Using SharePoint as an Electronic Laboratory Notebook

May 25, 2011 - PRLog -- J Trigg: First of all, Tina, welcome and thank you for joining us on this podcast. I'd like to kick off, if I may, by just asking you to maybe briefly introduce yourself, your role and also provide a bit of background to your ELN project in Novozymes.

T Spendler: Yes, I will do that. Thank you, John, for asking me to be part of this podcast.  Yes, my name is Tina Spendler and I'm the Project Manager at Novozymes, where I work in an IT department in our research area. I have a background as a chemical engineer specialising in biochemistry. For several years, I managed projects across R&D, so I know a lot about the way that it works in research in Novozymes.

Four years ago we started a large management programme which included the four different processes, where ELN was one of them. I was picked as project manager because I know the way that it works in Novozymes. So this is my background and the basis for the ELN project.

I think that when we talk about our ELN project and the decisions that we made that it is important to bear in mind that the ELN is not a standalone solution. We also will have a project which is called the collaboration site, which provides the people with a SharePoint site where they can share information, department-wise and also on projects. We will also make a central database which contains all relevant and critical information regarding our enzymes.  And also Novozymes is a biotechnological company, where we work with biomolecules.I think that our requirements are probably quite different from those of the chemical companies.

J Trigg: Based on what you said, the choice of SharePoint, am I correct in interpreting the fact that you're effectively using SharePoint as a platform and that the ELN that you are working on is actually integrated into that platform?

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Both Tina Spendler and John Trigg will be speaking at the forthcoming ELNS & Advanced Laboratory Solutions Conference, which is due to take place between 26th and 28th September 2011 at the Hilton, Barcelona, Spain. For further information please visit www.elnforum.com, email enquire@iqpc.co.uk or call + (0)207 368 9300.