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``Digital Transformation in the Food Industry`` 🍪🥩🥛
Challenges and solutions for holistic digital quality management.
Read more about this in the new LABO - Fit for Lab issue 5/2022 on p. 32-34.
Many thanks for the cooperation and the publication.

Digitization in the laboratory - simply sensible 💡
Are you looking for a solution to organize and digitally manage your lab and need support with the implementation?
Book a free needs assessment or product demo now and learn how you can optimize and accelerate your lab processes with 1LIMS.
Request to hello@1lims.com

Future Labs Live - The lab event in 2022 🔬
Register now free of charge
➡️ June 07 - 08, 2022, Basel.
At the Future Labs event, silos within and between #organizations will be broken down to bring #people together and share ideas, then collaborate to develop #technologies and #processes that will transform the #lab of tomorrow.

Boost the performance of your lab 🚀
Are you looking for a solution to structure and manage your lab and need support with the implementation?
Book a free product demo now and see for yourself how 1LIMS can help you optimize and accelerate your lab processes in just a few steps.
Demo request to hello@1lims.com

Swiss Innovation Challenge 2022!
Switzerland's largest innovation support program with integrated competition - the Swiss Innovation Challenge 2022!

RELEASE 4.1 ONLINE 🔥
Now orders and analyses can be locked as well as unlocked based on the order and analysis status - with the necessary authorization!
Also, the Report Configurator is now available in the Tasks module for creating test report templates or reports.
External analysis jobs can be automatically sent to the service lab via the integrated interface. In addition, the results can be retrieved via the Exchange module and imported to the analysis job.
What is new?

Eurofins x 1LIMS partner up 🎉
Submitting analysis orders and samples has never been easier!
To simplify the networking of quality control laboratories and the global service laboratory offering of Eurofins Scientific AG (Switzerland), we have joined forces for a joint partnership.
Testing is already underway and there's more to come 🚀
This often involves manually maintaining and inflating Excel lists.
But even if you manually update your lab data every hour, the following issues keep popping up:
Trying to find that perfect laboratory and quality control system (LIMS) is a nightmare. Especially when you consider that 99% either:
1️⃣ are affordable, but don't have all the features you need
Or
2️⃣ Are an all-in-one solution that need to be customized first, of which you then don't use the full scope and then cost thousands of francs per month!

Is all that raw data holding you back in the lab?
Lab processes and media disruptions are two of the biggest show stoppers for manufacturing companies looking to ramp up production.
This often involves manually maintaining and inflating Excel lists.
But even if you manually update your lab data every hour, the following issues keep popping up:
Trying to find that perfect laboratory and quality control system (LIMS) is a nightmare. Especially when you consider that 99% either:
1️⃣ are affordable, but don't have all the features you need
Or
2️⃣ Are an all-in-one solution that need to be customized first, of which you then don't use the full scope and then cost thousands of francs per month!

Do you run a lab? 🔬🥼🧪🧫
Do you also find it hard to choose the right one from the many different systems, modules and tools?
Trying to find that perfect laboratory and quality control system (LIMS) is a nightmare. Especially when you consider that 99% either:
1️⃣ are affordable, but don't have all the features you need
Or
2️⃣ Are an all-in-one solution that need to be customized first, of which you then don't use the full scope and then cost thousands of francs per month!

❤ A warm welcome!
The #startup 1LIMS laboratory and quality software enriches the BioLAGO network. Founded in 2018, 1LIMS is a laboratory consulting company and LIMS manufacturer based in Zurich.
``Our goal is to further advance laboratory digitization and automation, as well as to develop innovative solutions to make working in the lab easier and safer,`` says Philipp Osterwalder, CEO and co-founder of 1LIMS, describing the added value his young company brings to the BioLAGO network.

Are all the raw data and Excel lists holding you back in the lab?
Quality processes and the lab are two of the biggest show stoppers for manufacturing companies looking to ramp up production and add value.

