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• STARLIMS
Introduces STARLIMS Electronic Notebook at PITTCON 2009
• PerkinElmer Introduces LABWORKS LIMS 6.1 with Zero
Footprint Web Client
• Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. Announces
ATL Bulldog LIMS
• Applied Biosystems Announces SQL*LIMS P4 Plug
& Play Pharma Package
• Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces Connects:
Elevating the Role of Laboratory Informatics into the Enterprise
• LabVantage Unveils 90 Day/$90K Guaranteed Risk
Free LIMS Implementation Offer
• QSI Announces New Sample Tracking
Solution that Improves Workflow and Production Efficiencies
• Integration with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server
Enhances STARLIMS Workflow and Collaboration Capabilities
• Thermo Fisher Scientific Partners with Symyx
Technologies, Inc. to Offer Enterprise Level Electronic Laboratory Notebook
• JusticeTrax Releases LIMS-plus Version 4.1
• Stone Bond Technologies Announces MicroLIMS,
a new On-Line Internet Service, to Automate Workflows at Microarray Core Laboratories
• PerkinElmer, Inc. and Waters Corporation Collaborating
on Development of Interface Software for Empower 2 Chromatography Software
• Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. Announces
Sample Master LIMS 8.5
• Applied Biosystems Announces SQL*LIMS Innovation
Center/Exchange (ICE)
• Bio-Rad Releases Version 8.0 of its KnowItAll
Informatics System
• Waters and LabVantage Solutons Announce Lab
Software Partnership
• World-leading Biotech Company Selects STARLIMS
for $4M Project
• Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. Announces a
Lease-to-Own Software Licensing Option for Sample Master LIMS
• LabWare Expands its Suite of Available Template
Solutions
• The Broad Institute Extends CambridgeSoft’s
Enterprise Suite
• GenoLogics Completes Additional Financing to Accelerate
Translational Research Informatics Growth
• Dionex Introduces New Chromeleon 7 Chromatography
Data System Dramatically Improves Laboratory Operations
• Ariadne Launches ChemEffect, a System to Profile
Lead Compounds Against Known Attributes
• SciGene Signs Reagent Supply Agreement with Life
Technologies
• LabWare Announces Record Revenues for 2008
• Autoscribe Features Matrix Track-IT for Pre-Clinical
Pathology Studies
• Symbion Systems Releases Version 2.0 of its
Standardized Analytical Instrument Software
• PerkinElmer to Develop Interface for Agilent
Technologies's EZ Chrom Elite Software to Control PerkinElmer's Clarus GC
• Agilent Technologies Introduces Forensics and
Toxicology Database to Increase Compound-ID Speed and Confidence
• BusinessWeek Small Biz Online Features ChemSW
as Outsourcing-Savvy Company
• Labtronics Releases New Laboratory Informatics
Development Platform
• Accelerated Technology Laboratories Announces an
Enhanced Competitive LIMS Migration Program
• LabWare Announces its 2009 Customer Education
Conferences
• Labtronics Announces Government Agency Selects
Nexxis iLAB to Assist with ISO 17025 Accreditation
• LabVantage Explores the Topic of LIMS Governance
in a Webcast Featuring AMR Research and JohnsonDiversey
• Netherlands CRO Chooses LabLogic Detector
Software
• Bio-Rad Releases New Infrared and UV-Vis Spectral
Databases
• Symbion Systems Releases Version 2.1 of its
Standardized Analytical Instrument Software
• Axiom Analytical Announces the Availability
of System Design and Integration Services for Spectroscopic Process Analysis
• PerkinElmer Broadens Liquid Chromatography Portfolio
with New High Performance Platform and Chromatography Data System
• WITec Announces New Chemometric Software for Raman
Spectral and Microscopic Data Analysis
• Biogenerics Legislation Introduced by Rep. Waxman
• FDA Guidance Raises Bar for Laboratories That Test
Drug Imports
• FDA Seeks More Automated Information Collection
on Imports
a
global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment,
has announced the release of LABWORKS LIMS version 6.1. Building upon
the powerful LABWORKS 6.0 platform, LABWORKS 6.1 delivers a laboratory information
management system (LIMS) with a zero footprint Web client. This new solution
can be effectively deployed with minimal user training and is designed to consistently
perform on a wide variety of Web browsers. "In today’s rapidly changing
portable device market, it was critical for us to develop a solution that will
protect our customers from hardware obsolescence,” said Eric Ziegler,
vice president, Chromatography Business Unit, Analytical Sciences, PerkinElmer.
“We also recognize that the current economic climate demands the development
of cost-effective solutions, and with LABWORKS 6.1, we are able to make wireless
LIMS an affordable, maintainable and capable option.” With foodLIMS, waterLIMS,
greenLIMS and processLIMS packages, LABWORKS 6.1 LIMS supports the unique needs
of laboratories, from pre-login sample organization through reporting and data
distribution. A workflow that can be configurable allows laboratories
to focus on only those process steps that are relevant to a sample lifecycle,
allowing greater control over resources without changing the way the laboratory
operates. Process oriented laboratories, including those in water treatment,
chemical and biofuels production, refineries, and food processing plants, require
LIMS solutions that optimize workflow and turn around time, while ensuring safety
and quality. The LABWORKS base product is a flexible platform that can be quickly
deployed and configured to match the specific needs of a laboratory and/or industry.
LABWORKS 6.1 retains these key features while allowing the user to take advantage
of a Web connected device for information access. LABWORKS 6.1 software features
LABWORKS WebTop, a zero footprint platform requiring no software installation
on the mobile device and allowing the customer to use any available Web browser
to access product testing results when and where they are needed. For details,
visit http://www.perkinelmer.com. 
