LDB LIMS
the LIMS software with an integrated QMS

With LDB LIMS, ISO 17025-accredited and GxP-regulated laboratories digitalise and automate their daily work.

    The cloud-based Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) with ISO 27001-certified data security and AI integration.
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Dräger Porsche AG – Entwicklungszentrum Weissach Netze BW Wasser GmbH (EnBW) Puraglobe Oerlikon voestalpine Forschungsservicegesellschaft Donawitz GmbH (VAFG) Sunday Natural Saint Gobain

230 laboratories

in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Poland, Spain, Hungary, Finland, England, the Netherlands, Italy, China, and the United States

5,300 users

work with LDB

15+ years of experience

supported by a secure cloud and AI

ISO 27001 certified – covering data security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality and privacy. LDB also meets the requirements of the NIS2 Directive.

ISO 27001 ISO 9001 TISAX
Industries & laboratories

LIMS software for laboratories in these industries

Water & environment

Contract laboratories, drinking water laboratories and utilities

From sampling through analysis to the accreditation-compliant test report – including official reporting and invoicing.

Water · Wastewater · Hygiene

Pharmaceuticals

Quality assurance (QA) and production

Data management and evaluation for GMP-regulated laboratories – with audit trail, release workflows, digital signatures, full traceability, and an integrated CSV validation system.

GMP · GxP · Validation

Materials testing

Mechanical, physical, thermal and chemical tests

Proven modules for the typical test workflows and standards of mechanical, physical, thermal and chemical testing.

Standards · Test plans · Series

Veterinary medicine

Analysis, herd health management and individual vaccines

Modules and interfaces for veterinary data structures – from analysis through to herd-specific vaccines.

Vet · Herds · R&D

Quality assurance and development

Quality assurance, quality control and research & development

Warning and release limits for incoming and outgoing goods inspection, with evaluated data for research and development.

QA · QC · R&D

Food production

Processing, refinement and production

Own-check monitoring along the supply chain, with interfaces to ERP systems and external laboratories – embedded in your existing IT.

Supply chain · QA · ERP
LIMS for accredited and regulated laboratories

What laboratory and quality managers say about LDB:

Save time & avoid errors

The AI-assisted import interface saves us time and prevents errors. Reports from external laboratories are automatically imported into the LIMS as structured data.

Starting point: time-consuming manual entry of external drinking water analyses.
Solution: import PDF tables directly into the LIMS using the AI-assisted import interface.
Benefits: fewer transcription errors, faster processing and no IT effort.
Dr. Caroline Indorf

Laboratory manager, Coffein Compagnie Bremen

LIMS user Dr. Caroline Indorf

We have been working together since 2018 and could not imagine a better LIMS partner – in my view, their innovation, spirit and technology platform lead the industry.

Stefan Karl MPL Labor

Stefan Karl

MPL Mikrobiologisches Prüflabor GmbH

During our final DAkkS audit, I had the opportunity to show the auditor some of the capabilities of our LIMS. I would like to pass on her exact words: “I am really impressed!” This was mainly in relation to the audit trails and limit value tables.

LIMS user Daniel Dietrichs

Daniel Dietrichs

SanGroup, analytical services for food and water

We are up and running, and working with the LIMS from LDB LIMS is tremendous fun. Everyone is experimenting, getting involved and rethinking processes – incredible!

Lilian Graser, LDB user at Chemisches Labor Dr. Graser KG

Dr. Lilian Graser

Chemisches Labor Dr. Graser KG

Why LDB

Why labs choose LDB:

Customer:

“We programmed our LIMS ourselves. The colleague who maintained it is retiring—updates such as e-invoicing and new interfaces can’t be implemented, and support is no longer available.”

Testing laboratory with in-house development
Replace legacy systems & reduce IT risks

When support ends, security vulnerabilities remain or an update becomes a complete reimplementation, a LIMS becomes a business risk. A modern LIMS prepares you for the future.

