Recent Articles in IT Solutions and Laboratory Automation
Actelion Pharmaceuticals Takes to the Cloud with Global Deployment of Veeva CRM and iRepDec 5, 2011Before selecting cloud-based Veeva CRM for 500+ users worldwide, Actelion Ltd. had been operating 10 different client/server salesforce automation (SFA) systems - all from various vendors - throughout its operations around the world. This technology labyrinth was increasingly expensive to maintain, difficult to update, functionally deficient, and disconnected from region to region. Actelion needed an innovative solution that would align sales globally. So, managers from the company's 29 regions established selection criteria, followed by an exhaustive RFP process involving five vendors...
Read MoreBrukerNov 16, 2011Bruker's new SCION TQTM GC-MS/MS promotes ease of use and increased workflow in busy analytical laboratories. The advantages offered by hardware innovations - reducing the instrument footprint by half but at the same time improving performance over traditional gas chromatography systems - are supplemented by the utility and ease of use of the unique SCION Compound Based Scanning (CBS) software... Read MoreOxford Instruments Magnetic Resonance announces new MultiQuant software for users of NMR in quality controlNov 15, 2011Oxford Instruments, the supplier of intelligent benchtop Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), announces a new release of MultiQuant software for quality control users of the MQC family of analysers. In response to feedback from the worldwide user base, Oxford Instruments has provided new features on its MQC range of benchtop NMR analysers. MultiQuant Version 6.1 brings many enhancements... Read MoreLeica Microsystems Introduces Complete Case Management Solution for Digital PathologyNov 8, 2011Leica Microsystems announce the launch of its clinical workflow solution for Digital Pathology. Digital Image Hub Enterprise* with its powerful image management, integration and communication capabilities, in conjunction with a new high performance, intuitive client viewer, SlidePath Gateway*, combine to make this the ideal solution for clinical centers moving towards true Digital Pathology implementation. Furthermore, Leica's Total Digital Pathology solutions now provide an implementation of the DICOM Supplement 145 standard for both slide scanning and viewing... Read MoreSunquest Information Systems announces the Acquisition of ElektaNov 4, 2011Sunquest Information Systems®, a leading provider of pathology information technology, today announced it has acquired the PowerPath® Anatomic Pathology Laboratory Information System (LIS) business of Sweden-based Elekta AB. Sunquest already has leading LIS products in its Sunquest Lab and Sunquest CoPathPlus product lines. The PowerPath acquisition further solidifies Sunquest's leading position in the Anatomic Pathology LIS market...
Read MoreTitian Software Expands Support and Development TeamsOct 17, 2011Leading sample management software provider, Titian Software, has announced a significant expansion in its team of Application Support Engineers and Application Consultants. Bringing many years of experience from the pharma industry and other vendors, the new hires will enable Titian to continue to provide the highest level of specialist support for Mosaic sample management software, in both enterprise-wide and single-site customer installations...
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Introduces New Informatics Solution for Water and Environmental Testing LaboratoriesOct 13, 2011Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced a new informatics solution specifically developed for laboratory professionals working in water and environmental testing laboratories. The Thermo Scientific Water and Environmental LIMS is preconfigured to enable customers to comply with water and environmental regulatory guidelines and requirements, and it is built on the comprehensive functionality provided by the company's flagship laboratory information management system, Thermo Scientific SampleManager LIMS. The company will showcase the Water and Environmental LIMS at Thermo Scientific booth during WEFTEC 2011...
Read MoreLeading Specialty Pharmaceutical Company Consolidates Four On-Premise CRM Systems into OneOct 13, 2011Stallergenes, the world leader in sublingual immunotherapy, has selected Veeva CRM to replace its existing conventional on-premise systems to support its worldwide sales force. Veeva CRM is today's #1 selling cloud-based CRM solution for the global pharmaceutical and biotech industry...
Read MoreManaging a Successful LIMS Project: The Definitive GuideSep 26, 2011This free guide from Autoscribe is designed to help you through the complex process of implementing a LIMS or Sample Tracking system. Written for individuals and project teams in small laboratories through to enterprise/global operations it provides information that will help you avoid many of the potential problems and pitfalls encountered in the LIMS selection and buying process...
Read MoreTitian Software to Host 2011 UGM in PhiladelphiaSep 23, 2011Leading sample management software provider, Titian Software, has announced that its 2011 US User Group Meeting (UGM) will take place on September 28-29 2011 at the Chemical Heritage Foundation Conference Center, Philadelphia, PA. The UGM is being held back to back with the IQPC 7th Annual CMI 2011 Compound Management & Integrity Summit...
Read MorePharco Pharma NV/SA Leverages Advantages of Cloud Computing with the Implementation of Veeva CRMSep 21, 2011Pharco Pharma NV/SA, a rapidly growing pharmaceutical company specialising in prescribed, OTC medications (OTX) and food supplements, has implemented Veeva CRM to support its salesforce in Belgium. Pharco required an affordable and intuitive Customer Relationship Management (CRM) application that was both pharma-specific and easily adaptable. The company turned to Veeva CRM, the leading cloud-based solution for the global pharma and biotech industry...
