Industry
BioTech
Platform
Windows OS, Desktop Software
Solution
Genetic Research and Analysis Systems
Applied Biosystems provides innovative instruments and reagents to accelerate academic and clinical research, drug discovery and development, pathogen detection, environmental analysis and forensic DNA analysis.
THE CHALLENGE
Applied Biosystems worked with Limina to create a guided and easy-to-use software solution that assisted novice users with running laboratory tests to detect infectious agents in foods.
OBSERVE & ANALYZE
Conducted user research to determine the appropriate level of guided support
- Expert UI evaluation
- Contextual inquiry
ENVISION & DESIGN
Redesigned and simplified AB’s existing testing process, and designed step-by-step workflows with informational graphics and easy-to-follow screens that helped users both setup and conduct a test and analyze the results
- Application interface design
- Iconography
- Data visualization
EVALUATE & REFINE
Tested workflow with users at multiple points throughout the design process
- Usability testing
- Creating UI standards
THE SOLUTION
RapidFinder was launched successfully and is currently being sold by Applied Biosystems, now Thermo Fisher Scientific.