Welcome to the team Stefania Cesarano 🚀
Stefania supports us with her expertise in #Quality Management , #Laboratory Processes, #Laboratory Digitization and #Bestpractice as Head of Laboratory Performance.
1️⃣ What was your biggest professional challenge?
In the past, my biggest challenge was doing the best I could day in and day out as a single mom in a 100% job in the lab and having enough energy for my daughter. Today, after 35 years in the lab, it's making the leap into the IT world.
2️⃣ Why did you choose a laboratory profession?
As a biomedical analyst, I was able to combine my great interest in medicine with biology.
3️⃣ How would your family and friends describe you?
I have a big heart when it comes to my daughter, but am also sometimes very strict and frugal in financial matters. I like to control and have a flair for structured chores. I do not like to impose myself. I set high standards for myself, but also for others.
We are excited to have you on board and that you share your #talent and #passion for Smart Labs with us ❤️
We wish you a great start 🔥

Do you run a quality control lab?
Do you use paper, pen or Excel for data collection?
Do you also find it hard to choose the right one from the many different systems, modules and tools?
Trying to find that perfect lab and quality control system is a nightmare. Especially when you consider that 99% are either:
1. are affordable, but don't have all the features you need
or
2. are an all-in-one solution that must be customized first, of which you then don't use the full scope, and then cost thousands of francs per month!
Not 1LIMS.
Our platform is designed for scaling and agile labs and quality control and is modular.

Nemis x 1LIMS - Shaping the Future of Digital Quality Systems
``Many companies in the food industry limit themselves to a minimal number of samples (...) I see a significant risk reduction through a meaningful testing volume in combination with a digital and automated solution to manage the processes effectively and efficiently.``
- Philipp Osterwalder, Co-Founder 1LIMS Laboratory and Quality Software
Read the full interview in Nemis Technologies' ``Expert Corner``.

BioLAGO project BioSASH brings together laboratory users and robotics experts
Diagnostic laboratories are a mix of state-of-the-art equipment and legacy equipment from different vendors and manufacturers. This poses major challenges for process automation. The SiLA 2 and AniML open standards enable a common communication interface between these disparate devices, overcoming one of the biggest hurdles in implementing robotic solutions in the lab. To promote the dissemination of these open standards and thus accelerate innovation in the laboratory, BioLAGO and SiLA are collaborating in the BioSASH project, offering a linked series of hackathons to develop innovations in the laboratory.

We are 1LIMS
A young StartUp from Thurgau with the goal of a complete, transparent value chain for every manufacturing industry.
Many thanks to @Startnetzwerk Thurgau (https://www.startnetzwerk.ch/) for the opportunity and support.
A big thank you to @Bild-Rauschen Studio (https://bild-rauschen.ch/) for the terrific collaboration and this portrait about us.

These are the winners of the LEADER Digital Awards 2021
Winner Category Start-ups: 1Lims
Founded in Märstetten, start-up 1Lims offers fully integrated quality assurance software for the management of laboratory data. By integrating production and analysis devices, process parameters are automatically recorded and monitored. This guarantees complete traceability along the entire value chain.

LEADER Digital 2021 Special Edition
LEADER Digital Magazine
- All winners and finalists of the LEADER Digital Award 2021
- Impressions from the gala night
- Andreas Göldi: ``Start-ups too often think too small``
- 101 Digital Shapers

1LIMS gewinnt den START award 2020
Der Sieger des Thurgauer Jungunternehmerpreises START award 2020 steht fest: 1LIMS mit Sitz in Märstetten holt den ersten Platz.

Sie machen Labore fit für die Zukunft
Die Qualität verderblicher Produkte wird in Labors überprüft. Das Startup 1LIMS, das von einem ZHAW-Studenten und drei Alumni geführt wird, ermöglicht effizientere, transparentere und sicherere Kontrollen.

Schweizer Start-up digitalisiert Labore
Das Labor der Micarna in Bazenheid (SG), welche zur M-Industrie gehört, bildet das Herzstück der Qualitätssicherung und analysiert über 15 000 Proben pro Jahr für über 20 Produktionsstandorte in der Schweiz.

Finalist beim Start Award Thurgau - Abschied vom Klemmbrett
Das Thurgauer Start-up 1Lims macht die Qualitätskontrolle im Labor einfach, transparent und kostengünstig.

Die 101 Digital Shapers der Ostschweiz
Das Märstetter Start-up «1Lims» will mit seiner Software die Qualitätssicherung der Lebensmittel- branche umkrempeln.