Inc
has launched a new program aimed at bridging the gap between laboratory generated
data and the enterprise level information that is required for mission critical
management decisions. Thermo Scientific Connects is a set of offerings
that leverage the company's breadth of Laboratory Information Management Systems
(LIMS) and Chromatography Data Systems (CDS) capabilities, as well as expertise
in enterprise systems integration to help streamline and improve the transfer
of knowledge between laboratory-generated data and enterprise-level information
systems. Connects assists organizations in integrating application-specific
workflows, thereby transforming laboratory data into relevant business information
and maximizing a company's enterprise system investments to better support critical
management decisions in today's resource-constrained environment. Thermo Fisher
Scientific is well positioned to offer this comprehensive solution set, which
is comprised of a combination of Thermo Scientific instruments, LIMS and CDS
software, tools and services, and capitalizes on ongoing partnerships with technology
leaders including Microsoft, SAP, Oracle, enterprise Electronic Laboratory Notebook
(ELN) providers like Symyx Technologies, document management systems (DMS) companies
like NextDocs and members of the company's Global Partner Alliance, a network
of highly experienced partners that deliver local and regional support to Thermo
Scientific product and service offerings around the world. By offering
an end-to-end solution that facilitates the integration of various instruments
and systems, along with the interoperability necessary to transform data into
relevant business drivers, Thermo Scientific Connects will help expand the business
of science from the laboratory throughout the enterprise. For details, visit
http://www.thermo.com/informatics.
showcased
its SAPPHIRE R5 Laboratory Information Management Suite (LIMS), a true thin-client,
configurable off-the-shelf (COTS) solution consolidating functionality typically
found in multiple laboratory systems at the recent Pittsburgh Conference in
Chicago, IL. In addition, LabVantage unveiled the 90 day/$90K guaranteed implementation
for its SAPPHIRE Quality Management Solution. Already well recognized as the
premier enterprise solution for quality management, the full-featured, out-of-the-box
SAPPHIRE Quality Management Solution is now guaranteed to be delivered by LabVantage
within a fixed duration of 90 days and at a fixed cost of $90,000. By coupling
LabVantage's industry leading SAPPHIRE Quality Management Solution with a guaranteed
implementation from its world-class professional services organization, LabVantage
has eliminated the risks associated with system implementation with no compromise
on quality. Accordingly, the decision for organizations to select LabVantage
and SAPPHIRE is made even easier. For details, visit http://www.labvantage.com.
has announced the signing of a partnership with Symyx Technologies, Inc. to
market and sell Symyx Notebook and Symyx Isentris decision support software.
The collaboration with Symyx is a key component of the company's recent launch
of Thermo Scientific Connects, and demonstrates the company's ongoing commitment
to provide the most comprehensive informatics solutions, in partnership with
other industry leaders, to meet the changing needs of business around the world.
By providing an Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) as part of its end-to-end
solutions, the company provides its customers with a secure and efficient method
of managing what has formerly been a manual and time-consuming process of recording
research, documents and procedures in the laboratory. The integration of an
ELN allows more efficient use of laboratory resources and information, as well
as consistent compliance with various regulatory requirements for documented
processes, such as those defined by ISO, FDA or GLP. The initial focus of the
company's collaboration with Symyx will be to deliver integration between the
Thermo Scientific Watson LIMS and Symyx Notebook systems. This solution will
be designed to accelerate the design, execution, analysis, reporting and documentation
of biological and bioanalytical workflows. By sharing sample lists, results,
and reports, this comprehensive solution will reduce manual transcription and
data manipulation that can result in costly, time-consuming processes, laboratory
errors, and regulatory compliance issues. In addition, the Symyx Isentris data
access, analysis, and decision support system will help facilitate better collaboration,
faster decisions, and more innovative R&D by enabling scientists to leverage
corporate, commercial, and local database information in an integrated, self-service
research environment. For details, visit http://www.thermo.com/informatics.
JusticeTrax Releases LIMS-plus Version 4.1
JusticeTrax, Inc. has
released LIMS-plus Version 4.1 for forensic laboratories. Designed for the
.Net platform. Version 4.1 provides new task-based workflows, automated workflow
management, decision trees and task-specific result sets. For details, visit
http://www.justicetrax.com.
Stone Bond Technologies Announces MicroLIMS,
a new On-Line Internet Service, to Automate Workflows at Microarray Core Laboratories
Stone Bond Technologies has announced MicroLIMS, an affordable, on-line SaaS
(Software as a Service) solution for microarray core laboratories, to complement
its EE-LIMS product for life sciences. MicroLIMS is a secure, easy-to-use
subscription-based solution that automates laboratory workflow, invoicing,
data and sample tracking, collections, and other laboratory processes. MicroLIMS
is a comprehensive data management and business process automation solution
designed for the needs of today’s microarray core laboratories. Without
expensive front-end license and hardware costs, MicroLIMS enables laboratory
personnel to easily and efficiently access secure data and share critical
research results among specified individuals and organizations. MicroLIMS
allows multiple users to input data in a secure environment that helps to
reduce errors caused by data entry fatigue. MicroLIMS guides the user through
the process of building an automated workflow system that fits laboratory
needs. Laboratory staff will be able to track each step during the course
of the work request as well as upload important data files at the appropriate
point in each workflow, allowing any time, anywhere access to critical data
through a secure environment. For details, visit http://www.stonebond.com.
PerkinElmer, Inc. and Waters Corporation Collaborating
on Development of Interface Software for Empower 2 Chromatography Software
PerkinElmer, Inc. and Waters Corporation have announced the development of
a chromatography interface software for Waters Empower 2 Chromatography Software.
The interface software will allow control of PerkinElmer Clarus Gas Chromatographs,
which include the 600, 500 and 400 models, and TurboMatrix Headspace Samplers
on existing Waters Empower 2 Chromatography Software networked installations.
This collaboration with Waters will combine the strengths of both companies,
and promises to benefit customers by delivering a more integrated solution
for users requiring multi-vendor compatibility. According to Eric Ziegler,
vice president of the Chromatography business unit for PerkinElmer Analytical
Sciences, “This collaboration between PerkinElmer and the Waters Division
will provide Empower 2 software users the productivity of PerkinElmer’s
Clarus 600 GC, highly regarded as the fastest conventional GC, and the robustness
and configuration flexibility of the Clarus 500 and 400 GCs, as well as the
accuracy of the TurboMatrix Headspace system. This configuration is the ideal
solution for the challenging analysis of volatile impurities in pharmaceutical
preparations.” Empower 2 Chromatography Software, Waters’ flagship
chromatography software product, enhances 21 CFR Part 11 compliance capabilities,
taking data management integrity, security and audit trails to new levels.
