LabVantage today announced that one of the world's largest contract research organizations (CROs) has licensed LabVantage's SAPPHIRE™ BioBanking Solution.

SmartLab™ GMP Electronic Notebook System being integrated with LIMS and ERP corporate systems in three global pharmaceutical companies to harmonize Analytical and QC lab operations.

LabVantage today announced that its SAPPHIRE™ Laboratory Information Management Suite (LIMS) has been licensed by a leading global provider of commercial cleaning and hygiene products and solutions. The company serves the food and beverage industry and other institutional and industrial end-users such building service contractors, retail outlets and health-care facilities.

Aitken Scientific Ltd announces an agreement with ThalesNano to license automation software for the newly launched H-Cube Autosampler. This product combines a standalone hydrogenation reactor, H-Cube, with an industry recognized automated liquid handler to increase throughput in the development of new molecules.

Novatek International, the pioneer of 21 CFR Part 11 compliant LIMS would like to announce that Holliter Stier, a subsidiary of Jubilant Pharmaceuticals located at Spokane, WA, USA has chosen Novatek’s NOVA-LIMS and Quality system Management (QSM) solution to control activities and data within their extensive quality, and research and development divisions.

STARLIMS Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:LIMS), a leading provider of laboratory information management systems, or LIMS, today announced that it will introduce a new SDMS module (Scientific Data Management System) at PITTCON 2008 (Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, March 3-6). Integrated into the Company’s web-based LIMS, this integrated module creates a comprehensive platform to manage scientific and laboratory information—consolidating data and documents from the full gamut of laboratory processes.

CSols, Inc. is pleased to announce the introduction of QAvalid™ -Enterprise Compliance Management Solution for Computer Systems Validation (CSV) to North America at the upcoming PITTCON 2008 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA, March 2-6, 2008

ACD/Labs releases new version of ACD/ChemSketch Freeware with new and enhanced features making the software more user-friendly, and more powerful

Labtronics Inc. is pleased to announce that the latest release of LimsLink CDS now combines seamless, embedded CDS/LIMS interfaces for four of the leading Chromatography Data Systems into one solution. This new release introduces a new interface for Chromeleon CDS along with an upgraded interface for Empower and our popular TotalChrom and ChemStation embedded interfaces.

Labvantage today announced that it will be exhibiting and presenting at the upcoming Pittcon 2008, New Orleans, LA, March 3–6.

Abacalab, Inc. releases Version 2.1 of the Chemistry Labacus® mobile laboratory assistant for chemists. Labacus® fills a key gap in laboratory information management between the notebook or desktop computer and the physical laboratory environment where chemistry actually happens.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, will showcase its new informatics offerings on #105/204, hall B1 at Analytica 2008, Messegelände Munich, from April 1 – 4, 2008. In keeping with the `Moving Science Forward` theme of its Thermo Scientific-branded products, the company will unveil a range of innovative new informatics products designed specifically to help scientists plan, manage and optimize the performance of their laboratories.

Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, has scheduled its annual Laboratory Informatics Symposium (LIS), to take place on 14-15 February 2008 at the Le Meridien in Bangalore, India.

IDBS today announced that the global biopharmaceutical company UCB has licensed BioBook to be deployed across multiple European sites for DMPK (Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics) and pharmacology.

Nonlinear Dynamics Ltd, the world leading developer of analysis solutions for proteomics, biomarker discovery and clinical diagnostics, has signed an agreement with UVP, LLC, a global leader in life science imaging for academic, biopharmaceutical and biotechnology applications. The agreement covers the promotion and supply of Nonlinear’s SameSpots analysis software through UVP’s direct sales force and worldwide distributor network.

Representatives from the European Commission voiced their support for Lab Tests Online at a ceremony to formally acknowledge the six European versions of the site.

Have you ever fantasized what it would look like ‘playing with wild fire’ or ‘making mountain from a mole’? If the response is overwhelmingly negative, the field of nanotechnology can give you some answers. Nanotechnology is a field of science that is garnering strength as we make new strides towards innovation and technology in preparation for the future.

STARLIMS Technologies Ltd. a leading provider of laboratory information management systems (LIMS), today announced that its STARLIMS Version 10 software was selected in September 2007 by Rutgers University Cell and DNA Repository (RUCDR). The entirely web-based STARLIMS system will enable hundreds of research sites to obtain bio-banking data in real time, using a standard web browser.

The Scott Partnership, a leading independent PR consultancy, has been asked by the organizers of Pittcon 2008 to present a short-course entitled Using the Media for Effective Communication.

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.