LabSolutions Insight - Multi-Analyte Quantitation Software

Importance of the Topic

Modern mass spectrometry laboratories generate an immense volume of chromatographic data daily. Efficient tools for rapid, reliable review and quantitation of multiple analytes are essential to maintain throughput, ensure data quality, and comply with regulatory demands. LabSolutions Insight addresses these challenges by automating QA/QC checks, streamlining workflows, and integrating with laboratory databases.

Study Objectives and Overview

The primary goal of the LabSolutions Insight application note is to demonstrate how this software accelerates data review in high-throughput LC/MS and GC/MS environments. The document outlines the software’s key functionalities, its compatibility with Shimadzu instruments, and its role in improving productivity and data integrity.

Methodology and Used Instrumentation

The software interfaces with Shimadzu GC/MS and LC/MS systems to import raw chromatographic data and apply user-defined processing methods. Key compatible models include:

• GCMS-TQ and GCMS-QP series
• LCMS-9050, LCMS-9030, LCMS-8060 (NX), LCMS-8050, LCMS-8045, LCMS-8040, LCMS-8030, LCMS-2050, LCMS-2020

LabSolutions Insight can be deployed on client PCs connected to a file server, supporting multiple concurrent users through LabSolutions DB/CS for secure data management and audit trails.

Main Findings and Discussion

LabSolutions Insight delivers the following capabilities:

• Intuitive, configurable user interface with sample-centric or compound-centric layouts and multi-monitor support.
• Automated QA/QC flagging using over 75 user-controlled criteria (retention time, ion ratios, concentration limits) with customizable color coding and filtering of outlier results.
• Peak comparison via overlay of reference ions or standard chromatograms to assess signal consistency.
• MS/MS library screening option offering structural identification, retention time matching, and similarity scoring from embedded spectral libraries.
• Flexible ion management for rapid updates to quantitation and qualification transitions in response to matrix effects or method development needs.
• Group quantitation features that sum isomer peaks or generate group calibration curves for analytes such as pesticide isomers and cypermethrin.
• Real-time file processing while loading, centralized result files containing concentrations, calibration data, integration details, and full audit trails.

Integration with LabSolutions DB ensures compliance with 21 CFR Part 11 by providing user management, secure data storage, and easily accessible audit records.

Benefits and Practical Applications

By automating routine checks and centralizing data, LabSolutions Insight reduces review bottlenecks and minimizes human error. Laboratories benefit from:

• Faster turnaround in food safety, environmental pollutant, forensic toxicology, and metabolite analyses.
• Consistent QA/QC enforcement and transparent audit trails for regulated environments.
• Scalable deployment across multiple workstations without redundant installations.
• Preconfigured method packages and databases for pesticides, veterinary drugs, lipids, metabolites, and forensic compounds to accelerate method setup.

Future Trends and Applications

Emerging developments may include:

• Cloud-based data processing and remote collaborative review.
• Machine learning-driven peak detection and anomaly prediction.
• Expansion of spectral libraries with user-contributed entries and improved compound identification algorithms.
• Enhanced integration with laboratory information systems (LIS) via HL7 and other protocols.

Conclusion

LabSolutions Insight presents a comprehensive solution for multi-analyte quantitation, combining automated QA/QC, flexible data review, and secure database integration. Its streamlined workflows and extensive instrumentation support enable laboratories to achieve higher productivity and data reliability.

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