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Launches iTEVA Precision Software for Rapid Analysis of Precious Metals and High Concentration ElementsSep 20, 2011Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced a new software module to enable high-precision and automated analysis of precious metals and high concentration elements. The Thermo Scientific iTEVA Precision software seamlessly integrates with the Thermo Scientific iCAP 6000 Series of inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometers (ICP-OES) to deliver analytical results with high precision...
Read MoreFlexible Flexible web-based LIMS reporting capabilities prove Sep 19, 2011Two Fold Software Limited's innovative Qualoupe LIMS solution now features a new secure web reporting capability that offers laboratory users and their customers even greater flexibility to drive their business forward by generating ‘priceless' on-demand reports derived from laboratory data...
Read MoreGen5 Version 2.0 Data Analysis Software Now Available from BioTekSep 13, 2011
BioTek continues to provide enhanced microplate reader control, powerful data processing and export flexibility with the launch of Gen5 Version 2.0 Data Analysis Software. A new interface combines ease-of-use and memorable visuals with power and flexibility for increased productivity...
Read MoreSouth West Water purchase CSols Aqctools for monitoring analytical performanceSep 9, 2011CSols announced today that it had recently secured an order for the deployment of its AqcTools software at South West Water’s laboratory in Exeter. AqcTools is a new software application that provides laboratories with dedicated statistical analysis of analytical quality control samples, leading to improved monitoring of instrument and analytical performance and hence correct intervention to ensure the highest sample result quality at all times...
Read MoreScience Meets Speed Sep 6, 2011In a new venture, IKS International, the Netherlands based laboratory monitoring specialist and equipment supplier, has stepped outside its science comfort zone to set up a motorcycle racing team. Rising young Dutch star, Mervyn Verploegen will be the team's rider in theDutch National Talent Cup. According to IKS Managing Director Stephen Tierney, this is not just the usual sponsorship arrangement: IKS will be applying the expertise accumulated in over 20 years of laboratory monitoring to improve racing performance...
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Recognized as Winner of the 2011 Microsoft Life Sciences Innovation Awards for Fourth Year in a RowAug 31, 2011Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that it is a 2011 winner of Microsoft Corporation's Life Sciences Innovation Awards. This is the fourth consecutive year that the company has been recognized by Microsoft, demonstrating Thermo Fisher's leading position as a provider of innovative enterprise informatics solutions to the life sciences industry...
Read MoreATL Presents Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) Webcast: Spotlight on the Water IndustryAug 31, 2011Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL) will host an informational webcast today on the topic of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS). This webcast is entitled "LIMS: Spotlight on the Water Industry". This event is ideal for Water Quality Directors and Laboratory managers, QA/QC or Operations managers, as well as anyone with a need to better manage water/wastewater quality data...
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Introduces TraceFinder 1.1 Routine Quantitative LC-MS SoftwareAug 19, 2011Compatible with all Thermo Scientific quantitative mass spectrometry platforms and the Transcend system, software offers one, easy-to-use solution for laboratories performing routine LC-MS...
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Announces Breakthrough Workflow for Metabolomics ResearchAug 15, 2011Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced a breakthrough workflow to overcome key analytical and informatics challenges in metabolomics. The workflow integrates new application software -- Thermo Scientific SIEVE 2.0 differential expression analysis and Mass Frontier 7.0 structural elucidation software -- with powerful new Thermo Scientific high resolution accurate mass (HRAM) instruments: the Q Exactive high performance benchtop quadrupole-Orbitrap LC-MS/MS and the Orbitrap Elite hybrid mass spectrometer...
Read MorePfizer Selects Exco InTouchAug 5, 2011Exco InTouch, the leading provider of patient communication solutions for the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors, has announced that its novel eDiary technologies have been selected by Pfizer, the world's leading pharmaceutical company, as part of the first ever Participatory Patient-Centered (PPC) clinical trial. The pilot study will utilize Exco InTouch's leading eDiary technologies to enable patients to participate regardless of location, age or proximity to site...
Read MoreNew software for MalvernAug 3, 2011Malvern Instruments has released a new version of software for the company's Morphologi G3 particle characterization system. This fully automated image analysis-based system delivers particle size and shape information for wet and dry samples, and for the analysis of foreign particulate matter collected on filters. Among the new applications in the version 7.40 software are facilities for user-defined light settings and automated dark-field measurements...
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Before selecting cloud-based Veeva CRM for 500+ users worldwide, Actelion Ltd. had been operating 10 different client/server salesforce automation (SFA) systems - all from various vendors - throughout its operations around the world. This technology labyrinth was increasingly expensive to maintain, difficult to update, functionally deficient, and disconnected from region to region. Actelion needed an innovative solution that would align sales globally. So, managers from the company's 29 regions established selection criteria, followed by an exhaustive RFP process involving five vendors...
Bruker's new SCION TQTM GC-MS/MS promotes ease of use and increased workflow in busy analytical laboratories. The advantages offered by hardware innovations - reducing the instrument footprint by half but at the same time improving performance over traditional gas chromatography systems - are supplemented by the utility and ease of use of the unique SCION Compound Based Scanning (CBS) software...
