Case Study: Rutgers University achieves 30% faster processing and streamlined biorepository operations with STARLIMS

How STARLIMS Helped Rutgers University Cell and DNA Repository Increase Operational Efficiency with a Service-Based Enterprise LIMS

Rutgers University’s Cell and DNA Repository (RUCDR), the largest university-based biorepository, struggled with a legacy in‑house LIMS that lacked real‑time integration, project/client management, external web access, centralized instrument QA/QC, scalability, and efficient sample workflows. To address these challenges, RUCDR engaged STARLIMS to deploy a service‑based enterprise LIMS tailored for biorepository operations.

STARLIMS implemented a centralized, web‑based LIMS with SDMS instrument integration, Equipment Manager, barcode-driven automated sample registration and retrieval, and a scalable Microsoft® platform, enabling client/project management and automated service assignment. The STARLIMS solution delivered measurable gains: a 30% improvement in processing capabilities and turnaround to shipping, a 25% improvement in sample handling, and a 50% improvement in sample retrieval, while streamlining operations, improving data integrity, and supporting RUCDR’s global research impact.

Rutgers University

Andrew Brooks

Chief Operating Officer