An assembly of hardware/software devices designed to manage specimen information, traceability and workflow within a laboratory environment. It typically consists of a data capture device [e.g., barcode reader or radio-frequency identification (RFID) scanner], touchscreen for data input and/or manipulation and a specimen container holder. It is intended to capture and transfer specimen information from the original specimen container to an assay container, which is subsequently fed into an analyser. The device does not perform specimen analysis, storage or data distribution functions.