The GC interface software will be available for distribution from PerkinElmer
on a worldwide basis as of June 2009. For details, visit http://www.perkinelmer.com.
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc.
Announces Sample Master LIMS 8.5
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL) has announced Sample Master
LIMS 8.5, the latest upgrade to its flagship LIMS. With Version 8.5,
ATL adds new functionality to a LIMS that has been installed in over 350 laboratories
around the world over the past 15 years. Many of the new enhancements in Sample
Master LIMS 8.5 were the result of suggestions from existing ATL customers
since the release of Version 8.0. These suggestions are part of the
customer feedback loop that ATL considers critical in maintaining its commitment
to customer satisfaction. The major touch points for this feedback loop
are ATL Technical Support and a variety of customer forums (ATL User Group,
LIMS Boot Camps, training webinars, industry conferences) where ATL discusses
LIMS requirements with its clients. In addition, ATL continually monitors
the regulatory compliance requirements for core customer segments like environmental,
food and beverage, agriculture, public health and biotechnology and changes
in these requirements are reflected in this latest update. New functionality
in Sample Master LIMS 8.5 includes: Workload management for both instruments
and analysts into the Resource Management module; Wildcard support on the
"Master Query"; QC batch tracking of standards; Automatic notifications
on results utilizing user created criteria such as over/under limits, calculations,
etc.; Enhanced QC batching including batching by analysis method; Ability
to reprint multiple samples and multiple orders;Modified PDF report naming
for auto reporting; Enhanced information for samples, instruments, contacts,
results, laboratory, etc. ATL expects to rollout the software in early April
2009, and customers will be notified when the final release of the software
version is available. For details, visit http://www.atlab.com.
Applied Biosystems Announces SQL*LIMS Innovation
Center/Exchange (ICE)
Applied Biosystems has introduced SQL*LIMS Innovation Center/Exchange (ICE)
that enhances the SQL*LIMS' user community experience and provides key partnering
with customers. SQL*LIMS Innovation Center/Exchange (ICE) is a repository
of functional extensions and automation enhancements, created from and for
the collaboration and sharing of their collective intelligence among their
customers. SQL*LIMS ICE is similar in concept to open source community services
but specific to the SQL*LIMS community of professionals. Now users can download
clever expansions created by other SQL*LIMS professionals, contribute innovations
to the repository, and gain valuable insight and knowledge from other professionals
in the industry. ICE Extensions and Enhancements include: Enhanced modules;
Time-saving reports – including graphical reporting tools; Advanced
business logic capability tools; Secured Google-like search capabilities.
For detsils, visit http://www.sqllims.com.
Bio-Rad Releases Version 8.0 of its KnowItAll
Informatics System
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. has announced the release of version 8.0 of its
award-winning KnowItAll Informatics System (Windows Client). The new release
offers several new software tools including: Spectral Mixture Analysis; ATR
Spectra Handling; Area Under the Curve Calculation for IR Analysis; and, Extinction
Coefficient. The spectral analysis of mixtures enhancement, for instance,
offers a software application that assists researchers in the analysis of
the components of these mixture spectra. With the new tool, researchers can
import the digital spectrum to be analyzed and the software then searches
and compares the sample to reference databases of known compounds. The results
show possible components in the mixture from the reference databases. For
details, visit http://www.knowitall.com.
Waters and LabVantage Solutions Announce
Lab Software Partnership
Waters Corporation and LabVantage Solutions, Inc. have jointly announced a
strategic partnership to integrate laboratory software for improved efficiency
and effectiveness at laboratory dependent organizations. Collaborating with
existing common customers, Waters and LabVantage have already successfully
integrated LabVantage's SAPPHIRE Laboratory Information Management Suite (LIMS)
with Waters NuGenesis Scientific Data Management System (SDMS) and Empower
2 Chromatography Data Software (CDS) solutions. Early results of the relationship
have already seen a global pharmaceutical manufacturing organization simplify
its laboratory data platforms from 31 site-specific systems to a single integrated,
enterprise configuration comprising only two vendor's solutions worldwide:
Waters and LabVantage. The intended long-term impact is to eliminate infrastructure
silos, harmonize global variations, and maximize scientific data and experience
within the organization to increase overall quality of work. For details,
visit http://www.waters.com or http://www.labvantage.com.
World-leading Biotech Company Selects STARLIMS
for $4M Project
STARLIMS Technologies Ltd., a leading provider of laboratory information management
systems ( LIMS), has been selected by a world-leading biotechnology company
for a multi-site project. The contract value is approximately $4 million,
which includes licenses for the Company's web-based STARLIMS software, initial
consulting and professional services and first-year maintenance. STARLIMS'
LIMS will replace the first-generation LIMS currently in use in the customer’s
laboratories. The STARLIMS solution, which will be implemented at the customer’s
quality assurance/quality control laboratories in the United States, Europe
and Asia, will also provide scientific data management (SDMS) capabilities
and electronic laboratory notebook functionality (ELN). The customer plans
to leverage STARLIMS’s web-based capabilities and integrated laboratory
informatics functionalities to reduce the number of interfaces it needs, reduce
maintenance overheads, and facilitate process harmonization. All authorized
users will access the same central STARLIMS system via the web, enabling the
customer to create an environment where laboratory processes are standardized
across geographically dispersed sites. This project will be the first major
implementation of STARLIMS Electronic Notebook, a software solution designed
to replace paper notebooks, which are still in widespread use in quality assurance
and quality control laboratories. The STARLIMS Electronic Notebook is designed
to map and digitally enforce processes defined in Standard Operating Procedures
(SOP), ensuring that the most current SOPs are adhered to at all times and
providing the process traceability needed in regulated industries. For details,
visit http://www.starlims.com.
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. Announces a
Lease-to-Own Software Licensing Option for Sample Master LIMS
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL) has announced a lease-to-own
(LTO) licensing option for its flagship Sample Master LIMS platform.
