GGA Software Services has delivered an electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) query service definition to the Pistoia Alliance, completing an important milestone in Pistoia's programme of developing an industry-standard query interface for ELN data. The Pistoia Alliance selected GGA to collaborate on this initiative through a competitive bidding process. The objective was to prototype a common method of querying multiple ELN implementations. GGA, in collaboration with Pistoia working group members, analyzed user stories and use cases, developed process and domain models and objects, and created a formal definition of the desired ELN query interface.
GGA's delivery of the interface definition allows Pistoia to move to the next phase of the project, namely, the creation of a reference implementation of the interface. Richard Golob, President & CEO, GGA Software Services, said, "GGA is pleased to have contributed to the Pistoia Alliance's efforts, and we will continue to seek ways to assist Pistoia on other projects." GGA is currently collaborating with Pistoia to help in developing the interface, which will contain industry-standard definitions, a search application, and a service specification for accessing and reporting ELN information.
"GGA's completion of the query services definition and design is an important step toward creating a uniform industry standard by which scientists can acquire and consolidate experimental, analytical, and structural data from different ELN sources," said GGA's Golob.
"We look forward to continuing to provide support to the Pistoia Alliance in developing a proof-of-concept interface with actual source data."
