
  • Chain of custody, requests, retrieval, and specimen lifecycle
  • Operational workflows your customers already rely on

DataSDR standards layer

  • Terminology versions, codelists, and mapping governance
  • Review workflows for affected specimen metadata
  • Controlled release packages with audit trail
  • API or bundle publication back to LIMS and downstream systems

Standards layer

( Standards layer )

Govern terminology changes, map affected specimen metadata, and publish approved releases back to your LIMS.

LOINC®

Laboratory observations and panels

SNOMED CT®

Clinical terminology concepts

ICD-10-GM

Diagnosis classifications

Governed release

LIMS API

Approved terminology packages published to your LIMS

LOINC® is a registered trademark of Regenstrief Institute. SNOMED CT® is a registered trademark of SNOMED International.

( Integration points )

Where DataSDR fits

  • Terminology and codelist repository
  • Version history for standards used in specimen metadata
  • Mapping between old and current terminology releases
  • Review workflow for affected records
  • Approved recoding/upcoding release packages
  • API delivery back to LIMS or downstream systems

( Use cases )

Use cases for LIMS providers

  • Offer terminology governance as an extension to sample management
  • Support customer-specific taxonomies and coding rules
  • Help clients review and publish updated metadata
  • Integrate mapping and recoding services into existing workflows
  • Differentiate without rebuilding the LIMS core

( Architecture )

Integration model

DataSDR can operate as a standards-governance layer beside the LIMS. It can import terminology and specimen metadata extracts, manage mappings and review workflows, then publish approved updates through APIs or release packages.

  • Import extracts from LIMS without replacing specimen workflows
  • Govern mappings and review in a controlled catalog
  • Publish approved metadata back through APIs or release bundles

( Fit )

Good partner fit

  • LIMS vendors serving biobanks, public health, CROs, pharma, research institutions, or healthcare
  • Implementation teams asked to support terminology changes after go-live
  • Biorepositories with long-lived specimens and evolving metadata requirements

( Workflow )

Governed terminology updates around LIMS workflows

How standards flow through the platform

  1. Import

    Ingest terminology releases and specimen metadata extracts from LIMS.

  2. Version

    Track source release, effective dates, and impacted fields.

  3. Map

    Define mappings between old and current terminology releases.

  4. Review

    Queue affected records for governed human review.

  5. Approve

    Approve controlled release packages with audit trail.

  6. Publish

    Deliver updates through APIs or release bundles.

Discuss your LIMS integration use case

Bring one terminology-change scenario and we will map where DataSDR can complement your existing LIMS workflows.

Discuss a LIMS integration use case See the biobanking workflow