Feedback from clients over the past year have suggested that offering flexible
licensing and payment options in these challenging economic times would allow
organizations the ability to move forward and make their laboratory operations
more efficient and profitable. This LTO licensing option is available immediately
for new customers and provides qualified customers with the ability to acquire
Sample Master LIMS without the requirement to make a traditional pay-in-full
purchase. ATL provides all the benefits enjoyed by all ATL customers including
implementation and configuration services and the first year of ATL Gold Support
at no additional cost. ATL provides technical support coverage and software
upgrade rights into the LTO and through the life of the agreement. At the
end of the LTO agreement the customer will own the software with no additional
financial requirements. As an added incentive, ATL will offer 0% financing
on all LTO agreements through the remainder of 2009. For details, visit http://www.atlab.com.
LabWare Expands its Suite of Available
Template Solutions
LabWare, Inc. has announced that three additional Template Solutions have
been added to its well-established suite. This brings to seven the number
of industry specific Template Solutions that are now available to LabWare
customers. Template Solutions are a unique and innovative offering that can
reduce significantly the time and cost
associated with implementation of a new LIMS, and that can streamline validation
activities for enterprises subject to third party regulation. With this announcement,
Template Solutions for the Forensics, Public Health, and
Biorepository domains have been added to those previously available for Pharmaceuticals,
Environmental, Chemical/Petrochemical Process, and Contract Labs. Template
Solutions are pre-configured LIMS that feature a comprehensive collection
of industry or domain-specific features and workflows. Use of a Template Solution
allows
the customer to focus attention and implementation effort on the areas of
its business that are truly unique by enabling them to immediately adopt preconfigured
functionality, with minimal required effort, in order to automate the wide
range of activities and processes that are common within their industry or
domain. Template solutions are thoroughly documented, and include System reference
Guides, Configuration descriptions, and IQ/OQ validation scripts, which are
an enormous benefit to regulated customers. For details, visit http://www.labware.com.
The Broad Institute Extends CambridgeSoft’s
Enterprise Suite
The Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT has extended its usage of CambridgeSoft’s
Enterprise E-Notebook and Inventory applications. Initially introduced to
a small community of scientists, the Broad decided to deploy CambridgeSoft’s
solutions to all chemists and biologists because of the proven improvements
to individual productivity, group collaboration and IP protection. "Over
the last year, our scientists have come to rely on E-Notebook to perform their
daily research and to collaborate effectively with their colleagues”,
said Dave DeCaprio, Associate Platform Director, Chemical Biology and Novel
Therapeutics. “The Broad is expanding, and we needed to provide our
new scientists with the same knowledge management benefits currently enjoyed
by our existing teams. With the Broad’s emphasis on collaborative research,
the additional investment in E-Notebook and Inventory was easily justified."
Michael G. Tomasic, President and CEO of CambridgeSoft adds, "The scientists
at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard are hard at work trying to transform
our understanding of genomics and human disease through collaborative research
facilitated by technology. At CambridgeSoft we are thrilled to be part of
the realization of this vision.” E-Notebook and Inventory provide an
easy-to-use interface for organizing essential research information. It allows
for researchers to organize easily all information about experiments and to
effectively track all materials used in and created by these experiments.
By securing information in a single, global database, this information can
also be shared throughout an entire organization in an IP and 21-CFR Part
11 compliant environment. For details, visit http://www.cambridgesoft.com.
GenoLogics Completes Additional Financing to
Accelerate Translational Research Informatics Growth
GenoLogics,a leading provider of informatics solutions for translational research,
has announced it has completed $5 million in financing, which will be applied
towards ongoing expansion plans. The latest round of financing was led by
OVP Venture Partners of Seattle with support from Growth Works and Yaletown
Venture Partners of Vancouver. The funds will be used to accelerate development
and global deployment of an end-to-end informatics solution for organizations
pursuing translational research initiatives. "We feel positive that the
growth GenoLogics has experienced will continue as they expand their footprint
in the life sciences software market,” said Chad Waite, Managing Director
at OVP Venture Partners. “We’ve already seen GenoLogics make significant
inroads by establishing collaborative partnerships with leading organizations
that are looking for ways to achieve their translational research outcomes.”
Last year GenoLogics announced a new product suite for biorepositories and
biomedical informatics to help customers better manage their clinical information.
GenoLogics has developed this product suite in collaboration with the Fred
Hutchinson Cancer Center, Windber Research Institute and the University of
Texas Medical Branch. When the biomedical products are deployed in combination
with the GenoLogics’ research informatics solutions, clients have a
comprehensive bench-to-bedside informatics platform to enable their translational
research initiatives. "Over the past year we’ve invested in enhancing
the capabilities our informatics platform to integrate data from both the
clinical and research domains, providing our clients with an end-to-end translational
research solution,” said Michael Ball, CEO for GenoLogics. “The
additional funding will allow us to accelerate deployment of our biomedical
informatics product suite, as well as expand our sales and support infrastructure
to sustain the rapid increase we are seeing in customer adoption.” For
details, visit http://www.genologics.com.
Dionex Introduces New Chromeleon 7 Chromatography
Data System Dramatically Improves Laboratory Operations
Dionex Corporation has introduced Chromeleon 7, a next-generation chromatography
data system that provides the fastest, easiest path from samples to results,
boosting productivity and improving user experience. Described as Simply Intelligent,
the software combines intelligent functionality with a new design based on
Operational Simplicity. Central to this new design is eWorkflows, a new automation
framework that simplifies any chromatography process to a few easy steps and
accommodates operators of different skill levels by offering basic and advanced
options. Individual eWorkflows can model processes as diverse as method development,
QA/QC analyses, and R&D experiments. Operators can create sequences, run
samples, process data, and report results and get from samples to final results
using much less time and effort. A new top-level user interface, the Console,
provides operational simplicity and intelligent functionality by guiding operators
through chromatography tasks, and providing instant access to instruments,
data, and eWorkflows. Visual aids, such as miniplot displays† of the
chromatograms of each sample sequence, instantly and effortlessly communicate
essential information. Sorting, filtering, grouping, and search features help
users or analysts interpret information quickly, and the database-driven interactive
Query tool helps locate and collate data without training. The new Chromatography
Studio speeds up data evaluation by providing an intuitive way to access all
information for an experiment. The new Cobra integration algorithm uses a
few parameters to accurately and reliably identify true peaks amid noise.