"Laboratory data is manually entered into extensive Excel spreadsheets."

Process laboratory, chemical industry
Replace scattered data with a central structure

Instead of Word, Excel and folders: all samples, measurements, documents and reports in one system – clearly identified and easy to find at any time.

"Changes to data cannot be tracked—which poses a compliance risk for us."

Quality Control Laboratory, Oil Processing
Build confidence in audits & accreditation

Traceability, audit trails, roles, permissions and versioning give you peace of mind before audits and confidence in meeting ISO requirements.

"We always have to rely on a coworker to pull data."

Municipal water utility
Reduce workloads & retain skilled staff

Automated workflows reduce copying and pasting and tasks outside employees’ areas of expertise. Your team can return to the work they were hired to do.

"Typing errors lead to rework, blocked batches, and recalls."

Refinery Operations
Prevent errors & standardise processes

Reliable processes instead of manual transcription errors: consistent workflows, valid data and reproducible results.

"A 10 to 20 percent increase in samples per year is pushing our Excel systems to their limits."

Environmental Analytics Contract Laboratory
Support growth & new requirements

Whether you are starting a new laboratory, adding analytical methods or integrating systems such as an ERP, the LIMS provides a structured, scalable foundation.

Commercial systems are also affected

This issue affects more than just in-house developments. In recent years, two commercial LIMS providers have discontinued their systems and offered the switch as a migration. Other older products face the same decision: either completely redevelop them or discontinue them for security reasons. For laboratories, this means one thing above all else—determining the timing of the switch themselves, rather than having it dictated to them.

What is a LIMS?

ERP for production, CRM for sales—a LIMS for the lab. LIMS stands for Laboratory Information and Management System: laboratory software that tracks a sample’s entire journey, from registration to the final test report, and makes every step in between traceable.

For ISO 17025-accredited laboratories, DAkkS requirements must also be met—requirements that can no longer be fulfilled with Excel and paper at a reasonable cost: complete traceability of all changes, controlled access rights, and verifiable validation of the software used. A LIMS system must not only meet these requirements technically but also be able to demonstrate compliance during an audit.

What a LIMS Does—Explained in Detail
57%

of our customers previously did not have a professional LIMS—instead, they used Excel, Word, Access, or paper.

Internal competition statistics for the past three years (n=105)

All Features of LDB LIMS

From sample receipt to an accreditation-compliant report—all in one system. These functions are identical across all industries; the only differences are in testing methods and additional regulatory requirements.

  • Automatic sample numbers based on your own numbering system
  • Barcodes and QR codes for labeling and scanning
  • Work and daily lists for the entire team
  • Multiple limit values and specifications per parameter
  • Formula system with Excel-like syntax—no separate Excel files required
  • Device connectivity and AI-powered import of data from external labs
  • Accreditation-compliant test reports with the DAkkS symbol and measurement uncertainty
  • Electronic signature (PAdES) with your own certificates
  • Dual-control principle for approval and signature
  • Customer portal with a dedicated login, integrable into your website
  • Customers order analyses themselves and track their status
  • E-invoicing according to Factur-X / ZUGFeRD, transfer to DATEV
  • Complete audit trail with user, timestamp, and original values
  • Permission matrix by employee, group, or role
  • Automatic validation weekly and before each update
  • Document control, test equipment, and material management
  • Training plan, qualification matrix, and 8D reports
  • Supplier evaluation and long-term archiving
  • Cloud SaaS in the AWS data center in Frankfurt, three availability zones
  • Encryption at rest and in transit (TLS 1.3, AES-256)
  • Login via passkey, MFA, or single sign-on
  • ISO 27001, ISO 9001, and TISAX certified
  • Separate test system for configuration and training
  • European provider; data remains in the EU
All LIMS features at a glance

AI in the Lab—Controlled Rather Than a Black Box

AI is now mentioned in almost every software brochure. For an accredited laboratory, however, something else is crucial: which models are used, who is authorized to use them, and whether it remains traceable afterward where they were involved.

