Addressing the heterogeneous IT landscape of bioanalytical laboratories to increase efficiency of regulatory reporting and data analysis

Modern bioanalytical laboratories are operating heterogeneous IT systems to satisfy process-related data capturing and processing. Whenever a cross-system perspective is desirable, for example, to answer 'quality-by-design'-related questions or populate submission documents, manual processes dominate these organizations. This article discusses the origin of this situation and the typical approach as well as a state-of-the-art approach to resolve cross-system obstacles.