For unresolved peaks, the SmartPeaks Integration Assistant provides a graphical
overview of all possible treatment options. Cobra and SmartPeaks save time
and effort by eliminating the trial-and-error baseline adjustments required
by most chromatography software. Additional features include dynamic data
processing, automated result calculations, and extensive security, validation
and audit trail features for regulatory compliance. For details, visit http://www.dionex.com/chromeleon7.
Ariadne Launches ChemEffect, a System to Profile
Lead Compounds Against Known Attributes
Ariadne has announced the launch of ChemEffect, a new Pathway Studio knowledge
base that contains in excess of 425,000 biological facts and relationships
linked to more than 17,000 small molecules, chemicals, and drugs. Scientists
in target validation and lead optimization can rapidly characterize their
drug targets and development leads against known effects or standards, often
obtaining information that supports mechanistic hypotheses of drug action
and toxicity. ChemEffect can be customized and installed to work seamlessly
within existing pharmaceutical infrastructure.
Together, ChemEffect and Pathway Studio serve as a one-of-a-kind knowledge
hub housing and integrating biological facts from different sources. Through
this centralized hub, disparate types of data from public and proprietary
sources can be linked and displayed through interactive, interpretive visual
networks. Scientists can use in-house experimental data to find hypothetical
associations between a compound and potential phenotypical outcomes such as
drug action, side effects, and drug-drug interactions. By coupling these powerful
investigative tools, a more comprehensive information set can often be assembled
to help guide and support development activities on lead compounds. For details,
visit http://www.ariadnegenomics.com.
SciGene Signs Reagent Supply Agreement with
Life Technologies
SciGene has announced that it has entered into an agreement whereby Invitrogen,
a division of Life Technologies, will supply SciGene reagents used in its
BioPrime Total Genomic Labeling System. SciGene will incorporate the reagents
into a kit for use on the ArrayPrep™ Target Preparation System, a new
instrument developed by SciGene that automates labeling, purification and
loading of DNA samples onto microarrays for performing aCGH tests. Terms of
the agreement were not disclosed. For details, visit http://www.scigene.com.
LabWare Announces Record Revenues for
2008
LabWare, Inc. has announced that its worldwide business operations continued
to reach record levels in 2008. The company states that for the 9th consecutive
year, revenues grew at a double digit rate, and the number of new customers
committing to the enterprise-scale LabWare LIMS application also continued
to lead the industry. For the year ended December 31, 2008, LabWare’s
global revenues, which are derived entirely from the sales, implementation
and support of the Company’s LabWare LIMS product solutions, exceeded
$84 million, an increase of more than 18% over the prior year. The company’s
sales revenue is generated entirely from current operations without reliance
on contributions from outside parties. LabWare’s direct involvement
with the sale and support of its product throughout the world, without reliance
on resellers and distributors, sets it apart from other LIMS suppliers and
enables it to retain effective control of its global business activities,
ensuring the consistent worldwide delivery of its software, project consulting
services and ongoing technical support. Calendar year 2008 also saw the continuation
of strong growth in LabWare’s customer base, particularly among key
enterprise-scale global projects exceeding 200 concurrent users and competitive
system replacements. In total, over 85 new customers came on board during
the course of the year. Growth was consistently strong across all market segments,
and throughout all geographic regions, with particularly strong results coming
in the life sciences, clinical and public health sectors. Lhis brings to over
440, the number of organizations that have become new LabWare LIMS customers
over the course of the last 5 years. In addition to these new customer orders,
the company also continued to benefit from license expansions and new system
installations among its established customer base. "At LabWare we make
decisions based on the long term benefit of our customers. This affects how
we design, deliver and support our product, and is the reason for the tremendous
overall value provided to our customers. By remaining focused on this principal,
LabWare has earned a customer retention rate of more than 95% over the life
of the LabWare LIMS product. We continue to meet our product and project commitments
and, at the same time, have maintained the highest levels of product quality
in the industry. Breaking the $80 million threshold is very gratifying, especially
when considering that we operate in a world-wide market estimated to be $300-400
million and with over 100 competitors.” said Vance Kershner, LabWare’s
President and Chief Executive Officer. For details, visit http://www.labware.com.
Autoscribe Features Matrix Track-IT for Pre-Clinical
Pathology Studies
Autoscribe is featuring their configurable Matrix Track-IT software product
that has been configured to provide tracking and reporting for samples of
all types in modern pre-clinical pathology studies. A modern pre-clinical
pathology study may generate hundreds or even thousands of individual “samples”
that must be processed and managed in a GLP compliant manner. This is a major
undertaking and one that most companies carryout with some type of paper-based
system. Computerizing such tracking and record keeping eliminates these paper
records, allows samples to be located more easily across multiple laboratories
and sites and provides for a very comprehensive audit trail and “chain
of custody” for each item. With Matrix Track-IT, samples can be of virtually
any type, from wet tissues, to embedded tissues in cassettes and/or slides
as well as frozen fluids such as urine or proteins. Once a sample is entered
into the Matrix database, labels including barcodes may be printed and attached,
allowing the location and ownership to be constantly updated as it is processed
with full version control and auditing. It becomes an easy task to determine
at what stage in the process a particular sample may be, where it is located
and who to call to request it. For details, visit http://www.autoscribe.co.uk.
Symbion Systems Releases Version 2.0 of
its Standardized Analytical Instrument Software
Symbion Systems, Inc. has announced the release of Symbion-LX, Version 2.0.
The new version preserves all of the advanced features of Version 1.3 while
adding several new capabilities, including a significantly expanded instrument
control and spectroscopic data processing capabilities. The result is a true
universal “Spectroscopic Data System” for use in LIMS and pharmaceutical
developments, and other environments. In common with the earlier versions
of Symbion-LX Version 2.0 provides a standardized platform for controlling
a wide range of spectrometers and other analytical instruments. In addition,
it provides comprehensive data manipulation and application development capabilities
as well as the ability to communicate with numerous chemometric routines,
other third party programs, and enterprise-wide data systems. With Version
2.0, Symbion-LX becomes a fully Windows compliant program, with attractive
features such as the ability to integrate analytical data into reports written
in Word or other Windows programs. At the same time, it provides a high degree
of data and user interface standardization while supporting all of the unique
requirements of specific instruments. This is made possible by a series of
tabbed windows, some of which – such as “Data Manipulation”
and “Math” – are the same for all instruments. Others, such
as the ”Instrument Control” are specific to individual instruments.