All the leading models, one interface

Gemini from Google, ChatGPT from OpenAI, Claude from Anthropic, and Mistral from Europe—all integrated into the Lab database and continuously updated with new models. This means the right model is available for every use case, rather than you being limited to just one.

GeminiChatGPTClaudeMistral

Managed, controlled, traceable

For an accredited laboratory, it’s not the strength of the model that matters, but control over it. Four points that ensure this:

  • You determine which models your employees are even allowed to use.
  • You grantAI access rights individuallyfor each employee or for the entire lab.
  • Your data is not used to train the models—this is contractually prohibited, and data is transmitted and stored in encrypted form.
  • Every AI action is logged in the audit trail, including the user and a timestamp—so that audits can trace where AI was involved.
About AI Integration

General Data Security Guidelines (ADSR) · AI Model Selection

What LDB delivers

26.4 %

less time spent in everyday lab work

26 %

faster sample turnaround

> 50 %

time saved in individual laboratories

4.3 / 5

satisfaction after the rollout

Customer survey conducted as part of our ISO 9001 certification, 2025 and 2026 (50 % response rate). Average values across all participating laboratories; time savings range from 10 % to over 50 % depending on the laboratory.

Check first, then decide

Feature set and customization options are the two most important criteria when selecting a LIMS—and neither can be assessed from a brochure alone. That’s why you’ll get to see both in advance, applied to your own processes.

1

Demo tailored to your own processes

60 to 90 minutes, tailored to your industry. Upon request, we can put you in touch with labs that are already using LDB.

2

Your Own Demo System

We’ll set up a system for your lab and map out your processes within it—including configuration, user management, and admin functions. A second session can be scheduled at any time for additional team members.

3

Onboarding Workshops

Kick-off plus topic-specific workshops on parameters, threshold values, test reports, the customer portal, interfaces, and AI—drawn from our experience with over 200 LIMS implementations.

Schedule a demoAll Onboarding Workshops

Updates That Won't Catch You Off Guard

A LIMS is not a project with an end date. How the system evolves—and how you can find out about it before it happens.

Updates are pre-validated

All configured validation tests run automatically once a week and additionally before every update—each time against both the existing and the new version. Each run is permanently saved as a PDF validation report.

About automatic validation

Every change is documented

The version history shows what changed with each release. No update comes without notice, and you can always track what was added and when.

Go to the version history

User sessions for each release

Regular online sessions where we demonstrate new features directly in the system—most recently the Fall Release 2026, the SHAPTH interface for drinking water laboratories, and the integration of AI assistants via MCP. The recordings remain available.

Go to the user calls

A team of 17 laboratory and LIMS experts supports you before, during and after your LDB implementation

Ines Weiher

Ines Weiher

Food Chemist

Pharma Food

Julia Liebergesell

Julia Liebergesell

Microbiologist

Food Veterinary Medicine

Miriam Weyden

Miriam Weyden

Chemical Lab Technician

Automotive QMMaterial

Stefanie Bergauer

Stefanie Bergauer

Industrial supervisor

Water EnvironmentQM

Our entire support team consists of LIMS experts with scientific backgrounds and practical laboratory experience. You have dedicated contacts who work with you as equals.

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Blog

Latest news from LDB

Insights and news on laboratory digitalisation and LIMS

Choosing a LIMS

Netze BW Wasser (EnBW) chooses LDB

How an accredited drinking water laboratory in critical infrastructure chooses a future-proof LIMS.
SHAPTH interface in the LIMS
New interface

SHAPTH – a new reporting format

A standard format for drinking water and hygiene testing replaces TEIS, Twistweb, Sebam, Labdüs, Octoware, NiWaDab and other formats.
Cyberattacks on laboratories and LIMS
Practical checklist

Cyberattacks on laboratories

Identify and combat cyber threats to your laboratory: ten steps to improve data security in your lab.
Meet us here

Upcoming events

Learn more about LIMS and laboratory software. Get to know LDB and the team behind it.