Die drei Thurgauer IT-Musketiere machen Qualität schneller und günstiger
Ein Start-up aus Märstetten will mit einer Software zur Qualitätssicherung die Lebensmittelbranche umkrempeln.

VOM KREUZLINGER CHEMIELABORANT ZUM STARTUP-UNTERNEHMER
Immer wieder lesen wir von erfolgreichen Startups und innovativen Unternehmerinnen und Unternehmern. Aber wo und wie entstehen diese neuen Ideen und wer steckt dahinter? Einer dieser Startup-Gründer ist Philipp Osterwalder aus Kreuzlingen und das ist seine Geschichte.

Gründerinterview: Mach was du wirklich willst
Es gibt viele Gründe, das eigene Unternehmen zu gründen. Ob du dein eigener Boss sein möchtest, eine Vision verfolgst, deinen langjährigen Traum realisierst oder schlicht und einfach ein Problem lösen möchtest, das dich schon lange ärgert. Das 1LIMS Team erzählt ihre Geschichte.

Ausgebuchtes Startup Forum an der WEGA
Das vierte Startup Forum Thurgau war mit über 180 Anmeldungen komplett ausgebucht. Das Interesse am jährlichen Startup-Event nimmt weiter zu. Neben spannenden Live-Berichten von Thurgauer Startups bot das Podiumsinterview mit Simon Mayer, Mayer Shrimps, einen Einblick in die Herausforderungen eines jungen Unternehmens.

1LIMS auf der Vergleichsplattform softguide.de
Seit 1996 betreibt SoftGuide den erfolgreichen Marktplatz für Branchenlösungen und betriebliche Software im Internet, dieser wurde 2001 um die Marktübersicht für IT Dienstleister ergänzt.

1LIMS auf der Vergleichsplattform appvizer.de
appvizer ist eine Plattform für Unternehmen zum Vergleich von Software. Die Grundlage bietet unsere Datenbank mit über 10 000 BtoB-Anwendungen und Software in 506 Kategorien, wie zum Beispiel CRM Software, Buchhaltungssoftware, Lohnsoftware.

Feature Versioning / New Releases
Wir setzen neue Massstäbe in der Digitalisierung Ihres Labors. Wir sind auf die Materialprüfung, Prüfmittelverwaltung und Produktentwicklung spezialisiert.

1LIMS Insights — Teil 1: Die volle Kontrolle mit dem 1LIMS Dashboard
Wer hat nicht schon einmal davon geträumt, in einem Cockpit eines Überschall-Fliegers zu sitzen oder auf der Kommandobrücke des Raumschiff Enterprise zu stehen, und die volle Kontrolle zu haben?!