The user simply selects the instrument he wishes to operate and the instrument
control panel will be customized for that instrument. Finally, Version 2.0
provides the capability of storing data either as files or in a modern SQL
database. The latter provides comprehensive search capability as wells as
ease of handoff of data to other software entities such as multivariate programs
and data historians. For details, visit http://www.gosymbion.com.
PerkinElmer to Develop Interface for Agilent
Technologies's EZ Chrom Elite Software to Control PerkinElmer's Clarus GC
PerkinElmer, Inc. has announced the development of the interface software
for Agilent's EZChrom Elite chromatography data system (CDS) to control PerkinElmer's
Clarus family of Gas Chromatographs (GCs). Once installed, the interface software
will enable existing EZChrom Elite users to control PerkinElmer's Clarus GCs,
including the 600, 500 and 400 models, on their existing networked installations.
The software will be available for distribution on a worldwide basis as of
July 2009. This new software control will provide EZChrom Elite users the
benefits of PerkinElmer?s Clarus 600 GC, widely regarded as the fastest conventional
GC, as well as offering the robustness and configuration flexibility of the
Clarus 500 and 400 GCs. Customers in petrochemical and pharmaceutical markets,
as well as a variety of other markets, that use EZChrom Elite can now leverage
the speed and performance provided by the Clarus GC platform to improve their
productivity. This new development is in response to customer requests to
control PerkinElmer?s Clarus GC systems in an EZChrom Elite environment. For
details, visit http://www.perkinelmer.com.
Agilent Technologies Introduces Forensics
and Toxicology Database to Increase Compound-ID Speed and Confidence
Agilent Technologies, Inc. has introduced the Agilent G6855 MassHunter Forensic
and Toxicology Database, enabling users to quickly identify more than 7,500
compounds with high confidence, based on liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry
(LC/MS) data. The database contains accurate-mass data for compounds of interest
to forensic and toxicology investigators, gathered from laboratories around
the world. It includes software for searching, editing and creating user-customizable
content. It also features a ranking and scoring algorithm that assigns a confidence
level for each match. The database accommodates the addition of LC retention
times, which, combined with accurate mass results, provides a significantly
increased confidence when confirming compound identity.Time-of-Flight MS Emerges
Single (Q) and triple quadrupole (QQQ) mass spectrometers are fixtures in
forensics and toxicology labs for quantitative screening of blood, urine and
other body fluids. As the need grows to screen for larger numbers of compounds
or unknown compounds, as well as demands to analyze more complex samples,
the benefits of TOF-MS and quadrupole time-of-flight (QTOF) MS systems become
apparent. TOF-based systems can identify a vast number of targets without
the need for specific instrument or analyte optimization. The detection limit
and data quality remain constant for any given compound, even as the number
of targets in the method or sample increases. For details, visit http://www.agilent.com.
BusinessWeek Small Biz Online Features ChemSW
as Outsourcing-Savvy Company
BusinessWeek magazine's popular online SmallBiz forum has featured chemical
software maker ChemSW in a special report dated February 13, 2009 about outsourcing
programming to offshore companies. Entitled "Costa Rica: Cultural
Similarities Make It An Outsourcing Favorite", the article is written
by Amy Barrett, a senior correspondent for BusinessWeek SmallBiz, and is based
on an extensive interview with ChemSW's President and Founder Brian Stafford.
Insights into Stafford's choice of a Costa Rican company to perform offshore
programming are provided, including his criteria for an outsourcer: highly
skilled workers, a location not more than two hours' time difference from
his in-house developers in Ithaca, N.Y., and a safe and pleasant locale. For
details, visit http://www.chemsw.com/BusinessWeek.htm.
Labtronics Releases New Laboratory Informatics
Development Platform
Labtronics Inc., a world leader in laboratory data integration and management
solutions, has announced updates and enhancements to the Nexxis Application
Development Platform, a powerful development tool and a robust platform for
deploying, managing and executing laboratory informatics applications. Nexxis
gives developers a development environment that takes care of the core requirements
of laboratory informatics applications, significantly reducing the amount
of time that is required for implementing and supporting new laboratory applications.
With this latest release, Labtronics continues to advance the performance
and functionality of all applications that are developed on the Nexxis platform.
This release features: Upgrades to the application framework tools that will
enhance overall performanc ; Form designer and display updates that provide
even quicker display configuration with more configuration options; Enhancements
to a wide-range of controls including text entry, combo boxes, lists, image
display, etc.; Increased management and visibility of license usage with the
License Manager; and, Centralization of integration with SDMS (Scientific
Data Management Systems), creating a "configure once, use often"
environment - Integration parameters that are configured centrally can be
used by any applications running on the Nexxis platform. For details, visit
http://www.labtronics.com/news/Feb09-Nexxis.htm.
Accelerated Technology Laboratories Announces an
Enhanced Competitive LIMS Migration Program
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL) has announced a new enhancement
to its existing Competitive LIMS Migration Program. Currently this program
offers customers a discount when they decide to migrate to ATL Sample Master
LIMS from their existing LIMS. The eligibility requirements include
the following: The competitive LIMS must currently be in production and the
customer should have proof of valid license; and, The list of eligible LIMS
products can be obtained from ATL. ATL finance has crafted the Program so
that the customer has simply applied the annual maintenance payment from their
previous LIMS provider to ATL. Since this maintenance payment was already
a budgeted annual expense, the migration to Sample Master was surprisingly
easy especially since ATL worked with the customer to ensure the actual migration
project went smoothly. This included static table data migration of
data from the previous LIMS to Sample Master and providing on-site training
of the laboratory staff to ease the change to the new LIMS. This enhancement
to the Competitive LIMS Migration Program will be offered on a case-by-case
basis as there are a number of factors involved including an understanding
of the current terms of the maintenance/support agreement with their current
LIMS provider. For details, visit http://www.atlab.com.
