Sunquest Information Systems, Inc. ®, a leading provider of healthcare diagnostic information technology and outreach solutions, announced that MedFusion®, of Dallas, Texas, has signed a business agreement to license laboratory information management, molecular diagnostics, and anatomic pathology software from Sunquest(R).

IDBS, the leading worldwide provider of research data management and analytics solutions to R&D organizations, today announced that E-WorkBook for Chemistry has been adopted by Total Petrochemicals, one of the world's leading petrochemicals producers.

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments has partnered with Cerno Bioscience to offer Shimadzu’s LCMS quadrupole systems along with Cerno’s MassWorks software so users can improve data calibration for more accurate mass determination.

The American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) announces its 42nd annual Oak Ridge Conference to be held April 22 – 23 at The Fairmont San José in San José, CA. AACC’s Oak Ridge Conference is a highly regarded international conference attended by scientists from both academia and industry who are developing the diagnostic devices of the future.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Mass Spectrometry in Grape and Wine Chemistry" to their offering.

CambridgeSoft today announces that VIB, a Belgium based non-profit life sciences research institute, has selected CambridgeSoft's E-Notebook for deployment to over 400 VIB researchers.

Paragon Solutions, a business consulting and information technology services firm, announced the launch of solutions to optimize clinical operations incorporating the NextDocs product suite. The clinical solutions combine the best of breed capabilities of the two partners to deploy low-risk, accelerated solutions for life sciences built on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server.

PACS Testing, Consulting and Training will provide short courses in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania this May. For a complete schedule and course offerings, check our website at www.pacslabs.com or call 724. 457. 6756. Most PACS courses can be provided at your time and place. PACS course titles and dates are below.

Lab Tests Online (www.labtestsonline.org), the leading patient resource for information on medical laboratory testing, recently posted a series of articles that explain how laboratory tests are put into practice. The series is intended to help the public to better understand how laboratory tests are developed, validated, and marketed for use by patients and their healthcare providers.

A free LIMS project guide complete with a new supplement entitled “The questions you have to ask a vendor” is now available.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announced today the launch of its software-as-a-service (SaaS), enterprise-class laboratory information management system. LIMS-on-Demand allows organizations of varying types and sizes to leverage all the benefits of an industry-leading LIMS solution without the time and cost typically associated with on-premise software installation.

Dave Champagne, Vice President and General Manager, Informatics, Thermo Fisher Scientific

With drug development times of approximately 15 years and subsequent costs approaching $2 billion by 2010, pharmaceutical companies are increasingly in search of processes that can help them consistently deliver a return on investment during the patent life of a drug. Enterprise level laboratory information management systems (LIMS) are key contributors in this effort. Delivering advanced functionality that is specific to each stage of the drug development process, sophisticated, purpose-built LIMS streamline processes and costs and present organizations with unique integration opportunities. These LIMS provide superior capabilities by delivering real-time analysis and reports, facilitating regulatory compliance and product quality, integrating with the company’s broader network and providing secure access to key data throughout the organization.

Dave Champagne, Vice President and General Manager, Informatics, Thermo Fisher Scientific

With drug development times of approximately 15 years and subsequent costs approaching $2 billion by 2010, pharmaceutical companies are increasingly in search of processes that can help them consistently deliver a return on investment during the patent life of a drug. Enterprise level laboratory information management systems (LIMS) are key contributors in this effort. Delivering advanced functionality that is specific to each stage of the drug development process, sophisticated, purpose-built LIMS streamline processes and costs and present organizations with unique integration opportunities. These LIMS provide superior capabilities by delivering real-time analysis and reports, facilitating regulatory compliance and product quality, integrating with the company’s broader network and providing secure access to key data throughout the organization.

JNBridge, (www.jnbridge.com), the award-winning provider of Java and .NET Framework-based interoperability tools, enabled developers at CambridgeSoft Corporation (www.cambridgesoft.com) to easily integrate Java-based digital signature APIs into their .NET-based electronic lab notebook product. CambridgeSoft supplies discovery, collaboration, and knowledge enterprise solutions, desktop software, scientific databases and consulting services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and chemical industries.

IDBS, the leading worldwide provider of research data management and analytics solutions to R&D organizations, today announced a strategic partnership with Intelligent Pharma, a privately-owned cheminformatic and bioinformatic company located in Barcelona.

AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, today announced the launch of the first mass-spectrometry-based software application specifically designed to advance the study of lipidomics

Symyx Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:SMMX) today announced its successful transition to a pure-play scientific software company with the completion of the planned divestiture of its High Productivity Research (HPR) business unit assets, previously announced on February 11, 2010. The divested assets will be owned and operated by FreeSlate, Inc. (formerly HPR Global, Inc.) in HPR's current location in Sunnyvale, California.

Leverages Existing Technologies and Provides Unprecedented LIMS and ELN Integration

IQPC's 6th Forum on Laboratory Informatics will showcase today's Laboratory Informatics leaders including individuals from John T. Mather Memorial Hospital, Merck & Co. Inc., Indiana University, Eli Lilly and Co., and Atrium Research & Consulting LLC and more. The conference will be held from March 29 -- 31, 2010 at the Hyatt at the Bellevue, Philadelphia, PA.

Agilent Technologies Inc. today introduced the OpenLAB software portfolio, designed as a better way for labs to efficiently capture, share, review and archive scientific data.