<s>
LabLynx	B-Application
,	I-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
is	O
a	O
privately	O
owned	O
,	O
funded	O
,	O
and	O
managed	O
American	O
corporation	O
that	O
develops	O
,	O
supports	O
,	O
and	O
markets	O
laboratory	B-Application
information	I-Application
management	I-Application
system	I-Application
(	O
LIMS	B-Application
)	O
solutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
is	O
known	O
for	O
introducing	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
browser-based	O
LIMS	B-Application
products	O
in	O
1997	O
and	O
being	O
in	O
the	O
laboratory	B-Application
informatics	I-Application
industry	O
for	O
decades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
LabLynx	B-Application
was	O
a	O
company	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
LIMS	B-Application
product	O
offered	O
by	O
Atlanta	O
Systems	O
Consultants	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
ASC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Formed	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
ASC	O
’s	O
LabLynx	B-Application
division	O
later	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
laboratory	B-Application
information	I-Application
management	I-Application
system	I-Application
designed	O
specifically	O
for	O
a	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
ASC	O
demonstrated	O
its	O
new	O
Internet	O
Explorer-based	O
LabLynx	B-Application
LIMS	B-Application
at	O
Pittcon	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
among	O
the	O
first	O
browser-based	O
LIMS	B-Application
to	O
appear	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
again	O
showcased	O
LabLynx	B-Application
at	O
Pittcon	O
in	O
1998	O
and	O
soon	O
after	O
picked	O
up	O
a	O
major	O
LIMS-based	O
contract	O
with	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Customs	O
Service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2000	O
,	O
the	O
LabLynx	B-Application
division	O
of	O
ASC	O
separated	O
to	O
become	O
its	O
own	O
incorporated	O
entity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
while	O
ASC	O
eventually	O
ceased	O
to	O
exist	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
LabLynx	B-Application
,	I-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
went	O
on	O
to	O
diversify	O
its	O
offerings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LabLynx	B-Application
’s	O
browser-based	O
LIMS	B-Application
previously	O
demonstrated	O
at	O
Pittcon	O
in	O
1997	O
expanded	O
to	O
become	O
ELab	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
2001	O
took	O
on	O
an	O
application	O
service	O
provider	O
(	O
ASP	O
)	O
model	O
of	O
distribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
LabLynx	B-Application
released	O
a	O
browser-based	O
tool	O
called	O
openLIMS	O
,	O
which	O
gave	O
consultants	O
and	O
end-users	O
the	O
ability	O
"	O
to	O
build	O
custom	O
LIMS	B-Application
solutions	O
that	O
are	O
geared	O
to	O
the	O
exact	O
operational	O
needs	O
of	O
many	O
different	O
laboratories.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
19	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
LabLynx	B-Application
established	O
the	O
Laboratory	B-Application
Informatics	I-Application
Institute	O
,	O
an	O
open	O
membership	O
group	O
with	O
the	O
purpose	O
of	O
advancing	O
the	O
field	O
of	O
laboratory	B-Application
informatics	I-Application
and	O
shaping	O
the	O
standards	O
associated	O
with	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
LabLynx	B-Application
was	O
involved	O
in	O
an	O
initiative	O
to	O
standardize	O
and	O
structure	O
the	O
transmission	O
of	O
laboratory	O
data	O
that	O
first	O
originates	O
in	O
a	O
LIMS	B-Application
or	O
LIS	O
and	O
then	O
moves	O
to	O
a	O
person	O
's	O
or	O
population	O
of	O
people	O
's	O
electronic	B-Application
health	I-Application
records	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2015	O
,	O
LabLynx	B-Application
released	O
HealthCloudPOL	O
,	O
a	O
cloud-based	O
laboratory	B-Application
information	I-Application
system	I-Application
(	O
LIS	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
physician	O
office	O
laboratory	O
(	O
POL	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
transitioning	O
from	O
Atlanta	O
Systems	O
Consultants	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
to	O
LabLynx	B-Application
,	I-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
in	O
2000	O
,	O
LabLynx	B-Application
has	O
become	O
increasingly	O
active	O
in	O
the	O
laboratory	B-Application
informatics	I-Application
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Projects	O
that	O
LabLynx	B-Application
has	O
started	O
or	O
been	O
involved	O
in	O
within	O
the	O
community	O
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
LabLynx	B-Application
products	O
past	O
and	O
present	O
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
ELab/LabLynx	O
LIMS	B-Application
,	O
a	O
modular	O
,	O
validated	O
laboratory	B-Application
information	I-Application
management	I-Application
system	I-Application
(	O
LIMS	B-Application
)	O
(	O
The	O
software	O
was	O
originally	O
called	O
LabLynx	B-Application
LIMS	B-Application
,	O
then	O
it	O
became	O
ELab	O
,	O
then	O
LabLynx	B-Application
LIMS	B-Application
again	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
