Your lab, run from
one system instead of six.
Calibration in one spreadsheet, QC results in another, CoAs typed up in Word, OOS investigations tracked over email. ValiCore unifies lab operations — calibration, testing, investigations, and release documentation — into a single, audit-ready record.
What is laboratory management software?
Laboratory management software governs the operational and quality side of lab work — instrument calibration schedules, test result capture against acceptance criteria, out-of-specification investigations, and Certificate of Analysis generation — with the traceability an NABL assessor or GMP inspector expects. It sits alongside (and sometimes overlaps with) a LIMS, but the emphasis is different: a LIMS is often built around sample workflow and instrument integration, while lab management software is built around demonstrating quality control, not just running the test.
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What goes wrong without it
LIMS vs QMS vs eQMS confusion
Many labs run a LIMS for sample tracking and a separate, informal system (or none) for the quality side — calibration status, OOS investigations, document control. The gap between the two is exactly where audit findings live.
Calibration tracked by memory, not by system
Without automated overdue alerts, an instrument can slip past its calibration due date and keep generating results — results that become indefensible the moment an auditor checks the calibration log.
As-found/as-left data goes unrecorded
A calibration record without both as-found and as-left readings can't demonstrate whether an instrument was in tolerance before adjustment — a specific, commonly missed detail in manual calibration logs.
What ValiCore actually does here
Instrument calibration register
Every instrument, its calibration frequency, last/next due date, and NABL-traceable certificate — with automatic overdue blocking so an out-of-cal instrument can't log new results.
21 CFR 211.68 · ISO/IEC 17025As-found / as-left capture
Calibration records capture both readings explicitly, plus measurement uncertainty and tolerance — the specific data structure NABL assessors look for.
QC results with automatic spec check
Test results are checked against acceptance criteria in real time — Pass/Fail/OOS is computed, not manually judged.
21 CFR 211 Subpart IOOS investigation with phase gating
Phase 1 (laboratory error check) and Phase 2 (manufacturing investigation) as separate, gated stages — matching FDA's OOS guidance structure and timeline benchmarks.
FDA OOS Guidance, Rev. 1 (2022)Certificates of Analysis, auto-numbered
CoAs generate directly from release-test results with locked specs and e-signature approval — no re-typing results into a separate document.
21 CFR 211.165Reagent & standard lot traceability
Every reagent lot tracked from receipt to disposal, with expiry and opened-date countdowns — expired lots are blocked from new test entry.
21 CFR 211.84Regulations this addresses
Frequently asked questions
A LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) is typically built around sample lifecycle and instrument data capture. Laboratory management software in the ValiCore sense is built around the quality-control layer sitting alongside or on top of that: calibration compliance, investigation workflow, document control, and audit trail — the parts an NABL assessor or GMP auditor specifically checks. Some labs need both; ValiCore focuses on the compliance and quality-record layer.
Not legally required, but practically close to it. NABL 112/112A expects a documented quality management system covering equipment calibration with metrological traceability, risk management, personnel competence, and control of records. A spreadsheet-based system makes every one of these harder to demonstrate on the day of assessment — a system built around ISO 15189's structure makes it a matter of pulling a report.
There's no single fixed regulatory interval — calibration frequency should be set per instrument based on risk, criticality, and usage, typically reviewed every 6-12 months, and documented in your own SOP. What NABL and GMP auditors check is not the specific interval but whether you followed your own documented schedule and captured both as-found and as-left readings at each calibration.
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