PDS, a leading global provider of intuitive data management software and solutions for life sciences research, announced that it will be the industry’s first provider to make an FDA-validated, preclinical research SEND dataset available to the public free of charge and qualification.

The ISBER 2014 Annual Meeting theme is ‘Fact not Fantasy: Evidence-Based Biobanking’. The Meeting will highlight unique and interdisciplinary best practices of both human and environmental repositories with regard to sample integrity, availability, interrogation and reliability of results. These explorations will accelerate the biobanking community toward improved repository management, leading to better scientific decisions and enhanced global and environmental health.

Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (Ventana), a member of the Roche Group, announces the release of VENTANA Vector software, a new platform for pathology training and collaboration. The platform provides pathologists and educators with tools to build interactive training, from course development to student evaluation, and can be used to quickly and easily share scanned images with colleagues around the globe.

Pilgrim Software, Inc., a leading provider of cloud and on-premise enterprise quality management solutions, today announced it is formally changing its name to Pilgrim Quality Solutions and will begin operating under the new trade name effective immediately. With the implementation of its new name, Pilgrim has adopted a new tagline and logo, and simultaneously launched its redesigned websitehttp://www.pilgrimquality.com.

Mirth, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSII) and a global leader in health information technology, announced today that Mirth® Connect version 3.0.1 is compliant with the ONC 2014 Edition criteria and was certified as an Electronic Health Record (EHR) Module

One Conference—Four Program Themes: Biomanufacturing; Biomarker and PK/PD; Research and Discovery; Immunogenicity and Administration Routes

PHT Corporation announced its FDA Roadmap App is now available for Apple® iPhones® and iPads® in addition to Android phones and tablets. The FDA Roadmap is the first mobile app designed to help sponsors navigate the Roadmap to Patient-Focused Outcome Measurement in Clinical Trials released by the FDA in conjunction with their Clinical Outcome Assessment Qualification Program.

BaseHealth today announced that Illumina is the company’s first Ecosystem Partner. Illumina’s products will power the patient genotyping and whole genome sequencing functions of BaseHealth’s new integrated health management platform.

Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) today announced a new release of the company's Velocity oncology software platform. The updated software offers clinicians a set of new tools that facilitates the use of diverse types of images and automates time consuming image processing procedures that are fundamental to treating cancer with advanced image-guided radiotherapy or radiosurgery.

Dotmatics, a leading provider of scientific informatics solutions and services to the academic, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, reported today that its premium data analysis and visualisation software, Vortex, is being used by university research groups in Thailand to further their scientific research in diverse fields. Dotmatics' Vortex is designed to assist scientists gain a deeper understanding of their data and help to draw meaningful conclusions in an efficient way.

Welcome to Thermo Scientific CONNECTS 2014
The Keys to a Paperless Lab: Connectivity, Integration, Collaboration, Automation

FIGMD, Inc. is excited to announce the launch of its Clinical Data Registry Platform on Google Glass. A first in the health care quality measurement space, FIGMD’s innovative approach enables Doctors and other health care providers across the country to leverage the power data at the point of care. Clinical Data Registries can now inform health care providers about best practices, quality measures, and other context sensitive information at the point of care - when the ability to impact the quality of care being delivered is extreme.

Instem, a leading provider of IT solutions to the global early development healthcare market, is pleased to announce that Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited (Ranbaxy) has purchased the Provantis® preclinical software suite to automate laboratory processes at their R&D Headquarters in Gurgaon, India.

CSols, Inc. is hosting a Lunch and Learn at CONNECTS 2014, sharing how SampleManager LIMS was successfully implemented at a Specialty Chemicals company.

CSols, Inc. is pleased to announce that they will, once again, be serving as a partner sponsor for the upcoming Thermo Scientific CONNECTS 2014 event in Las Vegas, NV, May 12th-15th. The conference will bring together two great user meetings: Thermo Scientific Informatics World (TIW) and Chromeleon International User Symposium (CIUS) with a focus on “The Keys to a Paperless Lab: Connectivity, Integration, Collaboration, and Automation”.

RURO, Inc., a leading LIMS, RFID and Sample Management systems provider, announces the release of Limfinity® version 5. The installation base of Limfinity® more than doubled in the last year, including major installations at two top 5 pharmaceutical organizations, the world’s premier translational science program, and several testing, biobank and NGS (next generation sequencing) outfits. RURO engineers have been working feverishly to enhance the system – it has been a prolific period for the development of Limfinity®. Now, anyone can benefit from this hard work by starting a new Limfinity® deployment or upgrading to version 5.

See RURO solutions at ISBER 2014 - RURO Booth # 321
May 20-May 23, 2014, Walt Disney Swan and Dolphin Resort ,Orlando, Florida USA

Agilent Technologies Inc. today introduced the latest revision of its Chromatography Data System (CDS) software, OpenLAB CDS A.02.01. The enhanced software features exclusive benefits for chemical, petrochemical, high-throughput and regulated laboratories. It provides new data acquisition, data analysis, reporting, secure storage and e-Familiarization capabilities that increase laboratory productivity and lower costs in all chromatography laboratories. A software maintenance agreement entitles all customers to these enhancements at no additional cost.

According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research, the global Healthcare Information System market was valued at USD 35.1 billion in 2013 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.1% from 2013 to 2019, to reach an estimated value of USD 53.2 billion in 2019.

This webinar will explain employee practices that contribute to foodborne contamination in their facility. Attendees will learn the tools for minimizing the bacterial contamination in a food plant.