Bayer Business Services presents laboratory automation software
At Analytica 2004 in Munich and Control 2004 in Sinsheim, the Leverkusen-based Bayer Business Services will be presenting a newly developed software solution for the automation of laboratory processes in the form of BayCovin™ Instruments, which enables laboratory equipment to be connected up to an existing mySAP™ PLM QM system.
BayCovin™ Instruments provides users with an application that is intelligent and offers value for money, encompassing the full breadth of function of a dedicated laboratory information system (LIMS). BayCovin™ Instruments draws on the entire functionality of a mySAP™ PLM QM, ensuring a smooth flow of laboratory data into an existing SAP R/3-System.
Key product properties at a glance:
The BayCovin™ Instruments software is highly efficient. BayCovin™ Instruments increases the performance of existing laboratory software whilst also reducing the complexity by guaranteeing secure and efficient testing and a higher sample throughput in your quality laboratories.
BayCovin™ Instruments is streamlined and cost-effective. BayCovin™ Instruments and mySAP™ PLM QM offer considerable cost savings compared with other laboratory information systems. Start-up and maintenance costs are also exceptionally low.
BayCovin™ Instruments is validated and tried and tested. BayCovin™ Instruments was developed within Bayer AG for use in a legally regulated environment. As a result, the software comes tried and tested and has been optimally tailored to the specific needs of the pharmaceutical and chemical industry. BayCovin™ Instruments complies with all the relevant ISO and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards, including the internationally applicable Standard for Pharmaceutical Products 21 CFR Part 11, making it ideal for use in quality labs.
BayCovin™ Instruments is extendable and future-proof. BayCovin™ Instruments supports the connection of products from all the major laboratory equipment manufacturers – from scales through to photometers and chromatography systems. This means that BayCovin™ Instruments provides flexibility, supporting the creation of a scalable lab equipment environment – even at international level, since BayCovin™ Instruments comes in multilingual format as standard. Furthermore, the ongoing work to take the software further is a permanent guarantee of optimum functionality, for a truly future-proof investment.
System requirements:
SAP® R/3 (Version 4.6.B upwards)
Oracle® Server 9.2.0 upwards, Oracle® Client 8.0.6 upwards
Windows NT (SP3) / Windows 2000 / Windows XP
Forward-looking statements
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