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| Jeff Spitzner, Chief Scientific Officer, Rescentris |
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| Jeff Spitzner, Ph.D., is a Founder and Chief Science Officer of Rescentris, and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics, The Ohio State University. Previously, Dr. Spitzner had roles in Business Development and as Chief Science Officer with LabBook, Inc., and other informatics and biotechnology organizations, and has been involved in information technology solutions for life sciences since 1986. He received his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from The Ohio State University, then conducted postdoctoral studies on DNA-protein interactions and molecular cancer research at MIT. In 1997 Dr. Spitzner co-authored data standards for integrating and exchanging genome research information that resulted in the development of BSML as the pioneering XML technology in the life sciences, today a widely adopted XML data standard in the industry. Dr. Spitzner is recognized as a leader in areas of bioinformatics, knowledge management, and electronic laboratory notebook systems. His current activities are in business development, science, and as product visionary for Rescentris' development of its Collaborative Electronic Research Framework (CERF), which uses semantic research ontologies to integrate electronic lab notebooks, informatics and knowledge management in order to provide an electronic record-keeping solution that enhances collaboration and R&D productivity.
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Knowledge Management Case Study Analysis of a Collaborative Life Science R&D Environment
Jeff Spitzner, Ph.D., Chief Science Officer, Rescentris, Ltd.
A considerable amount of the knowledge in an R&D organization is generated at the benchtops and desktops of scientists. This places lab notebooks at a critical interface between researchers and organizational knowledge. Paper lab notebooks are poor interfaces to anything, and improved creation and dissemination of knowledge and research records is a key driver in the ongoing transition from paper to electronic record-keeping systems in life sciences organizations. The U.S. Air Force Research Labs sought to improve their capture of data and documentation of research activities as well as the ability to track, share, find, and reuse their R&D information. They needed a highly secure and flexible software solution, and evaluated a number of products against their specifications. They chose the Collaborative Electronic Research Framework (CERF-Notebook) from Rescentris because of its match to their requirements, including the tools to easily customize the product for a large number of different templates and protocols to meet their diverse needs in different life sciences research activities. Now that a number of labs have fully adopted the software, with many achieving completely electronic record-keeping, it is important to evaluate the effectiveness of the CERF collaborative R&D environment in increasing the productivity of their project teams that are vital to carrying out nationally important research. The Case Study audit included a number of indicators of research performance, such as finding and sharing information, record-keeping, training, communication, project management, and innovation, as well as general knowledge practices in the organization. This presentation discusses the strategies employed and initial results in assessing the impact of the Rescentris CERF ELN system on collaboration, research productivity, and knowledge management at the U.S. Air Force Research Labs.
Please note that the Collaborative Electronic Research Framework (CERF) is a trademark of Rescentris.
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