Onboarding workshop Training
08.10.2026 · 10:00

QM - Document Control

You'll learn, step by step, how to use LDB to create, review, and approve documents digitally in compliance with standards—including automatic version control, electronic signatures, and read receipts for your team.

Training Register
Onboarding workshop Training
23.10.2026 · 10:00

QM - Test Equipment Management

Manage test and measurement equipment in LDB in accordance with the requirements of ISO 9001, 15189, and 17025—with timely calibration reminders and control charts, including trend analysis and automatic alerts for deviations.

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Onboarding workshop Training
29.10.2026 · 11:00

QM: Competency Matrix and Training Plan

The competency matrix provides an ISO 17025-compliant overview of your employees’ qualifications and training needs—linked to the training plan and access rights, ensuring that only users with specific competencies can perform certain tasks. During onboarding, we’ll show you how to make the most of the module in your day-to-day work.

Training Register
Community Call Follow-Up
30.10.2026 · 10:00

Onboarding: MCP Laboratory Database

Use the Lab Database directly in Claude, ChatGPT, and other AI tools: A step-by-step guide to connecting the Lab Database (LDB) with MCP to your personal AI assistants. Includes comprehensive templates for samples, orders, customers, and more.

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Onboarding workshop Online Training—Only a Few Spots Left
05.11.2026 · 10:00

Customer Area

How to set up a digital portal for your customers/clients so they can create online analysis orders, view their sample statuses, and access approved reports and data. Plus: customized monitoring and trending.

Online Training—Only a Few Spots Left Register
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Individual Appointment

LDB Introductory Meeting

Get to know LDB: Learn how you, as an accredited laboratory, can digitize your lab with an ISO 27001-certified, intuitive LIMS.

Demo
Individual Appointment

LDB Demo Session

Get to know LDB: Discover how you, as an accredited laboratory, can digitize your operations with an ISO 27001-certified and intuitive LIMS.

Demo
Individual Appointment

LDB Proposal Review

Together, we will discuss the timeline and investment plan for implementing the LDB LIMS in your lab.

Messen Mannheim
11.11.2026

LIMS Forum 2026

The 2026 LIMS Forum in Mannheim will focus on LIMS, artificial intelligence in the lab, and lab digitization. Meet Labdatenbank and over 30 LIMS providers.

Mannheim Register
Demo
Individual Appointment

Follow-up and Questions

You've already had an introductory meeting or demo and would like to clarify any remaining questions, schedule a second demo for other team members, or discuss the next steps.

Community Call Limited seating
27.11.2026 · 11:00

Winter 2026 Release

We’d like to personally introduce you to the new lab database features and updates from the Winter Release:
AI Phase 7: Quality Management

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Messen Munich Trade Fair
25.04.2028

Analytica 2028

The world's leading trade fair for laboratory technology, analytics, and biotechnology, with a strong focus on LIMS, laboratory digitization, and AI in the lab. You'll find the laboratory database next to the "Digital Transformation" special exhibition among the LIMS providers.

Munich Trade Fair Register
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Frequently asked questions about LDB LIMS and LIMS software

