Laboratories can now raise productivity and efficiency by creating a common interface platform for a wide range of instruments using the new LimsLink software from Autoscribe.

Nexxis CAL from Labtronics Inc. is a unique, full-featured calibration management solution that inspires increased confidence in laboratory data by making calibration management an integral part of every analysis that a laboratory runs.

VizX Labs, VWR International, and IBM Healthcare and Life Sciences today announced the VWR In Silico Program, a novel bundling of the latest technologies designed for cutting-edge research in life science laboratories. Under the program, beginning this month, VWR will promote the offering, which includes IBM computers, VizX Labs’ GeneSifter software system, and other products.

Honeywell, an industry leader in automation and manufacturing execution systems (MES) for life science manufacturers, introduces Honeywell POMSnet, a new web based production management system for optimal operational performance.

For a DNA analyst to testify and to withstand judicial scrutiny, it is critical to know that the quality control and assurance procedures have been performed and demonstrate that testing has been conducted without unexpected glitches. As operations scale up for higher throughput with batch instruments and automation, it becomes more difficult to link, monitor, and document the quality control and assurance procedures.

Arcelor, a leader in the world's steel industry, has selected ESP's (Environmental Software Providers) opsEnvironmental software to serve as the backbone of a corporate-wide environmental data tracking and reporting system.

Mirada Solutions Ltd. (a subsidiary of CTI Molecular Imaging Inc. ), leaders in software for molecular imaging, announced that they have expanded their image analysis software offerings to include functionality specifically targeted at biomedical research.

Convera, a leading provider of search and categorization software for enterprises and government agencies, announced expanded use of the company's RetrievalWare search technology by approximately 2,500 scientific review staff within the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) at the FDA.

Customization of TheraDoc's Clinical Decision-Support Technology Results in Smarter Microbiology Diagnostics for North American Hospitals

Paradigm Genetics, Inc., a biotechnology company, and Experimental Pathology Laboratories Inc. (EPL), have entered into a collaboration to further the development of Paradigm Genetics’ automated pathology software.

Accelrys Inc. announced progress in its Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRDA) with the US Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate aimed at enabling accurate simulation of materials of interest to the US Department of Defense (DoD).

Meeting regulatory compliance requirements, decreasing the time to market for new products and upholding the highest standards of quality are key objectives for any pharmaceutical company. In an increasingly competitive industry, how well a company achieves these objectives can be critical to their on-going success.

Advanced Chemistry Development, Inc., (ACD/Labs) and Supelco, a subsidiary of Sigma-Aldrich, have collaborated to design complementary analytical scale methods that cover the widest range of compound space possible within the confines of typical biologically active compounds.

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InnaPhase Corporation, a world-leading provider of enterprise Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) solutions, today announced that Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. (AMO), has purchased licenses for its Newton™ LIMS solution to handle quality control data management at AMO's manufacturing facility in Alcobendas, Spain.

Choosing the Right Instrument Interfacing Technology In the early days of LIMS interfacing, technology was limited and interfacing solutions tended to be inflexible. Advances in interfacing technology have provided users with more flexible options to choose from.

Significant new enterprise LIMS functionality added