LabWare Announces its 2009 Customer Education
Conferences
LabWare, Inc. has announced that it will hold five week-long Customer Education
Conferences (formerly referred to as the LabWare User Meeting) throughout
2009. The CEC format enables LabWare customers to participate in continuing
education and training on the LabWare product, and to network with their industry
colleagues as well as LabWare’s product managers in order to share ideas
and best practices about the use of LabWare LIMS. 2009 marks the 13th consecutive
year for the LabWare Customer Education Conferences, which are attended each
year by more than 800 people. The conferences offer a variety of training
sessions and short courses, customer presentations on novel uses of the LabWare
LIMS software, and knowledge transfer sessions provided by LabWare regarding
upcoming product enhancements. The meetings emphasize customer input to the
enhancement and development process, and provide a productive forum for constructive
feedback between LabWare and the users of its products. This year LabWare
will host the conferences in: Weston, FL, USA; Bordeaux, France; Queensland,
Australia; Durban, South Africa; and Manama, Bahrain. The LabWare CEC meeting
is open to all existing LabWare customers and also to LabWare’s business
partners around the world. Among the meeting’s most popular segments
are the “Birds of a Feather” sessions, or BOFs. These 1.5-hour
sessions provide customers sharing common interests with the opportunity to
gather together with their industry peers to discuss those topics that are
most timely and relevant to them. Online registration and the preliminary
program agenda can be found on the LabWare
web site, http://www.labware.com.
Labtronics Announces Government
Agency Selects Nexxis iLAB to Assist with ISO 17025 Accreditation
Labtronics has announced that a government research agency has selected Nexxis
iLAB from Labtronics as a cost-effective, yet powerful solution, that will
eliminate the inefficiencies of their manual, paper-based systems for laboratory
data capture and storage and will help them to achieve ISO 17025 accreditation.
Nexxis iLAB gives the laboratory a full suite of integrated applications that
provide secure electronic management of laboratory data and procedures throughout
the sample life cycle. By using Nexxis iLAB, the agency will eliminate multiple
levels of manual data recording in the laboratory, thereby reducing errors
and the amount of time spent on data review. The level of automation, control
and documentation provided within Nexxis iLAB, along with the security and
audit trail components, will provide them with an electronic quality system
that is fully aligned with ISO 17025 compliance requirements. For details,
visit http://www.labtronics.com/news/Feb09_NexxisiLAB.htm.
LabVantage Explores the Topic of LIMS Governance
in a Webcast Featuring AMR Research and JohnsonDiversey
LabVantage explored the topic of LIMS Governance in a webcast featuring AMR
Research and JohnsonDiversey. The LIMS Governance webcast focused on how organizations
can achieve global laboratory information management standards and scale with
local configuration under controlled conditions. For many organizations, the
value of their current laboratory information management systems (LIMS) has
run its course. As many companies look to harmonize their manufacturing processes
around the world, ad-hoc functionality has been applied to disparate legacy
LIMS in each facility, in an effort to achieve this aggressive goal. However,
a divergence of processes has been formed among the different facilities,
and organizations have fallen short of achieving their desired results for
global operational efficiency and quality assurance. At the same time, information
technology (IT) resources have been exhausted on managing numerous, cumbersome
legacy LIMS systems, storing redundant data in multiple languages and inconsistent
formats. An on demand replay of the webcast is now available at http://www.lims.com/library/events/2009/governance/index.aspx.
Netherlands CRO Chooses LabLogic Detector
Software
Dutch CRO NOTOX BV has installed a BetaRAM 4 radio flow-through detector and
Laura 4 data collection and analysis software from LabLogic Systems at its
's-Hertogenbosch laboratories. The investment has allowed the company to standardise
its radio HPLC facilities by using Laura to control both the BetaRAM and an
existing flow-through radio detector from another manufacturer. NOTOX analytical
chemist Klaas Stienstra explained the need for the instrument. "Our environmental
fate studies are generally performed with radio-labelled compounds,"
he said, "so our radio-lab is fully equipped to perform mass balance
studies using LSC, as well as to determine the formation of relevant metabolites
by chromatographic separation on TLC and/or HPLC in combination with radio-detection.
"We chose the Beta-RAM 4 because it has a low background level and a
high efficiency, which makes it ideal for detecting low concentrations of
radio-labelled compounds. Combining the detector with Laura makes it a powerful
analytical tool for metabolite analysis. The easy exchange of flow-cells,
which we need when analysis is done by the high speed LC (UPLC) that NOTOX
specialises in, also influenced our preference." LabLogic systems director
Dr Huw Loaring said: "NOTOX is a new client for us, and we aim to establish
and strengthen this relationship by providing the latest and most modern equipment
backed by unprecedented support. "It represents a further strengthening
of LabLogic's position in the European radio chromatography market and is
also an example of the synergies that customer can call upon as a consequence
of our acquisition last year of IN/US, the manufacturer of Beta-RAM."
For details, visit http://www.lablogic.com.
Bio-Rad Releases New Infrared and UV-Vis
Spectral Databases
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. has announced the release of new spectral databases
for infrared and UV-Vis including
IR Databases and HaveItAll UV-Vis Spectral Database. The following two related
infrared databases have been added to Bio-Rad's comprehensive IR spectral
reference collection: Sadtler Steroids, Androgens, Progestins, & Estrogens
Database (306 FTIR spectra) and Sadtler ATR of Steroids, Androgens, Progestins,
& Estrogen Database (306 ATR/FTIR spectra) Bio-Rad offers researchers
access to the world's largest collection of infrared data with over 220,000
spectra of pure organic and commercial compounds. These databases are used
for the interpretation, classification, identification, and verification of
unknown compounds. In addition, a new annual license to its collection of
UV-Vis spectra was announced. This reference database is extremely useful
when trying to identify or classify unknown UV-Vis spectra. For details, visit
http://www.knowitall.com.
Symbion Systems Releases Version 2.1 of
its Standardized Analytical Instrument Software
Symbion Systems, Inc., a leader in providing analytical instrument control,
analysis, and connectivity software, has announced the release of Symbion-LX,
Version 2.1. The new version preserves all of the advanced features of the
earlier versions of Symbion-LX while adding a greatly expanded library of
mathematical routines and a series of instrument control and data collection
interfaces specifically tailored to the requirements of individual instruments.
