Thermo Fisher
Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that IDG's
Computerworld Honors Program has selected it as a 2011 Laureate. The annual
award program honors organizations that create and use information technology
to promote and advance public welfare, contribute to the greater good of
society and change the world for the better. The 2011 Laureates Chairmen's
Committee Advisors, comprised of the senior leadership of the world's foremost
information technology companies and Computerworld editorial staff, awarded Thermo
Fisher for its work with The HUNT Research Centre, part of the Faculty of
Medicine at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, helping it
implement a next-generation laboratory information management system (LIMS) to
automate their processes from the clinic to the laboratory.
The HUNT Research
Center is an integrated family and
personal database of approximately 100,000 people in Norway - one of the largest
population-based health studies ever performed. Initiated 25 years ago to
support epidemiological, clinical and preventative medicine research, HUNT has
run three studies that offer valuable insight into disease status and
progression, particularly in relation to quality of life measures including
environment, education and occupation. HUNT specifically required a
comprehensive LIMS to facilitate their ability to gather, store, manage, track
and retrieve data securely and yield real-time dependable analysis and reports.
Key areas of research include studies on cardiovascular disease, diabetes and
lung disorders, as well as thyroid, muscle skeletal and mental diseases and
diseases distinctly occurring in men or women.
HUNT required a
solution capable of delivering speed, efficiency and simplicity in one system.
It selected Thermo Scientific Nautilus LIMS, which has enabled the Center to
compile extensive medical, lifestyle and environmental data associated with
each biological sample, comprising approximately 800 exposure variables and
nearly 3000 different variables per individual. These datasets allow the Center
to make prospective correlations between genetic, epigenetic, lifestyle,
environmental and health/disease profiles.
"We are delighted
to be awarded this prestigious honor by Computerworld as it recognizes how our
innovative solutions turn laboratory data into valuable medical learnings
that help researchers fight disease around the world," said
Dave Champagne, vice president and general manager for the Informatics business
at Thermo Fisher Scientific. "This integrated
deployment of Nautilus LIMS enabled secure storing, efficient management and
real-time reporting of data while also ensuring uninterrupted, dependable
transmission of information between HUNT and various national health
registries. Nautilus enabled HUNT to begin to answer one of the most pressing
questions of the 21
st century: How can modern medicine improve our
daily lives?"
Computerworld
will publicly recognize the 2011 Laureates at the Laureate Medal Ceremony on
June 20 in Washington, D.C. During the ceremony, it will formally
induct case studies into the Program's International Archives and present honorees
with a medallion inscribed with the Program's mission, "A Search for New
Heroes."
"The number and quality of nominations this year were
very inspiring and demonstrate how valuable IT is to community change," said
John Amato, publisher, Computerworld. "Computerworld is very proud to name the
2011 class of Laureates and showcase their initiatives benefitting society
through innovative uses of IT." Visit
www.cwhonors.org
for more information.
For more information about Thermo Scientific Nautilus
LIMS or other informatics solutions, please call +1-866-463-6522 (US), +44 161
942 3000 (Intl), e-mail
marketing.informatics@thermofisher.com
or visit
www.thermoscientific.com/informatics.
To view more about this recent award and other awards, visit
www.thermoscientific.com/awards.
About Computerworld Honors Program
Founded by
International Data Group (IDG) in 1988, The Computerworld Honors Program is
governed by the not-for-profit Computerworld Information Technology Awards
Foundation. Computerworld Honors is the longest running global program to honor
individuals and organizations that use information technology to promote
positive social, economic and educational change. Additional information about
the program and a Global Archive of past Laureate case studies and oral
histories of Leadership Award recipients can be found at the Computerworld
Honors website (http://events.computerworld.com/Honors2011).
About Computerworld
Computerworld is
the leading source of technology news and information for IT influencers
worldwide, providing peer perspective, IT leadership and business results.
Computerworld's award-winning Web site (http://www.computerworld.com),
bi-weekly publication, focused conference series and custom research forms the
hub of the world's largest (40+ edition) global IT media network. In the past
five years alone, Computerworld has won more than 100 awards, including
Magazine of the Year by American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE)
awards in 2010, the 2009 Best Blog from the Neal awards, and 2006 Best Overall
Web Publication from ASBPE. Computerworld leads the industry with an online
audience of over 3.5 million unique, monthly visitors (comScore Media Metrix,
August 2010). Computerworld is published by IDG Enterprise, a subsidiary of
International Data Group (IDG), the world's leading media, events, and research
company. Company information is available at
www.idgenterprise.com.
About Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thermo Fisher
Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science. Our mission
is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. With
revenues of nearly $11 billion, we have approximately 37,000 employees and
serve customers within pharmaceutical and biotech companies, hospitals and
clinical diagnostic labs, universities, research institutions and government
agencies, as well as in environmental and process control industries. We create
value for our key stakeholders through two premier brands, Thermo Scientific
and Fisher Scientific, which offer a unique combination of continuous
technology development and the most convenient purchasing options. Our products
and services help accelerate the pace of scientific discovery, and solve
analytical challenges ranging from complex research to routine testing to field
applications. Visit
www.thermofisher.com.