Warum die Welt 1LIMS braucht — Teil 1: Dino vs. Robo
Jeder Laborant und QS-Mitarbeitende kennt sie, die komplizierte und unübersichtliche Software-Lösung, die einem eigentlich das Leben leichter machen sollte, aber oft eher an einen bissigen Tyrex erinnert.
Products
We provide you with a tool that works for you and not the other way around.
Sample Management - 360° Traceability
Manage your samples from start to end, ensure compliance, streamline processes and unlock the power of your laboratory data. You are able to create, review and track samples throughout the entire cycle.
- Save and print Certificate of Analysis (CoA)
- 360° sample & quality traceability
- Ensure compliance
- Integrate your lab test devices
Test Plans
Simply create & manage your custom test plans at anytime. Assign all related Articles and test units with its specifications - without any restrictions!
- Search, filter and sort
- Exportable as PDF, Excel and csv
- Testplan versioning
Test Units
Efficiently create & manage your custom test units with its specifications and own categories such as microbiology, sensor, identity resolution - without any restrictions!
- Search, filter and sort
- Exportable as PDF, Excel and CSV
- Test unit versioning
Device management - Monitoring of all connected devices
Monitor all connected test equipment, such as measuring instruments (HPLC, GC, etc.) or data loggers (temperature, humidity, etc.) in real time. Set individual specifications for each instrument and define actions. Link individual test parameters with the respective devices and receive complete monitoring of your quality control.
- Real-time monitoring of all connected test equipment
- Individual definition of specifications and actions
- Assignment of test parameters and responsibilities
Device logbook - Overview of all devices protocols
Insight into all activities of your measuring instruments. Complete audit trail, history and service controls. Store all important equipment documents, such as instructions and contracts in one place.
- Complete equipment Audit Trial
- Complete history control of all connected devices in the network
- Management of all device documentation
Device status - Display of all devices in the network
Monitor the work of your measuring instruments around the clock. Using an intuitive overview, you can control your devices with simple commands. So you can see in real time what your instruments are doing. Load the latest measured values or chromatograms directly into the 1LIMS and evaluate the necessary parameters there. Store your test results behind the respective analysis order and access them at any time.
- Current device status (Run/Stop/Hold/On/Off)
- Overview of device status (Enabled/Blocked/For calibration/maintenance)
- Simple and intuitive control of the devices
Custom & Automated Data Visualization
1LIMS empower your team to answer questions with data. It calculates — in real time — all the key metrics you need to run your laboratory. Never spend hours in Excel again! Make informed decisions with custom reports & charts.
- Provide unique visualization
- Work with real time data
- Create customizable reports
The powerful integration platform for your laboratory 4.0.
Integrate 1LIMS into your existing hardware and software infrastructure. Build your own Smart-Lab 4.0.
- Integration into existing ERP systems (SAP, Abacus, Microsoft Navision etc.)
- Integration into existing equipment pool
- Powerful interface between software and hardware for networking in the laboratory
Services
We do not provide a product - we provide a solution. With our excellent service package we make you a happy customer.
Why 1LIMS?
Get more and pay less!
Our process
The entire 1LIMS implementation from start until the end will take 2 to 8 weeks depending on your requirements. Below you find a process overview:
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1
Testing
- Software setup
- 30 days of software testing
- Get a software feeling & understanding
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2
Kick Off
- Requirements analysis
- Project planning
- Project Workshop
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3
Execution
- Data migration (historical data)
- Execution of requirements
- Weekly project status
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4
Final Review
- Final software reviewphase.
- Execute final adjustments
- Software training
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5
Live Going
- After 2 to 8 weeks 1LIMS will be fully configured
Success Stories
Read more about our latest success stories and be informed

Micarna SA
Micarna headquartered in Courtepin, is part of the Swiss retailer Migros. She is one of the leading meat processors in Switzerland. In addition to the trade, restaurants and large-scale consumers are supplied.

Hepart AG
Hepart AG is the Swiss specialist for personalized orthomolecular and complementary medicine.

Polygal AG
Polygal AG is the global leader in the research and utilisation of vegetable hydrocolloids for various industrial applications.
Client Testimonials
We are proud of the product and service we provide. Read our testimonials from our happy customers.

Blerim Krasniqi
Member of the Executive Board

Michael Rusterholz
Head of Quality / Micarna SA

Simon Diezi
Head of Technology / Polygal AG
Our Feeds
Our Feeds
About Us
We are 1LIMS! A LabTech company based in Zurich, Switzerland. We are enthusiastic about labs, technology and people. With our solution we strive to transform lab quality assurance for Laboratories by combining the complex ecosystem of employees, systems and devices; making the organisation of labs simple, affordable, fully configurable & integratable.
1LIMS Story
Our journey started in 2017 - we launched 1LIMS with the aim to transform the way Quality Assurance is organised and executed. Our mission is to provide Laboratories a simple, intuitive and affordable lab solution.
We're obsessed with building an excellent product, and our goal is to create a tool that people love to use and makes their life easier. The only thing we love more than our product is our customers.
We are inventive, quality driven and reliant. We strive to create a substantially engaging workplace, attracting the best people. With them, everything is possible.
Our Beliefs
- Lab & quality assurance solutions should not only be reserved for corporates but also be accessible for SME.
- Labs & quality assurance must become faster, easier and cheaper.
- Process efficiency, traceability (compliance) and data visualisation are crucial. Companies need to move from paper, excel and word to a digital and automated solution.
- We believe that in quality assurance (and in life) you can’t control results, but you can control the actions to excel quality assurance in your lab and quality assurance department.
Meet the Management Team
Get to know the people behind 1LIMS. We are ambitious, creative, technical and we understand the business.

Philipp Osterwalder
Head of 1LIMS
Alban Muret
Business Development
Stefania Cesarano
Head of Lab Performance
Roger Schelbert
Partner // Head of Robotic, Automation und Image processing
Thomas Eichmann
Partner // Business Development Manager