The user simply clicks on the name of a particular instrument and the control/collect
screen becomes a dedicated control panel for that instrument. The specifications
for each control/collect screen are included in a software driver for the
specified instrument. Drivers are currently available for many of the spectrometers
widely used in process analytical technology (PAT) in such application areas
as chemical and process development and on-line process analysis. Among these
are drivers for instruments manufactured by Kaiser Optical Systems, Bruker
Optics, Yokogawa Electric, ABB, Hamilton Sundstrand, and Axsun Technologies.
In common with the earlier versions of Symbion-LX Version 2.1 provides a standardized
platform for controlling a wide range of spectrometers and other analytical
instruments. In addition, it provides comprehensive data manipulation and
application development capabilities as well as the ability to communicate
with numerous chemometric routines, other third party programs, and enterprise-wide
data systems. In short, Symbion-LX is a truly universal “Spectroscopic
Data System” for use in such fields as LIMS, chemical development, and
pharmaceutical process design and scale-up. For details, visit http://www.gosymbion.com.
Axiom Analytical Announces the Availability
of System Design and Integration Services for Spectroscopic Process Analysis
Axiom Analytical, Inc. a leading manufacturer of sample interfacing equipment
for process analytical technology is now offering system integration services
tailored to the needs of both end-users and instrument manufacturing companies
needing to expand from the laboratory market into the rapidly growing field
of on-line process analysis. The new offering encompasses the fields
of near-infrared (NIR), mid-infrared, UV-Visible, and Raman spectroscopy and
takes advantages of Axiom’s twenty years experience providing uniquely
robust process sampling equipment for each of these fields. By combining its
hardware expertise with the process analytical software capabilities of its
sister company, Symbion Systems, Inc., Axiom can provide total process analytical
solutions including sample interfacing, fiber-optic multiplexing, instrument
control, multivariate analysis (chemometrics), statistical process control
(SPC), plotting, archiving, and communications with distributed control systems,
data historians, and enterprise-wide data systems. For details, visit http://www.goaxiom.com.
PerkinElmer Broadens Liquid Chromatography
Portfolio with New High Performance Platform and Chromatography Data System
PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people
and the environment, has introduced the new Flexar liquid chromatography (LC)
platform, which will be controlled by the new Chromera Chromatography Data
System (CDS). Flexar incorporates a new ergonomic industrial design and delivers
a wide range of pressure options intended to address the increasingly demanding
application needs of high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) laboratories.
The Company’s new multi-tiered platform offers solutions from semi-prep
to ultra high pressure liquid chromatography (UHPLC). Chromera has been built
from the ground up, offering an easy approach to LC instrument control and
chromatographic data processing. The instrument platform and software
build upon PerkinElmer’s commitment to superior reliability in LC product
design and control, providing a platform that covers a wider performance and
pressure range. "These new systems mark our commitment to delivering
innovation and greater productivity to this market,” said Richard Begley,
Ph.D., president, Analytical Sciences, PerkinElmer. “We are also
focused on addressing the important concerns of laboratory professionals,
which include both materials costs and waste-disposal.” T he new Chromera
CDS provides an extensive suite of powerful tools designed to allow users
to more easily control instruments, rapidly visualize data and efficiently
communicate results through an accessible worktop. The platform uses a patented
technology for instrument control that allows flexibility of configurations
and multiple detection capabilities to help address the increasing need for
laboratory productivity. Chromera also extends Flexar’s flexibility
by supporting multi-detector system configurations often used in environmental
and food safety applications. For example, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons
can be determined in food and environmental samples using a Flexar system
combining UV/VIS and fluorescence detectors. Laboratory managers and bench
chemists in the environmental, food safety and quality, chemical, and pharmaceutical
industries, as well as academia in environmental, biotech and chemical research
can benefit from the flexibility that the Flexar UHPLC Systems and Chromera
offer. "PerkinElmer is invested in ensuring that our liquid chromatography
offerings continue to demonstrate more robust and powerful designs than any
other offerings on the market,” said Eric Ziegler, vice president, Chromatography
Business Unit, Analytical Sciences, PerkinElmer. “The new Chromera
design is the first in a line of products under development that will continue
to support additional instruments and provide increasing levels of functionality
from the workstation to enterprise-wide.” For details, visit http://www.perkinelmer.com.
WITec Announces New Chemometric Software for
Raman Spectral and Microscopic Data Analysis
WITec, a manufacturer of high-resolution Optical and Scanning Probe Microscopy
solutions, has introduced the WITec Project Plus software package for advanced
data evaluation and chemometric image processing. It features various tools
for multivariate data analysis in the fields of Confocal Raman Imaging and
Scanning Probe Microscopy such as cluster analysis and principal component
analysis. Thus, hidden structures in the images can be visualized automatically,
leading to quick and consistent interpretation of the data. Additionally,
a variety of advanced patent-pending analysis tools and algorithms enable
comprehensive and user-friendly computerized data evaluation and image generation.
The speed with which the extensive calculations behind the various algorithms
and procedures can be executed is unprecedented and provides a new level of
capability in analysis operations. WITec Project Plus can be obtained as an
add-on software package for the WITec Project data evaluation software. For
details, visit visit http://www.witec.de.
Biogenerics Legislation Introduced by Rep.
Waxman
Legislation creating a pathway for the FDA to approve generic biologics and
granting innovator companies five years of marketing exclusivity for medicines
was introduced in the House. The bill, H.R. 1427, creates a pathway for both
biosimilars and biogenerics and gives innovators three years of additional
exclusivity for new indications, similar to provisions in the Hatch-Waxman
Act for small-molecule drugs. For details, visit http://www.fda.gov.
FDA Guidance Raises Bar for Laboratories That
Test Drug Imports
As part of the FDA’s effort to improve the safety of imports, a new
draft guidance recommends standards for accrediting laboratories and the data
they produce to support the admission of imported products into the U.S. The
FDA also uses the guidance to describe the quality and type of data that accredited
laboratories should produce to support testing results submitted to the agency.
For details, visit http://www.fda.gov.
FDA Seeks More Automated Information Collection
on Imports
The FDA needs more data to make admissibility decisions when importers seek
to bring products into the U.S. The agency issued a request for comment on
the automated collection of four additional pieces of information that are
not available in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s data set —
FDA product code, country of production, manufacturer/shipper and ultimate
consignee. For details, visit http://www.fda.gov.
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