What is a LIMS and why do African laboratories need one?

A Laboratory Information Management System tracks every sample from registration to result release with full chain of custody. African labs need a LIMS to meet ISO 15189 / 17025 accreditation, eliminate transcription errors, and prove turnaround times to insurers and regulators.

Is Invalcre Labs ISO 15189 compliant?

Yes. Invalcre Labs ships with the full ISO 15189 quality management binder digitised — document control, CAPA, internal audits, EQA tracking and proficiency testing — so accreditation is a workflow, not a fire drill.

Does Invalcre Labs integrate with our existing analysers?

It connects to analysers via HL7, ASTM and serial bridges. Results flow into the right sample without manual transcription. Most major brands work out of the box; uncommon devices we add inside two weeks.

What is the virtual laboratory simulator for?

It lets students and trainees run microbiology, biochemistry and pathology protocols entirely in-browser — perfect when physical lab access is limited or expensive. Training institutions use it to scale practical instruction without scaling glassware or biohazards.

Virtual Laboratory System

Invalcre Labs

A virtual laboratory and clinical-research platform for low-resource settings.

Invalcre Labs is a cloud lab information management system (LIMS) plus virtual laboratory environment — purpose-built for African medical, agricultural and industrial laboratories that need to operate at international quality standards on local budgets.

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Full LIMS workflow — registration to release

Instrument integration (HL7 / ASTM)

ISO 15189 / ISO 17025 documentation

Virtual lab simulator for training

What's inside

Built around how the work actually gets done.

Designed with pathology, microbiology and food-safety laboratories in mind, Invalcre Labs handles sample registration, instrument integration, QC, ISO 15189 documentation and result release in one workflow. The virtual lab module lets training institutions and research groups run experiments and protocols entirely in-browser when physical lab access is limited or expensive.

Sample lifecycle

Barcode-driven registration, chain-of-custody tracking, batch processing, QC flags, and authorised result release with electronic signatures.

Instrument integration

Connect analysers via HL7, ASTM and serial bridges. Results land in the right sample without manual transcription.

Quality management

Document control, CAPA, internal audits, EQA tracking and proficiency testing — the entire ISO 15189 binder, digitised.

Virtual laboratory

Simulate microbiology, biochemistry and pathology workflows in the browser. Ideal for training institutions and remote students.

Clinical research

Trial protocols, randomisation, REDCap-style case report forms, and de-identified data exports.

Patient-facing portal

Patients view results, reports and historical trends from any device. Doctors get a referral inbox.

Inside the product

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Who it's for

Three teams already running on Invalcre Labs.

Hospital laboratory

Replace a paper register and three Excel sheets with a single LIMS that issues results faster and keeps you ISO-ready.

Reference laboratory chain

Run multiple branches, push samples between sites, consolidate billing, and report on turnaround times by analyte.

University / training institution

Give 200 students access to a virtual lab they can run from any laptop — no glassware, no biohazards, no scheduling fights.

Why this over the alternatives

Honest comparisons. No marketing kabuki.

Here's what we hear when we walk into a procurement conversation, and what we tell the team after.

Alternative	Where it falls short	How Invalcre Labs answers it
Paper register + Excel	Lost samples, manual transcription errors, no audit trail, ISO accreditation failure.	Barcode tracking, electronic signatures and a digital quality binder built in.
International LIMS (LabWare, STARLIMS)	Six-figure licences, eighteen-month implementations, US support hours that don't fit Africa.	Cloud-native, deployed in weeks, priced for African labs, supported on CAT hours.
Open-source LIMS (OpenELIS, Bika)	Free to download, expensive to run — needs a developer team to keep alive.	Managed SaaS — we handle hosting, upgrades, integrations and security so your scientists do science.

"The virtual lab module alone justified the contract. Our students do real protocols without burning reagents."
Dean of Health Sciences · University client

Pricing

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Every tier starts with a free 30-day trial — no credit card up front. Move up, move down or move out at any time. Annual billing saves you 15%.

Clinic

Single-site clinic or small lab

$99 / month

Billed monthly · 15% off annual

Up to 3 users
Up to 200 samples / month
Patient portal
Email support

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Lab

Institution

Hospital chain, university or research group

From $1,499 / month

Custom · scoped to need

Unlimited users & sites
Virtual lab simulator
Custom integrations
On-prem / hybrid hosting
Dedicated success manager

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Common questions

Invalcre Labs FAQ.

Quick answers to the questions we hear most often. Anything missing? Send a note via the form below.

A Laboratory Information Management System tracks every sample from registration to result release with full chain of custody. African labs need a LIMS to meet ISO 15189 / 17025 accreditation, eliminate transcription errors, and prove turnaround times to insurers and regulators.
Yes. Invalcre Labs ships with the full ISO 15189 quality management binder digitised — document control, CAPA, internal audits, EQA tracking and proficiency testing — so accreditation is a workflow, not a fire drill.
It connects to analysers via HL7, ASTM and serial bridges. Results flow into the right sample without manual transcription. Most major brands work out of the box; uncommon devices we add inside two weeks.
It lets students and trainees run microbiology, biochemistry and pathology protocols entirely in-browser — perfect when physical lab access is limited or expensive. Training institutions use it to scale practical instruction without scaling glassware or biohazards.