The eve® bioprocess platform software will replace the Iris 6 / An exchange promotion and guaranteed compatibility will make the transition as easy as possible for existing Iris customers

INFORS HT began offering its eve^® bioprocess platform software in September, introducing an entirely new solution for planning, managing and evaluating bioprocesses—one that takes the place of the company’s Iris 6 bioprocess control software and vastly exceeds its capabilities. INFORS HT has launched an exchange promotion to ease the transition for customers and retailers, guaranteeing compatibility with earlier generations of INFORS HT instruments and with shakers and bioreactors made by other manufacturers.

Launched in September of this year, the eve^® bioprocess platform software covers among other features all functions of a SCADA-Software. Thus, Iris 6, the bioprocess software previously offered by INFORS HT becomes obsolete. Free support and updates for Iris 6 (and earlier versions) will be discontinued effective late December 2016. “This isn’t an updated version of Iris 6—eve^® is a completely new solution,” says Eric Abellan, a software product manager at INFORS HT. “We developed eve® in order to implement a web-based software concept for integrating all workflows, devices, bioprocess expertise and big data into a single platform." For customers in research and industry, that means more than just new opportunities for efficient planning, control, monitoring and documentation for projects at any level of complexity.” The software’s user interface has also been designed to provide easy, efficient support for workflows. “Users don’t have to program a single line, not even to create complex batch strategies—they can control and analyze bioprocesses just using soft sensors from the soft-sensor library,” says Eric. “When we developed eve^®, we wanted customers to be able to use it right away without having to go through a long integration process.”

In order to make the transition as easy as possible for existing Iris customers, the team made sure that eve^® would be compatible with earlier generations of INFORS HT devices. The eve^® platform is also compatible with commercially available shakers and bioreactors, regardless of manufacturer. 

INFORS HT is also offering an exchange promotion. Effective immediately, users who have purchased an Iris 6 license will receive a 50% rebate on the eve^® Core version, including the expansion package Plan & Control.

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