Bika LIMS

by lemoene last modified Apr 30, 2012 06:59 PM

Bika is a powerful and flexible web based LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) with roles and workflows tailored for laboratories, using the mature toolset provided by Plone.

Project Description

Bika LIMS

 

  • 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 · Barcodes
  • Legacy & set-up data imports
  • User configurable calculated results
  • Invoicing · Financial software interface
  • Customised to requirement · Flexible workflow automation · Alerts for pending tasks
  • Integrated QC controls and calibrations · Graphs
  • Management and and efficiency reports
  • Powerful live search engine

What sets Bika apart

Help centre, manuals, training and support on-line Secure · SSL encryption·Digital site certification

 

Bika Project & Community: www.bikalabs.org

Bika Lab Systems (Pty) Ltd: www.bikalabs.com

On-line demo: bika3.bikalabs.com

Current Release
Bika LIMS 2.3.3

Released Jul 13, 2011 — tested with Plone 2.5

Bug fix release
More about this release…

Download file Get Bika LIMS for Windows
Plone & Bika Product bundle ZIP
Download file Get Bika LIMS for Linux
Plone & Bika Product bundle TAR.GZ
Download file Get Bika LIMS for Linux
Bika Product only TAR.GZ
Download file Get Bika LIMS for Windows
Bika Product only ZIP
Download file Get Bika LIMS for all platforms
Release notes
If you are using Plone 3.2 or higher, you probably want to install this product with buildout. See our tutorial on installing add-on products with buildout for more information.

All Releases

Version Released Description Compatibility Licenses Status
3.0a2 Upgrade to LIMS 3.0a1 More about this release…
Plone 4.1
OSI alpha
3.0a1 Long awaited upgrade to Plone 4 More about this release…
Plone 4.1
GPL alpha
2.3.3 Jul 13, 2011 Bug fix release More about this release…
Plone 2.5
GPL final
2.3.2 Jul 01, 2011 Aggregate of a number of smaller enhancements, publication media and instrument interfaces as well as significant performance improvements More about this release…
Plone 2.5
GPL final
2.2.1 Jan 28, 2010 A major update to the Bika LIMS 2 Inkosi series. Please note: Download the Product Package if you already have the dependent products, otherwise download the Product Bundle. More about this release…
Plone 2.5
GPL final
2.1 May 27, 2008 Bika LIMS 2.1 'Inkosi' - Major functionality upgrade More about this release…
Plone 2.5
GPL final
1.2.5 Oct 19, 2007 Small bug-fix update to LIMS 1.2 More about this release…
Plone 2.5
GPL final
1.2.2 Jan 29, 2007 A Bika LIMS 1.2 release that is compatible with Plone 2.5 More about this release…
Plone 2.5.2
Plone 2.5.1
Plone 2.5
Zope 2.9
Zope 2.8
GPL final
1.2.1 Nov 01, 2006 Bika LIMS 1.2.1 'Accreditation ready' - Customisations after SANAS ISO 17025 compliance review (small update from 1.2 - see change log) More about this release…
Plone 2.1.2
Zope 2.8.4
Zope 2.8
GPL final
1.2 Oct 19, 2006 Bika LIMS 1.2 'Accreditation ready' - Customisations after SANAS ISO 17025 compliance review More about this release…
Plone 2.1.2
Zope 2.8
GPL final
1.1.3 Mar 06, 2006 This is a bug fix release. Migration from older versions has also been improved greatly. More about this release…
Plone 2.1.2
Zope 2.8
GPL final
1.1.2 Feb 16, 2006 This is a bug fix release. More about this release…
Plone 2.1.2
Zope 2.8
GPL final
1.1.1 Feb 16, 2006 This is a bug fix release. More about this release…
Plone 2.1.2
Zope 2.8
GPL final
1.1.0 Feb 16, 2006 This release makes Bika compatible with Plone 2.1 and moves Bika onto the long awaited Zope 2.8 and ZODB 3.4. ZODB 3.4 has MVCC (multi version concurrency control) support. More about this release…
Plone 2.1.2
Zope 2.8
GPL final
1.0.1 Sep 26, 2005 Bika is a LIMS, which is short for Laboratory Information Management System. It is developed using Archetypes schemas and classes. This is a bugfix release that makes Bika compatible with Plone 2.0.5 and Zope 2.7.5 and above. It remains backwards compatible with previous Plone and Zope versions. More about this release…
Plone 2.0.5
Plone 2.0.4
Plone 2.0.3
Plone 2.0.2
Plone 2.0.1
Archetypes 1.3.2
Archetypes 1.3.1
GPL final