LIMS stands for Laboratory Information and Management System. A LIMS system is laboratory software that maps the entire path of a sample – from registration through analysis to the finished test report – and makes every step in between traceable. For accredited laboratories the requirements of ISO 17025 are added: complete traceability of all changes, controlled access rights and demonstrable validation of the software in use.
Laboratory software is the umbrella term for any program used in day-to-day lab work, from instrument control to evaluation. A LIMS is the laboratory software that brings everything together: samples, orders, results, instruments, documents and test reports in one system and on one data basis. The difference lies less in individual functions than in continuous traceability across the whole sample path.
With LDB LIMS you pay €99 per user per month, AI integration included. On top of that comes a user-independent flat rate for cloud operation from €350 per month. One-off costs for provisioning and implementation depend on the size and complexity of your laboratory. All items and a price calculator are openly available on our pricing page – we do not keep prices behind a form.
LDB LIMS is a cloud-based LIMS. It runs on Amazon AWS in Frankfurt, distributed across three availability zones. There are two operating models: the Standard Cloud Service and the Enterprise Cloud Service with unlimited storage and an SLA with guaranteed response and recovery times. Backups are incremental by the second and complete once a day.
Yes. You get your own cloud-based demo system in the browser, and using it is free of charge. Plan around 90 minutes for the demo appointment: 60 minutes guided tour through the system and 30 minutes for your questions. You get the most out of it if you send us at least one test report, one worksheet and export files from your instruments beforehand – anonymised is fine. We start by setting up three people with login details.
We calculate the implementation in packages of two, four or six months. Which one fits depends on the number of modules, the complexity of your test reports and the number of instruments to be connected. Our experience comes from more than 200 LIMS implementations. After the start the onboarding workshops continue: around 45 minutes per module and free of charge for all users.
Yes. Audit trail, controlled access rights, document control, test equipment management and a competence matrix are part of the LIMS. There is a dedicated ISO 17025 package for accreditation and a pharma package for GxP-regulated laboratories. LDB LIMS itself is certified to ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 and additionally meets the requirements of the NIS2 Directive.
You connect instruments and external laboratories through import interfaces, and you create the import mapping with AI support in just a few clicks. In addition there is the SHAPTH interface for drinking water data: it replaces the previous regional formats such as TEIS, TWISTweb, SEBAM, LabDüs, Octoware and NiWaDaB and becomes mandatory for approved testing bodies on 1 January 2027.
57 % of our customers had no professional LIMS before, but Excel, Word, Access or paper. Switching pays off above all where proof obligations come into play: complete traceability of every change, controlled access rights and validatable software can no longer be achieved with spreadsheets at reasonable effort.
Behind every module there is a dedicated contact person with their own laboratory experience – not a ticket number, but a name. Our prices are openly available on the website. You adapt test reports and documents yourself instead of buying in every change. And updates arrive predictably, with announced release dates and user calls, instead of taking you by surprise.
Konrad Wagner, LDB Labordatenbank GmbH

Konrad Wagner

konrad@labordatenbank.de
+49 (151) 22 33 98 44
Check your requirements in a conversation

You have a requirement specification – let us go through it together.

In 60 to 90 minutes we show LDB LIMS using your own workflows, in a demo system we set up for your laboratory beforehand. We work through your requirement list point by point – including the points we do not cover.

Book a meeting with Konrad Talk to a reference laboratory

Prefer to write? Pick a slot directly or send an enquiry

TÜV-certified security for your LIMS

Security is part of our LIMS.

Laboratory software processes sensitive data. At LDB, security is an integral part of the architecture.

EU data sovereignty TLS 1.3 + AES-256 SSO & MFA included 99.99% uptime Backups every second

European provider

A German-Austrian company governed by European law.

Redundant cloud infrastructure

Three independent availability zones in Frankfurt.

Encryption & access protection

All data is encrypted at rest and in transit, with clearly defined access controls.

Secure sign-in

MFA, SSO and passkeys for secure authentication.

Audits & penetration tests

Regular internal and external security audits and penetration tests.

Complete audit trail

Every activity is documented with user details and a timestamp.

As a LIMS provider, we are certified to the current ISO 27001 standard for data security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality and data protection. We also meet the requirements of the NIS2 Directive.

ISO 27001 · TÜV Rheinland ISO 9001 TISAX

LDB features

Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)

QM modules

Simplify Documentation & Put ISO Requirements into Practice Every Day

Our customers

Certified to

LDB LIMS is ISO 27001-certified laboratory software

Preferred LIMS partner

VUP - Verband unabhängiger Prüflabore

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