Oxford Instruments, the supplier of intelligent benchtop Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), announces a new release of MultiQuant software for quality control users of the MQC family of analysers. In response to feedback from the worldwide user base, Oxford Instruments has provided new features on its MQC range of benchtop NMR analysers. MultiQuant Version 6.1 brings many enhancements...
Leica Microsystems announce the launch of its clinical workflow solution for Digital Pathology. Digital Image Hub Enterprise* with its powerful image management, integration and communication capabilities, in conjunction with a new high performance, intuitive client viewer, SlidePath Gateway*, combine to make this the ideal solution for clinical centers moving towards true Digital Pathology implementation. Furthermore, Leica's Total Digital Pathology solutions now provide an implementation of the DICOM Supplement 145 standard for both slide scanning and viewing...
Sunquest Information Systems®, a leading provider of pathology information technology, today announced it has acquired the PowerPath® Anatomic Pathology Laboratory Information System (LIS) business of Sweden-based Elekta AB. Sunquest already has leading LIS products in its Sunquest Lab and Sunquest CoPathPlus product lines. The PowerPath acquisition further solidifies Sunquest's leading position in the Anatomic Pathology LIS market...
Leading sample management software provider, Titian Software, has announced a significant expansion in its team of Application Support Engineers and Application Consultants. Bringing many years of experience from the pharma industry and other vendors, the new hires will enable Titian to continue to provide the highest level of specialist support for Mosaic sample management software, in both enterprise-wide and single-site customer installations...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced a new informatics solution specifically developed for laboratory professionals working in water and environmental testing laboratories. The Thermo Scientific Water and Environmental LIMS is preconfigured to enable customers to comply with water and environmental regulatory guidelines and requirements, and it is built on the comprehensive functionality provided by the company's flagship laboratory information management system, Thermo Scientific SampleManager LIMS. The company will showcase the Water and Environmental LIMS at Thermo Scientific booth during WEFTEC 2011...
This free guide from Autoscribe is designed to help you through the complex process of implementing a LIMS or Sample Tracking system. Written for individuals and project teams in small laboratories through to enterprise/global operations it provides information that will help you avoid many of the potential problems and pitfalls encountered in the LIMS selection and buying process...
Leading sample management software provider, Titian Software, has announced that its 2011 US User Group Meeting (UGM) will take place on September 28-29 2011 at the Chemical Heritage Foundation Conference Center, Philadelphia, PA. The UGM is being held back to back with the IQPC 7th Annual CMI 2011 Compound Management & Integrity Summit...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced a new software module to enable high-precision and automated analysis of precious metals and high concentration elements. The Thermo Scientific iTEVA Precision software seamlessly integrates with the Thermo Scientific iCAP 6000 Series of inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometers (ICP-OES) to deliver analytical results with high precision...
Two Fold Software Limited's innovative Qualoupe LIMS solution now features a new secure web reporting capability that offers laboratory users and their customers even greater flexibility to drive their business forward by generating ‘priceless' on-demand reports derived from laboratory data...
BioTek continues to provide enhanced microplate reader control, powerful data processing and export flexibility with the launch of Gen5 Version 2.0 Data Analysis Software. A new interface combines ease-of-use and memorable visuals with power and flexibility for increased productivity...
CSols announced today that it had recently secured an order for the deployment of its AqcTools software at South West Water’s laboratory in Exeter. AqcTools is a new software application that provides laboratories with dedicated statistical analysis of analytical quality control samples, leading to improved monitoring of instrument and analytical performance and hence correct intervention to ensure the highest sample result quality at all times...
In a new venture, IKS International, the Netherlands based laboratory monitoring specialist and equipment supplier, has stepped outside its science comfort zone to set up a motorcycle racing team. Rising young Dutch star, Mervyn Verploegen will be the team's rider in theDutch National Talent Cup. According to IKS Managing Director Stephen Tierney, this is not just the usual sponsorship arrangement: IKS will be applying the expertise accumulated in over 20 years of laboratory monitoring to improve racing performance...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that it is a 2011 winner of Microsoft Corporation's Life Sciences Innovation Awards. This is the fourth consecutive year that the company has been recognized by Microsoft, demonstrating Thermo Fisher's leading position as a provider of innovative enterprise informatics solutions to the life sciences industry...
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL) will host an informational webcast today on the topic of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS). This webcast is entitled "LIMS: Spotlight on the Water Industry". This event is ideal for Water Quality Directors and Laboratory managers, QA/QC or Operations managers, as well as anyone with a need to better manage water/wastewater quality data...
Compatible with all Thermo Scientific quantitative mass spectrometry platforms and the Transcend system, software offers one, easy-to-use solution for laboratories performing routine LC-MS...
Malvern Instruments has released a new version of software for the company's Morphologi G3 particle characterization system. This fully automated image analysis-based system delivers particle size and shape information for wet and dry samples, and for the analysis of foreign particulate matter collected on filters. Among the new applications in the version 7.40 software are facilities for user-defined light settings and automated dark-field measurements...